Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles; Regulatory Guidance for Oil Field Exceptions, 46640-46641 [2012-19303]

Download as PDF 46640 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 151 / Monday, August 6, 2012 / Rules and Regulations BOLT-TYPE BRAKE CHAMBERS Type Outside diameter Brake readjustment limit A ..... B ..... C ..... D ..... E ..... F ...... G ..... 615⁄16 in. (176 mm) ............................................................................ 93⁄16 in. (234 mm) .............................................................................. 81⁄16 in. (205 mm) .............................................................................. 51⁄4 in. (133 mm) ................................................................................ 63⁄16 in. (157 mm) .............................................................................. 11 in. (279 mm) ................................................................................. 97⁄8 in. (251 mm) ................................................................................ 13⁄8 in. (34.9 mm). 13⁄4 in. (44.5mm). 13⁄4 in. (44.5 mm). 11⁄4 in. (31.8 mm). 13⁄8 in. (34.9 mm). 21⁄4 in. (57.2 mm). 2 in. (50.8 mm). ROTOCHAMBER-TYPE BRAKE CHAMBERS Type Outside diameter 9 ...... 12 .... 16 .... 20 .... 24 .... 30 .... 36 .... 50 .... 49⁄32 in. (109 mm) .............................................................................. 413⁄16 in. (122 mm) ............................................................................ 513⁄32 in. (138 mm) ............................................................................ 515⁄16 in. (151 mm) ............................................................................ 613⁄32 in. (163 mm) ............................................................................ 71⁄16 in. (180 mm) .............................................................................. 75⁄8 in. (194 mm) ................................................................................ 87⁄8 in. (226 mm) ................................................................................ (b) For actuator types not listed in these tables, the pushrod stroke must not be greater than 80 percent of the rated stroke marked on the actuator by the actuator manufacturer, or greater than the readjustment limit marked on the actuator by the actuator manufacturer. * * * * * Issued on: July 27, 2012. William Bronrott, Deputy Administrator. [FR Doc. 2012–18899 Filed 8–3–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 395 Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles; Regulatory Guidance for Oil Field Exceptions Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of public listening sessions and extension of comment period. AGENCY: FMCSA extends the comment period for the Agency’s June 5, 2012, notice concerning regulatory guidance on the applicability of the oilfield operations exceptions in the hours-ofservice regulations, and announces that the Agency will hold three public listening sessions to receive comments on the issue. The Agency extends the deadline for public comments from August 6 to October 5, 2012. The emcdonald@gpo.gov on DSK67QTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: 14:44 Aug 03, 2012 11⁄2 in. (38.1 mm). 11⁄2 in. (38.1 mm). 2 in. (50.8 mm). 2 in. (50.8 mm). 2 in. (50.8 mm). 21⁄4 in. (57.2 mm). 23⁄4 in. (69.9 mm). 3 in. (76.2 mm). listening sessions will be open to the public and webcast in their entirety. The first two listening sessions will be held on August 17, 2012, in Denver, CO, and on August 21, 2012, in Pittsburgh, PA. Both will begin at 1:00 p.m., local time, and end at 5:30 p.m. local time, or earlier if all participants wishing to comment have expressed their views. The third listening session will be held in September 2012, in Dallas, TX on a date to be determined. FMCSA will provide details of the third session by means of a notice in the Federal Register and on its Web site at www.fmcsa.dot.gov. Written comments to the docket must be received on or before October 5, 2012. DATES: The August 17, 2012, listening session will be held at the Embassy Suites Denver International Airport, 7001 Yampa Street, Denver, CO 80249. The August 21, 2012, session will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 550 Cherrington Parkway, Coraopolis, PA 15108. The Agency will provide details on the September 2012 listening session in Dallas, TX, in a subsequent Federal Register notice. Internet Address for Alternative Media Broadcasts During and Immediately After the Listening Sessions. FMCSA will post specific information on how to participate via the Internet and telephone on the FMCSA Web site at www.fmcsa.dot.gov. You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket Management System Number FMCSA–2012–0183 by any of the following methods: • Web site: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting ADDRESSES: [Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0183] VerDate Mar<15>2010 Brake readjustment limit Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 comments on the Federal electronic docket site. • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. • Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation, Room W–12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 0001. • Hand Delivery: Ground Floor, Room W12–140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. All submissions must include the Agency name and docket number. For detailed instruction on submitting comments and additional information, see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading below. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to www. regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Please see the ‘‘Privacy Act’’ heading below. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to www. regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12–140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on December 29, 2010 (75 FR 82133), or you may visit www. regulations.gov. E:\FR\FM\06AUR1.SGM 06AUR1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 151 / Monday, August 6, 2012 / Rules and Regulations Public Participation: The www.regulations.gov Web site is generally available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can obtain electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ‘‘help’’ section of that Web site, and at DOT’s https:// docketsinfo.dot.gov Web site. If you want us to notify you that we received your comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgement page that appears after submitting comments online. Alternative Media Broadcasts During and Immediately After the Listening Sessions For the regulatory guidance issued on June 5, 2012, concerning oilfield hours-ofservice exceptions: Mr. Thomas Yager, Chief, Driver and Carrier Operations Division, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, phone (202) 366–4325, email MCPSD@dot.gov. For the listening sessions: Ms. Shannon Watson, Senior Advisor to the Associate Administrator for Policy, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, phone (202) 385–2395, email shannon. watson@dot.gov. If you need sign language assistance to participate in a listening session, please contact Shannon Watson at (202) 385–2395, or email shannon.watson@ dot.gov, no later than 10 days prior to the listening session. Issued on: August 2, 2012. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FMCSA will provide webcast information for each listening session. Prior to each session, the Agency will post the web address for the live webcast, and instructions on how to participate at FMCSA’s Web site, www. fmcsa.dot.gov. After each listening session, FMCSA will place a full transcript of the listening session in the docket referenced at the beginning of this notice. [FR Doc. 2012–19303 Filed 8–2–12; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 679 [Docket No. 111213751–2102–02] RIN 0648–XC082 Background emcdonald@gpo.gov on DSK67QTVN1PROD with RULES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; ‘‘Other Flatfish’’ in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Greenland Turbot in the Aleutian Island Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area AGENCY: On June 5, 2012, FMCSA published a notice in the Federal Register concerning regulatory guidance about the ‘‘oilfield operations’’ exceptions in 49 CFR 395.1(d) (77 FR 33098). The regulatory guidance, effective June 5, 2012, was issued to ensure consistent understanding and application of the regulatory exceptions. Several groups or organizations have requested that the Agency extend the comment period and consider holding a listening session(s). The FMCSA announces (1) an extension of the comment period for the submission of written comments in response to the June 5, 2012, notice, and (2) listening sessions on the regulatory guidance. Listening Sessions The listening sessions are open to the public. Speakers are requested to limit their remarks to 5 minutes, but are not required to pre-register. The public may submit material to the FMCSA staff at the session for inclusion in the docket, FMCSA–2012–0183. VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:44 Aug 03, 2012 Jkt 226001 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; apportionment of reserves; request for comments. NMFS apportions amounts of the non-specified reserve to the initial total allowable catch (ITAC) of ‘‘other flatfish’’ in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) and Greenland turbot in the Aleutian Island subarea of the BSAI. This action is necessary to allow the fisheries to continue operating. It is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the fishery management plan for the BSAI. DATES: Effective August 1, 2012 through 2400 hrs, Alaska local time, December 31, 2012. Comments must be received at the following address no later than 4:30 p.m., Alaska local time, August 16, 2012. SUMMARY: You may submit comments on this document, identified by NOAA– NMFS–2012–0125, by any of the following methods: ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 46641 • Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal www.regulations.gov. To submit comments via the e-Rulemaking Portal, first click the ‘‘submit a comment’’ icon, then enter NOAA–NMFS–2012–0125 in the keyword search. Locate the document you wish to comment on from the resulting list and click on the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ icon on that line. • Mail: Address written comments to Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn: Ellen Sebastian. Mail comments to P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668. • Fax: Address written comments to Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn: Ellen Sebastian. Fax comments to 907– 586–7557. • Hand delivery to the Federal Building: Address written comments to Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn: Ellen Sebastian. Deliver comments to 709 West 9th Street, Room 420A, Juneau, AK. Instructions: Comments must be submitted by one of the above methods to ensure that the comments are received, documented, and considered by NMFS. Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered. All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying information (e.g., name, address) submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible. Do not submit confidential business information, or otherwise sensitive or protected information. NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ A’’ in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word or Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Whitney, 907–586–7269. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the (BSAI) exclusive economic zone according to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP) prepared by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council under authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management E:\FR\FM\06AUR1.SGM 06AUR1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 151 (Monday, August 6, 2012)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19303]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 395

[Docket No. FMCSA-2012-0183]


Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles; 
Regulatory Guidance for Oil Field Exceptions

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public listening sessions and extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA extends the comment period for the Agency's June 5, 
2012, notice concerning regulatory guidance on the applicability of the 
oilfield operations exceptions in the hours-of-service regulations, and 
announces that the Agency will hold three public listening sessions to 
receive comments on the issue. The Agency extends the deadline for 
public comments from August 6 to October 5, 2012. The listening 
sessions will be open to the public and webcast in their entirety.

DATES: The first two listening sessions will be held on August 17, 
2012, in Denver, CO, and on August 21, 2012, in Pittsburgh, PA. Both 
will begin at 1:00 p.m., local time, and end at 5:30 p.m. local time, 
or earlier if all participants wishing to comment have expressed their 
views. The third listening session will be held in September 2012, in 
Dallas, TX on a date to be determined. FMCSA will provide details of 
the third session by means of a notice in the Federal Register and on 
its Web site at www.fmcsa.dot.gov. Written comments to the docket must 
be received on or before October 5, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The August 17, 2012, listening session will be held at the 
Embassy Suites Denver International Airport, 7001 Yampa Street, Denver, 
CO 80249. The August 21, 2012, session will be held at the Embassy 
Suites Hotel, 550 Cherrington Parkway, Coraopolis, PA 15108. The Agency 
will provide details on the September 2012 listening session in Dallas, 
TX, in a subsequent Federal Register notice.
    Internet Address for Alternative Media Broadcasts During and 
Immediately After the Listening Sessions. FMCSA will post specific 
information on how to participate via the Internet and telephone on the 
FMCSA Web site at www.fmcsa.dot.gov.
    You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket Management 
System Number FMCSA-2012-0183 by any of the following methods:
     Web site: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the Federal electronic docket site.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Room W-12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Ground Floor, Room W12-140, DOT Building, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
    All submissions must include the Agency name and docket number. For 
detailed instruction on submitting comments and additional information, 
see the ``Public Participation'' heading below. Note that all comments 
received will be posted without change to www.regulations.gov, 
including any personal information provided. Please see the ``Privacy 
Act'' heading below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room 
W12-140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, 
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the 
DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published 
on December 29, 2010 (75 FR 82133), or you may visit 
www.regulations.gov.

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    Public Participation: The www.regulations.gov Web site is generally 
available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can obtain 
electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the 
``help'' section of that Web site, and at DOT's https://docketsinfo.dot.gov Web site. If you want us to notify you that we 
received your comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped 
envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgement page that appears 
after submitting comments online.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the regulatory guidance issued on 
June 5, 2012, concerning oilfield hours-of-service exceptions: Mr. 
Thomas Yager, Chief, Driver and Carrier Operations Division, Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, phone (202) 366-4325, email MCPSD@dot.gov. For 
the listening sessions: Ms. Shannon Watson, Senior Advisor to the 
Associate Administrator for Policy, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, phone 
(202) 385-2395, email shannon.watson@dot.gov.
    If you need sign language assistance to participate in a listening 
session, please contact Shannon Watson at (202) 385-2395, or email 
shannon.watson@dot.gov, no later than 10 days prior to the listening 
session.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 5, 2012, FMCSA published a notice in the Federal Register 
concerning regulatory guidance about the ``oilfield operations'' 
exceptions in 49 CFR 395.1(d) (77 FR 33098). The regulatory guidance, 
effective June 5, 2012, was issued to ensure consistent understanding 
and application of the regulatory exceptions. Several groups or 
organizations have requested that the Agency extend the comment period 
and consider holding a listening session(s). The FMCSA announces (1) an 
extension of the comment period for the submission of written comments 
in response to the June 5, 2012, notice, and (2) listening sessions on 
the regulatory guidance.

Listening Sessions

    The listening sessions are open to the public. Speakers are 
requested to limit their remarks to 5 minutes, but are not required to 
pre-register. The public may submit material to the FMCSA staff at the 
session for inclusion in the docket, FMCSA-2012-0183.

Alternative Media Broadcasts During and Immediately After the Listening 
Sessions

    FMCSA will provide webcast information for each listening session. 
Prior to each session, the Agency will post the web address for the 
live webcast, and instructions on how to participate at FMCSA's Web 
site, www.fmcsa.dot.gov. After each listening session, FMCSA will place 
a full transcript of the listening session in the docket referenced at 
the beginning of this notice.

    Issued on: August 2, 2012.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-19303 Filed 8-2-12; 4:15 pm]
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