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sheet of Iran; (2) which sectors of the
economy of Iran are controlled directly
or indirectly by Iran’s Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); and
(3) which of the materials described in
subsection (d) are used in connection
with the nuclear, military, or ballistic
missile programs of Iran. Materials
described in subsection (d) of Section
1245 are graphite, raw or semi-finished
metals such as aluminum and steel,
coal, and software for integrating
industrial processes. We anticipate that
regulations implementing Section 1245
will include 31 materials under this
definition.
Following a review of the available
information, and in consultation with
the Department of the Treasury and the
Intelligence Community, the Under
Secretary of State for Political Affairs
has determined, pursuant to further
delegated authority, that Iran is not
using the materials described in the
FY13 NDAA Section 1245(d) as a
medium for barter, swap, or any other
exchange or transaction, or listing any
such materials as assets of the
Government of Iran for purposes of the
national balance sheet of Iran, as
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Following a review of the available
information, and in consultation with
the Department of the Treasury and the
Intelligence Community, the Under
Secretary of State for Political Affairs
has determined, pursuant to further
delegated authority, that the IRGC
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energy sector.
Following a review of the available
information, and in consultation with
the Department of the Treasury and the
Intelligence Community, the Under
Secretary of State for Political Affairs
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delegated authority, that of the 31
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military, or ballistic missile programs of
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cobalt; copper; copper infiltrated
tungsten; copper-beryllium; graphite;
hastelloy; inconel; magnesium;
molybdenum; nickel; niobium; silver
infiltrated tungsten; steels (including,
but not limited to, maraging steels and
stainless steels); titanium; titanium
diboride; tungsten; tungsten carbide;
and zirconium.
Dated: July 1, 2013.
Thomas M. Countryman,
Assistant Secretary of State for International
Security and Nonproliferation.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA- 2013–0123]
Qualification of Drivers; Application for
Exemptions; Hearing
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of applications for
exemptions; request for comments.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces that 27
individuals have applied for a medical
exemption from the hearing requirement
in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs). In accordance
with the statutory requirements
concerning applications for exemptions,
FMCSA requests public comments on
these requests. The statute and
implementing regulations concerning
exemptions require that exemptions
must provide an equivalent or greater
level of safety than if they were not
granted. If the Agency determines the
exemptions would satisfy the statutory
requirements and decides to grant
theses requests after reviewing the
public comments submitted in response
to this notice, the exemptions would
enable 27 individuals to operate CMVs
in interstate commerce.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
bearing the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA2013–0123 using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery: West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Instructions: Each submission must
include the Agency name and the
docket numbers for this notice. Note
that all comments received will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading below for
further information.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
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comments, go to https://
www.regulations.gov at any time or
Room W12–140 on the ground level of
the West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The
FDMS is available 24 hours each day,
365 days each year. If you want
acknowledgment that we received your
comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or
postcard or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting
comments on-line.
Privacy Act: Anyone may search the
electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or of the person signing the
comment, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT’s Privacy Act
Statement for the FDMS published in
the Federal Register on January 17,
2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit
https://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/
E8–785.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elaine M. Papp, Chief Medical
Programs, (202) 366–4001,
fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA,
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64–
224, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration has authority to grant
exemptions from many of the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
(FMCSRs) under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and
31136(e), as amended by Section 4007
of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century (TEA- 21) (Pub. L. 105–
178, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 107, 401).
FMCSA has published in 49 CFR part
381, subpart C final rules implementing
the statutory changes in its exemption
procedures made by section 4007, 69 FR
51589 (August 20, 2004).1 Under the
rules in part 381, subpart C, FMCSA
must publish a notice of each exemption
request in the Federal Register. The
Agency must provide the public with an
opportunity to inspect the information
relevant to the application, including
any safety analyses that have been
conducted and any research reports,
technical papers and other publications
1 This action adopted as final rules the interim
final rules issued by FMCSA’s predecessor in 1998
(63 FR 67600 (Dec. 8, 2008)), and adopted by
FMCSA in 2001 [66 FR 49867 (Oct. 1, 2001)].
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referenced in the application. The
Agency must also provide an
opportunity to submit public comment
on the applications for exemption.
The Agency reviews the safety
analyses and the public comments and
determines whether granting the
exemption would likely achieve a level
of safety equivalent to or greater than
the level that would be achieved
without the exemption. The decision of
the Agency must be published in the
Federal Register. If the Agency denies
the request, it must state the reason for
doing so. If the decision is to grant the
exemption, the notice must specify the
person or class of persons receiving the
exemption and the regulatory provision
or provisions from which an exemption
is granted. The notice must also specify
the effective period of the exemption
(up to 2 years) and explain the terms
and conditions of the exemption. The
exemption may be renewed.
The current provisions of the FMCSRs
concerning hearing state that a person is
physically qualified to drive a CMV if
that person
First perceives a forced whispered voice in
the better ear at not less than 5 feet with or
without the use of a hearing aid or, if tested
by use of an audiometric device, does not
have an average hearing loss in the better ear
greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz,
and 2,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid
when the audiometric device is calibrated to
American National Standard (formerly ASA
Standard) Z24.5—1951.
49 CFR 391.41(b)(11). This standard was
adopted in 1970, with a revision in 1971
to allow drivers to be qualified under
this standard while wearing a hearing
aid, 35 FR 6458, 6463 (April 22, 1970)
and 36 FR 12857 (July 3, 1971).
FMCSA also issues instructions for
completing the medical examination
report and includes advisory criteria on
the report itself to provide guidance for
medical examiners in applying the
hearing standard. See 49 CFR 391.43(f).
The current advisory criteria for the
hearing standard include a reference to
a report entitled ‘‘Hearing Disorders and
Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers’’
prepared for the Federal Highway
Administration, FMCSA’s predecessor,
in 1993.2
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FMCSA Requests Comments on the
Exemption Applications
FMCSA requests comments from all
interested parties on whether a driver
who cannot meet the hearing standard
should be permitted to operate a CMV
2 This report is available on the FMCSA Web site
at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/
research-technology/publications/medreport_
archives.htm.
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in interstate commerce. Further, the
Agency asks for comments on whether
a driver who cannot meet the hearing
standard should be limited to operating
only certain types of vehicles in
interstate commerce, for example,
vehicles without air brakes. The statute
and implementing regulations
concerning exemptions require that the
Agency request public comments on all
applications for exemptions. The
Agency is also required to make a
determination that an exemption would
likely achieve a level of safety that is
equivalent to, or greater than, the level
that would be achieved absent such
exemption before granting any such
requests. 49 U.S.C.
Information on Individual Applicants
Submitting Comments
You may submit your comments and
material online or by fax, mail, or hand
delivery, but please use only one of
these means. FMCSA recommends that
you include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a phone
number in the body of your document
so that FMCSA can contact you if there
are questions regarding your
submission.
To submit your comment online, go to
https://www.regulations.gov and in the
search box insert the docket number
‘‘FMCSA–2013–0123’’ and click the
search button. When the new screen
appears, click on the blue ‘‘Comment
Now!’’ button on the right hand side of
the page. On the new page, enter
information required including the
specific section of this document to
which each comment applies, and
provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation. If you submit your
comments by mail or hand delivery,
submit them in an unbound format, no
larger than 8c by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you
submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the
facility, please enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard or envelope.
We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment
period and may change this proposed
rule based on your comments. FMCSA
may issue a final rule at any time after
the close of the comment period.
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from California.
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as any
documents mentioned in this preamble,
To submit your comment online, go to
https://www.regulations.gov and in the
search box insert the docket number
‘‘FMCSA–2013–0123’’ and click
‘‘Search.’’ Next, click ‘‘Open Docket
Folder’’ and you will find all documents
and comments related to the proposed
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from Vermont.
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from Florida.
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from New Jersey.
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from Minnesota.
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from California.
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from Alabama.
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from New Jersey.
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from Virginia.
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from California.
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from Michigan.
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from Alabama.
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Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315(b)(4), FMCSA requests public
comment from all interested persons on
the exemption petitions described in
this notice. The Agency will consider all
comments received before the close of
business August 15, 2013. Comments
will be available for examination in the
docket at the location listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. The
Agency will file comments received
after the comment closing date in the
public docket, and will consider them to
the extent practicable. In addition to late
comments, FMCSA will also continue to
file, in the public docket, relevant
information that becomes available after
the comment closing date. Interested
persons should monitor the public
docket for new material.
Issued on: June 12, 2013.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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likely remain inactive for the
foreseeable future. For these reasons,
Maritime Administration
Neptune requested MarAd’s
authorization to suspend port
Deepwater Port License: Amendment
operations for a period of five years.
of the Neptune LNG LLC Deepwater
After conducting a thorough
Port License and Temporary
evaluation and consultation with
Suspension of Operations at the
various Federal agencies, MarAd
Neptune LNG Deepwater Port
accepted Neptune’s request and
AGENCY: Maritime Administration,
authorized amendment of the Neptune
Department of Transportation.
Deepwater Port License including a fiveACTION: Notice of Agency Action.
year temporary suspension of port
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 1503(b)(2) operations. The amendment is
applicable to Articles 2 and 6 of the
of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, as
License. All other terms, conditions and
amended (Act), the Secretary of
Transportation may, on petition of the
obligations of the License will remain
licensee, amend a Deepwater port
current and in effect during and after
license issued under the Act. For
the suspension period. The suspension
purposes of this notice, the Maritime
period became effect on the date of the
Administration (MarAd) provides
final executed License amendment, June
public notice of its decision to approve
26, 2013, and will extend for a period
the request of Neptune LNG LLC
of five years, to be measured in calendar
(Neptune) for a temporary five-year
days.
suspension of port operations at the
In order to resume operations prior to
Neptune Deepwater Port by amending
expiration of the five-year suspension
the Neptune Deepwater Port License.
period, Neptune must petition MarAd
ADDRESSES: The Docket Management
for approval to resume port operations.
Facility maintains the public docket for
The petition must be submitted at least
this project. The docket may be viewed
six months prior to the proposed re-start
electronically at https://
date, and certify that Neptune is in
www.regulations.gov under docket
receipt of all applicable Federal and
number USCG–2005–22611, or in
person at the U.S. Department of
State permits, approvals and
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
authorizations. Should Neptune request
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
an extension of the suspension period,
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., such request must be submitted to
Washington, DC 20590.
MarAd no less than one hundred eighty
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
(180) calendar days prior to the
you have questions about the Neptune
expiration date of the suspension
Deepwater Port License Amendment
period. Thereafter, MarAd will evaluate,
and suspension of port operations,
in consultation with the relevant
please contact Ms. Tracey Ford, Acting
Federal agencies, the appropriateness of
Office Director, Office of Deepwater
such an extension. The final
Ports and Offshore Activities at (202)
determination on an extension will be
366–0321 or Tracey.Ford@dot.gov. If
rendered by the Maritime Administrator
you have questions on viewing the
or a designee acting on behalf of the
Docket, contact Ms. Barbara Hairston,
Maritime Administrator.
Program Manager, Docket Operations at
Additional information pertaining to
(202) 493–3024 or
this public notice may be found in the
Barbara.Hairston@dot.gov.
public docket regarding the Neptune
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May
Deepwater Port License online at
24, 2012, MarAd received a written
www.regulations.gov, under docket
request from Neptune for authorization
to temporarily suspend operations at the number USCG–2005–22611 (see
ADDRESSES).
Neptune Deepwater Port, located
approximately 22 miles northeast of
Authority: 49 CFR 1.93.
Boston, Massachusetts and 7 miles
By Order of the Deputy Maritime
south-southeast of Gloucester,
Administrator.
Massachusetts. In the request, Neptune
Dated: July 11, 2013.
indicated that recent conditions within
Julie P. Agarwal,
the Northeast region’s natural gas
market had significantly impacted the
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ability to receive a consistent supply of
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natural gas imports. As a result, the
Neptune Port has remained inactive
over the past several years and will
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42585-42587]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA- 2013-0123]
Qualification of Drivers; Application for Exemptions; Hearing
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of applications for exemptions; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that 27 individuals have applied for a medical
exemption from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). In accordance with the statutory
requirements concerning applications for exemptions, FMCSA requests
public comments on these requests. The statute and implementing
regulations concerning exemptions require that exemptions must provide
an equivalent or greater level of safety than if they were not granted.
If the Agency determines the exemptions would satisfy the statutory
requirements and decides to grant theses requests after reviewing the
public comments submitted in response to this notice, the exemptions
would enable 27 individuals to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA- 2013-0123 using any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name and the
docket numbers for this notice. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below
for further information.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov at any time or Room W12-140
on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The FDMS is available 24 hours each day, 365
days each year. If you want acknowledgment that we received your
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard
or print the acknowledgement page that appears after submitting
comments on-line.
Privacy Act: Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT's Privacy Act Statement for the FDMS published in
the Federal Register on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit
https://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-785.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine M. Papp, Chief Medical
Programs, (202) 366-4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64-224, Washington,
DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has authority to
grant exemptions from many of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs) under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), as amended by
Section 4007 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(TEA- 21) (Pub. L. 105-178, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 107, 401). FMCSA
has published in 49 CFR part 381, subpart C final rules implementing
the statutory changes in its exemption procedures made by section 4007,
69 FR 51589 (August 20, 2004).\1\ Under the rules in part 381, subpart
C, FMCSA must publish a notice of each exemption request in the Federal
Register. The Agency must provide the public with an opportunity to
inspect the information relevant to the application, including any
safety analyses that have been conducted and any research reports,
technical papers and other publications
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referenced in the application. The Agency must also provide an
opportunity to submit public comment on the applications for exemption.
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issued by FMCSA's predecessor in 1998 (63 FR 67600 (Dec. 8, 2008)),
and adopted by FMCSA in 2001 [66 FR 49867 (Oct. 1, 2001)].
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The Agency reviews the safety analyses and the public comments and
determines whether granting the exemption would likely achieve a level
of safety equivalent to or greater than the level that would be
achieved without the exemption. The decision of the Agency must be
published in the Federal Register. If the Agency denies the request, it
must state the reason for doing so. If the decision is to grant the
exemption, the notice must specify the person or class of persons
receiving the exemption and the regulatory provision or provisions from
which an exemption is granted. The notice must also specify the
effective period of the exemption (up to 2 years) and explain the terms
and conditions of the exemption. The exemption may be renewed.
The current provisions of the FMCSRs concerning hearing state that
a person is physically qualified to drive a CMV if that person
First perceives a forced whispered voice in the better ear at
not less than 5 feet with or without the use of a hearing aid or, if
tested by use of an audiometric device, does not have an average
hearing loss in the better ear greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz,
1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid when the
audiometric device is calibrated to American National Standard
(formerly ASA Standard) Z24.5--1951.
49 CFR 391.41(b)(11). This standard was adopted in 1970, with a
revision in 1971 to allow drivers to be qualified under this standard
while wearing a hearing aid, 35 FR 6458, 6463 (April 22, 1970) and 36
FR 12857 (July 3, 1971).
FMCSA also issues instructions for completing the medical
examination report and includes advisory criteria on the report itself
to provide guidance for medical examiners in applying the hearing
standard. See 49 CFR 391.43(f). The current advisory criteria for the
hearing standard include a reference to a report entitled ``Hearing
Disorders and Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers'' prepared for the
Federal Highway Administration, FMCSA's predecessor, in 1993.\2\
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\2\ This report is available on the FMCSA Web site at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/research-technology/publications/medreport_archives.htm.
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FMCSA Requests Comments on the Exemption Applications
FMCSA requests comments from all interested parties on whether a
driver who cannot meet the hearing standard should be permitted to
operate a CMV in interstate commerce. Further, the Agency asks for
comments on whether a driver who cannot meet the hearing standard
should be limited to operating only certain types of vehicles in
interstate commerce, for example, vehicles without air brakes. The
statute and implementing regulations concerning exemptions require that
the Agency request public comments on all applications for exemptions.
The Agency is also required to make a determination that an exemption
would likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or
greater than, the level that would be achieved absent such exemption
before granting any such requests. 49 U.S.C.
Submitting Comments
You may submit your comments and material online or by fax, mail,
or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. FMCSA
recommends that you include your name and a mailing address, an email
address, or a phone number in the body of your document so that FMCSA
can contact you if there are questions regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov and
in the search box insert the docket number ``FMCSA-2013-0123'' and
click the search button. When the new screen appears, click on the blue
``Comment Now!'' button on the right hand side of the page. On the new
page, enter information required including the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. If you submit your comments by mail or
hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than
8[frac12] by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If
you submit comments by mail and would like to know that they reached
the facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or
envelope.
We will consider all comments and material received during the
comment period and may change this proposed rule based on your
comments. FMCSA may issue a final rule at any time after the close of
the comment period.
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this
preamble, To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov and in the search box insert the docket number
``FMCSA-2013-0123'' and click ``Search.'' Next, click ``Open Docket
Folder'' and you will find all documents and comments related to the
proposed rulemaking.
Information on Individual Applicants
James Allen
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Mr. Arango holds a driver's license from Florida.
Michael Beebe
Mr. Beebe holds a driver's license from New Jersey.
Mark Canoyer
Mr. Canoyer holds a driver's license from Minnesota.
Barry Crisman
Mr. Crisman holds a driver's license from California.
Robert Douglas
Mr. Douglas holds a driver's license from California.
William Faulk
Mr. Faulk holds a driver's license from Alabama.
Sue H. Gregory
Ms. Gregory holds a driver's license from Utah.
Gregory Hill
Mr. Hill holds a driver's license from Mississippi.
Ronald Jardine
Mr. Jardine holds a driver's license from New Jersey.
Michael Jenkins
Mr. Jenkins holds a driver's license from Virginia.
Roman Landa
Mr. Landa holds a driver's license from California.
Roy Lloyd, Sr.
Mr. Lloyd holds a driver's license from Virginia.
Aminder Malhi
Mr. Malhi holds a driver's license from California.
Mark Martin
Mr. Martin holds a driver's license from Michigan.
Joshua Moothart
Mr. Moothart holds a driver's license from Oregon.
Albert Nicholson
Mr. Nicholson holds a driver's license from New Mexico.
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Darren Nordquist
Mr. Nordquist holds a driver's license from Wisconsin.
Ray Norris
Mr. Norris holds a driver's license from Texas.
Gregorio Perez
Mr. Perez holds a driver's license from Virginia.
Johnny Pierson
Mr. Pierson holds a driver's license from Alabama.
Ryan Pope
Mr. Pope holds a driver's license from California.
Thomas Potterfield
Mr. Potterfield holds a driver's license from South Carolina.
Ralph Reno
Mr. Reno holds a driver's license from Pennsylvania.
Ronald Rutter
Mr. Rutter holds a driver's license from Arizona.
James Weir
Mr. Weir holds a driver's license from Washington.
Billy White
Mr. White holds a driver's license from Texas.
Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b)(4), FMCSA
requests public comment from all interested persons on the exemption
petitions described in this notice. The Agency will consider all
comments received before the close of business August 15, 2013.
Comments will be available for examination in the docket at the
location listed under the ADDRESSES section of this notice. The Agency
will file comments received after the comment closing date in the
public docket, and will consider them to the extent practicable. In
addition to late comments, FMCSA will also continue to file, in the
public docket, relevant information that becomes available after the
comment closing date. Interested persons should monitor the public
docket for new material.
Issued on: June 12, 2013.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013-17047 Filed 7-15-13; 8:45 am]
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