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Dated: February 9, 2015.
Evan Ryan,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of
State.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0024]
[FR Doc. 2015–03309 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am]
Parts and Accessories Necessary for
Safe Operation; Application for an
Exemption From Virginia Tech
Transportation Institute (VTTI)
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Evan Ryan,
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of application for
exemption; request for comments.
AGENCY:
[Public Notice 9039]
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The Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA)
requests public comment on an
application for exemption from VTTI to
allow the placement of camera-based
data acquisition systems (DAS) at the
bottom of windshields on commercial
motor vehicles (CMVs). The Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
(FMCSRs) currently require antennas,
transponders, and similar devices to be
located not more than 6 inches below
the upper edge of the windshield,
outside the area swept by the
windshield wipers, and outside the
driver’s sight lines to the road and
highway signs and signals. VTTI is
coordinating device development and
installation of the DASs for a National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) research program in up to 150
CMVs. The exemption would enable
VTTI and NHTSA to conduct research
on the reliability of collision avoidance
systems for CMVs. VTTI believes that
mounting the DASs at the bottom of the
windshield would maintain a level of
safety that is equivalent to, or greater
than, the level of safety achieved
without the exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
bearing the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA–
2015–0024 using any of the following
methods:
• Web site: https://
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 W12–140, 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–
Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUMMARY:
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Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and docket
number for this notice. For detailed
instructions on submitting comments
and additional information on the
exemption process, see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading below. 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 for
further information.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or to Room W12–
140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
rulemaking process. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
Public participation: The https://
www.regulations.gov Web site is
generally available 24 hours each day,
365 days each year. You may find
electronic submission and retrieval help
and guidelines under the ‘‘help’’ section
of the https://www.regulations.gov Web
site as well as the DOT’s https://
docketsinfo.dot.gov Web site. If you
would like notification that we received
your comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or
postcard or print the acknowledgment
page that appears after submitting
comments online.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Mike Huntley, Vehicle and Roadside
Operations Division, Office of Carrier,
Driver, and Vehicle Safety, MC–PSV,
(202) 366–4235, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 4007 of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA–
21) [Pub. L. 105–178, June 9, 1998, 112
Stat. 401] amended 49 U.S.C. 31315 and
31136(e) to provide authority to grant
exemptions from the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs).
On August 20, 2004, FMCSA published
a final rule (69 FR 51589) implementing
section 4007. Under this rule, FMCSA
must publish a notice of each exemption
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request in the Federal Register (49 CFR
381.315(a)). 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. The
Agency must also provide an
opportunity for public comment on the
request.
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 by the
current regulation (49 CFR 381.305).
The decision of the Agency must be
published in the Federal Register (49
CFR 381.315(b)). 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 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 (49 CFR
381.315(c) and 49 CFR 381.300(b)).
VTTI’s Application for Exemption
VTTI has applied for an exemption
from 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1) to allow the
installation of DASs at the bottom of the
windshield on CMVs. A copy of the
application is included in the docket
referenced at the beginning of this
notice.
Section 393.60(e)(1) of the FMCSRs
prohibits the obstruction of the driver’s
field of view by devices mounted at the
top of the windshield. Antennas,
transponders and similar devices
(devices) must not be mounted more
than 152 mm (6 inches) below the upper
edge of the windshield. These devices
must be located outside the area swept
by the windshield wipers and outside
the driver’s sight lines to the road and
highway signs and signals.
VTTI has applied for the exemption
because it wants to install DASs in up
to 150 CMVs operating throughout the
United States in support of research
being conducted on behalf of NHTSA.
VTTI contends that it must be able to
mount the DASs lower than allowed
under 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1) ‘‘because the
safety equipment must have a clear
forward facing view of the road, and low
enough to accurately scan facial features
for detection of impaired driving.’’
VTTI’s mounting preference for the
DASs and necessary mounting brackets
is at the bottom of the windshield, and
is best suited for mounting within and/
or below 3 inches of the bottom of the
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windshield wiper sweep, and out of the
driver’s sightlines to the road and
highway signs and signals, to the extent
practicable.
FMCSA Grant of Waiver to VTTI
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 31315(a) and 49
CFR part 381, subpart B, the FMCSA
granted VTTI a 90-day waiver on
January 26, 2015 to allow the placement
of the DASs at the bottom of
windshields on CMVs, outside of the
area permitted by section 393.60 of the
FMCSRs. This waiver is effective from
January 26, 2015, through April 25,
2015. Up to 150 DASs will be installed
and the affected motor carriers are listed
as below:
1. USDOT #
32052.
2. USDOT #
369138.
3. USDOT #
1977980.
4. USDOT #
282628.
5. USDOT #
184405.
6. USDOT #
1243338.
7. USDOT #
75827.
Crosby Trucking Service Inc.
in Mount Sydney VA.
Rush Trucking Corporation
in Wayne Michigan.
Kuperus Trucking Inc. in
Jenison MI.
Stagecoach Cartage and
Distribution, LP in El Paso
TX.
J & M Tank Lines Inc. in Birmingham AL.
P&S Transportation LLC in
Ensley AL.
Modular Transport Company
in Wyoming MI.
During the waiver period, these motor
carriers participating in the NHTSA
research program must ensure that the
DASs are mounted within three inches
of the bottom of the driver side
windshield wiper sweep, and out of the
driver’s sightlines to the road and
highway signs and signals as much as
practicable. Vehicles participating in the
study must carry a copy of this waiver
in the vehicle.
Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315
and 31136(e), FMCSA requests public
comment from all interested persons on
VTTI’s application for an exemption
from 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1). All comments
received before the close of business on
the comment closing date indicated at
the beginning of this notice will be
considered and will be available for
examination in the docket at the
location listed under the ADDRESSES
section of this notice. Comments
received after the comment closing date
will be filed in the public docket and
will be considered 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
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persons should continue to examine the
public docket for new material.
Issued on: February 9, 2015.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Vision
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of
exemptions; request for comments.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces its
decision to renew the exemptions from
the vision requirement in the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 17
individuals. FMCSA has statutory
authority to exempt individuals from
the vision requirement if the
exemptions granted will not
compromise safety. The Agency has
concluded that granting these
exemption renewals will provide a level
of safety that is equivalent to or greater
than the level of safety maintained
without the exemptions for these
commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
drivers.
SUMMARY:
This decision is effective March
1, 2015. Comments must be received on
or before March 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
bearing the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) numbers: Docket No.
[Docket No. FMCSA–2006–25246;
FMCSA–2006–26066; FMCSA–2008–
0340; FMCSA–2010–0327; FMCSA–
2010–0385; FMCSA–2012–0280;
FMCSA–2012–0337; FMCSA–2012–
0339], 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 or Courier: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0024]
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application
for an Exemption From Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI)
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of application for exemption; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
requests public comment on an application for exemption from VTTI to
allow the placement of camera-based data acquisition systems (DAS) at
the bottom of windshields on commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) currently require
antennas, transponders, and similar devices to be located not more than
6 inches below the upper edge of the windshield, outside the area swept
by the windshield wipers, and outside the driver's sight lines to the
road and highway signs and signals. VTTI is coordinating device
development and installation of the DASs for a National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) research program in up to 150 CMVs. The
exemption would enable VTTI and NHTSA to conduct research on the
reliability of collision avoidance systems for CMVs. VTTI believes that
mounting the DASs at the bottom of the windshield would maintain a
level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of
safety achieved without the exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-2015-0024 using any of the
following methods:
Web site: https://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 W12-140, 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-Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
docket number for this notice. For detailed instructions on submitting
comments and additional information on the exemption process, see the
``Public Participation'' heading below. 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 for further information.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov or to Room W12-140,
DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Public participation: The https://www.regulations.gov Web site is
generally available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You may find
electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the
``help'' section of the https://www.regulations.gov Web site as well as
the DOT's https://docketsinfo.dot.gov Web site. If you would like
notification that we received your comments, please include a self-
addressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgment
page that appears after submitting comments online.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Huntley, Vehicle and Roadside
Operations Division, Office of Carrier, Driver, and Vehicle Safety, MC-
PSV, (202) 366-4235, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 4007 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(TEA- 21) [Pub. L. 105-178, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 401] amended 49
U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e) to provide authority to grant exemptions from
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). On August 20,
2004, FMCSA published a final rule (69 FR 51589) implementing section
4007. Under this rule, FMCSA must publish a notice of each exemption
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request in the Federal Register (49 CFR 381.315(a)). 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. The Agency must also provide an opportunity for public
comment on the request.
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 by the current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). The decision of
the Agency must be published in the Federal Register (49 CFR
381.315(b)). 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 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 (49 CFR 381.315(c) and 49 CFR 381.300(b)).
VTTI's Application for Exemption
VTTI has applied for an exemption from 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1) to allow
the installation of DASs at the bottom of the windshield on CMVs. A
copy of the application is included in the docket referenced at the
beginning of this notice.
Section 393.60(e)(1) of the FMCSRs prohibits the obstruction of the
driver's field of view by devices mounted at the top of the windshield.
Antennas, transponders and similar devices (devices) must not be
mounted more than 152 mm (6 inches) below the upper edge of the
windshield. These devices must be located outside the area swept by the
windshield wipers and outside the driver's sight lines to the road and
highway signs and signals.
VTTI has applied for the exemption because it wants to install DASs
in up to 150 CMVs operating throughout the United States in support of
research being conducted on behalf of NHTSA. VTTI contends that it must
be able to mount the DASs lower than allowed under 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1)
``because the safety equipment must have a clear forward facing view of
the road, and low enough to accurately scan facial features for
detection of impaired driving.'' VTTI's mounting preference for the
DASs and necessary mounting brackets is at the bottom of the
windshield, and is best suited for mounting within and/or below 3
inches of the bottom of the windshield wiper sweep, and out of the
driver's sightlines to the road and highway signs and signals, to the
extent practicable.
FMCSA Grant of Waiver to VTTI
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 31315(a) and 49 CFR part 381, subpart B, the
FMCSA granted VTTI a 90-day waiver on January 26, 2015 to allow the
placement of the DASs at the bottom of windshields on CMVs, outside of
the area permitted by section 393.60 of the FMCSRs. This waiver is
effective from January 26, 2015, through April 25, 2015. Up to 150 DASs
will be installed and the affected motor carriers are listed as below:
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1. USDOT # 32052....................... Crosby Trucking Service Inc. in
Mount Sydney VA.
2. USDOT # 369138...................... Rush Trucking Corporation in
Wayne Michigan.
3. USDOT # 1977980..................... Kuperus Trucking Inc. in
Jenison MI.
4. USDOT # 282628...................... Stagecoach Cartage and
Distribution, LP in El Paso
TX.
5. USDOT # 184405...................... J & M Tank Lines Inc. in
Birmingham AL.
6. USDOT # 1243338..................... P&S Transportation LLC in
Ensley AL.
7. USDOT # 75827....................... Modular Transport Company in
Wyoming MI.
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During the waiver period, these motor carriers participating in the
NHTSA research program must ensure that the DASs are mounted within
three inches of the bottom of the driver side windshield wiper sweep,
and out of the driver's sightlines to the road and highway signs and
signals as much as practicable. Vehicles participating in the study
must carry a copy of this waiver in the vehicle.
Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), FMCSA requests
public comment from all interested persons on VTTI's application for an
exemption from 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1). All comments received before the
close of business on the comment closing date indicated at the
beginning of this notice will be considered and will be available for
examination in the docket at the location listed under the Addresses
section of this notice. Comments received after the comment closing
date will be filed in the public docket and will be considered 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 continue to examine the public docket for new material.
Issued on: February 9, 2015.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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