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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket Nos. FMCSA–2013–0047, FMCSA–
2014–0034]
Applications for Exemption
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final disposition;
denial of applications for exemption.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces its
decision to deny the applications for
exemption from its regulations
submitted by David Muresan, Payne &
Dolan, Inc., Zenith Tech, Inc., and
Northeast Asphalt, Inc. FMCSA has
analyzed the applications for exemption
and public comments received on each,
and rendered its decisions based upon
the merits of each application.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Thomas Yager, Chief, FMCSA Driver
and Carrier Operations Division; Office
of Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety
Standards; Telephone: 202–366–4325.
Email: MCPSD@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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You may read the applications for
exemption, background documents,
public comments and the Agency’s
letters of final determination in the
dockets of these applications by going to
www.regulations.gov, or to Room W12–
140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey
Ave. SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Background
FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C.
31315 and 31136(e) to grant exemptions
from certain parts of the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) (49
CFR part 350 et seq.). The Agency is
required to publish a notice of each
exemption request in the Federal
Register [49 CFR 381.315(a)]. FMCSA
must provide the public 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. FMCSA reviews the
applications for exemption, safety
analyses and 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 with
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the reasons for denying or granting the
application [49 CFR 381.315(b) and (c)].
David Muresan [Docket FMCSA–2013–
0047]
David Muresan is a long-haul CMV
driver who believes the hours-of-service
(HOS) rules (49 CFR part 395) of the
FMCSRs require him to drive when he
is sleepy. He believes that he could
operate more safely if he could decide
when he needs sleep. Mr. Muresan
proposes that he be exempt from all the
HOS rules and be subject to certain
rules he has designed. The HOS rules
generally require CMV drivers
transporting property to obtain at least
10 consecutive hours off duty between
workdays. Mr. Muresan proposes that
he be permitted to operate at any time
that he has accumulated 10 hours off
duty by any number of breaks of any
length he chooses. Mr. Muresan also
proposes that 24 consecutive hours at
his residence would permit him to
return to ‘‘reset’’ his driving ‘‘clock;’’
current rules require a minimum of 34
consecutive hours for such a restart. Mr.
Muresan claims that, under his
proposed rules, he would likely achieve
a level of safety equivalent to or greater
than the level of safety that would be
obtained in the absence of the
exemption. However, he does not
provide data or explain how he reaches
this conclusion. Mr. Muresan wants to
determine when he is sufficiently rested
to resume driving, but, as FMCSA has
indicated in its HOS rulemakings,
research indicates that individuals are
not necessarily good judges of whether
or not they are rested.
On December 17, 2013, FMCSA
published notice of this application (78
FR 76392). None of the three comments
received were supportive of the
application. FMCSA concludes that Mr.
Muresan has failed to explain how he
would ensure that he can achieve a level
of safety that is equivalent to, or greater
than, the level of safety that would be
obtained by complying with the HOS
rules. A copy of the denial letter dated
April 7, 2015, is included in the docket
number referenced above.
Payne and Dolan, Inc., Zenith Tech,
and Northeast Asphalt, Inc. [Docket
FMCSA–2014–0034]
These three construction companies
applied jointly for an exemption from
§ 395.3(a)(3)(ii), barring operation of a
CMV by a driver if 8 hours have passed
since the end of the driver’s last off duty
or sleeper-berth period of at least 30
minutes. Their drivers operate CMVs in
support of nighttime road repair and
maintenance operations. The drivers
deliver equipment and materials to
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work zones, spending an average of 2
hours per day behind the wheel
operating a CMV. The companies state
that their deliveries are often time
sensitive; they cite asphalt as a material
that must be delivered before its initial
temperature drops appreciably. The
companies allege that the mandatory 30minute break unduly constrains their
ability to deliver as circumstances
dictate. They also state that the limited
amount of time their CMV drivers spend
behind the wheel, as well as their
frequent breaks of less than 30 minutes,
make them less susceptible to fatigue
than CMV drivers who spend most of
their workday behind the wheel.
On August 6, 2014, FMCSA published
notice of this application (79 FR 45865).
Comments in favor of the application
and containing identical text were
submitted by 438 individuals affiliated
with the applicants; a comment in
opposition to the application was also
submitted. The FMCSA has reviewed
the application and the public
comments and determined that it would
not be appropriate to grant the
exemption. The Agency believes that
minimal effort would be needed for
these drivers to extend one of their
frequent short breaks to 30 minutes.
Absent a break of at least 30 minutes,
FMCSA concludes that it would be
unlikely that these drivers would
achieve a level of safety that is
equivalent to, or greater than, the level
of safety achieved without the
exemption [49 CFR 381.305(a)]. A copy
of the denial letter dated January 26,
2015, is included in the docket number
referenced above.
Issued on: June 16, 2015.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2015–0018]
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of request for comments.
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to
request the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve the revision of
SUMMARY:
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the currently approved information
collection:
Fixed Guideway Capital Investment
Grants—New Starts Section 5309
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before August 24, 2015.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that your
comments are not entered more than
once into the docket, submit comments
identified by the docket number by only
one of the following methods:
1. Web site: www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the U.S. Government
electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S.
Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s)
electronic docket is no longer accepting
electronic comments.) All electronic
submissions must be made to the U.S.
Government electronic docket site at
www.regulations.gov. Commenters
should follow the directions below for
mailed and hand-delivered comments.
2. Fax: 202–493–2251.
3. Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays.
Instructions: You must include the
agency name and docket number for this
notice at the beginning of your
comments. Submit two copies of your
comments if you submit them by mail.
For confirmation that FTA has received
your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that
all comments received, including any
personal information, will be posted
and will be available to Internet users,
without change, to www.regulations.gov.
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published April 11, 2000, (65
FR 19477), or you may visit
www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access
to the docket to read background
documents and comments received, go
to www.regulations.gov at any time.
Background documents and comments
received may also be viewed at the U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket
Operations, M–30, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Elizabeth Day, Office of Planning and
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Environment, (202) 366–5159, or email:
elizabeth.day@dot.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
parties are invited to send comments
regarding any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) the necessity
and utility of the information collection
for the proper performance of the
functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the collected information; and (4)
ways to minimize the collection burden
without reducing the quality of the
collected information. Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of this
information collection.
Title: Fixed Guideway Capital
Investment Grants—New Starts Section
5309
(OMB Number: 2132–0561)
Background: The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) administers the
discretionary Capital Investment Grant
(CIG) grant program under 49 U.S.C.
5309 that provides funding for major
transit capital investments including
rapid rail, light rail, commuter rail, bus
rapid transit, and ferries. Three types of
eligible projects are outlined in law:
smaller scaled corridor-based transit
capital projects known as ‘‘Small
Starts’’; new fixed guideway transit
systems and extensions to existing fixed
guideway systems known as ‘‘New
Starts’’; and projects to improve
capacity at least 10 percent in existing
fixed guideway corridors that are at
capacity today or will be in five years,
known as ‘‘Core Capacity’’. The CIG
program has a longstanding requirement
that FTA evaluate proposed projects
against a prescribed set of statutory
criteria at specific points during the
projects’ development including when
they seek to enter a subsequent phase of
the process or a construction grant
agreement. In addition, FTA must report
on its evaluations and ratings annually
to Congress.
The Moving Ahead for Progress Act in
the 21st Century (MAP–21) enacted on
July 6, 2012, made significant changes
to the CIG program, including creation
of an entirely new category of eligible
projects called Core Capacity. MAP–21
also reduced the number of steps in the
CIG process projects must follow to
receive funds, created a new congestion
relief evaluation criterion FTA must use
to evaluate and rate projects, and
specified that ‘‘warrants’’ (ways projects
can qualify for automatic ratings) should
be developed and used to the extent
practicable. The requirement for CIG
project ratings has been in place since
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1998. Thus, the requirements for project
evaluation and data collection for these
proposed projects are not new. In
general, the information used by FTA
for CIG project evaluation and rating
should arise as a part of the normal
project planning process.
FTA has been collecting project
evaluation information from project
sponsors under the existing OMB
approval for this program (OMB No.
2132–0561). However, due to the
addition of the Core Capacity eligibility,
the changes to the steps in the CIG
process made by MAP–21, and the
proposed implementation of
‘‘warrants,’’ it became apparent that
some information now required might
be beyond the scope of ordinary
planning activities.
Respondents: State and local
government.
Estimated Annual Burden on
Respondents: Approximately 444 hours
for each of the 155 respondents.
Estimated Annual Total Burden:
68,840 hours.
Frequency: Annually.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2015 0077]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
GABRA; Invitation for Public
Comments
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As authorized by 46 U.S.C.
12121, the Secretary of Transportation,
as represented by the Maritime
Administration (MARAD), is authorized
to grant waivers of the U.S.-build
requirement of the coastwise laws under
certain circumstances. A request for
such a waiver has been received by
MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
July 24, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2015–0077.
Written comments may be submitted by
hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA-2015-0018]
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
the revision of
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the currently approved information collection:
Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants--New Starts Section 5309
DATES: Comments must be submitted before August 24, 2015.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that your comments are not entered more than once
into the docket, submit comments identified by the docket number by
only one of the following methods:
1. Web site: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the U.S. Government electronic docket site.
(Note: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT's) electronic
docket is no longer accepting electronic comments.) All electronic
submissions must be made to the U.S. Government electronic docket site
at www.regulations.gov. Commenters should follow the directions below
for mailed and hand-delivered comments.
2. Fax: 202-493-2251.
3. Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building, Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number
for this notice at the beginning of your comments. Submit two copies of
your comments if you submit them by mail. For confirmation that FTA has
received your comments, include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Note
that all comments received, including any personal information, will be
posted and will be available to Internet users, without change, to
www.regulations.gov. You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register published April 11, 2000, (65 FR
19477), or you may visit www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access to the
docket to read background documents and comments received, go to
www.regulations.gov at any time. Background documents and comments
received may also be viewed at the U.S. Department of Transportation,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Elizabeth Day, Office of Planning
and Environment, (202) 366-5159, or email: elizabeth.day@dot.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested parties are invited to send
comments regarding any aspect of this information collection,
including: (1) the necessity and utility of the information collection
for the proper performance of the functions of the FTA; (2) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways to
minimize the collection burden without reducing the quality of the
collected information. Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of
this information collection.
Title: Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants--New Starts Section
5309
(OMB Number: 2132-0561)
Background: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) administers
the discretionary Capital Investment Grant (CIG) grant program under 49
U.S.C. 5309 that provides funding for major transit capital investments
including rapid rail, light rail, commuter rail, bus rapid transit, and
ferries. Three types of eligible projects are outlined in law: smaller
scaled corridor-based transit capital projects known as ``Small
Starts''; new fixed guideway transit systems and extensions to existing
fixed guideway systems known as ``New Starts''; and projects to improve
capacity at least 10 percent in existing fixed guideway corridors that
are at capacity today or will be in five years, known as ``Core
Capacity''. The CIG program has a longstanding requirement that FTA
evaluate proposed projects against a prescribed set of statutory
criteria at specific points during the projects' development including
when they seek to enter a subsequent phase of the process or a
construction grant agreement. In addition, FTA must report on its
evaluations and ratings annually to Congress.
The Moving Ahead for Progress Act in the 21st Century (MAP-21)
enacted on July 6, 2012, made significant changes to the CIG program,
including creation of an entirely new category of eligible projects
called Core Capacity. MAP-21 also reduced the number of steps in the
CIG process projects must follow to receive funds, created a new
congestion relief evaluation criterion FTA must use to evaluate and
rate projects, and specified that ``warrants'' (ways projects can
qualify for automatic ratings) should be developed and used to the
extent practicable. The requirement for CIG project ratings has been in
place since 1998. Thus, the requirements for project evaluation and
data collection for these proposed projects are not new. In general,
the information used by FTA for CIG project evaluation and rating
should arise as a part of the normal project planning process.
FTA has been collecting project evaluation information from project
sponsors under the existing OMB approval for this program (OMB No.
2132-0561). However, due to the addition of the Core Capacity
eligibility, the changes to the steps in the CIG process made by MAP-
21, and the proposed implementation of ``warrants,'' it became apparent
that some information now required might be beyond the scope of
ordinary planning activities.
Respondents: State and local government.
Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: Approximately 444 hours for
each of the 155 respondents.
Estimated Annual Total Burden: 68,840 hours.
Frequency: Annually.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
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