July 13, 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2015-07-13-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2015-07-13
Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board
Document Number: 2015-17280
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2015-17276
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2015-17275
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Federal Election Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders
Document Number: 2015-17239
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') and the International Trade Commission (``ITC''), the Department is issuing antidumping duty orders on certain steel nails (``steel nails'') from the Republic of Korea (``Korea''), Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman (``Oman''), Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam'').
Land Exchange Procedures and Procedures To Amend the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920
Document Number: 2015-17225
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary
The Department of the Interior (Department) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule governing land exchanges involving Hawaiian home lands and amendments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act proposed by the State of Hawaii until August 12, 2015. The proposed rule would clarify under current Federal law what Departmental procedures would apply.
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2015-17188
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2015-17177
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Legal Services Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Detroit Zone
Document Number: 2015-17126
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones for annual marine events in the Captain of the Port Detroit zone from 8 p.m. on July 2, 2015, through 11 p.m. on August 1, 2015. Enforcement of these zones is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on the navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after these fireworks events. During the aforementioned period, the Coast Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels in a specified area immediately prior to, during, and immediately after fireworks events. During each enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the respective safety zone without permission of the Captain of the Port.
Safety Zone; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone-Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club Evening on the Bay Fireworks
Document Number: 2015-17125
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone on the waters of Sturgeon Bay in Sturgeon Bay, WI for the Evening on the Bay Fireworks. This zone will be enforced from 8:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on August 8, 2015. This action is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after the fireworks display. During the aforementioned period, the Coast Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels in the safety zone. No person or vessel may enter the safety zone while it is being enforced without permission of the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated representative.
Safety Zones; Misery Challenge, Manchester Bay, Manchester, MA
Document Number: 2015-17108
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in Manchester Bay to be enforced during the Misery Challenge marine event, which will involve swimmers, kayakers, and stand-up paddlers. This safety zone will ensure the protection of the event participants, support vessels, and maritime public from the hazards associated with the event. Vessels will be prohibited from entering into, transiting through, mooring, or anchoring within this safety zone during periods of enforcement unless authorized by the Coast Guard Sector Boston Captain of the Port (COTP) or the COTP's designated representative.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-17086
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Agency Information Collection Activities: Application To Preserve Residence for Naturalization, Form N-470; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection
Document Number: 2015-17085
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA), Form N-336; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; Extension.
Document Number: 2015-17084
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments.
Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
Document Number: 2015-17081
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On February 12, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published its initiation and preliminary results of a changed circumstances review \1\ of the antidumping duty (``AD'') order on multilayered wood flooring (``MLWF'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').\2\ The Department preliminarily determined that Zhejiang Fuma Warm Technology Co., Ltd. (``Zhejiang Fuma'') is the successor-in-interest to Huzhou Fuma Wood Bus. Co., Ltd. (``Huzhou Fuma'') for purposes of the AD order on MLWF from the PRC and, as such, is entitled to Huzhou Fuma's cash deposit rate with respect to entries of subject merchandise. We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. As no parties submitted comments, and there is no other information or evidence on the record calling into question our Preliminary Results, the Department is making no changes to the Preliminary Results.
Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
Document Number: 2015-17072
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Energy
On June 5, 2015, Panda Stonewall LLC, as owner and operator of a new base load electric powerplant, submitted a coal capability self- certification to the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to Sec. 201(d) of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61. FUA and regulations thereunder require DOE to publish a notice of filing of self- certification in the Federal Register. 42 U.S.C. 8311(d) and 10 CFR 501.61(c).
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From Indonesia, Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
Document Number: 2015-17071
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on polyethylene retail carrier bags from Indonesia, Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping as indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
Application to Export Electric Energy; H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.) Inc.
Document Number: 2015-17069
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Energy
H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.) Inc. (Applicant or HQUS)) has applied to renew its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Post Patent Public Submissions”
Document Number: 2015-17056
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Tennessee; Redesignation of the Knoxville 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment
Document Number: 2015-17055
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking four separate final actions related to a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Division of Air Pollution Control, on November 14, 2014, for the Knoxville, Tennessee 8-hour ozone nonattainment area (hereinafter referred to as the ``Knoxville Area'' or ``Area''). The Knoxville Area includes a portion of Anderson County as well as Blount and Knox Counties in their entireties. EPA is approving the base year emissions inventory for the 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for the Knoxville Area; determining that the Knoxville Area is attaining the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS; approving into the SIP the State's plan for maintaining attainment of the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS in the Area, including the 2011 and 2026 motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) for nitrogen oxides (NOX) and volatile organic compounds (VOC); and redesignating the Area to attainment for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS. EPA is also finding the 2011 and 2026 MVEBs for NOX and VOC for the Knoxville Area adequate for the purposes of transportation conformity.
Southwest Gas Storage Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization
Document Number: 2015-17048
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Applications for New Awards; Improved Reentry Education
Document Number: 2015-17046
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Education
Renewal of Approved Information Collection; OMB Control No. 1004-0204
Document Number: 2015-17045
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites public comments on, and plans to request approval to continue, the collection of information from applicants for Resource Advisory Councils. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has assigned control number 1004-0204 to this information collection.
Notice of Realty Action; Segregation of Public Land Located in Lyon County and Mineral County, Nevada
Document Number: 2015-17044
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
This notice serves to segregate the identified public lands located in Lyon County and Mineral County, Nevada for up to two years from appropriation pursuant to the public land laws, including location pursuant to the General Mining Act, subject to valid existing rights. The purpose of such segregation is to promote the orderly administration of the public lands identified in section 3009(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act, Public Law 113-291 (December 19, 2014).
Designation of an Enhanced Driver's License and Identity Document Issued by the State of Minnesota as a Travel Document Under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
Document Number: 2015-17043
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This notice announces that the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is designating enhanced driver's licenses and identity documents issued by the State of Minnesota as acceptable documents for purposes of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. These documents may be used to denote identity and citizenship of U.S. citizens entering the United States from within the Western Hemisphere at land and sea ports of entry.
Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments To Terminate Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations; Correction
Document Number: 2015-17042
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of June 10, 2015, concerning amendments to terminate uses in certain pesticide registrations. This document corrects errors in the sections titled ``DATES'' and ``What action is the agency taking?''.
National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Concerning Remote Location Filing Entry Procedures in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and the Use of the Document Image System for the Submission of Invoices and the Use of eBonds for the Transmission of Single Transaction Bonds
Document Number: 2015-17041
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This document announces U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP's) plan to conduct a National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test concerning entries filed using remote location (RLF) filing procedures. The test expands the entry types eligible for RLF procedures and the port locations where RLF entries may be filed; requires the electronic transmission of invoices using the Document Image System (DIS); and requires that single transaction bonds be transmitted using eBond for RLF entries requiring a single transaction bond. This test applies only to entries ``certified for cargo release from summary'' filed through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). Remote location filing is a special entry procedure which allows importers of record and brokers with a national permit to file an entry electronically from a remote location other than where the goods are being entered. This test is in furtherance of key CBP modernization initiatives and the development of ACE. CBP is transitioning all entry types to ACE from the legacy Automated Commercial System (ACS). This test checks the viability, reliability and functionality associated with filing invoices using DIS; submitting single transaction bonds using eBond for RLF entries submitted in ACE; and expanding the entry types eligible for RLF procedures and port locations. This notice invites public comment concerning the test program; provides legal authority for the test; explains the purpose of the test; provides test participant responsibilities; identifies the regulations that will be waived under the test; provides eligibility criteria for participation in the test; explains the application process; and establishes the duration of the test. This notice also explains the repercussions and appeals process for misconduct under the test.
Notice of Public Workshops for the Draft Re-Evaluation of the O'Hare Modernization Environmental Impact Statement
Document Number: 2015-17040
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its intent to host Public Workshops for the Draft Written Re-Evaluation of the O'Hare Modernization Environmental Impact Statement (Draft Re- Evaluation) for Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois. The Draft Re-Evaluation will identify the potential environmental impacts associated with the construction schedule modification that alters the timing for commissioning new Runway 10R/28L, new Runway 9C/ 27C, and the extension of Runway 9R/27L at O'Hare International Airport pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. The FAA will host Public Workshops on the Draft Re-Evaluation. The Public Workshops on the Draft Re-Evaluation will be held on the following dates: Monday, August 10, 2015, at White Eagle Banquets, 6839 North Milwaukee Avenue, Niles, Illinois 60714; Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at Taft High School, 6530 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60631; Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at Monty's Elegant Banquets, 703 South York Road, Bensenville, Illinois 60106; Thursday, August 13, 2015, at Belvedere Events and Banquets, 1170 West Devon Avenue, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007. Each Public Workshop will start at 1 p.m. (Central Standard Time), and registration to participate in the Public Workshops will conclude by 9 p.m. (Central Standard Time). Representatives of FAA and its consultants will be available to provide information about the Draft Re-Evaluation. Spanish language translators will be available at the Public Workshops. If you need the assistance of a translator, other than Spanish, please call Ms. Amy Hanson at (847) 294-7354 by August 3, 2015. The Draft Re-Evaluation will be available for review on line at (https://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_development/omp/eis_re-e val/) and at libraries around O'Hare International Airport. The FAA will issue a separate notice at the time the Draft Re-Evaluation is available.
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative: Designation of an Approved Native American Tribal Card Issued by the Seneca Nation of Indians as an Acceptable Document To Denote Identity and Citizenship for Entry in the United States at Land and Sea Ports of Entry
Document Number: 2015-17039
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This notice announces that the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is designating an approved Native American Tribal Card issued by the Seneca Nation of Indians to U.S. and Canadian citizens as an acceptable travel document for purposes of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. The approved card may be used to denote identity and citizenship of Seneca Nation of Indians members entering the United States from contiguous territory or adjacent islands at land and sea ports of entry.
Public Availability of Department of Energy FY 2014 Service Contract Inventory
Document Number: 2015-17038
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Energy
In accordance with Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117), the Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing this notice to advise the public on the availability of the FY 2014 Service Contract inventory. This inventory provides information on service contract actions over $25,000 that DOE completed in FY 2014. The information is organized by function to show how contracted resources are distributed throughout the agency. The inventory has been developed in accordance with guidance issued on November 5, 2010, by the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). OFPP's guidance is available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/procurement /memo/ service-contract-inventories-guidance-11052010.pdf. On December 19, 2011, OFPP issued additional guidance available at https:// www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/procurement/memo/s ervice- contract-inventory-guidance.pdf. Except for minor changes to reporting deadlines, the guidance for preparing and analyzing FY 2014 inventories is essentially unchanged from OFPP's November 5, 2010, guidance for preparing the FY 2010 inventory. DOE has posted its inventory and a summary of the inventory at: https://energy.gov/management/downloads/service-contract-inven tory.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-17037
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.
Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Document Number: 2015-17035
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, or National Origin in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
Document Number: 2015-17034
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of the Treasury
This proposed regulation provides for the enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (``Title VI'') to the end that no person in the United States shall on the grounds of race, color, or national origin be denied participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity that receives federal financial assistance from the Department of the Treasury. The promulgation of this proposed regulation will provide guidance to the Department's recipients of federal financial assistance in complying with the provisions of Title VI and will also promote consistent and appropriate enforcement of Title VI by the Department's components.
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee; Meeting
Document Number: 2015-17033
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee will meet on August 5, 2015, in Washington, DC to discuss matters relating to Great Lakes pilotage, including review of proposed Great Lakes pilotage regulations and policies. This meeting will be open to the public.
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Document Number: 2015-17031
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for The Boeing Company Model 747 airplanes equipped with a main deck side cargo door (MDSCD). This AD was prompted by recent testing that indicates that intermodal containers, when loaded as cargo, under certain flight- load conditions, can shift and impact the adjacent fuselage frames. This AD requires revising the airplane flight manual (AFM) to incorporate limitations for carrying certain payloads. We are issuing this AD to prevent intermodal containers loaded in the offset method from shifting during flight gust loads and damaging fuselage frames, which could lead to the structural failure of the aft fuselage in flight and subsequent in-flight breakup of the airplane.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-17030
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
2020 Census Tribal Consultation Meetings
Document Number: 2015-17029
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
Pursuant to Executive Order 13175, the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) plans to conduct eight tribal consultation meetings and one national webinar with federally recognized tribes across the country between October 2015 and April 2016. These meetings will provide a forum for tribes to share insights, make recommendations and discuss concerns related to the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau's procedures for outreach, notice and consultation will ensure involvement of tribes, to the extent practicable and permitted by law, before making decisions or implementing policies, rules or programs that affect federally recognized tribal governments. The Census Bureau requests that interested members of the public comment with any questions or topics they would like to see considered in these meetings. For a list of dates, locations and times please check https:// webdev.ssd.census.gov/aian/census_2020/. These meetings are open to members of federally recognized tribes by invitation.
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed SR-126 (Memorial Boulevard) Improvement Project in Tennessee
Document Number: 2015-17028
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice announces actions taken by FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, State Route (SR) 126 (Memorial Boulevard) Improvements, from East Center Street to Interstate 81 (I-81) in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.
Notice of July 9 Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid Meeting
Document Number: 2015-17027
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Agency for International Development, Agencies and Commissions
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA). Date: Thursday, July 9, 2015 Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m. Location: Horizon Ballroom, The Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20004.
Special Regulations, Areas of the National Park System, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Horse Management
Document Number: 2015-17026
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service proposes to revise the special regulations for Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park to close the core Dyea Historic Townsite to the use of horses except by special use permit issued by the superintendent.
Special Regulations, Areas of the National Park System, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Solid Waste Disposal
Document Number: 2015-17025
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service proposes to authorize a solid waste transfer station near Stehekin, Washington, within the boundary of Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, that does not meet all regulatory siting criteria and accepts solid waste generated within the boundary of the recreation area from non-NPS activities. The proposed rule would authorize this transfer station, notwithstanding certain restrictions found in the general regulations governing solid waste disposal sites in units of the National Park System.
Qualification of Drivers; Application for Exemptions; Hearing
Document Number: 2015-17024
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces that 15 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 these 15 individuals to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
Document Number: 2015-17022
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 21 individuals for an exemption from the prohibition against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce. The regulation and the associated advisory criteria published in the Code of Federal Regulations as the ``Instructions for Performing and Recording Physical Examinations'' have resulted in numerous drivers being prohibited from operating CMVs in interstate commerce based on the fact that they have had one or more seizures and are taking anti-seizure medication, rather than an individual analysis of their circumstances by a qualified medical examiner. If granted, the exemptions would enable these individuals who have had one or more seizures and are taking anti- seizure medication to operate CMVs for up to 2 years in interstate commerce.
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
Document Number: 2015-17021
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 27 individuals for exemption from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. They are unable to meet the vision requirement in one eye for various reasons. The exemptions will enable these individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce without meeting the prescribed vision requirement in one eye. If granted, the exemptions would enable these individuals to qualify as drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce.
Hours of Service of Drivers: R&R Transportation Group; Application for Exemption
Document Number: 2015-17019
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces that it has received an application from the R&R Transportation Group (R&R) for an exemption from the minimum 30- minute rest break requirement of the Agency's hours-of-service (HOS) regulations for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. The exemption would be available to R&R's drivers engaged in the transportation of materials that by their nature must be attended, such as radioactive materials, pharmaceuticals, and ammunition. The exemption would provide qualified drivers the same regulatory flexibility that the HOS regulations allow drivers transporting explosives, i.e. to use 30 minutes or more of attendance time to meet the HOS rest break requirements, provided they do not perform any other work during the break. FMCSA requests public comment on R&R's application for exemption.
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