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II. Legal Basis
FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315 to grant exemptions
from certain parts of the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations. FMCSA must
publish a notice of each exemption
request in the Federal Register (49 CFR
381.315(a)). The Agency 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.
The Agency reviews safety analyses
and public comments submitted, 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)) with the reasons for
denying or granting the application and,
if granted, the name of the person or
class of persons receiving the
exemption, and the regulatory provision
from which the exemption is granted.
The notice must also specify the
effective period and explain the terms
and conditions of the exemption. The
exemption may be renewed (49 CFR
381.300(b)).
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III. Request for Exemption
CRST is one of the nation’s largest
transportation companies with a fleet of
more than 4,500 commercial motor
vehicles (CMVs). CRST seeks an
exemption from 49 CFR 383.25(a)(1)
that would allow CLP holders who have
successfully passed a CDL skills test and
are thus eligible to receive a CDL, to be
able to drive without having a CDL
holder seated beside them in the
vehicle. CRST, however, indicates in
their exemption request that the CDL
holder will remain in the vehicle at all
times while the CLP holder is driving—
just not in the front seat. CRST further
requests that the exemption include that
the CLP holder could drive for the
remainder of the time available on the
driver’s CLP before expiration, provided
the driver can supply evidence of
passing the CDL exam to law
enforcement personnel. This would
allow such a driver to operate more
freely and in a way that benefits the
driver, the carrier, and the economy as
a whole.
CRST states that FMCSA is aware that
the trucking industry is facing a
shortage of qualified and well-trained
drivers to meet the ever-growing
shipping demands. CRST believes that
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effectively recruit, train, and employ
new entrants to the trucking industry.
Prior to the implementation of section
383.25(a)(1), States routinely issued
temporary CDLs to drivers who passed
the CDL skills test. The temporary CDL
allowed CRST time to route the new
driver to his or her State of domicile to
obtain a CDL, and to place the new
driver into an on-the-job training
position with a driver-trainer. In this
scenario, a more experienced driver
could mentor and observe the new
driver, but was not required to be on
duty and in the front seat at all times.
Thus, the new driver could become
productive immediately, allowing more
freight movement for CRST and
compensation for the new driver.
CRST contends that compliance with
the CDL rule places them in a very
difficult position regarding how they
return the CLP holder who has passed
his or her skills testing back to their
State of domicile to obtain their CDL.
According to CRST, the two possible
courses of action in this scenario are
simple, yet costly: (1) CRST sends CLP
holders to their home State by public
transportation to obtain the CDL and
hopes the drivers return to CRST for
employment; and (2) CRST sends CLP
holders back to their home State as
passengers on one of its trucks. CRST
goes on to detail the negative
consequences of these courses of action,
including: (1) The new drivers would
suffer financially because it could be
several days or even weeks before they
obtain their home State CDL and are
available to return to work; (2) safety
would also be degraded in these
situations because there will be a break
in driving for CLP holders who have
passed the skills test until they can
receive their CDL and return to CRST to
start work; (3) increased costs to CRST
for public transportation to return CLP
holders who have passed the skills test
in another State to their home State for
issuance of the CDL; (4) further financial
loss as CRST would undoubtedly lose
control of some CLP holders once they
returned home and obtained their
CDL—as they may find employment
elsewhere, or in a different industry;
and (5) if CRST elected to send CLP
holders who have passed their skills test
home on a CRST truck, CRST must
operate at double the cost for half of the
productivity.
CRST asserts that the exemption is
consistent with FMCSA’s comments in
the preamble to the final rule published
on May 9, 2011, that promulgated 49
CFR 383.25(a). The Agency said:
‘‘FMCSA does not believe that it is safe
to permit inexperienced drivers who
have not yet passed the CDL skills test
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to drive unaccompanied.’’ (76 FR
26861). The exemption sought would
apply only to those CRST drivers who
have passed the CDL skills test and hold
a CLP.
IV. Method To Ensure an Equivalent or
Greater Level of Safety
CRST states that granting this
exemption will result in a level of safety
that is equal to or greater than the level
of safety of the rule without the
exemption. The practical result of the
exemption is that a CLP holder who has
passed a CDL skills test would be able
to drive without the requirements of
§ 383.25(a)(1) and begin immediate and
productive on-the-job training. This
allows these drivers to continue to use
and sharpen their recently acquired
driving skills and put them to work—in
addition to immediately earning an
income—under the mentoring and
observation of a more experienced
driver until they can return to their
home State to be issued a CDL.
In the June 11, 2015, Federal Register,
FMCSA granted a similar exemption
from 49 CFR 383.25(a)(1) to C.R.
England, Inc. Under the terms and
conditions of that exemption, a CLP
holder who has documentation of
passing the CDL skills test may drive a
CMV for C.R. England without being
accompanied by a CDL holder in the
front seat. The Agency believed that
C.R. England’s request for exemption
would achieve a level of safety that is
equivalent to, or greater than, the level
of safety achieved without the
exemption (80 FR 33329).
A copy of CRST’s application for
exemption is available for review in the
docket for this notice.
Issued on: December 18, 2015.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. DOT–NHTSA–2015–0051]
Notice and Request for Comments
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:
The DOT invites public
comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for new information
SUMMARY:
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collection. Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from
OMB. Under procedures established by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before seeking OMB approval, Federal
agencies must solicit public comment
on proposed collections of information,
including extensions and reinstatement
of previously approved collections.
In compliance with these
requirements, this notice announces
that the following information
collection request has been forwarded to
OMB. A Federal Register Notice with a
60 day comment period soliciting
comments on the following information
collection was published on June 17,
2015 (79 CFR14922). No comments were
received on this matter during the first
public review on that notice. OMB will
accept comments from the public during
the 30 day review and approval period.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by February 4, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for the Secretary
of Transportation, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503. (Identify by
Docket No. DOT–NHTSA–2015–0051).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan McHenry, (202) 366–6540, Office
of Emergency Medical Services,
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: New.
Title: National Emergency Medical
Services Information System
(NEMSIS)—State Submission to
National Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) Database.
Type of Review: New Information
Collection.
Abstract: NHTSA supports and funds
NEMSIS to further its goal of reducing
death and disability on the Nation’s
roadways. The NEMSIS Technical
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Assistance Center (TAC) assists State
and local EMS agencies and software
vendors in implementing NEMSIS
Version 3.0 (and higher)-compliant EMS
data systems and the corresponding
XML standard to support data
transmission and interoperability.
NHTSA also maintains the National
EMS Database and a national reporting
system. NHTSA supported the initial
development of the National EMS
Information System, including the
supporting Data Dictionary and
technology infrastructure, at the request
of the National Association of State EMS
Officials. This effort developed the firstever standardized EMS patient care
reporting mechanism, which would
provide essential information that could
lead to improved patient care at local,
State and national levels. Both the
Senate and House included NEMSIS
language in FY05 NHTSA
Appropriations, directing NHTSA to
continue implementation of NEMSIS
and the National EMS Database.
Congress has continued to support
funding for the NEMSIS TAC and the
National EMS Database.
The information collected in the
National EMS Database will be used to:
(1) Better describe EMS across the
country, (2) provide information that
will help NHTSA better understand the
serious injuries sustained as a result of
motor vehicle crashes, (3) inform the
NHTSA Office of EMS on changes in
clinical practices/protocols, medications
and other factors that impact National
EMS Education Standards, developed
by NHTSA, (4) support EMS research,
and (5) support a comprehensive set of
local and State EMS Performance
Measures that are currently under
development, with support of NHTSA.
The National EMS Database is
populated by collecting data from State
EMS databases. State EMS databases are
populated with patient care records
from local or regional EMS agencies.
The most complete report is the local
EMS electronic patient care report
completed for each EMS response. A
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subset of each the local EMS report is
submitted electronically to the State
EMS database and the State EMS office
electronically transmits a smaller subset
of all the local data to the NEMSIS TAC
for inclusion in the National EMS
Database. The data at the national level
contains no personally identifiable
information, and is reported in the
aggregate.
Affected Public: State and territory
EMS offices, and, in some cases, EMS
software vendors.
Estimated number of Respondents:
56.
Frequency: Through web services,
within a few hours of when the State
receives the local record.
Number of Responses: Depends on
each State and how many patient calls
are responded to. All transmissions are
machine to machine.
Total Annual Burden: Estimate total
annual burden to be approximately12
hours per respondent and cumulative
total of 672 hours.
Form Numbers: No forms.
Public Comments Invited: You Are
Asked To Comment On Any Aspect Of
This information collection, including
(a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the
Department’s performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
ways for the Department to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways
that the burden could be minimized
without reducing the quality of the
collected information. The agency will
summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1:48.
Issued on: December 29, 2015.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. DOT-NHTSA-2015-0051]
Notice and Request for Comments
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: The DOT invites public comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for new information
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collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information
from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures
established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB
approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed
collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of
previously approved collections.
In compliance with these requirements, this notice announces that
the following information collection request has been forwarded to OMB.
A Federal Register Notice with a 60 day comment period soliciting
comments on the following information collection was published on June
17, 2015 (79 CFR14922). No comments were received on this matter during
the first public review on that notice. OMB will accept comments from
the public during the 30 day review and approval period.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by February 4, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Secretary of Transportation,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. (Identify by Docket No. DOT-
NHTSA-2015-0051).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan McHenry, (202) 366-6540, Office
of Emergency Medical Services, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: New.
Title: National Emergency Medical Services Information System
(NEMSIS)--State Submission to National Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Database.
Type of Review: New Information Collection.
Abstract: NHTSA supports and funds NEMSIS to further its goal of
reducing death and disability on the Nation's roadways. The NEMSIS
Technical Assistance Center (TAC) assists State and local EMS agencies
and software vendors in implementing NEMSIS Version 3.0 (and higher)-
compliant EMS data systems and the corresponding XML standard to
support data transmission and interoperability. NHTSA also maintains
the National EMS Database and a national reporting system. NHTSA
supported the initial development of the National EMS Information
System, including the supporting Data Dictionary and technology
infrastructure, at the request of the National Association of State EMS
Officials. This effort developed the first-ever standardized EMS
patient care reporting mechanism, which would provide essential
information that could lead to improved patient care at local, State
and national levels. Both the Senate and House included NEMSIS language
in FY05 NHTSA Appropriations, directing NHTSA to continue
implementation of NEMSIS and the National EMS Database. Congress has
continued to support funding for the NEMSIS TAC and the National EMS
Database.
The information collected in the National EMS Database will be used
to: (1) Better describe EMS across the country, (2) provide information
that will help NHTSA better understand the serious injuries sustained
as a result of motor vehicle crashes, (3) inform the NHTSA Office of
EMS on changes in clinical practices/protocols, medications and other
factors that impact National EMS Education Standards, developed by
NHTSA, (4) support EMS research, and (5) support a comprehensive set of
local and State EMS Performance Measures that are currently under
development, with support of NHTSA.
The National EMS Database is populated by collecting data from
State EMS databases. State EMS databases are populated with patient
care records from local or regional EMS agencies. The most complete
report is the local EMS electronic patient care report completed for
each EMS response. A subset of each the local EMS report is submitted
electronically to the State EMS database and the State EMS office
electronically transmits a smaller subset of all the local data to the
NEMSIS TAC for inclusion in the National EMS Database. The data at the
national level contains no personally identifiable information, and is
reported in the aggregate.
Affected Public: State and territory EMS offices, and, in some
cases, EMS software vendors.
Estimated number of Respondents: 56.
Frequency: Through web services, within a few hours of when the
State receives the local record.
Number of Responses: Depends on each State and how many patient
calls are responded to. All transmissions are machine to machine.
Total Annual Burden: Estimate total annual burden to be
approximately12 hours per respondent and cumulative total of 672 hours.
Form Numbers: No forms.
Public Comments Invited: You Are Asked To Comment On Any Aspect Of
This information collection, including (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the Department's
performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the
Department to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized
without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency
will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's
clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.
Issued on: December 29, 2015.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2015-33134 Filed 1-4-16; 8:45 am]
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