Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a Currently-Approved Information Collection Request: Hazardous Materials Safety Permits, 24433-24434 [2017-10762]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 101 / Friday, May 26, 2017 / Notices the driver to safely operate a CMV with a history of seizure and each applicant’s driving record found in the Commercial Driver’s License Information System (CDLIS) for commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders, and interstate and intrastate inspections recorded in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). For non-CDL holders, the Agency reviewed the driving records from the State Driver’s Licensing Agency (SDLA). These 20 applicants have been seizure-free over a range of 8 to 34 years while taking anti-seizure medication and maintained a stable medication treatment regimen for the last two years. In each case, the applicant’s treating physician verified his or her seizure history and supports the ability to drive commercially. A summary of each applicant’s seizure history was discussed in the August 4, 2016 (81 FR 51538) Federal Register notice and will not be repeated in this notice. The Agency acknowledges the potential consequences of a driver experiencing a seizure while operating a CMV. However, the Agency believes the drivers granted this exemption have demonstrated that they are unlikely to have a seizure and their medical condition does not pose a risk to public safety. Consequently, FMCSA finds that in each case exempting these applicants from the epilepsy/seizure standard in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(8) is likely to achieve a level of safety equal to that existing without the exemption. IV. Conditions and Requirements The terms and conditions of the exemption are provided to the applicants in the exemption document and includes the following: (1) Each driver must remain seizure-free and maintain a stable treatment during the two-year exemption period; (2) each driver must submit annual reports from their treating physicians attesting to the stability of treatment and that the driver has remained seizure-free; (3) each driver must undergo an annual medical examination by a certified Medical Examiner, as defined by 49 CFR 390.5; and (4) each driver must provide a copy of the annual medical certification to the employer for retention in the driver’s qualification file, or keep a copy of his/her driver’s qualification file if he/she is self-employed. The driver must also have a copy of the exemption when driving, for presentation to a duly authorized Federal, State, or local enforcement official. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:14 May 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 V. Preemption During the period the exemption is in effect, no State shall enforce any law or regulation that conflicts with this exemption with respect to a person operating under the exemption. VI. Conclusion Based upon its evaluation of the 21 exemption applications, FMCSA exempts the following 20 drivers from the epilepsy/seizure standard, 49 CFR 391.41(b)(8), subject to the requirements cited above: Amoriello, Jason (WI) Anderson, Mark (NC) Bienstock, Jeffrey (AZ) Bradford, Jeremy (AL) Drion, Joseph (MD) Elder, Kenneth (KY) Farver, Steven (PA) Foster, Richard (OK) Green, Jeffrey (CA) Harmon, Stephen (WV) Horst, Donald (MD) Hyster, Jordan (OH) Koger, Christopher (PA) Loney, Kyle (WA) Mallory, Leigh (VT) Rialson, Ashley (MN) Sanabria, Gonzalin (FL) Sica, David (CT) Van DeMark, Raymond (NJ) Youse, William (NC) In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), each exemption is valid for two years unless revoked earlier by FMCSA. The exemption will be revoked if the following occurs: (1) The individual fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the exemption; (2) the exemption has resulted in a lower level of safety than was maintained prior to being granted; or (3) continuation of the exemption would not be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 31315. Issued on: May 18, 2017. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2017–10770 Filed 5–25–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0359] Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a CurrentlyApproved Information Collection Request: Hazardous Materials Safety Permits FMCSA, DOT. Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: PO 00000 Frm 00159 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24433 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval. The FMCSA requests approval to revise and extend an existing ICR titled, ‘‘Hazardous Materials Safety Permits.’’ This ICR requires companies holding safety permits to develop communications plans that allow for the periodic tracking of the shipments. A record of the communications that includes the time of the call and location of the shipment may be kept by either the driver (e.g., recorded in the log book) or the company. These records must be kept, either physically or electronically, for at least six months at the company’s principal place of business or readily available to the employees at the company’s principal place of business. FMCSA received no comments in response to the 60-day Federal Register Notice published on November 10, 2016. DATES: Please send your comments by June 26, 2017. OMB must receive your comments by this date in order to act on the ICR. ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA–2016–0359. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and sent via electronic mail to oira_submission@ omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395– 6974, or mailed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Vincent Babich or Mr. Tyrone Gibbs, Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Hazardous Materials Division, Department of Transportation, FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202–366–4871 or 202–366–1705; email vincent.babich@ dot.gov or tyrone.gibbs@dot.gov. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Hazardous Materials Safety Permits. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\26MYN1.SGM 26MYN1 24434 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 101 / Friday, May 26, 2017 / Notices OMB Control Number: 2126–0030. Type of Request: Extension of a currently-approved information collection. Respondents: Motor carriers subject to the HM Safety Permit requirements in 49 CFR part 385, subpart E. Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,304. Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes. The communication between motor carriers and their drivers must take place at least two times per day. It is estimated that it will take 5 minutes to maintain a daily communication record for each driver. Expiration Date: N/A. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 908,000 hours [10.9 million trips × 5 minutes per record ÷ 60 minutes per hour = 908,333.33 rounded to 908,000]. Background: The Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) is responsible for implementing regulations to issue safety permits for transporting certain hazardous materials (HM) in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. The HM Safety Permit regulations (49 CFR part 385, subpart E) require carriers to develop and maintain route plans so that law enforcement officials can verify the correct location of the HM shipment. The FMCSA requires companies holding safety permits to develop a communications plan that allows for the periodic tracking of the shipment. This ICR covers the record of communications that includes the time of the call and location of the shipment. The records may be kept by either the driver (e.g., recorded in the log book) or the company. These records must be kept, either physically or electronically, for at least six months at the company’s principal place of business or be readily available to employees at the company’s principal place of business. The currently-approved information collection is based on an estimated 1,382 respondents. The total number of companies now holding a safety permit is 1,304 therefore in this ICR the estimated number of respondents is being revised to reflect this number. Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection is necessary for the performance of FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of the collected information. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:14 May 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87 on: May 18, 2017. Kelly Regal, Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2017–10762 Filed 5–25–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–2009–0322; FMCSA– 2010–0051; FMCSA–2012–0042; FMCSA– 2012–0043; FMCSA–2014–0012; FMCSA– 2014–0013; FMCSA–2014–0014; FMCSA– 2014–0015] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes 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 of 149 individuals from its rule prohibiting persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from this rule 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 CMV drivers. DATES: Each group of renewed exemptions are effective from the dates stated in the discussions below. Comments must be received on or before June 26, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) numbers: Docket No. FMCSA–2009–0322; FMCSA–2010– 0051; FMCSA–2012–0042; FMCSA– 2012–0043; FMCSA–2014–0012; FMCSA–2014–0013; FMCSA–2014– 0014; FMCSA–2014–0015 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, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00160 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name and the docket number for this notice. Note that DOT posts all comments received without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act heading below. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments, go to https:// www.regulations.gov at any time or Room W12–140 on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. If you want acknowledgment that we received your comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgement page that appears after submitting comments on-line. Privacy Act: Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT’s Privacy Act Statement for the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) published in the Federal Register on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical Programs Division, 202–366–4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64– 224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you have questions regarding viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact Docket Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may renew an exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 2-year period if it finds ‘‘such exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to or greater than the level that would be E:\FR\FM\26MYN1.SGM 26MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24433-24434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10762]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0359]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a 
Currently-Approved Information Collection Request: Hazardous Materials 
Safety Permits

AGENCY: FMCSA, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA 
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) 
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its 
review and approval. The FMCSA requests approval to revise and extend 
an existing ICR titled, ``Hazardous Materials Safety Permits.'' This 
ICR requires companies holding safety permits to develop communications 
plans that allow for the periodic tracking of the shipments. A record 
of the communications that includes the time of the call and location 
of the shipment may be kept by either the driver (e.g., recorded in the 
log book) or the company. These records must be kept, either physically 
or electronically, for at least six months at the company's principal 
place of business or readily available to the employees at the 
company's principal place of business. FMCSA received no comments in 
response to the 60-day Federal Register Notice published on November 
10, 2016.

DATES: Please send your comments by June 26, 2017. OMB must receive 
your comments by this date in order to act on the ICR.

ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Federal Docket Management 
System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2016-0359. Interested persons are 
invited to submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the attention 
of the Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, and sent via electronic mail to 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management 
and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Vincent Babich or Mr. Tyrone 
Gibbs, Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Hazardous Materials 
Division, Department of Transportation, FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-
4871 or 202-366-1705; email vincent.babich@dot.gov or 
tyrone.gibbs@dot.gov. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Hazardous Materials Safety Permits.

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    OMB Control Number: 2126-0030.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently-approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Motor carriers subject to the HM Safety Permit 
requirements in 49 CFR part 385, subpart E.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,304.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes. The communication between 
motor carriers and their drivers must take place at least two times per 
day. It is estimated that it will take 5 minutes to maintain a daily 
communication record for each driver.
    Expiration Date: N/A.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 908,000 hours [10.9 million trips x 
5 minutes per record / 60 minutes per hour = 908,333.33 rounded to 
908,000].
    Background: The Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) is 
responsible for implementing regulations to issue safety permits for 
transporting certain hazardous materials (HM) in accordance with 49 
U.S.C. 5101 et seq. The HM Safety Permit regulations (49 CFR part 385, 
subpart E) require carriers to develop and maintain route plans so that 
law enforcement officials can verify the correct location of the HM 
shipment. The FMCSA requires companies holding safety permits to 
develop a communications plan that allows for the periodic tracking of 
the shipment. This ICR covers the record of communications that 
includes the time of the call and location of the shipment. The records 
may be kept by either the driver (e.g., recorded in the log book) or 
the company. These records must be kept, either physically or 
electronically, for at least six months at the company's principal 
place of business or be readily available to employees at the company's 
principal place of business. The currently-approved information 
collection is based on an estimated 1,382 respondents. The total number 
of companies now holding a safety permit is 1,304 therefore in this ICR 
the estimated number of respondents is being revised to reflect this 
number.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed 
collection is necessary for the performance of FMCSA's functions; (2) 
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the 
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) 
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of 
the collected information.

    Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87 on: May 18, 2017.
Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information 
Technology.
[FR Doc. 2017-10762 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]
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