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period. In addition, for Commercial
Driver’s License (CDL) holders, the
Commercial Driver’s License
Information System and the Motor
Carrier Management Information System
are searched for crash and violation
data. For non-CDL holders, the Agency
reviews the driving records from the
State Driver’s Licensing Agency. These
factors provide an adequate basis for
predicting each driver’s ability to
continue to safely operate a CMV in
interstate commerce. Therefore, FMCSA
concludes that extending the exemption
for each renewal applicant for a period
of 2 years is likely to achieve a level of
safety equal to that existing without the
exemption.
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315(b), the following groups of
drivers received renewed exemptions in
the month of October and are discussed
below.
As of October 15, 2020, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315(b), the following four individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the
epilepsy and seizure disorders
prohibition in the FMCSRs for interstate
CMV drivers:
Ricky B. Alegre (NJ)
Thomas Avery, Jr. (NY)
Peter Bender (MN)
Alan Von Lintel (KS)
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2014–0212, FMCSA–
2014–0215, and FMCSA–2018–0053.
Their exemptions are applicable as of
October 15, 2020, and will expire on
October 15, 2022.
As of October 17, 2020, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315(b), the following two individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the
epilepsy and seizure disorders
prohibition in the FMCSRs for interstate
CMV drivers:
Jose Lara-Ramirez (NV) and Bryan
Sheehan (FL)
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2018–0054. Their
exemptions are applicable as of October
17, 2020, and will expire on October 17,
2022.
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V. Conditions and Requirements
The exemptions are extended subject
to the following conditions: (1) Each
driver must remain seizure-free and
maintain a stable treatment during the
2-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
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examination by a certified ME, as
defined by § 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 selfemployed. The driver must also have a
copy of the exemption when driving, for
presentation to a duly authorized
Federal, State, or local enforcement
official. The exemption will be
rescinded if: (1) The person 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 before it was granted; or
(3) continuation of the exemption would
not be consistent with the goals and
objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315(b).
VI. 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.
VII. Conclusion
Based on its evaluation of the six
exemption applications, FMCSA renews
the exemptions of the aforementioned
drivers from the epilepsy and seizure
disorders prohibition in § 391.41(b)(8).
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315(b), each exemption will be
valid for 2 years unless revoked earlier
by FMCSA.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–20200027–N–26]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks
approval of the Information Collection
Request (ICR) abstracted below. Before
submitting this ICR to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval, FRA is soliciting public
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comment on specific aspects of the
activities identified below.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 4, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the ICR activities to Ms. Qiana
Swayne, Office of Railroad Policy and
Development, Federal Railroad
Administration at email:
Qiana.Swayne@dot.gov or telephone:
(202) 493–6216. Please refer to the
assigned OMB control number in any
correspondence submitted. FRA will
summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice and include them in its
information collection submission to
OMB for approval.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and
its implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days’ notice to the public to
allow comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB
approval of the activities. See 44 U.S.C.
3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 through
1320.12. Specifically, FRA invites
interested parties to comment on the
following ICR regarding: (1) Whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activities will have practical utility; (2)
the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the
burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways for FRA to
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
FRA believes that soliciting public
comment may reduce the administrative
and paperwork burdens associated with
the collection of information that
Federal regulations mandate. In
summary, FRA reasons that comments
received will advance three objectives:
(1) reduce reporting burdens; (2)
organize information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user-friendly’’ format
to improve the use of such information;
and (3) accurately assess the resources
expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
The summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
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Title: Design and Evaluation of a
Robust Manual Locomotive Operating
Mode.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0623.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is
to design and evaluate a prototype
locomotive operating mode that allows
an engineer to ‘‘manually’’ control a
train by providing a desired speed target
while the control system determines the
throttle notch changes required. This
research addresses DOT’s safety
strategic goal. Information collected
from this research will be used by
researchers and equipment designers to
evaluate the merit of a prototype display
and control configuration maximizing
the use of both automation and human
capabilities. The information will also
assist the Federal government in
recommending display design standards
to the rail industry for future displays
and the results may help design future
displays and controls for locomotives.
This ICR, which was previously
Number of
respondents
approved by OMB, will be extended as
the study was not completed by the
anticipated completion date.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Railroad Engineers,
College Student Volunteers.
Respondent Universe: 20 Engineers/
10 Volunteers.
Frequency of Submission: Once.
Reporting Burden:
Average time
Total annual
burden hours
Total annual
dollar cost
equivalent *
Simulator Familiarity and Training—Engineers ...............................................
Simulator Familiarity and Training—College Students ....................................
Experimental Sessions in Simulator—Engineers ............................................
Experimental Sessions in Simulator—College Students .................................
NASA-Task Load Index Questionnaire Completions—Engineers ...................
NASA-Task Load Index Questionnaire Completions—College Students .......
20
10
20
10
20
10
3
3
6
6
0.1
0.1
60
30
120
60
1.3
0.7
$1,935.60
360.00
3,871.20
720.00
43.23
8.04
Total ..........................................................................................................
90
18.2
272
6,938.07
* Per the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019, (53–4011) Locomotive Engineers, the median
hourly wage is $32.26 per hour. The minimum wage, as of September 2020, for Massachusetts is $12.00 per hour. Therefore, the cost would be
$32.26 x 181.34 hours = $5,850.03 and $12.00 x 90.67 hours = 1,088.04 for a total of $6,938.07. This is an estimated cost. The actual cost will
vary based upon current locomotive engineer wages.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
90.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 272.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that a
respondent is not required to respond
to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of
information that does not display a
currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2019–0201]
Pipeline Safety: Request for Special
Permit; Columbia Gulf Transmission,
LLC
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA); DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
PHMSA is publishing this
notice to solicit public comments on a
request for special permit received from
the Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC
(CGT). The special permit request is
seeking relief from compliance with
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certain requirements in the Federal
pipeline safety regulations. At the
conclusion of the 30-day comment
period, PHMSA will review the
comments received from this notice as
part of its evaluation to grant or deny
the special permit request.
DATES: Submit any comments regarding
this special permit request by November
4, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments should reference
the docket number for this specific
special permit request and may be
submitted in the following ways:
• E-Gov Website: https://
www.Regulations.gov. This site allows
the public to enter comments on any
Federal Register notice issued by any
agency.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management System:
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: Docket Management
System: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: You should identify the
docket number for the special permit
request you are commenting on at the
beginning of your comments. If you
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submit your comments by mail, please
submit two (2) copies. To receive
confirmation that PHMSA has received
your comments, please include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Internet
users may submit comments at https://
www.Regulations.gov.
Note: There is a privacy statement
published on https://
www.Regulations.gov. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, are posted without changes or
edits to https://www.Regulations.gov.
Confidential Business Information:
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
is commercial or financial information
that is both customarily and actually
treated as private by its owner. Under
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments
responsive to this notice contain
commercial or financial information
that is customarily treated as private,
that you actually treat as private, and
that is relevant or responsive to this
notice, it is important that you clearly
designate the submitted comments as
CBI. Pursuant to 49 Code of Federal
Regulations CFR 190.343, you may ask
PHMSA to give confidential treatment
to information you give to the agency by
taking the following steps: (1) Mark each
page of the original document
submission containing CBI as
‘‘Confidential’’; (2) send PHMSA, along
with the original document, a second
copy of the original document with the
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2020-21887]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-20200027-N-26]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below. Before submitting this ICR
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is
soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities
identified below.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 4, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the ICR activities to Ms. Qiana
Swayne, Office of Railroad Policy and Development, Federal Railroad
Administration at email: [email protected] or telephone: (202) 493-
6216. Please refer to the assigned OMB control number in any
correspondence submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent notice and include them in its
information collection submission to OMB for approval.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, and its implementing regulations, 5
CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to provide 60-days' notice to
the public to allow comment on information collection activities before
seeking OMB approval of the activities. See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR
1320.8 through 1320.12. Specifically, FRA invites interested parties to
comment on the following ICR regarding: (1) Whether the information
collection activities are necessary for FRA to properly execute its
functions, including whether the activities will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FRA's estimates of the burden of the
information collection activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimates; (3) ways
for FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
being collected; and (4) ways for FRA to minimize the burden of
information collection activities on the public, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
FRA believes that soliciting public comment may reduce the
administrative and paperwork burdens associated with the collection of
information that Federal regulations mandate. In summary, FRA reasons
that comments received will advance three objectives: (1) reduce
reporting burdens; (2) organize information collection requirements in
a ``user-friendly'' format to improve the use of such information; and
(3) accurately assess the resources expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501.
The summary below describes the ICR that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
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Title: Design and Evaluation of a Robust Manual Locomotive
Operating Mode.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0623.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to design and evaluate a
prototype locomotive operating mode that allows an engineer to
``manually'' control a train by providing a desired speed target while
the control system determines the throttle notch changes required. This
research addresses DOT's safety strategic goal. Information collected
from this research will be used by researchers and equipment designers
to evaluate the merit of a prototype display and control configuration
maximizing the use of both automation and human capabilities. The
information will also assist the Federal government in recommending
display design standards to the rail industry for future displays and
the results may help design future displays and controls for
locomotives. This ICR, which was previously approved by OMB, will be
extended as the study was not completed by the anticipated completion
date.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Railroad Engineers, College Student Volunteers.
Respondent Universe: 20 Engineers/10 Volunteers.
Frequency of Submission: Once.
Reporting Burden:
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Total annual
Number of Average time Total annual dollar cost
respondents burden hours equivalent *
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Simulator Familiarity and Training--Engineers... 20 3 60 $1,935.60
Simulator Familiarity and Training--College 10 3 30 360.00
Students.......................................
Experimental Sessions in Simulator--Engineers... 20 6 120 3,871.20
Experimental Sessions in Simulator--College 10 6 60 720.00
Students.......................................
NASA-Task Load Index Questionnaire Completions-- 20 0.1 1.3 43.23
Engineers......................................
NASA-Task Load Index Questionnaire Completions-- 10 0.1 0.7 8.04
College Students...............................
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Total....................................... 90 18.2 272 6,938.07
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* Per the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019, (53-4011) Locomotive
Engineers, the median hourly wage is $32.26 per hour. The minimum wage, as of September 2020, for
Massachusetts is $12.00 per hour. Therefore, the cost would be $32.26 x 181.34 hours = $5,850.03 and $12.00 x
90.67 hours = 1,088.04 for a total of $6,938.07. This is an estimated cost. The actual cost will vary based
upon current locomotive engineer wages.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 90.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 272.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi),
FRA informs all interested parties that a respondent is not required to
respond to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of information that does
not display a currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2020-21887 Filed 10-2-20; 8:45 am]
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