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I. Public Participation
A. Viewing Documents and Comments
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docket number, FMCSA–2013–0444,
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II. Background
On August 17, 2020, FMCSA
published a notice announcing its
decision to renew exemptions for nine
individuals from the epilepsy and
seizure disorders prohibition in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(8) to operate a CMV in
interstate commerce and requested
comments from the public (85 FR
50064). The public comment period
ended on September 16, 2020, and no
comments were received.
FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility
of these applicants and determined that
renewing these exemptions would
achieve a level of safety equivalent to,
or greater than, the level that would be
achieved by complying with
§ 391.41(b)(8).
The physical qualification standard
for drivers regarding epilepsy found in
§ 391.41(b)(8) states that a person is
physically qualified to drive a CMV if
that person has no established medical
history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy
or any other condition which is likely
to cause the loss of consciousness or any
loss of ability to control a CMV.
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In addition to the regulations, FMCSA
has published advisory criteria 1 to
assist medical examiners in determining
whether drivers with certain medical
conditions are qualified to operate a
CMV in interstate commerce.
III. Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received no comments in this
proceeding.
IV. Conclusion
Based on its evaluation of the nine
renewal exemption applications,
FMCSA announces its decision to
exempt the following 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), the following groups of
drivers received renewed exemptions in
the month of August and are discussed
below.
As of August 1, 2020, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315(b), the following eight
individuals have satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption
from the epilepsy and seizure disorders
prohibition in the FMCSRs for interstate
CMV drivers (85 FR 50064):
Brian Checkley (NJ)
Steven Ford (WI)
Paul Gomez (CA)
Thomas Ork (NY)
Milton Tatham (NV)
Phillip Moore (CT)
Joshua Thomas (MN)
Troy Nichols (TX)
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2013–0444, FMCSA–
2015–0321, FMCSA–2018–0051,
FMCSA–2018–0052, and FMCSA–2018–
0053. Their exemptions were applicable
as of August 1, 2020, and will expire on
August 1, 2022.
As of August 28, 2020, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315(b), the following individual has
satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the
epilepsy and seizure disorders
prohibition in the FMCSRs for interstate
CMV drivers (85 FR 50064):
Terry Hamby (NC)
This driver was included in docket
number FMCSA–2014–0212. The
exemption was applicable as of August
28, 2020, and will expire on August 28,
2022.
In accordance with 49 U.S.C.
31315(b), each exemption will be valid
1 These criteria may be found in APPENDIX A TO
PART 391—MEDICAL ADVISORY CRITERIA,
section H. Epilepsy: § 391.41(b)(8), paragraphs 3, 4,
and 5, which is available on the internet at https://
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2015-title49-vol5/pdf/
CFR-2015-title49-vol5-part391-appA.pdf.
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for 2 years from the effective date unless
revoked earlier by FMCSA. The
exemption will be revoked if the
following occurs: (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 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(e) and
31315(b).
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2020–0027–N–29]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the information collection and its
expected burden. On August 26, 2020,
FRA published a notice providing a 60day period for public comment on the
ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular ICR by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Qiana Swayne, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590
(telephone: (202) 493–0414) or
Qiana.Swayne@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
SUMMARY:
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two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8
through 1320.12. On August 26, 2020,
FRA published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register soliciting comment on
the ICR for which it is now seeking
OMB approval. See 85 FR 52657. FRA
received no comments in response to
this 60-day notice.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve the proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. Federal law requires
OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30-day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.10(b); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes the 30-day
notice informs the regulated community
to file relevant comments and affords
the agency adequate time to digest
public comments before it renders a
decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
Therefore, respondents should submit
their respective comments to OMB
within 30 days of publication to best
ensure having their full effect.
Comments are invited on the
following ICR regarding: (1) Whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
information 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 to minimize the
burden of information collection
activities on the public, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
The summaries below describe the
ICR that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Workforce Development Survey.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0621.
Abstract: FRA has statutory
responsibility to ensure the safety of
railroad operations under 49 U.S.C.
20103. To conduct safe railroad
operations, the workforce must have the
requisite knowledge and skills to
operate equipment and utilize
technologies. FRA therefore seeks to
promote workforce development policy
and standards to ensure the workforce
has the necessary knowledge and skills
to conduct safe railroad operations. Due
to an increasingly dynamic and
maturing workforce, combined with
continual changes in knowledge and
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skills required to use new technologies,
there is an increasing risk of not having
the necessary talent pools to fill critical
railroad operational positions.
Since 2011, FRA has routinely
performed a comprehensive overview of
the railroad industry workforce. The
Railroad Industry Modal Profile was a
response to the DOT National
Transportation Workforce Development
Initiative that required each DOT
Operating Administration to produce an
analysis of its industry workforce. The
most recent published update in April
2016, Railroad Industry Modal Profile:
An Outline of the Railroad Industry
Workforce Trends, Challenges, and
Opportunities, highlighted numerous
workforce challenges including age,
diversity, knowledge management and
succession planning, work-life balance,
recruitment, and the impact of evolving
technology.
The prevailing workforce concerns
during the early stages of the DOT
National Transportation Workforce
Development Initiative were the large
number of retirement-eligible employees
in transportation-related fields and the
national shortage of science, technology,
engineering, and math graduates.
Because the railroad industry had done
very little hiring in the late 1980s and
throughout most of the 1990s, the
retirement-eligible population became
quite large, even beyond that of most
other industries and transportation
modes (each of which was also
grappling with similar retirement
population concerns).
These workforce challenges persist.
Although the industry has recognized
the need to focus on recruitment and
retention strategies, it continues to face
risks in maintaining a viable workforce
and building a pipeline of diverse
talent. To take effective and efficient
action to minimize these risks, FRA
requires reliable information on current
workforce development challenges,
strategies, and outcomes. Initial data
collected for the Railroad Industry
Modal Profile established a baseline
understanding of the risks and status.
However, to confirm and further
develop the understanding of the risks,
potential solutions, and best practices
that have been implemented by railroad
stakeholders, this revised survey is
proposed. With this submission, FRA is
requesting permission to gather the
needed information about the railroad
industry workforce.
Type of Request: Extension without
Change.
Affected Public: Class I freight and
passenger railroads, short line and
regional railroads, labor unions, major
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associations, academia, and specialty
experts.
Form(s): FRA F 240.
Respondent Universe: 847.
Frequency of Submission: One-time.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
213.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
88.75 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $3,637.86.
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 unless it displays 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
Federal Transit Administration
Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and
Prohibited Drug Use in Transit
Operations
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of calendar year 2021
random drug and alcohol testing rates.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
calendar year 2021 drug and alcohol
random testing rates for employers
subject to 49 CFR part 655. The
minimum random drug testing rate will
remain at 50 percent, and the random
alcohol testing rate will remain at 10
percent.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Applicable Date: January 1,
2021.
Iyon
Rosario, Drug and Alcohol Program
Manager in the Office of Transit Safety
and Oversight, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
202–366–2010 or email: Iyon.Rosario@
dot.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
On
January 1, 1995, FTA required large
transit employers to begin drug and
alcohol testing of employees performing
safety-sensitive functions, and to submit
annual reports by March 15 of each year
beginning in 1996, pursuant to drug and
alcohol regulations adopted by FTA at
49 CFR parts 653 and 654 in February
1994. The annual report includes the
number of employees who had a
verified positive test for the use of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2020-0027-N-29]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), 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), this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes the information collection and
its expected burden. On August 26, 2020, FRA published a notice
providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular ICR by
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments''
or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Qiana Swayne, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-0414) or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to
issue
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two notices seeking public comment on information collection activities
before OMB may approve paperwork packages. See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5
CFR 1320.8 through 1320.12. On August 26, 2020, FRA published a 60-day
notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on the ICR for which
it is now seeking OMB approval. See 85 FR 52657. FRA received no
comments in response to this 60-day notice.
Before OMB decides whether to approve the proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. Federal law
requires OMB to approve or disapprove paperwork packages between 30 and
60 days after the 30-day notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)-(c); 5
CFR 1320.10(b); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. OMB
believes the 30-day notice informs the regulated community to file
relevant comments and affords the agency adequate time to digest public
comments before it renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
Therefore, respondents should submit their respective comments to OMB
within 30 days of publication to best ensure having their full effect.
Comments are invited on the following ICR regarding: (1) Whether
the information collection activities are necessary for FRA to properly
execute its functions, including whether the information 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 to minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
The summaries below describe the ICR that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Workforce Development Survey.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0621.
Abstract: FRA has statutory responsibility to ensure the safety of
railroad operations under 49 U.S.C. 20103. To conduct safe railroad
operations, the workforce must have the requisite knowledge and skills
to operate equipment and utilize technologies. FRA therefore seeks to
promote workforce development policy and standards to ensure the
workforce has the necessary knowledge and skills to conduct safe
railroad operations. Due to an increasingly dynamic and maturing
workforce, combined with continual changes in knowledge and skills
required to use new technologies, there is an increasing risk of not
having the necessary talent pools to fill critical railroad operational
positions.
Since 2011, FRA has routinely performed a comprehensive overview of
the railroad industry workforce. The Railroad Industry Modal Profile
was a response to the DOT National Transportation Workforce Development
Initiative that required each DOT Operating Administration to produce
an analysis of its industry workforce. The most recent published update
in April 2016, Railroad Industry Modal Profile: An Outline of the
Railroad Industry Workforce Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities,
highlighted numerous workforce challenges including age, diversity,
knowledge management and succession planning, work-life balance,
recruitment, and the impact of evolving technology.
The prevailing workforce concerns during the early stages of the
DOT National Transportation Workforce Development Initiative were the
large number of retirement-eligible employees in transportation-related
fields and the national shortage of science, technology, engineering,
and math graduates. Because the railroad industry had done very little
hiring in the late 1980s and throughout most of the 1990s, the
retirement-eligible population became quite large, even beyond that of
most other industries and transportation modes (each of which was also
grappling with similar retirement population concerns).
These workforce challenges persist. Although the industry has
recognized the need to focus on recruitment and retention strategies,
it continues to face risks in maintaining a viable workforce and
building a pipeline of diverse talent. To take effective and efficient
action to minimize these risks, FRA requires reliable information on
current workforce development challenges, strategies, and outcomes.
Initial data collected for the Railroad Industry Modal Profile
established a baseline understanding of the risks and status. However,
to confirm and further develop the understanding of the risks,
potential solutions, and best practices that have been implemented by
railroad stakeholders, this revised survey is proposed. With this
submission, FRA is requesting permission to gather the needed
information about the railroad industry workforce.
Type of Request: Extension without Change.
Affected Public: Class I freight and passenger railroads, short
line and regional railroads, labor unions, major associations,
academia, and specialty experts.
Form(s): FRA F 240.
Respondent Universe: 847.
Frequency of Submission: One-time.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 213.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 88.75 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent:
$3,637.86.
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 unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
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