Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance, 60092 [2021-23520]
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17, 2021 and will expire on December
17, 2023.
As of December 24, 2021, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315(b), the following three
individuals have satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption
from the vision requirement in the
FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (78
FR 63302, 78 FR 64274, 78 FR 77778,
78 FR 77780, 80 FR 67481, 83 FR 2306,
85 FR 4764):
Thomas G. Gholston (MS); Chad A.
Miller (IA); and Janusz K. Wis (IL)
The drivers were included in docket
numbers FMCSA–2013–0168 and
FMCSA–2013–0169. Their exemptions
are applicable as of December 24, 2021
and will expire on December 24, 2023.
As of December 27, 2021, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315(b), the following five individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (64 FR 27027, 64
FR 51568, 66 FR 53826, 66 FR 63289,
66 FR 66966, 67 FR 10471, 67 FR 19798,
68 FR 64944, 68 FR 69434, 69 FR 19611,
70 FR 53412, 70 FR 57353, 70 FR 67776,
70 FR 72689, 70 FR 74102, 74 FR 60021,
76 FR 75942, 78 FR 67452, 80 FR 67481,
83 FR 2306, 85 FR 4764):
Elmer E. Gockley (PA)
Randall B. Laminack (TX)
Robert W. Lantis (MT)
Eldon Miles (IN)
DeWayne Washington (NC)
The drivers were included in docket
numbers FMCSA–1999–5578, FMCSA–
2001–10578, FMCSA–2002–11426, and
FMCSA–2005–22194. Their exemptions
are applicable as of December 27, 2021
and will expire on December 27, 2023.
V. Conditions and Requirements
The exemptions are extended subject
to the following conditions: (1) Each
driver must undergo an annual physical
examination (a) by an ophthalmologist
or optometrist who attests that the
vision in the better eye continues to
meet the requirements in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10), and (b) by a certified
medical examiner (ME), as defined by
§ 390.5, who attests that the driver is
otherwise physically qualified under
§ 391.41, (2) each driver must provide a
copy of the ophthalmologist’s or
optometrist’s report to the ME at the
time of the annual medical examination,
and (3) 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 if he/her
is self-employed. The driver must also
have a copy of the exemption when
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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.
VI. Conclusion
Based upon its evaluation of the 156
exemption applications, FMCSA renews
the exemptions of the aforementioned
drivers from the vision requirement
in§ 391.41(b)(10), subject to the
requirements cited above. In accordance
with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b),
each exemption will be valid for two
years unless revoked earlier by FMCSA.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–1999–6253]
Petition for Extension of Waiver of
Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on October 15, 2021, the Utah
Transit Authority (UTA) petitioned the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
for a modification and an extension of
a waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR parts
210, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223,
225, 228, 229, 231, 234, 238, 239, 240,
242, and 243. The relevant FRA Docket
Number is FRA–1999–6253.
UTA, operator of the rail fixed
guideway public transit system TRAX in
Salt Lake City, Utah, seeks to extend
and expand the terms and conditions of
its current shared use waiver of
compliance. TRAX is operated with
temporal separation on track owned by
UTA and shared partially with Utah
Railway Company and Savage Bingham
& Garfield Railroad Company freight
trains dispatched by UTA.
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A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment and a
public hearing, they should notify FRA,
in writing, before the end of the
comment period and specify the basis
for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be
submitted at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by
December 13, 2021 will be considered
by FRA before final action is taken.
Comments received after that date will
be considered if practicable. Anyone
can search the electronic form of any
written communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). Under 5
U.S.C. 553(c), the U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT) solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
processes. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
See also https://www.regulations.gov/
privacy-notice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety
Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021–23520 Filed 10–28–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Docket Number FRA–2021–0099]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on October 13, 2021, the Lake
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-1999-6253]
Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that on October 15, 2021, the Utah
Transit Authority (UTA) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) for a modification and an extension of a waiver of compliance
from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations
contained at 49 CFR parts 210, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 225,
228, 229, 231, 234, 238, 239, 240, 242, and 243. The relevant FRA
Docket Number is FRA-1999-6253.
UTA, operator of the rail fixed guideway public transit system TRAX
in Salt Lake City, Utah, seeks to extend and expand the terms and
conditions of its current shared use waiver of compliance. TRAX is
operated with temporal separation on track owned by UTA and shared
partially with Utah Railway Company and Savage Bingham & Garfield
Railroad Company freight trains dispatched by UTA.
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party
desires an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Communications received by December 13, 2021 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date
will be considered if practicable. Anyone can search the electronic
form of any written communications and comments received into any of
our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the document, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), the U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) solicits comments from the public to
better inform its processes. DOT posts these comments, without edit,
including any personal information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See also https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice for the
privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-23520 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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