Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE); Notice of Public Meeting, 75092-75093 [2023-24099]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 75092 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 210 / Wednesday, November 1, 2023 / Notices assist Medical Examiners in determining whether drivers with certain medical conditions are qualified to operate a CMV in interstate commerce. The three individuals listed in this notice have requested renewal of their exemptions from the epilepsy and seizure disorders prohibition in § 391.41(b)(8), in accordance with FMCSA procedures. Accordingly, FMCSA has evaluated these applications for renewal on their merits and decided to extend each exemption for a renewable 2-year period. 31315(b), the following three individuals have satisfied the renewal conditions for obtaining an exemption from the epilepsy and seizure disorders prohibition in the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers: Brian Bommer (OH); David Kietzman (WI); and Jerel Sayers (ID). The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA–2008–0355, FMCSA– 2019–0031, or FMCSA–2020–0047. Their exemptions are applicable as of November 6, 2023 and will expire on November 6, 2025. III. Request for Comments Interested parties or organizations possessing information that would otherwise show that any, or all, of these drivers are not currently achieving the statutory level of safety should immediately notify FMCSA. The Agency will evaluate any adverse evidence submitted and, if safety is being compromised or if continuation of the exemption would not be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b), FMCSA will take immediate steps to revoke the exemption of a driver. V. Conditions and Requirements IV. Basis for Renewing Exemptions In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b), each of the three applicants has satisfied the renewal conditions for obtaining an exemption from the epilepsy and seizure disorders prohibition. The three drivers in this notice remain in good standing with the Agency, have maintained their medical monitoring and have not exhibited any medical issues that would compromise their ability to safely operate a CMV during the previous 2-year exemption 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. As of November 6, 2023, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:48 Oct 31, 2023 Jkt 262001 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 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 valid for 2 years unless revoked earlier by FMCSA. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2023–24066 Filed 10–31–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary [DOT–OST–2023–0137] Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE); Notice of Public Meeting Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: DOT OST announces a meeting of ACTE, which will take place in person at the Hilton Durham, North Carolina. DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, November 15, 2023, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. eastern time. Requests for accommodations because of a disability must be received by Wednesday, November 8. Requests to submit questions must be received no later than Wednesday, November 8. The registration form will close once it hits capacity. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Durham, 3800 Hillsborough Road, Durham, North Carolina 27705. Members of the public should go to https://www.transportation.gov/civilrights/acte/meetinginfo to access a detailed agenda for the entire meeting, meeting minutes, and additional information on ACTE and its activities. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Norman, Senior Advisor and Designated Federal Officer, Departmental Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, (804) 836–2893, ACTE@dot.gov. Any ACTE-related request or submissions should be sent via email to the point of contact listed above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: 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. Background VII. Conclusion Purpose of the Committee Based on its evaluation of the three 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 ACTE was established to provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation about comprehensive, interdisciplinary issues related to civil rights and transportation equity in the planning, design, research, policy, and advocacy contexts from a variety of transportation equity practitioners and PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01NON1.SGM 01NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 210 / Wednesday, November 1, 2023 / Notices community leaders. Specifically, the Committee will provide advice and recommendations to inform the Department’s efforts to: Implement the Agency’s Equity Action Plan and Strategic Plan, helping to institutionalize equity into Agency programs, policies, regulations, and activities; Strengthen and establish partnerships with overburdened and underserved communities who have been historically underrepresented in the Department’s outreach and engagement, including those in rural and urban areas; Empower communities to have a meaningful voice in local and regional transportation decisions; and Ensure the compliance of Federal funding recipients with civil rights laws and nondiscrimination programs, policies, regulations, and activities. Meeting Agenda The agenda for the meeting will consist of: Sharing the background and purpose of the ACTE Obtaining recommendations and feedback for the ACTE through open discussion and breakout sessions ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Meeting Participation Advance registration is required. Please register at https:// www.surveymonkey.com/r/S9Z76HJ by the deadline referenced in the DATES section. The meeting will be open to the public for its entirety. The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, such as sign language, interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact the point of contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Questions from the public will be answered during the public comment period only at the discretion of the ACTE chair, vice chair, and designated Federal officer. Members of the public may submit written comments and questions to the points of contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section on the topics to be considered during the meeting by the deadline referenced in the DATES section. Dated: October 27, 2023. Irene Marion, Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights. [FR Doc. 2023–24099 Filed 10–31–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:48 Oct 31, 2023 Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary [OST Docket No. DOT–OST–2011–0022] Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB Agency Request for Revision of a Previously Approved Collection: Online Complaint Form for Service-Related Issues in Air Transportation Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. Revision of information related to an active OMB control number. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended, this notice announces the Department of Transportation’s intention to revise information related to an OMB control number for an online complaint form by which a consumer can electronically submit a servicerelated complaint against an airline and other air travel-related companies. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 2, 2024. ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not duplicate your docket submissions, please submit them by only one of the following means: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting comments; • Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W–12/140, Washington, DC 20590–0001; or • Hand delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W–12/140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202–366–9329. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daeleen Chesley, Office of the Secretary, Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (C–70), U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590, 202 366– 6792 (voice) or at Daeleen.Chesley@ dot.gov. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 2105–0568. Title: Revision of the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection’s Online Air Travel Service Complaint/Comment Form. Abstract: The Department of Transportation’s (Department) Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (OACP) has broad authority under 49 U.S.C., PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 75093 subtitle VII, to investigate and enforce consumer protection and civil rights laws and regulations related to air transportation. OACP monitors compliance with and investigates violations of the Department of Transportation’s aviation economic, consumer protection, and civil rights requirements. Among other things, the office is responsible for receiving and investigating service-related consumer complaints filed against airlines and other air travel-related companies. Complaints submitted to OACP are reviewed by the office to determine the extent to which these entities comply with federal aviation consumer protection and civil rights laws and what, if any, action should be taken. OACP also receives general comments and inquiries from air consumers via the online form, but those are very few compared to the number of complaints filed by consumers on an annual basis. (See Tables 1 and 2, below). This request is to revise the current information collection due to updates that OACP is making to the office’s online air consumer complaint form as part of an Information Technology (IT) system modernization project.1 The updated process continues to allow consumers to input information related to complaints about their flight experience, as well as to submit general inquiries/comments. However, air consumers submitting complaints or comments via the modernized system will be efficiently guided through their entry by a data input system using conditional logic. The modernized system includes additional information fields and, combined with the guided entry, will better ensure an individual air consumer’s specific concerns are more comprehensively captured in the system database. The modernized process will also streamline OACP’s ability to review data and analyze complaints. The revised process will also reduce manual analyst processing steps. These improvements will increase the office’s ability to effectively investigate individual complaints against airlines and other air travel-related companies. This consumer-driven submission process enhances the information collected and positively impacts OACP’s ability to learn about patterns and practices that may develop in violation of aviation consumer protection requirements. The information collection continues to 1 OACP’s legacy database is the Consumer Complaint Application System (CCA). OACP is updating its IT system and the modernized system will be known as the Aviation Complaint, Enforcement, and Reporting System (ACERS). E:\FR\FM\01NON1.SGM 01NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75092-75093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24099]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[DOT-OST-2023-0137]


Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE); Notice of 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: DOT OST announces a meeting of ACTE, which will take place in 
person at the Hilton Durham, North Carolina.

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, November 15, 2023, from 6:30 
to 8 p.m. eastern time. Requests for accommodations because of a 
disability must be received by Wednesday, November 8. Requests to 
submit questions must be received no later than Wednesday, November 8. 
The registration form will close once it hits capacity.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Durham, 3800 
Hillsborough Road, Durham, North Carolina 27705. Members of the public 
should go to https://www.transportation.gov/civil-rights/acte/meetinginfo to access a detailed agenda for the entire meeting, meeting 
minutes, and additional information on ACTE and its activities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Norman, Senior Advisor and 
Designated Federal Officer, Departmental Office of Civil Rights, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 
20590, (804) 836-2893, [email protected]. Any ACTE-related request or 
submissions should be sent via email to the point of contact listed 
above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Purpose of the Committee

    ACTE was established to provide independent advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation about comprehensive, 
interdisciplinary issues related to civil rights and transportation 
equity in the planning, design, research, policy, and advocacy contexts 
from a variety of transportation equity practitioners and

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community leaders. Specifically, the Committee will provide advice and 
recommendations to inform the Department's efforts to:
    Implement the Agency's Equity Action Plan and Strategic Plan, 
helping to institutionalize equity into Agency programs, policies, 
regulations, and activities;
    Strengthen and establish partnerships with overburdened and 
underserved communities who have been historically underrepresented in 
the Department's outreach and engagement, including those in rural and 
urban areas;
    Empower communities to have a meaningful voice in local and 
regional transportation decisions; and
    Ensure the compliance of Federal funding recipients with civil 
rights laws and nondiscrimination programs, policies, regulations, and 
activities.

Meeting Agenda

    The agenda for the meeting will consist of:

Sharing the background and purpose of the ACTE
Obtaining recommendations and feedback for the ACTE through open 
discussion and breakout sessions

Meeting Participation

    Advance registration is required. Please register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S9Z76HJ by the deadline referenced in the DATES 
section. The meeting will be open to the public for its entirety. The 
U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to providing equal 
access to this meeting for all participants. If you need alternative 
formats or services because of a disability, such as sign language, 
interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact the point of 
contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 
Questions from the public will be answered during the public comment 
period only at the discretion of the ACTE chair, vice chair, and 
designated Federal officer. Members of the public may submit written 
comments and questions to the points of contact listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section on the topics to be considered 
during the meeting by the deadline referenced in the DATES section.

    Dated: October 27, 2023.
Irene Marion,
Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2023-24099 Filed 10-31-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-9X-P

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