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certified MEs, if the TCs choose to do
so, using electronic communication
such as fax or email. Consistent with
OMB’s commitment to minimizing
respondents’ recordkeeping and
paperwork burdens, and the increased
use of secure electronic modes of
communication, the Agency anticipates
that approximately 25 percent of the
forms will be transmitted electronically.
Qualifications of Drivers; Vision
Standard
Under 49 CFR 391.41(b), drivers who
do not satisfy, with the worse eye, either
FMCSA’s existing distant visual acuity
standard with corrective lenses or the
field of vision standard, or both, in
§ 391.41(b)(10) are permitted to be
physically qualified to operate a CMV in
interstate commerce under specified
conditions. The alternative vision
standard adopted in the final rule uses
a collaborative process for physical
qualification. Before an individual may
be medically certified under the
alternative vision standard, the
individual must have a vision
evaluation conducted by an
ophthalmologist or optometrist. The
ophthalmologist or optometrist records
the findings and provides specific
medical opinions on the Vision
Evaluation Report, Form MCSA–5871.
Then, an ME performs an examination,
considers the information provided on
the Vision Evaluation Report, Form
MCSA–5871, and determines whether
the individual meets the alternative
vision standard, as well as FMCSA’s
other physical qualification standards. If
the ME determines the individual meets
the physical qualification standards, the
ME may issue an MEC for up to 12
months.
FMCSA allows ophthalmologists and
optometrists to provide the Vision
Evaluation Report, Form MCSA–5871,
to the certified MEs, if they choose to do
so, using electronic communication
such as fax or email. Consistent with
OMB’s commitment to minimizing
respondents’ recordkeeping and
paperwork burdens, and the increased
use of secure electronic modes of
communication, the Agency anticipates
that approximately 25 percent of the
forms will be transmitted electronically.
Title: Medical Qualification
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0006.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Commercial motor
vehicle drivers, motor carriers, medical
examiners, testing centers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
8,123,976.
Expiration Date: March 31, 2025.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden:
3,243,525 hours.
This information collection is
comprised of the following seven
information collection activities.
Physical Qualification Standards:
2,776,978 annual burden hours.
7,175,796 annual respondents.
Resolution of Medical Conflict:
11 annual burden hours.
3 annual respondents.
Medical Exemptions:
293 annual burden hours.
1,176 annual respondents.
SPE Certificate Program:
2,808 annual burden hours.
2,567 annual respondents.
National Registry of Certified Medical
Examiners:
462,162 annual burden hours.
934,887 annual respondents.
Qualification of Drivers; Diabetes
Standard:
654 annual burden hours.
4,906 annual respondents.
Qualification of Drivers; Vision
Standard:
619 annual burden hours.
4,641 annual respondents.
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. The Agency will
summarize or include your comments in
the request for OMB’s clearance of this
ICR.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR
1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2024–21076 Filed 9–16–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2023–0143]
Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF);
Notice of Public Meeting
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
This notice announces two
meetings of the TLTF.
SUMMARY:
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The meetings will be held on
Wednesday, October 30 and Thursday,
November 20, 2024, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
ET. Requests for accommodations for a
disability must be received by
Wednesday, October 23 for the first
meeting and by Wednesday, November
13 for the second meeting. Requests to
submit written materials for
consideration during the meeting must
be received no later than Wednesday,
October 23 and Wednesday, November
13, respectively.
DATES:
The meetings will be virtual
for their entirety. Please register in
advance of the meeting at
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf. A copy of the
agenda for each meeting will be made
available at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf 1
week in advance of each meeting. Once
approved, copies of the meeting minutes
will be available at the website
following each meeting. You may visit
the TLTF website at
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf for further
information on the committee and its
activities.
ADDRESSES:
Ms.
Shannon L. Watson, Deputy Designated
Federal Officer, TLTF, FMCSA, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590, (202) 360–2925, tltf@dot.gov.
Any committee-related request should
be sent to the person listed in this
section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 23009 of the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law (BIL) (Pub. L. 117–
58) requires the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA) to
establish the TLTF, which was set up in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), Pub. L. 92–463
(1972). TLTF will examine the terms,
conditions, and equitability of common
truck leasing arrangements, particularly
as they impact owner-operators and
trucking businesses subject to such
agreements and submit a report on the
task force’s identified issues and
conclusions regarding truck leasing
arrangements, including recommended
best practices, to the Secretary, the
Secretary of Labor, and the appropriate
committees of Congress. TLTF will work
in coordination with the United States
Department of Labor.
TLTF operates in accordance with
FACA under the terms of the TLTF
charter, filed February 11, 2022, and
amended April 28, 2023, and renewed
February 9, 2024.
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II. Agendas
October 30, 2024, Meeting
• TLTF will begin consideration of
Task 24–5: Drafting a Committee Report
on the Equitability of Truck Leasing
Agreements and Their Terms and
Identifying Best Practices to Assist CMV
Drivers in Assessing Leasing Agreement
Impacts Before Entering Into Them;
• A presentation on the History of
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operations
and Safety in the United States, Starting
from Single Owner-Operators;
• An update from the Public Court
Data Collection Subcommittee on its
findings from examining existing case
law on truck leasing agreements; and
• A public comment period that will
allow drivers and lessees of CMVs to
share their personal experiences with
leases and present any supporting
information they would like to share to
assist TLTF in making
recommendations on such agreements.
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November 20, 2024, Meeting
• TLTF will continue its deliberations
on Task 24–5: Drafting a Committee
Report on the Equitability of Truck
Leasing Agreements and Their Terms
and Identifying Best Practices to Assist
CMV Drivers in Assessing Leasing
Agreement Impacts Before Entering Into
Them;
• An update from the Public Court
Data Collection Subcommittee on its
findings from examining existing case
law on truck leasing agreements.; and
• A public comment period that will
allow drivers and lessees of CMVs to
share their personal experiences with
leases and present any supporting
information they would like to share to
assist TLTF in making
recommendations on such agreements.
III. Public Participation
The meeting will be open to the
public via virtual platform. Advance
registration via the website
(www.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf) is required by
Wednesday, October 23 for the first
meeting and Wednesday, November 13,
2024, for the second meeting.
DOT is committed to providing equal
access to this meeting for all
participants. If you need alternative
formats or services due to a disability,
such as sign language interpretation or
other ancillary aids, please contact the
person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
Wednesday, October 23 for the October
30 meeting and Wednesday, November
13, 2024, for the November 20 meeting.
Oral comments from the public will
be heard during the designated
comment period at the discretion of the
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TLTF chair and Designated Federal
Officer. To accommodate as many
speakers as possible, the time for each
commenter will be limited to 2 minutes.
Speakers may submit a written copy of
their remarks for inclusion in the
meeting records and for circulation to
TLTF members. All prepared remarks
submitted on time will be accepted and
considered as part of the record. Any
member of the public may present a
written statement to the committee at
any time.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2024–0012]
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) and its
implementing regulations, this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
summarized below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the information collection and its
expected burden. On July 9, 2024, FRA
published a notice providing a 60-day
period for public comment on the ICR.
FRA received no comments in response
to the notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
17, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find the particular ICR by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Arlette Mussington, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email:
arlette.mussington@dot.gov or
telephone: (571) 609–1285 or Ms.
Joanne Swafford, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
SUMMARY:
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joanne.swafford@dot.gov or telephone:
(757) 897–9908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
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 July 9, 2024, FRA
published a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register soliciting public comment on
the ICR for which it is now seeking
OMB approval. See 89 FR 56474. FRA
has received no comments related to the
proposed collection of information.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve this proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30 days’
notice 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
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. The 30-day notice
informs the regulated community of its
opportunity to file relevant comments
and affords the agency adequate time to
consider public comments before it
renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug.
29, 1995. Therefore, each respondent
should submit their comment 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 summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Brake System Safety Standards
for Freight and Other Non-Passenger
Trains and Equipment. 1
1 In this 30-day notice, FRA has made a correction
to the title of the information collection document.
In the published 60-day notice, 89 FR 56474, the
title is shown as Inspection Brake Safety Standards
for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and
equipment (Power Brakes). FRA has corrected the
title in this 30-day notice to reflect the currently
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[FR Doc No: 2024-21106]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2023-0143]
Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF); Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces two meetings of the TLTF.
DATES: The meetings will be held on Wednesday, October 30 and Thursday,
November 20, 2024, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ET. Requests for accommodations
for a disability must be received by Wednesday, October 23 for the
first meeting and by Wednesday, November 13 for the second meeting.
Requests to submit written materials for consideration during the
meeting must be received no later than Wednesday, October 23 and
Wednesday, November 13, respectively.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be virtual for their entirety. Please
register in advance of the meeting at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf. A copy of
the agenda for each meeting will be made available at
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf 1 week in advance of each meeting. Once
approved, copies of the meeting minutes will be available at the
website following each meeting. You may visit the TLTF website at
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf for further information on the committee and its
activities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shannon L. Watson, Deputy
Designated Federal Officer, TLTF, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 360-2925, [email protected]. Any committee-
related request should be sent to the person listed in this section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 23009 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) (Pub. L.
117-58) requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
(FMCSA) to establish the TLTF, which was set up in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Pub. L. 92-463 (1972). TLTF will
examine the terms, conditions, and equitability of common truck leasing
arrangements, particularly as they impact owner-operators and trucking
businesses subject to such agreements and submit a report on the task
force's identified issues and conclusions regarding truck leasing
arrangements, including recommended best practices, to the Secretary,
the Secretary of Labor, and the appropriate committees of Congress.
TLTF will work in coordination with the United States Department of
Labor.
TLTF operates in accordance with FACA under the terms of the TLTF
charter, filed February 11, 2022, and amended April 28, 2023, and
renewed February 9, 2024.
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II. Agendas
October 30, 2024, Meeting
TLTF will begin consideration of Task 24-5: Drafting a
Committee Report on the Equitability of Truck Leasing Agreements and
Their Terms and Identifying Best Practices to Assist CMV Drivers in
Assessing Leasing Agreement Impacts Before Entering Into Them;
A presentation on the History of Commercial Motor Vehicle
Operations and Safety in the United States, Starting from Single Owner-
Operators;
An update from the Public Court Data Collection
Subcommittee on its findings from examining existing case law on truck
leasing agreements; and
A public comment period that will allow drivers and
lessees of CMVs to share their personal experiences with leases and
present any supporting information they would like to share to assist
TLTF in making recommendations on such agreements.
November 20, 2024, Meeting
TLTF will continue its deliberations on Task 24-5:
Drafting a Committee Report on the Equitability of Truck Leasing
Agreements and Their Terms and Identifying Best Practices to Assist CMV
Drivers in Assessing Leasing Agreement Impacts Before Entering Into
Them;
An update from the Public Court Data Collection
Subcommittee on its findings from examining existing case law on truck
leasing agreements.; and
A public comment period that will allow drivers and
lessees of CMVs to share their personal experiences with leases and
present any supporting information they would like to share to assist
TLTF in making recommendations on such agreements.
III. Public Participation
The meeting will be open to the public via virtual platform.
Advance registration via the website (www.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf) is
required by Wednesday, October 23 for the first meeting and Wednesday,
November 13, 2024, for the second meeting.
DOT is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all
participants. If you need alternative formats or services due to a
disability, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary
aids, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section by Wednesday, October 23 for the October 30 meeting and
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, for the November 20 meeting.
Oral comments from the public will be heard during the designated
comment period at the discretion of the TLTF chair and Designated
Federal Officer. To accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time
for each commenter will be limited to 2 minutes. Speakers may submit a
written copy of their remarks for inclusion in the meeting records and
for circulation to TLTF members. All prepared remarks submitted on time
will be accepted and considered as part of the record. Any member of
the public may present a written statement to the committee at any
time.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-21106 Filed 9-16-24; 8:45 am]
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