Department of Transportation November 16, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This action proposes to modify Class D and Class E airspace at Bozeman, Gallatin Field Airport, Bozeman, MT, to accommodate aircraft using Instrument Landing System (ILS) Localizer (LOC) standard instrument approach procedures at the airport. This action also would establish Class E En Route Domestic airspace to facilitate vectoring of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) traffic from en route airspace to the airport. This action, initiated by the biennial review of the Bozeman airspace area, would enhance the safety and management of aircraft operations at the airport.

FMCSA announces its decision to exempt sixteen individuals from its rule prohibiting persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. The exemptions will enable these individuals to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby announces that it is seeking renewal of the following currently approved information collection activities. Before submitting these information collection requirements for clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities identified below.

The Department of Transportation's Office of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT/OST) intends to establish a DOT-wide System of Records under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) to create and maintain civil rights program records which are not covered by the Government-wide System of Records Notices (SORNs) of the Office of Personnel Management [OPM/GOVT-1] and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [EEOC/GOV-1]. OPM/GOVT-1 covers general personnel records pertaining to Federal employees and EEOC/GOV-1 covers equal employment opportunity records pertaining to claims by Federal employees and applicants for Federal employment who allege they have been discriminated against by a Federal agency under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 15 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; and the Equal Pay Act. The DOT system, known as the Departmental Office of Civil Rights System (DOCRS), is used to track correspondence, inquiries, complaints, and appeals filed by individuals, small business, or representatives of individuals or small business who believe they have been subjected to prohibited discrimination or retaliation by a DOT Federally-assisted or Federally- conducted program or activity. DOCRS is more thoroughly detailed below and in the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) prepared for the information technology (IT) system that DOT uses for its internal and external civil rights programs. The PIA can be found on the DOT Privacy Web site at https://www.dot.gov/privacy.

The Federal Transit Administration invites public comment about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend the approval of the following information collection: 49 U.S.C. Section 5330Rail Fixed Guideway Systems, State Safety Oversight. The information collected is used to monitor the safety of the rail transit agencies. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments was published on August 29, 2011 (Citation 76 FR 53713). No comments were received from that notice.

The Federal Transit Administration invites public comment about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to renew the following information collection: 49 U.S.C. Section 5320Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program. The information collected is to monitor projects and satisfy Congressional requests. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments was published on August 29, 2011 (Citation 76 FR 53714). No comments were received from that notice.

An undetermined number of high pressure DOT specification cylinders were improperly marked from approximately August 2007 to August 2011 and marked with a RIN of B377. Prior to filling these cylinders, a person must verify that the cylinder has been properly requalified by an authorized requalification company and properly marked.