[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-64455; File No. SR-MSRB-2011-06]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Municipal Securities Rulemaking
Board; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Rule Change
Consisting of Fee Changes to Its Historical Transaction Data Reports

May 10, 2011.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on April 27, 2011, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
(``Board'' or ``MSRB'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as
described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared
by the MSRB. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (``MSRB'' or ``Board'')
has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change relating to the MSRB's
Historical Transaction Data Reports (the MSRB ``Historical Data
Product''). The proposed rule change would increase the fee for a one
calendar year data set of the Historical Data Product from $600 to
$2,500, which the MSRB believes is a fair and reasonable fee for such
municipal securities transaction data. Additionally, the MSRB proposes
a one-time set-up fee of $2,000 to be charged to each Historical Data
Product purchaser to partially offset administrative costs (the ``set-
up fee''); provided, however, that the MSRB would not impose the set-up
fee on any prior purchaser of the Historical Data Product or current
subscriber to an MSRB Subscription Service, including the MSRB Real-
Time Transaction Data Subscription Service, Comprehensive Transaction
Data Subscription Service,

Short-Term Obligation Rate Transparency Subscription Service, Primary
Market Disclosure Subscription Service, or Continuing Disclosure
Subscription Service.\3\ The MSRB has filed the proposal as a fee
change, pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) \4\ of the Act and Rule
19b-4(f)(2) thereunder,\5\ which renders the proposal effective upon
filing with the Commission.
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    \3\ The MSRB could, in its discretion and consistent with the
stated policy for certain other subscription services offered by the
MSRB, waive the Historical Data Product set-up fee for not-for-
profit organizations, academic institutions, or other entities or
persons who desire the service for non-profit or research purposes.
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
    \5\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the MSRB's Web
site at http://www.msrb.org/Rules-and-Interpretations/SEC-Filings/2011-Filings.aspx, at the MSRB's principal office, and at the Commission's
Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the MSRB included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The Board has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections
A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to align the MSRB's
Historical Data Product charges with other fees established by the
MSRB, and to partially offset the cost of operating and maintaining the
MSRB's Market Information Transparency Programs and the MSRB Real-Time
Transaction Reporting System (``RTRS''). Since the Historical Data
Product was first approved by the SEC in 2004,\6\ the MSRB has not
increased the fee for the product. It has remained at a nominal level
for over six years. The MSRB currently charges an annual fee of $10,000
for a subscription to the MSRB Real-Time Transaction Data Subscription
Service, and an annual fee of $5,000 for a subscription to the delayed
transaction service, the MSRB Comprehensive Transaction Data
Subscription Service, which includes three delayed transaction
reports--the T+1 Report, T+5 Report, and T+20 Report.
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    \6\ See Exchange Act Release No. 50689 (November 18, 2004) (File
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    The proposed rule change would increase the fee for a one calendar
year data set of the Historical Data Product from $600 to $2,500, which
the MSRB believes is a fair and reasonable fee for such municipal
securities transaction data. Additionally, the MSRB proposes a one-time
set-up fee of $2,000 to be charged to each Historical Data Product
purchaser to partially offset administrative costs (the ``set-up
fee''); provided, however, that the MSRB would not impose the set-up
fee on any prior purchaser of the Historical Data Product or current
subscriber to an MSRB Subscription Service, including the MSRB Real-
Time Transaction Data Subscription Service, Comprehensive Transaction
Data Subscription Service, Short-Term Obligation Rate Transparency
Subscription Service, Primary Market Disclosure Subscription Service,
or Continuing Disclosure Subscription Service.
    The transaction information provided in the Historical Data Product
is the same as that currently provided in the MSRB's Comprehensive
Transaction Data Subscription Service, including the trade date, the
CUSIP number of the issue traded, a short description of the issue, the
size of the transaction (including the exact par amount reported to the
MSRB on transaction amounts greater than one million dollars), the time
of trade as reported by the dealer, the price of the transaction, the
dealer-reported yield (if any), and a designation as to whether the
transaction is a sale by a dealer to a customer, a purchase from a
customer, or an inter-dealer trade. The same information provided
through the Historical Data Product will remain available to the public
for free on the MSRB's Electronic Municipal Market Access (``EMMA'')
web portal. The Historical Data Product will continue to be provided on
CD-ROM \7\ pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement.\8\
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    \7\ As technology evolves or if the volume of information
included in the Historical Data Product increases, the MSRB may in
the future decide to use a different medium for delivering the
Historical Data Product.
    \8\ Purchasers are subject to all of the terms of the purchase
agreement to be entered into between the MSRB and each purchaser,
including proprietary and intellectual property rights of third
parties in information provided by such third parties that is made
available through the product.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The MSRB has adopted the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
15B(b)(2)(J) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act''),
which requires, in pertinent part, that the MSRB's rules shall:

    Provide that each municipal securities broker, municipal
securities dealer, and municipal advisor shall pay to the Board such
reasonable fees and charges as may be necessary or appropriate to
defray the costs and expenses of operating and administering the
Board. Such rules shall specify the amount of such fees and charges.

    The MSRB believes that the proposed rule change provides for
commercially reasonable fees to partially offset costs associated with
operating RTRS and the market information transparency programs
operated by the MSRB and producing and disseminating transaction
products to purchasers.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Board does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act since it will apply equally to
all persons who chose to purchase the Historical Data Product, and
those who chose not to pay the charge may view the same information for
free on the Board's EMMA Web site.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments Received on the
Proposed Rule Change by Members, Participants, or Others

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received on the
proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    The proposed rule change took effect upon filing pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder. The
MSRB designated the proposed rule change as establishing or changing a
fee or charge of the MSRB.
    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.\9\
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    \9\ See Section 19(b)(3)(C) of the Act, 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(C).

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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-MSRB-2011-06 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-MSRB-2011-06. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies
of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements
with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the
Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE., Washington,
DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3
p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for inspection and
copying at the MSRB's offices.
    All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission
does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You
should submit only information that you wish to make available
publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-MSRB-2011-06
and should be submitted on or before June 6, 2011.
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    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 23

Airworthiness Standards: Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, and Commuter
Category Airplanes

CFR Correction

    In Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 1 to 59,
revised as of January 1, 2007, on page 227, in Sec.  23.561, remove the
five paragraphs beginning with the second paragraph (d)(1)(i) through
paragraph (d)(1)(v).
[FR Doc. 07-55522 Filed 12-21-07; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register: November 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 218)]
[Notices]
[Page 58674-58675]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-60956; File No. SR-ISE-2009-93]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange,
LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
Change Relating to the Extension of a Pilot Program for Directed Orders

November 6, 2009.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Exchange Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is
hereby given that on November 5, 2009, the International Securities
Exchange, LLC (the ``Exchange'' or the ``ISE'') filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the proposed rule change, as
described in Items I, II, and III below, which items have been prepared
by the self-regulatory organization. The Commission is publishing this
notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested
persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The ISE is proposing to extend the pilot period for the system
change that identifies to a Directed Market Maker (``DMM'') the
identity of the firm entering a Directed Order until November 30, 2010.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The self-regulatory organization
has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B and C below, of the
most significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    On January 5, 2006, the ISE initiated a system change to identify
to a DMM the identity of the firm entering a Directed Order. The ISE
filed this system change on a pilot basis under Section 19(b)(3)(A) of
the Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Exchange Act'') and Rule 19b-4(f)(5)
thereunder \3\ so that it would be effective while the Commission
considered a separate proposed rule change filed under Section 19(b)(2)
of the Exchange Act to amend the ISE's rules to reflect the system
change on a permanent basis (the ``Permanent Rule Change'').\4\ The
current pilot expires on November 30, 2009,\5\ but the Commission has
not yet taken action with respect to the Permanent Rule Change.
Accordingly, the Exchange proposes to extend the pilot for an
additional one year, until November 30, 2010, so that the system change
will remain in effect while the Commission continues to evaluate the
Permanent Rule Change.\6\
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    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53104 (Jan. 11, 2006),
71 FR 2142 (Jan. 19, 2006) (Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of SR-ISE-2006-02).
    \4\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53103 (Jan. 11, 2006),
71 FR 3144 (Jan. 19, 2006) (Notice of Filing of SR-ISE-2006-01).
    \5\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 59943 (May 20, 2009), 74
FR 25296 (May 27, 2009) (Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of SR-ISE-2009-28).
    \6\ The ISE anticipated that extension of the pilot might be
necessary and included this in the filing for the initial pilot. See
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2. Statutory Basis
    The basis under the Exchange Act for this proposed rule change is
found in Section 6(b)(5), in that the proposed rule change is designed
to promote just and equitable principles of trade, remove impediments
to and perfect the mechanisms of a free and open market and a national
market system and, in general, to protect investors and the public
interest. Extension of the pilot program will allow the Exchange to
continue operating under the pilot while the Commission considers the
Permanent Rule Change.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The proposed rule change does not impose any burden on competition
that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of
the Exchange Act.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others

    The Exchange has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit,
comments on this proposed rule change. The Exchange has not received
any written comments from members or other interested parties.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    The proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Exchange Act \7\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(5) \8\
thereunder. At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed
rule change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the proposes of the Exchange Act.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Exchange Act. Comments may be submitted
by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-ISE-2009-93 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2009-93. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your

comments more efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission
will post all comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule
change that are filed with the Commission, and all written
communications relating to the proposed rule change between the
Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from
the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for inspection and copying in the Commission's Public
Reference Room, on official business days between the hours of 10 a.m.
and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit
personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit
only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2009-93 and should be
submitted on or before December 4, 2009.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 41721-41723]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-1998-4334; FMCSA-2006-24015; FMCSA-2008-0106; FMCSA-
2008-0174; FMCSA-2008-0266; FMCSA-2009-0154; FMCSA-2010-0082]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of exemptions; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the
vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for
40 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals
from the vision requirement if the exemptions granted will not
compromise safety. The Agency has

concluded that granting these exemption renewals will provide a level
of safety that is equivalent to or greater than the level of safety
maintained without the exemptions for these commercial motor vehicle
(CMV) drivers.

DATES: This decision is effective August 18, 2014. Comments must be
received on or before August 18, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) numbers: Docket No. [Docket No. FMCSA-1998-
4334; FMCSA-2006-24015; FMCSA-2008-0106; FMCSA-2008-0174; FMCSA-2008-
0266; FMCSA-2009-0154; FMCSA-2010-0082], using any of the following
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name and the
docket number for this notice. Note that DOT posts all comments
received without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act
heading below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or Room W12-140
on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) is
available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. If you want
acknowledgment that we received your comments, please include a self-
addressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting comments on-line.
    Privacy Act: Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT's Privacy Act Statement for the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) published in the Federal Register on January
17, 2008 (73 FR 3316).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine M. Papp, Chief, Medical
Programs Division,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>FMCSA,
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64-224,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may renew an exemption
from the vision requirements in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), which applies to
drivers of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a two-year period if it
finds ``such exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that is
equivalent to or greater than the level that would be achieved absent
such exemption.'' The procedures for requesting an exemption (including
renewals) are set out in 49 CFR part 381.

Exemption Decision

    This notice addresses 40 individuals who have requested renewal of
their exemptions in accordance with FMCSA procedures. FMCSA has
evaluated these 40 applications for renewal on their merits and decided
to extend each exemption for a renewable two-year period. They are:

Catarino Aispuro (WA)
 Gary R. Andersen (NE)
 Edwin A. Betz (IN)
 Donald L. Carman (OH)
 Christopher R. Cone (GA)
 Walter O. Connelly (WA)
 Armando P. D'Angeli (PA)
 Louis A. DiPasqua, Jr. (NY)
 Henry L. Donivan (WV)
 Randy J. Doran (OR)
 Roger D. Elders (MI)
 James F. Epperson (IN)
 Lucious J. Erwin (TX)
 Riche D. Ford (CO)
 Kelly L. Foster (UT)
 Kevin K. Friedel (NY)
 Steven G. Harter (OR)
 George F. Hernandez, Jr. (AZ)
 Andrew C. Kelly (WV)
 Jason W. King (MT)
 James T. Leek (WA)
 Billy J. Lewis (LA)
 Larry McCoy, Sr. (OH)
 Robert W. McMillian (MA)
 Richard A. Peterson (OR)
 Chad M. Quarles (AL)
 Carroll G. Quisenberry (KY)
 Daniel S. Rebstad (FL)
Ryan J. Reimann (WI)
 Jacob H. Riggle (OK)
 Brandon J. See (IA)
 Ricky L. Shepler (PA)
 LeTroy D. Sims (SC)
 John L. Stone (PA)
 William R. Thomas (MS)
 Nils S. Thornberg (OR)
 Daniel W. Toppings (WV)
 Christopher R. Whitson (NC)
 Charles A. Winchell (OK)
 Aaron E. Wright (MI).

    The exemptions are extended subject to the following conditions:
(1) That each individual has a physical examination every year (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 medical examiner who attests that the individual is
otherwise physically qualified under 49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each
individual provides a copy of the ophthalmologist's or optometrist's
report to the medical examiner at the time of the annual medical
examination; and (3) that each individual provide a copy of the annual
medical certification to the employer for retention in the driver's
qualification file and retains a copy of the certification on his/her
person while driving for presentation to a duly authorized Federal,
State, or local enforcement official. Each exemption will be valid for
two years unless rescinded earlier by FMCSA. 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.

Basis for Renewing Exemptions

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an exemption may be granted for no
longer than two years from its approval date and may be renewed upon
application for additional two year periods. In accordance with 49
U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each of the 40 applicants has satisfied the
entry conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirements (63 FR 66227; 64 FR 16520; 71 FR 14567; 71 FR 30228; 73 FR
28187; 73 FR 35195; 73 FR 35196; 73 FR 35197; 73 FR 35198; 73 FR 35199;
73 FR 35200; 73 FR 35201; 73 FR 38497; 73 FR 38498; 73 FR 38499; 73 FR
48273; 73 FR 48275; 73 FR 51689; 73 FR 63047; 74 FR 37299; 74 FR 48344;
75 FR 25919; 75 FR 39729; 75 FR 44051; 76 FR 8809; 77 FR 40946; 77 FR
46153). Each of these 40

applicants has requested renewal of the exemption and has submitted
evidence showing that the vision in the better eye continues to meet
the requirement specified at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) and that the vision
impairment is stable. In addition, a review of each record of safety
while driving with the respective vision deficiencies over the past two
years indicates each applicant continues to meet the vision exemption
requirements. These factors provide an adequate basis for predicting
each driver's ability to continue to drive safely in interstate
commerce. Therefore, FMCSA concludes that extending the exemption for
each renewal applicant for a period of two years is likely to achieve a
level of safety equal to that existing without the exemption.

Request for Comments

    FMCSA will review comments received at any time concerning a
particular driver's safety record and determine if the continuation of
the exemption is consistent with the requirements at 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315. However, FMCSA requests that interested parties with
specific data concerning the safety records of these drivers submit
comments by August 18, 2014.
    FMCSA believes that the requirements for a renewal of an exemption
under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315 can be satisfied by initially
granting the renewal and then requesting and evaluating, if needed,
subsequent comments submitted by interested parties. As indicated
above, the Agency previously published notices of final disposition
announcing its decision to exempt these 40 individuals from the vision
requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). The final decision to grant an
exemption to each of these individuals was made on the merits of each
case and made only after careful consideration of the comments received
to its notices of applications. The notices of applications stated in
detail the qualifications, experience, and medical condition of each
applicant for an exemption from the vision requirements. That
information is available by consulting the above cited Federal Register
publications.
    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, FMCSA will take immediate steps to revoke the
exemption of a driver.

Submitting Comments

    You may submit your comments and material online or by fax, mail,
or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. FMCSA
recommends that you include your name and a mailing address, an email
address, or a phone number in the body of your document so that FMCSA
can contact you if there are questions regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov and
in the search box insert the docket numbers FMCSA-1998-4334; FMCSA-
2006-24015; FMCSA-2008-0106; FMCSA-2008-0174; FMCSA-2008-0266; FMCSA-
2009-0154; FMCSA-2010-0082 and click the search button. When the new
screen appears, click on the blue ``Comment Now!'' button on the right
hand side of the page. On the new page, enter information required
including the specific section of this document to which each comment
applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. If
you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an
unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the facility, please enclose a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or envelope.
    We will consider all comments and material received during the
comment period and may change this proposed rule based on your
comments. FMCSA may issue a final rule at any time after the close of
the comment period.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this
preamble, To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov and in the search box insert the docket number
FMCSA-1998-4334; FMCSA-2006-24015; FMCSA-2008-0106; FMCSA-2008-0174;
FMCSA-2008-0266; FMCSA-2009-0154; FMCSA-2010-0082 and click ``Search.''
Next, click ``Open Docket Folder'' and you will find all documents and
comments related to the proposed rulemaking.

    Issued on: July 10, 2014.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-16802 Filed 7-16-14; 8:45 am]
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