[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67248-67249]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28039]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2011-0276]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

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

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

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 4 individuals for
exemption from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations. If granted, the exemptions would enable these
individuals to qualify as drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs)
in interstate commerce without meeting the Federal vision standard.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 30, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA-2011-0276 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: 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 numbers for this notice. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below
for further information.
    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 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 FDMS published in
the Federal Register on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-785.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine M. Papp, Chief, Medical
Programs,<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 grant an exemption
from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for a 2-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.'' FMCSA can renew exemptions at the end of each
2-year period. The 4 individuals listed in this notice have each
requested such an exemption from the vision requirement in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10), which applies to drivers of CMVs in interstate commerce.
Accordingly, the Agency will evaluate the qualifications of each
applicant to determine whether granting an exemption will achieve the
required level of safety mandated by statute.

Qualifications of Applicants

Tracey L. Butcher

    Mr. Butcher, age 39, has had central scotoma in his right eye due
to a traumatic injury sustained as a child. The best corrected visual
acuity in his right eye 20/3000 and in his left eye, 20/20. Following
an examination in 2011, his optometrist noted, ``In my opinion, has
sufficient vision to perform driving tasks required in the operation of
a commercial vehicle.'' Mr. Butcher reported that he has driven
straight trucks for 10 years, accumulating 650,000 miles and tractor-
trailer combinations for 13 years, accumulating 201,500 miles. He holds
a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) from Virginia. His driving
record for the last 3 years shows no crashes and no convictions for
moving violations in a CMV.

Keith M. Calvert

    Mr. Calvert, 60, has had central scotoma in his left eye for the
past 20 years. The best corrected visual acuity in his right eye 20/20
and in his left eye, 20/200. Following an examination in 2011, his
ophthalmologist noted, ``It is my opinion that he has sufficient vision
with glasses to operate a commercial vehicle, I believe that his
condition is stable.'' Mr. Calvert reported that he has driven straight
trucks for 5 years, accumulating 750,000 miles, tractor-trailer
combinations for 6 years, accumulating 1.6 million miles and buses for
2 years, accumulating 100,000 miles. He holds a Class C operator's
License from Alabama. His driving record for the last 3 years shows no
crashes and no convictions for moving violations in a CMV.

Terry G. Howard

    Mr. Howard, 44, has had refractive amblyopia in his left eye since
birth. The best corrected visual acuity in his right eye 20/20 and in
his left eye, 20/400. Following an examination in 2011, his optometrist
noted, ``In my medical opinion, Terry Howard has sufficient vision to
perform the driving tasks required to operate a commercial vehicle.''
Mr. Howard reported that he has driven tractor-trailer combinations for
4 years, accumulating 280,000 miles. He holds a Class D operator's
license from Kentucky. His driving record for the last 3 years shows no
crashes and no convictions for moving violations in a CMV.

David M. Taylor

    Mr. Taylor, 49, has a prosthetic left eye due to a traumatic injury
since he was two years old. The best corrected visual acuity in his
right eye 20/120. Following an examination in 2011, his optometrist
noted, ``Dave has sufficient vision to perform the operation of
commercial vehicles.'' Mr. Taylor reported that he has driven straight
trucks for 6 years, accumulating 510,000 miles. He holds a Class A CDL
from Missouri. His driving record for the last 3 years shows no crashes
and no convictions for moving violations in a CMV.

Request for Comments

    In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA requests
public comment from all interested persons on the exemption petitions
described in this notice. The Agency will consider all comments
received before the close of business November 30, 2011. Comments will
be available for examination in the docket at the location listed under
the ADDRESSES section of this notice. The Agency will file comments
received after the comment closing date in the public docket, and will
consider them to the extent practicable. In addition to late comments,
FMCSA will also continue to file, in the public docket, relevant
information that becomes available after the comment closing date.
Interested persons should monitor the public docket for new material.

    Issued on: October 17, 2011.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 45 (Friday, March 6, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 12999-13001]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04418]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0431; Airspace Docket No. 19-ASO-9]
RIN 2120-AA66

Amendment of VOR Federal Airway V-159 in the Vicinity of
Hamilton, AL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal
airway V-159 due to the planned decommissioning of the Hamilton, AL,
VORTAC navigation aid which provides navigation guidance segments of
the route. The Hamilton VORTAC is being

decommissioned as part of the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network
(MON) program.

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, May 21, 2020. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
Title 1 Code of Federal Regulations part 51, subject to the annual
revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can
contact the Rules and Regulations Group, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>. The Order is also available for inspection
at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of FAA Order 7400.11D at NARA, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
the airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the
efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority as it modifies the National Airspace System as necessary to
preserve the safe and efficient flow of air traffic.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking for Docket No.
FAA-2019-0431 in the Federal Register (84 FR 28434; June 19, 2019),
amending VOR Federal airway V-159 due to the planned decommissioning of
the Hamilton, AL, VORTAC. Interested parties were invited to
participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on
the proposal. No comments were received.
    VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order
7400.11D dated August 8, 2019, and effective September 15, 2019, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The VOR Federal airway
listed in this document will be subsequently published in the Order.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and effective September 15,
2019. FAA Order 7400.11D is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11D lists Class A,
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

The Rule

    V-159 currently extends between the Virginia Key, FL, VOR/DME and
the Huron, SD, VORTAC. This rule removes the segments of V-159 between
the Vulcan, AL, VORTAC, and the Holly Springs, MS, VORTAC. This is due
to the planned decommissioning of the Hamilton, AL, VORTAC which
provides navigation guidance for the route between Vulcan and Holly
Springs. As amended, V-159 consists of two sections. The first section
extends between Virginia Key, FL, and Vulcan, AL, as currently charted.
This is followed by a gap in the route between Vulcan, AL, and Holly
Springs, MS. The second section extends between Holly Springs, MS, and
Huron, SD, as currently charted.
    To mitigate the removal of V-159 between Vulcan, AL, and Holly
Springs, MS, a low altitude area navigation (RNAV) route, designated T-
239, was established effective January 30, 2020 (84 FR 28434; June 19,
2019). T-239 extends between the Pecan, GA, VOR/DME, and the GOINS, MS,
waypoint (near the Holly Springs, MS, VORTAC). T-239 replaces V-159
between Vulcan, AL and Holly Springs, MS, and also overlies those parts
of V-159 between Pecan, GA, and Vulcan, AL. Alternative routing for VOR
navigation between Vulcan, AL, and Holly Springs, MS, is available via
existing airway V-7 between Vulcan, AL, and the Muscle Shoals, AL,
VORTAC; then airway V-54 between Muscle Shoals and Holly Springs.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulatory Policies and Procedures
(44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation
of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal.
Since this is a routine matter that only affects air traffic procedures
and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when promulgated,
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action of modifying VOR Federal
airway V-159 near Hamilton, AL, qualifies for categorical exclusion
under the National Environmental Policy Act and its implementing
regulations at 40 CFR part 1500, and in accordance with FAA Order
1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, paragraph 5-
6.5a, which categorically excludes from further environmental impact
review rulemaking actions that designate or modify classes of airspace
areas, airways, routes, and reporting points (see 14 CFR part 71,
Designation of Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas; Air Traffic
Service Routes; and Reporting Points). As such, this action is not
expected to result in any potentially significant environmental
impacts. In accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, paragraph 5-2 regarding
Extraordinary Circumstances, the FAA has reviewed this action for
factors and circumstances in which a normally categorically excluded
action may have a significant environmental impact requiring further
analysis. The FAA has determined that no extraordinary circumstances
exist that warrant preparation of an environmental assessment or
environmental impact study.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1   [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11D,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019 and
effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways.

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V-159 [Amended]

    From Virginia Key, FL: INT Virginia Key 344[deg] and Treasure,
FL, 178[deg] radials; Treasure; INT Treasure 318[deg] and Orlando,
FL, 140[deg] radials; Orlando; Ocala, FL; Cross City, FL;
Greenville, FL; Pecan, GA; Eufaula, AL; Tuskegee, AL; to Vulcan, AL.
From Holly Springs, MS; Gilmore, AR; Walnut Ridge, AR; Dogwood, MO;
Springfield, MO; Napoleon, MO; INT Napoleon 005[deg] and St. Joseph,
MO, 122[deg] radials; St. Joseph; Omaha, IA; Sioux City, IA;
Yankton, SD; Mitchell, SD; to Huron, SD.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 25, 2020.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10086-10087]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03865]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0026; FRL-9922-96-OEI]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), ``NSPS for Metal Coil Surface
Coating (40 CFR part 60, subpart TT) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 0660.12,
OMB Control No. 2060-0107) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through February 28, 2015. Public comments
were previously requested via the Federal Register (79 FR 30117) on May
27, 2014, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR
is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public.
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 27,
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2014-0026, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for
EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring,
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2227A,

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA William
Jefferson Clinton West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-
1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit
http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Metal
Coil Surface Coating (40 CFR part 60, subpart TT) were: Proposed on
January 5, 1981; promulgated on November 1, 1982; and amended on June
24, 1986 and October 17, 2000. These regulations apply to the following
surface coating lines in the metal coil surface coating industry: Each
prime coat operation; each finish coat operation; and each prime and
finish coat operation cured simultaneously, where the finish coat is
applied wet-on-wet over the prime coat. These regulations apply to
facilities commencing construction, modification, or reconstruction
after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to
assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart TT.
    In general, all NSPS standards require initial notification
reports, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/
operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to
maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup,
shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or
any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These
notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining
compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to
NSPS.
    Any owner/operator subject to the provisions of this part shall
maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least
two years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports,
and records. All reports are sent to the delegated state or local
authority. In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the
reports are sent directly to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) regional office.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Owners and operators of primary
copper smelter.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60,
subpart TT).
    Estimated number of respondents: 158 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, quarterly, and
semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 15,643 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,863,362 (per year), includes $331,800
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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