[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1782-1783]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00010]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2012-0032]

Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption;
Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)

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

ACTION: Notice of application for exemption; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)
has requested an exemption for one commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
driver, Kai Zeuner, from the Federal requirement to hold a commercial
driver's license (CDL) issued by one of the States. This project
engineer holds a valid German commercial license and wants to test-
drive Daimler vehicles on U.S. roads to better understand product
requirements for these systems in ``real world'' environments, and
verify results. Daimler believes the requirements for a German
commercial license ensure that holders of the license will likely
achieve a level of safety equal to or greater than that of drivers who
hold a U.S. State-issued CDL.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 6, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-2012-0032 using any of the
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow
the online 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., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Each submission must include the Agency name and the docket number
for this notice. Note that DOT posts all comments received without
change to 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 www.regulations.gov at

any time or visit 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., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The on-
line FDMS is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year.
    Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Yager, Chief, FMCSA Driver
and Carrier Operations Division; Office of Carrier, Driver and Vehicle
Safety Standards; Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you
have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact
Docket Services, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    FMCSA encourages you to participate by submitting comments and
related materials.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA-2012-0032), indicate the specific section of this
document to which the comment applies, and provide a reason for
suggestions or recommendations. 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 the Agency can contact you if it has questions
regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to www.regulations.gov and put
the docket number, ``FMCSA-2012-0032'' in the ``Keyword'' box, and
click ``Search.'' When the new screen appears, click on ``Comment
Now!'' button and type your comment into the text box in the following
screen. Choose whether you are submitting your comment as an individual
or on behalf of a third party and then submit. 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. FMCSA will consider all comments and material received
during the comment period and may grant or not grant this application
based on your comments.

II. Legal Basis

    FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315 to grant
exemptions from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. FMCSA
must publish a notice of each exemption request in the Federal Register
(49 CFR 381.315(a)). The Agency must provide the public an opportunity
to inspect the information relevant to the application, including any
safety analyses that have been conducted. The Agency must also provide
an opportunity for public comment on the request.
    The Agency reviews the safety analyses and the public comments, and
determines whether granting the exemption would likely achieve a level
of safety equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be
achieved by the current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). The decision of
the Agency must be published in the Federal Register (49 CFR
381.315(b)) with the reason for the grant or denial, and, if granted,
the specific person or class of persons receiving the exemption, and
the regulatory provision or provisions from which exemption is granted.
The notice must also specify the effective period of the exemption (up
to 5 years), and explain the terms and conditions of the exemption. The
exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)).

Request for Exemption

    Daimler has applied for an exemption for one of its engineers from
49 CFR 383.23, which prescribes licensing requirements for drivers
operating CMVs in interstate or intrastate commerce. This driver, Kai
Zeuner, holds a valid German commercial license but is unable to obtain
a CDL in any of the U.S. States due to residency requirements. A copy
of the application is in Docket No. FMCSA-2012-0032.
    The exemption would allow Mr. Zeuner to operate CMVs in interstate
or intrastate commerce to support Daimler field tests designed to meet
future vehicle safety and environmental requirements and to develop
improved safety and emission technologies. According to Daimler, Mr.
Zeuner will typically drive for no more than 6 hours per day for 2
consecutive days, and 10 percent of the test driving will be on two-
lane State highways, while 90 percent will be on interstate highways.
The driving will consist of no more than 200 miles per day, for a total
of 400 miles during a two-day period on a quarterly basis. He will in
all cases be accompanied by a holder of a U.S. CDL who is familiar with
the routes to be traveled. Daimler requests that the exemption cover
the maximum allowable duration.
    Daimler has explained in prior exemption requests that the German
knowledge and skills tests and training program ensure that Daimler's
drivers operating under the exemption will achieve a level of safety
that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety obtained by
complying with the U.S. requirement for a CDL.

IV. Method To Ensure an Equivalent or Greater Level of Safety

    FMCSA has previously determined that the process for obtaining a
German commercial license is comparable to, or as effective as, the
requirements of part 383, and adequately assesses the driver's ability
to operate CMVs in the U.S. Since 2012, FMCSA has granted Daimler
drivers similar exemptions [May 25, 2012 (77 FR 31422); July 22, 2014
(79 FR 42626); March 27, 2015 (80 FR 16511); October 5, 2015 (80 FR
60220); December 7, 2015 (80 FR 76059); December 21, 2015 (80 FR
79410)].

    Issued on: December 29, 2016.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017-00010 Filed 1-5-17; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32232-32233]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11494]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0006]

Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; Southern Natural Gas
Company, LLC

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA);
DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comments on
a request for special permit renewal received from Southern Natural Gas
Company, LLC (SNG). The special permit request is seeking relief from
compliance with certain requirements in the federal pipeline safety
regulations. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment period, PHMSA will
review the comments received from this notice as part of its evaluation
to grant or deny the special permit renewal request.

DATES: Submit any comments regarding this special permit request by
June 27, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for this special
permit request and may be submitted in the following ways:
     E-Gov Website: http://www.Regulations.gov. This site
allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice
issued by any agency.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Docket Management System: U.S. Department
of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
    Instructions: You should identify the docket number for the special
permit request you are commenting on at the beginning of your comments.
If you submit your comments by mail, please submit two (2) copies. To
receive confirmation that PHMSA has received your comments, please
include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet users may submit
comments at http://www.Regulations.gov.

    Note:  There is a privacy statement published on http://www.Regulations.gov. Comments, including any personal information
provided, are posted without changes or edits to http://www.Regulations.gov.

    Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business
Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both
customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments responsive to this notice contain
commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as
private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or
responsive to this notice, it is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as CBI. Pursuant to 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 190.343, you may ask PHMSA to give confidential
treatment to information you give to the agency by

taking the following steps: (1) Mark each page of the original document
submission containing CBI as ``Confidential''; (2) send PHMSA, along
with the original document, a second copy of the original document with
the CBI deleted; and (3) explain why the information you are submitting
is CBI. Unless you are notified otherwise, PHMSA will treat such marked
submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed
in the public docket of this notice. Submissions containing CBI should
be sent to Kay McIver, DOT, PHMSA-PHP-80, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Any commentary PHMSA receives that is not
specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket for
this matter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    General: Ms. Kay McIver by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by email
at [email protected].
    Technical: Mr. Steve Nanney by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA received a renewal request of a
special permit issued on September 1, 2016, to SNG, a subsidiary of
Kinder Morgan, Inc., seeking a waiver from the requirements of 49 CFR
192.611(a) and (d): Change in class location: Confirmation or revision
of maximum allowable operating pressure, 49 CFR 192.619(a): Maximum
allowable operating pressure: Steel or plastic pipelines, and 49 CFR
192.5(c): Class locations.
    The September 1, 2016, special permit was granted for 26 special
permit segments and approximately 5.90 miles of the SNG natural gas
transmission pipeline system located in the states of Alabama, Georgia,
Louisiana, and Mississippi. This special permit renewal is being
requested in lieu of pipe replacement, pressure reduction, or new
pressure tests for 17 gas transmission special permit segments totaling
17,864.41 feet (approximately 3.383 miles). The nine (9) special permit
segments that are not included in this notice nor the below table now
meet the requirements of either 49 CFR 192.611(a) or 192.619(a) for a
Class 3 location. The 17 renewal special permit segments, which have
changed from a Class 1 to Class 3 location, are as follows:

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                                                                                Maximum  allowable
                                                               Outside                                                                     operating
    Renewal  special permit      County or parish, state      diameter             Line name          Length  (feet)       Year        pressure  (pounds
          segment No.                                         (inches)                                                   installed      per square inch
                                                                                gauge)
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1.............................  Autauga, AL..............              30  South Main 2nd Loop Line.        1,847.74            1981               1,200
3.............................  Lee, AL..................              30  South Main 2nd Loop Line.          512.00            1969               1,200
4.............................  Autauga, AL..............              18  South Main Line..........        1,130.20            1951               1,200
5.............................  Autauga, AL..............              24  South Main Loop Line.....        1,673.15            1958               1,200
6.............................  Autauga, AL..............              24  South Main Loop Line.....        1,008.21            1958               1,200
7.............................  Lee, AL..................              24  South Main Loop Line.....          662.00            1958               1,200
8.............................  Lee, AL..................              24  South Main Loop Line.....        1,291.96            1958               1,200
9.............................  Harris, GA...............              30  South Main 2nd Loop Line.          796.04            1981               1,200
10............................  Harris, GA...............              26  South Main 2nd Loop Line.        2,246.00            1967               1,200
12............................  Jones, GA................              16  South Main Line..........          199.57            1953               1,200
13............................  Harris, GA...............              24  South Main Loop Line.....        1,027.11            1958               1,200
14............................  Harris, GA...............              20  South Main Loop Line.....        2,432.59            1958               1,200
15............................  Spalding, GA.............              20  Thomaston Griffin 2nd              176.67            1981               1,200
                                                                            Loop Line.
18............................  East Baton Rouge, LA.....              20  Duck Lake Franklinton              704.54            1953               1,200
                                                                            Line.
19............................  Livingston, LA...........              20  Duck Lake Franklinton            1,297.63            1953               1,200
                                                                            Line.
22............................  East Baton Rouge, LA.....              24  White Castle Franklinton           125.66            1968               1,200
                                                                            Loop Line.
26............................  Livingston, LA...........              30  White Castle Franklinton           733.34            1970               1,200
                                                                            Loop Line.
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    The special permit renewal request, proposed special permit with
conditions, draft environmental assessment (DEA), and annual report
findings for pipeline integrity and reportable incidents for the above
listed SNG special permit segments are available for review and public
comments in Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0006. PHMSA invites interested
persons to review and submit comments on the special permit renewal
request and DEA in the docket. Please include any comments on potential
safety and environmental impacts that may result if the special permit
is granted. Comments may include relevant data.
    Before issuing a decision on the special permit renewal request,
PHMSA will evaluate all comments received on or before the comments
closing date. Comments received after the closing date will be
evaluated, if it is possible to do so without incurring additional
expense or delay. PHMSA will consider each relevant comment it receives
in making its decision to grant or deny this special permit request.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2022, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2022-11494 Filed 5-26-22; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25393-25394]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08785]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EF23-5-000]

Western Area Power Administration; Notice of Filing

    Take notice that on April 19, 2023, Western Area Power
Administration submits tariff filing: OATT_2022-2-20230419 to be
effective 6/20/2023.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or
before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to

view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet
through the Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 19, 2023.

    Dated: April 20, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-08785 Filed 4-25-23; 8:45 am]
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