[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 130 (Monday, July 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43561-43562]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER23-2294-000]

Vikings Energy Farm LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Vikings Energy Farm LLC's application for market-based rate authority,
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is July 24, 2023.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    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://www.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,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
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encouraged to contact OPP at<PHONE_NUMBER> or [email protected].

    Dated: July 3, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Part 774

[Docket No.<PHONE_NUMBER>]
RIN 0694-AI63

Commerce Control List: Updates Based on the Latest Nuclear
Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary Meetings

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) publishes this final
rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to reflect
changes reached by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) in its June 2019
plenary meeting in Nur-Sultan (now Astana), Kazakhstan and its plenary
meeting of June 2022 in Warsaw, Poland. Consistent with U.S.
commitments as a participating country in the NSG, this rule revises
five existing Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) under the
Commerce Control List (CCL). These changes protect U.S. nuclear
nonproliferation interests, while aligning the EAR with the control
text agreed to by participating governments (PGs).

DATES: This rule is effective August 18, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    For general questions, contact: Logan Norton, Regulatory Policy
Division, [email protected],<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    For technical questions, contact: Steven Clagett, Director Nuclear
and Missile Technology Division,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    BIS is amending the CCL, supp. no. 1 to part 774 of the EAR, 15 CFR
parts 730-774, consistent with U.S. commitments as a participating
country in the NSG. The NSG is a multilateral export control forum that
consists of 48 PGs. The NSG maintains two lists of

items that are subject to multilateral controls (collectively, the NSG
Guidelines): first, a list of items especially designed or prepared for
nuclear uses, also known as the trigger list; second, a list of dual-
use items that could be used for nuclear proliferation activities. The
list of dual-use items is maintained in the Annex to Part 2 of the
``Guidelines for the Transfer of Nuclear Related Dual Use Equipment,
Materials, Software and Related Technology.'' NSG participating
countries share a commitment to prevent nuclear proliferation and the
development of nuclear-related weapons of mass destruction. In
furtherance of that commitment, they have undertaken to impose export
controls on the items listed in the Annexes to the NSG Guidelines. The
NSG Guidelines and the Annexes thereto are designed to ensure that
nuclear trade for peaceful purposes does not contribute to the
proliferation of nuclear weapons or related proliferation activities.
The changes reflected in this rule correspond to changes agreed to in
the NSG plenary meeting of June 2019 in Nur-Sultan (now Astana),
Kazakhstan and the plenary meeting of June 2022 in Warsaw, Poland.
    These changes were published in International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) Information Circular INFCIRC/254/Rev.11/Part 2 in October 2019
and the IAEA Information Circular INFCIRC/254/Rev.12/Part 2 in July
2022, which contains the updated text of Part 2 of the NSG Guidelines
and its related Annex. BIS is publishing these amendments to the EAR to
fulfill U.S. commitments to the regime.

2019 Plenary Changes

Removal of Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 1B229

    To reflect changes implemented by the NSG, water-hydrogen sulfide
exchange tray columns and internal contactors have been removed from
the CCL; given that these were the only items controlled under ECCN
1B229, this ECCN is being removed in its entirety. Previously, the NSG
maintained entries for these items on the Annexes to both Part 1 and
Part 2 of the NSG Guidelines; the changes implemented in this rule
reflect the NSG's June 2017 decision to remove the entries from the
Annex to Part 2, as a result of the scope expansion of certain entries
in the Annex to Part 1 in the 2017 NSG plenary meeting. While the
decision to delete the text was made in June 2017, the entries'
deletion from the Annex to Part 2 did not occur until 2019. The items
will continue to be included in the Annex to Part 1 of the NSG
Guidelines. Items in the Annex to Part 1 of the NSG Guidelines are
subject to the export control jurisdiction of the Department of Energy
and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Revision to ECCN 1B231

    This rule amends ECCN 1B231 by adding ``hydrogen isotope'' before
``purification'' in item paragraph .b.2. This change clarifies that
only hydrogen isotope purification systems fall within the scope of the
entry. The previous text could have erroneously been interpreted to
control all purification systems in the form of metal hydrides and not
just those purification systems of hydrogen isotopes. This rule also
changes ``and'' to ``or'' in item paragraph .b.2. These changes reflect
revisions from the 2019 plenary meeting.

Revision to ECCN 3A233

    Also consistent with changes made in the 2019 plenary meeting, this
rule amends ECCN 3A233 by replacing ``atomic mass units'' in the title
of the ECCN with ``u''. The description for items detailed under the
heading of ECCN 3A233 includes the outdated unit ``atomic mass units.''
This language is replaced pursuant to this rule with the modern and
widely accepted unit ``u'' or ``Dalton.'' BIS is making this amendment
because the new mass unit is more strictly defined and accepted by the
scientific and legal communities, removing a possible ambiguity in the
text as it was previously written. There is a miniscule difference the
masses of the two units.

2022 Plenary Changes

Revision of ECCNs 2B209 and 2B228

    During the Fundamental Review of the NSG Control Lists--an NSG
function, not a function of the U.S. Government--in 2010 through 2013,
the parameters of gas centrifuges were changed to control centrifuge
rotors with internal diameters of between 75 mm and 650 mm. Similarly,
the parameters of filament winding machines were amended to those
capable of winding cylindrical tubes with an internal diameter of
between 75 mm and 650 mm. However, the parameters for the items
controlled by ECCNs 2B209 and 2B228, applicable for the manufacture of
gas centrifuge rotors, were not changed. This, respectively, includes:
Flow forming machines, spin forming machines capable of flow forming
functions, other than those controlled by 2B009 or 2B109, and mandrels;
and Rotor fabrication and assembly equipment, rotor straightening
equipment, bellows-forming mandrels and dies.
    The NSG has now revised the control parameters for the items
controlled by ECCNs 2B209 and 2B228 so that they now have internal
diameters of between 75 mm to 650 mm, as opposed to the previous
internal diameter parameters of between 75 mm and 400 mm. This revision
ensures that the coverage of gas centrifuge rotor and of flow forming
machines that can be used to produce gas centrifuge rotors is
harmonized with the control parameters of the centrifuges.

Export Control Reform Act of 2018

    On August 13, 2018, the President signed into law the John S.
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which
included the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA), 50 U.S.C. 4801-
4852. ECRA provides the legal basis for BIS's principal authorities and
serves as the authority under which BIS issues this rule.

Rulemaking Requirements

    1. Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 direct agencies to assess all
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distribute impacts, and equity). Executive
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and
benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. This final rule has been determined to be not significant
under Executive Order 12866.
    2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person may be
required to respond to or be subject to a penalty for failure to comply
with a collection of information, subject to the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (PRA), unless
that collection of information displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number. This regulation involves a
collection currently approved by OMB under control number 0694-0088,
Simplified Network Application Processing System. This collection
includes, among other things, license applications, and carries a
burden estimate of 29.4 minutes for a manual or electronic submission
for a total burden estimate of 31,919 hours. BIS does not expect the
burden hours associated with this collection to change.
    3. This rule does not contain policies with federalism implications
as that

term is defined under Executive Order 13132.

Administrative Procedure Act and Regulatory Flexibility Act
Requirements

    Pursuant to Section 4821 of ECRA, this action is exempt from the
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) requirements for notice of
proposed rulemaking, opportunity for public participation and delay in
effective date.
    Further, no other law requires that a notice of proposed rulemaking
and an opportunity for public comment be given for this final rule.
Because a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for public
comment are not required to be given for this rule under the
Administrative Procedure Act or by any other law, the analytical
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
are not applicable. Accordingly, no regulatory flexibility analysis is
required, and none has been prepared.

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 774

    Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Terrorism.

    Accordingly, part 774 of the Export Administration Regulations (15
CFR parts 730-774) is amended as follows:

PART 774--THE COMMERCE CONTROL LIST

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1. The authority citation for part 774 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. 4801-4852; 50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.; 50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 10 U.S.C. 8720; 10 U.S.C. 8730(e); 22 U.S.C.
287c, 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6004; 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 15
U.S.C. 1824; 50 U.S.C. 4305; 22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210;
E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66
FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783.

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2. Supplement no. 1 to part 774 is amended by:
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a. Category 1 is amended by removing ECCN 1B229 and revising ECCN
1B231;
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b. Category 2 is amended by revising ECCNs 2B209 and 2B228; and
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c. Category 3 is amended by revising ECCN 3A233.
    The revisions read as follows:

Supplement No. 1 to Part 774

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Category 1--Special Materials and Related Equipment, Chemicals,
``Microorganisms,'' and ``Toxins''

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B. ``Test'', ``Inspection'' and ``Production Equipment''

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1B231 Tritium facilities or plants, and equipment therefor, as
follows (see List of Items Controlled).

License Requirements

Reason for Control: NP, AT

                                            Country chart (see supp. No.
                Control(s)                         1 to part 738)

NP applies to entire entry................  NP Column 1.
AT applies to entire entry................  AT Column 1.

List Based License Exceptions (See Part 740 for a Description of All
License Exceptions)

LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A

List of Items Controlled

Related Controls: (1) Tritium, tritium compounds, and mixtures
containing tritium are subject to the export licensing authority of
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110). (2) See
ECCNs 1E001 (``development'' and ``production'') and 1E201 (``use'')
for technology for items controlled by this entry.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:

    a. Facilities or plant for the production, recovery, extraction,
concentration, or handling of tritium;
    b. Equipment for tritium facilities or plant, as follows:
    b.1. Hydrogen or helium refrigeration units capable of cooling
to 23 K (-250 [deg]C) or less, with heat removal capacity greater
than 150 watts; or
    b.2. Hydrogen isotope storage or hydrogen isotope purification
systems using metal hydrides as the storage, or purification medium.
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Category 2--Materials Processing

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B. ``Test,'' ``Inspection'' and ``Production Equipment''

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2B209 Flow forming machines, spin forming machines capable of flow
forming functions, other than those controlled by 2B009 or 2B109,
and mandrels, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

License Requirements

Reason for Control: NP, AT

                                            Country chart (see supp. No.
                Control(s)                         1 to part 738)

NP applies to entire entry................  NP Column 1.
AT applies to entire entry................  AT Column 1.

List Based License Exceptions (See Part 740 for a Description of All
License Exceptions)

LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A

List of Items Controlled

Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D201 for ``software'' for items
controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (``development''),
2E002 (``production''), and 2E201 (``use'') for technology for items
controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCNs 2B009 and 2B109.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
    a. Machines having both of the following characteristics:
    a.1. Three or more rollers (active or guiding); and
    a.2. According to the manufacturer's technical specifications,
can be equipped with ``numerical control'' units or a computer
control;
    Note: 2B209.a includes machines that have only a single roller
designed to deform metal, plus two auxiliary rollers that support
the mandrel, but do not participate directly in the deformation
process.
    b. Rotor-forming mandrels designed to form cylindrical rotors of
inside diameter between 75 mm and 650 mm.
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2B228 Rotor fabrication and assembly equipment, rotor straightening
equipment, bellows-forming mandrels and dies, as follows (see List
of Items Controlled).

License Requirements

Reason for Control: NP, AT

                                            Country chart (see supp. No.
                Control(s)                         1 to part 738)

NP applies to entire entry................  NP Column 1.
AT applies to entire entry................  AT Column 1.

List Based License Exceptions (See Part 740 for a Description of All
License Exceptions)

LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A

List of Items Controlled

Related Controls: See ECCNs 2E001 (``development''), 2E002
(``production''), and 2E201 (``use'') for technology for items
controlled under this entry.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
    a. Rotor assembly equipment for assembly of gas centrifuge rotor
tube sections, baffles, and end-caps;
    Note: 2B228.a includes precision mandrels, clamps, and shrink
fit machines.
    b. Rotor straightening equipment for alignment of gas centrifuge
rotor tube sections to a common axis;
    Technical Note: The rotor straightening equipment in 2B228.b
normally consists of precision measuring probes linked to a computer
that subsequently controls the action of, for example, pneumatic
rams used for aligning the rotor tube sections.
    c. Bellows-forming mandrels and dies for producing single-
convolution bellows.
    Technical Note: In 2B228.c, the bellows have all of the
following characteristics:
    1. Inside diameter between 75 mm and 650 mm;

    2. Length equal to or greater than 12.7 mm;
    3. Single convolution depth greater than 2 mm; and
    4. Made of high-strength aluminum alloys, maraging steel or high
strength ``fibrous or filamentary materials''.
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Category 3--Electronics

A. ``End Items,'' ``Equipment,'' ``Accessories,'' ``Attachments,''
``Parts,'' ``Components,'' and ``Systems''

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3A233 Mass spectrometers, capable of measuring ions of 230 u or
greater and having a resolution of better than 2 parts in 230, and
ion sources therefor, excluding items that are subject to the export
licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR
part 110).

License Requirements

Reason for Control: NP, AT

                                            Country chart (see supp. No.
                Control(s)                         1 to part 738)

NP applies to entire entry................  NP Column 1.
AT applies to entire entry................  AT Column 1.

List Based License Exceptions (See Part 740 for a Description of All
License Exceptions)

LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A

List of Items Controlled

Related Controls: (1) See ECCNs 3E001 (``development'' and
``production'') and 3E201 (``use'') for technology for items
controlled under this entry. (2) Mass spectrometers ``specially
designed'' or prepared for analyzing on-line samples of
UF6 gas streams are subject to the export licensing
authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part
110).
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
    a. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers (ICP/MS);
    b. Glow discharge mass spectrometers (GDMS);
    c. Thermal ionization mass spectrometers (TIMS);
    d. Electron bombardment mass spectrometers having both of the
following features:
    d.1. A molecular beam inlet system that injects a collimated
beam of analyte molecules into a region of the ion source where the
molecules are ionized by an electron beam; and
    d.2. One or more cold traps that can be cooled to a temperature
of 193 K (-80 [deg]C) or less in order to trap analyte molecules
that are not ionized by the electron beam;
    e. Mass spectrometers equipped with a microfluorination ion
source designed for actinides or actinide fluorides.
    Technical Notes:
    1. ECCN 3A233.d controls mass spectrometers that are typically
used for isotopic analysis of UF6 gas samples.
    2. Electron bombardment mass spectrometers in ECCN 3A233.d are
also known as electron impact mass spectrometers or electron
ionization mass spectrometers.
    3. In ECCN 3A233.d.2, a ``cold trap'' is a device that traps gas
molecules by condensing or freezing them on cold surfaces. For the
purposes of this ECCN, a closed-loop gaseous helium cryogenic vacuum
pump is not a cold trap.
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Thea D. Rozman Kendler,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2013-47]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption received.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR). The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's
awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of the FAA's regulatory
activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or
omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal
status of the petition or its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket
number involved and must be received on or before October 22, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by docket number FAA-2013-
0800 using any of the following methods:
     Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your
comments digitally.
     Mail: Send comments to the Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
     Fax: Fax comments to the Docket Management Facility at
202-493-2251.
     Hand Delivery: Bring comments to the Docket Management
Facility in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Privacy: We will post all comments we receive, without change, to
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. Using the search function of our docket Web site, anyone can
find and read the comments received into any of our dockets, including
the name of the individual sending the comment (or

signing the comment for an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review the DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).
    Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to
http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to the Docket Management
Facility in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Forseth, ANM-113,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA
98057-3356, or Andrea Copeland, ARM-208, Office of Rulemaking, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20591; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(202) 267-8081.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 23, 2013.
Lirio Liu,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition For Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2013-0800.
    Petitioner: Learjet Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: Sec.  25.813(e) at Amendment 25-116
    Description of Relief Sought: Exemption from the emergency-exit
access requirement to permit the installation of partition doors in the
cabin of Learjet Model LJ-200-1A10 airplanes.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2000-7006; FMCSA-2004-18885; FMCSA-2008-0292; FMCSA-
2010-0287; FMCSA-2010-0354]

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
29 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 January 12, 2015. Comments must be
received on or before January 12, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) numbers: Docket No. [Docket No. FMCSA-2000-
7006; FMCSA-2004-18885; FMCSA-2008-0292; FMCSA-2010-0287; FMCSA-2010-
0354], 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: 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: Elaine M. Papp, R.N., 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:

I. 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.

II. Exemption Decision

    This notice addresses 29 individuals who have requested renewal of
their exemptions in accordance with FMCSA procedures. FMCSA has
evaluated these 29 applications for renewal on their merits and decided
to extend each exemption for a renewable two-year period. They are:
Charles H. Akers, Jr. (VA)
Kurtis A. Anderson (SD)
Terry L. Anderson (PA)
Sammy J. Barada (NE)
Timothy Bradford (TN)
Cody W. Cook (OK)
Marvin R. Daly (SC)
Douglas K. Esp (MT)
Roger C. Evans, II (WI)
Jevont D. Fells (AL)
Steven C. Fox (NC)
Gary A. Golson (AL)
Donald L. Hamrick (KS)
William E. Jacobs (TX)
Gary L. Killian (NC)
Timothy R. McCullough (FL)
Marcus L. McMillin (FL)
George C. Milks (NY)
Daniel R. Murphy (WI)
Thomas L. Oglesby (GA)
Jonathan C. Rollings (IA)
Preston S. Salisbury (MT)
Victor M. Santana (CA)
Kevin W. Schaffer (IL)
Gerald E. Skalitzky (WI)
George A. Teti (FL)
David W. Ward (NC)
Patricia A. White (IL)
Ralph W. York (NM)

    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.

III. 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 29 applicants has satisfied the
entry conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirements (65 FR 20245; 65 FR 57230; 67 FR 67234; 69 FR 53493; 69 FR
62741; 69 FR 64742; 71 FR 62147; 71 FR 62148; 73 FR 61922; 73 FR 61925;
73 FR 74563; 73 FR 74565; 75 FR 59327; 75 FR 66423; 75 FR 69737; 75 FR
72863; 75 FR 77949; 76 FR 1499; 76 FR 2190; 77 FR 68199; 77 FR 74273).
Each of these 29 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.

IV. 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-2000-7006; FMCSA-2004-18885; FMCSA-2008-0292; FMCSA-2010-
0287; FMCSA-2010-0354), indicate the specific section of this document
to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion
or recommendation. 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, got to http://www.regulations.gov
and put the docket number, ``FMCSA-2000-7006; FMCSA-2004-18885; FMCSA-
2008-0292; FMCSA-2010-0287; FMCSA-2010-0354'' 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 change this
notice based on your comments.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this
preamble as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov and in the search box insert the docket number,
``FMCSA-2000-7006; FMCSA-2004-18885; FMCSA-2008-0292; FMCSA-2010-0287;
FMCSA-2010-0354'' in the ``Keyword'' box and click ``Search.'' Next,
click ``Open Docket Folder'' button choose the document listed to
review. If you do not have access to the Internet, you may view the
docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-
140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued on: December 4, 2014.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-29069 Filed 12-10-14; 8:45 am]
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