[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5558-5559]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01510]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2008-0362]

Medical Review Board Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of Medical Review Board (MRB) public meeting.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that the Medical Review Board (MRB) will meet
on February 13, 2013. The MRB will review an evidence report about
fatigue-related research concerning bus and motorcoach drivers to
identify relevant scientific and medical studies the Agency could rely
upon in making any future decisions about the HOS requirements
applicable to such drivers. The meeting is open to the public and there
will be a public comment period at the end of the day.
    Times and Dates: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February
13, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (E.S.T.). The
meeting will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town, 1767 King
Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 in Salon BC on the main floor. The Hilton
Alexandria Old Town is located across the street from the King Street
Metro station.
    An agenda for the meeting will be made available in advance of the
meeting at http://mrb.fmcsa.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Ward, R.N., Nurse Consultant,
Medical Programs Division, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
Angela Ward at<PHONE_NUMBER> or at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>by Tuesday,
February 5, 2013.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

MRB

    The Medical Review Board (MRB) is comprised of five medical experts
who serve staggered, 2-year terms. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation
announced those currently serving on the MRB on November 2, 2010, and
June 13, 2012. Section 4116 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU),
[Pub. L. 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144, Aug. 10, 2005] requires the Secretary
of Transportation, with the advice of the MRB and the chief medical
examiner, to establish, review, and revise ``medical standards for
operators of commercial motor vehicles that will ensure that the
physical condition of operators of commercial motor vehicles is
adequate to enable them to operate the vehicles safely.''
    The MRB operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) as announced in the Federal Register (70 FR 57642, October
3, 2005). The MRB is charged initially with the review of all current
FMCSA medical standards (49 CFR 391.41), as well as proposing new
science-based standards and guidelines to ensure that drivers operating
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce, as defined in
49 CFR 390.5, are physically capable of doing so.

II. Meeting Participation

    The entire meeting of the MRB is open to the public. Oral comments
on the topic from the public will be heard during the last hour (3:45
p.m. to 4:45 p.m.) of the meeting. Oral comments may be limited and
will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis as requestors
register at the meeting. Should all public comments be exhausted prior
to the end of the specified period, the comment period will close.
Members of the public may submit written comments to the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) on this topic by Tuesday, February 5, 2013.
You may submit written comments bearing the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-2008-0362 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, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20003-3302.
     Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
ET., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name and FDMS
Docket ID for this Notice. Note that DOT posts all comments without
change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below for further information.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, 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. ET, 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 the DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the
Federal Register published on April 11, 2000

(65 FR 19477). This information is also available at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Issued on: January 18, 2013.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013-01510 Filed 1-24-13; 8:45 am]
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