[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32919-32922]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15026]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2000-7006; FMCSA-2001-9258; FMCSA-2001-9561; FMCSA-
2002-11714; FMCSA-2002-13411; FMCSA-2003-14504; FMCSA-2003-15268;
FMCSA-2004-17984; FMCSA-2005-20560; FMCSA-2005-21254; FMCSA-2006-26653;
FMCSA-2007-2663; FMCSA-2007-27897; FMCSA-2008-0266; FMCSA-2009-0086;
FMCSA-2009-0121; FMCSA-2010-0354; FMCSA-2010-0372; FMCSA-2010-0385;
FMCSA-2011-0010; FMCSA-2011-0024; FMCSA-2011-0057; FMCSA-2011-0092;
FMCSA-2011-0102; FMCSA-2011-0140; FMCSA-2011-0141; FMCSA-2013-0021;
FMCSA-2013-0025; FMCSA-2013-0027; FMCSA-2013-0028; FMCSA-2013-0029;
FMCSA-2014-0002; FMCSA-2014-0010; FMCSA-2014-0302; FMCSA-2014-0305;
FMCSA-2015-0048; FMCSA-2015-0049; FMCSA-2015-0052; FMCSA-2015-0053;
FMCSA-2015-0055]

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 exemptions for 125
individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate commercial motor vehicle
(CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable these individuals to continue to
operate CMVs in interstate commerce without meeting the vision
requirement in one eye.

DATES: Each group of renewed exemptions was effective on the dates
stated in the discussions below and will expire on the dates stated in
the discussions below. Comments must be received on or before August
17, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Christine A. Hydock, 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.,
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you have
questions regarding viewing or submitting material to the docket,
contact Docket Services, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA-2000-7006; FMCSA-2001-9258;
FMCSA-2001-9561; FMCSA-2002-11714; FMCSA-2002-13411; FMCSA-2003-14504;
FMCSA-2003-15268; FMCSA-2004-17984; FMCSA-2005-20560; FMCSA-2005-21254;
FMCSA-2006-26653; FMCSA-2007-2663; FMCSA-2007-27897; FMCSA-2008-0266;
FMCSA-2009-0086; FMCSA-2009-0121; FMCSA-2010-0354; FMCSA-2010-0372;
FMCSA-2010-0385; FMCSA-2011-0010; FMCSA-2011-0024; FMCSA-2011-0057;
FMCSA-2011-0092; FMCSA-2011-0102; FMCSA-2011-0140; FMCSA-2011-0141;
FMCSA-2013-0021; FMCSA-2013-0025; FMCSA-2013-0027; FMCSA-2013-0028;
FMCSA-2013-0029; FMCSA-2014-0002; FMCSA-2014-0010; FMCSA-2014-0302;
FMCSA-2014-0305; FMCSA-2015-0048; FMCSA-2015-0049; FMCSA-2015-0052;
FMCSA-2015-0053; FMCSA-2015-0055 using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://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: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name and the
docket number(s) 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., e.t., 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 online.
    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 http://www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed
at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.

I. Background

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption
for two years 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 statute also allows the Agency to
renew exemptions at the end of the two-year period.
    The physical qualification standard for drivers regarding vision
found in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) states that a person is physically
qualified to driver a CMV if that person:

    Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each
eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity separately corrected
to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses, distant
binocular acuity of a least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or
without corrective lenses, field of vision of at least 70[deg] in
the horizontal meridian in each eye, and the ability to recognize
the colors of traffic signals and devices showing red, green, and
amber.

    The 125 individuals listed in this notice have requested renewal of
their exemptions from the vision standard in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), in
accordance with FMCSA procedures. Accordingly, FMCSA has evaluated
these applications for renewal on their merits and decided to extend
each exemption for a renewable two-year period.

II. Request for Comments

    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.

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. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each of
the 125 applicants has satisfied the renewal conditions for obtaining
an exemption from the vision requirement (65 FR 20245; 65 FR 57230; 66
FR 17743; 66 FR 30502; 66 FR 33990; 66 FR 41654; 67 FR 15662; 67 FR
37907; 67 FR 57266; 67 FR 76439; 68 FR 10298; 68 FR 19598; 68 FR 33570;
68 FR 35772; 68 FR 37197; 68 FR 44837; 68 FR 48989; 69 FR 26206; 69 FR
33997; 69 FR 52741; 69 FR 61292; 70 FR 7545; 70 FR 17504; 70 FR 25878;
70 FR 30997; 70 FR 30999; 70 FR 33937; 70 FR 41811; 70 FR 42615; 70 FR
46567; 71 FR 26601; 71 FR 55820; 71 FR 62147; 72 FR 7812; 72 FR 8417;
72 FR 27624; 72 FR 28093; 72 FR 32705; 72 FR 36099; 72 FR 39879; 72 FR
40359; 72 FR 40360; 72 FR 40362; 72 FR 52419; 73 FR 36955; 73 FR 51689;
73 FR 63047; 74 FR 6211; 74 FR 19267; 74 FR 19270; 74 FR 20253; 74 FR
26461; 74 FR 26464; 74 FR 26466; 74 FR 28094; 74 FR 34074; 74 FR 34395;
74 FR 34630; 74 FR 34632; 75 FR 36779; 75 FR 66423; 75 FR 72863; 75 FR
77492; 76 FR 2190; 76 FR 5425; 76 FR 7894; 76 FR 9856; 76 FR 9865; 76
FR 17481; 76 FR 18824; 76 FR 20076; 76 FR 20078; 76 FR 21796; 76 FR
25762; 76 FR 25766; 76 FR 28125; 76 FR 29022; 76 FR 29024; 76 FR 29026;
76 FR 37168; 76 FR 37169; 76 FR 37173; 76 FR 37885; 76 FR 40445; 76 FR
44082; 76 FR 44652; 76 FR 44653; 76 FR 49531; 76 FR 50318; 76 FR 53710;
77 FR 38384; 77 FR 74273; 78 FR 800; 78 FR 10251; 78 FR 14410; 78 FR
16762; 78 FR 20376; 78 FR 20379; 78 FR 24300; 78 FR 24798; 78 FR 27281;
78 FR 30954; 78 FR 34141; 78 FR 34143; 78 FR 37270; 78 FR 41188; 78 FR
46407; 78 FR 51268; 78 FR 51269; 78 FR 52602; 78 FR 56993; 78 FR 57679;
79 FR 4531; 79 FR 10608; 79 FR 22003; 79 FR 24298; 79 FR 35218; 79 FR
51643; 79 FR 64001; 79 FR 73687; 80 FR 603; 80 FR 12248; 80 FR 15863;
80 FR 16500; 80 FR 18696; 80 FR 22773; 80 FR 25766; 80 FR 26139; 80 FR
26320; 80 FR 29149; 80 FR 29152; 80 FR 31636; 80 FR 31957; 80 FR 33007;
80 FR 35699; 80 FR 36395; 80 FR 36398; 80 FR 37718; 80 FR 40122; 80 FR
41547; 80 FR 41548; 80 FR 44185; 80 FR 44188; 80 FR 45573; 80 FR 48404;
80 FR 48409; 80 FR 48413; 80 FR 62161; 80 FR 62163). They have
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.
    In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, the following
groups of drivers received renewed exemptions in the month of July and
are discussed below.
    As of August 8, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 49 individuals have satisfied the conditions for
obtaining a renewed exemption from the vision requirements (65 FR
20245; 65 FR 57230; 66 FR 30502; 66 FR 33990; 66 FR 41654; 67 FR 15662;
67 FR 37907; 67 FR 57266; 67 FR 76439; 68 FR 10298; 68 FR 19598; 68 FR
33570; 68 FR 44837; 69 FR 26206; 69 FR 33997; 69 FR 52741; 69 FR 61292;
70 FR 7545; 70 FR 17504; 70 FR 25878; 70 FR 30997; 70 FR 41811; 71 FR
26601; 71 FR 55820; 71 FR 62147; 72 FR 7812; 72 FR 8417; 72 FR 27624;
72 FR 28093; 72 FR 36099; 72 FR 39879; 72 FR 40362; 72 FR 52419; 73 FR
36955; 73 FR 51689; 73 FR 63047; 74 FR 6211; 74 FR 19267; 74 FR 19270;
74 FR 20253; 74 FR 26461; 74 FR 26466; 74 FR 28094; 74 FR 34395; 74 FR
34630; 75 FR 36779; 75 FR 66423; 75 FR 72863; 75 FR 77492; 76 FR 2190;
76 FR 5425; 76 FR 7894; 76 FR 9856; 76 FR 9865; 76 FR 17481; 76 FR
18824; 76 FR 20076; 76 FR 20078; 76 FR 21796; 76 FR 25762; 76 FR 25766;
76 FR 28125; 76 FR 29024; 76 FR 29026; 76 FR 37168; 76 FR 37173; 76 FR
37885; 76 FR 44652; 77 FR 38384; 77 FR 74273; 78 FR 800; 78 FR 10251;
78 FR 14410; 78 FR 16762; 78 FR 20376; 78 FR 20379; 78 FR 24300; 78 FR
24798; 78 FR 27281; 78 FR 30954; 78 FR 34141; 78 FR 37270; 78 FR 41188;
78 FR 46407; 78 FR 51269; 78 FR 56993; 78 FR 57679; 79 FR 10608; 79 FR
22003; 79 FR 24298; 79 FR 35218; 79 FR 51643; 79 FR 64001; 79 FR 73687;
80 FR 603; 80 FR 12248; 80 FR 15863; 80 FR 16500; 80 FR 18696; 80 FR
22773; 80 FR 25766; 80 FR 26139; 80 FR 26320; 80 FR 29149; 80 FR 29152;
80 FR 31636; 80 FR 31957; 80 FR 33007; 80 FR 35699; 80 FR 36395; 80 FR
36398; 80 FR 37718; 80 FR 45573; 80 FR 48404; 80 FR 48409; 80 FR
48413):

Joel C. Bailey (FL), James C. Barr (OH), Johnny A. Bingham (NC), Ryan
L. Brown (IL), Todd A. Chapman (NC), Don A. Clymer (PA), Timothy J.
Curran (CA), Erik R. Davis (GA), Paul W. Dawson (OH), Rodney R. Dawson
(KY), Everett A. Doty (AZ), Timothy H. DuBois (MN), Raymond C. Favreau
(VT), Thanh V. Ha (CA), Anthony Hall (LA), Johnnie L. Hall (MD), Waylon
E.

Hall (LA), Gary D. Hallman (AL), Dean R. Hawley (NC), Tommy T. Hudson
(VA), James T. Johnson (KY), Harry L. Jones (OH), Cody A. Keys (OK),
David J. Kibble (PA), Thomas Korycki (NJ), David C. Leoffler (CO),
Jorge S. Lopez (CA), Boynton L. Manuel (SC), James McClure (NC), Steve
J. Morrison (ID), Daniel R. Murphy (WI), Tracy J. Omeara (OR), Armando
F. Pederoso Jimenez (MN), Robert D. Porter (CA), Raymond Potter (RI),
Scott K. Richardson (OH), Elvis E. Rogers, Jr. (TX), Leo D. Roy (NH),
Manuel H. Sanchez (TX), Jose C. Sanchez-Sanchez (WY), Tim M. Seavy
(IN), Rick J. Smart (NH), Sukru Tamirci (NY), David R. Thomas (AL),
James H. Wallace, Sr. (FL), Roy J. Ware (GA), Marcus R. Watkins (TX),
Paul C. Weiss (PA), James Whiteway (TX).

    The drivers were included in one of the following docket Nos:
FMCSA-2000-7006; FMCSA-2001-9561; FMCSA-2002-11714; FMCSA-2002-13411;
FMCSA-2003-14504; FMCSA-2004-17984; FMCSA-2005-20560; FMCSA-2006-26653;
FMCSA-2007-2663; FMCSA-2007-27897; FMCSA-2008-0266; FMCSA-2009-0086;
FMCSA-2009-0121; FMCSA-2010-0354; FMCSA-2010-0372; FMCSA-2010-0385;
FMCSA-2011-0010; FMCSA-2011-0024; FMCSA-2011-0057; FMCSA-2011-0092;
FMCSA-2013-0021; FMCSA-2013-0025; FMCSA-2013-0027; FMCSA-2013-0028;
FMCSA-2014-0002; FMCSA-2014-0010; FMCSA-2014-0302; FMCSA-2014-0305;
FMCSA-2015-0048; FMCSA-2015-0049; FMCSA-2015-0052. Their exemptions are
effective as of August 8, 2017, and will expire on August 8, 2019.
    As of August 10, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following four individuals have satisfied the conditions
for obtaining a renewed exemption from the vision requirements (80 FR
31636; 80 FR 48413):

Donald M. Jenson (SD), Dennis D. Lesperance (OR), Dean A. Maystead
(MI), Carl V. Murphy, Jr. (TX).

    The drivers were included in one of the following docket Nos:
FMCSA-2001-9258; FMCSA-2005-21254. Their exemptions are effective as of
August 10, 2017, and will expire on August 10, 2019.
    As of August 12, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following six individuals have satisfied the conditions
for obtaining a renewed exemption from the vision requirements (76 FR
37169; 76 FR 50318; 79 FR 4531; 80 FR 41548):

Danny F. Burnley (KY), Sean R. Conorman (MI), Robert E. Graves (NE),
Terrence F. Ryan (FL), Stephen W. Verrette (MI), Leslie H. Wylie (ID).

    The drivers were included in docket No. FMCSA-2011-0140. Their
exemptions are effective as of August 12, 2017, and will expire on
August 12, 2019.
    As of August 13, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following 11 individuals have satisfied the conditions
for obtaining a renewed exemption from the vision requirements (80 FR
40122; 80 FR 62163):

William D. Cherry (MA), Pedro Del Bosque (TX), Anthony C. DeNaples
(PA), Edward Dugue III (NC), Larry R. Hayes (KS), Wayne E. Jakob (IL),
Earney J. Knox (MO), James Smentkowski (NJ), Neil G. Sturges (NY),
Norman G. Wooten (TX), Kurt A. Yoder (OH).

    The drivers were included in docket No. FMCSA-2015-0053. Their
exemptions are effective as of August 13, 2017, and will expire on
August 13, 2019.
    As of August 15, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following 11 individuals have satisfied the conditions
for obtaining a renewed exemption from the vision requirements (66 FR
30502; 66 FR 41654; 68 FR 37197; 68 FR 44837; 68 FR 48989; 70 FR 41811;
70 FR 42615; 72 FR 40360; 74 FR 34632; 76 FR 49531; 79 FR 4531; 80 FR
44185):

Domenic J. Carassai (NJ), Bruce E. Hemmer (WI), Steven P. Holden (MD),
Christopher G. Jarvela (MI), Brad L. Mathna (PA), Vincent P. Miller
(CA), Warren J. Nyland (MI), Dennis M. Prevas (WI) Wesley E. Turner
(TX), Mona J. Van Krieken (OR), Paul S. Yocum (IN).

    The drivers were included in one of the following docket Nos:
FMCSA-2001-9561; FMCSA-2003-15268. Their exemptions are effective as of
August 15, 2017, and will expire on August 15, 2019.
    As of August 23, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following 21 individuals have satisfied the conditions
for obtaining a renewed exemption from the vision requirements (76 FR
29022; 76 FR 44082; 78 FR 20376; 78 FR 34141; 78 FR 34143; 78 FR 51268;
78 FR 52602):

Twila G. Cole (OR), Bert A. Damm (MT), Jeffrey Dauterman (OH), Brian D.
Dowd (MA), Sonya Duff (IN), Randy L. Fales (MN), Marc C. Grooms (MO),
Walter A. Hanselman (IN), Craig C. Lowry (MT), Craig M. Mahaffey (OH),
Ricky Nickell (OH), Freddy H. Pete (NV), Rickey H. Reeder (TN), Michael
L. Sherum (AL), Gregory C. Simmons (VA), Wayne M. Stein (FL), Eddie B.
Strange, Jr. (GA), Larry A. Tidwell (MO), Dale A. Torkelson (WI), John
Vanek (MO), Desmond Waldor (PA).

    The drivers were included in one of the following docket Nos:
FMCSA-2011-0102; FMCSA-2013-0025; FMCSA-2013-0029. Their exemptions are
effective as of August 23, 2017, and will expire on August 23, 2019.
    As of August 25, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following 20 individuals have satisfied the conditions
for obtaining a renewed exemption from the vision requirements (80 FR
44188; 80 FR 62161):

Harold D. Albrecht (IL), Joseph W. Bahr (NJ), Stephen C. Brueggeman
(KY), Larry O. Cheek (CA), Louise D. Curtis (FL), Marvin P. Cusey (MN),
Chris M. DeJong (NM), Jonathan G. Estabrook (MA), Robert J. Falanga
(FL), Refugio Haro (IL), Kevin L. Harrison (TN), Bruce A. Lloyd (MA),
Duane S. Lozinski (IA), Keith W. McNabb (ID), Ronald W. Neujahr (KS),
Lonnie D. Prejean (TX), Thomas E. Riley (NJ), John B. Stiltner (KY),
Rick R. Warner (MI), Theodore A. White (PA).

    The drivers were included in docket No. FMCSA-2015-0055. Their
exemptions are effective as of August 25, 2017, and will expire on
August 25, 2019.
    As of August 29, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following three individuals have satisfied the
conditions for obtaining a renewed exemption from the vision
requirements (76 FR 40445; 76 FR 53710; 79 FR 4531):

James Howard (CA), Ramon Melendez (NJ), Jesse A. Nosbush (MN).

    The drivers were included in docket No. FMCSA-2011-0141. Their
exemptions are effective as of August 29, 2017, and will expire on
August 29, 2019.

Conditions and Requirements

    The exemptions are extended subject to the following conditions:
(1) Each driver must undergo an annual physical examination (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 certified Medical Examiner, as defined by 49 CFR 390.5,
who attests that the driver is otherwise physically qualified under 49
CFR 391.41; (2) each driver must provide a copy of the
ophthalmologist's or optometrist's report to the Medical Examiner at
the time of the annual medical examination; and (3) each

driver must 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. 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.

IV. Preemption

    During the period the exemption is in effect, no State shall
enforce any law or regulation that conflicts with this exemption with
respect to a person operating under the exemption.

VI. Conclusion

    Based upon its evaluation of the 125 exemption applications, FMCSA
renews the exemptions of the aforementioned drivers from the vision
requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), subject to the requirements cited
above (49 CFR 391.64(b)). In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, each exemption will be valid for two years unless revoked
earlier by FMCSA.

    Issued on: July 7, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, FY 2012

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds and solicitation for Grant
Applications (SGA) for Targeted Topic Training, and Targeted Topic
Training and Educational Materials Development Grants.

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    Funding Opportunity No.: SHTG-FY-12-01.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.: 17.502.
SUMMARY: This notice announces availability of approximately $1.2
million for Susan Harwood Training Program Grants under the following
categories: Targeted Topic Training, and Training and Educational
Materials Development Grants.

DATES: Grant applications must be received electronically by the
Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m., E.T., on Thursday, May 17,
2012, the application deadline date.

ADDRESSES: The complete Susan Harwood Training Grant Program
solicitation for grant applications and all information needed to apply
for this funding opportunity are available at the Grants.gov Web site,
http://www.grants.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding this solicitation
for grant applications should be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
directed to Kimberly Mason, Program Analyst, or Jim Barnes, Director,
Office of Training and Educational Programs, at<PHONE_NUMBER> (note this
is not a toll-free number). To obtain further information on the Susan
Harwood Training Grant Program, visit the OSHA Web site at: https://www.osha.gov, select the ``Training'' tab, and then select ``Susan
Harwood Training Grant Program.''

    Authority: Section 21 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 670), Pub. L. 111-117, and Pub. L. 112-10.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on March 30, 2012.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-65851; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2011-157]

 Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To
Adopt the QView Service

November 30, 2011.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on November 22, 2011, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``Exchange''), filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the
proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items
have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this
notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested
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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 the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to adopt QView, a new service that will
provide subscribing member firms with increased transparency over their
trading activity on the Exchange by allowing the member to track its
Exchange order flow.
    The text of the proposed rule change is below. Proposed new
language is in italics.

7058. QView

    QView is a web-based tool designed to give a subscribing member the
ability to track its order flow on Nasdaq, and create both real-time
and historical reports of such order flow. Members may subscribe to
QView at no cost.
* * * * *

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 Exchange 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 Exchange 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 Exchange is proposing to adopt a new Web-based, front-end
application called QView, which will provide subscribing member firms
with increased transparency over their trading activity on the Exchange
by allowing the member to track its Exchange order flow.\3\ In
particular, a QView subscriber would be able to track all of its
trading activity on the Exchange through detailed order and execution
summaries. QView will provide a subscribing member with statistics
concerning the total number of executions, total volume, dollar value
of executions, executions by symbol, add versus remove, buy versus
sell, display versus non-display, number of open orders, use of routing
strategies and liquidity code designation. The data provided by QView
will be available to the subscribing member both in real-time and
historically. Subscribing members will also be able export such data
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[Federal Register: July 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 147)]
[Notices]
[Page 44311-44312]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Proposed Modification of the Chicago, IL Class B Airspace Area;
Public Meetings

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces three fact-finding informal airspace
meetings to solicit information from airspace users and others
concerning a proposal to revise the Class B airspace area at Chicago,
IL. The purpose of these meetings is to provide interested parties an
opportunity to present views, recommendations, and comments on the
proposal. All comments received during these meetings will be
considered prior to any revision or issuance of a notice of proposed
rulemaking.
    Times and Dates: The informal airspace meetings will be held on
Tuesday, September 23, 2008, from 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Wednesday, September
24, 2008, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and Thursday, September 25, 2008, from 2
p.m.-7 p.m. Comments must be received on or before October 2, 2008.

ADDRESSES: (1) The meeting on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, will be

held at Signature Flight Center, Chicago Executive Airport, 1100 South
Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, IL 60090. (2) The meeting on Wednesday,
September 24, 2008, will be held at DuPage Flight Center, Chicago
DuPage Airport, 2700 International Drive, West Chicago, IL 60185. (3)
The meeting on Thursday, September 25, 2008, will be held at Signature
Flight Center, Chicago Executive Airport, 1100 South Milwaukee Avenue,
Wheeling, IL 60090.
    Comments: Send comments on the proposal to: Don Smith, Manager,
Operations Support Group, Air Traffic Organization Central Service
Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort
Worth, Texas, 76137, or by fax to<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Hulsey, FAA Chicago TRACON, 1100
Bowes Road, Elgin, IL, 60123; Telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Procedures

    (a) The meetings will be informal in nature and will be conducted
by one or more representatives of the FAA Central Service Center. A
representative from the FAA will present a formal briefing on the
planned modification to the Class B airspace at Chicago, IL. Each
participant will be given an opportunity to deliver comments or make a
presentation. Only comments concerning the plan to modify the Class B
airspace area at Chicago, IL, will be accepted.
    (b) The meetings will be open to all persons on a space-available
basis. There will be no admission fee or other charge to attend and
participate.
    (c) Any person wishing to make a presentation to the FAA panel will
be asked to sign in and estimate the amount of time needed for such
presentation. This will permit the panel to allocate an appropriate
amount of time for each presenter. These meetings will not be adjourned
until everyone on the list has had an opportunity to address the panel.
    (d) Position papers or other handout material relating to the
substance of these meetings will be accepted. Participants wishing to
submit handout material should present an original and two copies (3
copies total) to the presiding officer. There should be additional
copies of each handout available for other attendees.
    (e) These meetings will not be formally recorded.

Agenda for the Meetings

--Sign-in.
--Presentation of Meeting Procedures.
--FAA explanation of the planned Class B modifications.
--Solicitation of Public Comments.
--Closing Comments.

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

    Issued in Washington DC, on July 23, 2008.
Stephen Rohring,
Acting Manager, Airspace and Rules Group.
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MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:	Identification of Schools within 200 meters of U.S. Primary and Secondary Roads

FROM:	Meredith Pedde, Office of Transportation and Air Quality/Assessment and Standards Division
	Chad Bailey, Office of Transportation and Air Quality/Assessment and Standards Division

TO:	Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0135

Introduction

		The purpose of this memo is to describe the approach used in EPA's analysis of students and schools in close proximity to primary and secondary roads in the United States, which is presented in section II.B.7 of the preamble  to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).  The data used to create Tables 1-4 in this memo are provided as an attachment to this memo.

Methodology

		EPA obtained public school data from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).  At the time this analysis was done, the most recent public school data available was for the 2009  -  2010 school year.  These are the data used in our analysis.  For each U.S. school (K-12), the data include the latitude and longitude, a unique NCES assigned ID, total number of students, number of students by race, and the number of students eligible for the free and reduced school lunch programs.

		EPA obtained and used the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 TIGER/Line(R) Shapefiles for primary and secondary roads.  According to the technical documentation for the 2010 Census TIGER/Line(R) Shapefiles, "Primary roads are generally divided, limited-access highways within the Federal interstate highway system or under state management.  These highways are distinguished by the presence of interchanges and are accessible by ramps, and may include some toll highways."   The technical documentation defines secondary roads as "main arteries, usually in the U.S. Highway, State Highway, or County Highway system.  These roads have one or more lanes of traffic in each direction, may or may not be divided, and usually have at-grade intersections with many other roads and driveways.  They often have both a local name and a route number."

		EPA imported the school data into ArcMap 10.0 as a set of geocoded points using the latitude and longitude provided in the schools dataset.  EPA also imported the primary and secondary road shapefiles into ArcMap 10.0 and then created 200 meter buffers around those roads.  The school point data were intersected with the 200 meter road buffers to determine which schools are within 200 meters of U.S. primary and secondary roads.   Of the 99,804 U.S. schools in the dataset, 23,978 (24%) were identified to be located within the 200 meter buffers of U.S. primary and secondary roads.  Of the 23,978 schools within 200 meters of a primary or secondary road, 1,649 are near primary roads and 22,329 are near secondary roads, representing 1.7% and 22.4% of total schools, respectively.

		This method of determining which schools are within 200 meters of primary or secondary roads underestimates the total number of schools from the edges of roads since the road shapefiles are line data  -  not polygon data.  The line data represents the center line of a road (i.e., the center line between both directions of traffic), whereas polygon data would represent the area the roads encompass (i.e., the edges of a road).  In situations where there are six lanes of traffic in each direction, for example, approximately 40 meters of the 200 meter buffers could be the road itself, resulting in the intersection analysis only identifying schools that are within approximately 160 meters of the edge of the road.

	Analysis of Racial Demographics

		Using SAS 9.1, EPA evaluated the racial composition and Hispanic status of the 49,136,240 students at the 99,804 U.S. schools, by number and percent of total students.  This data is presented in Table 1.

	Table 1:  Number and Percent of Students by Race and Hispanic Status at all U.S. Schools

                        American Indian/Alaskan Native
                            Asian/Pacific Islander
                                    Black
                                   Hispanic
                                    White
                               Two or More Races
                               No Race Reported
                                     Total
                              Number of Students
                                    584,756
                                   2,461,820
                                   8,166,410
                                  10,775,975
                                  26,311,473
                                    334,459
                                    501,347
                                  49,136,240
                               Percent of Total
                                     1.19%
                                     5.01%
                                    16.62%
                                    21.93%
                                    53.55%
                                     0.68%
                                     1.02%
                                    100.00%

		EPA also evaluated the racial composition and Hispanic status of students at only the 23,978 schools within the 200 meter buffers of U.S. primary and secondary roads.  Table 2 shows the number of students, by race, at these schools, as well as the percent of students by race.

Table 2:  Number and Percent of Students by Race and Hispanic Status at U.S. Schools within 200 meters of Primary and Secondary Roads, by Road Type

                        American Indian/Alaskan Native
                            Asian/Pacific Islander
                                    Black
                                   Hispanic
                                    White
                               Two or More Races
                               No Race Reported
                                     Total
                                 Primary Road
                              Number of Students
                                     6,242
                                    56,105
                                    175,128
                                    244,618
                                    313,169
                                     9,216
                                     7,409
                                    811,887

                               Percent of Total
                                     0.77%
                                     6.91%
                                    21.57%
                                    30.13%
                                    38.57%
                                     1.14%
                                     0.91%
                                    100.00%
                                Secondary Road
                              Number of Students
                                    121,373
                                    278,209
                                   1,535,625
                                   1,213,743
                                   5,943,786
                                    33,899
                                    92,338
                                   9,218,973

                               Percent of Total
                                     1.32%
                                     3.02%
                                    16.66%
                                    13.17%
                                    64.47%
                                     0.37%
                                     1.00%
                                    100.00%
                          Primary and Secondary Roads
                              Number of Students
                                    127,615
                                    334,314
                                   1,710,753
                                   1,458,361
                                   6,256,955
                                    43,115
                                    99,747
                                  10,030,860

                               Percent of Total
                                     1.27%
                                     3.33%
                                    17.05%
                                    14.54%
                                    62.38%
                                     0.43%
                                     0.99%
                                    100.00%

		The data in Tables 1 and 2 shows that minorities are overrepresented at schools located within 200 meters of primary and secondary roads, with the overrepresentation being largest among students at schools located within 200 meters of primary roads.  The highlighted cells in Table 2 indicate that a race is overrepresented in the student population for either the set of schools within the 200 meter buffers of primary roads, secondary roads, or primary and secondary roads combined, as compared to the racial distribution of students attending all of the 99,804 schools in the U.S.  For example, Black students represent 21.57% of students at schools located within 200 meters of a primary road, whereas Black students represent 16.62% of students in all U.S. schools.  Hispanic students represent 30.13% of students at schools located within 200 meters of a primary road, whereas Hispanic students represent 21.93% of students in all U.S. schools.

	Figures 1-3 presents cumulative distributions of the demographic compositions of student bodies schools near primary and secondary roads compared with all U.S. schools.  Figure 1 depicts the cumulative (percentile) distributions of the percentage of nonwhite and Hispanic  students for schools near primary roads, secondary roads, and all schools.  Consistent with the tabular data presented in Tables 1 and 2, across the entire distribution of schools, those near primary roads have higher nonwhite student fractions than other schools.

Figure 1  -  Cumulative Distribution of Student Nonwhite Percentages for Schools  Near and Far from Major Roads

Figure 2 depicts the cumulative (percentile) distributions of the percentage of Hispanic students for schools near primary and secondary roads, and for all schools.  Consistent with the tabular data presented in Tables 1 and 2, across the entire distribution of schools, those near primary roads have higher Hispanic student fractions than other schools.

Figure 2  -  Cumulative Distribution of Student Hispanic Percentages for Schools  Near and Far from Major Roads

Analysis of Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility

      To evaluate the socioeconomic status of students who attend schools within 200 meters of primary and secondary roads, EPA used SAS 9.1 to evaluate the number of students who are eligible for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's free or reduced-price school lunch program.  Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the poverty level are eligible for free meals.  Those with incomes between 130 percent and 185 percent of the poverty level are eligible for reduced-price meals.

      Table 3 shows the number and percent of students that are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches out of the 49,136,240 students at all 99,804 U.S. schools, by number and percent of total students.

	Table 3:  Number and Percent of Students Eligible for Free or Reduced-Price Lunch at all U.S. Schools

                              Free Lunch Eligible
                         Reduced- Price Lunch Eligible
                  Total Free or Reduced- Price Lunch Eligible
                              Number of Students
                                  18,684,568
                                   3,738,839
                                  22,423,407
                               Percent of Total
                                    38.03%
                                     7.61%
                                    45.64%

      EPA also evaluated the number of students eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches at only the 23,978 schools within the 200 meter buffers of U.S. primary and secondary roads.  Table 4 shows the number and percent of students, by lunch program eligibility, at these schools, by road type.

Table 4:  Number and Percent of Students Eligible for Free or Reduced-Price Lunch at U.S. Schools within 200 meters of Primary and Secondary Roads, by Road Type

                              Free Lunch Eligible
                         Reduced- Price Lunch Eligible
                  Total Free or Reduced- Price Lunch Eligible
                                 Primary Road
                              Number of Students
                                    323,223
                                    55,792
                                    379,015

                               Percent of Total
                                    39.81%
                                     6.87%
                                    46.68%
                                Secondary Road
                              Number of Students
                                   3,587,928
                                    732,779
                                   4,320,707

                               Percent of Total
                                    38.92%
                                     7.95%
                                    46.87%
                          Primary and Secondary Roads
                              Number of Students
                                   3,911,151
                                    788,571
                                   4,699,722

                               Percent of Total
                                    38.99%
                                     7.86%
                                    46.85%

		The data in Tables 3 and 4 shows that students eligible for the free and reduced-price lunch program are overrepresented at schools located within 200 meters of primary and secondary roads.  The highlighted cells in Table 4 indicate that free and/or reduced-price lunch eligibility is overrepresented in the student population for the sets of schools within the 200 meter buffers of primary roads, secondary roads, and primary and secondary roads combined, as compared to the free and/or reduced-price lunch eligibility distribution of students attending all of the 99,804 schools in the U.S.  For example, at schools located within 200 meters of a primary road or secondary road, 46.85% of students are eligible for either free or reduced-price lunches, whereas nationally, 45.64% of students are eligible for either free or reduced-price lunches.

Figure 3 depicts the cumulative (percentile) distributions of the percentage of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunches for schools near primary and secondary roads, and for all schools.  Consistent with the tabular data presented in Tables 1 and 2, schools near primary roads tend to have higher fractions of eligible students, though the association is inconsistent across the distribution.  Notably, the majority of schools located near primary roads have student populations of which >50% are eligible for free or reduced price lunch.

Figure 3  -  Cumulative Distribution of Percentage of Student Eligible for Free or Reduced-Price Lunches for Schools  Near and Far from Major Roads

		The data and results are presented in the attached Microsoft Excel workbook, "Schools Near Roads Analysis for the Tier 3 NPRM docket."  The first worksheet, `All U.S. Schools,' lists each of the 99,804 U.S. schools and its associated location and site information (school name, address, county, state, latitude, longitude, NCES assigned School ID) demographic data (the number of students who identify as American Indian/Alaskan Native; Asian/Pacific Islander; Black; Hispanic; White, non-Hispanic; Two or more Races), school lunch program eligibility data, and total enrollment data.  The second worksheet, `Schools in 200m Buffers,' lists each of the 23,978 schools within 200 meters of a primary or secondary road (1,649 are near primary roads and 22,329 are near secondary roads).  The data identifies each school's site information (school name, address, county, state, latitude, longitude, NCES assigned School ID) demographic data (the number of students who identify as American Indian/Alaskan Native; Asian/Pacific Islander; Black; Hispanic; White, non-Hispanic; Two or more Races), school lunch program eligibility data, and total enrollment data.  The data also identifies the name of the road the school is within 200 meters of, whether that road is identified as a primary or secondary road, and the U.S. Census Bureau's ID for the road segment.

Summary

      On a population-wide basis, there are millions of students attending classes in locations likely to have poor air quality resulting from the emissions of vehicles on the nearby roads.

      The analyses described above provide evidence that schools near major roads include student populations which have higher percentages of nonwhite racial minorities and of recipients of free or reduced-price lunches.  These analyses suggest that children in these demographic groups experience worse air quality, and as such, have potential for elevated risks of adverse health outcomes.

      Overall, this analysis indicates that nonwhite and low SES students are likely to experience significant benefit as a result of the proposed standards.