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14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.transportation.gov/privacy.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration

II. Background

[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0387]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Hearing
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final disposition.
AGENCY:

FMCSA announces its
decision to renew exemptions for two
individuals from the hearing
requirement in the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for
interstate commercial motor vehicle
(CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable
these hard of hearing and deaf
individuals to continue to operate CMVs
in interstate commerce.
DATES: The exemptions were applicable
on October 22, 2019. The exemptions
expire on October 22, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical
Programs Division, 202–366–4001,
fmcsamedical@dot.gov, 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., ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. If you have questions
regarding viewing or submitting
material to the docket, contact Docket
Operations, (202) 366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Public Participation
A. Viewing Documents and Comments
To view comments, as well as any
documents mentioned in this notice as
being available in the docket, go to
http://www.regulations.gov/
docket?D=FMCSA-2014-0387 and
choose the document to review. If you
do not have access to the internet, you
may view the docket online by visiting
the Docket Operations 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., ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
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B. 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–

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On November 21, 2019, FMCSA
published a notice announcing its
decision to renew exemptions for two
individuals from the hearing standard in
49 CFR 391.41(b)(11) to operate a CMV
in interstate commerce and requested
comments from the public (84 FR
64393). The public comment period
ended on December 23, 2019, and no
comments were received.
FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility
of these applicants and determined that
renewing these exemptions would
achieve a level of safety equivalent to,
or greater than, the level that would be
achieved by complying with
§ 391.41(b)(11).
The physical qualification standard
for drivers regarding hearing found in
§ 391.41(b)(11) states that a person is
physically qualified to drive a CMV if
that person first perceives a forced
whispered voice in the better ear at not
less than 5 feet with or without the use
of a hearing aid or, if tested by use of
an audiometric device, does not have an
average hearing loss in the better ear
greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000
Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without a
hearing aid when the audiometric
device is calibrated to American
National Standard (formerly ASA
Standard) Z24.5–1951.
This standard was adopted in 1970
and was revised in 1971 to allow drivers
to be qualified under this standard
while wearing a hearing aid, 35 FR
6458, 6463 (April 22, 1970) and 36 FR
12857 (July 3, 1971).
III. Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received no comments in this
proceeding.
IV. Conclusion
Based upon its evaluation of the two
renewal exemption applications,
FMCSA announces its decision to
exempt the following drivers from the
hearing requirement in § 391.41 (b)(11).
As of October 22, 2019, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315(b), the following two individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the
hearing requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (84 FR 64393):
Richard A. Carter (MD); Donnie Lamar
McEntire, Jr. (GA)
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2014–0387. Their
exemptions are applicable as of October
22, 2019, and will expire on October 22,
2021.

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In accordance with 49 U.S.C.
31315(b), each exemption will be valid
for 2 years from the effective date unless
revoked earlier by FMCSA. The
exemption will be revoked if the
following occurs: (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 prior to being 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(b).
Issued on: January 17, 2020.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2019–0140]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension of an Approved
Information Collection Request:
Transportation of Hazardous Materials,
Highway Routing
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit
the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval and invites public
comment. FMCSA requests approval to
extend an existing ICR titled,
‘‘Transportation of Hazardous Materials,
Highway Routing.’’ The information
reported by States, the District of
Columbia, Indian tribes, and U.S.
Territories is necessary to identify
designated/restricted routes and
restrictions or limitations affecting how
motor carriers may transport certain
hazardous materials on their highways,
including dates that such routes were
established and information on
subsequent changes or new hazardous
materials routing designations.
FMCSA received one anonymous
comment to the 60-day Federal Register
Notice published on August 13, 2019.
The comment was in support of the
information collection.
DATES: Please send your comments by
February 26, 2020. OMB must receive
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your comments by this date in order to
act quickly on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: All comments should
reference Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket Number
FMCSA–2019–0140. Interested persons
are invited to submit written comments
on the proposed information collection
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget. Comments
should be addressed to the attention of
the Desk Officer, Department of
Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, and sent via
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395–
6974, or mailed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Suzanne Rach, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance, Hazardous Materials
Division, FMCSA, West Building 6th
Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
202–385–2307; email suzanne.rach@
dot.gov. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal Holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The data for the
Transportation of Hazardous Materials;
Highway Routing ICR is collected under
authority of 49 U.S.C. 5112 and 5125.
Specifically, 49 U.S.C. 5112(c) requires
that the Secretary, in coordination with
the States, ‘‘shall update and publish
periodically a list of currently effective
hazardous material highway route
designations.’’
In 49 CFR 397.73, FMCSA requires
that each State, the District of Columbia,
Indian tribes, and U.S. Territories,
through its routing agency, provide
information identifying new, or changes
to existing, hazardous materials routing
designations within its jurisdiction
within 60 days after their establishment
(or 60 days of the change). That
information is collected and
consolidated by FMCSA and published
annually, in whole or as updates, in the
Federal Register at https://
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/.
Title: Transportation of Hazardous
Materials, Highway Routing.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0014.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently-approved information
collection.
Respondents: The reporting burden is
shared by 50 States, the District of
Columbia, Indian tribes with designated
routes, and U.S. Territories including;
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the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 57
[36 States + the District of Columbia,
with designated hazardous materials
highway routes + 19 States/U.S.
Territories without designated
hazardous materials highway routes + 1
Indian tribe with a designated route =
57].
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2020.
Frequency of Response: Once every
two years.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 7
hours [57 annual respondents × 1
response per 2 years × 15 minutes per
response/60 minutes per response =
7.125 hours rounded to 7 hours].
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the FMCSA to perform it’s
functions; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways for the
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information.
Issued under the authority delegated in 49
CFR 1.87 on: January 17, 2020.
Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of
Research and Information Technology.
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[Docket No. FMCSA–2019–0207]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure
Disorders
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of denials.
AGENCY:

FMCSA announces its
decision to deny applications from 41
individuals who requested an
exemption from the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs)
prohibiting persons with a clinical
diagnosis of epilepsy or any other
condition that is likely to cause a loss
of consciousness or any loss of ability to
operate a commercial motor vehicle
(CMV) from operating CMVs in
interstate commerce.

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Ms.
Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical
Programs Division, (202) 366–4001,
fmcsamedical@dot.gov, 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., ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. If you have questions
regarding viewing material in the
docket, contact Docket Operations, (202)
366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

I. Public Participation
A. Viewing Documents and Comments
To view comments, as well as any
documents mentioned in this notice as
being available in the docket, go to
http://www.regulations.gov/
docket?D=FMCSA-2019-0207 and
choose the document to review. If you
do not have access to the internet, you
may view the docket online by visiting
Docket Operations 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., ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
B. 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.transportation.gov/privacy.
II. Background

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Administration

SUMMARY:

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FMCSA received applications from 41
individuals who requested an
exemption from the FMCSRs
prohibiting persons with a clinical
diagnosis of epilepsy or any other
condition that is likely to cause a loss
of consciousness or any loss of ability to
operate a CMV from operating CMVs in
interstate commerce.
FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility
of these applicants and concluded that
granting these exemptions would not
provide a level of safety that would be
equivalent to, or greater than, the level
of safety that would be obtained by
complying with § 391.41(b)(8).
III. Basis for Exemption Determination
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315(b), FMCSA may grant an
exemption from the FMCSRs for no
longer than a 5-year period if it finds
such exemption would likely achieve a

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