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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
Request to Medical Examiners on the
National Registry of Certified Medical
Examiners Regarding Submission of
Examination Results
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA),
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Request for examination results.
AGENCY:

FMCSA requests that medical
examiners (MEs), by September 30,
2021, submit results of physical
qualification examinations conducted
during the National Registry of Certified
Medical Examiners (National Registry)
outage from December 1, 2017, through
August 13, 2018. During the outage,
FMCSA encouraged MEs to continue
conducting physical qualification
examinations and instructed MEs to
submit examination results to the
National Registry when upload
functionality was restored. The upload
functionality was fully restored on
August 13, 2018, but a significant
number of healthcare professionals have
not uploaded the results from
examinations conducted during the
National Registry outage. FMCSA
requests that the examiners in question
upload the information.
DATES: Medical examiners should
submit the results from examinations
conducted between December 1, 2017,
and August 13, 2018, to the Agency by
September 30, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical
Programs Division, FMCSA, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590–0001; telephone (202) 366–4001;
fmcsamedical@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

I. Background
Enacted in 2005 and amended in
2012, 49 U.S.C. 31149 authorizes the
National Registry program. Among other
statutory mandates, section 31149
directed the Secretary, acting through
FMSCA, to establish the National
Registry and to require MEs to transmit
electronically certain information about
completed medical examination results
of commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
drivers (section 31149(c)(1)(E), (d)(1)).
To implement the requirements of
section 31149, FMCSA issued a final
rule in 2012 establishing the National
Registry (77 FR 24104 (Apr. 20, 2012)).
This rule also required MEs to submit a
CMV Driver Medical Examination
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for each physical examination
conducted during the previous month
for any driver who is required to be
examined by an ME listed on the
National Registry. This rule was
amended in 2015 to require MEs to
report results of all CMV drivers’
physical examinations conducted
(including the results of examinations
where the driver was found not to be
qualified) to FMCSA by midnight local
time of the next calendar day following
the examination, beginning on June 22,
2018 (80 FR 22790 (Apr. 23, 2015); 80
FR 35577 (Jun. 22, 2015)).
II. National Registry Outage
In December 2017, an incident
occurred that caused the Agency to take
the National Registry system offline.
Unfortunately, during the outage, MEs
were not able to access their National
Registry accounts to upload results of
examinations conducted. MEs were
encouraged to continue conducting
physical qualification examinations and
issuing Medical Examiner’s Certificates
to qualified CMV drivers. MEs were also
informed that they should segregate all
examinations completed during the
outage and be prepared to upload them
to the National Registry system when it
is back online and operating normally.
III. National Registry Reporting
Functionality Restored
The functionality for MEs to submit
results of examinations to the National
Registry was restored on June 22, 2018.
The functionality for Medical Examiner
Administrative Assistants (MEAAs) and
Third Party Organizations (TPOs) to
submit results of examinations on behalf
of MEs to the National Registry was
restored on August 13, 2018. Therefore,
MEs were instructed to resume
submitting results of examinations
conducted either through their National
Registry account or by using their
designated MEAAs or TPOs, in
accordance with 49 CFR
391.43(g)(5)(i)(B) and (5)(ii).
Although the functionality to enter
results of examinations conducted had
been restored, FMCSA was concerned
that the temporary National Registry
system would not be able to handle the
usual daily activity together with the
additional activity for results from
examinations conducted during the time
the National Registry was offline.
Therefore, on June 27, 2018, FMCSA
sent an email to all MEs explaining that
FMCSA was not requiring MEs to
immediately upload results of the
examinations conducted during the
National Registry outage and that it
would provide an extended period to
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conducted during the National Registry
outage. The Agency explained that, in
an effort to limit the time burden on
MEs, it would ensure that MEs have
ample time to upload results of these
examinations.
IV. Request for Examination Results
Due to continued improvements to
the National Registry system, FMCSA is
no longer concerned about the increased
activity of uploading results of
examinations that occurred during the
National Registry outage. FMCSA is
aware that while many MEs have
submitted results of examinations
conducted while the National Registry
was offline, others still have not done
so. FMCSA estimates that
approximately 14,000 MEs still have
examinations results to upload. This
includes MEs who were certified and
actively uploading results of
examinations conducted on December 1,
2017, when the National Registry was
taken offline, who have successfully
migrated their National Registry
account, and who have been using the
interim National Registry system. This
activity demonstrates that they have
continued to conduct physical
qualification examinations, but may not
have uploaded results of any
examinations conducted between the
outage period of December 1, 2017, and
August 13, 2018. Therefore, FMCSA
requests that MEs who have not yet
submitted results of examinations
conducted during the National Registry
outage, between December 1, 2017, and
August 13, 2018, report the outstanding
results to the National Registry through
their National Registry account or by a
designated MEAA or TPO no later than
September 30, 2021. FMCSA makes this
request to ensure, to the greatest extent
possible, that results of all examinations
conducted during the outage are
reported to the National Registry.
Meera Joshi,
Deputy Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2021–0151]

Request for Comments of a Previously
Approved Information Collection:
Request for Waiver of Service
Obligation, Request for Deferment of
Services Obligation, Application for
Review
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Notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below is being forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comments. Comments are
invited on whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Department, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the
Department’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on
the following information collection
was published on April 7, 2021.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before September 8, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danielle Bennett (202) 366–5296, Office
of Maritime Labor and Training, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Request for Waiver of Service
Obligation, Request for Deferment of
Services Obligation, Application for
Review.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0510.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Background: This information
collection is essential for determining if
a student or graduate of the United
States Merchant Marine Academy
(USMMA) or subsidized student or
graduate of a State maritime academy
has a waivable situation preventing
them from fulfilling the requirements of
a service obligation contract signed at
the time of their enrollment in a Federal
maritime training program. It also
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(MARAD) to determine if a graduate,
who wishes to defer the service
obligation to attend graduate school, is
eligible to receive a deferment. Their
service obligation is required by law.
Respondents: U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy students and and graduates
and subsidized students and graduates.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 11.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 30
minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 5.30.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.93)
By Order of the Acting Maritime
Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2021–0036]

Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition,
DP21–001
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Denial of a petition for a defect
investigation.
AGENCY:

This notice sets forth the
reasons for the denial of a petition,
DP21–001, submitted by Mr. Derek
Colvin to NHTSA (the ‘‘agency’’) by a
letter dated November 20, 2020. The
petition requests that the agency initiate
a safety defect investigation into an
alleged defect in the reversing light
system experienced in certain Model
Year (MY) 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera
manual transmission vehicles (the
‘‘subject vehicles’’). As the driver shifts
the gear into reverse, the reversing light
fails to illuminate. After conducting a
technical review of: (1) The consumer
complaint submitted by the petitioner;
(2) consumer complaint information in
NHTSA’s database; and (3) information
provided by Porsche in response to our
Information Request letter regarding
reversing light failure to illuminate and
complaints received by Porsche,
NHTSA’s Office of Defect Investigations
(ODI) has concluded that no further
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petition is warranted and the agency,
accordingly, has denied the petition.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Lemeola Kamanya, Vehicle Defect
Division A, Office of Defects
Investigation, NHTSA 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone: 202–366–6065. Email:
lemeola.kamanya@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Introduction
Interested persons may petition
NHTSA requesting that the agency
initiate an investigation to determine
whether a motor vehicle or item of
replacement equipment does not
comply with an applicable motor
vehicle motor vehicle safety standard or
contains a defect that relates to motor
vehicle safety. 49 U.S.C. 30162(a)(2); 49
CFR 552.1. Upon receipt of a properly
filed petition, the agency conducts a
technical review of the petition,
material submitted with the petition and
any additional information. 49 U.S.C.
30162(a)(2); 49 CFR 552.6. The technical
review may consist solely of a review of
information already in the possession of
the agency or it may include the
collection of information from the motor
vehicle manufacturer and/or other
sources. After conducting the technical
review and considering appropriate
factors, which may include, but are not
limited to, the nature of the complaint,
allocation of agency resources, agency
priorities, the likelihood of uncovering
sufficient evidence to establish the
existence of a defect and the likelihood
of success in any necessary enforcement
litigation, the agency will grant or deny
the petition. See 49 U.S.C. 30162(a)(2);
49 CFR 552.8.
2. Defect Petition Background
Information
In a letter dated November 20, 2020,
Mr. Derek Colvin (the petitioner)
requested that NHTSA initiate a safety
defect investigation into reversing light
failure experienced by operators of
model year (MY) 2013 Porsche 911
Carrera manual transmission vehicles as
the driver engages the reverse gear. Mr.
Colvin based his request on his own
experience. NHTSA has based its
decision on a review of the material
cited by the petitioner, information
submitted by Porsche in response to our
Information Request letter and other
pertinent information in NHTSA’s
databases.
3. Summary of the Petition
The petitioner reported that his MY
2013 Porsche 911 Carrera vehicle
equipped with the ZF-sourced sevenspeed manual transmission experienced

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