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Respondents are Social Security 

recipients engaged in farming activities 

outside the United States. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

SSA–7163A–F4 ............................................................................................... 1,000 1 60 1,000 

2. Internet Direct Deposit 

Application—31 CFR 210—0960–0634. 

SSA requires all applicants and 

recipients of Social Security Old Age, 

Survivors, and Disability Insurance 

(OASDI) benefits, or SSI payments to 

receive these benefits and payments via 

direct deposit at a financial institution. 

SSA receives Direct Deposit/Electronic 

Funds Transfer (DD/EFT) enrollment 

information from OASDI beneficiaries 

and SSI recipients to facilitate DD/EFT 

of their funds with their chosen 

financial institution. We also use this 

information when an enrolled 

individual wishes to change their DD/ 

EFT information. For the convenience of 

the respondents, we collect this 

information through several modalities, 

including an Internet application, inoffice or telephone interviews, and our 

automated telephone system. In 

addition to using the direct deposit 

information to enable DD/EFT of funds 

to the recipient’s chosen financial 

institution, we also use the information 

through our Direct Deposit Fraud 

Indicator to ensure the correct recipient 

receives the funds. Respondents are 

OASDI beneficiaries and SSI recipients 

requesting that we enroll them in the 

Direct Deposit program or change their 

direct deposit banking information. 

Type of Request: Extension of an 

OMB-approved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Internet DD ...................................................................................................... 188,129 1 10 31,355 

Non-Electronic Services (FO, 800#-ePath, MSSICS, SPS, MACADE, POS, 

RPS) ............................................................................................................. 6,455,815 1 12 1,291,163 

Automated 800# Response System ................................................................ 237,065 1 8 31,609 

Direct Deposit Fraud Indicator ......................................................................... 10,000 1 2 333 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 6,891,009 ........................ ........................ 1,354,460 

3. International Direct Deposit—31 

CFR 210—0960–0686. SSA’s 

International Direct Deposit (IDD) 

Program allows beneficiaries living 

abroad to receive their payments via 

direct deposit to an account at a 

financial institution outside the United 

States. SSA uses Form SSA–1199– 

(Country) to enroll title II beneficiaries 

residing abroad in IDD, and to obtain 

the direct deposit information for 

foreign accounts. Routing account 

number information varies slightly for 

each foreign country, so we use a 

variation of the Treasury Department’s 

Form SF–1199A for each country. The 

respondents are Social Security 

beneficiaries residing abroad who want 

SSA to deposit their benefits payments 

directly to a foreign financial 

institution. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

SSA–1199–(Country) ....................................................................................... 5,000 1 5 417 

Dated: March 28, 2013. 

Faye Lipsky, 

Reports Clearance Director, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07616 Filed 4–1–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8266] 

Designation & Determination Pursuant 

to the Foreign Missions Act; 

Concerning the Provision of 

Application Services for Visas, 

Passports and Similar Documents by 

Private Entities to Foreign Missions in 

the United States 

Sections 202(a), 203, 204, and 207 of 

the Foreign Missions Act (codified at 22 

U.S.C. 4301 et seq.) (hereinafter ‘‘the 

Act’’) authorize the Secretary of State to 

designate benefits and provide or assist 

in the grant of benefits for or on behalf 

of a foreign mission. Therefore, 

pursuant to such authority, vested in me 

by Delegation of Authority No. 198, 

dated September 16, 1992, in order to 

protect the interests of the United States 

and to adjust for costs and procedures 

of obtaining benefits for missions of the 

United States abroad, I hereby designate 

the provision of application services 

with respect to visas, passports and 

similar documents by private entities on 

behalf of foreign missions in the United 

States as a benefit under the Act. For 


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this purpose, such application services 

include, but are not limited to, 

appointment management, fee 

collection, document delivery, and the 

collection of biometric data from 

applicants. 

Additionally, I hereby determine the 

provision of such application services 

by private entities for foreign missions 

in the United States to be subject to 

such terms and conditions as may be 

established by the Department’s Office 

of Foreign Missions and that any state 

or local laws to the contrary are hereby 

preempted. 

In accordance with § 211(a) of the Act, 

it shall be unlawful for any person to 

make available any benefits to a foreign 

mission that are contrary to the Act. The 

United States, acting on its own behalf 

or on behalf of a foreign mission, has 

standing to bring or intervene in an 

action to obtain compliance with this 

chapter, including any action for 

injunctive or other equitable relief. 

Dated: March 18th, 2013. 

Patrick F. Kennedy, 

Under Secretary for Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07628 Filed 4–1–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[FMCSA Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0011] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Diabetes Mellitus 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to exempt 19 individuals from 

its rule prohibiting persons with 

insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) 

from operating commercial motor 

vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. 

The exemptions will enable these 

individuals to operate CMVs in 

interstate commerce. 

DATES: The exemptions are effective 

April 2, 2013. The exemptions expire on 

April 2, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elaine M. Papp, Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, 

fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, Room 

W64–224, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

You may see all the comments online 

through the Federal Document 

Management System (FDMS) at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and/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. 

Privacy Act: Anyone may search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of DOT’s 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, or 

other entity). You may review DOT’s 

Privacy Act Statement for the Federal 

Docket Management System (FDMS) 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 29, 2010 (75 FR 82132), or 

you may visit http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ 

pkg/FR-2010-12-29/pdf/2010-32876.pdf. 

Background 

On February 4, 2013, FMCSA 

published a notice of receipt of Federal 

diabetes exemption applications from 

19 individuals and requested comments 

from the public (78 FR 7852). The 

public comment period closed on March 

6, 2013, and no comments were 

received. 

FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility 

of the 19 applicants and determined that 

granting the exemptions to these 

individuals would achieve a level of 

safety equivalent to or greater than the 

level that would be achieved by 

complying with the current regulation 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(3). 

Diabetes Mellitus and Driving 

Experience of the Applicants 

The Agency established the current 

requirement for diabetes in 1970 

because several risk studies indicated 

that drivers with diabetes had a higher 

rate of crash involvement than the 

general population. The diabetes rule 

provides that ‘‘A person is physically 

qualified to drive a commercial motor 

vehicle if that person has no established 

medical history or clinical diagnosis of 

diabetes mellitus currently requiring 

insulin for control’’ (49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3)). 

FMCSA established its diabetes 

exemption program, based on the 

Agency’s July 2000 study entitled ‘‘A 

Report to Congress on the Feasibility of 

a Program to Qualify Individuals with 

Insulin-Treated Diabetes Mellitus to 

Operate in Interstate Commerce as 

Directed by the Transportation Act for 

the 21st Century.’’ The report concluded 

that a safe and practicable protocol to 

allow some drivers with ITDM to 

operate CMVs is feasible. The 

September 3, 2003 (68 FR 52441), 

Federal Register notice in conjunction 

with the November 8, 2005 (70 FR 

67777), Federal Register notice provides 

the current protocol for allowing such 

drivers to operate CMVs in interstate 

commerce. 

These 19 applicants have had ITDM 

over a range of 4 to 44 years. These 

applicants report no severe 

hypoglycemic reactions resulting in loss 

of consciousness or seizure, requiring 

the assistance of another person, or 

resulting in impaired cognitive function 

that occurred without warning 

symptoms, in the past 12 months and no 

recurrent (2 or more) severe 

hypoglycemic episodes in the past 5 

years. In each case, an endocrinologist 

verified that the driver has 

demonstrated a willingness to properly 

monitor and manage his/her diabetes 

mellitus, received education related to 

diabetes management, and is on a stable 

insulin regimen. These drivers report no 

other disqualifying conditions, 

including diabetes-related 

complications. Each meets the vision 

requirement at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). 

The qualifications and medical 

condition of each applicant were stated 

and discussed in detail in the February 

4, 2013, Federal Register notice and 

they will not be repeated in this notice. 

Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received no comments in this 

proceeding. 

Basis for Exemption Determination 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, 

FMCSA may grant an exemption from 

the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3) if the exemption is likely to 

achieve an equivalent or greater level of 

safety than would be achieved without 

the exemption. The exemption allows 

the applicants to operate CMVs in 

interstate commerce. 

To evaluate the effect of these 

exemptions on safety, FMCSA 

considered medical reports about the 

applicants’ ITDM and vision, and 

reviewed the treating endocrinologists’ 

medical opinion related to the ability of 

the driver to safely operate a CMV while 

using insulin. 

Consequently, FMCSA finds that in 

each case exempting these applicants 

from the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3) is likely to achieve a level 

of safety equal to that existing without 

the exemption. 


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