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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 DOT’s Privacy Act 

Statement for the FDMS published in 

the Federal Register on January 17, 

2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit 

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/ 

E8–785.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical 

Programs, (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. 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

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

FMCSA may renew an exemption from 

the vision requirements in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10), which applies to drivers 

of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a 

two-year period 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 procedures 

for requesting an exemption (including 

renewals) are set out in 49 CFR part 381. 

Exemption Decision 

This notice addresses 11 individuals 

who have requested renewal of their 

exemptions in accordance with FMCSA 

procedures. FMCSA has evaluated these 

11 applications for renewal on their 

merits and decided to extend each 

exemption for a renewable two-year 

period. They are: 

David F. Breuer 

Richard S. Cummings 

Joseph A. Dean 

Elias Gomez, Jr. 

Daniel L. Jacobs 

Jimmy C. Killian 

Jose M. Limon-Alvarado 

John W. Montgomery 

Billy L. Riddle 

Herbert W. Smith 

Artis A. Suitt 

The exemptions are extended subject 

to the following conditions: (1) That 

each individual has a physical 

examination every year (a) by an 

ophthalmologist or optometrist who 

attests that the vision in the better eye 

continues to meet the standard in 49 

CFR 391.41(b)(10), and (b) by a medical 

examiner who attests that the individual 

is otherwise physically qualified under 

49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each individual 

provides a copy of the ophthalmologist’s 

or optometrist’s report to the medical 

examiner at the time of the annual 

medical examination; and (3) that each 

individual 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. Each exemption 

will be valid for two years unless 

rescinded earlier by FMCSA. 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. 

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 

for additional two year periods. In 

accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315, each of the 11 applicants has 

satisfied the entry conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirements (65 FR 66286; 66 FR 

13825; 67 FR 46016; 67 FR 57267; 67 FR 

68719; 68 FR 13360; 68 FR 2629; 69 FR 

51346; 70 FR 12265; 70 FR 16887; 70 FR 

2701; 71 FR 50970; 72 FR 11425; 72 FR 

180; 72 FR 11426; 72 FR 9397; 74 FR 

8842; 74 FR 8302). Each of these 11 

applicants has requested renewal of the 

exemption and has submitted evidence 

showing that the vision in the better eye 

continues to meet the standard 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 standards. 

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. 

Request for Comments 

FMCSA will review comments 

received at any time concerning a 

particular driver’s safety record and 

determine if the continuation of the 

exemption is consistent with the 

requirements at 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315. However, FMCSA requests that 

interested parties with specific data 

concerning the safety records of these 

drivers submit comments by April 4, 

2011. 

FMCSA believes that the 

requirements for a renewal of an 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315 can be satisfied by initially 

granting the renewal and then 

requesting and evaluating, if needed, 

subsequent comments submitted by 

interested parties. As indicated above, 

the Agency previously published 

notices of final disposition announcing 

its decision to exempt these 11 

individuals from the vision requirement 

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). The final 

decision to grant an exemption to each 

of these individuals was made on the 

merits of each case and made only after 

careful consideration of the comments 

received to its notices of applications. 

The notices of applications stated in 

detail the qualifications, experience, 

and medical condition of each applicant 

for an exemption from the vision 

requirements. That information is 

available by consulting the above cited 

Federal Register publications. 

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. 

Issued on: March 1, 2011. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4938 Filed 3–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Exempt Discretionary Program Grants 

(Section 5309) for Urban Circulator 

Systems 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 


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ACTION: Urban Circulator Systems 

Announcement of Project Selections. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) announces the 

selection of projects funded with 

unallocated Section 5309 discretionary 

program funds for the Urban Circulator 

program in support of DOT’s Livability 

Initiative, which was announced in the 

Urban Circulator Systems Program 

notice of funding availability on 

December 8, 2009. The Urban Circulator 

program makes funds available to assist 

State and local governmental authorities 

in constructing new fixed guideway and 

corridor-based bus capital projects 

including the acquisition of real 

property, the initial acquisition of 

rolling stock for the systems, the 

acquisition of rights-of-way, and 

relocation. Through the Urban 

Circulator Program grants, FTA will 

invest in five projects that provide a 

transportation option that connects 

urban destinations and fosters the 

redevelopment of urban spaces into 

walkable mixed use, high density 

environments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Successful applicants should contact 

the appropriate FTA Regional office 

(Appendix A) for specific information 

regarding applying for the funds. For 

general program information on the 

Urban Circulator program, contact 

Sherry Riklin, Office of Planning and 

Environment, at (202) 366–2053, e-mail: 

Sherry.Riklin@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of 

$130,000,000 was available for FTA’s 

Urban Circulator Systems Program. A 

total of 65 applicants requested $1.1 

billion, resulting in high competition for 

funds. Project proposals were evaluated 

based on the criteria detailed in the 

December 8, 2009, Notice of Funding 

Availability. The projects selected and 

shown in Table 1 will provide mobility 

choices, improve economic 

competitiveness, support existing 

communities, create partnerships and 

enhance the value of communities and 

neighborhoods. 

Grantees selected for competitive 

discretionary funding should work with 

their FTA regional office to secure FTA 

approval to advance the project through 

project development. FTA’s approval to 

advance the Urban Circulator projects 

through project development and grant 

award is based on compliance with 

planning, environmental, and project 

management requirements which apply 

to all Federal-aid transit projects, 

including inclusion of the project in a 

financially constrained metropolitan 

long-range transportation plan and 

metropolitan/state transportation 

improvement program (TIP/STIP) and 

completion of the appropriate 

environmental review required by the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA). Funds will be obligated to 

selected projects after a determination 

by FTA that the grantee has the 

technical, legal, and financial capacity 

to construct the proposed project 

consistent with Federal Transit Law at 

49 U.S.C. Chapter 53. The grantee must 

comply with all applicable Federal 

statutes, regulations, executive orders, 

FTA circulars, and other Federal 

administrative requirements in carrying 

out the project supported by the FTA 

grant. A discretionary project 

identification number has been assigned 

to each project for tracking purposes 

and must be used in the TEAM 

application. 

These grants will be administered and 

managed by the FTA regional offices. 

With the issuance of this Federal 

Register notice, FTA extends pre-award 

authority for acquisition of real 

property, utility relocation, demolition, 

construction, equipment, construction 

materials, and procurement of vehicles 

upon completion of the NEPA process. 

The NEPA process is complete when 

FTA issues an environmental Record of 

Decision (ROD), a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI), or makes a 

Categorical Exclusion (CE) 

determination. Selectees are encouraged 

to advance the project expeditiously 

with a goal of having the funds 

obligated within eighteen months of this 

announcement and no later than 

September 30, 2012, when these 

allocated funds will lapse. A 

discretionary project identification 

number has been assigned to each 

project for tracking purposes and must 

be used in the TEAM application. Preaward authority is granted as of July 8, 

2010. 

Post-award reporting requirements 

include submission of the Financial 

Federal Report and Milestone reports in 

TEAM as appropriate (see 

FTA.C.5010.1D). Recipients of exempt 

discretionary grants for urban 

circulators shall be required to submit 

information that describes the impact of 

the urban circulator on transit ridership 

and economic development after two 

years of operation. 

Issued in Washington, DC, this 28th day of 

February, 2011. 

Peter Rogoff, 

Administrator. 

TABLE I—URBAN CIRCULATOR PROJECT SELECTIONS

Project/sponsor Project ID Amount allocated 

Chicago Central Area, Transitway: E–W Corridor BRT (Urban Circulator), Chicago Department of Transportation, Chicago Illinois.D2010–URBC–06001 $24,650,000 

St. Louis Loop Trolley Project (Urban Circulator), City of St. Louis, Missouri ........................... D2010–URBC–07001 24,990,000 

Charlotte Streetcar Starter Project (Urban Circulator), City of Charlotte, North Carolina ......... D2010–URBC–07002 24,990,000 

Cincinnati Streetcar Project (Urban Circulator), City of Cincinnati, Ohio ................................... D2010–URBC–07003 24,990,000 

Olive/St. Paul Street Loop (Urban Circulator), Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART), 

Dallas Texas.

D2010–URBC–03001 

($2,458,956) 

D2010–URBC–05001 

($2,441,044) 

4,900,000 

Total ..................................................................................................................................... 104,520,000 

Appendix A 


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FTA REGIONAL AND METROPOLITAN OFFICES

Mary Beth Mello, Regional Administrator, Region 1—Boston, Kendall 

Square, 55 Broadway, Suite 920, Cambridge, MA 02142–1093, Tel. 

617–494–2055. 

Robert C. Patrick, Regional Administrator, Region 6—Ft. Worth, 819 

Taylor Street, Room 8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102, Tel. 817–978–0550. 

States served: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 

Rhode Island, and Vermont. 

States served: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and 

Texas. 

Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Regional Administrator, Region 2—New York, 

One Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY 10004–1415, Tel. 

212–668–2170. 

Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional Administrator, Region 7—Kansas City, MO, 

901 Locust Street, Room 404, Kansas City, MO 64106, Tel. 816– 

329–3920. 

States served: New Jersey, New York States served: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. 

New York Metropolitan Office, Region 2—New York, One Bowling 

Green, Room 428, New York, NY 10004–1415, Tel. 212–668–2202. 

Letitia Thompson, Regional Administrator, Region 3—Philadelphia, 

1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103–4124, Tel. 

215–656–7100. 

Terry Rosapep, Regional Administrator, Region 8—Denver, 12300 

West Dakota Ave., Suite 310, Lakewood, CO 80228–2583, Tel. 720– 

963–3300. 

States served: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and District of Columbia. States served: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, 

and, Wyoming. 

Philadelphia Metropolitan Office, Region 3—Philadelphia, 1760 Market 

Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103–4124, Tel. 215–656–7070. 

Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Office, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 510, 

Washington, DC 20006, Tel. 202–219–3562. 

Yvette Taylor, Regional Administrator, Region 4—Atlanta, 230 Peachtree Street, NW Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30303, Tel. 404–865–5600. Leslie T. Rogers, Regional Administrator, Region 9—San Francisco, 

201 Mission Street, Room 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105–1926, 

Tel. 415–744–3133. 

States served: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North 

Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the Virgin Islands. 

States served: American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, 

Nevada, and the Northern Mariana, Islands. 

Los Angeles Metropolitan Office, Region 9—Los Angeles, 888 S. 

Figueroa Street, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90017–1850, Tel. 

213–202–3952. 

Marisol Simon, Regional Administrator, Region 5—Chicago, 200 West 

Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312–353–2789. 

Rick Krochalis, Regional Administrator, Region 10—Seattle, Jackson 

Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle, WA 

98174–1002, Tel. 206–220–7954. 

States served: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. States served: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. 

Chicago Metropolitan Office, Region 5—Chicago, 200 West Adams 

Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312–353–2789. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4873 Filed 3–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD 2011–0017] 

Information Collection Available for 

Public Comments and 

Recommendations 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Maritime 

Administration’s (MARAD’s) intention 

to request extension of approval for 

three years of a currently approved 

information collection. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

on or before May 3, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita 

Jackson, Maritime Administration, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366–0284; 

or e-mail: Rita.Jackson@dot.gov. Copies 

of this collection can also be obtained 

from that office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Request for Waiver 

of Service Obligation, Request for 

Deferment of Service Obligation, and 

Application for Review. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0510. 

Form Numbers: MA–935, MA–936, 

MA–937. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from date of approval by the 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Summary of Collection of 

Information: 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 permits the 

Maritime Administration (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. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

This information collected establishes 

overall compliance with the service 

obligation contract in support of the 

Economic Growth and Trade and 

National Security goals identified in the 

DOT Strategic Plan. Because the 

graduates are required to serve as 

commissioned officers in the U.S. 

Merchant Marine Reserve, U.S. Naval 

Reserve (as an aspect of the service 

obligation), they become the Navy’s 

single largest source of naval reserve 

officers except for Naval R.O.T.C. In 

their civilian capacities, they are 

required first to sail on their 

professional merchant marine licenses 

or work in the maritime industry ashore. 

This dual role makes the graduates 

especially valuable because national 

defense planning initiatives and the 

Nation’s economic needs depend on 

available personnel who are highly 

trained. 

Description of Respondents: U.S. 

Merchant Marine Academy students 

and graduates, and subsidized students 

and graduates who attend the State 

Maritime Academies. 

Annual Responses: 11. 

Annual Burden: 3.30 hours. 


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