65018 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 216 / Tuesday, November 9, 2004 / Notices 

Peru 

Saint Kitts and Nevis 

Saint Lucia 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 

Suriname 

Trinidad and Tobago 

Uruguay 

Venezuela

Countries in this region whose natives 

do not qualify for this year’s diversity 

program: Colombia, Dominican 

Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, 

and Mexico.

Dated: October 28, 2004. 

Maura Harty, 

Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, 

Department of State.

[FR Doc. 04–24940 Filed 11–8–04; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Update on Public Dialogue on 

Enhancing the Transatlantic Economic 

Relationship

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative.

ACTION: Update for the public.

Background 

In Federal Register notice 04–18716, 

dated August 17, 2004, the Office of the 

U.S. Trade Representative sought public 

input on ideas for deepening 

transatlantic economic ties and 

requested that written comments be 

submitted no later than November 15, 

2004. In view of the fact that further 

public dialogue sessions are being 

organized for later this year, the 

deadline for submission of written 

comments is being extended to 

December 31, 2004. Electronic 

submissions should continue to be sent 

to FR0438@ustr.eop.gov; please refer to 

the previous Federal Register notice, 

referenced above, for details on making 

such submissions. 

The public is advised to call Lisa 

Errion, Director for Central and 

Southeast Europe, Office of the U.S. 

Trade Representative at (202) 395–3320 

for further information.

Catherine A. Novelli, 

Assistant United States Trade Representative 

for Europe and the Mediterranean.

[FR Doc. 04–24948 Filed 11–8–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary 

Privacy Act of 1974: System of 

Records

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA).

ACTION: Notice to modify a system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: DOT proposes to modify an 

existing system of records under the 

Privacy Act of 1974.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 20, 2004. If 

no comments are received, the proposal 

will become effective on the above date. 

If comments are received, the comments 

will be considered and, where adopted, 

the documents will be republished with 

changes.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this notice to Yvonne L. 

Coates, Department of Transportation, 

Office of the Secretary, 400 7th Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–

6964 (telephone), (202) 366–7024 (fax) 

Yvonne.Coates@ost.dot.gov (Internet 

address).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Theresa Rowlett, (202) 385–2316.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Transportation system of 

records notices subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, 

have been published in the Federal 

Register and are available from the 

above mentioned address.

SYSTEM NUMBER: 

DOT/FMCSA 03. 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Driver waiver/exemption file. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified, Sensitive. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Department of Transportation, Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Administration 

(FMCSA), Office of Bus and Truck 

Standards and Operations, 400 7th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; 

FMCSA Service Centers. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM OF RECORDS: 

Operators of interstate commercial 

motor vehicles who transport certain 

commodities and have been granted 

waivers/exemptions from normallyapplicable safety requirements. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Applications for waiver, exemptions, 

final disposition of request for waiver/

exemptions; and exemption renewal. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984 (49 

U.S.C. 31136(e) and TEA–21 (49 U.S.C. 

31315). 

PURPOSES: 

Monitor drivers of commercial motor 

vehicles who operate in interstate 

commerce and have requested waivers 

to existing Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs).

The purpose of the information in 

these records is to make determinations 

concerning whether drivers who request 

exemptions from the medical standards 

in the FMCSRs should be permitted to 

operate a CMV in interstate commerce. 

The determination is based on drivers’

medical records describing the 

impairment for which they are 

requesting an exemption, the ability to 

manage the impairment, and the 

demonstrated ability to operate a CMV 

in a safe manner with the impairment. 

This information, with augmentation 

and updating, is also used every two 

years to determine if the exemption 

should be renewed as is specified in 

TEA–21 (49 U.S.C. 31315). The use of 

the information in the various 

determinations is focused on insuring 

that the program is as safe or safer than 

the circumstance present in the absence 

of the program as is required in TEA–

21 (49 U.S.C. 31315). 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

The records are used to monitor the 

drivers’ performance throughout the 

period they have an exemption and are 

active in the program. Monitoring could 

be related to the drivers’ medical 

condition or their driving performance. 

The records are also used to respond to 

Congressional inquiries about 

individuals in the program. Those 

authorized to use the information are 

the managers at FMCSA and the 

members of the contracting project team 

that supports the program. 

See Prefatory Statement of General 

Routine Uses. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

None. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

The records are currently stored in 

two locations. The physical records are 

stored at a secure site located at the 

contracting company which supports 

the exemption program. The records are 

also stored in an electronic format on a