Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 215 / Monday, November 8, 2004 / Notices 64811

Patrick W. Shea 

Rick N. Ulrich 

Roy F. Varnado, Jr. 

Larry D. Wedekind 

Wonda L. Wooten 

Rick A. Young

These exemptions are extended 

subject to the following conditions: (1) 

That each individual have a physical 

exam 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 

provide 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 retain 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for two years unless rescinded earlier by 

the 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rescinded if: (1)The person fails to 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. 31315 and 

31136(e). 

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. §§ 31315 and 

31136(e), each of the 24 applicants has 

satisfied the entry conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirements (63 FR 30285, 63 FR 

54519, 65 FR 77069, 67 FR 71610, 64 FR 

40404, 64 FR 66962, 67 FR 10475, 65 FR 

20245, 65 FR 57230, 65 FR 33406, 65 FR 

57234, 67 FR 57266, 65 FR 45817, 65 FR 

77066). Each of these 24 applicants has 

requested timely 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, the 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. 

Comments 

The 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. 31315 and 

31136(e). However, the FMCSA requests 

that interested parties with specific data 

concerning the safety records of these 

drivers submit comments by December 

8, 2004. 

In the past the FMCSA has received 

comments from Advocates for Highway 

and Auto Safety (Advocates) expressing 

continued opposition to the FMCSA’s 

procedures for renewing exemptions 

from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10). Specifically, Advocates 

objects to the agency’s extension of the 

exemptions without any opportunity for 

public comment prior to the decision to 

renew, and reliance on a summary 

statement of evidence to make its 

decision to extend the exemption of 

each driver. 

The issues raised by Advocates were 

addressed at length in 69 FR 51346 

(August 18, 2004). The FMCSA 

continues to find its exemption process 

appropriate to the statutory and 

regulatory requirements.

Issued on: November 3, 2004. 

Rose A. McMurray, 

Associate Administrator, Policy and Program 

Development.

[FR Doc. 04–24868 Filed 11–5–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Reports, Forms and Record Keeping 

Requirements; Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 

announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the nature of the information collections 

and their expected burden. The Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period was published on June 16, 2004, 

(69 FR 33694). No comments were 

received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 8, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Lee, the National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, Office of Rulemaking 

(NVS–112), (202) 366–4924, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Room 5320, 

Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Title: 49 CFR 571.205, Glazing 

Materials. 

OMB Number: 2127–0038. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: In order to ensure that 

glazing and motor vehicle 

manufacturers are complying with 

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 

No. 205, ‘‘Glazing Materials,’’ NHTSA 

requires a certification label on each 

piece of glazing. As part of that 

certification label, the company must 

identify itself with a simple two or three 

digit number assigned by the agency. 

Failure to clearly identify the 

manufacturer would make the 

certification label, and therefore the 

safety compliance, unenforceable. 

Affected Public: New prime glazing 

manufacturers (A prime glazing 

manufacturer is a manufacturer that 

fabricates, laminates, or tempers glazing 

materials). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 10.5 

hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 

days, to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 7th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: 

NHTSA Desk Officer. 

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.

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A Comment to OMB is most effective 

if OMB receives it within 30-days of 

publication.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 3, 

2004. 

Stephen R. Kratzke, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.

[FR Doc. 04–24854 Filed 11–5–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 26, 2004. 

The Department of Treasury has 

submitted the following public 

information collection requirement(s) to 

OMB for review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. 

L. 104–13. Copies of the submission(s) 

may be obtained by calling the Treasury 

Bureau Clearance Officer listed. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection should be addressed to the 

OMB reviewer listed and to the 

Treasury Department Clearance Officer, 

Department of the Treasury, Room 

11000, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before December 8, 2004 

to be assured of consideration. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–1083. 

Regulation Project Number: INTL–

399–88 Final. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Treatment of Dual Consolidated 

Losses. 

Description: Section 1503(d) denies 

use of the losses of one domestic 

corporation by another affiliated 

domestic corporation where the loss 

corporation is also subject to the income 

tax of another country. The regulation 

allows an affiliate to make use of the 

loss if the loss has not been used in the 

foreign group to take the loss into 

income upon future use of the loss in 

the foreign country. The regulation also 

requires separate accounting for a dual 

consolidated loss where the dual 

resident corporation files a consolidated 

return. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

500. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent:

3 hours, 14 minutes. 

Frequency of response: Annually. 

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

1,620 hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–1318. 

Regulation Project Number: REG–

209545–92 NPRM. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Earning and Profits of Foreign 

Corporations. 

Description: Application of the 

proposed regulations may result in 

accounting method changes which 

ordinarily require the filing of Form 

3115. However, the proposed 

regulations waive this filing 

requirement if certain conditions are 

met, with the net result that no burdens 

are imposed. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent:

1 hour. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 1 

hour.

OMB Number: 1545–1339. 

Regulation Project Number: IA–33–92 

Final.

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Information Reporting for 

Reimbursements of Interest on Qualified 

Mortgages. 

Description: To encourage compliance 

with the tax laws relating to the 

mortgage interest deduction, the 

regulations require the reporting on 

form 1098 of reimbursements of interest 

overcharged in a prior year. Only 

businesses that receive mortgage interest 

in the course of that business are 

affected by this reporting requirement. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 1. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/

Recordkeeper: 1 hour. 

Frequency of response: Annually. 

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 1 hour.

OMB Number: 1545–1360. 

Regulation Project Number: PS–102–

88 Final. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Income, Gift and Estate Tax. 

Description: The regulation provides 

guidance to individuals or fiduciaries: 

(1) For making a qualified domestic 

trust election of the estate return of a 

decedent whose surviving spouse is not 

a United States citizen in order that the 

estate may obtain the marital deduction, 

and (2) for filing the annual returns that 

such an election may require. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,300. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent:

2 hours, 40 minutes. 

Frequency of response: Annually. 

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

6,150 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1378. 

Regulation Project Number: PS–4–89 

Final. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Disposition of an Interest in a 

Nuclear Power Plant. 

Description: The regulations require 

that certain information be submitted as 

part of a request for a schedule of ruling 

amounts. The regulations also require 

certain taxpayers to file a request for a 

revised schedule of ruling amounts. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit . 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

70. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent:

8 hours, 13 minutes. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

575 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1464. 

Regulation Project Number: IA–44–94 

Final. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Deductibility, Substantiation, 

and Disclosure of Certain Charitable 

Contributions.

Description: The regulation provides 

guidance regarding the allowance of 

certain charitable contribution 

deductions, the substantiation 

requirements for charitable 

contributions of $250 or more, and the 

disclosure requirements for quid pro 

quo contributions of $75 or more. These 

regulations will affect donee 

organizations and individuals and 

entities that make payments to donee 

organizations. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households, Business or other for-profit, 

Not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 1,750,000. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/

Recordkeeper: 1 hour, 8 minutes. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 1,975,000 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1774. 

Regulation Project Numbers: REG–

135898–04 NPRM and Temporary; 

REG–152524–02 NPRM and Temporary; 

REG–123305–02 (formerly REG–

102305–02) NPRM and Temporary; and 

REG–102740–02 NPRM and Temporary. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: REG–135898–04 NPRM and 

Temporary Regulations: Extension of 

Time to Elect Method for Determining 

Allowable Loss; REG–152524–02 NPRM 

and Temporary Regulations: Guidance 

under Section 1502; Amendment of 

Waiver of Loss Carryovers from Separate 

Return Limitation Years; REG–123305–