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within which driving would be 

completed, in lieu of taking 10 

consecutive hours off duty. If granted, 

the exemption would cover MBR 

Helicopters’ commercial motor vehicle 

(CMV) operators only when they are 

responding to or returning from an 

active incident as requested by an 

officer of a safety agency or public 

utility commission or service. A copy of 

the application is included in the docket 

referenced at the beginning of this 

notice. 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315, 

FMCSA requests public comment from 

all interested persons on MBR’s 

application for an exemption. All 

comments received before the close of 

business on the comment closing date 

indicated at the beginning of this notice 

will be considered and will be available 

for examination in the docket at the 

location listed under the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. Comments 

received after the comment closing date 

will be filed in the public docket and 

will be considered to the extent 

practicable. In addition to late 

comments, FMCSA will also continue to 

file, in the public docket, relevant 

information that becomes available after 

the comment closing date. Interested 

persons should continue to examine the 

public docket for new material. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27966 Filed 12–17–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2020–0173] 

Parts and Accessories Necessary for 

Safe Operation; Application for an 

Exemption From Netradyne, Inc. 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition; grant 

of exemption. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration (FMCSA) 

announces its decision to grant 

Netradyne, Inc’s. (Netradyne) 

application for a limited 5-year 

exemption to allow its Driveri® Dash 

Cam to be mounted lower in the 

windshield on commercial motor 

vehicles (CMV) than is currently 

permitted. The Agency has determined 

that lower placement of the Driveri®

Dash Cam would not have an adverse 

impact on safety and that adherence to 

the terms and conditions of the 

exemption would likely achieve a level 

of safety equivalent to, or greater than, 

the level of safety provided by the 

regulation. 

DATES: This exemption is effective 

December 18, 2020. The exemption 

expires December 15, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jose ́ R. Cestero, Vehicle and Roadside 

Operations Division, Office of Carrier, 

Driver, and Vehicle Safety, MC–PSV, 

(202) 366–5541, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 20590– 

0001. If you have questions regarding 

viewing or submitting material to the 

docket, contact Docket Operations, (202) 

366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 

31136(e) and 31315 to grant exemptions 

from certain parts of the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). 

FMCSA must publish a notice of each 

exemption request in the Federal 

Register (49 CFR 381.315(a)). The 

Agency must provide the public an 

opportunity to inspect the information 

relevant to the application, including 

any safety analyses that have been 

conducted. The Agency must also 

provide an opportunity for public 

comment on the request. The Agency 

reviews safety analyses and public 

comments submitted, and determines 

whether granting the exemption would 

likely achieve a level of safety 

equivalent to, or greater than, the level 

that would be achieved by the current 

regulation (49 CFR 381.305). 

The decision of the Agency must be 

published in the Federal Register (49 

CFR 381.315(b)) with the reasons for 

denying or granting the application and, 

if granted, the name of the person or 

class of persons receiving the 

exemption, and the regulatory provision 

from which the exemption is granted. 

The notice must also specify the 

effective period (up to 5 years) and 

explain the terms and conditions of the 

exemption. The exemption may be 

renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)). 

Netradyne’s Application for Exemption 

Netradyne applied for an exemption 

from 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1) to allow its 

Driveri® Dash Cam to be mounted lower 

in the windshield than is currently 

permitted by the Agency’s regulations to 

utilize a mounting location that allows 

optimal functionality of the advance 

safety system supported by the device. 

A copy of the application is included in 

the docket referenced at the beginning 

of this notice. Section 393.60(e)(1)(i) of 

the FMCSRs prohibits obstruction of the 

driver’s field of view by devices 

mounted at the top of the windshield. 

Antennas and similar devices must not 

be mounted more than 152 mm (6 

inches) below the upper edge of the 

windshield, and must be outside the 

driver’s sight lines to the road and 

highway signs and signals. However, 

§ 393.60(e)(1)(i) does not apply to 

vehicle safety technologies, as defined 

in § 390.5, that include ‘‘a fleet related 

incident management system, 

performance or behavior management 

system, speed management system, 

forward collision warning or mitigation 

system, active cruise control system, 

and transponder.’’ 

Section 393.60(e)(1)(ii) requires 

devices with vehicle safety technologies 

to be mounted (1) not more than 100 

mm (4 inches) below the upper edge of 

the area swept by the windshield 

wipers, or (2) not more than 175 mm (7 

inches) above the lower edge of the area 

swept by the windshield wipers, and (3) 

outside the driver’s sight lines to the 

road and highway signs and signals. 

Netradyne states that the functionality 

of its Driveri® Dash Cam includes the 

ability to capture and analyze distracted 

driving events along with providing incab audio alerts, following distance 

management, and detection of stop signs 

and traffic signals. Netradyne states that 

the proposed exemption will increase 

safety by providing these advance safety 

features on its customers’ CMVs. 

Netradyne notes that it conducted pilot 

tests of the devices’ functionality and 

found that there was no noticeable 

obstruction to the driver’s normal 

sightlines to the road ahead, highway 

signs and, signals, or any mirrors. 

The Driveri® Dash Cam, four-camera 

version housing, is approximately 190 

mm (7.4 inches) wide by 118 mm (4.6 

inches) tall and the two-camera version 

housing is 126 mm (4.9 inches) wide by 

71 mm (2.8 inches) tall. The devices 

will be mounted in the approximate 

center of the top of the windshield such 

that the bottom edge of the camera 

housing is approximately 204 mm (8 

inches) below the upper edge of the 

windshield wipers, outside of the 

driver’s and passenger’s normal sight 

lines to the road ahead, highway signs 

and signals, and all mirrors. This 

location will allow for optimal 

functionality of the advanced safety 

systems supported by the device. 

Without the proposed exemption, 

Netradyne states that its customers will 

not be able to install these devices in an 

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maximize the effectiveness of the safety 

features of the technology. The 

exemption would apply to all CMVs 

equipped with Netradyne’s Driveri®

Dash Cam mounted on the windshield. 

Netradyne believes that mounting the 

system as described will maintain a 

level of safety that is equivalent to, or 

greater than, the level of safety achieved 

without the exemption. 

Comments 

FMCSA published a notice 

announcing receipt of the exemption 

application in the Federal Register on 

August 20, 2020, and requested public 

comment on the application (85 FR 

51545). 

The Agency received no comments 

addressing the exemption application. 

FMCSA Decision 

FMCSA has evaluated the Netradyne 

exemption application. The Driveri®

Dash Cam, four-camera housing version, 

is approximately 4.6 inches tall while 

the two-camera housing version is 2.8 

inches tall. Both camera versions are 

mounted near the top of the center of 

the windshield, with the bottom of the 

camera housing located approximately 8 

inches below the top of the area swept 

by the windshield wipers. The Driveri®

Dash Cam needs to be mounted in this 

location for optimal functionality of the 

advance safety system. The size of the 

Driveri® Dash Cam precludes mounting 

it (1) higher in the windshield, and (2) 

within 4 inches from the top of the area 

swept by the windshield wipers to 

comply with § 393.60(e)(1)(ii)(A). 

The Agency believes that granting the 

temporary exemption to allow 

placement of the Driveri® Dash Cam 

lower than currently permitted by 

Agency regulations will provide a level 

of safety that is equivalent to, or greater 

than, the level of safety achieved 

without the exemption because (1) 

based on the technical information 

available, there is no indication that the 

Driveri® Dash Cam would obstruct 

drivers’ views of the roadway, highway 

signs and signals surrounding traffic; (2) 

generally, trucks and buses have an 

elevated seating position that greatly 

improves the forward visual field of the 

driver, and any impairment of available 

sight lines would be minimal; and (3) 

the mounting location 8 inches below 

the upper edge of the windshield and 

out of the driver’s normal sightline will 

be reasonable and enforceable at 

roadside. In addition, the Agency 

believes that use of Driveri® Dash Cam 

by fleets is likely to improve the overall 

level of safety for the motoring public. 

This action is consistent with previous 

Agency action permitting the placement 

of similarly-sized devices on CMVs 

outside the driver’s sight lines to the 

road, and highway signs and signals. 

FMCSA is not aware of any evidence 

showing that installation of other 

vehicle safety technologies mounted on 

the interior of the windshield has 

resulted in any degradation in safety. 

James W. Deck, 

Deputy Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27967 Filed 12–17–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2020–0027–N–28] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its 

implementing regulations, this notice 

announces that FRA is forwarding the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the information collection and its 

expected burden. On July 22, 2020, FRA 

published a notice providing a 60-day 

period for public comment on the ICR. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

19, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

should be sent within 30 days of 

publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find the particular ICR by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Hodan Wells, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad 

Safety, Regulatory Analysis Division, 

Federal Railroad Administration, 

telephone (202) 493–0440, email: 

Hodan.wells@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 

44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 

1320, require Federal agencies to issue 

two notices seeking public comment on 

information collection activities before 

OMB may approve paperwork packages. 

See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 

through 1320.12. On July 22, 2020, FRA 

published a 60-day notice in the Federal 

Register soliciting comment on the ICR 

for which it is now seeking OMB 

approval. See 85 FR 44359. FRA 

received no comments in response to 

this notice. 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve the proposed collection of 

information, it must provide 30 days for 

public comment. Federal law requires 

OMB to approve or disapprove 

paperwork packages between 30 and 60 

days after the 30-day notice is 

published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR 

1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes the 30-day 

notice informs the regulated community 

to file relevant comments and affords 

the agency adequate time to digest 

public comments before it renders a 

decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. 

Therefore, respondents should submit 

their respective comments to OMB 

within 30 days of publication to best 

ensure having their full effect. 

Comments are invited on the 

following ICR regarding: (1) Whether the 

information collection activities are 

necessary for FRA to properly execute 

its functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of 

the burden of the information collection 

activities, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used to 

determine the estimates; (3) ways for 

FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information being 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of information collection 

activities on the public, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

The summaries below describe the 

ICR that FRA will submit for OMB 

clearance as the PRA requires: 

Title: Safety Appliance Standards 

Guidance Checklist Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0565. 

Abstract: Title 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) part 231, Railroad 

Safety Appliance Standards, was 

supplemented and expanded in 2013 to 

include the industry standard 

established by the Association of 

American Railroads (AAR), Standard 

2044 or S–2044, which prescribed safety 

appliance arrangements for 11 new 

types of cars. As a result of the 

inclusion, FRA developed Forms FRA 

F6180.161(a)–(k) as guidance checklist 

forms to facilitate railroad, rail car 

owner, and rail equipment manufacturer 

compliance with S–2044 and 49 CFR 

part 231. 

AAR has since updated S–2044 to 

include seven new types of cars. In 


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