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(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 12 applicants has 

satisfied the entry conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirements (72 FR 46261; 72 FR 

54972). Each of these 12 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 September 

25, 2009. 

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 12 

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 based on the 

merits of each case and 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: August 19, 2009. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–20620 Filed 8–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2009–0152] 

Technical Report on the Long-Term 

Effect of ABS in Passenger Cars and 

LTVs 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Request for comments on 

technical report. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces 

NHTSA’s publication of a Technical 

Report reviewing and evaluating the 

crash-reducing effectiveness of antilock 

braking technologies for passenger cars, 

pickup trucks, SUVs and vans. The 

report’s title is: The Long-Term Effect of 

ABS in Passenger Cars and LTVs. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than December 24, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Report: The technical report 

is available on the Internet for viewing 

in PDF format at http://www–nrd.

nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811182.PDF. You 

may obtain a copy of the report free of 

charge by sending a self-addressed 

mailing label to Charles J. Kahane 

(NVS–431), National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, Room W53–312, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Comments: You may submit 

comments [identified by Docket Number 

NHTSA–2009–0152] by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

You may call Docket Management at 

202–366–9826. 

Instructions: For detailed instructions 

on submitting comments, see the 

Procedural Matters section of this 

document. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles J. Kahane, Chief, Evaluation 

Division, NVS–431, National Center for 

Statistics and Analysis, National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

Room W53–312, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Telephone: 202–366–2560. E-mail: 

chuck.kahane@dot.gov. 

For information about NHTSA’s 

evaluations of the effectiveness of 

existing regulations and programs: You 

may see a list of published evaluation 

reports at http://www–nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov

/cats/listpublications.aspx?Id=226&

ShowBy=Category and if you click on 

any report you will be able to view it in 

PDF format. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statistical 

analyses based on data for calendar 

years 1995 to 2007 from the Fatality 

Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and 

the General Estimates System (GES) of 

the National Automotive Sampling 

System (NASS) estimate the long-term 

effectiveness of antilock brake systems 

(ABS) for passenger cars and LTVs (light 

trucks and vans) subsequent to the 1995 

launch of public information programs 

on how to use ABS correctly. ABS has 

close to a zero net effect on fatal crash 

involvements. Fatal run-off-road crashes 

of passenger cars increased by a 

statistically significant 9 percent (90% 

confidence bounds: 3% to 15% 

increase), offset by a significant 13- 

percent reduction in fatal collisions 

with pedestrians (confidence bounds: 

5% to 20%) and a significant 12-percent 

reduction in collisions with other 

vehicles on wet roads (confidence 

bounds: 3% to 20%). ABS is quite 


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effective in nonfatal crashes, reducing 

the overall crash-involvement rate by 6 

percent in passenger cars (confidence 

bounds: 4% to 8%) and by 8 percent in 

LTVs (confidence bounds: 3% to 11%). 

The combination of electronic stability 

control (ESC) and ABS will prevent a 

large proportion of fatal and nonfatal 

crashes. The report updates and 

supersedes an earlier evaluation of ABS 

(60 FR 7814). 

Procedural Matters 

How can I influence NHTSA’s thinking 

on this subject? 

NHTSA welcomes public review of 

the technical report. NHTSA will 

submit to the Docket a response to the 

comments and, if appropriate, will 

supplement or revise the report. 

How do I prepare and submit 

comments? 

Your comments must be written and 

in English. To ensure that your 

comments are correctly filed in the 

Docket, please include the Docket 

number of this document (NHTSA– 

2009–0152) in your comments. 

Your primary comments must not be 

more than 15 pages long (49 CFR 

553.21). However, you may attach 

additional documents to your primary 

comments. There is no limit on the 

length of the attachments. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477) or you may visit http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Please send two paper copies of your 

comments to Docket Management, fax 

them, or use the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal. The mailing address is U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Management Facility, M–30, West 

Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. The fax number 

is 1–202–493–2251. To use the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

We also request, but do not require 

you to send a copy to Charles J. Kahane, 

Chief, Evaluation Division, NVS–431, 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, Room W53–312, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590 (or e-mail them to 

chuck.kahane@dot.gov). He can check if 

your comments have been received at 

the Docket and he can expedite their 

review by NHTSA. 

How can I be sure that my comments 

were received? 

If you wish Docket Management to 

notify you upon its receipt of your 

comments, enclose a self-addressed, 

stamped postcard in the envelope 

containing your comments. Upon 

receiving your comments, Docket 

Management will return the postcard by 

mail. 

How do I submit confidential business 

information? 

If you wish to submit any information 

under a claim of confidentiality, send 

three copies of your complete 

submission, including the information 

you claim to be confidential business 

information, to the Chief Counsel, 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Include a cover letter supplying the 

information specified in our 

confidential business information 

regulation (49 CFR Part 512). 

In addition, send two copies from 

which you have deleted the claimed 

confidential business information to 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Management Facility, M–30, 

West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, or submit them 

via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. 

Will the agency consider late 

comments? 

In our response, we will consider all 

comments that Docket Management 

receives before the close of business on 

the comment closing date indicated 

above under DATES. To the extent 

possible, we will also consider 

comments that Docket Management 

receives after that date. 

Please note that even after the 

comment closing date, we will continue 

to file relevant information in the 

Docket as it becomes available. Further, 

some people may submit late comments. 

Accordingly, we recommend that you 

periodically check the Docket for new 

material. 

How can I read the comments submitted 

by other people? 

You may read the materials placed in 

the docket for this document (e.g., the 

comments submitted in response to this 

document by other interested persons) 

at any time by going to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

You may also read the materials at the 

Docket Management Facility by going to 

the street address given above under 

ADDRESSES. The Docket Management 

Facility is open between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30111, 30168; 

delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 

501.8. 

James F. Simons, 

Director, Office of Regulatory Analysis and 

Evaluation. 

[FR Doc. E9–20522 Filed 8–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 18, 2009. 

The Department of the Treasury will 

submit the following public information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. 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, and 1750 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Washington, 

DC 20220. 

Dates: Written comments should be 

received on or before September 25, 

2009 to be assured of consideration. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–2002. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Notice 2006–25, Qualifying 

Gasification Project Program. 

Description: This notice establishes 

the qualifying gasification project under 

Section 48B of the Internal Revenue 

Code. This notice provides the time and 

manner for a taxpayer to apply for an 

allocation of qualifying gasification 

project credits. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,700 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–1569. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Form: 8861. 

Title: Welfare-to-Work Credit. 

Description: Section 51A of the 

Internal Revenue Code allows 

employers an income tax credit of 35% 

of the first $10,000 of first-year wages 


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