22764 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 78 / Thursday, April 23, 2015 / Notices 

Æ All chapters 

• Section XVII: Vehicles, Aircraft, 

Vessels, and Associated 

Transportation Equipment 

Æ All chapters 

• Section XIX: Arms and Ammunition; 

Parts and Accessories Thereof 

Æ All chapters 

Persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction 

engaging in import transactions 

involving goods produced by an 

independent Cuban entrepreneur 

pursuant to § 515.582 must obtain 

documentary evidence that 

demonstrates the entrepreneur’s 

independent status, such as a copy of a 

license to be self-employed issued by 

the Cuban government or, in the case of 

an entity, evidence that demonstrates 

that the entrepreneur is a private entity 

that is not owned or controlled by the 

Cuban government. 

This list does not supersede or excuse 

compliance with any additional 

requirements in U.S. law or regulation, 

including the relevant duties as set forth 

on the HTS. 

For travelers importing authorized 

goods into the United States pursuant to 

§ 515.582 as accompanied baggage, the 

$400 monetary limit set forth in 

§ 515.560(c)(3) does not apply to such 

goods, but goods may be subject to 

applicable duties, fees, and taxes. 

Services 

The authorized services pursuant to 

31 CFR 515.582 are services supplied by 

an independent Cuban entrepreneur in 

Cuba, as demonstrated by documentary 

evidence. Persons subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction engaging in import 

transactions involving services supplied 

by an independent Cuban entrepreneur 

pursuant to § 515.582 are required to 

obtain documentary evidence that 

demonstrates the entrepreneur’s 

independent status, such as a copy of a 

license to be self-employed issued by 

the Cuban government or, in the case of 

an entity, evidence that demonstrates 

that the entrepreneur is a private entity 

that is not owned or controlled by the 

Cuban government. Supply of services 

must comply with other applicable state 

and federal laws. 

Note 1: All payments in settlement of 

transactions authorized by § 515.582 should 

reference this section in order to avoid 

having them rejected. 

Note 2: The authorization in § 515.582 of 

the CACR does not supersede or excuse 

compliance with U.S. laws or regulations or 

any other additional requirements. 

Note 3: The Department of State, in 

consultation with other federal agencies, 

reserves the right to update this document 

periodically. Any subsequent updates will 

take effect when published on the Web page 

of the Bureau of Economic and Business 

Affairs’ Office of Sanctions Policy and 

Implementation (http://www.state.gov/e/eb/

tfs/spi). Updates will also be published in the 

Federal Register. For further information, 

please contact the State Department at 202– 

647–7489. 

Note 4: For provisions relating to 

recordkeeping and reports, see 31 CFR 

501.601 and 501.602 and 19 CFR part 163. 

With this notice, the Department of 

State is publishing a copy of its 

February 13, 2015, § 515.582 List in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: April 16, 2015. 

Charles H. Rivkin, 

Assistant Secretary for Economic and 

Business Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–09509 Filed 4–22–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 9109] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Risk Analysis and 

Management (RAM) OMB Control 

Number 1405–0204 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are 

requesting comments on this collection 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 30 days for public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to May 

26, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). You may submit 

comments by the following methods: 

• Email: oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS 

form number, information collection 

title, and the OMB control number in 

the subject line of your message. 

• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk 

Officer for Department of State. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and the OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to Lisa M. Farrell, US Department of 

State, Office of Risk Analysis and 

Management, 2201 C St. NW., 

Washington, DC 20520, who may be 

reached on 202–647–6020 or at 

FARRELLLM1@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: Risk 

Analysis and Management. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0204. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: A/LM. 

• Form Number: DS–4184. 

• Respondents: Potential Contractors 

and Grantees. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

800. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

800. 

• Average Time Per Response: 75 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 1000 

hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

The information collected from 

individuals and organizations is 

specifically used to conduct screening 

to ensure that State funded activities do 

not provide support to entities or 

individuals deemed to be a risk to 

national security. 

Methodology 

The State Department has 

implemented a Risk Analysis and 

Management Program to vet potential 

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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 78 / Thursday, April 23, 2015 / Notices 22765 

1Commercial Driver License Information System 

(CDLIS) is an information system that allows the 

exchange of commercial driver licensing 

information among all the States. CDLIS includes 

the databases of 51 licensing jurisdictions and the 

CDLIS Central Site, all connected by a 

telecommunications network. 

2 Motor Carrier Management Information System 

(MCMIS) is an information system that captures 

data from field offices through SAFETYNET, 

CAPRI, and other sources. It is a source for FMCSA 

inspection, crash, compliance review, safety audit, 

and registration data. 

contractors and grantees seeking 

funding from the Department of State to 

mitigate the risk that such funds might 

benefit entities or individuals who 

present a national security risk. To 

conduct this vetting program the 

Department collects information from 

contractors, subcontractors, grantees 

and sub-grantees regarding their 

directors, officers and/or key employees 

through mail, fax or electronic 

submission. The information collected 

is compared to information gathered 

from commercial, public, and U.S. 

government databases to determine the 

risk that the applying organization, 

entity or individual might use 

Department funds or programs in a way 

that presents a threat to national 

security. This program will continue as 

a pilot program consistent with the 

Department of State, Foreign Operation, 

and Related Programs Appropriations 

Act, 2015 (Div. J, Pub. L. 113–235). 

Dated: April 16, 2015. 

Catherine I. Ebert-Gray, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Administration, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2015–09493 Filed 4–22–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0126] 

Qualification of Drivers; Application for 

Exemptions; Hearing 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to grant requests from 4 

individuals for exemptions from the 

Agency’s physical qualifications 

standard concerning hearing for 

interstate drivers. The current regulation 

prohibits hearing impaired individuals 

from operating CMVs in interstate 

commerce. After notice and opportunity 

for public comment, the Agency 

concluded that granting exemptions for 

these drivers to operate propertycarrying CMVs will provide a level of 

safety that is equivalent to or greater 

than the level of safety maintained 

without the exemptions. The 

exemptions are valid for a 2-year period 

and may be renewed, and the 

exemptions preempt State laws and 

regulations. 

DATES: The exemptions are effective 

April 23, 2015. The exemptions expire 

on April 24, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Office of 

Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety, (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 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Electronic Access 

You may see all the comments online 

through the Federal Document 

Management System (FDMS) at: 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to www.regulations.gov 

and/or Room W12–140 on the ground 

level of the West Building, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

rulemaking process. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. 

B. Background 

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

FMCSA may grant an exemption from 

the safety regulations for a 2-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 statute also allows the 

Agency to renew exemptions at the end 

of the 2-year period. The current 

provisions of the FMCSRs concerning 

hearing state that a person is physically 

qualified to drive a CMV if that person: 

First perceives a forced whispered voice in 

the better ear at not less than 5 feet with or 

without the use of a hearing aid or, if tested 

by use of an audiometric device, does not 

have an average hearing loss in the better ear 

greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, 

and 2,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid 

when the audiometric device is calibrated to 

American National Standard (formerly ASA 

Standard) Z24.5—1951. 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(11). This standard was 

adopted in 1970, with a revision in 1971 

to allow drivers to be qualified under 

this standard while wearing a hearing 

aid, 35 FR 6458, 6463 (April 22, 1970) 

and 36 FR 12857 (July 3, 1971). 

FMCSA grants 4 individuals an 

exemption from § 391.41(b)(11) 

concerning hearing to enable them to 

operate property-carrying CMVs in 

interstate commerce for a 2-year period. 

The Agency’s decision on these 

exemption applications is based on the 

current medical literature and 

information and the ‘‘Executive 

Summary on Hearing, Vestibular 

Function and Commercial Motor 

Driving Safety’’ (the 2008 Evidence 

Report) presented to FMCSA on August 

26, 2008. The evidence report reached 

two conclusions regarding the matter of 

hearing loss and CMV driver safety: (1) 

No studies that examined the 

relationship between hearing loss and 

crash risk exclusively among CMV 

drivers were identified; and (2) evidence 

from studies of the private driver license 

holder population does not support the 

contention that individuals with hearing 

impairment are at an increased risk for 

a crash. In addition, the Agency 

reviewed each applicant’s driving 

record found in the CDLIS,1 for CDL 

holders, and inspections recorded in 

MCMIS.2 For non-CDL holders, the 

Agency reviewed the driving records 

from the State licensing agency. Each 

applicant’s record demonstrated a safe 

driving history. The Agency believes the 

drivers covered by the exemptions do 

not pose a risk to public safety. 

C. Comments 

On April 2, 2014, FMCSA published 

a notice of receipt of exemption 

applications and requested public 

comment on 4 individuals. The 

comment period ended on May 2, 2014. 

In response to the notice, FMCSA 

received two comments, one from Deb 

Letney and a late submission received 

May 5, from Kristine Thatcher. 

Deb Letney acknowledges that crash 

data does not support an increased 

crash risk for hearing impaired drivers 

and that Oregon allows hearing 

impaired drivers to operate in intrastate 

commerce. However, she expresses 

concerns for ‘‘the driver’s ability to 

recognize activation of warning devices 

and to communicate with law 

enforcement or emergency workers.’’ 

She recommends granting conditional 

exemptions requiring visual warning 

indicators and alternate forms of 

communication. 

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