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for determining driver compliance with 

the HOS rules. Compliance helps 

FMCSA protect the public by reducing 

the number of tired CMV drivers on the 

highways. 

Most States receive grants from 

FMCSA under the Motor Carrier Safety 

Assistance Program. As a condition of 

receiving these grants, States agree to 

adopt and enforce the FMCSRs, 

including the HOS rules, as State law. 

As a result, State enforcement 

inspectors use the RODS and supporting 

documents to determine whether CMV 

drivers are complying with the HOS 

rules. In addition, FMCSA uses the 

RODS during on-site compliance 

reviews (CRs) and targeted reviews of 

motor carriers. The CR is a public 

record. An unfavorable review can be 

damaging to a motor carrier’s business 

because customers may access the CRs 

before selecting a motor carrier to hire. 

Finally, Federal and State judicial 

systems generally accept RODS as 

evidence in actions alleging driver or 

motor carrier violations of the HOS 

regulations. This information collection 

supports the DOT’s Strategic Goal of 

Safety because the information helps the 

Agency ensure the safe operation of 

CMVs in interstate commerce on our 

Nation’s highways. 

The currently-approved PRA burden 

estimate is 181.28 million hours, as 

approved by OMB on August 20, 2010. 

The expiration date of this IC is August 

31, 2011. In this ICR, FMCSA proposes 

to reduce the PRA burden by 

approximately 9.20 million burden 

hours, or by slightly over 5 percent. 

FMCSA seeks OMB approval of its 

revised estimated PRA burden of 172.08 

million burden hours. In today’s 

submission, FMCSA for the first time 

estimates the extent of voluntary EOBR 

use by motor carriers, and subtracts that 

same number from its estimate of the 

extent of the use of paper RODS. The 

Agency maintains its OMB-approved 

estimates of the total number of CMV 

drivers subject to the HOS rules, and the 

total number of CMV drivers subject to 

an Agency remedial HOS directive. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the performance of 

FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of 

the estimated burden; (3) ways for the 

FMCSA to enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the collected 

information; and (4) ways that the 

burden could be minimized without 

reducing the quality of the information 

collected. 

Issued on: August 8, 2011. 

Kelly Leone, 

Associate Administrator for Research and 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20584 Filed 8–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

Notice of Fiscal Year 2012 Safety 

Grants and Solicitation for 

Applications 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice; change in application 

due dates. 

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public 

of FMCSA’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 safety 

grant opportunities and FMCSA’s 

projected application due dates. FMCSA 

announces these grant opportunities 

based on authorities provided for in the 

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy of 

Users. The Agency will inform 

applicants if new authorizing legislation 

changes its grant programs for FY 2012 

through a Federal Register notice. The 

10 safety grant programs include the 

Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program 

(MCSAP) Basic grants; MCSAP 

Incentive grants; New Entrant Safety 

Audit grants; MCSAP High Priority 

grants; Commercial Motor Vehicle 

(CMV) Operator Safety Training grants; 

Border Enforcement grants (BEG); 

Commercial Driver’s License Program 

Improvement (CDLPI) grants; 

Performance and Registration 

Information Systems Management 

(PRISM) grants; Safety Data 

Improvement Program (SaDIP) grants; 

and the Commercial Vehicle 

Information Systems and Networks 

(CVISN) grants. It should be noted that 

FMCSA does not expect the Commercial 

Driver’s License Information System 

(CDLIS) Modernization grants to be 

continued in reauthorization, and, 

therefore, FMCSA will not be soliciting 

applications for this grant program in 

FY 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact the following FMCSA 

staff with questions or needed 

information on the Agency’s grant 

programs: 

MCSAP Basic/Incentive Grants— 

Suzanne Poole, 

suzanne.poole@dot.gov, 202–493– 

0804. 

New Entrant Safety Audits Grants— 

Arthur Williams, 

arthur.williams@dot.gov, 202–366– 

3695. 

Border Enforcement Grants—Carla 

Vagnini, carla.vagnini@dot.gov, 202– 

366–3771. 

High Priority Grants—Cim Weiss, 

cim.weiss@dot.gov, 202–366–0275. 

CMV Operator Safety Training Grants— 

Arthur Williams, 

arthur.williams@dot.gov, 202–366– 

0710. 

CDLPI Grants—James Ross, 

james.ross@dot.gov, 202–366–0133. 

SaDIP Grants—Cim Weiss, 

cim.weiss@dot.gov, 202–366–0275. 

PRISM Grants—Julie Otto, 

julie.otto@dot.gov, 202–366–0710. 

CVISN Grants—Julie Otto, 

julie.otto@dot.gov, 202–366–0710. 

All staff may be reached at FMCSA, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are 

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.S.T., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Purpose 

FMCSA recognizes that State and 

local governments and other grantees 

are dependent on the Agency’s safety 

grants to develop and maintain 

important CMV safety programs. 

FMCSA further acknowledges that 

delays in awarding grant funds may 

have an adverse impact on these 

important safety programs. As a result, 

FMCSA completed a grants process 

review to identify ways to streamline 

the application, award, and grants 

management processes, and to award 

grant funds earlier each fiscal year. In 

addition, FMCSA made changes in the 

grants application, award and oversight 

processes to standardize application 

forms, increase the use of electronic 

documents, standardize quarterly 

reports, and reduce the number of 

needed grant amendments. 

FMCSA continues to enter into grant 

agreements beginning October 1 or as 

soon thereafter as administratively 

practicable. FMCSA intends to begin 

awarding grants no later than 90 days 

from the date the application is due. 

FMCSA uses the standard grant 

application form and quarterly reporting 

process. FMCSA requires the Standard 

Form 424 (Application for Federal 

Assistance) and its attachments for all 

grant program applications. While each 

grant program may request different 

data in some of the data fields on the 

form, the use of the Standard Form 424 

is mandatory. FMCSA uses the Standard 

Form-Project Progress Report (SF–PPR) 

as its required form for quarterly 

reporting. While each grant program 

may request that different data be 

submitted in some fields or boxes on the 

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form, the use of the SF–PPR is 

mandatory. 

FMCSA uses the Standard Form-425 

Federal Financial Report as its required 

form for quarterly financial reporting; 

use of this form is mandatory. Because 

FMCSA has implemented a new grants 

management information technology 

system, GrantSolutions, the Agency will 

provide all grant agreement documents 

electronically to its financial processing 

office. GrantSolutions is a 

comprehensive grants management 

system provided by the Grants Center of 

Excellence (COE). The Grants COE 

serves as one of three consortia leads 

under the Grants Management Line of 

Business E–Gov initiative offering 

government-wide grants management 

system support services. GrantSolutions 

provides standardized grant application, 

award, and management and oversight 

throughout the Agency’s grant 

programs. Electronic signature of grant 

documents in GrantSolutions is the 

Agency’s preferred method for 

executing grant agreements. FMCSA 

will provide more information on how 

to electronically sign documents to 

grantees after award decisions have 

been made. Grantees will, however, be 

required to submit the completed 

Automated Clearing House (ACH) 

Vendor Payment Form (SF–3881) 

directly to FMCSA’s financial 

processing office by U.S. Postal Service, 

courier service, or secure fax. 

Additional information is provided 

below for each individual grant 

program. 

MCSAP Basic and Incentive Grants 

Sections 4101 and 4106 of SAFETEA– 

LU authorize FMCSA’s Motor Carrier 

Safety Grants. MCSAP Basic and 

Incentive formula grants are governed 

by 49 U.S.C. 31102–31104 and 49 CFR 

part 350. Under the Basic and Incentive 

grants programs, a State lead MCSAP 

agency, as designated by its Governor, is 

eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive 

grant funding by submitting a 

commercial vehicle safety plan (CVSP). 

See 49 CFR 350.201 and 350.205. 

Pursuant to 

49 U.S.C. 31103 and 49 CFR 350.303, 

FMCSA will reimburse each lead State 

MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible 

costs incurred in a fiscal year. Each 

State will provide a 20 percent match to 

qualify for the program. The FMCSA 

Administrator waives the requirement 

for matching funds for the Virgin 

Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and 

the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands. See 49 CFR 350.305. In 

accordance with 49 CFR 350.323, the 

Basic grant funds will be distributed 

proportionally to each State’s lead 

MCSAP agency using the following four, 

equally weighted (25 percent) factors: 

(1) 1997 road miles (all highways) as 

defined by the FMCSA; 

(2) All vehicle miles traveled (VMT) 

as defined by the FMCSA; 

(3) Population—annual census 

estimates as issued by the U.S. Census 

Bureau; and 

(4) Special fuel consumption (net after 

reciprocity adjustment) as defined by 

the FMCSA. 

A State’s lead MCSAP agency may 

qualify for Incentive funds pursuant to 

49 CFR 350.207(a) if it can demonstrate 

that the State’s CMV safety program has 

shown improvement in any or all of the 

following five categories: 

(1) Reduction in the number of large 

truck-involved fatal crashes; 

(2) Reduction in the rate of largetruck-involved fatal crashes or 

maintenance of a large-truck-involved 

fatal crash rate that is among the lowest 

10 percent of such rates for MCSAP 

recipients and is not higher than the rate 

most recently achieved; 

(3) Upload of CMV crash reports in 

accordance with current FMCSA policy 

guidelines; 

(4) Verification of Commercial 

Driver’s Licenses during all roadside 

inspections; and 

(5) Upload of CMV inspection data in 

accordance with current FMCSA policy 

guidelines. 

Incentive funds will be distributed in 

accordance with 49 CFR 350.327(b). 

Prior to the start of each fiscal year, 

FMCSA calculates the amount of Basic 

and Incentive funding each State is 

expected to receive. This information is 

provided to the States and is made 

available on the Agency’s Web site. The 

projected FY 2012 distribution is 

available at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/ 

safety-security/safety-initiatives/mcsap/ 

mcsapforms.htm. It should be noted that 

MCSAP Basic and Incentive formula 

grants are awarded based on the State’s 

submission of the CVSP. The evaluation 

factors described in the section below 

titled ‘‘Application Information for FY 

2012 Grants’’ will not be considered. 

MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant 

applications must be submitted 

electronically through grants.gov (http:// 

www.grants.gov). 

New Entrant Safety Audit Grants 

Sections 4101 and 4107 of SAFETEA– 

LU also authorize the Motor Carrier 

Safety Grants to enable grant recipients 

to conduct interstate New Entrant safety 

audits consistent with 49 CFR parts 

350.321 and 385.301. Eligible recipients 

are State agencies, local governments, 

and organizations representing 

government agencies that use and train 

qualified officers and employees in 

coordination with State motor vehicle 

safety agencies. The goal of the New 

Entrant Safety Assurance Program is to 

reduce CMV involved crashes, fatalities, 

and injuries through consistent, 

uniform, and effective safety programs. 

New Entrant grant funds will be 

awarded, at the discretion of the 

FMCSA to States to conduct safety 

audits on new interstate motor carriers. 

States may use these funds for salaries 

and related expenses of New Entrant 

auditors, including training and 

equipment, and to perform other eligible 

activities that are directly related to 

conducting safety audits. The FMCSA’s 

share of these grant funds will be 100 

percent pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 31144. 

New Entrant grant applications must be 

submitted electronically through 

grants.gov. 

MCSAP High Priority Grants 

Section 4107 of SAFETEA–LU also 

authorizes the Motor Carrier Safety 

Grants to enable recipients to carry out 

activities and projects that improve 

CMV safety and compliance with CMV 

regulations. Funding is available for 

projects that are national in scope, 

increase public awareness and 

education, demonstrate new 

technologies and reduce the number 

and rate of CMV crashes. Eligible 

recipients are State agencies, local 

governments, and organizations 

representing government agencies that 

use and train qualified officers and 

employees in coordination with State 

motor vehicle safety agencies. For grants 

awarded for public education activities, 

the Federal share will be 100 percent. 

For all other High Priority grants, 

FMCSA will provide reimbursements 

for no more than 80 percent of all 

eligible costs, and recipients will be 

required to provide a 20 percent match. 

Examples of High Priority activities 

include innovative traffic enforcement 

projects, with particular emphasis on 

work zone enforcement, rural road 

safety, and innovative traffic 

enforcement initiatives such as 

Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks 

(TACT). TACT provides a researchbased safety model that can be 

replicated by States when conducting a 

high-visibility traffic enforcement 

program to promote safe driving 

behaviors among car and truck drivers. 

The objective of this program is to 

reduce the number of commercial truck 

and bus related crashes, fatalities and 

injuries resulting from improper 

operation of motor vehicles and 

aggressive driving behavior. More 

information regarding TACT can be 

found at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/ 

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safety-security/tact/abouttact.htm. High 

Priority grant applications must be 

submitted through grants.gov. 

CMV Operator Safety Training Grants 

Section 4134 of SAFETEA–LU 

established a grant program which 

enables recipients to train current and 

future drivers in the safe operation of 

CMVs, as defined in 49 U.S.C. 31301(4). 

Eligible awardees include State 

governments, local governments and 

accredited post-secondary educational 

institutions (public or private) such as 

colleges, universities, vocationaltechnical schools and truck driver 

training schools. Funding priority for 

this discretionary grant program will be 

given to regional or multi-state 

educational or nonprofit associations 

serving economically distressed regions 

of the United States. The Federal share 

of these funds will be 80 percent, and 

recipients will be required to provide a 

20 percent match. CMV Operator Safety 

Training grant applications must be 

submitted electronically through 

grants.gov. 

Border Enforcement Grants (BEG) 

Section 4110 of SAFETEA–LU 

established the BEG program. The 

purpose of this discretionary program is 

to provide funding for border CMV 

safety programs and related enforcement 

activities and projects. Pursuant to 49 

U.S.C. 31107, eligible awardees include 

State governments that share a land 

border with Canada or Mexico, and any 

local government, or entities (i.e., 

accredited post-secondary public or 

private educational institutions such as 

universities) in that State. FMCSA 

encourages local agencies to coordinate 

their application with the State lead 

CMV inspection agency. Applications 

must include a Border Enforcement Plan 

and meet the required maintenance of 

expenditure requirement. BEG funding 

decisions take into consideration the 

State or entity’s performance on 

previous BEG awards; the applicant’s 

ability to expend the awarded funds 

with the BEG performance year; and 

activities meeting the BEG national 

criteria established by FMCSA. As 

established by SAFETEA–LU, the 

Federal share of these funds will be 100 

percent. BEG grant applications must be 

submitted electronically through 

grants.gov. 

CDLPI Grants 

Section 4124 of SAFETEA–LU 

established a discretionary grant 

program that provides funding for 

improving States’ implementation of the 

Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) 

program, including expenses for 

computer hardware and software, 

publications, testing, personnel, and 

training. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 31313, 

funds may not be used to rent, lease, or 

buy land or buildings. The agency 

designated by each State as having the 

primary driver licensing responsibility, 

including development, 

implementation, and maintenance of the 

CDL program, is eligible to apply for 

basic grant funding. State agencies, local 

governments, and other entities that can 

support a State’s effort to improve its 

CDL program or conduct projects on a 

national scale to improve the national 

CDL program may also apply for 

projects under the High Priority and 

Emerging Issues components. Grant 

proposals must include a detailed 

budget explaining how the funds will be 

used. The Federal share of funds for 

projects awarded under this grant is 

established by SAFETEA–LU as 100 

percent. The funding opportunity 

announcement on grants.gov will 

provide more detailed information on 

the application process; national 

funding priorities for FY 2012; 

evaluation criteria; required documents 

and certifications; State maintenance of 

expenditure requirements; and 

additional information related to the 

availability of funds. CLDPI grant 

applications must be submitted 

electronically through grants.gov. 

SaDIP Grants 

Section 4128 of SAFETEA–LU 

established the Safety Data 

Improvement Program grant opportunity 

to support State programs by improving 

the overall quality of CMV data and 

specifically to improve the timeliness, 

efficiency, accuracy and completeness 

of State processes and systems used to 

collect, analyze and report large truck 

and bus crash and inspection data, as 

described 49 U.S.C. 31102. Eligible 

recipients are State agencies, including 

the Territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, 

American Samoa, the Northern 

Marianas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 

and the District of Columbia. SaDIP 

applications must address the FMCSA 

State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) map, 

which provides a color-coded, pictorial 

representation of the State’s overall 

performance against the SSDQ 

methodology. This methodology was 

developed by FMCSA to evaluate the 

completeness, timeliness, accuracy, and 

consistency of the State-reported CMV 

crash and inspection records in the 

Motor Carrier Management Information 

System (MCMIS). The SSDQ 

methodology is comprised of nine 

measures and one Overriding Indicator. 

Ratings are updated quarterly, and 

individual State performance is 

portrayed through the color-coded 

rating system: Green (good 

performance), Yellow (fair 

performance), and Red (poor 

performance). The color-coded rating 

system depicts each State’s Overall 

Rating which considers all nine SSDQ 

measures, except those measures with a 

rating of ‘‘Insufficient Data,’’ plus the 

Overriding Indicator. Priority will be 

given to proposals received from States 

rated Yellow and Red on the SSDQ 

Map. The FMCSA will provide 

reimbursements for no more than 80 

percent of all eligible costs; recipients 

are required to provide a 20 percent 

match. SaDIP grant applications must be 

submitted electronically through 

grants.gov. 

PRISM Grants 

Section 4109 of SAFETEA–LU 

authorizes FMCSA to award financial 

assistance funds to States to implement 

the PRISM requirements that link 

Federal motor carrier safety information 

systems with State CMV registration and 

licensing systems. This program enables 

a State to determine the safety fitness of 

a motor carrier, a registrant, or both 

when licensing or registering and while 

the license or registration is in effect. No 

matching funds are required. PRISM 

grant applications must be submitted 

electronically through grants.gov. 

CVISN Grants 

Section 4126 of SAFETEA–LU 

authorizes FMCSA to award financial 

assistance to States to deploy, operate, 

and maintain elements of their CVISN 

Program, including commercial vehicle, 

commercial driver, and carrier-specific 

information systems and networks. The 

agency in each State designated as 

responsible for the development, 

implementation, and maintenance of a 

CVISN-related system is eligible to 

apply for grant funding. Section 4126 of 

SAFETEA–LU distinguishes between 

two types of CVISN projects: Core and 

Expanded. To be eligible for funding of 

Core CVISN deployment project(s), a 

State must have its most current Core 

CVISN Program Plan and Top-Level 

Design approved by FMCSA and the 

proposed project(s) should be consistent 

with its approved Core CVISN Program 

Plan and Top-Level Design. If a State 

does not have a Core CVISN Program 

Plan and Top-Level Design, it may 

apply for up to $100,000 in funds to 

either compile or update a Core CVISN 

Program Plan and Top-Level Design. A 

State may also apply for funds to 

prepare an Expanded CVISN Program 

Plan and Top-Level Design if FMCSA 

acknowledged the State as having 

completed Core CVISN deployment. In 

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order to be eligible for funding of any 

Expanded CVISN deployment project(s), 

a State must have its most current 

Expanded CVISN Program Plan and 

Top-Level Design approved by FMCSA 

and any proposed Expanded CVISN 

project(s) should be consistent with its 

Expanded CVISN Program Plan and 

Top-Level Design. If a State does not 

have an existing or up-to-date Expanded 

CVISN Program Plan and Top-Level 

Design, it may apply for up to $100,000 

in funds to either compile or update an 

Expanded CVISN Program Plan and 

Top-Level Design. CVISN grant 

applications must be submitted 

electronically through grants.gov. 

Awards for approved CVISN grant 

applications are made to all Core CVISN 

applicants first and then to Expanded 

CVISN applicants. States must provide 

a match of 50 percent. 

Application Information for FY 2012 

Grants 

General information about the 

FMCSA grant programs is available in 

the Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) which can be found 

on the Internet at http://www.cfda.gov. 

To apply for funding, applicants must 

register with grants.gov at http:// 

www.grants.gov/applicants/ 

get_registered.jsp and submit an 

application in accordance with 

instructions provided. 

Evaluation Factors: The following 

evaluation factors will be used in 

reviewing the applications for all 

FMCSA discretionary grants: 

(1) Prior performance—Completion of 

identified programs and goals per the 

project plan. 

(2) Effective Use of Prior Grants— 

Demonstrated timely use and expensing 

of available funds. 

(3) Cost Effectiveness—Applications 

will be evaluated and prioritized on the 

basis of expected impact on safety 

relative to the investment of grant funds. 

Where appropriate, costs per unit will 

be calculated and compared with 

national averages to determine 

effectiveness. In other areas, proposed 

costs will be compared with historical 

information to confirm reasonableness. 

(4) Applicability to announced 

priorities—If national priorities are 

included in the grants.gov notice, those 

grants that specifically address these 

issues will be given priority 

consideration. 

(5) Ability of the applicant to support 

the strategies and activities in the 

proposal for the entire project period of 

performance. 

(6) Use of innovative approaches in 

executing a project plan to address 

identified safety issues. 

(7) Feasibility of overall program 

coordination and implementation based 

upon the project plan. 

(8) Any grant-specific evaluation 

factors, such as program balance or 

geographic diversity, will be included in 

the grants.gov application information. 

Estimated Application Due Dates: For 

the following grant programs, FMCSA 

will consider funding complete 

applications or plans submitted by the 

following anticipated dates (final due 

dates will be indicated in the grants.gov 

funding opportunity notice): 

MCSAP Basic and Incentive Grants— 

August 1, 2011. 

Border Enforcement Grants—September 

12, 2011. 

MCSAP High Priority Grants—October 

17, 2011. 

New Entrant Safety Audit Grants— 

October 17, 2011. 

SaDIP Grants—October 31, 2011. 

CDLPI Grants—November 14, 2011. 

CMV Operator Safety Training Grants— 

December 5, 2011. 

CVISN Grants—December 5, 2011. 

PRISM Grants—December 12, 2012. 

Applications submitted after due dates 

may be considered on a case-by-case 

basis and are subject to availability of 

funds. 

Issued on: August 8, 2011. 

Anna J. Amos, 

Director, Office of Safety Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2011–0140] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to exempt 17 individuals from 

the vision requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 

(FMCSRs). The exemptions will enable 

these individuals to operate commercial 

motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate 

commerce without meeting the 

prescribed vision standard. The Agency 

has concluded that granting these 

exemptions will provide a level of safety 

that is equivalent to or greater than the 

level of safety maintained without the 

exemptions for these CMV drivers. 

DATES: The exemptions are effective 

August 12, 2011. The exemptions expire 

on August 12, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elaine M. Papp, Chief, Medical 

Programs, (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 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

You may see all the comments online 

through the Federal Document 

Management System (FDMS) at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time 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., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

FDMS is available 24 hours each day, 

365 days each year. If you want 

acknowledgment that we received your 

comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments on-line. 

Privacy Act: Anyone may search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or of the person signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review DOT’s Privacy Act 

Statement for the FDMS published in 

the Federal Register on January 17, 

2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit 

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/ 

E8–785.pdf. 

Background 

On June 24, 2011, FMCSA published 

a notice of receipt of exemption 

applications from certain individuals, 

and requested comments from the 

public (76 FR 37169). That notice listed 

17 applicants’ case histories. The 17 

individuals applied for exemptions from 

the vision requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10), for drivers who operate 

CMVs in interstate commerce. 

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

FMCSA may grant an exemption 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. 

Accordingly, FMCSA has evaluated the 

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