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274 Winkler’s Creek Road, Boone, NC 

28607, on behalf of a subrecipient, 

AppalCART, to Watauga County, NC. 

AppalCART, the transportation 

authority serving all of Watauga County, 

used the location as an administrative 

and maintenance facility from 1981– 

2013 (32 yrs). AppalCART can no longer 

use the property because construction 

on a new administrative and 

maintenance facility was completed in 

August 2013. 

Watauga County will be utilizing the 

property as a County maintenance 

department. Watauga County is charged 

with maintaining all county vehicles 

and facilities, including snow removal. 

This transfer would provide a number of 

benefits to the county and its residents. 

The site is more centrally located than 

the current location of the County 

maintenance department; the new 

location would allow quicker and more 

efficient dispatch of maintenance crews 

for snow removal and other services to 

County facilities. The interior space at 

this property will allow maintenance 

equipment and vehicles to be sheltered 

and maintained indoors, saving them 

from the wear currently experienced 

due to the harsh climate of the area. 

Also, the site and facilities have 

adequate space for other county usage, 

such as storage for other departments 

and a possible impound lot for the 

Sheriff’s Office. The transfer will allow 

the property to be put to good use. The 

County has agreed to ensure that this 

use will be maintained for no less than 

five (5) years. 

DATES: Effective Date: Any Federal 

agency interested in acquiring the 

facility must notify the FTA Region IV 

office of its interest no later than 30 

days from the date of publication of the 

Federal Register notice. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should 

notify the Regional Office by writing to 

Yvette G. Taylor, Regional 

Administrator, Federal Transit 

Administration, 230 Peachtree NW., 

Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30303. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Micah M. Miller, Regional Counsel, 

(404) 865–5474. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

49 U.S.C. 5334(h) provides guidance 

on the transfer of capital assets. 

Specifically, if a recipient of FTA 

assistance decides an asset acquired 

under this chapter at least in part with 

that assistance is no longer needed for 

the purpose for which it was acquired, 

the Secretary of Transportation may 

authorize the recipient to transfer the 

asset to a local governmental authority 

to be used for a public purpose with no 

further obligation to the Government. 49 

U.S.C. 5334(h)(1). 

Determinations 

The Secretary may authorize a 

transfer for a public purpose other than 

mass transportation only if the Secretary 

decides: 

(A) The asset will remain in public 

use for at least 5 years after the date the 

asset is transferred; 

(B) There is no purpose eligible for 

assistance under this chapter for which 

the asset should be used; 

(C) The overall benefit of allowing the 

transfer is greater than the interest of the 

Government in liquidation and return of 

the financial interest of the Government 

in the asset, after considering fair 

market value and other factors; and 

(D) Through an appropriate screening 

or survey process, that there is no 

interest in acquiring the asset for 

Government use if the asset is a facility 

or land. 

Federal Interest in Acquiring Land or 

Facility 

This document implements the 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5334(h)(1)(D) 

of the Federal Transit Laws. 

Accordingly, FTA hereby provides 

notice of the availability of the facility 

further described below. Any Federal 

agency interested in acquiring the 

affected facility should promptly notify 

the FTA. If no Federal agency is 

interested in acquiring the existing 

facility, FTA will make certain that the 

other requirements specified in 49 

U.S.C. 5334(h)(1)(A) through (C) are met 

before permitting the asset to be 

transferred. 

Additional Description of Land or 

Facility 

The subject property is identified as 

parcel identification number 2910–23– 

0273–000 by the Watauga County Tax 

Supervisor’s office. The subject property 

contains 1.549-acres improved with a 

one-story metal & brick garage/office/

warehouse building and a one-story 

brick equipment vehicle wash building, 

both in fair condition. Site 

improvements include asphalt 

pavement, chain-link fencing, and 

landscaping. The subject was formerly 

used as an office and maintenance 

facility for AppalCART, a public 

transportation system serving Watauga 

County. AppalCART moved to a new 

facility in late 2013 and the subject 

facilities are currently vacant. Public 

utilities include water, sewer, electric, 

telephone and cable. 

Yvette G. Taylor, 

Regional Administrator, Federal Transit 

Administration, Atlanta, GA. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07288 Filed 3–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2015–16 ] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 

The purpose of this notice is to improve 

the public’s awareness of, and 

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s 

regulatory activities. Neither publication 

of this notice nor the inclusion or 

omission of information in the summary 

is intended to affect the legal status of 

the petition or its final disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number and 

must be received on or before April 10, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2015–0156 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket 

Management Facility at 202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 

the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

Web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments received into any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 


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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 fifty-one 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. 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for 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 

19477–78). 

Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or to the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timoleon Mouzakis, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Engine and Propeller 

Directorate, Standards Staff, ANE–111, 

12 New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, Massachusetts 01803–5229; 

(781) 238–7114; facsimile: (781) 238– 

7199; email: timoleon.mouzakis@

faa.gov. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 24, 

2015. 

Dale Bouffiou, 

Acting, Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2015–0156. 

Petitioner: Rolls-Royce plc. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: Section 

33.27 (f)(6). 

Description of Relief Sought: The 

petitioner seeks relief from § 33.27 (f)(6) 

for the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000–AE, –CE, 

–AE2, and –CE2 engine models, to 

exclude the entire high-pressure shaft 

system from consideration in 

determining the highest overspeed that 

would result from a complete loss of 

load on a turbine rotor. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07383 Filed 3–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0378] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure 

Disorders 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to grant requests from 3 

individuals for exemptions from the 

regulatory requirement that interstate 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers have ‘‘no established medical 

history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy 

or any other condition which is likely 

to cause loss of consciousness or any 

loss of ability to control a CMV.’’ The 

regulation and the associated advisory 

criteria published in the Code of Federal 

Regulations as the ‘‘Instructions for 

Performing and Recording Physical 

Examinations’’ have resulted in 

numerous drivers being prohibited from 

operating CMVs in interstate commerce 

based on the fact that they have had one 

or more seizures and are taking antiseizure medication, rather than an 

individual analysis of their 

circumstances by a qualified medical 

examiner. The Agency concluded that 

granting exemptions for these CMV 

drivers will provide a level of safety that 

is equivalent to or greater than the level 

of safety maintained without the 

exemptions. FMCSA grants exemptions 

that will allow these 3 individuals to 

operate CMVs in interstate commerce 

for a 2-year period. The exemptions 

preempt State laws and regulations and 

may be renewed. 

DATES: The exemptions are effective 

March 31, 2015. The exemptions expire 

on March 31, 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: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http://

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(b), 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. 

FMCSA grants 3 individuals an 

exemption from the regulatory 

requirement in section 391.41(b)(8), to 

allow these individuals who take antiseizure medication to operate CMVs in 

interstate commerce for a 2-year period. 

The Agency’s decision on these 

exemption applications is based on an 

individualized assessment of each 

applicant’s medical information, 

including the root cause of the 

respective seizure(s), the length of time 

elapsed since the individual’s last 

seizure, and each individual’s treatment 

regimen. In addition, the Agency 

reviewed each applicant’s driving 

record found in the Commercial Driver’s 

License Information System (CDLIS) 1

for commercial driver’s license (CDL) 

holders, and interstate and intrastate 

inspections recorded in Motor Carrier 

Management Information System 

(MCMIS).2 For non-CDL holders, the 

Agency reviewed the driving records 

from the State licensing agency. The 

Agency acknowledges the potential 

consequences of a driver experiencing a 

seizure while operating a CMV. 

However, the Agency believes the 

drivers covered by the exemptions 

granted here have demonstrated that 

they are unlikely to have a seizure and 

their medical condition does not pose a 

risk to public safety. 

In reaching the decision to grant these 

exemption requests, the Agency 

considered both current medical 

literature and information and the 2007 

recommendations of the Agency’s 

Medical Expert Panel (MEP). The 

Agency previously gathered evidence 

for potential changes to the regulation at 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(8) by conducting a 

comprehensive review of scientific 

literature that was compiled into the 


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