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Daytona Beach, Florida, United States of 

America. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) 

RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 

Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036; 

telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202) 

833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org; 

(2) Joint Secretaries, Europe: Mr. Ross 

Hannon, telephone +44 78807–46650, email: ross_hannon@binternet.com; US: 

Mr. Michael DeWalt, telephone (206) 

972–0170, e-mail: 

mike.dewalt@certification.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is 

hereby given for a Special Committee 

205/EUROCAE Working Group 71 

meeting: 

Note: On arrival at ERAU please have 

photo identification available (either a 

passport, a drivers license bearing a 

photograph or an identity card) to assist in 

your badge being issued. 

The agenda will include: 

• March 19: 

• Registration. 

• New Attendees Introductory 

Session. 

• Sub-Group Meetings. 

• Sub-Group Meeting Continue. 

• Executive Committee/SG Chairs/ 

Secretaries Meeting. 

• March 20: 

• Plenary: Chairmen’s Remarks and 

Introductions, Review/Approve 

Agenda and 4th Joint Plenary 

Minutes. 

• Issue List Status Report, Internet 

and Serve Access Presentation. 

• Sub-Group Report Ins and Q & A, 

Other Reports, and Other 

Documents. 

• Sub-Group Meetings. 

• Executive Committee/SG Chairs/ 

Secretaries Meeting. 

• March 21: 

• Sub-Group Meetings. 

• Plenary Session. 

• March 22: 

• Sub-Group Meetings. 

• Plenary Session. 

• Executive Committee/SG Chairs/ 

Secretaries Meeting. 

• March 23: 

• Plenary Session: Report Outs, 

Evaluation of Papers. 

• Sub-Group 3: Tool Qualification. 

• Sub-Group 4: Model Based Design & 

Verification. 

• Sub-Group 5: Object Oriented 

Technology. 

• Sub-Group 6: Formal Methods. 

• Sub-Group 7: Special 

Considerations. 

• Sub-Group 1: SCWG Document 

Integration. 

• Closing Plenary Session (Other 

Business, Date and Place of Next 

Meeting, Meeting Evaluation, 

Adjourn). 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairmen, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 7, 

2007. 

Francisco Estrada C., 

RTCA Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 07–1160 Filed 3–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2007–27186] 

Medical Review Board Meeting, Public 

Listening Session 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), United States 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Medical Review Board 

(MRB) Meeting and Public Listening 

Session. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a meeting 

and public listening session of the 

Agency’s MRB. The MRB members will 

continue deliberations about current 

FMCSA medical standards, as well as 

consider recommendations for new 

science-based standards and guidelines 

to ensure that the physical condition of 

drivers is adequate to enable them to 

safely operate commercial motor 

vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 

MRB meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The MRB meeting will be held 

from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on April 25, 

2007. The public may offer oral 

comments and ask questions of the MRB 

members relative to the medical and 

scientific issues discussed from 1:30 

p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The MRB meeting will take 

place at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 1375 

South Broadway, Lexington, KY 40504–

2703. You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Management 

System (DMS) Docket Number FMCSA–

2007–27186 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Web Site: http://dmses.dot.gov/ 

submit. Follow the instructions for 

submitting comments on the DOT 

electronic docket site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and docket 

number for this notice. Note that all 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://dms.dot.gov 

including any personal information 

provided. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading for further information. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or Room PL–

401 on the plaza level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The DMS is available 

24 hours each day, 365 days each year. 

If you want acknowledgment that we 

received your comments, please include 

a self-addressed, 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 the U.S. Department of 

Transportation’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477; Apr. 11, 2000). This information 

is also available at http://dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mary D. Gunnels, Chief, Physical 

Qualifications Division, 202–366–4001, 

FMCSA, Department of Transportation, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. Office hours are from 

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Information on Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 


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or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact Kaye Kirby at 202–

366–4001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The preliminary agenda for the MRB 

meeting: 

0800–0900 Registration (Includes 

Request for Comments). 

0900–0905 Call to Order, Agenda 

Review. 

0905–0925 MRB Actions, (Diabetes & 

Schedule II Medications). 

0925–0945 Cardiovascular Disease. 

0945–1015 Cardiovascular Disease 

Expert Panel Recommendations. 

1015–1100 MRB questions on 

Cardiovascular Disease. 

1100–1130 Deliberations on Evidence 

Report & Panel Comments. 

1130–1200 MRB Recommendations. 

1200–1330 Lunch Break (Attendees 

are responsible for their lunch). 

1330–1530 Public Comment. 

*Breaks will be announced on 

meeting day and may be adjusted 

according to schedule changes, other 

listening session requirements. 

Medical Review Board Meeting 

The U.S. Secretary of Transportation 

announced on March 7, 2006, the five 

medical experts who serve on FMCSA’s 

MRB. Section 4116 of the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU, Pub. L. 109–59) 

requires the Secretary of Transportation 

with the advice of the MRB to 

‘‘establish, review, and revise medical 

standards for operators of CMVs that 

will ensure that the physical condition 

of operators is adequate to enable them 

to operate the vehicles safely.’’ FMCSA 

is considering updates to the physical 

qualification regulations of CMV 

drivers, and the MRB will provide the 

necessary science-based guidance to 

establish realistic and responsible 

medical standards. 

The MRB operates in accordance with 

FACA as announced in the Federal 

Register (70 FR 57642, October 3, 2005). 

The MRB is charged initially with the 

review of all current FMCSA medical 

standards (49 CFR 391.41), as well as 

proposing new science-based standards 

and guidelines to ensure that drivers 

operating CMVs in interstate commerce, 

as defined in CFR 390.5, are physically 

capable of doing so. 

Meeting Participation 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public, including medical examiners, 

motor carriers, drivers, and 

representatives of medical and scientific 

associations. The public can ask 

relevant questions of the MRB and 

comment about the information 

presented to the MRB during the 

listening session of the program, which 

will be held 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Written 

comments for the MRB meeting will 

also be accepted beginning on March 27, 

2007, and continuing until May 17, 

2007, and should include the docket 

number that is listed in the ADDRESSES

section. During the MRB meeting, oral 

comments may be limited depending on 

how many persons wish to comment; 

and will be accepted on a first come, 

first serve basis as requestors register at 

the meeting. The comments must 

directly address relevant medical and 

scientific issues on the MRB meeting 

agenda. For more information, view the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.mrb.fmcsa.dot.gov. 

Issued on: March 6, 2007. 

John H. Hill, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E7–4468 Filed 3–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket Nos. FMCSA–98–3637, FMCSA–00–

7165, FMCSA–00–7363, FMCSA–00–8203, 

FMCSA–02–12844, FMCSA–02–12294, 

FMCSA–04–19477] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Renewals; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA previously 

announced its decision to renew the 

exemptions from the vision requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations for these 45 individuals. 

FMCSA has statutory authority to 

exempt individuals from the vision 

requirement if the exemptions granted 

will not compromise safety. The Agency 

has reviewed the comments submitted 

in response to the previous 

announcements and concluded that 

granting these exemptions will provide 

a level of safety that will be equivalent 

to, or greater than, the level of safety 

maintained without the exemptions for 

these commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mary D. Gunnels, Chief, Physical 

Qualifications Division, (202) 366–4001, 

maggi.gunnels@dot.gov, FMCSA, 

Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Room 8301, 

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 Document Management 

System (DMS) at http://dmses.dot.gov. 

Background 

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. The 

comment period ended on February 8, 

2007. 

Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received two comments in 

these proceedings. The comments were 

considered and discussed below. 

Ms. Sachau believes that drivers with 

impaired vision should not be driving 

commercially because it makes the 

roads much more dangerous. 

A review of each record for safety 

while driving with the respective vision 

deficiencies over the past two years 

indicates each applicant continues to 

meet the vision exemption standards. 

To evaluate the effect of these 

exemptions on safety, FMCSA 

considered not only the medical reports 

about the applicants’ vision, but also 

their driving records and experience 

with the vision deficiency. To qualify 

for an exemption from the vision 

standard, FMCSA requires a person to 

present verifiable evidence that he or 

she has driven a commercial vehicle 

safely with the vision deficiency for 3 

years. Recent driving performance is 

especially important in evaluating 

future safety, according to several 

research studies designed to correlate 

past and future driving performance. 

Results of these studies support the 

principle that the best predictor of 

future performance by a driver is his/her 

past record of crashes and traffic 

violations. Copies of the studies may be 

found at docket number FMCSA–98–

3637. 

Advocates for Highway and Auto 

Safety (Advocates) expressed opposition 

to FMCSA’s policy to grant exemptions 

from the FMCSR, including the driver 

qualification standards. Specifically, 

Advocates: (1) Objects to the manner in 

which FMCSA presents driver 

information to the public and makes 

safety determinations; (2) objects to the 

Agency’s reliance on conclusions drawn 

from the vision waiver program; (3) 


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