[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11423-11424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4468]


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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.

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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:
    <bullet> Web Site: http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
    <bullet> Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    <bullet> Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    <bullet> 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.
    <bullet> 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]
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