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compliance of the hazmat training 

programs with the applicable 

regulations, national policies and safe 

operating practices. The FAA must 

ensure that the documents adequately 

establish safe operating procedures. 

Respondents: Approximately 2,772 

operators. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 7 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

6,900 hours. 

Public comments invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 4, 

2015. 

Ronda Thompson, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, ASP–110. 

[FR Doc. 2015–19826 Filed 8–11–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: QSA Customer 

Feedback Report 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on May 29, 

2015. The information is collected from 

holders of FAA production approvals 

and selected suppliers to obtain their 

input on how well the agency is 

performing the administration and 

conduct of the Aircraft Certification 

Systems Quality System Audit (QSA), 

formerly the Aircraft Certification 

Systems Evaluation Program (ACSEP). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by September 11, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to 

(202) 395–6974, or mailed to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronda Thompson at (202) 267–1416, or 

by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0605. 

Title: QSA Customer Feedback 

Report. 

Form Numbers: FAA Form 8100–7. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on May 29, 2015 (80 FR 30756). The 

information collected is used by the 

Aircraft Certification Service’s 

Manufacturing Inspection Offices, 

Aircraft Certification Offices, and the 

Production & Airworthiness 

Certification Division to improve the 

administration and conduct of the 

Aircraft Certification Systems 

Evaluation Program at the local and 

national levels. Improvements to FAA 

Order 8100.7, Aircraft Certification 

Systems Evaluation Program, will 

continue to be incorporated as a result 

of the on-going collection of data. 

Respondents: Approximately 200 

holders of FAA production approvals 

and selected suppliers. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 30 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 100 

hours. 

Public comments invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 4, 

2015. 

Ronda Thompson, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, ASP–110. 

[FR Doc. 2015–19833 Filed 8–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Aviation 

Medical Examiner Program 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. This collection is necessary 

in order to determine applicants’ 

qualifications for certification as 

Aviation Medical Examiners (AMEs). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by October 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA 

at the following address: Ronda 

Thompson, Room 300, Federal Aviation 

Administration, ASP–110, 950 L’Enfant 

Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronda Thompson at (202) 267–1416, or 

by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0604. 

Title: Aviation Medical Examiner 

Program. 

Form Numbers: FAA Form 8520–2. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: 14 CFR part 183 

describes the requirements for 

delegating to private physicians the 

authority to conduct physical 

examinations on persons wishing to 

apply for their airmen medical 

certificate. This collection of 

information is for the purpose of 

obtaining essential information 

concerning the applicants’ professional 

and personal qualifications. The FAA 

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uses the information to screen and 

select the designees who serve as 

aviation medical examiners. 

Respondents: Approximately 450 

applicants annually. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 30 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 225 

hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 4, 

2015. 

Ronda Thompson, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, ASP–110. 

[FR Doc. 2015–19831 Filed 8–11–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[FMCSA Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0061] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Diabetes Mellitus 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA confirms its decision 

to exempt 51 individuals from its rule 

prohibiting persons with insulin-treated 

diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating 

commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in 

interstate commerce. The exemptions 

enable these individuals to operate 

CMVs in interstate commerce. 

DATES: The exemptions were effective 

on July 23, 2015. The exemptions expire 

on July 23, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Carrier, 

Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards, 

(202) 366–4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov, 

FMCSA, Room W64–224, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. 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., 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. 

II. Background 

On June 22, 2015, FMCSA published 

a notice of receipt of Federal diabetes 

exemption applications from 51 

individuals and requested comments 

from the public (80 FR 35705). The 

public comment period closed on July 

22, 2015, and no comments were 

received. 

FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility 

of the 51 applicants and determined that 

granting the exemptions to these 

individuals would achieve a level of 

safety equivalent to or greater than the 

level that would be achieved by 

complying with the current regulation 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(3). 

Diabetes Mellitus and Driving 

Experience of the Applicants 

The Agency established the current 

requirement for diabetes in 1970 

because several risk studies indicated 

that drivers with diabetes had a higher 

rate of crash involvement than the 

general population. The diabetes rule 

provides that ‘‘A person is physically 

qualified to drive a commercial motor 

vehicle if that person has no established 

medical history or clinical diagnosis of 

diabetes mellitus currently requiring 

insulin for control’’ (49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3)). 

FMCSA established its diabetes 

exemption program, based on the 

Agency’s July 2000 study entitled ‘‘A 

Report to Congress on the Feasibility of 

a Program to Qualify Individuals with 

Insulin-Treated Diabetes Mellitus to 

Operate in Interstate Commerce as 

Directed by the Transportation Act for 

the 21st Century.’’ The report concluded 

that a safe and practicable protocol to 

allow some drivers with ITDM to 

operate CMVs is feasible. The 

September 3, 2003 (68 FR 52441), 

Federal Register notice in conjunction 

with the November 8, 2005 (70 FR 

67777), Federal Register notice provides 

the current protocol for allowing such 

drivers to operate CMVs in interstate 

commerce. 

These 51 applicants have had ITDM 

over a range of one to 44 years. These 

applicants report no severe 

hypoglycemic reactions resulting in loss 

of consciousness or seizure, requiring 

the assistance of another person, or 

resulting in impaired cognitive function 

that occurred without warning 

symptoms, in the past 12 months and no 

recurrent (2 or more) severe 

hypoglycemic episodes in the past 5 

years. In each case, an endocrinologist 

verified that the driver has 

demonstrated a willingness to properly 

monitor and manage his/her diabetes 

mellitus, received education related to 

diabetes management, and is on a stable 

insulin regimen. These drivers report no 

other disqualifying conditions, 

including diabetes-related 

complications. Each meets the vision 

requirement at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). 

The qualifications and medical 

condition of each applicant were stated 

and discussed in detail in the June 22, 

2015, Federal Register notice and they 

will not be repeated in this notice. 

III. Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received no comments in this 

proceeding. 

IV. Basis for Exemption Determination 

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

FMCSA may grant an exemption from 

the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3) if the exemption is likely to 

achieve an equivalent or greater level of 

safety than would be achieved without 

the exemption. The exemption allows 

the applicants to operate CMVs in 

interstate commerce. 

To evaluate the effect of these 

exemptions on safety, FMCSA 

considered medical reports about the 

applicants’ ITDM and vision, and 

reviewed the treating endocrinologists’ 

medical opinion related to the ability of 

the driver to safely operate a CMV while 

using insulin. 

Consequently, FMCSA finds that in 

each case exempting these applicants 

from the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3) is likely to achieve a level 

of safety equal to that existing without 

the exemption. 

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