Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 63 / Tuesday, April 3, 2007 / Notices 15933 

1Although 49 CFR 393.23 indicates that these 

drivers could obtain a Nonresident CDL, very few 

States are currently issuing Nonresident CDLs due 

to security concerns. 

uses the form to seek information 

concerning the registrant’s docket 

number, name and address, and the 

reasons for the revocation request. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

revised information collection request, 

including: (1) The necessity and 

usefulness of the information collection 

for the FMCSA to meet its goal in 

reducing truck crashes; (2) the accuracy 

of the estimated burdens; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways to minimize the collection 

burden 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. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 13902, 13903, 13904 

and 13905; and 49 CFR 1.73. 

Issued on: March 28, 2007. 

Rose A. McMurray, 

Chief Safety Officer, Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E7–6140 Filed 4–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2003–14652] 

Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) 

Standards; Isuzu Motors America, 

Inc.’s Exemption Application 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA previously 

announced its decision to renew Isuzu 

Motors America, Inc.’s (Isuzu) 

exemption for 19 of its drivers to enable 

them to test-drive commercial motor 

vehicles (CMVs) in the United States 

without a commercial driver’s license 

(CDL) issued by one of the States. 

Following the renewal one comment to 

the public docket was received. The 

Agency has considered the comment 

and continues to believe the knowledge 

and skills testing and training program 

that drivers must undergo to obtain a 

Japanese CDL ensures that each of these 

19 drivers will achieve a level of safety 

that is equivalent to, or greater than, the 

level of safety achieved without the 

exemption. The Agency therefore 

declines to rescind or change the terms 

of the exemption. 

DATES: This exemption is effective from 

June 21, 2006 through June 20, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Thomas Yager, Chief, Driver and Carrier 

Operations Division, Office of Bus and 

Truck Standards and Operations, MC–

PSD, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Telephone: 202–366–4009. E-mail: 

MCPSD@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

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

FMCSA may grant or renew an 

exemption from the CDL requirements 

in 49 CFR 383.23 for a maximum twoyear 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’’ (49 CFR 381.305 (a)). 

FMCSA evaluated Isuzu’s application 

on its merits and decided to grant the 

renewal of the exemption for 19 of 

Isuzu’s engineers and technicians for a 

two-year period, effective June 21, 2006 

as previously announced in the Federal 

Register (71 FR 35726, June 21, 2006). 

Isuzu Application for Renewal of 

Exemption 

Isuzu applied for renewal of an 

exemption from the 49 CFR 383.23 

requirement that the operator of a CMV 

obtain a CDL. This section sets forth the 

standards that States must employ in 

issuing CDLs to drivers operating in 

commerce. In the United States, an 

individual must be a resident of a State 

in order to qualify for a CDL; 1 the Isuzu 

drivers for whom this exemption was 

sought are all residents of Japan. A copy 

of the Isuzu request for exemption from 

section 383.23 is in the docket 

identified at the beginning of this 

notice. 

Japanese Drivers 

The exemption granted in 2006 

enables 19 drivers to test-drive in the 

United States Isuzu CMVs that are 

assembled, sold or primarily used in the 

U.S. 

Collectively, these drivers form a team 

of mechanics, vehicle test engineers, 

technicians and other employees. 

Comments 

The Agency received one comment in 

response to its request for public 

comments on this renewal (71 FR 

35726, June 21, 2006). The commenter 

objected to the renewal based on the 

Japanese drivers’ potential lack of 

familiarity with United States highway 

and traffic conditions, and the operation 

of vehicles with steering wheels on the 

left side. 

FMCSA Response 

FMCSA does not agree with the 

objection. This is a renewal of a 2-year 

exemption. These drivers operated in 

the U.S. during the original exemption 

period, and Isuzu reported in its 

application for renewal that none of 

them received any traffic citations or 

was involved in any accidents from the 

time of the original exemption on 

October 16, 2003, through the date of its 

application for renewal. 

FMCSA Decision 

The FMCSA decision to grant the 

request to renew the exemption from 

section 383.23 was based on the merits 

of the application for exemption and the 

rigorous knowledge and skills testing of 

Japanese drivers concerning the safe 

operation of CMVs. All available 

evidence indicates that the 19 drivers 

covered by the exemption continue to 

operate as safely as they would have by 

complying with U.S. CDL regulations. 

Unless these drivers fail to maintain 

the conditions specified in the June 21, 

2006, decision, the exemption will 

remain in effect through June 20, 2008. 

Issued on: March 28, 2007. 

Rose A. McMurray, 

Chief Safety Officer, Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E7–6141 Filed 4–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. ITA–2007–27772] 

Notice of Request for the Extension of 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration invites public comments 

about our intention to request the Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

approval to renew the following 

information collection: Pre-Award and 

Post-Delivery Review Requirements. 

The information to be collected for 

this program is necessary to certify that 

pre-award and post-delivery reviews 

will be conducted when using FTA 

funds to purchase revenue service 

vehicles. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

before June 4, 2007. 


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