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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. 2018–10] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received; Air Evac EMS, Inc. 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of Federal 

Aviation Regulations. The purpose of 

this notice is to improve the public’s 

awareness of, and participation in, the 

FAA’s exemption process. 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 August 9, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2018–0038 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations 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. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

Privacy: 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 

http://www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

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

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations 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: 

Clarence Garden (202) 267–7489, Office 

of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Lirio Liu, 

Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2018–0038. 

Petitioner: Air Evac EMS, Inc. 

Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 

91.411(b) and 91.413(c). 

Description of Relief Sought: Air Evac 

EMS, Inc. (Air Evac), holder of Air 

Carrier Certificate #EVCA731D, requests 

an exemption from §§ 91.411(b) and 

91.413(c) of Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations. The proposed exemption, if 

granted, would allow Air Evac to 

perform testing on aircraft that are not 

included in its Air Carrier operation. 

Such testing would be conducted by 

qualified, trained, Air Frame & Power 

Plant technicians and would be 

documented. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15533 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Statute of Limitations on 

Claims; Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highway in California 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of 

Caltrans, is issuing this notice to 

announce actions taken by Caltrans. The 

actions relate to a proposed highway 

project, I–110 High-Occupancy Toll 

Lane Flyover Project 07–LA–110–PM 

20.10/20.92 in the City and County of 

Los Angeles, State of California. Those 

actions grant licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on 

behalf of Caltrans, is advising the public 

of final agency actions subject to 23 

U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking 

judicial review of the Federal agency 

actions on the highway project will be 

barred unless the claim is filed on or 

before 150 days after publication in the 

Federal Register for actions relate to a 

proposed highway project, I–110 HighOccupancy Toll Lane Flyover Project 

07–LA–110–PM 20.10/20.92 in the City 

and County of Los Angeles, State of 

California. If the Federal law that 

authorizes judicial review of a claim 

provides a time period of less than 150 

days for filing such claim, then that 

shorter time period still applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For Caltrans: 

Jason Roach Senior Environmental 

Planner Chief, Environmental Branch 

Caltrans District 7, 100 South Main 

Street, MS 16A, Los Angeles, CA 90012, 

Office Hours: 9 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Office 

Phone: (213) 897–0357, Email: 

jason.roach@dot.ca.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective 

July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) assigned, and 

the California Department of 

Transportation (Caltrans) assumed, 

environmental responsibilities for this 

project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. 

Notice is hereby given that the Caltrans, 

have taken final agency actions subject 

to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing 

licenses, permits, and approvals for the 

following highway project in the State 

of California: Caltrans, in cooperation 

with Metro, proposes to construct an 

elevated off-ramp structure on the NB I– 

110 between 30th St. and Figueroa St. 

Overcrossing in the City of Los Angeles. 

The proposed structure would bypass 

the bottleneck intersections at Flower 

St. and Adams Blvd. and NB I–110 HOT 

off-ramp to Adams Blvd., connecting the 

HOT lane traffic to Figueroa St. The 

structure would be approximately 1400 

feet in length with two standard lanes 

(twelve feet in width) and a four-foot 

left shoulder as well as eight-foot right 

shoulder will be provided. All new 

structures will be within State right of 

way; minimal right of way acquisition 

will be required for maintenance, 

ingress/egress, access control, and 

setback purposes as well as emergency 

services access. The actions by the 

Federal agencies, and the laws under 

which such actions were taken, are 

described in the Final Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 

project, approved on April 24, 2018 and 

the project was approved on June 

28,2018. The Caltrans FONSI can 

accessed at the following link http://

www.dot.ca.gov/dist07/resources/ 

envdocs/, or viewed at public libraries 

in the project area. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions as of the issuance date 

of this notice and all laws under which 

such actions were taken, including but 

not limited to: 

(1) Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations; 

(2) National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA); 


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(3) Moving Ahead for Progress in the 

21st Century Act (MAP–21); 

(4) Department of Transportation Act 

of 1966; 

(5) Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970; 

(6) Clean Air Act Amendments of 

1990; 

(7) Noise Control Act of 1970; 

(8) 23 CFR part 772 FHWA Noise 

Standards, Policies and Procedures; 

(9) Department of Transportation Act 

of 1966, Section 4(f); 

(10) Clean Water Act of 1977 and 

1987; 

(11) Endangered Species Act of 1973; 

(12) Migratory Bird Treaty Act; 

(13) National Historic Preservation 

Act of 1966, as amended; 

(14) Historic Sites Act of 1935; and, 

(15) Executive Order 13112, Invasive 

Species. 

(16) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 

1964 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) 

Matt Schmitz, 

Director, Project Delivery, FHWA—CA 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15532 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0102; FMCSA– 

2015–0329; FMCSA–2015–0328; FMCSA– 

2015–0326; FMCSA–2015–0327] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Hearing 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew exemptions for 15 

individuals from the hearing 

requirement in the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for 

interstate commercial motor vehicle 

(CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable 

these hard of hearing and deaf 

individuals to continue to operate CMVs 

in interstate commerce. 

DATES: Each group of renewed 

exemptions were applicable on the 

dates stated in the discussions below 

and will expire on the dates stated in 

the discussions below. Comments must 

be received on or before August 20, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA– 

2014–0102; FMCSA–2015–0329; 

FMCSA–2015–0328; FMCSA–2015– 

0326; and FMCSA–2015–0327 using any 

of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Instructions: Each submission must 

include the Agency name and the 

docket number(s) for this notice. Note 

that all comments received will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading below for 

further information. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http://

www.regulations.gov at any time 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. The 

FDMS is available 24 hours each day, 

365 days each year. If you want 

acknowledgment that we received your 

comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments online. 

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 http://www.regulations.gov, 

as described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, 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 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. If you have questions 

regarding viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, contact Docket 

Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

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

FMCSA may grant an exemption for five 

years 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 five-year period. FMCSA grants 

exemptions from the FMCSRs for a twoyear period to align with the maximum 

duration of a driver’s medical 

certification. 

The physical qualification standard 

for drivers regarding hearing found in 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(11) states that a 

person is physically qualified to driver 

a CMV if that person first perceives a 

forced whispered voice in the better ear 

at not less than 5 feet with or without 

the use of a hearing aid or, if tested by 

use of an audiometric device, does not 

have an average hearing loss in the 

better ear greater than 40 decibels at 500 

Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or 

without a hearing aid when the 

audiometric device is calibrated to 

American National Standard (formerly 

ASA Standard) Z24.5–1951. 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(11) was adopted in 

1970, with a revision in 1971 to allow 

drivers to be qualified under this 

standard while wearing a hearing aid, 

35 FR 6458, 6463 (April 22, 1970) and 

36 FR 12857 (July 3, 1971). 

The 15 individuals listed in this 

notice have requested renewal of their 

exemptions from the hearing standard 

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(11), in accordance 

with FMCSA procedures. Accordingly, 

FMCSA has evaluated these 

applications for renewal on their merits 

and decided to extend each exemption 

for a renewable two-year period. 

II. Request for Comments 

Interested parties or organizations 

possessing information that would 

otherwise show that any, or all, of these 

drivers are not currently achieving the 

statutory level of safety should 

immediately notify FMCSA. The 

Agency will evaluate any adverse 

evidence submitted and, if safety is 

being compromised or if continuation of 

the exemption would not be consistent 

with the goals and objectives of 49 

U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will 


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