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The USDOT, prior to undertaking this 

effort, wishes to engage in a dialogue 

and canvass the opinion of interested 

parties—including, among others, 

public project sponsors, and their 

consultants, advisers, and attorneys; 

private sector designers, builders, 

operators, contractors and other 

engineering and construction firms; 

banks, lenders, funds, and other 

financing institutions involved in P3s; 

unions and their representatives; 

concessionaires and other organizations 

involved in project development; and 

members of the general public. 

Interested parties are asked to provide 

comments to the docket regarding the 

development and use of the standard 

public-private partnerships transaction 

model contracts mentioned above in the 

legislation. Interested parties are also 

invited to provide input at a Listening 

Session at USDOT Headquarters in 

Washington, DC, on January 16, 2013. 

Listening Session 

The Listening Session will be 4 hours 

in length and will be structured around 

the legislative requirements of Section 

1534(d) specified above. Some of the 

topics that may be considered at this 

listening session include: 

(a) The design of the model contract 

template (for example, should it provide 

options or recommendations?); 

(b) The scope of the model contract 

(for example, should it include public 

protections?); 

(c) The specific provisions included 

in the model contract (for example, 

which public protections should be 

addressed?); and 

(d) The model contracts that should 

be delivered first (for example, should 

the initial set of templates include P3 

availability payment concessions for 

managed lanes?). 

Listening Session Information 

Email comments can be provided to 

the docket at www.regulations.gov. 

The Listening Session will be held on 

January 16, 2013, from 12:00 p.m. to 

4:00 p.m., e.t., at the U.S. Department of 

Transportation building at 1200 New 

Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Because access to the DOT building is 

controlled, all visitors must sign in with 

the security staff at the West Building 

entrance, present valid picture 

identification, be escorted and wear a 

visitor’s badge at all times while in the 

building. 

Due to security procedures and space 

limitations, individuals who wish to 

attend the listening session must preregister online by 5:00 p.m., e.t., on 

January 14, 2013, to gain admittance to 

the building. Space is limited to the first 

250 registrants. The link for the 

registration is: http://152.122.41.186/ 

registration/p3listening.aspx. Anyone 

with difficulties registering should 

contact Terrance Regan, at this 

telephone number: (617) 494–3628. 

Attendees are encouraged to arrive 

early for processing through security. 

All participants and attendees must 

enter through the New Jersey Avenue 

entrance (West Building—at the corner 

of New Jersey Avenue and M Street SE.). 

Photo identification is required and 

Foreign National attendees must bring 

their passports with them. Participants 

or attendees who have Federal 

government identification will still need 

to register to attend. To facilitate 

security screening, all participants and 

attendees are encouraged to limit the 

bags and other items (laptops, cameras, 

etc.) they bring into the building. 

Anyone exiting the building for any 

reason will be required to re-enter 

through the security checkpoint at the 

New Jersey Avenue entrance. 

The DOT does not offer visitor 

parking; we suggest that attendees 

consider using alternative means of 

transportation to the building. DOT 

Headquarters is served by Metrorail 

(Navy Yard station), Metrobus, DC 

Circulator, and taxi service. There are a 

number of private parking lots near the 

DOT buildings, but the DOT cannot 

guarantee the availability of parking 

spaces. 

For information on facilities or 

services for persons with disabilities, or 

to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact Prabhat Diksit (720) 

963–3202 as soon as possible. 

Issued on: January 2, 2013. 

Victor M. Mendez, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00219 Filed 1–8–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier 

Registration Plan Board of Directors 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Unified Carrier 

Registration Plan Board of Directors 

Meeting. 

TIME AND DATE: The meeting will be held 

on January 14, 2013, from 8:00 a.m. to 

5:00 p.m., Central Daylight Time. 

PLACE: This meeting will take place at 

the Hyatt French Quarter; 800 Iberville 

Street, New Orleans, LA 70112. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified 

Carrier Registration Plan Board of 

Directors (the Board) will continue its 

work in developing and implementing 

the Unified Carrier Registration Plan 

and Agreement and to that end, may 

consider matters properly before the 

Board. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified 

Carrier Registration Board of Directors at 

(505) 827–4565. 

Issued on: December 28, 2012. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00314 Filed 1–7–13; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0339] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 14 individuals for 

exemption from the vision requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations. They are unable to meet 

the vision requirement in one eye for 

various reasons. The exemptions will 

enable these individuals to operate 

commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in 

interstate commerce without meeting 

the prescribed vision requirement in 

one eye. If granted, the exemptions 

would enable these individuals to 

qualify as drivers of commercial motor 

vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 8, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA– 

2012–0339 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

on-line 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 


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New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

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

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Instructions: Each submission must 

include the Agency name and the 

docket numbers 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., 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 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 DOT’s Privacy Act 

Statement for the FDMS published in 

the Federal Register on December 29, 

2010 (75 FR 82132) at http:// 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-12-29/ 

pdf/2010-32876.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elaine M. Papp, 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., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

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

FMCSA may grant an exemption from 

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations 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.’’ 

FMCSA can renew exemptions at the 

end of each 2-year period. The 14 

individuals listed in this notice have 

each requested such an exemption from 

the vision requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10), which applies to drivers 

of CMVs in interstate commerce. 

Accordingly, the Agency will evaluate 

the qualifications of each applicant to 

determine whether granting an 

exemption will achieve the required 

level of safety mandated by statute. 

Qualifications of Applicants 

Benny L. Bailey 

Mr. Bailey, age 56, has had central 

scotoma in his right eye due to a 

traumatic incident 20 years ago. The 

best corrected visual acuity in his right 

eye is 20/400, and in his left eye, 20/25. 

Following an examination in 2012, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion I believe that Mr. Bailey has 

sufficient vision to perform the driving 

tasks required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Bailey reported that he has 

driven straight trucks for 10 years, 

accumulating 852,000 miles. He holds a 

Class B Commercial Driver’s License 

(CDL) from Tennessee. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

Bobby R. Carter, Sr. 

Mr. Carter, 65, has had a branch 

retinal vein occlusion in his left eye 

since 1995. The visual acuity in his 

right eye is 20/20, and in his left eye, 

hand motion. Following an examination 

in 2012, his optometrist noted, ‘‘He has 

the ability to perform commercial 

driving tasks as he has been doing for 

many years.’’ Mr. Carter reported that he 

has driven tractor-trailer combinations 

for 20 years, accumulating 1.5 million 

miles. He holds a Class C CDL from 

Michigan. His driving record for the last 

3 years shows one crash, for which he 

was not cited, and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Brent Coleman 

Mr. Coleman, 50, has had amblyopia 

in his left eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/20, 

and in his left eye, 20/40. Following an 

examination in 2012, his 

ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘If his perimetry 

tests are normal and he is not required 

to have binocular vision, then he has 

sufficient vision to perform the driving 

tasks required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Coleman reported that he 

has driven tractor-trailer combinations 

for 12.5 years, accumulating 1.5 million 

miles. He holds a Class A CDL from 

Texas. His driving record for the last 3 

years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Adan Cortes-Juarez 

Mr. Cortes-Juarez, 54, has had 

hyperopia with amblyopia in his left eye 

since childhood. The best corrected 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/25, 

and in his left eye, 20/60. Following an 

examination in 2012, his 

ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘I certify that 

Adan Cortes-Juarez can operate a 

commercial vehicle safely on the basis 

of his visual acuity.’’ Mr. Cortes-Juarez 

reported that he has driven tractortrailer combinations for 31 years, 

accumulating 1.86 million miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL from Washington. 

His driving record for the last 3 years 

shows no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Lisa M. Durey 

Ms. Durey, 44, has had amblyopia in 

her left eye since childhood. The best 

corrected visual acuity in her right eye 

is 20/20, and in her left eye, 20/80. 

Following an examination in 2012, her 

optometrist noted, ‘‘In my opinion, Lisa 

has sufficient vision to perform the 

driving tasks required to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Ms. Durey 

reported that she has driven straight 

trucks for 12 years, accumulating 

200,000 miles, and tractor-trailer 

combinations for 3 months, 

accumulating 300 miles. She holds a 

Class B CDL from Illinois. Her driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

David P. Elliott 

Mr. Elliott, 59, has had amblyopia in 

his left eye since birth. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/20, and in his left eye, 20/70. 

Following an examination in 2012, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘It is in my medical 

opinion that there is sufficient vision to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

Elliott reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 20 years, 

accumulating 1 million miles, and 

tractor-trailer combinations for 10 years, 

accumulating 1.25 million miles. He 

holds a Class B CDL from Ohio. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Matthew T. Eggers 

Mr. Eggers, 44, has had amblyopia in 

his right eye since birth. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/200, and in his left eye, 20/20. 

Following an examination in 2012, his 

ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘The patient’s 

visual function should be adequate to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

Eggers reported that he has driven 

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accumulating 260,000 miles, and 

tractor-trailer combinations for 12 years, 

accumulating 24,000 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from Iowa. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

Jerry Hall 

Mr. Hall, 51, has had amblyopia in his 

left eye since childhood. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/20, and in his left eye, 20/50. 

Following an examination in 2012, his 

ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘Mr. Hall’s 

diagnosis is amblyopia OS which is 

stable and non-progressive. With these 

findings he should be able to operate a 

motor vehicle commercially.’’ Mr. Hall 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 7 years, accumulating 84,000 

miles, and tractor-trailer combinations 

for 6 months, accumulating 8,000 miles. 

He holds a Class D CDL from Kentucky. 

His driving record for the last 3 years 

shows no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Jerry L. Parker 

Mr. Parker, 57, has had a mature 

cataract in his right eye due to a 

traumatic incident during childhood. 

The best corrected visual acuity in his 

right eye is hand motion, and in his left 

eye, 20/20. Following an examination in 

2012, his optometrist noted, ‘‘Since he 

received this injury as a child, he has 

adapted well with head movements to 

safely drive a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

Parker reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 30 years, 

accumulating 375,000 miles. He holds 

an operator’s license from New Mexico. 

His driving record for the last 3 years 

shows no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Colin Passmore 

Mr. Passmore, 43, has had complete 

loss of vision in his left eye due to a 

traumatic incident at age 15. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/20. Following an examination in 

2012, his optometrist noted, ‘‘In my 

professional opinion, Colin can safely 

operate a commercial vehicle. His acuity 

and visual field are excellent and with 

the duration of the deficiency he is fully 

adapted.’’ Mr. Passmore reported that he 

has driven straight trucks for 4 years, 

accumulating 200,000 miles. He holds a 

Class B CDL from Minnesota. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Dennis W. Pevey 

Mr. Pevey, 56, has had amblyopia in 

his left eye since childhood. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/40, and in his left eye, 20/60. 

Following an examination in 2012, his 

ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘In my option, 

this person has sufficient vision to 

operate a commercial motor vehicle 

safely.’’ Mr. Pevey reported that he has 

driven tractor-trailer combinations for 

29 years, accumulating 2.32 million 

miles. He holds a Class A CDL from 

Georgia. His driving record for the last 

3 years shows no crashes and one 

conviction for speeding in a CMV; he 

exceeded the speed limit by 10 mph. 

Charles D. Reddick 

Mr. Reddick, 32, has had amblyopia 

in his left eye since birth. The visual 

acuity in his right eye is 20/20, and in 

his left eye, 20/70. Following an 

examination in 2012, his optometrist 

noted, ‘‘It is my professional opinion 

that Mr. Charles Reddick has sufficient 

vision to perform the driving of a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Reddick 

reported that he has driven tractortrailer combinations for 7 years, 

accumulating 875,000 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from Georgia. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

Frank Santak 

Mr. Santak, 56, has had refractive 

amblyopia in his right eye since 

childhood. The best corrected visual 

acuity in his right eye is 20/50, and in 

his left eye, 20/20. Following an 

examination in 2012, his optometrist 

noted, ‘‘In my opinion, I believe that Mr. 

Santak has sufficient vision to perform 

the driving tasks required to operate a 

commercial vehicle at this time.’’ Mr. 

Santak reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 27 years, 

accumulating 202,500 miles. He holds a 

Class C CDL from Delaware. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

Curtis E. Way 

Mr. Way, 53, has had complete loss of 

vision in his left eye due to 

complications during surgery eight 

years ago. The best corrected visual 

acuity in his right eye is 20/20. 

Following an examination in 2012, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘He has sufficient 

vision to perform the driving tasks 

required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Way reported that he has 

driven straight trucks for 15 years, 

accumulating 18,000 miles, and tractortrailer combinations for 10 years, 

accumulating 1.4 million miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL from Texas. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) 

and 31315, FMCSA requests public 

comment from all interested persons on 

the exemption petitions described in 

this notice. The Agency will consider all 

comments received before the close of 

business February 8, 2013. Comments 

will be available for examination in the 

docket at the location listed under the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. The 

Agency will file comments received 

after the comment closing date in the 

public docket, and will consider them to 

the extent practicable. 

In addition to late comments, FMCSA 

will also continue to file, in the public 

docket, relevant information that 

becomes available after the comment 

closing date. Interested persons should 

monitor the public docket for new 

material. 

Issued on: December 28, 2012. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00231 Filed 1–8–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0039] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 13 individuals for 

exemption from the vision requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations. If granted, the exemptions 

would enable these individuals to 

qualify as drivers of commercial motor 

vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce 

without meeting the Federal vision 

requirement. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 8, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA– 

2012–0039 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 


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