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1287]; Emergency Wetlands Resources 

Act [16 U.S.C. 3921, 3931]; Wetlands 

Mitigation, [23 U.S.C. 119(g) and 

133(b)(3)]; Flood Disaster Protection Act 

[42 U.S.C. 4001–4130]. 

9. Hazardous Materials: 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (CERCLA) [42 U.S.C. 9601–9675]; 

Superfund Amendments and 

Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA); 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act (RCRA) [42 U.S.C. 6901–6992(k)]. 

10. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 

Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898, 

Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low-Income 

Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and 

Enhancement of Cultural Resources; 

E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 

13287 Preserve America; E.O. 11514 

Protection and Enhancement of 

Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112 

Invasive Species. 

(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). 

Issued on: October 8, 2024. 

Karen M. Brunelle, 

Director, Office of Project Development, 

Federal Highway Administration, 

Tallahassee, Florida. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23693 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2024–0230] 

Commercial Driver’s License 

Standards: Application for Exemption; 

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC 

(Daimler) 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of application for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that 

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC 

(Daimler) has requested a 5-year 

exemption for six drivers who hold 

foreign commercial driver’s licenses 

(CDL) from the requirement to hold a 

CDL issued by a U.S. State when 

operating a commercial motor vehicle 

(CMV). Daimler is requesting an 

exemption so that these drivers can testdrive Daimler vehicles on U.S. roads to 

better understand product requirements 

in real-world environments and verify 

results. FMCSA requests public 

comment on the applicant’s request for 

an exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 14, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Number 

FMCSA–2024–0230 by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. See the Public 

Participation and Request for Comments 

section below for further information. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building, Ground Floor, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m. E.T., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

Each submission must include the 

Agency name and the docket number 

(FMCSA–2024–0230) for this notice. 

Note that DOT posts all comments 

received without change to 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information included in a 

comment. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Docket: If you do not have access to 

the internet, you may view the docket 

by visiting Docket Operations on the 

ground floor of the DOT West Building, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. To be sure 

someone is there to help you, please call 

(202) 366–9317 or (202) 366–9826 

before visiting Dockets Operations. 

Privacy Act: In accordance with 49 

U.S.C. 31315(b), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

exemption process. DOT posts these 

comments, 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 

https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

The comments are posted without edit 

and are searchable by the name of the 

submitter. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Bernadette Walker, Driver, and Carrier 

Operations Division; Office of Carrier, 

Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards, 

FMCSA; (202) 385–2415; 

bernadette.walker@dot.gov. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, contact Dockets 

Operations at (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

FMCSA encourages you to participate 

by submitting comments and related 

materials. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (FMCSA–2024–0230), indicate 

the specific section of this document to 

which the comment applies, and 

provide a reason for your suggestions or 

recommendations. You may submit 

your comments and material online or 

by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but 

please use only one of these means. 

FMCSA recommends that you include 

your name and a mailing address, an 

email address, or a phone number in the 

body of your document so the Agency 

can contact you if it has questions 

regarding your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

www.regulations.go, put the docket 

number ‘‘FMCSA–2024–0230’’ in the 

keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, 

sort the results by ‘‘Posted (NewerOlder),’’ choose the first notice listed, 

click the ‘‘Comment’’ button, and type 

your comment into the text box on the 

following screen. Choose whether you 

are submitting your comment as an 

individual or on behalf of a third party 

and then submit. If you submit your 

comments by mail or hand delivery, 

submit them in an unbound format, no 

larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for 

copying and electronic filing. If you 

submit comments by mail and would 

like to know that they reached the 

facility, please enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard or envelope. FMCSA 

will consider all comments and material 

received during the comment period. 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from 

public disclosure. If your comments 

responsive to the notice contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to the 

notice, it is important that you clearly 

designate the submitted comments as 

CBI. Please mark each page of your 

submission that constitutes CBI as 

‘‘PROPIN’’ to indicate it contains 

proprietary information. FMCSA will 


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treat such marked submissions as 

confidential under the Freedom of 

Information Act, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of the 

notice. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Brian Dahlin, Chief, 

Regulatory Evaluation Division, Office 

of Policy, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001 or via email at brian.g.dahlin@

dot.gov. At this time, you need not send 

a duplicate hardcopy of your electronic 

CBI submissions to FMCSA 

headquarters. Any comments FMCSA 

receives not specifically designated as 

CBI will be placed in the public docket 

for this notice. 

II. Legal Basis 

FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 

31136(e) and 31315(b) to grant 

exemptions from Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). FMCSA 

must publish a notice of each exemption 

request in the Federal Register (49 CFR 

381.315(a)). The Agency must provide 

the public an opportunity to inspect the 

information relevant to the application, 

including the applicant’s safety 

analyses. The Agency must provide an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

request. 

The Agency reviews safety analyses 

and public comments submitted and 

determines whether granting the 

exemption would likely maintain a level 

of safety equivalent to, or greater than, 

the level that would be achieved by the 

current regulation (49 CFR 381.305(a)). 

The Agency must publish its decision in 

the Federal Register (49 CFR 

381.315(b)). If granted, the notice will 

identify the regulatory provision(s) from 

which the applicant will be exempt, the 

effective period, and all terms and 

conditions of the exemption (49 CFR 

381.315(c)(1)). If the exemption is 

denied, the notice will explain the 

reason for the denial (49 CFR 

381.315(c)(2)). The exemption may be 

renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)). 

III. Applicant’s Request 

Daimler has applied for a 5-year 

exemption for six drivers from 49 CFR 

383.23, which requires that drivers 

operating CMVs in interstate or 

intrastate commerce hold CDLs issued 

by a State. Daimler requests the 

exemption because these drivers are not 

residents of a U.S. State, and therefore 

cannot meet the residency requirement 

for a CDL and are eligible only for nondomiciled CDLs. The Daimler drivers 

are Christopher Kappes, Andreas 

Munch, Franz-Alexander Baumgartner, 

Fabian Schab, Malte Kleindick, and 

Lucas Jung. These drivers all hold valid 

German CDLs. Daimler asserts in its 

exemption request that the requirements 

for a German CDL ensure that the same 

level of safety is met or exceeded as if 

these drivers had a CDL issued by a U.S. 

State. 

The requested exemption would 

allow these six drivers to operate CMVs 

in interstate commerce to support 

Daimler field tests for developing and 

optimizing the control software that 

governs the high-voltage functions of an 

electric vehicle’s powertrain. According 

to Daimler, these drivers will perform 

safety testing and validation that is 

crucial for powertrain controllers in 

electric trucks, ensuring they can handle 

high-voltage functions safely and 

maintain system performance under 

diverse driving conditions. In all cases, 

they will be accompanied by a holder of 

a CDL issued by a State who is familiar 

with the routes to be traveled. Daimler 

adds that if this exemption is not 

granted, future vehicle development and 

launch of electric trucks could be 

hindered as these six individuals play a 

crucial role in directing company 

resources to the development of new 

and advanced powertrain solutions. 

A copy of Daimler’s application for 

exemption is available for review in the 

docket for this notice. 

IV. Request for Comments 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(b), FMCSA requests public 

comment from all interested persons on 

Daimler’s application for an exemption 

from the requirement in 49 CFR 383.23. 

All comments received before the close 

of business on the comment closing date 

indicated at the beginning of this notice 

will be considered and will be available 

for examination in the docket at the 

location listed under the Addresses 

section of this notice. Comments 

received after the comment closing date 

will be filed in the public docket and 

will be considered 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 continue to examine the 

public docket for new material. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23653 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2024–0013] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its 

implementing regulations, this notice 

announces that FRA is forwarding the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

summarized below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the information collection and its 

expected burden. On August 5, 2024, 

FRA published a notice providing a 60- 

day period for public comment on the 

ICR. FRA received no substantive 

comments in response to the notice. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 14, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

should be sent within 30 days of 

publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find the particular ICR by selecting 

‘‘Currently under Review—Open for 

Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Arlette Mussington, Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, at email: 

arlette.mussington@dot.gov or 

telephone: (571) 609–1285 or Ms. 

Joanne Swafford, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, at email: 

joanne.swafford@dot.gov or telephone: 

(757) 897–9908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 

44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 

1320, require Federal agencies to issue 

two notices seeking public comment on 

information collection activities before 

OMB may approve paperwork packages. 

See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 

through 1320.12. On August 5, 2024, 

FRA published a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register soliciting public 

comment on the ICR for which it is now 

seeking OMB approval. See 89 FR 

63468. FRA has received no substantive 

comments related to the proposed 

collection of information. 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve this proposed collection of 


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