8750 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 32 / Wednesday, February 18, 2015 / Notices 

Dated: February 9, 2015. 

Evan Ryan, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03309 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 9039] 

Notice of Proposal To Extend the 

Memorandum of Understanding 

Between the Government of United 

States of America and the Government 

of the Republic of Italy Concerning the 

Imposition of Import Restrictions on 

Categories of Archaeological Material 

Representing the Pre-Classical, 

Classical, and Imperial Roman Periods 

of Italy 

The Government of the Republic of 

Italy has informed the Government of 

the United States of America of its 

interest in an extension of the 

Memorandum of Understanding 

Between the Government of United 

States of America and the Government 

of the Republic of Italy Concerning the 

Imposition of Import Restrictions on 

Categories of Archaeological Material 

Representing the Pre-Classical, 

Classical, and Imperial Roman Periods 

of Italy (‘‘MOU’’). 

Pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Assistant Secretary of State for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, and 

pursuant to the requirement under 19 

U.S.C. 2602(f)(1), an extension of this 

MOU is hereby proposed. 

Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(2), the 

views and recommendations of the 

Cultural Property Advisory Committee 

regarding this proposal will be 

requested. 

A copy of the MOU, the Designated 

List of restricted categories of material, 

and related information can be found at 

the following Web site: http://

culturalheritage.state.gov. 

Dated: February 9, 2015. 

Evan Ryan, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03311 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0024] 

Parts and Accessories Necessary for 

Safe Operation; Application for an 

Exemption From Virginia Tech 

Transportation Institute (VTTI) 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of application for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration (FMCSA) 

requests public comment on an 

application for exemption from VTTI to 

allow the placement of camera-based 

data acquisition systems (DAS) at the 

bottom of windshields on commercial 

motor vehicles (CMVs). The Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 

(FMCSRs) currently require antennas, 

transponders, and similar devices to be 

located not more than 6 inches below 

the upper edge of the windshield, 

outside the area swept by the 

windshield wipers, and outside the 

driver’s sight lines to the road and 

highway signs and signals. VTTI is 

coordinating device development and 

installation of the DASs for a National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

(NHTSA) research program in up to 150 

CMVs. The exemption would enable 

VTTI and NHTSA to conduct research 

on the reliability of collision avoidance 

systems for CMVs. VTTI believes that 

mounting the DASs at the bottom of the 

windshield would maintain a level of 

safety that is equivalent to, or greater 

than, the level of safety achieved 

without the exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA– 

2015–0024 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Web site: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on the Federal electronic docket site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, DOT Building, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday– 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and docket 

number for this notice. For detailed 

instructions on submitting comments 

and additional information on the 

exemption process, see the ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ heading below. 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 for 

further information. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov or to Room W12– 

140, DOT 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. 

Public participation: The http://

www.regulations.gov Web site is 

generally available 24 hours each day, 

365 days each year. You may find 

electronic submission and retrieval help 

and guidelines under the ‘‘help’’ section 

of the http://www.regulations.gov Web 

site as well as the DOT’s http://

docketsinfo.dot.gov Web site. If you 

would like notification that we received 

your comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgment 

page that appears after submitting 

comments online. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mike Huntley, Vehicle and Roadside 

Operations Division, Office of Carrier, 

Driver, and Vehicle Safety, MC–PSV, 

(202) 366–4235, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 4007 of the Transportation 

Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA– 

21) [Pub. L. 105–178, June 9, 1998, 112 

Stat. 401] amended 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 

31136(e) to provide authority to grant 

exemptions from the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). 

On August 20, 2004, FMCSA published 

a final rule (69 FR 51589) implementing 

section 4007. Under this rule, FMCSA 

must publish a notice of each exemption 


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request in the Federal Register (49 CFR 

381.315(a)). The Agency must provide 

the public with an opportunity to 

inspect the information relevant to the 

application, including any safety 

analyses that have been conducted. The 

Agency must also provide an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

request. 

The Agency reviews the safety 

analyses and the public comments and 

determines whether granting the 

exemption would likely achieve a level 

of safety equivalent to or greater than 

the level that would be achieved by the 

current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). 

The decision of the Agency must be 

published in the Federal Register (49 

CFR 381.315(b)). If the Agency denies 

the request, it must state the reason for 

doing so. If the decision is to grant the 

exemption, the notice must specify the 

person or class of persons receiving the 

exemption and the regulatory provision 

or provisions from which an exemption 

is granted. The notice must specify the 

effective period of the exemption (up to 

2 years) and explain the terms and 

conditions of the exemption. The 

exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 

381.315(c) and 49 CFR 381.300(b)). 

VTTI’s Application for Exemption 

VTTI has applied for an exemption 

from 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1) to allow the 

installation of DASs at the bottom of the 

windshield on CMVs. A copy of the 

application is included in the docket 

referenced at the beginning of this 

notice. 

Section 393.60(e)(1) of the FMCSRs 

prohibits the obstruction of the driver’s 

field of view by devices mounted at the 

top of the windshield. Antennas, 

transponders and similar devices 

(devices) must not be mounted more 

than 152 mm (6 inches) below the upper 

edge of the windshield. These devices 

must be located outside the area swept 

by the windshield wipers and outside 

the driver’s sight lines to the road and 

highway signs and signals. 

VTTI has applied for the exemption 

because it wants to install DASs in up 

to 150 CMVs operating throughout the 

United States in support of research 

being conducted on behalf of NHTSA. 

VTTI contends that it must be able to 

mount the DASs lower than allowed 

under 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1) ‘‘because the 

safety equipment must have a clear 

forward facing view of the road, and low 

enough to accurately scan facial features 

for detection of impaired driving.’’ 

VTTI’s mounting preference for the 

DASs and necessary mounting brackets 

is at the bottom of the windshield, and 

is best suited for mounting within and/ 

or below 3 inches of the bottom of the 

windshield wiper sweep, and out of the 

driver’s sightlines to the road and 

highway signs and signals, to the extent 

practicable. 

FMCSA Grant of Waiver to VTTI 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 31315(a) and 49 

CFR part 381, subpart B, the FMCSA 

granted VTTI a 90-day waiver on 

January 26, 2015 to allow the placement 

of the DASs at the bottom of 

windshields on CMVs, outside of the 

area permitted by section 393.60 of the 

FMCSRs. This waiver is effective from 

January 26, 2015, through April 25, 

2015. Up to 150 DASs will be installed 

and the affected motor carriers are listed 

as below: 

1. USDOT # 

32052.

Crosby Trucking Service Inc. 

in Mount Sydney VA. 

2. USDOT # 

369138.

Rush Trucking Corporation 

in Wayne Michigan. 

3. USDOT # 

1977980.

Kuperus Trucking Inc. in 

Jenison MI. 

4. USDOT # 

282628.

Stagecoach Cartage and 

Distribution, LP in El Paso 

TX. 

5. USDOT # 

184405.

J & M Tank Lines Inc. in Birmingham AL. 

6. USDOT # 

1243338.

P&S Transportation LLC in 

Ensley AL. 

7. USDOT # 

75827.

Modular Transport Company 

in Wyoming MI. 

During the waiver period, these motor 

carriers participating in the NHTSA 

research program must ensure that the 

DASs are mounted within three inches 

of the bottom of the driver side 

windshield wiper sweep, and out of the 

driver’s sightlines to the road and 

highway signs and signals as much as 

practicable. Vehicles participating in the 

study must carry a copy of this waiver 

in the vehicle. 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315 

and 31136(e), FMCSA requests public 

comment from all interested persons on 

VTTI’s application for an exemption 

from 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1). 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. 

Issued on: February 9, 2015. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2006–25246; FMCSA– 

2006–26066; FMCSA–2008–0340; FMCSA– 

2010–0327; FMCSA–2010–0385; FMCSA– 

2012–0280; FMCSA–2012–0337; FMCSA– 

2012–0339] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew the exemptions from 

the vision requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 17 

individuals. FMCSA has statutory 

authority to exempt individuals from 

the vision requirement if the 

exemptions granted will not 

compromise safety. The Agency has 

concluded that granting these 

exemption renewals will provide a level 

of safety that is equivalent to or greater 

than the level of safety maintained 

without the exemptions for these 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers. 

DATES: This decision is effective March 

1, 2015. Comments must be received on 

or before March 20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) numbers: Docket No. 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2006–25246; 

FMCSA–2006–26066; FMCSA–2008– 

0340; FMCSA–2010–0327; FMCSA– 

2010–0385; FMCSA–2012–0280; 

FMCSA–2012–0337; 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 or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 


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