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Because the guidance made reference 

to one vendor, License Monitor, it was 

not considered helpful by some in the 

industry for motor carriers using 

systems other than the one operated by 

License Monitor. The American 

Trucking Associations raised the issue 

with FMCSA and the Agency agrees that 

the guidance should be revised to 

provide generic guidance rather than 

vendor-specific guidance. In addition, 

since 2003, several SDLAs have 

implemented ENS systems that provide 

the driver record information to 

employers. 

FMCSA’s Decision 

In consideration of the above, FMCSA 

has determined that the current 

regulatory guidance should be revised to 

make clear that any State-operated ENS 

may be used to satisfy the requirements 

of 49 CFR 391.25, even if the 

information is accumulated by a third 

party. The FMCSA revises Question 4 to 

49 CFR 391.25 to read as follows: 

Qualification of Drivers, Annual 

Inquiry and Review of Driving Record; 

Regulatory Guidance for 49 CFR 391.25 

Question 4: Does the use of an 

employer notification system that 

provides motor carriers with a 

department of motor vehicle report for 

every State in which the driver held 

either an operator’s license, a 

commercial driver’s license (CDL), or 

permit when a driver is enrolled in the 

system and provides information about 

license status, crashes and convictions 

of laws or regulations governing the 

operation of motor vehicles on the 

driving record satisfy the requirement 

for an annual review of each driver’s 

record? 

Guidance: Yes. Since motor carriers 

would be provided with a department of 

motor vehicle report for every State in 

which the driver held a commercial 

motor vehicle operator’s license or 

permit when a driver is enrolled in the 

system and the State licensing agency 

includes information about crashes and 

convictions of laws or regulations 

governing the operation of motor 

vehicles on the driving record, the 

requirements of § 391.25(a) would be 

satisfied. Generally, the requirements of 

§ 391.25(b) and (c) would be satisfied if 

the employer notification system 

records the identity of the motor 

carrier’s representative who conducted 

the review when the carrier’s 

representative reviews the information 

on the driving record. 

The use of an employer notification 

system would meet the requirements if 

either the motor carrier automatically 

receives updates from the State (pushsystem) or can regularly access the 

system to check for updates (pullsystem), as long as the check occurs at 

least once per year. In addition, receipt 

of these reports meets the requirement 

for the annual check even if it is 

provided to the motor carrier by a thirdparty. 

With regard to the requirement that 

the response from each State agency, 

and a note identifying the person who 

performed the review, may be 

maintained in the driver’s qualification 

files, motor carriers may satisfy the 

recordkeeping requirement by using 

computerized records in accordance 

with FMCSA’s Regulatory Guidance 

Concerning Electronic Documents and 

Signatures, 75 FR 411, January 4, 2011. 

Therefore, motor carriers using an 

automated employer notification 

computer system would not be required 

to maintain paper copies of the driving 

records, or a note identifying the person 

who performed the review, in each 

individual driver qualification file 

provided documentation consistent 

with FMCSA’s January 4, 2011, 

guidance can be produced upon 

demand of a Federal or State 

enforcement official. 

Issued on: March 2, 2015. 

T.F. Scott Darling, III, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05645 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (formerly Subpart Q) 

during the Week Ending January 10, 

2015 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under Subpart B 

(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 302.201 et. 

seq.). The due date for Answers, 

Conforming Applications, or Motions to 

Modify Scope are set forth below for 

each application. Following the Answer 

period DOT may process the application 

by expedited procedures. Such 

procedures may consist of the adoption 

of a show-cause order, a tentative order, 

or in appropriate cases a final order 

without further proceedings. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2015– 

0003. 

Date Filed: January 8, 2015. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: January 29, 2015. 

Description: Application of Air 

Caledonie International S.A. (Aircalin), 

requesting a foreign air carrier permit 

and exemption authorizing it to provide 

scheduled and charter foreign air 

transportation of persons, property and 

mail from any point or points behind 

New Caledonia, via any point or points 

in New Caledonia and any intermediate 

points, to any point or points in the 

United States. 

Barbara J. Hairston, 

Supervisory Dockets Officer, Docket 

Operations, Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05629 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–1998–4334; FMCSA– 

2000–7006; FMCSA–2000–8398; FMCSA– 

2005–20027] 

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 4 

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 April 5, 

2015. Comments must be received on or 

before April 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) numbers: Docket No. 

[Docket No. FMCSA–1998–4334; 

FMCSA–2000–7006; FMCSA–2000– 

8398; FMCSA–2005–20027], 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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• 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., 

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 number for this notice. Note that 

DOT posts all comments received 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information included in a 

comment. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

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 

Federal Docket Management System 

(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: 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Carrier, 

Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards, 

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: 

I. Background 

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

FMCSA may renew an exemption from 

the vision requirements in 49 CFR 

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

of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a 

two-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.’’ The 

procedures for requesting an exemption 

(including renewals) are set out in 49 

CFR part 381. 

II. Exemption Decision 

This notice addresses 4 individuals 

who have requested renewal of their 

exemptions in accordance with FMCSA 

procedures. FMCSA has evaluated these 

4 applications for renewal on their 

merits and decided to extend each 

exemption for a renewable two-year 

period. They are: Richard D. Carlson 

(MN); Robert P. Conrad, Sr. (MD); 

Donald P. Dodson, Jr. (WV); Ralph A. 

Thompson (KY). 

The exemptions are extended subject 

to the following conditions: (1) That 

each individual has a physical 

examination every year (a) by an 

ophthalmologist or optometrist who 

attests that the vision in the better eye 

continues to meet the requirements in 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), and (b) by a 

medical examiner who attests that the 

individual is otherwise physically 

qualified under 49 CFR 391.41; (2) that 

each individual provides a copy of the 

ophthalmologist’s or optometrist’s 

report to the medical examiner at the 

time of the annual medical examination; 

and (3) that each individual provide a 

copy of the annual medical certification 

to the employer for retention in the 

driver’s qualification file and retains a 

copy of the certification on his/her 

person while driving for presentation to 

a duly authorized Federal, State, or local 

enforcement official. Each exemption 

will be valid for two years unless 

rescinded earlier by FMCSA. The 

exemption will be rescinded if: (1) The 

person fails to comply with the terms 

and conditions of the exemption; (2) the 

exemption has resulted in a lower level 

of safety than was maintained before it 

was granted; or (3) continuation of the 

exemption would not be consistent with 

the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 

31136(e) and 31315. 

III. Basis for Renewing Exemptions 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an 

exemption may be granted for no longer 

than two years from its approval date 

and may be renewed upon application 

for additional two year periods. In 

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

31315, each of the 4 applicants has 

satisfied the entry conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirements (63 FR 66226; 64 FR 

16517; 65 FR 20245; 65 FR 57230; 65 FR 

78256; 66 FR 16311; 66 FR 17994; 67 FR 

57266; 68 FR 13360; 68 FR 15037; 69 FR 

52741; 70 FR 2701; 70 FR 12265; 70 FR 

14747; 70 FR 16887; 72 FR 12665; 74 FR 

9329; 76 FR 15360; 78 FR 16035). Each 

of these 4 applicants has requested 

renewal of the exemption and has 

submitted evidence showing that the 

vision in the better eye continues to 

meet the requirement specified at 49 

CFR 391.41(b)(10) and that the vision 

impairment is stable. In addition, a 

review of each record of safety while 

driving with the respective vision 

deficiencies over the past two years 

indicates each applicant continues to 

meet the vision exemption 

requirements. 

These factors provide an adequate 

basis for predicting each driver’s ability 

to continue to drive safely in interstate 

commerce. Therefore, FMCSA 

concludes that extending the exemption 

for each renewal applicant for a period 

of two years is likely to achieve a level 

of safety equal to that existing without 

the exemption. 

IV. 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–1998–4334; FMCSA– 

2000–7006; FMCSA–2000–8398; 

FMCSA–2005–20027), indicate the 

specific section of this document to 

which each comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. 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, got 

to http://www.regulations.gov and put 

the docket number, ‘‘FMCSA–1998– 

4334; FMCSA–2000–7006; FMCSA– 

2000–8398; FMCSA–2005–20027’’ in 

the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

When the new screen appears, click on 

‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type your 

comment into the text box in 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 


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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 

and may change this notice based on 

your comments. 

Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as any 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and in the 

search box insert the docket number, 

‘‘FMCSA–1998–4334; FMCSA–2000– 

7006; FMCSA–2000–8398; FMCSA– 

2005–20027’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box and 

click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, click ‘‘Open 

Docket Folder’’ button choose the 

document listed to review. If you do not 

have access to the Internet, you may 

view the docket online by visiting the 

Docket Management Facility in Room 

W12–140 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., e.t., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Issued On: March 2, 2015. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05258 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) 

During the Week Ending January 24, 

2015 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under Subpart B 

(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 302.201 et 

seq.). 

The due date for Answers, 

Conforming Applications, or Motions to 

Modify Scope are set forth below for 

each application. Following the Answer 

period DOT may process the application 

by expedited procedures. Such 

procedures may consist of the adoption 

of a show-cause order, a tentative order, 

or in appropriate cases a final order 

without further proceedings. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2007– 

0066. 

Date Filed: January 20, 2015. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: February 10, 2015. 

Description: Application of Hainan 

Airlines Co., Ltd. (‘‘Hainan Airlines’’) 

requesting an amendment to Hainan 

Airlines’ foreign air carrier permit to 

enable it to engage in scheduled foreign 

air transportation of persons, property 

and mail between (i) Beijing, People’s 

Republic of China (PEK), on the one 

hand, and San Jose, California (SJC), on 

the other hand, and (ii) Shanghai, 

People’s Republic of China (PVG), on 

the one hand, and Seattle, Washington 

(SEA), on the other hand. Hainan 

Airlines also requests exemption 

authority to the extent necessary so that 

it may exercise the rights requested in 

this application prior to the issuance of 

an amended foreign air carrier permit. 

Barbara J. Hairston, 

Supervisory Dockets Officer, Docket 

Operations, Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05626 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9x–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (formerly Subpart Q) 

During the Week Ending January 17, 

2015 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under Subpart B 

(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 302. 201 et. 

seq.). The due date for Answers, 

Conforming Applications, or Motions to 

Modify Scope are set forth below for 

each application. Following the Answer 

period DOT may process the application 

by expedited procedures. Such 

procedures may consist of the adoption 

of a show-cause order, a tentative order, 

or in appropriate cases a final order 

without further proceedings. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2007– 

0066. 

Date Filed: January 14, 2015. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: Feburary 4, 2015. 

Description: Application of Hainan 

Airlines Co., Ltd. (‘‘Hainan Airlines’’) 

requesting that the Department amend 

its foreign air carrier permit to enable 

Hainan Airlines to engage in scheduled 

air transportation of persons, property 

and mail between Shanghai, People’s 

Republic of China (PVG), on the one 

hand, and Boston, Massachusetts (BOS), 

on the other hand. Hainan Airlines also 

requests exemption authority to the 

extent necessary so that it may exercise 

the rights requested in this application 

prior to the issuance of an amended 

foreign air carrier permit. 

Barbara J. Hairston, 

Supervisory Dockets Officer, Docket 

Operations, Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05625 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau 

[Docket No. TTB–2015–0001] 

Proposed Information Collections; 

Comment Request (No. 51) 

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau (TTB); Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of our continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, and as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

we invite comments on the proposed or 

continuing information collections 

listed below in this notice. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

comments on or before May 11, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: As described below, you 

may send comments on the information 

collections listed in this document 

using the ‘‘Regulations.gov’’ online 

comment form for this document, or you 

may send written comments via U.S. 

mail or hand delivery. TTB no longer 

accepts public comments via email or 

fax. 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Use the 

comment form for this document posted 

within Docket No. TTB–2015–0001 on 

‘‘Regulations.gov,’’ the Federal erulemaking portal, to submit comments 

via the Internet; 

• U.S. Mail: Michael Hoover, 

Regulations and Rulings Division, 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau, 1310 G Street NW., Box 12, 

Washington, DC 20005. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of 

Mail: Michael Hoover, Alcohol and 

Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G 

Street NW., Suite 200–E, Washington, 

DC 20005. 

Please submit separate comments for 

each specific information collection 

listed in this document. You must 

reference the information collection’s 

title, form or recordkeeping requirement 


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