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Respondent type Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 10,000 ........................ ........................ 416 

Dated: March 4, 2015. 

Faye Lipsky, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05351 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 9061] 

Removal of Sanctions on Person on 

Whom Sanctions Have Been Imposed 

Under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, 

as Amended 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has 

decided to terminate sanctions imposed 

under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 

(Pub. L. 104–172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 

(‘‘ISA’’), as amended, on Republican 

Unitary Enterprise Production 

Association Belarusneft (a.k.a. 

Belarusneft, a.k.a. Belorusneft) on the 

basis that the company is no longer 

engaging in sanctionable activity 

described in section 5(a)[(1)?] of and 

that this person has provided reliable 

assurances that it will not knowingly 

engage in such activities in the future. 

Therefore, certain sanctions that were 

imposed on Belarusneft on March 29, 

2011 are no longer in effect. 

DATES: Effective Date: The sanctions on 

Belarusneft are lifted effective February 

25, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On 

general issues: Office of Sanctions 

Policy and Implementation, Department 

of State, Telephone: (202) 647–7489. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

29, 2011, the Secretary of State made a 

determination to impose certain 

sanctions on, inter alia, Republican 

Unitary Enterprise Production 

Association Belarusneft (a.k.a. 

Belarusneft, a.k.a. Belorusneft) under 

the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as 

amended (Pub. L. 104–172) (50 U.S.C. 

1701 note). See 76 FR 18821 (April 5, 

2011). Additional information regarding 

the basis for imposing sanctions and the 

specific sanctions imposed on 

Belarusneft is contained in the Federal 

Register notice cited above. 

Pursuant to section 9(b)(1) of ISA and 

the authority delegated to the Secretary 

of State in the Delegation Memorandum, 

the Secretary now has decided to 

terminate sanctions on Belarusneft on 

the basis that the company is no longer 

engaging in sanctionable activity 

described in section 5(a) of ISA, and 

that this person has provided reliable 

assurances that they will not knowingly 

engage in such activities in the future. 

The sanctions on Belarusneft, therefore, 

are no longer in effect. 

Pursuant to the authority delegated to 

the Secretary of State in the Delegation 

Memorandum, relevant agencies and 

instrumentalities of the United States 

Government shall take all appropriate 

measures within their authority to carry 

out the provisions of this notice. 

The following constitutes a current, as 

of this date, list of persons on whom 

sanctions are imposed under ISA. The 

particular sanctions imposed on an 

individual person are identified in the 

relevant Federal Register Notice. 

—Bimeh Markazi-Central Insurance of 

Iran (See Public Notice 8268, 78 FR 

21183, April 9, 2013) 

—Cambis, Dimitris (See Public Notice 

8268, 78 FR 21183, April 9, 2013) 

—FAL Oil Company Limited (see Public 

Notice 7776, 77 FR 4389, January 27, 

2012) 

—Ferland Company Limited (See Public 

Notice 8352, 78 FR 35351, June 12, 

2013) 

—Impire Shipping (See Public Notice 

8268, 78 FR 21183, April 9, 2013) 

—Jam Petrochemical Company (See 

Public Notice 8352 78 FR 35351, June 

12, 2013) 

—Kish Protection and Indemnity (a.k.a. 

Kish P&I) (See Public Notice 8268, 78 

FR 21183, April 9, 2013) 

—Kuo Oil (S) Pte. Ltd. (see Public 

Notice 7776, 77 FR 4389, January 27, 

2012) 

—Naftiran Intertrade Company (see 

Public Notice 7197, 75 FR 62916, 

October 13, 2010) 

—Niksima Food and Beverage JLT (See 

Public Notice 8352, 78 FR 35351, June 

12, 2013) 

—Petrochemical Commercial Company 

International (a.k.a. PCCI) (see Public 

Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September 

14, 2011) 

—Petro ́leos de Venezuela S.A. (a.k.a. 

PDVSA) (see Public Notice 7585, 76 

FR 56866, September 14, 2011) 

—Royal Oyster Group (see Public Notice 

7585, 76 FR 56866, September 14, 

2011) 

—Speedy Ship (a.k.a. SPD) (see Public 

Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September 

14, 2011) 

—Sytrol (see Public Notice 8040, 77 FR 

59034, September 25, 2012) 

—Zhuhai Zhenrong Company (see 

Public Notice 7776, 77 FR 4389, 

January 27, 2012) 

Dated: March 4, 2015. 

Kurt W. Tong, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic and 

Business Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05467 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Extension of Public 

Comment Period for the Cross Harbor 

Freight Program, Tier 1 Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice; Extension of public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA and the Port 

Authority of New York and New Jersey 

(PANYNJ) are extending the public 

comment period for the Cross Harbor 

Freight Program Tier 1 Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

until Friday, March 20, 2015. 

DATES: Comments on the Tier 1 DEIS 

should be received no later than Friday, 

March 20, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Hoffer, Port Authority of New 

York and New Jersey, (212) 435–7276, 

or Jonathan McDade, Federal Highway 

Administration—NY Division (518) 

431–4127. 

You may also visit the Project Web 

site: www.crossharborstudy.com. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the Tier 1 

DEIS can be mailed to the following 

address: Cross Harbor Freight Program; 

c/o InGroup, Inc.; P.O. Box 206, 

Midland Park, NJ 07432; submitted via 

email to: crossharborstudy@

ingroupinc.com; or provided as oral or 

written testimony at the public hearings. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from the Federal 

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Register home page at: http://www.

archives.gov and the Government 

Publishing Office’s database at: http://

www.access.gpo.gov/nara. 

Background 

On November 21, 2014, the FHWA 

published in the Federal Register notice 

of the availability of the Tier 1 DEIS at 

79 FR 68242. That Federal Register 

notice listed February 27, 2015, as the 

end date for the comment period. Due 

to severe weather conditions throughout 

the project area, four public hearings 

were rescheduled. Accordingly, the 

FHWA and the PANYNJ are extending 

the public comment period for the Cross 

Harbor Freight Program Tier 1 DEIS 

until Friday, March 20, 2015. 

The comprehensive public hearing 

schedule, the DEIS, and list of DEIS 

repositories are available on the project 

Web site: www.crossharborstudy.com. 

Extended Deadline for Public 

Comment Period: Comments on the Tier 

1 DEIS should be received no later than 

Friday, March 20, 2015. 

Joseph Ehrlich, 

Principal Transportation Planner, Port 

Authority New York and New Jersey. 

Michael Canavan, 

Chief Operating Officer, NY Division of 

FHWA/USDOT. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05243 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[FMCSA Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0311] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Diabetes Mellitus 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA confirms its decision 

to exempt 69 individuals from its rule 

prohibiting persons with insulin-treated 

diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating 

commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in 

interstate commerce. The exemptions 

enable these individuals to operate 

CMVs in interstate commerce. 

DATES: The exemptions were effective 

on January 31, 2015. The exemptions 

expire on January 31, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Carrier, 

Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards, 

(202) 366–4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov, 

FMCSA, Room W64–224, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., 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. Electronic Access 

You may see all the comments online 

through the Federal Document 

Management System (FDMS) at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http://

www.regulations.gov and/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. 

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. 

II. Background 

On December 31, 2014, FMCSA 

published a notice of receipt of Federal 

diabetes exemption applications from 

69 individuals and requested comments 

from the public (79 FR 78938). The 

public comment period closed on 

January 30, 2015, and no comments 

were received. 

FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility 

of the 69 applicants and determined that 

granting the exemptions to these 

individuals would achieve a level of 

safety equivalent to or greater than the 

level that would be achieved by 

complying with the current regulation 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(3). 

Diabetes Mellitus and Driving 

Experience of the Applicants 

The Agency established the current 

requirement for diabetes in 1970 

because several risk studies indicated 

that drivers with diabetes had a higher 

rate of crash involvement than the 

general population. The diabetes rule 

provides that ‘‘A person is physically 

qualified to drive a commercial motor 

vehicle if that person has no established 

medical history or clinical diagnosis of 

diabetes mellitus currently requiring 

insulin for control’’ (49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3)). FMCSA established its 

diabetes exemption program, based on 

the Agency’s July 2000 study entitled 

‘‘A Report to Congress on the Feasibility 

of a Program to Qualify Individuals with 

Insulin-Treated Diabetes Mellitus to 

Operate in Interstate Commerce as 

Directed by the Transportation Act for 

the 21st Century.’’ The report concluded 

that a safe and practicable protocol to 

allow some drivers with ITDM to 

operate CMVs is feasible. The 

September 3, 2003 (68 FR 52441), 

Federal Register notice in conjunction 

with the November 8, 2005 (70 FR 

67777), Federal Register notice provides 

the current protocol for allowing such 

drivers to operate CMVs in interstate 

commerce. 

These 69 applicants have had ITDM 

over a range of one to 44 years. These 

applicants report no severe 

hypoglycemic reactions resulting in loss 

of consciousness or seizure, requiring 

the assistance of another person, or 

resulting in impaired cognitive function 

that occurred without warning 

symptoms, in the past 12 months and no 

recurrent (2 or more) severe 

hypoglycemic episodes in the past 5 

years. In each case, an endocrinologist 

verified that the driver has 

demonstrated a willingness to properly 

monitor and manage his/her diabetes 

mellitus, received education related to 

diabetes management, and is on a stable 

insulin regimen. These drivers report no 

other disqualifying conditions, 

including diabetes-related 

complications. Each meets the vision 

requirement at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). 

The qualifications and medical 

condition of each applicant were stated 

and discussed in detail in the December 

31, 2014, Federal Register notice and 

they will not be repeated in this notice. 

III. Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received no comments in this 

proceeding. 

IV. Basis for Exemption Determination 

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

FMCSA may grant an exemption from 

the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3) if the exemption is likely to 

achieve an equivalent or greater level of 

safety than would be achieved without 

the exemption. The exemption allows 

the applicants to operate CMVs in 

interstate commerce. 

To evaluate the effect of these 

exemptions on safety, FMCSA 

considered medical reports about the 

applicants’ ITDM and vision, and 

reviewed the treating endocrinologists’ 

medical opinion related to the ability of 

the driver to safely operate a CMV while 

using insulin. 

Consequently, FMCSA finds that in 

each case exempting these applicants 

from the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3) is likely to achieve a level 

of safety equal to that existing without 

the exemption. 

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