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1On November 4, 2013, the company changed its 

name from DriveCam, Inc. to Lytx, Inc.). 

provisions of the driver’s record of duty 

status rules in 49 CFR part 395. The 

Agency will consider all comments 

received by close of business on April 

17, 2015. Comments will be available 

for examination in the docket at the 

location listed under the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. The Agency will 

consider to the extent practicable 

comments received in the public docket 

after the closing date of the comment 

period. 

Extent of the Exemption 

The exemption would be restricted to 

drivers employed by Trailways and 

other regular-route for-hire passengercarrier drivers. Instead of complying 

with the provisions in 49 CFR 395.8(c), 

these drivers would be exempted from 

changing their duty status from 

‘‘driving’’ to ‘‘on-duty not driving’’ 

when making stops of less than 10 

minutes. These drivers must comply 

with all other applicable provisions of 

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (49 CFR parts 350–399). 

Terms of the Exemption 

Period of the Exemption 

The limited exemption from the HOS 

RODs requirements of 49 CFR 395.8(c) 

is proposed to be effective from 12:01 

a.m. on May 31, 2015, through 11:59 

p.m. on May 31, 2017. 

Preemption 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(d), during the period this 

exemption would be in effect, no State 

may enforce any law or regulation that 

conflicts with or is inconsistent with the 

exemption with respect to a firm or 

person operating under the exemption. 

Notification to FMCSA 

Trailways and other regular-route forhire passenger-carriers would be 

required to notify FMCSA within 5 

business days of any accident (as 

defined in 49 CFR 390.5), involving any 

of the motor carrier’s CMVs operating 

under the terms of this exemption. The 

notification must include the following 

information: 

a. Date of the accident, 

b. City or town, and State, in which 

the accident occurred, or closest to the 

accident scene, 

c. Driver’s name and driver’s license 

number and State of issuance, 

d. Vehicle number and State license 

plate number, 

e. Number of individuals suffering 

physical injury, 

f. Number of fatalities, 

g. The police-reported cause of the 

accident, 

h. Whether the driver was cited for 

violation of any traffic laws or motor 

carrier safety regulations, and 

i. The driver’s total driving time and 

total on-duty time period prior to the 

accident. 

Reports filed under this provision 

shall be emailed to MCPSD@dot.gov. 

Termination 

FMCSA does not believe the drivers 

covered by this exemption will 

experience any deterioration of their 

safety record. However, should this 

occur, FMCSA will take all steps 

necessary to protect the public interest, 

including revocation or restriction of the 

exemption. The FMCSA will 

immediately revoke or restrict the 

exemption for failure to comply with its 

terms and conditions. 

Issued on: March 11, 2015. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06176 Filed 3–17–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2008–0312] 

Parts and Accessories Necessary for 

Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal 

for Lytx, Inc. 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of exemption; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA renews Lytx, Inc.’s 

(Lytx) (previously DriveCam, Inc.) 1

exemption which allows the placement 

of video event recorders within the 

swept area of the windshields on 

commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). 

Motor carriers may continue to use the 

video event recorders mounted in the 

windshield area to increase safety 

through (1) identification and 

remediation of risky driving behaviors 

such as distracted driving and 

drowsiness; (2) enhanced monitoring of 

passenger behavior for CMVs in 

passenger service; and (3) enhanced 

collision review and analysis. The 

Agency has concluded that granting this 

exemption renewal will maintain a level 

of safety that is equivalent to or greater 

than the level of safety achieved without 

the exemption. However, the Agency 

requests comments and information on 

the exemption, especially from anyone 

who believes this standard will not be 

maintained. 

DATES: This decision is effective March 

18, 2015. Comments must be received 

on or before April 17, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) number FMCSA–2008– 

0312 by 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, 

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 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Instructions: Each submission 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, 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 

acknowledgement 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: Mr. 

Luke Loy, Vehicle and Roadside 

Operations Division, Office of Bus and 

Truck Standards and Operations, MC– 

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PSV, (202) 366–4325; Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 

31136(e) and 31315 to grant exemptions 

from certain parts of the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations. 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 any safety analyses that have 

been conducted. The Agency must also 

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 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)) with the reasons for 

denying or granting the application and, 

if granted, the name of the person or 

class of persons receiving the 

exemption, and the regulatory provision 

from which the exemption is granted. 

The notice must also specify the 

effective period and explain the terms 

and conditions of the exemption. The 

exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 

381.300(b)). 

Basis for Renewing Exemption 

Lytx applied for an exemption from 

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

placement of video event recorders 

within the area swept by CMV 

windshield wipers. On April 15, 2009, 

FMCSA published a notice of final 

disposition granting the exemption (74 

FR 17549). On April 18, 2011, FMCSA 

published a notice of final disposition 

renewing this exemption until April 16, 

2013 (76 FR 21791). On March 22, 2013, 

FMCSA published a notice of final 

disposition renewing this exemption 

until April 16, 2015 (78 FR 17750). The 

renewal outlined in this Notice extends 

the exemption through April 16, 2017. 

FMCSA is not aware of any evidence 

showing that the installation of video 

event recorders on CMVs, in accordance 

with the conditions of the original 

exemption, has resulted in any 

degradation in safety. FMCSA continues 

to believe that the potential safety gains 

from the use of video event recorders to 

improve driver behavior will improve 

the overall level of safety to the 

motoring public. 

The exemption is renewed subject to 

the requirements that video event 

recorders installed in CMVs be mounted 

not more than 50mm (2 inches) below 

the upper edge of the area swept by the 

windshield wipers, and located outside 

the driver’s sight lines to the road and 

highway signs and signals. The 

exemption will be valid for two years 

unless rescinded earlier by FMCSA. The 

exemption will be rescinded if: (1) 

Motor carriers and/or commercial motor 

vehicles fail 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. 

The Agency believes that extending 

the exemption for another two years 

will likely achieve a level of safety that 

is equivalent to, or greater than, the 

level of safety achieved without the 

exemption because (1) based on the 

technical information available, there is 

no indication that the video event 

recorders obstruct drivers’ views of the 

roadway, highway signs and 

surrounding traffic; (2) trucks and buses 

generally have an elevated seating 

position which greatly improves the 

forward visual field of the driver, and 

any impairment of available sight lines 

is minimal; and (3) the location within 

the top two inches of the area swept by 

the windshield wiper and out of the 

driver’s normal sightline is reasonable 

and enforceable at roadside. In addition, 

the Agency believes that the use of 

video event recorders by fleets to deter 

unsafe driving behavior is likely to 

improve the overall level of safety to the 

motoring public. 

Without the exemption, FMCSA and 

the motor carrier industry would be 

unable to continue to test this 

innovative safety management control 

system. 

Preemption 

During the period the exemption is in 

effect, no State shall enforce any law or 

regulation that conflicts with this 

exemption with respect to a person 

operating under the exemption. 

Request for Comments 

FMCSA requests comments from 

parties with data concerning the safety 

record of CMVs equipped with video 

event recorders by April 17, 2015. The 

Agency will evaluate any adverse 

evidence submitted and, if safety is 

being compromised or if continuation of 

the exemption would not be consistent 

with the goals and objectives of 49 

U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will 

take immediate steps to revoke the Lytx 

exemption. 

Issued on: March 12, 2015. 

T.F. Scott Darling III, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06190 Filed 3–17–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0314] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Diabetes Mellitus 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemptions request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 39 individuals for 

exemption from the prohibition against 

persons with insulin-treated diabetes 

mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial 

motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate 

commerce. If granted, the exemptions 

would enable these individuals with 

ITDM to operate CMVs in interstate 

commerce. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 17, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA– 

2014–0314 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 

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://

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