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sector space activities advance and 

evolve. 

Sustainability: Explore efforts to 

promote responsible behavior in space. 

Examine best practices and guidelines 

aimed at preserving the outer space 

environment for future space 

investment, exploration and use. In 

particular, implementation of the 2019 

COPUOS Long-Term Sustainability 

(LTS) guidelines and the multi-nation 

Artemis Accords should be considered. 

Emerging Markets: Discuss the 

challenges to an economically viable 

space industry and how these 

challenges relate to the domestic and 

international regulatory environment. 

Share recent advances within the 

commercial space sector and how they 

may develop in the future. Evaluate how 

an expanding commercial sector may 

affect equities like terrestrial based 

astronomy, planetary protection, orbital 

debris mitigation, and other aspects of 

safe and sustainable operations in outer 

space. 

Valda Vikmanis-Keller, 

Director, Office of Space Affairs, Department 

of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0017] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Hearing 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 23 individuals for an 

exemption from the hearing requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in 

interstate commerce. If granted, the 

exemptions would enable these hard of 

hearing and deaf individuals to operate 

CMVs in interstate commerce. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 18, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Docket No. 

FMCSA–2021–0017 using any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov/, insert the docket 

number, FMCSA–2021–0017, in the 

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

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

and click on the ‘‘Comment’’ button. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations; 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, 20590–0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

instructions on submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, 

fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, DOT, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room 

W64–224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. If you have questions 

regarding viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, contact Dockets 

Operations, (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

A. Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0017), 

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 that FMCSA can contact you if there 

are questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FMCSA2021-0017. Next, sort the results by 

‘‘Posted (Newer-Older),’’ 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, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. 

FMCSA will consider all comments 

and material received during the 

comment period. 

B. Viewing Comments 

To view comments go to 

www.regulations.gov. Insert the docket 

number, FMCSA–2021–0017, in the 

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

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

and click ‘‘Browse Comments.’’ If you 

do not have access to the internet, you 

may view the docket online by visiting 

Dockets Operations in Room W12–140 

on the ground floor of the DOT West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001, 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. 

C. Privacy Act 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its regulatory 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.transportation.gov/privacy. 

II. Background 

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

31315(b), FMCSA may grant an 

exemption from the FMCSRs for no 

longer than a 5-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 

statute also allows the Agency to renew 

exemptions at the end of the 5-year 

period. FMCSA grants medical 

exemptions from the FMCSRs for a 2- 

year period to align with the maximum 

duration of a driver’s medical 

certification. 

The 23 individuals listed in this 

notice have requested an exemption 

from the hearing requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(11). Accordingly, the Agency 

will evaluate the qualifications of each 

applicant to determine whether granting 

the exemption will achieve the required 

level of safety mandated by statute. 

The physical qualification standard 

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§ 391.41(b)(11) states that a person is 

physically qualified to drive a CMV if 

that person first perceives a forced 

whispered voice in the better ear at not 

less than 5 feet with or without the use 

of a hearing aid or, if tested by use of 

an audiometric device, does not have an 

average hearing loss in the better ear 

greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000 

Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without a 

hearing aid when the audiometric 

device is calibrated to American 

National Standard (formerly ASA 

Standard) Z24.5—1951. 

This standard was adopted in 1970 

and was revised in 1971 to allow drivers 

to be qualified under this standard 

while wearing a hearing aid, 35 FR 

6458, 6463 (Apr. 22, 1970) and 36 FR 

12857 (July 3, 1971). 

On February 1, 2013, FMCSA 

announced in a Notice of Final 

Disposition titled, ‘‘Qualification of 

Drivers; Application for Exemptions; 

National Association of the Deaf,’’ (78 

FR 7479), its decision to grant requests 

from 40 individuals for exemptions 

from the Agency’s physical qualification 

standard concerning hearing for 

interstate CMV drivers. Since that time 

the Agency has published additional 

notices granting requests from hard of 

hearing and deaf individuals for 

exemptions from the Agency’s physical 

qualification standard concerning 

hearing for interstate CMV drivers. 

III. Qualifications of Applicants 

Yunier Alegre 

Mr. Alegre, 33, holds a class E license 

in Florida. 

Kenneth Alston 

Mr. Alston, 33, holds a class D license 

in New Jersey. 

Charles Armand 

Mr. Armand, 39, holds a class A 

license in New Jersey. 

Baldemar Barba 

Mr. Barba, 24, holds a class C license 

in Texas. 

Gary Barber 

Mr. Barber, 70, holds a commercial 

driver’s license in Wisconsin. 

Desmond Dantzler 

Mr. Dantzler, 51, holds a class D 

license in Arizona. 

Jeremy Descloux 

Mr. Descloux, 25, holds an operator’s 

license in Washington. 

Philip Fatigato 

Mr. Fatigato, 28, holds a class D 

license in Illinois. 

William Hoke 

Mr. Hoke, 50, holds a class D license 

in New York. 

Edward Larizza 

Mr. Larizza, 24, holds a class C 

license in California. 

Kevin Maddox 

Mr. Maddox, 58, holds a class AM 

license in Georgia. 

Bikien McKoy 

Mr. McKoy, 48, holds a class A 

license in North Carolina. 

Rage Muse 

Mr. Muse, 33, holds a class A license 

in Minnesota. 

Orlando Padilla 

Mr. Padilla, 47, holds a class E license 

in Florida. 

Michael Paul 

Mr. Paul, 60, holds a class A license 

in Illinois. 

Aaron Pitsker 

Mr. Pitsker, 31, holds a class CM 

license in California. 

Michael Principe 

Mr. Principe, 33, holds a class C 

license in Texas. 

William Rivas 

Mr. Rivas, 31, holds a class C license 

in California. 

Kenneth Salts 

Mr. Salts, 45, holds a class D license 

in Ohio. 

Issac Soto 

Mr. Soto, 32, holds a class D license 

in Illinois. 

Gary Sturdevant 

Mr. Sturdevant, 43, holds a class CM 

license in Texas. 

Richard Taulbee 

Mr. Taulbee, 40, holds a class C 

license in Georgia. 

Matthew Taylor 

Mr. Taylor, 27, holds a class C license 

in Texas. 

IV. Request for Comments 

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

and 31315(b), FMCSA requests public 

comment from all interested persons on 

the exemption petitions described in 

this notice. We will consider all 

comments received before the close of 

business on the closing date indicated 

under the DATES section of the notice. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00904 Filed 1–18–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA 2022–0002] 

National Transit Database Census 

Reporting Clarifications 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice; Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

interested parties with the opportunity 

to comment on changes to the Federal 

Transit Administration’s (FTA) National 

Transit Database (NTD) reporting 

requirements as they relate to Urbanized 

Areas (UZA). Each year, transit systems 

use data from the Census Bureau to 

update their basic information (B–10) 

form indicating what urbanized areas 

and rural areas they serve, and also to 

complete their Federal Funding 

Allocation (FFA–10) form distributing 

their service data across those urbanized 

and rural areas. The Census Bureau is 

expected to define new UZAs based on 

2020 Census data in calendar year 2022. 

FTA proposes that for NTD Report Year 

2021 (RY 2021), transit systems would 

be required to complete a B–10 and 

FFA–10 form based on the UZAs from 

the 2010 Census, as usual. If the Census 

Bureau releases new UZAs prior to 

October 1, 2022, then transit systems 

would be required to complete new B– 

10 and FFA–10 forms as an addendum 

to the annual report at that time. 

DATES: Comments are requested by 

February 18, 2022. FTA will consider all 

comments received before the close of 

business on the comment closing date. 

To the extent practicable, FTA may also 

consider comments received after that 

date. 

ADDRESSES: You may file comments 

identified by docket number FTA– 

2022–0002 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 


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