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airports having emergency landing or 

landmark values. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by May 31, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments: 

By Electronic Docket: 

www.regulations.gov (Enter docket 

number into search field). 

By mail: Raymond Zee, Airport Data 

and Airspace Branch (AAS–120), Office 

of Airport Safety and Standards, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591. 

By fax: 202–267–5383. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Raymond Zee by email at: 

Raymond.Zee@faa.gov; phone: 202– 

267–7669. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0036. 

Title: Notice of Landing Area 

Proposal. 

Form Numbers: FAA Form 7480–1. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: Title 14 Code of Federal 

Regulations Part 157, Notice of 

Construction, Alteration, Activation, 

and Deactivation of Airports, requires 

that each person who intends to 

establish, construct, deactivate, or 

change the status of an airport, runway, 

or taxiway notify the FAA of such 

activity. The FAA uses the information 

collected to determine the effect the 

proposed action will have on existing 

airports and on the safe and efficient use 

of airspace by aircraft, the effects on 

existing airspace or contemplated traffic 

patterns of neighboring airports, the 

effects on the existing airspace structure 

and projected programs of the FAA, and 

the effects that existing or proposed 

manmade objects (on file with the FAA) 

and natural objects within the affected 

area will have on the airport proposal. 

This information also updates 

aeronautical charts and maps of airports 

having emergency landing or landmark 

values. The FAA collects this 

information via an online reporting tool 

available on the FAA website or via 

FAA Form 7480–1. 

Respondents: Approximately 645 

applicants. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 645 

hours. 

Raymond Zee, 

Civil Engineer, Airport Data and Airspace 

Branch, Office of Airport Safety and 

Standards. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06819 Filed 3–30–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2022–0006] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments for a 

New Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the 

information collection request described 

in this notice to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval of a new (periodic) 

information collection. We published a 

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 

public comment period on this 

information collection on October 18, 

2021. We are required to publish this 

notice in the Federal Register by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by May 

31, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

2022–0006 by any of the following 

methods: 

Website: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eddie Curtis, Office of Operations, HOP, 

(404) 780–0927 Federal Highway 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. 

Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Traffic Signal Change and 

Clearance Interval Pooled Fund Study. 

Background: The timing of yellow 

change and red clearance intervals are 

central to the safe transfer of right-ofway at signalized intersections. The 

current edition of the Manual of 

Uniform Traffic Control Devices for 

Streets and Highways[1] (MUTCD) 

requires a yellow change interval to 

warn traffic of an impending change in 

right-of-way assignment at intersections 

with traffic control signals and requires 

that the duration of the yellow change 

interval be determined using 

engineering practices. While the 

MUTCD does not require a red clearance 

interval, it does require that the 

duration of the red clearance interval 

also be determined using engineering 

practices if such an interval is used. The 

MUTCD refers to the Institute of 

Transportation Engineers’ (ITE) Manual 

of Traffic Signal Design or ITE’s Traffic 

Control Devices Handbook as examples 

of engineering practices but does not 

require a specific engineering practice. 

Agencies have the flexibility to use 

these referenced documents, other 

engineering research or documents, or 

their own policies and procedures that 

are developed based on engineering 

practices. In March 2020, ITE published 

Guidelines for Determining Traffic 

Signal Change and Clearance Intervals, 

A Recommended Practice of the 

Institute of Transportation Engineers. 

A Transportation Pooled Fund Study 

has been established to study the 

implications of the published 

guidelines, evaluate the state of the 

practice and to conduct research to 

address knowledge gaps that contribute 

to uncertainty and a lack in uniformity 

in the documentation of methods 

applied to develop change and 

clearance intervals. There are no 

explicit requirements for State DOTs or 

local agencies responsible for the design 

and implementation of traffic signal 

change and clearance intervals to 

demonstrate how their transportation 

program develops and applies traffic 

signal change and clearance intervals. It 

is essential for FHWA to examine the 

methods and practices involved in the 

development of traffic signal change and 


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clearance to establish the state of the 

practice, to aid in the identification of 

research gaps, and to support 

implementation of documentation to 

harmonize practices nationally. 

Respondents: Approximately 410 

participants, which would allow for up 

2 participants from each of the 50 State 

Departments of Transportation (DOT), 

plus the District of Columbia and Puerto 

Rico, and up to 4 responses from within 

the top 75 metropolitan areas. 

Frequency: One-time collection. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 15 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: Approximately 103 hours for a 

one-time collection. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Ways for the FHWA to enhance the 

quality, usefulness, and clarity of the 

collected information; and (2) ways that 

the burden could be minimized, without 

reducing the quality of the collected 

information. The agency will summarize 

and/or include your comments in the 

request for OMB’s clearance of this 

information collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as 

amended; and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued on: March 25, 2022. 

Michael Howell, 

Information Collection Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06749 Filed 3–30–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0118] 

Commercial Driver’s License 

Standards: Application for Exemption; 

Werner Enterprises, Inc. 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition; grant 

of application for exemption. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to grant Werner Enterprises, 

Inc. (Werner) an exemption from the 

regulation that requires a commercial 

learner’s permit (CLP) holder operating 

a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) to be 

accompanied by a commercial driver’s 

license (CDL) holder with the proper 

CDL class and endorsements, in the 

passenger seat. Werner requested an 

exemption to allow CLP holders who 

have passed the CDL skills test but have 

not yet obtained the CDL document 

from their State of domicile, to drive a 

CMV without having a CDL holder in 

the passenger seat. FMCSA has analyzed 

the exemption application and the 

public comments and has determined 

that the exemption, subject to the terms 

and conditions imposed, will likely 

achieve a level of safety that is 

equivalent to, or greater than, the level 

that would be achieved absent such 

exemption. 

DATES: This exemption is effective 

March 31, 2022 and expires March 31, 

2027. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Pearlie Robinson, FMCSA Driver and 

Carrier Operations Division; Office of 

Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety 

Standards; (202) 366–4225; MCPSD@

dot.gov. If you have questions on 

viewing or submitting material to the 

docket, contact Dockets Operations, 

(202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

Viewing Comments and Document 

To view comments, go to 

www.regulations.gov, insert the docket 

number ‘‘FMCSA–2021–0118’’ in the 

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

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

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, 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. 

II. Legal Basis 

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 (up to 5 years) and 

explain the terms and conditions of the 

exemption. The exemption may be 

renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)). 

III. Background 

Current Regulation Requirements 

Under 49 CFR 383.25(a)(1) a CLP 

holder must always be accompanied by 

the holder of a valid CDL who has the 

proper CDL group and endorsement(s) 

necessary to operate the CMV. The CDL 

holder must always be physically 

present in the front seat of the vehicle 

next to the CLP holder while operating 

a CMV on public roads or highways and 

must have the CLP holder under 

observation and direct supervision or, in 

the case of a passenger vehicle, directly 

behind or in the first row behind the 

driver and must have the CLP holder 

under observation and direct 

supervision. 

Applicant’s Request 

Werner requests the exemption to 

allow CLP holders who have 

successfully passed a CDL skills test and 

are thus eligible to receive a CDL, be 

allowed to drive without having a CDL 

holder seated beside them in the 

vehicle. Werner, however, indicates in 

their exemption request that the CDL 

holder will remain in the vehicle at all 

times while the CLP holder is driving— 

just not in the front seat. Werner 

contends that an exemption from this 

regulation will benefit Werner and the 

trucking industry in three ways: 

Improving efficiency of freight 

operations by maximizing driver 

employment during an historic driver 

shortage; creating immediate 

employment and compensation 

opportunities to qualified drivers; and 

improving the overall safety of the new 

driver experience. Werner believes it 

will face a significant burden in all three 

areas if this exemption is not granted. 

Werner asserts that 49 CFR 

383.25(a)(1) has created a significant 

burden on its operations. Prior to the 

implementation of the regulation, a new 

driver’s State of domicile issued 

temporary CDLs to drivers who passed 

the CDL skills test. The temporary CDL 

made it possible for Werner to place the 

new driver as ‘‘on duty’’ and route him 


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