19728 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 5, 2022 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2022–0020] 

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 

5, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

2022–0020 by any of the following 

methods: 

Web site: 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: 

Danielle Betkey, 202–366–9417, or 

David Kopacz, 708–402–0840, Office of 

Safety, Federal Highway 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. 

Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Safety Performance Target 

Setting: State-of-the-Practice Report. 

Background: Performance 

management is a critical element in 

roadway safety and is measured by the 

number of lives lost and serious injuries 

sustained on our Nation’s roadways. 

The State’s safety performance targets 

help to improve data, foster 

transparency and accountability, and 

allow safety progress to be tracked at the 

national and State level. States use the 

safety performance management 

framework to assist them in making 

progress toward improving road safety 

through the Highway Safety 

Improvement Program (HSIP), which 

requires a data-driven, strategic 

approach to improving highway safety 

on all public roads with a focus on 

performance. 

Per 23 CFR part 490 subpart B, States 

are required to set safety performance 

targets in the HSIP annual report. The 

performance measures are based on 

5-year rolling averages and include the 

following (1) number of fatalities; (2) 

rate of fatalities; (3) number of serious 

injuries; (4) rate of serious injuries; and 

(5) number of non-motorized fatalities 

and serious injuries. 

FHWA shares the vision that zero 

fatalities on our Nation’s roadways is 

the only acceptable goal. The State’s 

annual safety performance targets 

represent an important step in helping 

States work toward the ultimate goal of 

eliminating traffic deaths and serious 

injuries. The safety performance targets 

are interim performance levels that 

contribute toward the progress of the 

long-term goal of zero fatalities. 

FHWA does not prescribe a 

methodology for States to set their 

annual safety performance targets. 

States have the flexibility to use the 

methodology they deem most 

appropriate. FHWA encourages States to 

review data sets and trends and 

consider factors that may affect targets. 

The safety performance targets should 

be data-driven, realistic, and attainable 

and should align with the performance 

management framework and legislative 

intent. 

Since 2016 when 23 CFR 490 went 

into effect, States have had the 

opportunity to go through several 

rounds of safety performance target 

setting. States have now set safety 

performance targets for calendar years 

(CY) 2018 through 2022 and have been 

assessed on the safety performance 

targets for CY 2018 and 2019. As States 

have gained more experience with target 

setting over the last several years, 

FHWA is interested in getting a better 

understanding of the state of the 

practice as it relates to safety target 

setting. FHWA seeks to identify how 

States are setting targets; what methods 

States are using to set targets; how 

States are integrating target setting into 

planning an programming practices; and 

how States are modifying their safety 

program in response to meeting or not 

meeting safety performance targets. The 

research will focus on identifying 

current practices as well as identifying 

gaps and noteworthy practices. 

Respondents: Approximately 104 

participants, which would allow for up 

to two participants for each of the 50 

States plus the District of Columbia and 

Puerto Rico. 

Frequency: One-time collection. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 60 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: Approximately 104 hours for a 

one-time collection. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, 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 31, 2022. 

Michael Howell, 

Information Collection Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07160 Filed 4–4–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Action 

on Proposed Highway in Georgia, 

State Route 400 Express Lanes, Fulton 

and Forsyth Counties, Georgia (Atlanta 

Metropolitan Area) 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of limitations on claims 

for judicial review of action by FHWA, 

the United States Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE), and the National 

Park Service (NPS). 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by FHWA and other Federal 

agencies that are final. The actions 

relate to a proposed highway project, 

the State Route (SR) 400 Express Lanes 

beginning from the North Springs 

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit 


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Authority (MARTA) station in Fulton 

County and ending at 0.9 mile north of 

McFarland Parkway in Forsyth County, 

Georgia. The approximate length of the 

proposed project is approximately 16 

miles. Those actions grant licenses, 

permits, and approvals for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is 

advising the public of the final agency 

actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A 

claim seeking judicial review of the 

Federal agency actions on the highway 

project will be barred unless the claim 

is filed on or before September 2, 2022. 

If the Federal law that authorizes 

judicial review of a claim provides a 

time period of less than 150 days for 

filing such claim, then that shorter time 

period still applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

FHWA: Mr. Daniel T. Hinton, Acting 

Division Administrator, Georgia 

Division, Federal Highway 

Administration, 61 Forsyth Street, Suite 

17T100, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; 

FHWA’s normal business hours are 8:00 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (eastern time) Monday 

through Friday, 404–562–3630; email: 

Daniel.Hinton@dot.gov. For United 

States Army Corps of Engineers 

(USACE): Mr. Edward B. Johnson, Jr., 

Chief, Management Branch, 4751 Best 

Road, Suite 140, College Park, Georgia 

30337, email: Edward.B.Johnson@

usace.army.mil. USACE’s normal 

business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

(Eastern time) Monday through Friday. 

For Georgia Department of 

Transportation (GDOT): Mr. Russell 

McMurray, Commissioner, Georgia 

Department of Transportation, 600 West 

Peachtree Street, 22nd Floor, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30308, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

(eastern time) Monday through Friday, 

Telephone: (404) 631–1990, email: 

RMcMurray@dot.ga.gov. For National 

Park Service (NPS): Ms. Ann Honious, 

Superintendent, Chattahoochee River 

Recreation Area, 1978 Island Ford 

Parkway, Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350, 

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (eastern time) 

Monday through Friday, Telephone: 

(678) 538–1211, email: ann_honious@

nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the FHWA and other 

federal agencies have taken final actions 

subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)1 by issuing 

licenses and approvals for the following 

highway project in the State of Georgia: 

The SR 400 Express Lanes located in 

metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. The 

Selected Alternative will add two (2) 

priced Express Lanes in each direction 

along State Route 400 from North 

Springs MARTA station (currently Exit 

5C) to McGinnis Ferry Road and one (1) 

priced Express Lane in each direction 

from McGinnis Ferry Road to 

approximately 0.9 mile north of 

McFarland Parkway (currently Exit 12) 

in Forsyth County. The approximate 

length of the proposed construction is 

approximately 16 miles. The facility 

will be tolled by electronic toll lane 

(ETL). The purpose of the project is 

listed below: 

• Provide a transportation alternative 

that offers reliable travel times for 

drivers and transit users; 

• Improve connections between 

regional destinations through priced, 

additional lanes that integrate with the 

greater metro Atlanta express lanes 

network; 

• Accelerate project delivery. 

The actions by the Federal Agencies, 

and the laws under which such actions 

were taken, are described in the 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 

project, approved on July 29, 2020, and 

the Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) for the SR 400 Express Lanes, 

approved on February 5, 2021. The 

FONSI and other project records are 

available by contacting FHWA or the 

Georgia Department of Transportation at 

the addresses listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice. 

The actions by the Federal Agencies 

and the laws under which such actions 

were taken are described in the USACE 

Individual Permit for the SR 400 

Express Lanes project, authorized on 

February 15, 2022. The Public Notice for 

the Individual Permit is available by 

contacting FHWA or the Georgia 

Department of Transportation at the 

addresses listed above. The USACE 

Public Notice for the Individual Permit 

can be reviewed in the following 

manner: 

(1) https://www.sas.usace.army.mil/ 

Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices/ 

?Page=2 or [SAS–2018–01018- 

FultonandForsyth (IP–NML) > 

Savannah District > Public Notices 

(army.mil)]; and 

(2) If you are unable to access the 

Public Notice above, please make a 

request by mail to: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, ATTN: Mr. Edward B. 

Johnson, Jr., Chief, Management Branch, 

4751 Best Road, Suite 140, College Park, 

Georgia 30337. 

The actions by the Federal Agencies 

and the laws under which such actions 

were taken are described in the National 

Park Service (NPS) Decision Document 

for the SR 400 Express Lanes project, 

approved on June 24, 2021. The NPS 

Decision Document can be reviewed 

and downloaded from the project 

website in two ways: 

(1) At https://0001757- 

gdot.hub.arcgis.com/ and click on 

Environmental Assessment (EA) and 

FONSI; and 

(2) Electronic versions of the NPS 

Decision Document have been sent to 

the following local libraries in the 

vicinity of the SR 400 corridor with a 

request to make the digital document 

available to patrons, including: 

a. Fulton County Library at the Sandy 

Springs Branch (395 Mount Vernon 

Hwy. NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328), 

b. Fulton County Library at the 

Roswell Branch (115 Norcross St. 

Roswell, GA 30075), 

c. Fulton County Library at the East 

Roswell Branch (2301 Holcomb Bridge 

Rd., Roswell, GA 30076), 

d. Fulton County Library at the 

Alpharetta Branch (10 Park Plaza, 

Alpharetta, GA 30009), 

e. Fulton County Library at the Milton 

Branch (855 Mayfield Rd., Milton, GA 

30009), 

f. DeKalb Public Library at the 

Dunwoody Branch (5339 Chamblee 

Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody, GA 30338), 

and 

g. Forsyth County Public Library at 

the Sharon Forks Branch (2820 Old 

Atlanta Rd., Cumming, GA 30041). 

This notice applies to all Federal 

Agency final actions taken after the 

issuance date of the FHWA Federal 

Register notice described in 86 FR 9421 

(Feb. 12, 2021). See https://

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021- 

02-12/pdf/2021-02803.pdf. The laws 

under which actions were taken 

include, but are not limited to: 

1. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Clean Water Act, (section 404, section 

401, section 319) [33 U.S.C. 1251–1377]; 

33 CFR 208.10; Safe Drinking Water Act 

[42 U.S.C. 300(f)–300(j–26)]; TEA–21 

Wetlands Mitigation [23 U.S.C. 

103(b)(6)(m), 133(b)(11)]; Flood Disaster 

Protection Act [42 U.S.C. 4001–4128]; 

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 

1271–1287]; Emergency Wetlands 

Resources Act [16 U.S.C. 3921, 3931]; 

Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 [33 

U.S.C. 401–406]. 

2. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990, 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 

Floodplain Management; Nothing in 

this notice creates a cause of action 

under these E.O.s. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 


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Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). 

Daniel Thomas Hinton, 

Acting Division Administrator, Atlanta, 

Georgia. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07009 Filed 4–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2022–0018] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to exempt 24 individuals from 

the vision requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 

(FMCSRs) to operate a commercial 

motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate 

commerce. They are unable to meet the 

vision requirement in one eye for 

various reasons. The exemptions enable 

these individuals to operate CMVs in 

interstate commerce without meeting 

the vision requirement in one eye. 

DATES: The exemptions were applicable 

on March 19, 2022. The exemptions 

expire on March 19, 2024. 

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 from 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. Viewing Comments 

To view comments go to 

www.regulations.gov, insert the docket 

number, FMCSA–2022–0018, 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. 

B. Privacy Act 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(b)(6), DOT solicits comments 

from the public on the exemption 

request. 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 February 16, 2022, FMCSA 

published a notice announcing receipt 

of applications from 24 individuals 

requesting an exemption from vision 

requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) 

and requested comments from the 

public (87 FR 8912). The public 

comment period ended on March 18, 

2022, and one comment was received. 

FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility 

of these 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 § 391.41(b)(10). 

The physical qualification standard 

for drivers regarding vision found in 

§ 391.41(b)(10) states that a person is 

physically qualified to drive a CMV if 

that person has distant visual acuity of 

at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye 

without corrective lenses or visual 

acuity separately corrected to 20/40 

(Snellen) or better with corrective 

lenses, distant binocular acuity of a least 

20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or 

without corrective lenses, field of vision 

of at least 70° in the horizontal meridian 

in each eye, and the ability to recognize 

the colors of traffic signals and devices 

showing red, green, and amber. 

III. Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received one comment in this 

proceeding. The Minnesota Department 

of Public Safety submitted a comment in 

support of the decision to issue an 

exemption to Larry Magrath. 

IV. Basis for Exemption Determination 

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 Agency’s decision regarding these 

exemption applications is based on 

medical reports about the applicants’ 

vision, as well as their driving records 

and experience driving with the vision 

deficiency. The qualifications, 

experience, and medical condition of 

each applicant were stated and 

discussed in detail in the February 16, 

2022, Federal Register notice (87 FR 

8912) and will not be repeated here. 

FMCSA recognizes that some drivers 

do not meet the vision requirement but 

have adapted their driving to 

accommodate their limitation and 

demonstrated their ability to drive 

safely. The 24 exemption applicants 

listed in this notice are in this category. 

They are unable to meet the vision 

requirement in one eye for various 

reasons, including amblyopia, complete 

loss of vision, corneal scar, enucleation, 

glaucoma, histoplasmosis, inoperable 

mature cataract, macular neovascular 

scar, macular retinal scar, proliferative 

retinopathy, retinal artery occlusion, 

retinal detachment, retinal scar, 

ruptured globe, strabismus, and 

vitreoretinal adhesion. In most cases, 

their eye conditions did not develop 

recently. Fourteen of the applicants 

were either born with their vision 

impairments or have had them since 

childhood. The 10 individuals that 

developed their vision conditions as 

adults have had them for a range of 4 

to 16 years. Although each applicant has 

one eye that does not meet the vision 

requirement in § 391.41(b)(10), each has 

at least 20/40 corrected vision in the 

other eye, and, in a doctor’s opinion, 

has sufficient vision to perform all the 

tasks necessary to operate a CMV. 

Doctors’ opinions are supported by 

the applicants’ possession of a valid 

license to operate a CMV. By meeting 

State licensing requirements, the 

applicants demonstrated their ability to 

operate a CMV with their limited vision 

in intrastate commerce, even though 

their vision disqualified them from 

driving in interstate commerce. We 

believe that the applicants’ intrastate 

driving experience and history provide 

an adequate basis for predicting their 

ability to drive safely in interstate 

commerce. Intrastate driving, like 

interstate operations, involves 

substantial driving on highways on the 

interstate system and on other roads 

built to interstate standards. Moreover, 

driving in congested urban areas 

exposes the driver to more pedestrian 


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