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responsible FAA Flight Standards office 

in order to allow the FAA to determine 

compliance with the part 147 

requirements for obtaining and/or 

retaining an FAA air agency certificate. 

For applicants, when all part 147 

requirements have been met, an FAA air 

agency certificate is issued, with the 

appropriate ratings. For FAAcertificated AMTS, the FAA uses the 

information collected to determine if the 

AMTS provides appropriate training 

using an FAA-approved curriculum, 

keeps records that demonstrate each 

students training, and to ensure that 

AMTS graduates receive an appropriate 

document showing the graduate is 

eligible to take the FAA tests required 

to obtain a mechanic certificate. 

Respondents: Approximately 10 

AMTS applicants, and 182 FAAcertificated applicants respond to this 

collection annually. 

Frequency: AMTS applicants respond 

one time, prior to certification. FAAcertificated AMTS respond occasionally 

after certification, and have ongoing 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 112 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

64,025 hours/year. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 1, 

2022. 

Tanya A. Glines, 

Aviation Safety Inspector, Office of Safety 

Standards, Aircraft Maintenance Division, 

General Aviation Branch. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07335 Filed 4–6–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0347] 

Commercial Driver’s License 

Standards: Application for Exemption; 

Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of application for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that 

Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) has requested a 

5-year exemption from the Federal 

requirement to hold a U.S. commercial 

driver’s license (CDL) for Mr. Anders 

Bjo ̈rkman, an engineer with Scania’s 

Powertrain Control systems group in 

Sweden. Navistar and Scania are both 

subsidiaries of Germany’s TRATON 

Group. Mr. Bjo ̈rkman holds a valid 

Swedish commercial license and needs 

to test drive Navistar CMVs on U.S. 

roads to better understand product 

requirements in ‘‘real world’’ 

environments and to verify results. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 9, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Docket ID 

FMCSA–2018–0347 by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Each submission must include the 

Agency name and the docket number for 

this notice. Note that DOT posts all 

comments received without change to 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information included in a 

comment. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to www.regulations.gov at 

any time or visit 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., 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. 

Privacy Act: In accordance with 49 

U.S.C. 31315(b) DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

exemption 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: Ms. 

Pearlie Robinson, FMCSA Driver and 

Carrier Operations Division; Office of 

Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety 

Standards; Telephone: 202–366–4225. 

Email: MCPSD@dot.gov. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, contact Docket 

Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

FMCSA encourages you to participate 

by submitting comments and related 

materials. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (FMCSA–2018–0347), indicate 

the specific section of this document to 

which the comment applies, and 

provide a reason for suggestions or 

recommendations. 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 the Agency 

can contact you if it has questions 

regarding your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

www.regulations.gov and put the docket 

number, ‘‘FMCSA–2018–0347’’ in the 

‘‘Keyword’’ box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

When the new screen appears, click on 

‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type your 

comment into the text box in 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. 

II. Legal Basis 

FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 

31136(e) and 31315(b) to grant 

exemptions from 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 

provide an opportunity for public 

comment on the request. 

The Agency reviews the safety 

analyses and the public comments 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 


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published in the Federal Register (49 

CFR 381.315(b)) with the reason for the 

grant or denial and, if granted, the 

specific person or class of persons 

receiving the exemption, and the 

regulatory provision or provisions from 

which exemption is granted. The notice 

must specify the effective period of the 

exemption (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(s) Requirements 

Under 49 CFR 383.23, no person shall 

operate a commercial motor vehicle 

(CMV) unless such person has taken and 

passed the knowledge and driving skills 

tests for a commercial learner’s permit 

or CDL that meet the Federal standards 

in subparts F, G, and H of part 383 for 

the CMV that person operates or expects 

to operate. 

Applicant’s Request 

Navistar has applied for an exemption 

for Anders Bjo ̈rkman from 49 CFR 

383.23, which prescribes licensing 

requirements for drivers operating 

CMVs in interstate or intrastate 

commerce. Mr. Bjo ̈rkman is a citizen of 

Sweden and therefore cannot apply for 

a CDL in any of the U.S. States due to 

his lack of residency in this country. 

The exemption would allow Mr. 

Bjo ̈rkman to operate CMVs in interstate 

or intrastate commerce as part of 

Navistar field tests designed to meet 

future vehicle safety and to promote the 

development of new and advanced 

emissions reduction systems and fuel 

efficiency improvements. According to 

Navistar, Mr. Bjo ̈rkman will typically 

drive for no more than 8 hours per day 

for 2 consecutive days, and that 50 

percent of the test driving will be on 

two-lane State highways, while 50 

percent will be on interstate highways. 

The driving will consist of no more than 

300 miles per day, and in all cases Mr. 

Bjo ̈rkman will be accompanied by a 

holder of a U.S. CDL who is familiar 

with the routes to be traveled. 

IV. Equivalent Level of Safety 

Mr. Bjo ̈rkman holds a valid Swedish 

commercial license, and as explained by 

Navistar in its exemption request, the 

requirements for that license ensure 

that, operating under the exemption, he 

would likely achieve a level of safety 

equivalent to, or greater than the level 

that would be achieved by the current 

regulation. Furthermore, Mr. Bjo ̈rkman 

is familiar with the operations of CMVs 

worldwide and, a U.S. CDL holder who 

is familiar with the FMCSA regulations 

as well as the specific routes to be 

driven will always accompany Mr. 

Bjo ̈rkman when he is driving a CMV. 

V. Request for Comments 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(b), FMCSA requests public 

comment from all interested persons on 

Navistar’s application for an exemption 

from the CDL requirements in 49 CFR 

383.23. All comments received before 

the close of business on the comment 

closing date indicated at the beginning 

of this notice will be considered and 

will be available for examination in the 

docket at the location listed under the 

Addresses section of this notice. 

Comments received after the comment 

closing date will be filed in the public 

docket and will be considered to the 

extent practicable. In addition to late 

comments, FMCSA will also continue to 

file, in the public docket, relevant 

information that becomes available after 

the comment closing date. Interested 

persons should continue to examine the 

public docket for new material. 

A copy of Navistar’s application for 

exemption is available in the docket for 

this notice. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07373 Filed 4–6–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA 2022–0002] 

National Transit Database Census 

Reporting Clarifications 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

United States Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final notice; response to 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice responds to 

comments received and finalizes on 

changes to the Federal Transit 

Administration’s (FTA) National Transit 

Database (NTD) reporting requirements 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 19, 2022. 

DATES: FTA will implement the 

reporting changes in Report Year 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Coleman, National Transit 

Database Program Manager, FTA Office 

of Budget and Policy, thomas.coleman@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Transit Database (NTD) is the 

Federal Transit Administration’s 

(FTA’s) primary database for statistics 

on the transit industry. Pursuant to 49 

U.S.C. 5334(k), FTA published a notice 

in the Federal Register on January 19, 

2022, (87 FR 2980) seeking public 

comment on changes to the NTD 

reporting requirements as they relate to 

Urbanized Areas. The comment period 

closed on February 18, 2022. 

FTA received one comment. The 

commenter asked whether the reporting 

changes will apply to transit systems 

that have a Fiscal Year of July through 

June. 

FTA Response: The reporting changes 

affect all transit systems that submit 

basic information (B–10) and Federal 

Funding Allocation (FFA–10) forms. 

The changes will apply to such transit 

systems in Report Year 2021, regardless 

of their individual Fiscal Year end 

dates. 

In this notice, FTA adopts the 

proposed policy without change. 

Accordingly, transit systems must 

submit the B–10 and FFA–10 forms 

using 2010 Census data by the normal 

NTD annual report deadline. If the 

Census Bureau releases new Urbanized 

Area definitions prior to October 1, 

2022, then transit operators must submit 

new B–10 and FFA–10 forms using 2020 

Census data as an addendum to the 

annual report. Collecting this addendum 

based on 2020 Census data is necessary 

to allow FTA to meet the Urbanized 

Area definition found in 49 U.S.C. 

5302(24) and produce apportionment 

data files that support the 

apportionment of formula funds. If the 

Census Bureau releases new Urbanized 

Area definitions on or after October 1, 

2022, then FTA will not require the 

form addendum and will instead 

integrate the new urbanized area 

definitions into the 2022 reporting 

process. 

To minimize the reporting burden, 

transit operators will not have to fill in 

the addendum from scratch. The 

addendum will pull in as much data as 

possible from the initial FFA–10 and B– 

10 forms completed using 2010 Census 

UZA definitions, based on unchanged or 

minimally changed UZA boundaries. 

Nuria I. Fernandez, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07448 Filed 4–6–22; 8:45 am] 

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