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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. 

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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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