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objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315. 

Basis for Renewing Exemptions 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an 

exemption may be granted for no longer 

than two years from its approval date 

and may be renewed upon application 

for additional two year periods. In 

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

31315, each of the 23 applicants has 

satisfied the entry conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirements (63 FR 66226; 64 FR 

16517; 66 FR 17994; 68 FR 15037; 70 FR 

16886; 72 FR 18726; 65 FR 66286; 66 FR 

13825; 68 FR 10300; 70 FR 7546; 72 FR 

7111; 67 FR 68719; 68 FR 2629; 70 FR 

14747; 67 FR 76439; 68 FR 10298; 70 FR 

7545; 72 FR 18727; 68 FR 10301; 68 FR 

19596; 70 FR 2701; 70 FR 16887; 71 FR 

63379; 72 FR 1050; 72 FR 180; 72 FR 

9397). Each of these 23 applicants has 

requested renewal of the exemption and 

has submitted evidence showing that 

the vision in the better eye continues to 

meet the standard specified at 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10) and that the vision 

impairment is stable. In addition, a 

review of each record of safety while 

driving with the respective vision 

deficiencies over the past two years 

indicates each applicant continues to 

meet the vision exemption standards. 

These factors provide an adequate basis 

for predicting each driver’s ability to 

continue to drive safely in interstate 

commerce. Therefore, FMCSA 

concludes that extending the exemption 

for each renewal applicant for a period 

of two years is likely to achieve a level 

of safety equal to that existing without 

the exemption. 

Request for Comments 

FMCSA will review comments 

received at any time concerning a 

particular driver’s safety record and 

determine if the continuation of the 

exemption is consistent with the 

requirements at 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315. However, FMCSA requests that 

interested parties with specific data 

concerning the safety records of these 

drivers submit comments by April 20, 

2009. 

FMCSA believes that the 

requirements for a renewal of an 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315 can be satisfied by initially 

granting the renewal and then 

requesting and evaluating, if needed, 

subsequent comments submitted by 

interested parties. As indicated above, 

the Agency previously published 

notices of final disposition announcing 

its decision to exempt these 23 

individuals from the vision requirement 

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). The final 

decision to grant an exemption to each 

of these individuals was based on the 

merits of each case and only after 

careful consideration of the comments 

received to its notices of applications. 

The notices of applications stated in 

detail the qualifications, experience, 

and medical condition of each applicant 

for an exemption from the vision 

requirements. That information is 

available by consulting the above cited 

Federal Register publications. 

Interested parties or organizations 

possessing information that would 

otherwise show that any, or all of these 

drivers, are not currently achieving the 

statutory level of safety should 

immediately notify FMCSA. 

The Agency will evaluate any adverse 

evidence submitted and, if safety is 

being compromised or if continuation of 

the exemption would not be consistent 

with the goals and objectives of 49 

U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will 

take immediate steps to revoke the 

exemption of a driver. 

Issued on: March 16, 2009. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2009–0052] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can 

collect certain information from the 

public, it must receive approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Under the procedures 

established by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, before seeking OMB 

approval, Federal agencies must solicit 

public comment on proposed 

collections of information, including 

extensions and reinstatements of 

previously approved collections. This 

document describes one collection of 

information for which NHTSA intends 

to seek OMB approval. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 19, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to: U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Management Facility, West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE., 

Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. 

You may also submit comments 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

should refer to the docket no. NHTSA– 

2009–0052. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Eunyoung Lim, Contracting Officer’s 

Technical Representative, Office of 

Behavioral Safety Research (NTI–131), 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave, 

SE., Washington, DC 20590. Phone 

number: 202–366–2755. Email address: 

eunyoung.lim@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before an agency submits a proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

approval, it must publish a document in 

the Federal Register providing a 60-day 

comment period and otherwise consult 

with members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning each proposed 

collection of information. The OMB has 

promulgated regulations describing 

what must be included in such a 

document. Under OMB’s regulations (at 

5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask 

for public comment on the following: 

(i) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(iii) How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(iv) How to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submissions of responses. 

In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks public 

comment on the following proposed 

collection of information: 

National Survey of Speeding Attitudes 

and Behavior: 2010 

Type of Request—New information 

collection requirement. 

OMB Clearance Number—None. 

Form Number—This collection of 

information uses no standard forms. 

Requested Expiration Date of 

Approval—June 30, 2012. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information—NHTSA proposes to 

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conduct a National Survey of Speeding 

Attitudes and Behavior by telephone 

among a national probability sample of 

6,000 drivers, age 16 and older. 

Participation by respondents would be 

voluntary. Survey topics would include 

the extent to which drivers speed, 

attitudes and perceptions about 

speeding, reasons and motivations for 

speeding, and knowledge and attitudes 

towards countermeasure strategies to 

deter speeding. 

In conducting the proposed survey, 

the interviewers would use computerassisted telephone interviewing to 

reduce interview length and minimize 

recording errors. A Spanish-language 

translation and bilingual interviewers 

would be used to minimize language 

barriers to participation. Interviews will 

be conducted with respondents using 

landline phones and with respondents 

using cell phones. The proposed survey 

would be anonymous; the survey would 

not collect any personal information 

that would allow anyone to identify 

respondents. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Proposed Use of the 

Information—The National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration’s 

(NHTSA) mission is to save lives, 

prevent injuries, and reduce healthcare 

and other economic costs associated 

with motor vehicle crashes. Over thirty 

percent of all fatal crashes are estimated 

to be speed-related crashes, defined as 

racing, exceeding the speed limit, or 

driving too fast for conditions. Speedrelated crashes resulted in 13,040 lives 

lost in 2007 and an estimated cost of 

$40.4 billion in 2000. In order to plan 

and evaluate programs intended to 

reduce speed-related crashes, NHTSA 

periodically conducts telephone surveys 

to update its knowledge and 

understanding of the public’s attitudes 

and behaviors with respect to speeding 

issues. 

NHTSA has conducted two previous 

administrations of the National Survey 

of Speeding Attitudes and Behavior— 

once in 1997 and again in 2002. In the 

2010 survey, NHTSA intends to 

examine the extent to which drivers 

speed, who the speeders are, when and 

why drivers speed, and what 

countermeasures are most acceptable 

and effective in reducing speeding. 

Furthermore, NHTSA plans to assess 

whether or not self-reported behaviors, 

attitudes, and perceptions regarding 

speeding and associated 

countermeasure strategies have changed 

over time, since the administration of 

the 1997 and 2002 national surveys. The 

findings from this proposed collection 

of information will assist NHTSA in 

designing, targeting, and implementing 

programs intended to reduce speed on 

the roadways and to provide data to 

States, localities, and law enforcement 

agencies that will aid in their efforts to 

reduce speed-related crashes and 

injuries. 

Description of the Likely Respondents 

(Including Estimated Number, and 

Proposed Frequency of Response to the 

Collection of Information)—Under this 

proposed effort, the Contractor would 

conduct telephone interviews averaging 

approximately 20 minutes in length 

with 6,000 randomly selected members 

of the general driving public, age 16 and 

older. The respondent sample would be 

selected from all 50 States and the 

District of Columbia. Interviews would 

be conducted with randomly selected 

persons with residential phones or cell 

phones. Businesses are ineligible for the 

sample and would not be interviewed. 

No more than one respondent would be 

selected per household. Each member of 

the sample would complete one 

interview. 

Prior to the administration of the 

survey, a total of 15 pretest interviews, 

averaging 20 minutes in length would 

be administered to test the computer 

programming of the questionnaire, and 

to determine if any final adjustments to 

the questionnaire are needed. Following 

any revisions carried out as a result of 

the pretest, the Contractor would begin 

the main survey administration. 

Estimate of the Total Annual 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden 

Resulting From the Collection of 

Information—NHTSA estimates that 

respondents will spend an average of 20 

minutes each to complete the survey, for 

a total of 2005 hours for the 15 pretest 

respondents and 6000 survey 

respondents. The respondents would 

not incur any reporting cost from the 

information collection. The respondents 

also would not incur any recordkeeping 

burden or recordkeeping cost from the 

information collection. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) 

Jeff Michael, 

Associate Administrator, Research and 

Program Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Corporate Average Fuel Economy 

Standards; Effect Upon State Laws and 

Regulations 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: In a notice of proposed 

rulemaking published on May 2, 2008, 

proposing Corporate Average Fuel 

standards for model years 2011–2015, 

NHTSA set forth its previously stated 

view regarding preemption under the 

Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 

State standards regulating carbon 

dioxide emissions from motor vehicle 

tailpipes and proposed to include a 

summary statement of those views in 

the Code of Federal Regulations. 

However, in a January 26, 2009 

memorandum requesting that NHTSA 

complete its rulemaking in two phases, 

the President further requested the 

agency to reconsider its views. In 

accordance with that request, NHTSA 

will re-examine the issue of preemption 

in the context of its forthcoming 

rulemaking to establish Corporate 

Average Fuel Economy standards for 

model year 2012 and later years. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen P. Wood, Acting Chief Counsel, 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., 

SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Energy Independence and Security Act 

(EISA) amended the Energy Policy and 

Conversation Act (EPCA) by mandating 

that the model year (MY) 2011–2020 

Corporate Average Fuel (CAFE) 

standards be set sufficiently high to 

ensure that the industry-wide average of 

all new passenger cars and light trucks, 

combined, reaches not less than 35 

miles per gallon by MY 2020. NHTSA 

published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) on May 2, 2008 to 

begin implementing the EISA mandate 

by establishing CAFE standards for MYs 

2011–2015.1 In the proposal, NHTSA set 

forth its previously stated view that 

State standards regulating carbon 

dioxide emissions from motor vehicle 

tailpipes are expressly and impliedly 

preempted and proposed to include a 

summary of that conclusion and the