Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 17, 2018 / Notices 2445 

Dated at Washington, DC, on January 10, 

2018. 

Valerie J. Best, 

Assistant Executive Secretary, 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00640 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6714–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

[Petition No. P4–16] 

Petition of the Coalition for Fair Port 

Practices for Rulemaking; Final Notice 

of Public Hearing Schedule 

The Commission will hold public 

hearings on January 16 and 17, 2018, to 

receive oral testimony concerning the 

Petition of the Coalition for Fair Port 

Practices for Rulemaking. Below is the 

final order of presentation. Each 

panelist may make a five minute 

presentation, which will be followed by 

questions from the Commissioners. 

The hearings will be held in the 

Commission’s Main Hearing Room, 800 

North Capitol Street NW, Washington, 

DC 20573 and are open to the public. 

Please arrive with sufficient time to 

clear through the building security 

process. The hearing will be live 

streamed and the URL will be posted to 

the Commission’s website prior to the 

hearing: https://www.fmc.gov/p4_

16hearings.aspx. 

Written comments and statements for 

the record relative to the issues being 

addressed at the hearing from persons 

who are unable to testify in person 

should be submitted to secretary@

fmc.gov as a PDF file by January 26, 

2018. Copies of all written submissions 

will be posted to the Commission’s 

website, https://www.fmc.gov/p4-16/, 

and will be available in the 

Commission’s Office of the Secretary. 

Day 1: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 

Panel 1: Coalition Panel—10:00 a.m. 

• Karyn Booth, Esq., Partner, Thompson 

Hine, LLP 

• Nick DiMichael, Esq., Senior Counsel, 

Thompson Hine, LLP 

• Ms. Laura Crowe, Senior Director, 

Global Logistics, Walmart Stores 

• Mr. Don Pisano, President, American 

Coffee Corporation 

• Mr. Fred Johring, President, Golden 

State Express 

• Mr. Robert Leef, Senior Vice 

President, East Region, ContainerPort 

Group, Inc., representing the 

Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers 

• Mr. Alex Cherin, Executive Director, 

Englander, Knabe & Allen, 

representing the California Trucking 

Association Intermodal Conference 

Panel 2: Shipper Panel—11:15 a.m. 

• Peter Friedmann, Esq., Executive 

Director, AgTC Agriculture 

Transportation Coalition 

• Steven Hughes, President/CEO of HCS 

International, representing the Auto 

Care Association 

• Mr. Sam J. Sorbello, President, 

Atlantic Coast Freezers, representing 

the Meat Import Council of America 

• Mr. Tim Avanzato, Lanca Sales, Inc. 

• Mr. Frans A. de Jong, President, R1 

International (Americas) Inc. 

Panel 3: Intermediary Panel—2:00 p.m. 

• Mr. Richard J. Roche, Vice President 

of International Transportation, 

Mohawk Global Logistics, and 

NVOCC Sub-Committee Chairman at 

NCBFAA 

• Mr. Charles Riley, Chairman, Board of 

Governors, New York New Jersey 

Foreign Freight Forwarders and 

Brokers Association, Inc. 

(NYNJFFF&BA), and Vice President, 

Steer Company 

• Ms. Jeanette Gioia, Vice President 

Exports, New York New Jersey 

Foreign Freight Forwarders and 

Brokers Association, Inc. 

(NYNJFFF&BA), and President, Serra 

International, Inc. 

• Cameron W. Roberts, Esq., 

representing Roberts & Kehagiaras 

LLP and the Foreign Trade 

Association 

• Mr. Joseph T. Quinn, President, Sefco 

Export Management Company, Inc. 

• Mr. Bryan Vickers, Pace LLP, 

representing the International 

Association of Movers 

Day 2: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 

Panel 1: Drayage Panel—10:00 a.m. 

• Mr. Thomas J. Adamski, representing 

the New Jersey Motor Truck 

Association 

• Mr. William J. Shea, CEO, Direct 

ChassisLink, Inc. 

Panel 2: Ocean Carrier Panel—11:15 

a.m. 

• Mr. Richard J. Craig, President and 

CEO, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (America), 

Inc. 

• Mr. Paolo Magnani, Executive Vice 

President for Quality Control and 

Marketing, Mediterranean Shipping 

Company USA 

• Mr. Howard Finkel, Executive Vice 

President, COSCO Shipping Lines 

(North America), Inc. 

• John Butler, Esq., President and CEO, 

World Shipping Council 

Panel 3: Ports and Terminals Panel— 

2:00 p.m. 

• Mr. Edward DeNike, President, SSA 

Containers 

• Mr. John E. Crowley, Jr., Executive 

Director, National Association of 

Waterfront Employers 

• Mr. John Atkins, President, GCT 

Bayone LP 

By the Commission. 

Rachel E. Dickon, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00624 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6731–AA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[CDC–2018–0005, Docket Number NIOSH– 

303] 

Law Enforcement Officer Motor Vehicle 

Crash and Struck-By Fatality 

Investigations; Notice of Public 

Meeting; Request for Comments 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

solicitation for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking 

stakeholder input on NIOSH’s Law 

Enforcement Officer Motor Vehicle 

Crash and Struck-by Fatality 

Investigations—a pilot program. 

Table of Contents 

• Dates: 

• Addresses: 

• For Further Information Contact: 

• Supplementary Information: 

• Background 

• References 

DATES: A public meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, February 27, 2018, from 9:00 

a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, or until 

the last public presenter has spoken, 

whichever occurs first. Please note that 

public comments may end before the 

time. Members of the public who wish 

to provide oral comments should plan 

to attend the meeting at the start time 

listed. As an alternative, electronic or 

written comments must be received by 

April 17, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the Office of Justice Programs 

(OJP), 810 7th Street NW, Washington, 

DC 20531. Attendees will be escorted to 

the room from the security checkpoint. 


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Written Comments: You may submit 

written comments by either of the two 

methods below. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH 

Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, 

MS C–34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226–1998. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice must be identified by CDC– 

2017–0118 and Docket Number NIOSH– 

303. All relevant comments received, 

including any personal information, 

will be posted without change to 

www.regulations.gov. To access the 

docket, read background documents or 

read comments, go to 

www.regulations.gov and enter CDC– 

2017–0118 in the search field and click 

‘‘Search.’’ All information received in 

response to this notice will be available 

for public examination and copying at 

the NIOSH Docket Office, 1150 

Tusculum Avenue, Room 155, 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45226–1998. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Moore, NIOSH, Division of Safety 

Research, 1095 Willowdale Road, 

Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, 

telephone (304) 285–6016, facsimile 

(304) 285–5774 (not toll free numbers), 

email PMoore@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Registration: Notification of intent to 

attend the meeting, either for 

participation or to make presentations, 

must be made by email to Paul Moore, 

email PMoore@cdc.gov, telephone (304) 

285–6016, facsimile (304) 285–5774 or 

John Myers, email JMyers@cdc.gov, 

telephone (304) 285–6005, facsimile 

(304) 285–5774 no later than February 

12, 2018, for U.S. citizens, and no later 

than February 5, 2018, for non-U.S. 

citizens, to allow sufficient time for 

mandatory facility security clearance 

procedures to be completed. Priority for 

attendance will be given to those 

providing oral comments. All requests 

to present should include the name, 

address, telephone number, relevant 

business affiliation of the presenter, and 

a brief summary of the presentation. 

After reviewing the requests for 

presentation, NIOSH will notify each 

presenter of the approximate time that 

their presentation is scheduled to begin. 

If a participant is not available when 

their presentation is scheduled to begin, 

the remaining participants will be heard 

in order. Presenters who missed their 

assigned time slot will be permitted to 

present later in the meeting if time 

permits. 

Status: The meeting is open to the 

public, limited only by the space 

available. The meeting space 

accommodates approximately 150 

people. There is no registration fee to 

attend this public meeting. However, 

those wishing to attend must sign up by 

the dates noted in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section with the contact 

persons in this notice. 

Security Considerations: Due to 

mandatory security clearance 

procedures at the location of the 

meeting, in-person attendees who are 

U.S. citizens must sign up with either of 

the contact persons identified in this 

notice by February 12, 2018, and 

present a valid government-issued 

picture identification to security 

personnel upon entering the building 

and go through an airport-type security 

check. No weapons will be allowed 

inside of the building. 

To attend in person, a non-U.S. 

citizen must sign up with either of the 

contact persons identified in this notice 

by February 5, 2018. They will also 

need to provide passport information 

and photo identification to security 

personnel upon entering the building 

and go through an airport-type security 

check. No weapons will be allowed 

inside of the building. 

To allow sufficient time for 

mandatory facility security clearance 

procedures to be completed, non-U.S. 

Citizens must provide the following 

information by email to Paul Moore, 

email PMoore@cdc.gov, telephone (304) 

285–6016 or John Myers, email JMyers@

cdc.gov, telephone (304) 285–6005, by 

February 5, 2018: Name; gender; date of 

birth; place of birth (city, province, 

state, country); citizenship; passport 

number; date of passport issue; date of 

passport expiration; type of visa; U.S. 

naturalization number (if a naturalized 

citizen); U.S. naturalization date (if a 

naturalized citizen); visitor’s 

organization; organization address; 

organization telephone number; and 

visitor’s position/title within the 

organization. Priority for attendance 

will be given to those providing oral 

comments. This information will be 

transmitted to the CDC Security Office 

and the Office of Justice Programs 

Security Office for approval. Non-U.S 

citizens will be notified once approval 

has been obtained. If approval is not 

received, non-U.S. citizens will not be 

able to attend the meeting. 

Background 

In the United States, there are 

approximately 765,000 state and local 

law enforcement officers (LEOs) 

working in stressful and dangerous 

conditions. LEOs are at increased risk 

for both fatal and non-fatal injuries, 

especially those occurring from motorvehicle incidents. According to data 

from the National Law Enforcement 

Officer Memorial Fund (NLEOMF, 

2016), 135 officers were killed in the 

line of duty in 2016; 47% were from 

intentional acts of violence (n = 64), 

39% were motor-vehicle related (n = 

53), and 13% were due to other causes. 

Motor-vehicle related fatalities have 

been the leading cause of LEO line-ofduty-deaths in 15 of the last 20 years. As 

of November 14, 2017, the number of 

LEO line-of-duty-motor vehicle-related 

fatalities was 41. Between 2010 and 

2014, 58% of fatal motor vehicle crashes 

were single vehicle crashes. [NLEOMF, 

2016] 

While the number of LEO motor 

vehicle-related fatalities remain high, 

efforts towards the collection of data on 

the circumstances and characteristics 

surrounding motor-vehicle related 

events for prevention purposes are 

limited. Detailed information on the 

causes and risk factors for LEO motorvehicle related fatalities can provide 

stakeholders, researchers, and the law 

enforcement community with 

information to develop evidence-based 

prevention programs and policies to 

reduce crashes and injures. 

Project Description 

Under the Law Enforcement Officer 

Motor Vehicle Crash and Struck-by 

Fatality Investigations project, NIOSH 

staff have conducted field investigations 

of LEO line-of-duty-deaths due to motor 

vehicle crashes and being struck-by 

moving vehicles. This pilot project, 

implemented in partnership with the 

National Institute of Justice through an 

Interagency Agreement, sought to 

identify motor vehicle related fatality 

risks for LEOs and develop industrywide recommendations. The project 

aimed to: 

1. Learn about the motor vehiclerelated risks LEOs are exposed to by 

studying the circumstances surrounding 

motor vehicle crash and struck-by 

fatalities, 

2. Explore the feasibility of using 

NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control 

Evaluation investigation techniques to 

identify contributing factors for these 

fatal incidents, and; 

3. Disseminate NIOSH developed 

injury prevention recommendations to 

stakeholders, researchers, and the law 

enforcement community. 

Methods and Approach 

The project evaluated whether the 

NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control 

Evaluation (FACE) methodology could 

appropriately collect information on the 

circumstances and contributing factors 

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LEOs. The FACE method follows the 

public health approach that the etiology 

of injury is multifaceted and injury is 

preventable. FACE collects data about 

the circumstances and contributors to 

fatal occupational injuries through onsite field investigations. This type of 

detailed data is not generally available 

from injury surveillance databases. As 

NIOSH does not have regulatory 

responsibility or enforcement authority, 

agency participation in a FACE 

investigation is voluntary. The FACE 

method has been used to successfully 

investigate fatalities involving fire 

fighters through the NIOSH Fire Fighter 

Fatality Investigation and Prevention 

Program. However, the ability to 

conduct these types of investigations 

among one occupation does not 

guarantee success in another. This may 

be especially true for law enforcement 

agencies that conduct vehicle crash 

reconstructions as part of their normal 

responsibilities. Crash reconstructions 

generally focus on environmental 

conditions and technical information 

such as vehicle dynamics. However, the 

FACE methodology evaluates all 

circumstances surrounding an incident, 

including decedent information, 

training programs, operating 

procedures, social aspects of the job, 

equipment design, and the work 

environment to identify contributing 

factors that can lead to the development 

of prevention recommendations. 

Investigation results are publicly 

reported through a narrative report that 

describes the incident, identifies 

contributing factors, and provides 

recommendations aimed at preventing 

similar incidents. The NIOSH reports do 

not determine fault or assign blame. The 

reports also do not identify the victim 

or other agency members. Reports are 

publicly available on the NIOSH 

website: NIOSH Law Enforcement 

Officer Motor Vehicle Safety. 

Case Criteria and Selection 

In this pilot project, a limited number 

of law enforcement motor-vehicle 

deaths were investigated using the 

FACE Model. For the purpose of this 

pilot study, the following definitions 

were used to identify law enforcement 

motor-vehicle fatalities: 

• Law Enforcement Officer: An 

individual involved in crime control or 

reduction and who is directly employed 

on a full-time basis by a university or 

college, tribal, local, county, state, or 

federal law enforcement agency of the 

United States or its territories, with or 

without compensation, who is duly 

sworn and has full arrest powers. 

• Law Enforcement Motor Vehicle: A 

motor vehicle, excluding motorcycles, 

that is owned by any university or 

college, tribal, local, county, State, or 

Federal police agency. Personal vehicles 

not owned by the agency but used by 

officers or agents (e.g., undercover) do 

not fall into this category. 

• Motor vehicle crash: A crash that 

occurred while operating a law 

enforcement motor vehicle engaged in 

pursuit, patrol, emergency response, or 

commute between duty stations. 

• Struck-by: A LEO struck-by a motor 

vehicle while operating on foot or in a 

parked vehicle at a roadside emergency, 

traffic stop or roadblock, or while 

assisting motorists. 

Several sources were used to identify 

LEO fatalities that met the case selection 

criteria including internet searches, 

newspaper clippings, the National Law 

Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund 

(NLEOMF), and the Officer Down 

Memorial Page (ODMP). Assistance 

from NIJ was also obtained to identify 

potential cases. 

Results to Date 

From September 2013 through 

December 2017, through this pilot 

project, NIOSH identified 18 LEO lineof-duty motor-vehicle crash fatalities to 

pursue as potential fatality 

investigations. Contact information for 

each deceased LEO’s agency was 

obtained from the NLEOMF. NIOSH 

attempted to contact the agencies 

through phone calls and or emails. Of 

the 18 agencies, 5 agreed to participate 

in the program. Investigations for 3 of 

these cases have been completed and 

the reports have been published on the 

NIOSH Law Enforcement Officer Motor 

Vehicle Safety website: NIOSH Law 

Enforcement Officer Motor Vehicle 

Safety. Two investigations are still 

ongoing, but should be completed and 

published on the NIOSH web page in 

early 2018. 

Completed investigations include: 

Sergeant Struck by a Motor Vehicle on 

Interstate Highway—New Mexico 

Trooper struck by vehicle while 

investigating crash on interstate 

highway—Oklahoma 

Officer Struck By a Motorhome While 

Establishing Temporary Traffic 

Control on Interstate—Tennessee 

The NIOSH pilot program has 

identified unique opportunities and 

challenges for investigating LEO motor 

vehicle deaths. Unique opportunities 

include: The availability of vehicle dash 

camera recordings to help determine 

how the event occurred; police crash 

reconstruction reports outlining the 

vehicle dynamics, and the availability of 

in-vehicle telematics to better 

understand the speed at impact at the 

time of the event. Challenges identified 

included the delay in initiating 

investigations because of ongoing 

litigation surrounding the officer’s 

death, and in certain events, the lack of 

witnesses involving single vehicle LEO 

crashes. We have also observed some 

reluctance on the part of law 

enforcement agencies to participate in a 

NIOSH investigation stating concerns 

for exposing the fallen officer’s family 

members and department colleagues to 

emotional distress. 

Areas for Input 

Specific areas where NIOSH desires 

input include: 

1. Is the approach NIOSH used to 

investigate these deaths appropriate for 

the law enforcement community? 

2. Does the approach have the 

potential to prevent LEO injury and 

death from motor-vehicle incidents? 

3. How can the approach be improved 

to better focus on the law enforcement 

community’s need for prevention of 

motor-vehicle related fatalities? 

4. How can NIOSH better gain law 

enforcement agency cooperation and 

participation for conducting these 

investigations? 

5. What is the best way to disseminate 

NIOSH fatality reports to law 

enforcement agencies, officers, and 

leaders? 

References 

NLEOMF [2016]. 124 law enforcement 

fatalities nationwide in 2015. 

Washington, DC: National Law 

Enforcement Memorial Fund. 

NLEOMF [2016] Deadly Calls and Fatal 

Encounters, Analysis of U. S. law 

enforcement line of duty death when 

officers responded to dispatched calls for 

service and conducted enforcement 

(2101–2016), Washington, DC: National 

Law Enforcement Officers Memorial 

Fund. 

Frank Hearl, 

Chief of Staff, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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