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general aviation certification and

operations issues.

Participation in the Working Group

The Static Directional and Lateral

Stability Harmonization Working Group

will be composed of technical experts

having an interest in the assigned task.

A working group member need not be

a representative or a member of the full

committee.

An individual who has expertise in

the subject matter and wishes to become

a member of the working group should

write to the person listed under the

caption FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT expressing that desire,

describing his or her interest in the task,

and stating the expertise he or she

would bring to the working group. All

requests to participate must be received

no later than June 29, 2001. The

requests will be reviewed by the coassistant chairs, the co-assistant

executive directors, and the working

group co-chairs. Individuals will be

advised whether or not their request can

be accommodated.

Individuals chosen for membership

on the working group will be expected

to represent their aviation community

segment and actively participate in the

working group (e.g., attend all meetings,

provide written comments when

requested to do so, etc.). They also will

be expected to devote the resources

necessary to support the working group

in meeting any assigned deadlines.

Members are expected to keep their

management chain and those they may

represent advised of working group

activities and decisions to ensure that

the proposed technical solutions do not

conflict with their sponsoring

organization’s position when the subject

being negotiated is presented to ARAC

for approval.

Once the working group has begun

deliberations, members will not be

added or substituted without the

approval of the co-assistant chairs, the

co-assistant executive directors, and the

working group co-chairs.

The Secretary of Transportation

determined that the formation and use

of the ARAC is necessary and in the

public interest in connection with the

performance of duties imposed on the

FAA by law.

Meetings of the ARAC will be open to

the public. Meetings of the Static

Directional and Lateral Stability

Harmonization Working Group will not

be open to the public, except to the

extent that individuals with an interest

and expertise are selected to participate.

The FAA will make no public

announcement of working group

meetings.

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2001.

Anthony F. Fazio,

Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking

Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 01–14235 Filed 6–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA–2000–8033]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review: OMB

Control No. 2126–0010 (Motor Carrier

Safety Assistance Program)

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

SUMMARY: The FMCSA announces that

the Information Collection Request (ICR)

described in this notice has been sent to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval. The

FMCSA is requesting OMB’s continued

approval of the information that is

required for the Motor Carrier Safety

Assistance Program. The ICR describes

the information collection and its

expected cost and burden. The Federal

Register notice allowing for a 60-day

comment period on this information

collection was published on November

1, 2000 (65 FR 65372). We are required

to send ICRs to OMB under the

Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Please submit comments by July

6, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

James D. McCauley, (202) 366–0133,

Office of Safety Programs, Federal Motor

Carrier Safety Administration, 400

Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC

20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m.

to 4:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays.

ADDRESS: Send comments to the Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, 725

Seventeenth Street NW., Washington,

DC 20503, Attention: DOT Desk Officer.

We particularly request your comments

on whether the collection of information

is necessary for the FMCSA to meet its

goal of reducing truck crashes,

including whether the information is

useful to this goal; the accuracy of the

estimate of the burden of the

information collection; ways to enhance

the quality, utility and clarity of the

information collected; and ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on respondents, including

the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. OMB wants to receive

comments within 30 days of publication

of this notice in order to act on the ICR

quickly.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Motor Carrier Safety Assistance

Program (MCSAP).

OMB Approval Number: 2126–0010.

Background: Sections 401–404 of the

Surface Transportation Assistance Act

of 1982 (STAA) established a program of

financial assistance to States for the

purpose of implementing programs to

enforce (a) Federal rules, regulations,

standards, and orders applicable to

commercial motor vehicle safety; and

(b) compatible State rules, regulations,

standards, and orders. This grant-in-aid

program is known as the Motor Carrier

Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP).

The Intermodal Surface Transportation

Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) added

programs, such as drug interdiction,

traffic enforcement, and size and weight

activities to the core program

established by the STAA.

The Transportation Equity Act for the

21st Century (TEA–21) further revised

the MCSAP by broadening its purpose

beyond enforcement activities and

programs by requiring participating

States to assume greater responsibility

for improving motor carrier safety. The

TEA–21 required States to develop

performance-based plans reflecting

national priorities and performance

goals, revised the MCSAP funding

distribution formula, and created a new

incentive funding program. As a result,

States are given greater flexibility in

designing programs to address national

and State goals for reducing the number

and severity of commercial motor

vehicle (CMV) accidents. The

implementing regulations were

published in a final rule in the March

21, 2000, Federal Register at 65 FR

15092.

In order to qualify for a grant,

participating States must submit a

Commercial Vehicle Safety Plan (CVSP).

After the grant is awarded, States must

submit inspection data and quarterly

reports explaining work activities and

accomplishments. The FMCSA monitors

and evaluates a State’s progress under

its approved CVSP. The agency also

determines whether a change in the

State’s level of effort is required to meet

the intended objectives of the CVSP. If

a State fails to operate within the

guidelines of the approved CVSP or

does not remedy any identified

deficiencies or incompatibilities in a

timely manner, the FMCSA may cease

participation in that State’s CVSP. This

information collection provides the

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basis for these responsibilities and

decisions.

The quarterly report and inspection

data are collected electronically. States

continue to submit the CVSP in hard

copy. The estimated annual burden for

this collection has been significantly

reduced due to increased use of

information technology.

The FMCSA published the required

notice offering a 60-day comment period

on the ICR on November 1, 2000 (65 FR

65372). We received two comments,

which are addressed in the supporting

statement the agency submitted to OMB.

Requests for information on the

supporting statement should be directed

to the Information Contact provided in

this Notice.

Respondents: State and local MCSAP

lead agencies.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

Grant application preparation: 848

hours; quarterly report preparation: 339

hours; inspection data upload: 7,333

hours. The above figures reflect 20

percent of the total estimated hours to

perform the activities listed since

MCSAP reimburses up to 80 percent of

the eligible costs incurred in the

administration of an approved plan as

set forth in 49 CFR 350.303, 350.309 and

350.311.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended;

and 49 CFR 1.73.

Issued on: May 31, 2001.

Stephen E. Barber,

Acting Deputy Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–14238 Filed 6–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA–2001–9561]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption

Applications; Vision

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of applications for

exemption from the vision standard;

request for comments.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

FMCSA’s receipt of applications from

22 individuals for an exemption from

the vision requirements in the Federal

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

(FMCSRs). If granted, the exemptions

will enable these individuals to qualify

as drivers of commercial motor vehicles

(CMVs) in interstate commerce without

meeting the vision standard prescribed

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver

comments to the U.S. Department of

Transportation, Dockets Management

Facility, Room PL–401, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, or

submit electronically at http://

dmses.dot.gov/submit. All comments

received will be available for

examination and copying at the above

address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays. Those desiring notification of

receipt of comments must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard or you

may print the acknowledgment page

that appears after submitting comments

electronically.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information about the vision

exemptions in this notice, Ms. Sandra

Zywokarte, Office of Bus and Truck

Standards and Operations, (202) 366–

2987; for information about legal issues

related to this notice, Ms. Elaine Walls,

Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366–

1394, FMCSA, Department of

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office

hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.,

e.t., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access and Filing

You may see all the comments online

through the Document Management

System (DMS) at: http://dmses.dot.gov/

submit.

Background

Twenty-two individuals have

requested an exemption from the vision

requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10),

which applies to drivers of CMVs in

interstate commerce. Under 49 U.S.C.

31315 and 31136(e), the FMCSA may

grant an exemption for a renewable 2-

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.’’ Accordingly, the

agency will evaluate the qualifications

of each applicant to determine whether

granting the exemptions will achieve

the required level of safety.

Qualifications of Applicants

1. Roger D. Anderson

Mr. Anderson, 62, has amblyopia in

his right eye. He has visual acuities of

finger counting with his right eye, and

20/20 with his left eye. As the result of

an examination in 2000, his optometrist

concluded, ‘‘Mr. Anderson has been

driving like this all of his life and I

believe he has sufficient vision to

perform the driving tasks required to

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.

Anderson reported that he has 45 years

and 450,000 miles of experience

operating straight trucks; 10 years and

200,000 miles of experience operating

tractor-trailer combinations; and 2 years

and 18,000 miles of experience

operating buses. He holds a Class A CDL

from Kansas, and there are no accidents

and one conviction for a moving

violation—Speeding—in a CMV on his

driving record for the last 3 years. He

exceeded the speed limit by 13 mph.

2. Joey E. Buice

Mr. Buice, age 30, has a prosthetic

right eye due to an injury in 1981. He

has uncorrected visual acuity of 20/10

in the left eye. Following an

examination in 2001, his

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘In my

professional opinion his vision is stable

and he is capable of driving a

commercial vehicle, such as a tractortrailer without difficulty or risk.’’ Mr.

Buice reported that he has driven

straight trucks for 6 years and has

accumulated 60,000 miles. He holds a

Class B CDL from Georgia, and his

driving record for the last 3 years shows

no accidents or convictions for moving

violations in a CMV.

3. Ronald D. Danberry

Mr. Danberry, 43, has exotropia and

amblyopia of the right eye. His corrected

and uncorrected visual acuity is 20/60

in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye.

An optometrist who examined him in

2001 stated, ‘‘I certify, in my medical

opinion, that Ronald has more than

sufficient vision to operate a

commercial vehicle safely.’’ According

to Mr. Danberry’s application, he has

31⁄2 years of experience driving straight

trucks, totaling 52,000 miles; and 31⁄2

years of experience driving tractortrailers, totaling 122,000 miles. He holds

a Minnesota Class A CDL and has had

no accidents or moving violations in a

CMV for the past 3 years.

4. Paul W. Dawson

Mr. Dawson, 51, has amblyopia in his

left eye, which causes 20/200 bestcorrected visual acuity in that eye. In

his right eye, his best-corrected visual

acuity is 20/20. His optometrist

examined him in 2001 and stated, ‘‘Our

opinion is that Paul has sufficient vision

to perform the driving tasks required to

operate a commercial vehicle. Indeed he

has safely done so for over 20 years!’’

Mr. Dawson submitted that he has

driven 1.9 million miles in tractortrailer combination vehicles over 20

years. He holds a Class A CDL from