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1FMCSA has granted Daimler drivers similar 

exemptions: July 22, 2014 (79 FR 42626); March 27, 

2015 (80 FR 16511); October 5, 2015 (80 FR 60220); 

December 7, 2015 (80 FR 76059); December 21, 

2015 (80 FR 79410); July 12, 2016 (81 FR 45217); 

July 25, 2016 (81 FR 48496); August 17, 2017 (82 

FR 39151); September 10, 2018 (83 FR 45742); and 

September 28, 2020 (85 FR 60782). 

administered by Daimler, with the 

exception of the Clearinghouse 

requirements. 

V. Public Comments 

On August 19, 2021, FMCSA 

published notice of the Daimler 

application and requested public 

comments (86 FR 46752). The Agency 

received no comments. 

VI. FMCSA Decision 

FMCSA has determined that the 

process for obtaining a CDL in Germany 

is comparable to the process for 

obtaining a State-issued CDL and 

therefore adequately ensures that this 

driver can safely operate a CMV in the 

United States. 

Under this exemption, Gesa Reimelt is 

not subject to the drug and alcohol 

testing requirements, set forth in 49 CFR 

part 382, which apply only to drivers 

who are subject to the CDL requirements 

in 49 CFR part 383, the Canadian 

National Safety Code, or the Licencia 

Federal de Conductor (Mexico), and to 

their employers (49 CFR 382.103(a)). 

Therefore, to ensure an equivalent level 

of safety, the terms and conditions of 

this exemption require Daimler to 

implement a corporate drug and alcohol 

testing program substantially equivalent 

to the testing requirements in part 382. 

Because Ms. Reimelt is not subject to 49 

CFR part 382, an exemption from the 

Clearinghouse requirements in subpart 

G is unnecessary. 

Based on the information provided by 

Daimler, as described in section IV, 

including the driver’s experience and 

safety record, FMCSA concludes that 

the exemption, subject to the terms and 

conditions set forth in section VII, 

would likely achieve a level of safety 

that is equivalent to, or greater than, the 

level that would be achieved absent 

such exemption, in accordance with 49 

U.S.C. 31315(b)(1).1

VII. Terms and Conditions for the 

Exemption 

This exemption applies only to 

Daimler driver Gesa Reimelt. This driver 

is granted an exemption from the CDL 

requirement in 49 CFR 383.23 to allow 

her to drive CMVs in the United States 

without a State-issued CDL. 

Consequently, Ms. Reimelt is not subject 

to the requirements of 49 CFR part 382, 

including the Clearinghouse 

requirements in subpart G. When 

operating under this exemption, she is 

subject to the following terms and 

conditions: 

(1) The driver and Daimler must 

comply with all other applicable 

provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Regulations (49 CFR parts 350– 

399); 

(2) The driver must be in possession 

of the exemption document and a valid 

German commercial license; 

(3) The driver must be employed by 

and operate the CMV within the scope 

of her duties for Daimler; 

(4) At all times while operating a 

CMV under this exemption, the driver 

must be accompanied by a holder of a 

State-issued CDL who is familiar with 

the routes traveled; 

(5) Daimler must notify FMCSA in 

writing within 5 business days of any 

accident, as defined in 49 CFR 390.5, 

involving Ms. Reimelt; 

(6) Daimler must notify FMCSA in 

writing if Ms. Reimelt is convicted of an 

offense listed in § 383.51 or a 

disqualifying offense under § 391.15 of 

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations; and 

(7) Daimler must implement a drug 

and alcohol testing program 

substantially equivalent to the 

requirements in 49 CFR part 382 (and 49 

CFR part 40 regarding collection 

procedures, the panel of drugs tested 

and the thresholds, and the processing 

of samples, etc.), excluding the 

Clearinghouse requirements in subpart 

G. 

Preemption 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(d), as implemented by 49 CFR 

381.600, during the period this 

exemption is in effect, no State shall 

enforce any law or regulation applicable 

to interstate commerce that conflicts 

with or is inconsistent with this 

exemption with respect to a firm or 

person operating under the exemption. 

States may, but are not required to, 

adopt the same exemption with respect 

to operations in intrastate commerce. 

Notification to FMCSA 

Under the exemption, Daimler must 

notify FMCSA within 5 business days of 

any positive drug or alcohol tests, or 

accident (as defined in 49 CFR 390.5), 

involving Gesa Reimelt while operating 

a CMV under the terms of this 

exemption. The notification about 

accidents must include the following 

information: 

a. Identifier of the Exemption: 

‘‘Daimler -Reimelt;’’ 

b. Name of operating carrier and 

USDOT number; 

c. Date of the accident; 

d. City or town, and State, in which 

the accident occurred, or closest to the 

accident scene; 

e. Driver’s name and license number; 

f. Co-driver’s name (if any) and 

license number; 

g. Vehicle number and State license 

number; 

h. Number of individuals suffering 

physical injury; 

i. Number of fatalities; 

j. The police-reported cause of the 

accident, if provided by the enforcement 

agency; 

k. Whether the driver was cited for 

violation of any traffic laws, motor 

carrier safety regulations; and 

l. The total on-duty time accumulated 

during the 7 consecutive days prior to 

the date of the accident, and the total 

on-duty time and driving time in the 

work shift prior to the accident. 

VIII. Termination 

FMCSA has no reason to believe the 

motor carrier and driver covered by this 

exemption will experience any 

deterioration of their safety record. 

However, should this occur, FMCSA 

will take all steps necessary to protect 

the public interest, including revocation 

of the exemption. FMCSA will 

immediately revoke the exemption for 

failure to comply with its terms and 

conditions. 

Robin Hutcheson, 

Deputy Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board 

of Visitors; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration announces that the U.S. 

Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) 

will hold a meeting of the USMMA 

Board of Visitors (BOV). The meeting 

will be available in-person at USMMA 

with a virtual component available. 

DATES: May 13, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 

3:00 p.m. EST. 

Requests to attend the meeting must 

be received by May 8, 2022. Permission 

to attend in-person will be based on 

space available. Requests will be taken 

as they are received until available 

spaces are full. After on-campus seating 

space in the meeting room has been 


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exhausted, all others desiring to attend 

will be able to join the virtual session. 

Requests to submit written materials 

to be reviewed during the meeting must 

be received no later than May 3, 2022. 

Requests for accommodations for a 

disability must be received by May 8, 

2022. 

USMMA will post virtual meeting 

access details no later than May 10, 

2022, via its website and Social Media 

channels. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Schuyler Otis Bland Library’s 

Crabtree Conference Room on May 13, 

2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST. 

General information about the 

committee, is available on the USMMA 

BOV internet website at https://

www.usmma.edu/about/leadership/ 

board-visitors. Meeting access 

information will also be available at 

https://www.usmma.edu/ on the date 

specified in the DATE section above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

BOV’s Designated Federal Officer and 

Point of Contact, George Rhynedance, 

516–726–6048 or rhynedanceg@

usmma.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The USMMA BOV is a Federal 

Advisory Committee originally 

established as a Congressional Board by 

Section 51312 of Title 46, United States 

Code ‘‘to provide independent advice 

and recommendations on matters 

relating to the United States Merchant 

Marine Academy.’’ The Board was 

originally chartered under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) on 

October 24, 2017. 

II. Agenda 

The meeting agenda will cover, but is 

not limited to, the following proposed 

topics: 

1. Board maintenance items 

(elections, minutes, reports, etc.); 

2. Update on Sea Year Pause and 

EMBARC program; 

3. Update on the six priorities from 

the USMMA Strategic Plan (including 

COVID since the last meeting, 

infrastructure and modernization 

progress, Sexual Assault Prevention and 

Response program status); 

4. Update on the Class of 2025; and 

5. Update on the state of the Regiment 

of Midshipmen. 

III. Public Participation 

This meeting is open to the public 

and will be held physically at the 

Academy and through a virtual forum. 

Members of the public who wish to 

attend in-person must RSVP to the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section with their 

name and affiliation. Permission to 

attend will be based on space available. 

Requests will be taken as they are 

received until available spaces are full. 

After on-campus seating space in the 

meeting conference room has been 

exhausted, all others desiring to attend 

will be able to join the virtual session. 

The U.S. Department of Transportation 

is committed to providing equal access 

to this meeting for all participants. If 

you need alternative formats or services 

because of a disability, such as sign 

language, interpretation, or other 

ancillary aids, please contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

Any member of the public is 

permitted to file a written statement 

with the BOV. Written statements 

should be sent to the Designated Federal 

Officer listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section no later 

than May 3, 2022. 

Only written statements will be 

considered by the BOV; no member of 

the public will be allowed to present 

questions from the floor or speak during 

the meeting unless requested to do so by 

a member of the Board. 

The meeting notice shall be placed in 

the Federal Register no later than 15 

days prior to the scheduled date of the 

meeting, as required by 41 CFR part 

102–3.150. 

(Authority: 46 U.S.C. 51312; 5 U.S.C. 552b; 

5 U.S.C. app. 2; 41 CFR parts 102–3.140 

through 102–3.165). 

By Order of the Acting Maritime 

Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09002 Filed 4–26–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant 

Program; Availability of 2023 Grant 

Application Package 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document contains a 

notice that the IRS has made available 

the 2023 Grant Application Package and 

Guidelines (Publication 3319) for 

organizations interested in applying for 

a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) 

matching grant for the 2023 grant year, 

which runs from January 1, 2023, 

through December 31, 2023. The 

application period runs from May 2, 

2022, through June 16, 2022. 

DATES: All applications and requests for 

continued funding for the 2023 grant 

year must be filed electronically by 

11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on June 16, 

2022. The IRS is authorized to award 

multi-year grants not to exceed three 

years. For an organization not currently 

receiving a grant for 2022, an 

organization that received a single year 

grant in 2022, or an organization whose 

multi-year grant ends in 2022, the 

organization must apply electronically 

at www.grants.gov. For an organization 

currently receiving a grant for 2022 that 

is requesting funding for the second or 

third year of a multi-year grant, the 

organization must submit a NonCompeting Continuation Request for 

continued funding electronically at 

www.grantsolutions.gov. All 

organizations must use the funding 

number of TREAS–GRANTS–052023– 

001, and the Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance program number is 

21.008, see www.sam.gov. The LITC 

Program Office is scheduling a Zoom 

webinar for May 5, 2022 to cover the 

full application process. See 

www.irs.gov/advocate/low-incometaxpayer-clinics for complete details, 

including any changes to the date, time, 

and the posting of materials. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill 

Beard at (949) 575–6200 (not a toll-free 

number) or by email at beard.william@

irs.gov. The LITC Program Office is 

located at: IRS, Taxpayer Advocate 

Service, LITC Grant Program 

Administration Office, TA: LITC, 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW, Room 1034, 

Washington, DC 20224. Copies of the 

2023 Grant Application Package and 

Guidelines, IRS Publication 3319 (Rev. 

5–2022), can be downloaded from the 

IRS internet site at www.irs.gov/ 

advocate or ordered by calling the IRS 

Distribution Center toll-free at 1–800– 

829–3676. (Note: The ability to mail out 

publications from the Distribution 

Center may be impacted by COVID–19 

and staffing levels. If so, the publication 

may only be available online.) See, 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

BAHNRTCi7MI for a short video about 

the LITC program. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code 

(IRC) section 7526, the IRS will 

annually award up to $6,000,000 (unless 

otherwise provided by specific 

Congressional appropriation) to 

qualified organizations, subject to the 

limitations set forth in the statute. 

Grants may be awarded for the 


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