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1These criteria may be found in APPENDIX A TO 

PART 391—MEDICAL ADVISORY CRITERIA, 

section H. Epilepsy: § 391.41(b)(8), paragraphs 3, 4, 

and 5, which is available on the internet at https:// 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2015-title49-vol5/pdf/ 

CFR-2015-title49-vol5-part391-appA.pdf. 

the DOT West Building, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

ET, Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. To be sure someone is 

there to help you, please call (202) 366– 

9317 or (202) 366–9826 before visiting 

Dockets Operations. 

B. Privacy Act 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(b)(6), DOT solicits comments 

from the public on the exemption 

request. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

II. Background 

On February 16, 2022, FMCSA 

published a notice announcing its 

decision to renew exemptions for eight 

individuals from the epilepsy and 

seizure disorders prohibition in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(8) to operate a CMV in 

interstate commerce and requested 

comments from the public (87 FR 8919). 

The public comment period ended on 

March 18, 2022, and no comments were 

received. 

FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility 

of these applicants and determined that 

renewing these exemptions would 

achieve a level of safety equivalent to, 

or greater than, the level that would be 

achieved by complying with 

§ 391.41(b)(8). 

The physical qualification standard 

for drivers regarding epilepsy found in 

§ 391.41(b)(8) states that a person is 

physically qualified to drive a CMV if 

that person has no established medical 

history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy 

or any other condition which is likely 

to cause the loss of consciousness or any 

loss of ability to control a CMV. 

In addition to the regulations, FMCSA 

has published advisory criteria 1 to 

assist medical examiners in determining 

whether drivers with certain medical 

conditions are qualified to operate a 

CMV in interstate commerce. 

III. Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received no comments in this 

proceeding. 

IV. Conclusion 

Based on its evaluation of the eight 

renewal exemption applications, 

FMCSA announces its decision to 

exempt the following drivers from the 

epilepsy and seizure disorders 

prohibition in § 391.41(b)(8). 

As of February 19, 2022, and in 

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

31315(b), the following eight 

individuals have satisfied the renewal 

conditions for obtaining an exemption 

from the epilepsy and seizure disorders 

prohibition in the FMCSRs for interstate 

CMV drivers (87 FR 8919): 

Daniel Bretz Jr. (PA) 

Thomas DeAngelo (IL) 

Robert Drake (AZ) 

Pagagrong Newsome (CA) 

Tyler Schaefer (ME) 

Douglas Slagel (OH) 

Cory Wagner (IL) 

Randy Wentz (PA) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2013–0106, FMCSA– 

2015–0017, FMCSA–2015–0320, 

FMCSA–2018–0058, FMCSA–2019– 

0036, FMCSA–2019–0206, or FMCSA– 

2019–0210. Their exemptions were 

applicable as of February 19, 2022 and 

will expire on February 19, 2024. 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(b), each exemption will be valid 

for 2 years from the effective date unless 

revoked earlier by FMCSA. The 

exemption will be revoked if the 

following occurs: (1) the person fails to 

comply with the terms and conditions 

of the exemption; (2) the exemption has 

resulted in a lower level of safety than 

was maintained prior to being granted; 

or (3) continuation of the exemption 

would not be consistent with the goals 

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

31315(b). 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–XXXX–XXXX] 

Public Workshop on Corporate 

Average Fuel Economy Reporting 

Templates 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notification of rescheduled 

public workshop. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

NHTSA will hold a workshop to present 

and demonstrate three compliance 

reporting templates for the Corporate 

Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Program. 

Two of the templates will be required 

for reporting; the third template will be 

optional but is recommended for ease of 

reporting. The workshop will provide a 

demonstration of the use of the 

templates, which automobile 

manufacturers will use to provide 

NHTSA required compliance data. 

DATES: NHTSA will hold the public 

workshop on July 12, 2022 from 9 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. 

The workshop will be held virtually. 

Log-in on the day of the workshop will 

begin at 9 a.m. Attendance requires 

electronic registration and confirmation 

in advance and is free. 

ADDRESSES: Vehicle manufacturers and 

other interested parties who wish to 

attend the workshops are asked to preregister by June 30, 2022. Attendees 

should register online at https://

www.nhtsa.gov/events/workshop-cafereporting-template, by June 30, 2022. 

Registration is necessary for all 

attendees; please register even if you 

were previously registered for the 

workshop that was scheduled in January 

2022. Please provide your name, email 

address, and affiliation. Registrations 

may be accepted after that date, space 

permitting. Attendees are encouraged to 

submit questions related to reporting 

and credit related technical issues to be 

considered for discussion during the 

workshop. These questions should be 

submitted via email to cafe@dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about registering or 

connecting to the public workshop, 

please contact NHTSA staff at 

NHTSA.Communication@dot.gov or 

Chris LaMance at frederick.lamance@

dot.gov or (202) 366–7568. For questions 

concerning the workshop discussions 

contact Maurice Hicks at 

Maurice.Hicks@dot.gov or (202) 366– 

5289. 

We are committed to providing equal 

access to this event for all participants. 

Persons with disabilities in need of an 

accommodation should contact Maurice 

Hicks at (202) 366–5289 or, 

NHTSA.Communication@dot.gov to 

request an accommodation no later than 

July 5, 2022. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 49 CFR 

part 537, ‘‘Automotive Fuel Economy 

Reports,’’ requires manufacturers to 

provide early model year projections on 

automobiles demonstrating how they 

intend to comply with CAFE standards. 

The regulation requires manufacturers 

to submit a pre-model year (PMY) report 

by December 31 before the model year 

and a mid-model year (MMY) report by 

July 31 of the model year. When NHTSA 

received and reviewed manufacturers’ 


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1 80 FR 40540 (Jul. 13, 2015). 

2 81 FR 73958 (Oct. 25, 2016). 

3 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

4Submitting a properly completed template and 

accompanying transaction letter will satisfy the 

trading requirements in 49 CFR part 536. 5The agenda is subject to change. 

projection reports for Model Years (MY) 

2013 through 2015, the agency observed 

that most did not conform to the 

requirements specified in part 537. In a 

2015 notice of proposed rulemaking, 

NHTSA proposed to amend part 537 to 

require a new data format for 

manufacturers’ CAFE projection 

reporting template.1 However, NHTSA 

did not adopt the proposed data format 

from the 2015 proposed rule after 

receiving adverse comments from 

manufacturers.2

After identifying the sources of 

manufacturers’ concerns, in the April 

2020 CAFE final rule, NHTSA 

established a new standardized template 

for reporting PMY and MMY 

information, as specified in 49 CFR 

537.7(b) and (c), as well as for the 

supplementary information required by 

49 CFR 537.8. The new template allows 

manufacturers to build out the required 

confidential versions of CAFE reports 

specified in 49 CFR part 537, and to 

automatically produce the required nonconfidential versions by clicking a 

button within the template. The 

standardized template assists 

manufacturers in providing the agency 

with all necessary data, thereby helping 

manufacturers to ensure they are 

complying with CAFE regulations. The 

template organizes the required data in 

a manner consistent with NHTSA and 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) regulations and simplifies the 

reporting process by incorporating 

standardized responses consistent with 

those provided to EPA. The template 

collects the relevant data, calculates 

intermediate and final values in 

accordance with EPA and NHTSA 

methodologies, and aggregates all the 

final values required by NHTSA 

regulations in a single summary 

worksheet. 

Thus, NHTSA believes that the 

standardized template will benefit both 

the agency and manufacturers by 

helping to avoid reporting errors, such 

as data omissions and miscalculations, 

and will ultimately simplify and 

streamline reporting. NHTSA requires 

that manufacturers use the standardized 

Projection Reporting Template for all 

PMY, MMY, and supplementary CAFE 

reports beginning in MY 2023. NHTSA 

also modified its existing compliance 

database to accept and import the 

standardized template and 

automatically aggregate manufacturers’ 

data. This allows NHTSA to execute its 

regulatory obligations to the public 

more efficiently and effectively. Overall, 

the template helps to ensure compliance 

with data requirements under the 

Energy Policy and Conservation Act/ 

Energy Independence and Security Act 

and drastically reduce the industry and 

government’s burden for reporting in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act.3 The reporting template 

is available for download through the 

Public Information Center (PIC) located 

at: https://one.nhtsa.gov/cafe_pic/ 

home—see ‘‘Light Duty Templates: 

NHTSA CAFE Projections Reporting 

Template’’. 

To reduce the burden on all parties, 

encourage compliance, and facilitate 

quicker NHTSA credit transaction 

approval, in the April 2020 final rule, 

NHTSA added a new template to 

standardize the information parties 

submit to the agency to request a credit 

transaction. Often manufacturers 

inconsistently submit the information 

required by 49 CFR 536.8, making it 

difficult for NHTSA to process 

transactions. The credit transaction 

template is a simple spreadsheet that 

credit holders and trading parties fill 

out. When completed, parties are able to 

click a button on the spreadsheet to 

generate a credit transaction summary, 

and if applicable, credit trade 

confirmation, the latter of which needs 

to be signed by both trading entities. 

The credit trade confirmation serves as 

an acknowledgement that the parties 

have agreed to trade credits. The 

completed credit trade summary, and a 

PDF copy of the signed trade 

confirmation must be submitted to 

NHTSA. Using the Credit Transaction 

Template simplifies the credit trading 

process for the Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance and manufacturers and 

helps to ensure that trading parties 

follow the requirements for a credit 

transaction found in 49 CFR 536.8(a).4

Additionally, the credit trade 

confirmation includes an 

acknowledgement of the ‘‘error or 

fraud’’ provisions in 49 CFR 536.8(f)– 

(g), and the finality provision of 49 CFR 

536.8(g). The credit transaction template 

is available for download through the 

PIC located at: https://one.nhtsa.gov/ 

cafe_pic/home—see ‘‘Light Duty 

Templates: NHTSA CAFE Credit 

Transaction Template’’. 

Finally, NHTSA adopted 

requirements in the 2020 final rule 

requiring manufacturers to submit the 

costs of all credit trade contracts to the 

agency starting September 1, 2022. 

NHTSA intends to use this information 

to more accurately assess the cost of 

compliance for all manufacturers. This 

information would allow NHTSA to 

better assess the impact of its 

regulations on the industry and provide 

more insightful information in 

developing future rulemakings. To assist 

manufacturers in submitting the 

required information, NHTSA has 

developed an optional Credit Value 

Template. The template lays out what 

sort of credit cost information NHTSA 

expects to receive from manufacturers 

and reduces the need for any additional 

questions or clarification when 

reporting is received. 

Note, the credit value template is 

available for download through the PIC 

located at: https://one.nhtsa.gov/cafe_

pic/home—see ‘‘Light Duty Templates: 

NHTSA CAFE Credit Value Reporting 

Template’’. 

In the May 2022 rulemaking, NHTSA 

also committed to demonstrate its 

templates through a workshop designed 

to give manufacturers an open forum for 

communicating directly with the 

agency. This notice satisfies that 

obligation and announces the details of 

the workshop. 

Public Workshop Agenda 5

9–9:30 a.m.—Welcome and Introductory 

Remarks 

9:30–10:30 a.m.—PMY/MMY Reporting 

Template (Part 1) 

10:30–11:30 a.m.—PMY/MMY 

Reporting Template (Part 2- 

Examples) 

11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.—Credit Transaction 

Template 

12–12:30 p.m.—Public Information 

Center Overview 

12:30–1:30 p.m.—Lunch Break 

1:30–2:30 p.m.—Credit Value Reporting 

Template 

2:30–3:30 p.m.—FAQ Session 

3:30–4:30 p.m.—CAFE 101—CAFE 

Compliance Process Overview 

Participation in Public Workshop 

If you do not receive your 

confirmation email(s), or have further 

questions about this event, please email 

NHTSA.Communication@dot.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, under 

authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.95, 

501.8(g). 

Anne Collins, 

Associate Administrator for Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12214 Filed 6–6–22; 8:45 am] 

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