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including a detailed agenda, on the 

PARC knowledge sharing network at 

http://ksn.faa.gov/km/avr/parc/parc/

default.aspx beginning February 15, 

2005. For access to the network, contact 

Olga Legoshina, Flight Technologies 

and Procedures Division, as listed in the 

section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

should direct questions regarding the 

logistics of the meeting to Olga 

Legoshina, Flight Technologies and 

Procedures Division, AFS–400, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 470 L’Enfant 

Plaza, Suite 4102, Washington, DC 

20024; telephone (202) 385–4606; 

facsimile (202) 385–4653. You should 

direct questions regarding the PARC to 

Dave Nakamura, Boeing Air Traffic 

Management, CNS Technical Standards 

and Requirements, PO Box 3707 MS 07–

25, Seattle, WA 98124; telephone (425) 

829–7006; facsimile (425) 294–1076, email: dave.nakamura@boeing.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

public meeting will be held at 

Honeywell International Inc., 21111 N. 

19th Ave., Phoenix, AZ. 

The purpose of the meeting is for the 

FAA and PARC members to discuss the 

activities of the PARC since the FAA 

Administrator chartered the group in 

February 2004. The general discussion 

items include: (1) The PARC Mission 

and its role; and (2) where the PARC is 

and where it is going. Specific topics 

will include the FAA’s Roadmap for 

Performance-based Navigation; Special 

Aircraft and Aircrew Authorization 

Required (SAAR) procedures; General 

Required Navigation Performance (RNP) 

procedure criteria; Area Navigation 

(RNAV) approach criteria; PerformanceBased Communications; and Human 

Factors. 

Attendance at the Public Meeting 

The FAA should receive requests 

from people who wish to attend the 

public meeting no later than February 

17, 2005. You should submit such 

requests to Olga Legoshina, Flight 

Technologies and Procedures Division, 

as listed in the previous section titled 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Background 

The FAA has committed to 

implementing performance-based 

airspace operations. Given this 

commitment, there are significant issues 

with industry dynamics; new 

technologies; new aircraft types/

capabilities and configurations and 

current operations; airspace use; 

airports; infrastructure; economics; and 

the environment. These complex issues 

mandate a comprehensive review and 

possible revision of existing regulatory 

criteria and guidance materials. Where 

existing criteria and guidance is 

inadequate or nonexistent, there will be 

the requirement to develop and 

implement new regulatory criteria and 

the guidance material needed by all 

stakeholders. The PARC provides a 

forum for the U.S. aviation community 

to discuss, prioritize, and resolve issues, 

provide direction for U.S. flight 

operations criteria, and produce U.S. 

consensus positions for global 

harmonization. The FAA Administrator 

issued the PARC charter on February 19, 

2004. The PARC charter expires 

February 19, 2006, unless sooner 

terminated or extended by the 

Administrator. 

Public Meeting Procedures 

Persons who plan to attend the 

meeting should be aware of the 

following procedures set up for this 

meeting: 

1. There will be no admission fee or 

other charge to attend or to participate 

in the public meeting. The meeting will 

be open to all people who have asked 

in advance to attend the meeting or who 

register on the day of the meeting 

(between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.), 

subject to availability of space in the 

meeting room. 

2. Representatives from the FAA and 

PARC members will conduct the public 

meeting. 

3. Sign and oral interpretation can be 

made available at the meeting, as well 

as an assistive listening device, if 

requested 10 calendar days before the 

meeting.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 24, 

2005. 

James J. Ballough, 

Director, Flight Standards Service.

[FR Doc. 05–1757 Filed 1–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2000–7363] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of exemption; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

FMCSA decision to renew the 

exemption from the vision requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations for Mr. Willie F. Adams. 

The FMCSA has statutory authority to 

exempt individuals from vision 

standards if the exemptions granted will 

not compromise safety. The agency has 

concluded that granting this exemption 

will provide a level of safety that will 

be equivalent to, or greater than, the 

level of safety maintained without the 

exemption for this commercial motor 

vehicle (CMV) driver.

DATES: This decision is effective 

February 1, 2005. Comments from 

interested persons should be submitted 

by March 3, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 

FMCSA–2000–7363 by any of the 

following methods: 

• Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Room PL–401, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this notice. For detailed 

instructions on submitting comments 

and additional information on the 

rulemaking process, see the Public 

Participation heading of the 

Supplementary Information section of 

this document. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://dms.dot.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading under 

Regulatory Notices. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL–

401 on the plaza level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary D. Gunnels, Office of Bus and 

Truck Standards and Operations, (202) 

366–4001, FMCSA, Department of 

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

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e.t., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

Participation: The DMS is available 24 

hours each day, 365 days each year. You 

can get electronic submission and 

retrieval help guidelines under the 

‘‘help’’ section of the DMS Web site. If 

you want us to notify you that we 

received your comments, please include 

a self-addressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments on-line. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review the Department of 

Transportation’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you 

may visit http://dms.dot.gov. 

Exemption Decision 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), 

the FMCSA may renew an exemption 

from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10), which applies to drivers 

of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a 

two-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.’’ The 

procedures for requesting an exemption 

(including renewals) are set out in 49 

CFR part 381. This notice addresses Mr. 

Willie F. Adams, who has requested 

renewal of his exemption in a timely 

manner. The FMCSA has evaluated his 

application for renewal on its merits 

and decided to extend the exemption for 

a renewable two-year period. 

This exemption is extended subject to 

the following conditions: (1) That Mr. 

Adams have a physical exam every year 

(a) by an ophthalmologist or optometrist 

who attests that the vision in the better 

eye continues to meet the standard in 49 

CFR 391.41(b)(10), and (b) by a medical 

examiner who attests that Mr. Adams is 

otherwise physically qualified under 49 

CFR 391.41; (2) that Mr. Adams provide 

a copy of the ophthalmologist’s or 

optometrist’s report to the medical 

examiner at the time of the annual 

medical examination; and (3) that Mr. 

Adams provide a copy of the annual 

medical certification to the employer for 

retention in his driver’s qualification 

file and retain a copy of the certification 

on his person while driving for 

presentation to a duly authorized 

Federal, State, or local enforcement 

official. The exemption will be valid for 

two years unless rescinded earlier by 

the FMCSA. The exemption will be 

rescinded if: (1) Mr. Adams 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 before it was granted; or 

(3) continuation of the exemption would 

not be consistent with the goals and 

objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 

31136(e). 

Basis for Renewing the Exemption 

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. 31315 and 

31136(e), Mr. Adams has satisfied the 

entry conditions for obtaining an 

exemption from the vision requirements 

(65 FR 45817, 65 FR 77066, and 67 FR 

71610). He has requested timely renewal 

of the exemption and has submitted 

evidence showing that the vision in his 

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 his record of safety while 

driving with his vision deficiency over 

the past two years indicates he 

continues to meet the vision exemption 

standards. These factors provide an 

adequate basis for predicting his ability 

to continue to drive safely in interstate 

commerce. Therefore, the FMCSA 

concludes that extending the exemption 

for a period of two years is likely to 

achieve a level of safety equal to that 

existing without the exemption. 

Comments 

The FMCSA will review comments 

received at any time concerning Mr. 

Adams’ safety record and determine if 

the continuation of the exemption is 

consistent with the requirements at 49 

U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e). However, 

the FMCSA requests that interested 

parties with specific data concerning his 

safety record submit comments by 

March 3, 2005. 

In the past the FMCSA has received 

comments from Advocates for Highway 

and Auto Safety (Advocates) expressing 

continued opposition to the FMCSA’s 

procedures for renewing exemptions 

from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10). Specifically, Advocates 

objects to the agency’s extension of the 

exemptions without any opportunity for 

public comment prior to the decision to 

renew, and reliance on a summary 

statement of evidence to make its 

decision to extend the exemption of 

each driver. 

The issues raised by Advocates were 

addressed at length in 69 FR 51346 

(August 18, 2004). The FMCSA 

continues to find its exemption process 

appropriate to the statutory and 

regulatory requirements.

Issued on: January 24, 2005. 

Pamela M. Pelcovits, 

Director, Policy, Plans, and Program 

Development.

[FR Doc. 05–1755 Filed 1–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping 

Requirements; Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 

announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the nature of the information collections 

and their expected burden. The Federal 

Register document with a 60-day 

comment period was published on 

September 29, 2004 [69 FR 58219].

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 3, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carlita Ballard at the National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, Office of 

Planning and Consumer Standards, 

(NVS–131), 202–366–0307, 400 Seventh 

Street, SW., Room 5320, Washington, 

DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Title: 49 CFR Part 542; Procedures for 

Selecting Lines to be Covered by the 

Theft Prevention Standard. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0539. 

Type of Request: Request for public 

comment on a previously approved 

collection of information. 

Abstract: The Anti Car Theft Act of 

1992 amended the Motor Vehicle Theft 

Law Enforcement Act of 1984 (P.L. 98–

547) and requires this collection of 

information. One component of the theft 

prevention legislation required the 

Secretary of Transportation (delegated 

to the National Highway Traffic Safety