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commerce; and thus do not need to 

complete or file the Form MCS–150A.). 

Under the Form MCS–150A, as required 

by 49 CFR 385.305, the new entrant 

must certify that it has a system(s) in 

place to ensure compliance with 

applicable requirements covering driver 

qualifications, hours-of-service, 

controlled substance and alcohol 

testing, vehicle condition, accident 

monitoring and hazardous materials 

(HM) transportation. The certification 

reminds the new entrant of its statutory 

and regulatory responsibilities, which if 

neglected or violated, may subject the 

applicant to civil penalties and lead to 

the revocation of the new entrant 

registration. 

On June 30, 2004, the agency issued 

another final rule entitled, ‘‘Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations: 

Hazardous Materials Safety Permits,’’

(69 FR 39350) which required all HM 

carriers (both interstate and intrastate) 

to complete and file the Form MCS–

150B entitled, ‘‘Combined Motor Carrier 

Identification Report and HM Permit 

Application,’’ to obtain a safety permit 

to transport hazardous materials. The 

safety program under 49 CFR 390.19(a) 

also requires all HM permitted carriers 

to complete Form MCS–150B in place of 

the current Form MCS–150 to ‘‘renew’’

both their permit and their DOT 

numbers according to the DOT number 

renewal schedule. 

Accordingly, FMCSA seeks to revise 

this currently-approved information 

collection to update the records and 

forms associated with its safety 

programs identified above; and to 

identify the regulated entities currently 

engaged in these activities. 

Title: Motor Carrier Identification 

Report. 

OMB Control Number: 2126–0013. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently-approved information 

collection. 

Respondents: Motor carriers and 

commercial motor vehicle drivers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

472,470. 

Estimated Time per Response: To 

complete Form MCS–150—20 minutes; 

and for Form MCS–150A—9 minutes. 

To complete Form MCS–150B (HM 

Permit Application)—6 minutes for 

interstate carriers that have already 

completed the Form MCS–150; and for 

intrastate carriers that have never 

completed a Form MCS–150—they will 

need about 16 minutes to complete the 

permit renewal. 

Expiration Date: January 31, 2008. 

Frequency of Response: One-time for 

Form MCS–150; biennially for MCS–

150A; and MCS–150B. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

119,270 hours [108,825 hours for Form 

MCS–150 + 10,305 hours for Form 

MCS–150A + 140 hours for Form MCS–

150B = 119,270 hours]. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FMCSA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways for the FMCSA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

Issued on: November 1, 2007. 

Terry Shelton, 

Associate Administrator for Research and 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. E7–21880 Filed 11–6–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket Nos. FMCSA–98–4334, FMCSA–99–

5578, FMCSA–00–7363, FMCSA–00–7918, 

FMCSA–01–9258, FMCSA–01–9561, 

FMCSA–03–14504, FMCSA–03–15268, 

FMCSA–05–20027, FMCSA–05–21254] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Renewals; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA previously 

announced its decision to renew the 

exemptions from the vision requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations for 25 individuals. FMCSA 

has statutory authority to exempt 

individuals from the vision requirement 

if the exemptions granted will not 

compromise safety. The Agency has 

reviewed the comments submitted in 

response to the previous announcement 

and concluded that granting these 

exemptions will provide a level of safety 

that will be equivalent to, or greater 

than, the level of safety maintained 

without the exemptions by these 

drivers. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mary D. Gunnels, Chief, Physical 

Qualifications Division, (202) 366–4001, 

fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W64–

224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

You may see all the comments online 

through the Federal Document 

Management System (FDMS) at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Background 

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

FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 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.’’ The statutes also 

allow the Agency to renew exemptions 

at the end of the 2-year period. The 

Notice was published on September 13, 

2007. The comment period ended on 

October 15, 2007. 

Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received no comments in this 

proceeding. 

Conclusion 

The Agency has not received any 

adverse evidence on any of these 

commercial motor vehicle drivers that 

indicates that safety is being 

compromised. Based upon its 

evaluation of the 25 renewal 

applications, FMCSA renews the 

Federal vision exemptions for Linda L. 

Billings, John A. Chizmar, Ronald D. 

Danberry, Weldon R. Evans, Richard L. 

Gagnebin, Orasio Garcia, Leslie W. 

Good, Chester L. Gray, James P. Guth, 

Rayford R. Harper, Britt D. Hazelwood, 

Joseph V. Johns, Robert C. Leathers, 

Michael S. Maki, Mark D. Page, Kenneth 

A. Reddick, Leonard Rice, Jr., Juan M. 

Rosas, Richard C. Simms, James T. 

Sullivan, Thomas J. Sweeny, Jr., Steven 

C. Thomas, Edward A. Vanderhei, Larry 

J. Waldner, and Kevin L. Wickard. 

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

and 31315, each renewal exemption will 

be valid for 2 years unless revoked 

earlier by FMCSA. The exemption will 

be revoked if: (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 before it was granted; or 

(3) continuation of the exemption would 

not be consistent with the goals and 

objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 31315. 

Issued on October 31, 2007. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 07–5546 Filed 11–6–07; 8:45 am] 

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