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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vivian Jones, Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

2590, (202) 366–0283. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Air Carrier’s Claim for Subsidy 

and Air Carrier’s Report of Departures 

Flown in Schedule Service. 

OMB Control Number: 2106–0044. 

Type of Request: Extension for a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: In 14 CFR part 271 of its 

Aviation Economic Regulations, the 

Department provided that subsidy to air 

carriers for providing essential air 

service will be paid to the carriers 

monthly, and that payments will vary 

according to the actual amount of 

service performed during the month. 

The reports of subsidized air carriers of 

essential air service performed on the 

Department’s Forms 397, ‘‘Air Carrier’s 

Report of Departures Flown in 

Scheduled Service’’ and 398 ‘‘Air 

Carrier’s Claim for Subsidy,’’ establish 

the fundamental basis for paying these 

air carriers on a timely basis. Typically, 

subsidized air carriers are small 

businesses and operate only aircraft of 

limited size over a limited geographical 

area. The collection permits subsidized 

air carriers to submit their monthly 

claims in a concise, orderly, easy-toprocess form, without having to devise 

their own means of submitting support 

for these claims. 

The collection involved here requests 

only information concerning the 

subsidy-eligible flights (which generally 

constitute only a small percentage of the 

carriers’ total operations) of a small 

number of air carriers. The collection 

permits the Department to timely pay 

air carriers for providing essential air 

service to certain eligible communities 

that would not otherwise receive 

scheduled passenger air service. 

Respondents: Small air carriers 

selected by the Department in docketed 

cases to provide subsidized essential air 

service. 

Frequency of the Respondents: 

Monthly. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

26. 

Total Annual Response: 1380. 

Estimated Total Burden on 

Respondents: 2080 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper functioning 

of the Department, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

Department’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) 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. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 8, 

2007. 

John DiLuccio, 

Director, Resource Directorate. 

[FR Doc. E7–2526 Filed 2–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2007–06] 

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of 

Petitions Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petitions for 

exemption received 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking 

provisions governing the application, 

processing, and disposition of petitions 

for exemption under part 11 of Title 14, 

Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), 

this notice contains a summary of 

certain petitions seeking relief from 

specified requirements of 14 CFR. The 

purpose of this notice is to improve the 

public’s awareness of, and participation 

in, this aspect of FAA’s regulatory 

activities. Neither publication of this 

notice nor the inclusion or omission of 

information in the summary is intended 

to affect the legal status of any petition 

or its final disposition. 

DATES: Comments on petitions received 

must identify the petition docket 

number involved and must be received 

on or before February 26, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 

FAA–2007–27103] 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., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

001. 

• 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. 

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: Tim 

Adams (202) 267–8033, Tyneka Thomas 

(202) 267–7626, or Frances Shaver (202) 

267–9681, Office of Rulemaking (ARM–

1), Federal Aviation Administration, 

800 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591. This notice is 

published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85 and 

11.91. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 8, 

2007. 

Pamela Hamilton-Powell, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petitions for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2007–27103. 

Petitioner: Republic Airline, Inc. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 

121.434. 

Description of Relief Sought: 

Republic Airline, Inc., requests an 

exemption from the requirements of 14 

CFR 121.434 to the extent necessary to 

employ and use EMB–170 pilots that 

have been employed, trained and 

qualified by its affliated company, 

Shuttle America Corporation, without 

requiring the pilots to repeat the 25 

hours of EMB–170 initial operating 

experience (IOE) requirements, and the 

pilots-in-command to repeat the FAA 

observation requirements, which were 

successfully accomplished either at 

Shuttle or through FAA Exemption 

8586. 

[FR Doc. E7–2547 Filed 2–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–00–7363, FMCSA–00–

7918, FMCSA–02–13411] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew the exemptions from 


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the vision requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 13 

individuals. FMCSA has statutory 

authority to exempt individuals from 

the vision requirement if the 

exemptions granted will not 

compromise safety. The Agency has 

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 for these 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers. 

DATES: This decision is effective March 

7, 2007. Comments must be received on 

or before March 16, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Management 

System (DMS) Docket Numbers 

FMCSA–00–7363, FMCSA–00–7918, 

FMCSA–02–13411, using any of the 

following methods. 

• Web Site: http://dmses.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., Nassif Building, 

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 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and docket 

numbers for this Notice. 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 for further information. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or 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. The DMS is available 

24 hours each day, 365 days each year. 

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 may search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or of the person 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 (65 FR 

19477; Apr. 11, 2000). This information 

is also available at http://dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mary D. Gunnels, Chief, Physical 

Qualifications Division, (202) 366–4001, 

maggi.gunnels@dot.gov, FMCSA, 

Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Room 8301, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office 

hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Exemption Decision 

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

FMCSA may renew an exemption from 

the vision requirements 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 13 

individuals who have requested renewal 

of their exemptions in a timely manner. 

FMCSA has evaluated these 13 

applications for renewal on their merits 

and decided to extend each exemption 

for a renewable two-year period. They 

are: 

Henry Ammons, Jr., Michael D. 

Archibald, Robert D. Bonner, David S. 

Carman, Cedric E. Foster, Glen T. 

Garrabrant, Alan L. Johnston, Dennis 

I. Nelson, Rance A. Powell, Shannon 

E. Rasmussen, James R. Rieck, 

Garfield A. Smith, Henry L. Walker. 

These exemptions are extended 

subject to the following conditions: 

(1) That each individual have a 

physical examination 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 the individual 

is otherwise physically qualified under 

49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each individual 

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 each 

individual provide a copy of the annual 

medical certification to the employer for 

retention in the driver’s qualification 

file and retain a copy of the certification 

of his/her person while driving for 

presentation to a duly authorized 

Federal, State, or local enforcement 

official. Each exemption will be valid 

for two years unless rescinded earlier by 

FMCSA. The exemption will be 

rescinded 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(e) and 

31315. 

Basis for Renewing Exemptions 

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. 31136(e) and 

31315, each of the 13 applicants has 

satisfied the entry conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirements (65 FR 45817; 65 FR 

77066; 68 FR 10300; 70 FR 7546; 65 FR 

66286; 66 FR 13825; 67 FR 76439; 68 FR 

10298; 70 FR 7545). Each of these 13 

applicants has requested timely renewal 

of the exemption and has submitted 

evidence showing that the vision in the 

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 each record of safety while 

driving with the respective vision 

deficiencies over the past two years 

indicates each applicant continues to 

meet the vision exemption standards. 

These factors provide an adequate basis 

for predicting each driver’s ability to 

continue to drive safety in interstate 

commerce. Therefore, FMCSA 

concludes that extending the exemption 

for each renewal applicant for a period 

of two years is likely to achieve a level 

of safety equal to that existing without 

the exemption. 

Request for Comments 

FMCSA will review comments 

received at any time concerning a 

particular driver’s safety record and 

determine if the continuation of the 

exemption is consistent with the 

requirements at 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315. However, FMCSA requests that 

interested parties with specific data 

concerning the safety records of these 

drivers submit comments by March 16, 

2007. 

FMCSA believes that the 

requirements for a renewal of an 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 


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31315 can be satisfied by initially 

granting the renewal and then 

requesting and evaluating, if needed, 

subsequent comments submitted by 

interested parties. As indicated above, 

the Agency previously published 

notices of final disposition announcing 

its decision to exempt these 13 

individuals from the vision requirement 

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). The final 

decision to grant an exemption to each 

of these individuals was based on the 

merits of each case and only after 

careful consideration of the comments 

received to its notices of applications. 

The notices of applications stated in 

detail the qualifications, experience, 

and medical condition of each applicant 

for an exemption from the vision 

requirements. That information is 

available by consulting the above cited 

Federal Register publications. 

Interested parties or organizations 

possessing information that would 

otherwise show that any, or all of these 

drivers, are not currently achieving the 

statutory level of safety should 

immediately notify FMCSA. The 

Agency will evaluate any adverse 

evidence submitted and, if safety is 

being compromised or if continuation of 

the exemption would not be consistent 

with the goals and objectives of 49 

U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will 

take immediate steps to revoke the 

exemption of a driver. 

Issued on February 7, 2007. 

Pamela M. Pelcovits, 

Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development, Acting. 

[FR Doc. 07–654 Filed 2–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2007–

27204] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

extension of a currently approved 

collection of information. 

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can 

collect certain information from the 

public, it must receive approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Under procedures established 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, before seeking OMB approval, 

Federal agencies must solicit public 

comment on proposed collections of 

information, including extensions and 

reinstatement of previously approved 

collections. This document describes an 

existing collection of information for 

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 

(FMVSS) No. 106, for which NHTSA 

intends to seek renewed OMB approval. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 16, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the 

docket notice numbers cited at the 

beginning of this notice and be 

submitted to Docket Management, Room 

PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20590. The telephone 

number for the Docket Management 

System is (800) 647–5527. Please 

identify the proposed collection of 

information for which a comment is 

provided, by referencing its OMB 

clearance Number. It is requested, but 

not required, that 2 copies of the 

comment be provided. The Docket 

Section is open on weekdays from 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m. Alternatively, you may 

submit your comments electronically by 

logging onto the Docket Management 

System Web site at http://dms.dot.gov 

Click on ‘‘Help and Information’’ or 

‘‘Help/Info’’ to view instructions for 

filing your comments electronically. 

Regardless of how you submit your 

comments, refer to the docket number of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jeff Woods, Office of Crash Avoidance 

Standards, 400 Seventh Street, SW., DC 

20590. Mr. Woods’ telephone number is 

(202) 366–6206. His FAX number is 

(202) 366–7002. Please identify the 

relevant collection of information by 

referring to the OMB Control Number, 

2127–0052. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before an agency submits a proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

approval, it must first publish a 

document in the Federal Register 

providing a 60-day comment period and 

otherwise consult with members of the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

each proposed collection of information. 

The OMB has promulgated regulations 

describing what must be included in 

such a document. Under OMB’s 

regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an 

agency must ask for public comment on 

the following: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

(4) How to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g. permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks for public 

comments on the following proposed 

collection of information: 

Title: Brake Hose Manufacturing 

Identification, Federal Motor Vehicle 

Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 106. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0052. 

Type of Request: Request for public 

comment on extension of a currently 

approved collection of information. 

Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 30101 et seq., as 

amended (‘‘the Safety Act’’), authorizes 

NHTSA to issue Federal Motor Vehicle 

Safety Standards (FMVSS). The Safety 

Act mandates that in issuing any 

Federal motor vehicle safety standards, 

the agency is to consider whether the 

standard is reasonable and appropriate 

for the particular type of motor vehicle 

or item of motor vehicle equipment for 

which it is prescribed. Using this 

authority, FMVSS No. 106, Brake Hoses, 

was issued. This standard specifies 

labeling and performance requirements 

for all motor vehicle brake hose 

assemblers, brake hose and brake hose 

end fittings manufacturers for 

automotive vehicles. Prior to selling 

brake hoses, these entities must register 

their identification marks with NHTSA 

to comply with the labeling 

requirements of this standard. In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, the agency must obtain 

OMB approval to continue collecting 

labeling information. 

Currently, there are 1,612 

manufacturers of hoses and assemblies 

registered with NHTSA. However, only 

approximately 20 respondents annually 

request to have their symbol added to or 

removed from the NHTSA database. To 

comply with this standard, each brake 

hose manufacturer or assembler must 

contact NHTSA and state that they want 

to be added to or removed from the 

NHTSA database of registered brake 

hose manufacturers. This action is 

usually initiated by the manufacturer 

with a brief written request via U.S. 

mail, facsimile, an e-mail message, or a 

telephone call. Currently, a majority of 

the requests are received via U.S. mail 

and the follow-up paperwork is 

conducted via facsimile, U.S. mail, or 


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