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must indicate their application is for 

redesignation to the MAP. In addition to 

the above information, they must 

explain: 

(1) Why a redesignation and 

additional MAP eligible project funding 

is needed to accomplish the conversion 

to meet the civil role of the airport and 

the preferred time period for 

redesignation not to exceed five years; 

(2) Why funding of eligible work 

under other categories of AIP or other 

sources of funding would not 

accomplish the development needs of 

the airport; and 

(3) Why, based on the previously 

funded MAP projects, the projects and/ 

or funding level were insufficient to 

accomplish the airport conversion needs 

and development goals. 

This notice is issued pursuant to Title 

49 U.S.C. 47118. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on September 3, 

2008. 

Wayne Heibeck, 

Deputy Director, Office of Airport Planning 

and Programming. 

[FR Doc. E8–20759 Filed 9–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2008–0272] 

Medical Review Board Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Medical Review Board 

(MRB) Public Meeting. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a public 

meeting of the Agency’s MRB. The MRB 

public meeting will provide the public 

an opportunity to observe and 

participate in MRB deliberations about 

FMCSA’s medical standards, in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). 

DATES: The MRB meeting will be held 

from 9 a.m.–12:45 p.m. on Monday, 

October 6, 2008. Please refer to the 

preliminary agenda for this meeting in 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this notice for specific information. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Embassy Suites Old Town 

Alexandria, 1900 Diagonal Road, 

Virginia Ballroom-Salon A, Alexandria, 

VA 22314. You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA–

2008–0272 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

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

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Each submission must include the 

Agency name and the docket ID for this 

Notice. Note that DOT posts all 

comments received without change to 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information included in a 

comment. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time or 

Room W12–140 on the ground level of 

the West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

FDMS is available 24 hours each day, 

365 days each year. If you want 

acknowledgment that we received your 

comments, please include a selfaddressed, 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 DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19476). This information is also 

available at http://Docketinfo.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical 

Programs, (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. 

Information on Services for 

Individuals With Disabilities: For 

information on facilities or services for 

individuals with disabilities or to 

request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact Jennifer Musick at 

703–998–0189 ext. 237. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

preliminary agenda for the meeting 

includes: 

0900–0920 Call to Order, Introduction 

and Agenda Review 

0920–0930 Medical Review Board 

(MRB) Administrative Discussion 

0930–1000 Hearing and Commercial 

Motor Vehicle (CMV) Driver Safety 

Evidence Report 

1000–1015 Public Comment on 

Hearing and CMV Driver Safety 

1015–1030 MRB Deliberations on 

Hearing and CMV Driver Safety 

1030–1100 Psychiatric Disorders and 

CMV Driver Safety—Evidence 

Report Findings 

1100–1130 MRB Discussions on 

Psychiatric Disorders and CMV 

Driver Safety 

1130–1200 MRB Discussions on 

Stroke and CMV Driver Safety 

1200–1230 Public Comment on 

Psychiatric and Stroke Disorders 

and CMV Driver Safety 

1245 Call to Adjourn 

* Breaks will be announced on meeting day 

and may be adjusted according to schedule 

changes, other meeting requirements. 

Background 

The U.S. Secretary of Transportation 

announced on March 7, 2006, the five 

medical experts who serve on FMCSA’s 

Medical Review Board (MRB). Section 

4116 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 

Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 

Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU, Public 

Law 109–59) requires the Secretary of 

Transportation with the advice of the 

MRB to ‘‘establish, review, and revise 

medical standards for operators of 

Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) that 

will ensure that the physical condition 

of operators is adequate to enable them 

to operate the vehicles safely.’’ FMCSA 

is planning updates to the physical 

qualification regulations of CMV 

drivers, and the MRB will provide the 

necessary science-based guidance to 

establish realistic and responsible 

medical standards. 

The MRB operates in accordance with 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) as announced in the Federal 

Register (70 FR 57642, October 3, 2005). 

The MRB is charged initially with the 

review of all current FMCSA medical 

standards (49 CFR 391.41), as well as 

making recommendations for new 

science-based standards and guidelines 

to ensure that drivers operating CMVs in 

interstate commerce, as defined in CFR 

390.5, are physically capable of doing 

so. 

Meeting Participation 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public, including medical examiners, 


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motor carriers, drivers, and 

representatives of medical and scientific 

associations. Written comments for this 

MRB meeting will also be accepted 

beginning on September 9, 2008 and 

continuing until October 20, 2008, and 

should include the docket ID that is 

listed in the ADDRESSES section. 

During the MRB meeting (1200–1230), 

oral comments may be limited 

depending on how many persons wish 

to comment; and will be accepted on a 

first come, first serve basis as requestors 

register at the meeting. The comments 

must directly address relevant medical 

and scientific issues on the MRB 

meeting agenda. For more information, 

please view the following Web site: 

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mrb. 

Issued on: September 3, 2008. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E8–20887 Filed 9–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–99–6480; FMCSA–02–

11714; FMCSA–03–14223; FMCSA–04–

17195; FMCSA–05–21254; FMCSA–06–

24015; FMCSA–06–24783] 

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 11 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 for these 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical 

Programs, (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 statute also 

allows the Agency to renew exemptions 

at the end of the 2-year period. The 

comment period ended on August 20, 

2008. 

Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received no comments in this 

proceeding. 

Conclusion 

The Agency has not received any 

adverse evidence on any of these drivers 

that indicates that safety is being 

compromised. Based upon its 

evaluation of the 11 renewal 

applications, FMCSA renews the 

Federal vision exemptions for Manuel 

A. Almeida, Ronald B. Brown, Thomas 

L. Corey, Brian G. Hagen, Donald E. 

Hathaway, John C. Lewis, William R. 

Proffitt, Jose M. Suarez, Louis E. Villa, 

Jr., Barney J. Wade, and Richard A. 

Yeager. 

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: September 3, 2008. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E8–20890 Filed 9–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket ID. FMCSA–2008–0267] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Diabetes 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemptions from the diabetes standard; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 39 individuals for 

exemptions from the prohibition against 

persons with insulin-treated diabetes 

mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial 

motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate 

commerce. If granted, the exemptions 

would enable these individuals with 

ITDM to operate commercial motor 

vehicles in interstate commerce. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 9, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA–

2008–0267 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Each submission must include the 

Agency name and the docket ID for this 

Notice. Note that DOT posts all 

comments received without change to 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information included in a 

comment. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time or 

Room W12–140 on the ground level of 

the West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

FDMS is available 24 hours each day, 

365 days each year. If you want 

acknowledgment that we received your 

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