57104 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 180 / Friday, September 17, 2010 / Notices 

OMB is most effective if OMB receives 

it within 30 days of publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sylvia L. Marion, Office of 

Administration, Office of Management 

Planning, (202) 366–6680. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Nondiscrimination as it Applies 

to FTA Grant Programs (OMB Number: 

2132–0540). 

Abstract: All entities receiving federal 

financial assistance from FTA are 

prohibited from discriminating against 

any employee or applicant for 

employment because of race, color, 

creed, sex, national origin, age, or 

disability. To ensure that FTA’s equal 

employment opportunity (EEO) 

procedures are followed, FTA requires 

grant recipients to submit written EEO 

plans to FTA for approval. FTA’s 

assessment of this requirement shows 

that formulating, submitting, and 

implementing EEO programs should 

minimally increase costs for FTA 

applicants and recipients. 

To determine a grantee’s compliance 

with applicable laws and requirements, 

grantee submissions are evaluated and 

analyzed based on the following criteria. 

First, an EEO program must include an 

EEO policy statement issued by the 

chief executive officer covering all 

employment practices, including 

recruitment, selection, promotions, 

terminations, transfers, layoffs, 

compensation, training, benefits, and 

other terms and conditions of 

employment. Second, the policy must 

be placed conspicuously so that 

employees, applicants, and the general 

public are aware of the agency’s EEO 

commitment. The data derived from 

written EEO and affirmative action 

plans will be used by the Office of Civil 

Rights in monitoring grantees’ 

compliance with applicable EEO laws 

and regulations. This monitoring and 

enforcement activity will ensure that 

minorities and women have equitable 

access to employment opportunities and 

that recipients of federal funds do not 

discriminate against any employee or 

applicant because of race, color, creed, 

sex, national origin, age, or disability. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

2,416 hours. 

Title: Title VI as it Applies to FTA 

Grant Programs. 

Abstract: Section 601 of Title VI of the 

Civil Rights Act of 1964 states: ‘‘No 

person in the United States shall, on the 

grounds of race, color, or national 

origin, be excluded from participation 

in, be denied the benefits of, or be 

subjected to discrimination under any 

program or activity receiving federal 

financial assistance.’’ This information 

collection is required by the Department 

of Justice (DOJ) Title VI Regulation, 28 

CFR Part 42, Subpart F (Section 42.406), 

and DOT Order 1000.12. FTA policies 

and requirements are designed to clarify 

and strengthen these regulations. This 

requirement is applicable to all 

applicants, recipients, and subrecipients 

receiving federal financial assistance. 

Experience has demonstrated that a 

program requirement at the application 

stage is necessary to assure that benefits 

and services are equitably distributed by 

grant recipients. The requirements 

prescribed by the Office of Civil Rights 

accomplish that objective while 

diminishing possible vestiges of 

discrimination among FTA grant 

recipients. FTA’s assessment of this 

requirement indicated that the 

formulation and implementation of the 

Title VI program should occur with a 

decrease in costs to such applicants and 

recipients. 

All FTA grant applicants, recipients, 

and subrecipients are required to submit 

applicable Title VI information to the 

FTA Office of Civil Rights for review 

and approval. If FTA did not conduct 

pre-award reviews, solutions would not 

be generated in advance and program 

improvements could not be integrated 

into projects. FTA’s experience with 

pre-award reviews for all projects and 

grants suggests this method contributes 

to maximum efficiency and cost 

effectiveness of FTA dollars and has 

kept post-award complaints to a 

minimum. Moreover, the objective of 

the Title VI statute can be more easily 

attained and beneficiaries of FTA 

funded programs have a greater 

likelihood of receiving transit services 

and related benefits on a 

nondiscriminatory basis. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

5,332 hours. 

ADDRESSES: All written comments must 

refer to the docket number that appears 

at the top of this document and be 

submitted to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503; 

Attention: FTA Desk Officer. 

Comments are invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 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. 

Issued On: September 13, 2010. 

Ann M. Linnertz, 

Associate Administrator for Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23211 Filed 9–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2008–0257] 

Pipeline Safety: Request for Special 

Permit and Availability of Draft 

Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA); DOT. 

ACTION: Notice; Additional Comment 

Period on Texas Eastern Transmission 

Company’s Request for a Special Permit; 

Availability of Draft Environmental 

Assessment. 

SUMMARY: PHMSA is providing an 

additional public comment period 

regarding a special permit request from 

Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P., for 

relief from 49 CFR 192.112 and 192.620. 

PHMSA had previously provided notice 

of its intent to consider the special 

permit request and an opportunity for 

public comment on April 23, 2009 (74 

FR 4296). PHMSA is also providing 

notice of the availability of a Draft 

Environmental Assessment prepared in 

relation to this request for a special 

permit. Also, since the April 23, 2009 

Federal Register notice, Texas Eastern 

Transmission, L.P., has modified its 

special permit request to reduce the 

length of its pipeline that would be 

subject to the request. The request and 

all pertinent information are available at 

http://www.Regulations.gov in Docket 

No. PHMSA–2008–0257. We invite the 

public and all concerned to review these 

documents and provide comments. 

DATES: Submit any comments regarding 

this special permit modification request 

and Draft Environmental Assessment by 

October 4, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference 

the docket number for this special 

permit and may be submitted in the 

following ways: 

• E-Gov Web Site: http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management System: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 


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Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: DOT Docket 

Management System; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: Identify the docket 

number, PHMSA–2008–0257, at the 

beginning of your comments. If you 

submit your comments by mail, please 

submit two copies. To receive 

confirmation that PHMSA has received 

your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Internet 

users may submit comments at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Note: Comments 

are posted without changes or edits to 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

Privacy Act Statement: Anyone can 

search the electronic form of comments 

received in response to 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.). 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement 

was published in the Federal Register 

on April 11, 2000. 

(65 FR 19477). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General: Kay McIver by telephone at 

(202) 366–0113; or, e-mail at 

kay.mciver@dot.gov. 

Technical: Vincent Holohan by 

telephone at (202) 366–1933; or, e-mail 

at Vincent.Holohan@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA is 

reopening the comment period for 15 

days from date of publication to allow 

for public review of documents recently 

added to the docket. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c)(1) and 49 

CFR 1.53. 

Issued in Washington, DC on September 

13, 2010. 

Jeffrey D. Wiese, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23287 Filed 9–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2000–7165; FMCSA– 

2004–17984; FMCSA–2006–24783] 

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 

the vision requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 10 

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 

exemption renewals will provide a level 

of safety that is 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 October 

15, 2010. Comments must be received 

on or before October 18, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA– 

2000–7165; FMCSA–2004–17984; 

FMCSA–2006–24783, using any of the 

following methods. 

• Federal Rulemaking 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 or Courier: 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. 

Instructions: Each submission must 

include the Agency name and the 

docket number 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 

Federal Docket Management System 

(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 acknowledgment 

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 DOT’s Privacy Act 

Statement for the FDMS published in 

the Federal Register on January 17, 

2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit 

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/ 

E8-785.pdf. 

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: 

Background 

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. 

Exemption Decision 

This notice addresses 10 individuals 

who have requested renewal of their 

exemptions in accordance with FMCSA 

procedures. FMCSA has evaluated these 

10 applications for renewal on their 

merits and decided to extend each 

exemption for a renewable two-year 

period. They are: 

Robert L. Aurandt; Harry R. Brewer; 

Joseph H. Fowler; Kelly R. Konesky; 

Gregory T. Lingard; Hollis J. Martin; 

Kevin C. Palmer; Charles O. Rhodes; 

Gordon G. Roth; Daniel A. Sohn. 


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