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The applicants assert that without the 

extra duty-period provided by the 

exemption, safety would decline as 

firework drivers would be unable to 

return to their home base following each 

show should they have fireworks 

remaining after the display. They would 

be forced to park the CMVs carrying 

Division 1.3G and 1.4G products in 

areas less secure than the motor carrier’s 

home base. 

Method To Ensure an Equivalent or 

Greater Level of Safety 

As a condition for maintaining the 

exemption, each motor carrier would be 

required to notify FMCSA within 5 

business days of any crash (as defined 

in 49 CFR 390.5) involving the 

operation of any CMVs under this 

exemption. The applicants advise they 

have never been involved in a crash. 

In the exemption request, the 

applicants assert that the operational 

demands of this unique industry 

minimize the risks of CMV crashes. In 

the last few days before the 

Independence Day holiday, these 

drivers transport fireworks over 

relatively short routes from distribution 

points to the site of the fireworks 

display and normally do so in the early 

morning when traffic is light. The 

applicants noted that during the 2014 

Independence Day season, the farthest 

Illumination Fireworks traveled from its 

home base was 150 miles. At the site, 

they spend considerable time installing, 

wiring, and checking the safety of 

fireworks displays, followed by several 

hours of duty in the late afternoon and 

early evening prior to the event. Before 

beginning another duty day, these 

drivers must take 10 consecutive hours 

off duty, the same as other CMV drivers. 

Terms and Conditions of the Exemption 

Period of the Exemption 

The requested exemption from the 

requirements of 49 CFR 395.3(a)(2) are 

proposed to be effective during the 

period of June 28 through July 8, 2015, 

inclusive. The exemption would expire 

on July 8, 2015, at 11:59 p.m. local time. 

Extent of the Exemption 

The exemption would be restricted to 

the 50 drivers employed by the 

applicants. The drivers would be given 

a limited exemption from the 

requirements of 49 CFR 395.3(a)(2). This 

regulation prohibits a driver from 

driving a CMV after the 14th hour after 

coming on duty and does not permit offduty periods to extend the 14-hour 

limit. Drivers covered by the exemption 

may exclude off-duty and sleeper-berth 

time of any length from the calculation 

of the 14-hour limit. The exemption 

would be contingent on each driver 

driving no more than 11 hours in the 14- 

hour period after coming on duty as 

extended by any off-duty or sleeperberth time in accordance with this 

exemption. The exemption would be 

further contingent on each driver having 

a minimum of 10 consecutive hours off 

duty prior to beginning a new duty 

period. The carriers and drivers must 

comply with all other applicable 

requirements of the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations (49 CFR parts 

350–399) and Hazardous Materials 

Regulations (49 CFR parts 105–180). 

Other Conditions 

The exemption would be contingent 

upon each carrier maintaining USDOT 

registration, a Hazardous Materials 

Safety Permit (if required), minimum 

levels of public liability insurance, and 

not being subject to any ‘‘imminent 

hazard’’ or other out-of-service (OOS) 

order issued by FMCSA. Each driver 

covered by the exemption must 

maintain a valid CDL with the required 

endorsements, not be subject to any 

OOS order or suspension of driving 

privileges, and meet all physical 

qualifications required by 49 CFR part 

391. 

Preemption 

During the periods the exemption 

would be in effect, no State may enforce 

any law or regulation that conflicts with 

or is inconsistent with the exemption 

with respect to a person or entity 

operating under the exemption (49 

U.S.C. 31315(d)). 

FMCSA Accident Notification 

Exempt motor carriers would be 

required to notify FMCSA within 5 

business days of any accident (as 

defined by 49 CFR 390.5) involving the 

operation of any of its CMVs while 

under this exemption. The notification 

must include the following information: 

• Date of the accident, 

• City or town, and State, in which 

the accident occurred, or which is 

closest to the scene of the accident, 

• Driver’s name and driver’s license 

number; 

• Vehicle number and State license 

number; 

• Number of individuals suffering 

physical injury; 

• Number of fatalities; 

• The police-reported cause of the 

accident; 

• Whether the driver was cited for 

violation of any traffic laws, or motor 

carrier safety regulations; and 

• The total driving time and the total 

on-duty time of the CMV driver at the 

time of the accident. 

Accidents must be reported via email to 

MCPSD@DOT.GOV. 

Termination 

FMCSA does not believe the two 

motor carriers and 50 drivers covered by 

the exemption will experience any 

deterioration of their safety record. 

However, should this occur, FMCSA 

will take all steps necessary to protect 

the public interest, including revocation 

of the exemption. The FMCSA will 

immediately revoke the exemption for 

failure to comply with its terms and 

conditions. 

Issued on: October 1, 2014. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24287 Filed 10–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Notice of Meeting of the Transit 

Advisory Committee for Safety 

(TRACS) 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public meeting of the Transit Advisory 

Committee for Safety (TRACS). TRACS 

is a Federal Advisory Committee 

established by the Secretary of 

Transportation in accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act to 

provide information, advice, and 

recommendations to the Secretary of the 

U.S. Department of Transportation and 

the Federal Transit Administrator on 

matters relating to the safety of public 

transportation systems. 

DATES: The TRACS meeting will be held 

on October 28, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 

5 p.m., and October 29, 2014, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact Esther White (see 

contact information below) by October 

17, if you wish to be added to the 

visitor’s list to gain access to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation 

conference center. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, Oklahoma City 

Room. Attendees who are on the 

visitor’s list can access the building by 

presenting a current state issued driver’s 

license or state non-driver’s license, or 

any valid Federal identification (ID). All 

identification must be a picture ID. 

Although this meeting is open to the 

public, the meeting facility is in a secure 

building. Attendees who have not premstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

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registered with FTA must be cleared by 

FTA personnel on site. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is provided in accordance with 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2). 

TRACS is a Federal Advisory 

Committee established to provide 

information, advice, and 

recommendations to the Secretary of the 

U.S. Department of Transportation and 

the Administrator of the Federal Transit 

Administration on matters relating to 

the safety of public transportation 

systems. TRACS is currently composed 

of 28 members representing a broad base 

of expertise necessary to discharge its 

responsibilities. The first meeting of 

TRACS was held on September 9–10, 

2010. For information on TRACS 

activities, please visit the TRACS Web 

site at: http://www.fta.dot.gov/

13099.html. 

The TRACS members are: 

Samir A. Ahmed, Oklahoma State 

University School of Civil & 

Environmental Engineering 

William Bates, United Transportation 

Union 

Bernadette Bridges, Maryland Transit 

Administration 

Jeffrey C. Carlson, VIA Mobility Services 

James Dougherty, Washington 

Metropolitan Area Transportation 

Authority 

David Genova, Regional Transportation 

District (Denver) 

William Grizard, American Public 

Transportation Association 

David Harris, New Mexico Department 

of Transportation 

Susan Hausmann, Texas Department of 

Transportation 

Georgina Heard-Leone, Illinois 

Department of Transportation 

Rick Inclima, Brotherhood of 

Maintenance of Way Employees 

Division 

Jackie Jeter, Amalgamated Transit 

Union, Local 689 

Timothy H. Kelly, Metropolitan Transit 

Authority of Harris County 

Cheryl Kennedy, New York City Transit 

Authority 

Vijay Khatami, Los Angeles County 

Metropolitan Transportation 

Authority 

Paul King, California Public Utilities 

Commission 

Richard Krisak, Metropolitan Atlanta 

Rapid Transit Authority 

Tamara Lesh, Southeastern 

Pennsylvania Transportation 

Authority 

Rad Nichols, Cooperative Alliance for 

Seacoast Transportation 

Ronald W. Nickle, Massachusetts Bay 

Transportation Authority 

Alvin Pearson, Memphis Area Transit 

Authority 

Karen Philbrick, Mineta Transportation 

Institute 

Harry Saporta, Tri-County Metropolitan 

Transportation District of Oregon 

Scott A. Sauer, Southeastern 

Pennsylvania Transportation 

Authority 

Nagal Shashidhara, New Jersey Transit 

Brian Sherlock, Amalgamated Transit 

Union 

Ed Watt, Amalgamated Transit Union 

Victor B. Wiley, Florida Department of 

Transportation 

The agenda for the seventh meeting of 

TRACS is set forth below: 

Agenda 

(1) Welcome Remarks/Introductions 

(2) Facility Use/Safety Briefing 

(3) Recap of TRACS Activities 

(4) Future TRACS Activities/ 

Deliverables 

(5) Public Comments 

(6) Wrap Up 

This meeting will be open to the 

public; however, the U.S. Department of 

Transportation is a secured facility and 

persons wishing to attend must contact 

Esther White, Office of Transit Safety 

and Oversight, Federal Transit 

Administration, (202) 366–0198; or at 

TRACS@dot.gov by close of business 

October 17, 2014, to have your name 

added to the security list. Members of 

the public, who wish to make an oral 

statement at the meeting or seek special 

accommodations, are also directed to 

make a request to Esther White, Office 

of Transit Safety and Oversight, Federal 

Transit Administration (202) 366–0198; 

at TRACS@dot.gov on or before the close 

of business October 17, 2014. Members 

of the public may submit written 

comments or suggestions concerning the 

activities of TRACS, at any time before 

or after the meeting, at TRACS@dot.gov, 

or to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Federal Transit 

Administration, Office of Transit Safety 

and Oversight, Room E46–107, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. Attention: Esther White. 

Information from the meeting will be 

posted on FTA’s public Web site at 

http://www.fta.dot.gov/13099.html on 

the TRACS Meeting Minutes page. 

Written comments submitted to TRACS 

will also be posted at the above web 

address. 

Therese W. McMillan, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24363 Filed 10–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposals, Submissions, 

and Approvals 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning 

Determination of Substitute Agent for a 

Consolidated Group. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before December 15, 2014 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Christie Preston, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this revenue procedure should 

be directed to Martha R. Brinson, 

Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

Internet at Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Determination of Substitute 

Agent for a Consolidated Group. 

OMB Number: 1545–1793. 

Revenue Procedure Number: Rev. 

Proc. 2002–43. 

Abstract: Revenue Procedure 2002–43 

provides any instructions that apply to 

any designation of a substitute agent, 

notification of the existence of a default 

substitute agent, a request for the 

designation of a substitute agent, and 

request for replacement of a previously 

designated substitute agent. The 

instructions also provide for the 

automatic approval of requests by a 

terminating common parent to designate 

its qualifying successor as a substitute 

agent. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to this revenue procedure at 

this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

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