77082 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 23, 2014 / Notices 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

Administrator’s disaster declaration, 

applications for disaster loans may be 

filed at the address listed above or other 

locally announced locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: Erie. 

Contiguous Counties: 

New York: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, 

Genesee, Niagara, Wyoming. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 3.875 

Homeowners Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 1.938 

Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 6.000 

Businesses Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 4.000 

Non-Profit Organizations With 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.625 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.625 

For Economic Injury: 

Businesses & Small Agricultural 

Cooperatives Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 4.000 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.625 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 14199 B and for 

economic injury is 14200 0. 

The States which received an EIDL 

Declaration # are New York. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008) 

Dated: December 15, 2014. 

Maria Contreras-Sweet, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29989 Filed 12–22–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[FMCSA Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0306] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Diabetes Mellitus 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA confirms its decision 

to exempt 36 individuals from its rule 

prohibiting persons with insulin-treated 

diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating 

commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in 

interstate commerce. The exemptions 

enable these individuals to operate 

CMVs in interstate commerce. 

DATES: The exemptions were effective 

on November 1, 2014. The exemptions 

expire on November 1, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elaine M. Papp, R.N., Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, 

fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, Room 

W64–224, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Electronic Access 

You may see all the comments online 

through the Federal Document 

Management System (FDMS) at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http://

www.regulations.gov and/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. 

Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

rulemaking process. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. 

II. Background 

On October 1, 2014, FMCSA 

published a notice of receipt of Federal 

diabetes exemption applications from 

36 individuals and requested comments 

from the public (79 FR 59351). The 

public comment period closed on 

October 31, 2014, and no comments 

were received. 

FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility 

of the 36 applicants and determined that 

granting the exemptions to these 

individuals would achieve a level of 

safety equivalent to or greater than the 

level that would be achieved by 

complying with the current regulation 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(3). 

III. Diabetes Mellitus and Driving 

Experience of the Applicants 

The Agency established the current 

requirement for diabetes in 1970 

because several risk studies indicated 

that drivers with diabetes had a higher 

rate of crash involvement than the 

general population. The diabetes rule 

provides that ‘‘A person is physically 

qualified to drive a commercial motor 

vehicle if that person has no established 

medical history or clinical diagnosis of 

diabetes mellitus currently requiring 

insulin for control’’ (49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3)). 

FMCSA established its diabetes 

exemption program, based on the 

Agency’s July 2000 study entitled ‘‘A 

Report to Congress on the Feasibility of 

a Program to Qualify Individuals with 

Insulin-Treated Diabetes Mellitus to 

Operate in Interstate Commerce as 

Directed by the Transportation Act for 

the 21st Century.’’ The report concluded 

that a safe and practicable protocol to 

allow some drivers with ITDM to 

operate CMVs is feasible. The 

September 3, 2003 (68 FR 52441), 

Federal Register notice in conjunction 

with the November 8, 2005 (70 FR 

67777), Federal Register notice provides 

the current protocol for allowing such 

drivers to operate CMVs in interstate 

commerce. 

These 36 applicants have had ITDM 

over a range of 1 to 32 years. These 

applicants report no severe 

hypoglycemic reactions resulting in loss 

of consciousness or seizure, requiring 

the assistance of another person, or 

resulting in impaired cognitive function 

that occurred without warning 

symptoms, in the past 12 months and no 

recurrent (2 or more) severe 

hypoglycemic episodes in the past 5 

years. In each case, an endocrinologist 

verified that the driver has 

demonstrated a willingness to properly 

monitor and manage his/her diabetes 

mellitus, received education related to 

diabetes management, and is on a stable 

insulin regimen. These drivers report no 

other disqualifying conditions, 

including diabetes-related 

complications. Each meets the vision 

requirement at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). 

The qualifications and medical 

condition of each applicant were stated 

and discussed in detail in the October 

1, 2014, Federal Register notice and 

they will not be repeated in this notice. 

III. Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received no comments in this 

proceeding. 

IV. Basis for Exemption Determination 

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

FMCSA may grant an exemption from 

the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3) if the exemption is likely to 

achieve an equivalent or greater level of 

safety than would be achieved without 

the exemption. The exemption allows 

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the applicants to operate CMVs in 

interstate commerce. 

To evaluate the effect of these 

exemptions on safety, FMCSA 

considered medical reports about the 

applicants’ ITDM and vision, and 

reviewed the treating endocrinologists’ 

medical opinion related to the ability of 

the driver to safely operate a CMV while 

using insulin. 

Consequently, FMCSA finds that in 

each case exempting these applicants 

from the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3) is likely to achieve a level 

of safety equal to that existing without 

the exemption. 

V. Conditions and Requirements 

The terms and conditions of the 

exemption will be provided to the 

applicants in the exemption document 

and they include the following: (1) That 

each individual submit a quarterly 

monitoring checklist completed by the 

treating endocrinologist as well as an 

annual checklist with a comprehensive 

medical evaluation; (2) that each 

individual reports within 2 business 

days of occurrence, all episodes of 

severe hypoglycemia, significant 

complications, or inability to manage 

diabetes; also, any involvement in an 

accident or any other adverse event in 

a CMV or personal vehicle, whether or 

not it is related to an episode of 

hypoglycemia; (3) 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 (4) that each 

individual provide a copy of the annual 

medical certification to the employer for 

retention in the driver’s qualification 

file, or keep a copy in his/her driver’s 

qualification file if he/she is selfemployed. The driver must also have a 

copy of the certification when driving, 

for presentation to a duly authorized 

Federal, State, or local enforcement 

official. 

VI. Conclusion 

Based upon its evaluation of the 36 

exemption applications, FMCSA 

exempts the following drivers from the 

diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10), subject to the 

requirements cited above 949 CFR 

391.64(b)): 

Noe D. Aguilar (CA) 

Paul W. Albert (WY) 

David N. Banks (NC) 

Wayne W. Best (PA) 

Gregory K. Blythe (IL) 

Justin M. Brown (MT) 

Richard E. Cole (WI) 

Michael W. Cooley (KS) 

Steven R. Everly (IA) 

Clayton G. Hardwick (KY) 

Audie C. Holton (GA) 

John F. Kincaid (IL) 

Jerry E. King (MN) 

Craig T. LaPresti (PA) 

Lester M. Lee, Jr. (GA) 

Aretha Lewis (VA) 

Marvin D. Mathis (NC) 

Brian M. McFadden (MA) 

Danny D. Miracle (IN) 

Patrick J. Miraflor (PA) 

Sean K. Myhand (GA) 

Glen R. Parry (NM) 

George E. Patton (AL) 

Michael J. Ramey (CO) 

Richard J. Rasmussen (NE) 

Mark L. Rigby (UT) 

Jeffrey K. Roberts (WI) 

Eric R. Storm (GA) 

Daniel A. Swain (TX) 

Sean P. Thomas (IN) 

Glenn R. Tyrrell (MN) 

Lewis W. Vaught, Jr. (NC) 

Michael S. Waitkus (IL) 

William L. Wiltrout (PA) 

David T. Zilm (MN) 

Tina L. Zimmer (IL) 

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

and 31315 each exemption is valid for 

two years unless revoked earlier by 

FMCSA. The exemption will be revoked 

if the following occurs: (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. If the exemption is 

still effective at the end of the 2-year 

period, the person may apply to FMCSA 

for a renewal under procedures in effect 

at that time. 

Issued on: December 15, 2014. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30086 Filed 12–22–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 18, 2014. 

The Department of the Treasury will 

submit the following information 

collection requests to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, Public Law 104–13, on or after the 

date of publication of this notice. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before January 22, 2015 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, or any other aspect 

of the information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, to 

(1) Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 

Treasury, New Executive Office 

Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@

OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA 

Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC 

20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by emailing PRA@treasury.gov, 

calling (202) 622–1295, or viewing the 

entire information collection request at 

www.reginfo.gov. 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

(FinCEN) 

OMB Number: 1506–0001. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Title: Suspicious Activity Report by 

Depository Institutions. 

Abstract: Under 31 CFR 1020.320, 

FinCEN requires depository institutions, 

to report on a consolidated form, to a 

single location, reports of suspicious 

transactions. The Form 111 (see 1506– 

0065) is used by criminal investigators, 

and taxation and regulatory enforcement 

authorities, during the course of 

investigations involving financial 

crimes. This action renews the 

regulation only. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits; not-forprofit institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1. 

OMB Number: 1506–0004. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Title: Currency Transaction Reports. 

Abstract: Financial institutions file 

FinCEN Form 112 (see 1506–0064) for 

currency transactions in excess of 

$10,000 a day pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 

5313(a) and 31 CFR 1010.311(a)(b). The 

form is used by criminal investigators, 

and taxation and regulatory enforcement 

authorities, during the course of 

investigations involving financial 

crimes. This action renews the 

regulation only. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits; not-forprofit institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1. 

OMB Number: 1506–0005. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Title: Currency Transaction Report by 

Casinos. 

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