Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 135 / Thursday, July 16, 2009 / Notices 34629 

II. Request for Applications 

FMCSA seeks physicians from many 

different medical specialties to develop 

science-based CMV physical 

qualification standards, medical 

advisory criteria and safety policies. As 

members of the Agency’s MRB, 

physicians will provide expert guidance 

on medical guidelines and standards. 

FMCSA is committed to appointing 

physicians with diverse professional 

backgrounds, and taking into account 

gender, ethnicity, demographic and 

socioeconomic factors. To be eligible for 

appointment, physicians must: (a) Be a 

U.S. citizen; (b) not be a Federal 

government employee; (c) have a U.S. 

medical license (as a Medical Doctor or 

Doctor of Osteopathy) and is in good 

standing; with a State medical licensing 

authority; and (d) be able to attend three 

to four face-to-face meetings a year, 

three to five 1 hour teleconferences, and 

spend approximately 5 hours per month 

providing additional consultation. 

Interested physicians should have a 

commitment to transportation safety 

and health, an understanding of 

evidence-based medicine and research 

methods, knowledge of transportation 

medical issues, history of excellence in 

original medical research demonstrated 

through publications in peer-reviewed 

journals, experience on panels that 

develop medical standards, and a record 

of leadership activities in transportation 

safety and medical professional 

organizations. 

MRB members are special government 

employees under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, Public Law 92– 

463. While attending meetings or 

conducting business of the Committee, 

expenses for travel and subsistence or 

per diem allowances will be paid by 

FMCSA. 

Applications should be submitted 

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

For additional information, please 

contact Jennifer Musick at 703–998– 

0189, extension 237, or via e-mail at 

contactmrb@dot.gov. FMCSA will 

accept applications through August 17, 

2009, and will periodically call for 

applications as the MRB work 

continues. 

Issued on: June 29, 2009. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–16888 Filed 7–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

Sponsored Technical Standard Order 

(TSO) National Workshop 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of national public 

workshop. 

SUMMARY: This FAA sponsored 

workshop will bring together 

individuals from FAA Headquarters, 

Certification Directorates, including the 

Aircraft Certification Offices, Industry 

and other Aviation Authorities 

including the European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA), and Transport Canada 

Civil Aviation (TCCA) for a 

collaborative discussion about TSO/ 

European (E)TSO programs. 

The workshop will include 

presentations on: 

• The Technical Standard Order 

(TSO) and European Technical Standard 

Order (ETSO) programs, which will 

include discussions on: 

• An overview of the data from the 

TSOA Holder evaluations; 

• Survey results on the TSO program; 

• Gaps in the TSO/ETSO programs; 

• Future Initiatives. 

Who should attend: 

• Aviation Authorities who work 

with TSOs/ETSOs. 

• Industry participants who work 

with TSOs/ETSOs, including: 

• Avionics manufacturers; 

• TSO/ETSO installers (i.e. Original 

Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and 

Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) 

holders). 

DATES: 

2009—WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Tuesday ....................................... September 1 ................................ Aviation Authorities Only (FAA, EASA, TCCA) 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. 

Wednesday .................................. September 2 ................................ Open to all 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. 

Thursday ...................................... September 3 ................................ Aviation Authorities Only (FAA, EASA, TCCA) 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held 

at the FAA Southern Regional Office, 

located at 1701 Columbia Ave., College 

Park, GA 30337. 

WORKSHOP INFORMATION: Attendance at 

the conference will be limited to 350 

participants. There is no charge for this 

workshop, however all participants 

must be registered in advance, no later 

than August 7, 2009. Agenda, Hotel, and 

Registration Information will be posted 

at: http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/air_cert/ 

design_approvals/tso/. You may e-mail 

us at: 9–AWA–AVS–TSO– 

Workshop@faa.gov if you have 

questions. 

Issued in Washington, DC, July 9, 2009. 

Susan J. M. Cabler, 

Assistant Manager, Aircraft Engineering 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–16809 Filed 7–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 of the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR), notice is hereby given that the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

has received a request for a waiver of 

compliance from certain requirements 

of its safety standards. The individual 

petition is described below, including 

the party seeking relief, the regulatory 

provisions involved, the nature of the 

relief being requested, and the 

petitioner’s arguments in favor of relief. 

Norfolk Southern Corporation 

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2009– 

0064] 

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) 

has petitioned FRA for a waiver from 49 

CFR 213.113(a) to permit variance from 

the accepted practice of stop/start rail 

test hand verification for a continuous 

rail test pilot project. The pilot project 

will be conducted for a period of 2 years 

on all main line tracks of the CNO & TP 

on the Central division between 

Cincinnati, Ohio and Chattanooga, 

Tennessee, milepost limits 2.4 to 338.2. 

NS also states that prior to beginning the 

pilot project, the Central division main 

tracks will be rail tested with a 

conventional stop/start rail test vehicle 

and any normally scheduled intervals 

during the pilot project will be 

maintained by convention stop/start rail 

test vehicle. 

The continuous high speed rail test 

vehicle will be a self propelled railbound ultrasound Sperry car operating 

at speeds up to 25 miles per hour in 

non-stop mode making weekly runs. 

Upon completion of each run, data will 


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