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Division, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, West Building 

6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Telephone: 202–366–8045; email 

monique.riddick@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

FMCSA’s notice published on August 

16, 2017, (82 FR 38989), the following 

corrections are made: 

In column three of page 38988, in the 

Summary paragraph, the last sentence 

should read ‘‘The reinstatement of this 

ICR is necessary to support FMCSA’s 

responsibility to ensure consumer 

protection in the transportation of 

household goods (HHG).’’ 

In column one of page 38989, add the 

following sentence to be the first 

sentence in the BACKGROUND section: 

‘‘The reinstatement of this ICR is 

necessary to support the requirements of 

subpart B of 49 CFR part 371 and 

FMCSA’s responsibility to ensure 

consumer protection in the 

transportation of household goods 

(HHG).’’ 

In column two of page 38989, the 

paragraph that begins ‘‘With this 

renewal’’ should read: With this 

renewal, FMCSA makes a change to the 

annual burden hours associated with 

this ICR. There is a reduction of 19,522 

annual burden hours due to the removal 

of 1,000 burden-hours associated with 

new entrant household goods brokers 

setting up a separate accounting system 

to comply with 49 CFR 371.13. FMCSA 

no longer believes the inclusion of such 

burden hours is necessary as such usual 

and customary actions to comply with 

regulatory requirements do not need to 

be included in burden calculations. 

Further, the number of burden hours is 

reduced due to a reduced estimate of the 

number of HHG brokers that are 

impacted by this information collection. 

Issued on: September 27, 2017. 

Kelly Regal, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Research 

and Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21454 Filed 10–4–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0123; FMCSA– 

2014–0124] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Hearing 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew exemptions for three 

individuals from the hearing 

requirement in the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for 

interstate commercial motor vehicle 

(CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable 

these hard of hearing and deaf 

individuals to continue to operate CMVs 

in interstate commerce. 

DATES: The exemptions were applicable 

on April 8, 2017. The exemptions expire 

on April 8, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, (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., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. If you have 

questions regarding viewing or 

submitting material to the docket, 

contact Docket Services, telephone (202) 

366–9826. 

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., ET, 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 http://www.regulations.gov, 

as described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy. 

II. Background 

On April 5, 2017, FMCSA published 

a notice announcing its decision to 

renew exemptions for three individuals 

from the hearing standard in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(11) to operate a CMV in 

interstate commerce and requested 

comments from the public (82 FR 

16661). The public comment period 

ended on May 5, 2017 and one comment 

was received. 

As stated in the previous notice, 

FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility of 

these applicants and determined that 

renewing these exemptions 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)(11). 

The physical qualification standard 

for drivers regarding hearing found in 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(11) states that a 

person is physically qualified to driver 

a CMV if that person: 

First perceives a forced whispered voice in 

the better ear at not less than 5 feet with or 

without the use of a hearing aid or, if tested 

by use of an audiometric device, does not 

have an average hearing loss in the better ear 

greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, 

and 2,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid 

when the audiometric device is calibrated to 

American National Standard (formerly ASA 

Standard) Z24.5–1951. 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(11) was adopted in 

1970, with a revision in 1971 to allow 

drivers to be qualified under this 

standard while wearing a hearing aid, 

35 FR 6458, 6463 (April 22, 1970) and 

36 FR 12857 (July 3, 1971). 

III. Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received one comment in this 

preceeding. Janet S. Pratcher from the 

University of Memphis, Department of 

Social Work, wrote in support of 

renewing the exemptions for the three 

individuals in this notice for two years. 

IV. Conclusion 

Based upon its evaluation of the three 

renewal exemption applications and 

comment received, FMCSA announces 

its’ decision to exempt the following 

drivers from the hearing requirement in 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(11). 

As of April 8, 2017, and in accordance 

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

following three individuals have 

satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the 

hearing requirement in the FMCSRs for 

interstate (CMV) drivers (79 FR 90336; 

80 FR 18926; 81 FR 12556): Clark 

Dobson (CA); Gregory Hill (MS); and 

Ronald Ruttler (WA). 

The drivers were included in docket 

numbers FMCSA–2012–0123 and 

FMCSA–2014–0124. Their exemptions 

were applicable as of April 8, 2017, and 

will expire on April 8, 2019. 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315, 

each exemption will be valid for two 

years from the effective date 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 

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was maintained prior to being 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 19, 2017. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21455 Filed 10–4–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2012–0033] 

Notice of Intent To Grant a Buy 

America Waiver to the City of Raleigh 

To Use Certain Non-Domestic 

Components of a Fire Alarm System 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), United States 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant Buy 

America waiver. 

SUMMARY: FRA is issuing this notice to 

advise the public it intends to grant the 

City of Raleigh (City) a waiver from 

FRA’s Buy America requirement to use 

certain non-domestic components of a 

fire alarm system Code Electric, Inc. 

provided for the Raleigh Union Station 

project, in partnership with the North 

Carolina Department of Transportation 

(NCDOT). Code Electric, Inc. is an 

electrical contractor for the Raleigh 

Union Station project. 

DATES: Written comments on FRA’s 

determination to grant a Buy America 

waiver to the City should be provided 

to the FRA on or before October 12, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit your 

comments by one of the following 

means, identifying your submissions by 

docket number FRA–2012–0033. All 

electronic submissions must be made to 

the U.S. Government electronic site at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters should follow the 

instructions below for mailed and handdelivered comments: 

(1) Web site: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on the U.S. Government electronic 

docket site; 

(2) Fax: (202) 493–2251; 

(3) Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30, 

Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590–0001; or 

(4) Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on 

the first floor of the West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

reference the ‘‘Federal Railroad 

Administration’’ and include docket 

number FRA–2012–0033. Due to 

security procedures in effect since 

October 2001, mail received through the 

U.S. Postal Service may be subject to 

delays. Parties submitting responses to 

this notice should consider using an 

express mail firm to ensure the prompt 

filing of any submissions not filed 

electronically or by hand. Note that all 

submissions received, including any 

personal information therein, will be 

posted without change or alteration to 

http://www.regulations.gov. For more 

information, you may review DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (65 FR 19477), or visit http://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

John Johnson, Attorney-Advisor, FRA 

Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 10, 

Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493–0078, 

John.Johnson@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FRA 

provided information on its reasons for 

granting this waiver in a letter to the 

City of Raleigh, quoted below: 

Mr. Richard L. Kelly 

Engineering Services Director 

City of Raleigh 

One Exchange Plaza 

219 Fayetteville Street, Suite 801 

Raleigh, NC 27601 

Re: Request for Waiver of Buy America 

Requirement 

Dear Mr. Kelly: 

On September 23, 2016, Code Electric, Inc. 

requested a waiver from the Federal Railroad 

Administration’s (FRA) Buy America 

requirement (49 U.S.C. 24405(a)) to use 

certain components of a fire alarm system, 

which cannot be sourced in the United 

States, in the Raleigh Union Station project 

(Project). The Project is for construction of a 

passenger train station in downtown Raleigh 

that will replace the existing Amtrak station. 

The City of Raleigh (City), through its 

contractor, awarded Code Electric, Inc. the 

electrical construction sub-contract for the 

Project. The $90 million project is funded in 

part by two Transportation Infrastructure 

Generating Economic Recovery grants of 

$26.5 million from Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 and 

$11.5 million from FY 2013 to the City, and 

$15 million from a $520 million American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 grant 

to the North Carolina Department of 

Transportation. FRA is providing its decision 

on the waiver to the City as the FRA grant 

recipient for this Project. 

The Project is subject to 49 U.S.C. 

24405(a)(1). Section 24405(a)(1) requires the 

steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in 

a project to be produced in the United States. 

FRA may waive the Buy America 

requirements if FRA finds that: (1) Applying 

the requirements would be inconsistent with 

the public interest; (2) the steel, iron, and 

goods manufactured in the United States are 

not produced in sufficient and reasonably 

available amounts or are not of a satisfactory 

quality; (3) rolling stock or power train 

equipment cannot be bought or delivered to 

the United States within a reasonable time; 

or (4) including domestic material will 

increase the cost of the overall project by 

more than 25 percent. 

For the reasons stated in this letter, FRA 

grants a ‘‘non-availability’’ Buy America 

waiver. This waiver applies only to this 

Project. 

Code Electric seeks a waiver for the 

following components (Components) for use 

in the Project: 

Description Quantity Description Quantity 

Addressable Pull Station ............................................... 15 Addressable Module Flush Cover ............................... 22 

Duct Sensor Housing .................................................... 6 Overvoltage Suppressor .............................................. 1 

Remote Test Station ..................................................... 6 Relay IAM .................................................................... 13 

Sampling Tube 73′′, Plastic .......................................... 6 Addressable Module Flush Cover ............................... 13 

Relay IAM ..................................................................... 6 Relay Id NET 2 IAM W/T Sense ................................. 1 

Addressable Module Flush Cover ................................ 6 10 AH Battery .............................................................. 2 

Indoor/Outdoor Surface Back Box ................................ 8 Address Module Isolator .............................................. 10 

Speaker Low Profile Ceiling Mount .............................. 9 Addressable Module Flush Cover ............................... 10 

Supervised IAM ............................................................. 22 50 AH Battery .............................................................. 4 

IAM Bracket .................................................................. 22 Laptop .......................................................................... 1 

The total cost of the fire alarm system is 

less than $30,000, and the total cost of the 

non-U.S. manufactured components is less 

than $10,000. 

Code Electric asserts the following facts in 

support of the waiver request: 


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