Document ID: FMCSA-2008-0362-0004
Agency: fmcsa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Meetings: Medical Review Board
Posted Date: 2011-05-11T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27375-27376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11576]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2011-0362]

Medical Review Board Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), United 
States Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of Medical Review Board (MRB) public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The FMCSA announces that the Agency's Medical Review Board 
will hold a committee meeting on June 30, 2011. The meeting will 
provide the public an opportunity to observe and participate in MRB 
deliberations about its recommendations for changes to the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Regulation (FMCSR) medical standards, in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

DATES: The MRB meeting will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on June 30, 
2011. Please note the preliminary agenda for this meeting in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for specific 
information.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Hilton-Alexandria Old 
Town, 1767 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. You may submit comments 
identified by DOT Docket Management System (DMS) Docket Number FMCSA-
2011-0362 using any of the following methods:
     Web Site: http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20003-3302.
     Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the plaza 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.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and 
docket number for this notice. Note that all comments received will be 
posted without change to http://dms.dot.gov including any personal 
information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading for further 
information.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://dms.dot.gov at any time or Room PL-W12-
140 on the plaza 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 DMS is available 24 hours each day, 365 
days each year. If you want acknowledgment that we received your 
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard 
or print the acknowledgement 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 the U.S. Department of Transportation's complete Privacy 
Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 
FR 19477; Apr. 11, 2000). This information is also available at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Elaine M. Papp, Division Chief, 
Medical Programs, 202-366-4001, FMCSA, Department of Transportation, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20003-3302. Office hours 
are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

INFORMATION ON SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES: For 
information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities 
or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact Elaine M. Papp 
at 202-366-4001.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The preliminary agenda for the meeting 
includes:

10-10:15 a.m. Call to Order, Introduction and Agenda Review
10:15-1045 a.m. Updated Evidence Report Diabetes Mellitus
10:45-11:15 a.m. Preliminary Report on Cochlear Implants
11:15-11:45 a.m. Public Comment Period
11:45A-12:45 p.m. Break for Lunch
12:45-2 p.m. Update on 2007 Evidence Report on Sleep Apnea; Overview of 
2007 Medical Expert Panel Opinions on Sleep Apnea
2-2:30 p.m. Review on Previous MRB recommendations on Sleep Apnea
2:30 -4 p.m. Public Comment Period

    Breaks will be announced on meeting day and may be adjusted 
according to schedule changes, other meeting requirements.

Background

    The Secretary of the Department of Transportation announced on 
November 2, 2010, the five medical experts who serve on the MRB. 
Section 4116 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU, Pub. L. 109-
59) requires the Secretary of Transportation with the advice of the MRB 
to ``establish, review, and revise medical standards for operators of 
Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) that will ensure that the physical 
condition of operators is adequate to enable them to operate the 
vehicles safely.'' FMCSA is planning revisions to the physical 
qualification regulations of CMV drivers, and the MRB will provide the 
necessary science-based guidance to establish realistic and responsible 
medical standards.
    The MRB operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA) as announced in the Federal Register (70 FR 57642, October 
3, 2005). The MRB is charged initially with the review of all current 
FMCSA medical standards (49 CFR 391.41), as well as proposing new 
science-based standards and guidelines to ensure that drivers operating 
CMVs in interstate commerce, as defined in CFR 390.5, are physically 
capable of doing so.

Meeting Participation

    Attendance is open to the interested public, including medical 
examiners, motor carriers, drivers, and representatives of medical and 
scientific associations. Written comments for this MRB meeting will 
also be accepted beginning on June 30, 2011 and continuing until July 
15, 2011, and should include the docket number that is listed in the 
ADDRESSES section. During the MRB meeting (11:15-11:45 a.m. and 2:30-4 
p.m.), oral comments may be limited depending on how many persons wish 
to comment; and will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis as 
requestors register at the meeting. The comments must directly address 
relevant medical and scientific issues on the MRB meeting agenda. For 
more information, please view the following Web site: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mrb.

    Issued on: May 5, 2011.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011-11576 Filed 5-10-11; 8:45 am]
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