Document ID: FMCSA-2008-0362-0102
Agency: fmcsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Medical Review Board
Posted Date: 2021-09-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51219-51220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19803]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2008-0362]

Medical Review Board (MRB); Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Medical Review Board 
Advisory Committee (MRB), which will take place via videoconference.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, from 
1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET). The meeting will be open to the 
public for its entirety. Advance registration is recommended via the 
FMCSA website at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mrb. Requests for accommodations 
because of a disability must be received by September 16, 2021. 
Requests to submit written materials to be reviewed during the meeting 
must be received no later than September 20, 2021. Please register to 
attend the meeting by September 20, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via videoconference. To indicate 
that you will attend, please register at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mrb. Those 
members of the public who would like to participate should go to 
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/advisory-committees/mrb/meetings to access 
the meeting, task statements, a detailed agenda for the entire meeting, 
meeting minutes and additional information on the committee and its 
activities. The meeting will be recorded, and a link to the recording 
will be posted on the FMCSA website.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shannon L. Watson, Senior Advisor 
to the Associate Administrator for Policy, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 3660-2925, mrb@dot.gov. Any 
committee-related request should be sent to the person listed in this 
section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The MRB was created under the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), in accordance with section 4116 of the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, 
SAFETEA-LU, Public Law 109-59 (2005) (codified as amended at 49 U.S.C. 
31149), to provide

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advice to FMCSA on ``medical standards for operators of commercial 
motor vehicles that will ensure that the physical condition of 
operators of commercial motor vehicles is adequate to enable them to 
operate the vehicles safely.'' The MRB operates in accordance with FACA 
under the terms of the MRB charter, filed November 25, 2019.

II. Agenda

    At the meeting, the agenda will cover MRB's consideration of the 
U.S. Food and Drug Administration's June 30, 2021 announcement 
regarding the voluntary recall of certain Continuous Positive Air 
Pressure (CPAP) machines due to potential health risks. FMCSA will task 
the MRB with providing recommendations about how to best assist medical 
examiners on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners 
(National Registry) and the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers who 
use these CPAPs on identifying reliable sources of information 
concerning options for drivers with machines covered by the recall.

III. Meeting Participation

    Although not required, advance registration is encouraged. To 
indicate that you will attend, please register at the website listed in 
the ADDRESSES section by the deadline referenced in the DATES section. 
The meeting will be open to the public for its entirety.
    The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to providing 
equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you need 
alternative formats or services because of a disability, such as sign 
language, interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact the 
person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Verbal comments from the public will be heard throughout the 
meeting, at the discretion of the MRB chairman and designated federal 
officer. These statements may be limited in duration to ensure that all 
who wish to comment may do so. Members of the public may submit written 
comments to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section on the topics to be considered during the meeting by the 
deadline referenced in the DATES section. Any member of the public may 
submit a written statement after the meeting deadline, and it will be 
presented to the committee.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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