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[Federal Register: August 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 156)]
[Notices]
[Page 45479-45480]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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------------------------------------------------------------------ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration .
[Docket No. FMCSA-2007-28945] 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that the MRB will hold its next meeting on
October 15, 2007. The meeting will provide the public an opportunity to
observe and participate in MRB deliberations about the revision and
development of 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 8 a.m.-11:30 p.m. on October
15, 2007. 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 U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Ground
Floor, Oklahoma Room, Washington, DC 20590-0001. The public must enter
through the west entrance and comply with building security procedures,
including provision of appropriate identification prior to being
accompanied by a Federal employee to the meeting room. You may submit
comments identified by DOT Docket Management System (DMS) Docket Number
FMCSA-2007-28945 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, Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
- Hand Delivery: 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.
- 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 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. 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; April 11, 2000). This information is also available at http://dms.dot.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mary D. Gunnels, Chief, Physical
Qualifications Division, 202-366-4001. 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
Kaye Kirby at 202-366-4001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The preliminary agenda for the meeting
includes: 0800-0805 Call to Order, Introduction and Agenda Review
0805-0830 MRB Business, Action Items, Neurological Diseases Part I
(Seizure Disorders), Sleep Disorders
0830-0900 Expert Panel Recommendations (Invited Speaker)
0900-0945 Deliberations on Evidence Report and Panel Comments
0945-1015 MRB Questions, Other Medical Topics
1015-1130 Public Comment Period
1130 Adjourn Breaks will be announced on meeting day and may be adjusted
according to schedule changes, and other meeting requirements. Background The U.S. Secretary of Transportation announced on March 7, 2006,
the five [[Page 45480]] medical experts who serve on FMCSA's 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 updates 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 August 14, 2007 and continuing until
October 30, 2007, and should include the docket number that is listed
in the ADDRESSES section. During the MRB meeting, oral comments will be accepted on a first
come, first serve basis as requestors register at the meeting, but may
be limited depending on how many persons wish to comment. 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.mrb.fmcsa.dot.gov. Issued on: August 8, 2007.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E7-15838 Filed 8-13-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P
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