[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 49861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20668]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2000-7316]


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following information collection was 
published on May 23, 2000 [65 FR 33399].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Signed written comments should refer to the docket number 
that appears at the top of this document and must be sent to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: DOT Desk 
Officer. You are asked to comment on whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the FMCSA to meet its goal of reducing 
truck crashes, including whether the information is useful to this 
goal; the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the 
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. OMB wants to receive comments within 30 days of publication 
of this Notice in order to act on the ICR quickly.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sandra Zywokarte, (202) 366-2987, 
Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations, Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. 
Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Medical Qualification Requirements.
    OMB Number: 2126-0006.
    Type of Request: Renewal of currently-approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The FMCSA is the Federal government agency that is 
authorized to require that drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) 
meet certain physical and mental standards to assure the highest level 
of safety possible on our Nation's highways. This ICR includes several 
components: (1) A medical examination and certificate to be completed 
by a licensed medical examiner; (2) the submission of an application to 
the FMCSA for the agency to resolve conflicts of medical evaluation 
between medical examiners; (3) a driver qualification file for motor 
carriers to include the medical certificate; (4) a driver qualification 
file for motor carriers of migrant workers to include a doctor's 
certificate for every driver employed or used by them; (5) a driver 
qualification file to include a skill performance evaluation 
certificate (formerly a limb disability waiver) issued to a driver; and 
(6) information collection requirements for granting exemptions from 
the vision requirements in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 
(FMCSRs).
    Respondents: Medical examiners, medical specialists, physicians, 
licensed doctors of medicine or osteopathy, motor carriers, and CMV 
drivers.
    Estimated Burden Per Record: Twenty minutes to complete and 
document the medical examination; 1 minute to complete the medical 
examiner's certificate and 1 minute to copy and file the medical 
examiner's certificate; 1 hour to prepare an application for resolution 
of medical conflict; 15 minutes to complete an application for a 
skilled performance evaluation (SPE) certificate due to physical 
defects or impairments; 2 minutes to complete an application for a 
renewal of an SPE certificate; and 1 minute to copy and file the SPE 
certificate; 60 minutes to complete an application for a vision 
exemption with required supporting documents; and 1 minute for a doctor 
of medicine or osteopathy to complete a doctor's certificate for a 
driver of migrant workers.
    Estimated annual responses: 3,218,215 medical examinations and 
medical certificates; 3 applications for resolution of conflicts of 
medical evaluation; 300 applications for new SPE certificates; 800 
applications for renewal of SPE certificates; 600 applications for 
vision exemptions; and 100 medical certificates for drivers of migrant 
workers.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: Based on an estimated 6,436,000 CMV 
drivers, the total estimated annual burden for this information 
collection is 1,180,792 hours. These estimated burden hours have 
increased by approximately 721,700 since the last OMB approval. This is 
primarily because of an increased estimate by the FMCSA in the amount 
of time to complete and document the medical examination that is 
required of CMV drivers every two years.

    Issued on: August 8, 2000.
Julie Anna Cirillo,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-20668 Filed 8-14-00; 8:45 am]
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