[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 96 (Thursday, May 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28912-28913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7539]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2006-24674]


National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners

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

ACTION: Notice of Public Listening Sessions.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces two Public Listening Sessions. The Listening 
Sessions will continue the dialogue on the National Registry of 
Certified Medical Examiners (NCRME) program for interstate commercial 
motor vehicle drivers.

DATES: The First NCRME Listening Session will be held from 9 a.m.-12 
p.m. on June 29, 2006. The Second NCRME Listening Session will be held

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from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on July 26, 2006. (Registration begins at 8 a.m).

ADDRESSES: The first meeting will take place at the Hilton San Diego 
Airport/Harbor Island, 1960 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101. 
The second meeting will take place at the Renaissance Grand Hotel, 800 
Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mary D. Gunnels, Chief, Physical 
Qualifications Division, 202-366-4001, FMCSA, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. 
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 June and July meetings, contact 
Ms. Margo Weeks, Axiom Resource Management, Inc., 703-575-8192, ext 
266.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 
``to establish and maintain a current national registry of medical 
examiners who are qualified to perform examinations and issue medical 
certificates.'' To implement this requirement, the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration is developing the National Registry of 
Certified Medical Examiners (NCRME) program that was announced at a 
June 22, 2005, public meeting in Arlington, Virginia (70 FR 28596; May 
18, 2005). The NRCME program would be comprised, in part, of a training 
and testing program that would result in a public registry of certified 
medical examiners who are authorized to conduct medical examinations of 
interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers and determine their 
physical qualifications to operate in interstate commerce as defined in 
49 CFR 391.41. Once the program is implemented, FMCSA would accept only 
medical examinations conducted by medical examiners listed on the 
Registry. The NRCME program would require training using a standardized 
curriculum, a certification test, and procedures to maintain the 
quality of the program in accordance with national accreditation 
standards.

Participation in Public Listening Sessions

    We encourage all interested persons to attend, including medical 
examiners, motor carriers, and drivers. We also encourage other 
interested parties to attend such as representatives of medical 
associations, certification and accreditation organizations, medical 
training organizations, state motor carrier enforcement agencies and 
safety organizations. View the following Web site for more information: 
http://www.nrcme.fmcsa.dot.gov.

    Issued on: May 12, 2006.
Rose A. McMurray,
Associate Administrator, Policy and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E6-7539 Filed 5-17-06; 8:45 am]
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