[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34061-34062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11863]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2007-28013]


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: FMCSA announces that the MRB will hold its next meeting on 
July 26, 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 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on July 26, 
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 Sheraton Crystal City 
Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Rooms Crystal V & VI, Crystal 
City, VA 22202. You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket 
Management System (DMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2007-28013 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

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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 online.
    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: 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:

09:00-09:05 Call to Order, Introduction and Agenda Review.
09:05-09:45 MRB Business, Action Items, Diabetes Mellitus, Neurological 
Diseases Part I (Seizure Disorders).
09:45-10:15 Expert Panel Recommendations (Invited Speaker).
10:15-11:00 Deliberations on Evidence Report and Panel Comments.
11:00-11:30 MRB Questions on Neurological Disease, Musculoskeletal 
Disease, Other Medical Topics.
11:30-12:30 Public Comment Period.
12:30 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 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 June 20, 2007 and continuing until July 
20, 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: June 12, 2007.
Larry W. Minor,
Acting Associate Administrator,Policy and Program Development.
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