[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27375-27376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11576]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2011-0362]
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: The FMCSA announces that the Agency's Medical Review Board
will hold a committee meeting on June 30, 2011. The meeting will
provide the public an opportunity to observe and participate in MRB
deliberations about its recommendations for changes to the 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 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on June 30,
2011. 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 Hilton-Alexandria Old
Town, 1767 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket Management System (DMS) Docket Number FMCSA-
2011-0362 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, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20003-3302.
Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the plaza 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 PL-W12-
140 on the plaza 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; Apr. 11, 2000). This information is also available at http://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Elaine M. Papp, Division Chief,
Medical Programs, 202-366-4001, FMCSA, Department of Transportation,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20003-3302. 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 meeting, contact Elaine M. Papp
at 202-366-4001.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The preliminary agenda for the meeting
includes:
10-10:15 a.m. Call to Order, Introduction and Agenda Review
10:15-1045 a.m. Updated Evidence Report Diabetes Mellitus
10:45-11:15 a.m. Preliminary Report on Cochlear Implants
11:15-11:45 a.m. Public Comment Period
11:45A-12:45 p.m. Break for Lunch
12:45-2 p.m. Update on 2007 Evidence Report on Sleep Apnea; Overview of
2007 Medical Expert Panel Opinions on Sleep Apnea
2-2:30 p.m. Review on Previous MRB recommendations on Sleep Apnea
2:30 -4 p.m. Public Comment Period
Breaks will be announced on meeting day and may be adjusted
according to schedule changes, other meeting requirements.
Background
The Secretary of the Department of Transportation announced on
November 2, 2010, the five medical experts who serve on the 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 revisions 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 30, 2011 and continuing until July
15, 2011, and should include the docket number that is listed in the
ADDRESSES section. During the MRB meeting (11:15-11:45 a.m. and 2:30-4
p.m.), oral comments may be limited depending on how many persons wish
to comment; and will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis as
requestors register at the meeting. 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.fmcsa.dot.gov/mrb.
Issued on: May 5, 2011.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011-11576 Filed 5-10-11; 8:45 am]
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