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greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz,
and 2,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid
when the audiometric device is calibrated to
American National Standard (formerly ASA
Standard) Z24.5—1951.

49 CFR 391.41(b)(11). This standard was
adopted in 1970, with a revision in 1971
to allow drivers to be qualified under
this standard while wearing a hearing
aid, 35 FR 6458, 6463 (April 22, 1970)
and 36 FR 12857 (July 3, 1971).
FMCSA also issues instructions for
completing the medical examination
report and includes advisory criteria on
the report itself to provide guidance for
medical examiners in applying the
hearing standard. See 49 CFR 391.43(f).
The current advisory criteria for the
hearing standard include a reference to
a report entitled ‘‘Hearing Disorders and
Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers’’
prepared for the Federal Highway
Administration, FMCSA’s predecessor,
in 1993.2

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FMCSA Requests Comments on the
Exemption Applications
FMCSA requests comments from all
interested parties on whether a driver
who cannot meet the hearing standard
should be permitted to operate a CMV
in interstate commerce. Further, the
Agency asks for comments on whether
a driver who cannot meet the hearing
standard should be limited to operating
only certain types of vehicles in
interstate commerce, for example,
vehicles without air brakes. The statute
and implementing regulations
concerning exemptions require that the
Agency request public comments on all
applications for exemptions. The
Agency is also required to make a
determination that an exemption would
likely achieve a level of safety that is
equivalent to, or greater than, the level
that would be achieved absent such
exemption before granting any such
requests.
Submitting Comments
You may submit your comments and
material online or by fax, mail, or hand
delivery, but please use only one of
these means. FMCSA recommends that
you include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a phone
number in the body of your document
so that FMCSA can contact you if there
are questions regarding your
submission.
To submit your comment online, go to
www.regulations.gov and in the search
box insert the docket number ‘‘FMCSA–
2014–0387’’ and click the search button.
2 This report is available on the FMCSA Web site
at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/
research-technology/publications/medreport_
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When the new screen appears, click on
the blue ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button on
the right hand side of the page. On the
new page, enter information required
including the specific section of this
document to which each comment
applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. If you
submit your comments by mail or hand
delivery, submit them in an unbound
format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches,
suitable for copying and electronic
filing. If you submit comments by mail
and would like to know that they
reached the facility, please enclose a
stamped, self-addressed postcard or
envelope.
We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment
period and may change this proposed
rule based on your comments. FMCSA
may issue a final rule at any time after
the close of the comment period.
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, go to
www.regulations.gov and in the search
box insert the docket number ‘‘FMCSA–
2014–0387’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next,
click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ and you
will find all documents and comments
related to the proposed rulemaking.
Information on Individual Applicants
John B. Burley
Mr. Burley, 44, holds an operator’s
license in Colorado.
Jennifer Lenore Campbell
Ms. Campbell, 39, holds a class A
CDL in Texas.
Carlos Campos
Mr. Campos, 43, holds a class A CDL
in California.

Keith Kaimuloa
Mr. Kaimuloa, 47, holds an operator’s
license in Hawaii.
John David Kielczewski, Jr.
Mr. Kielczewski, 43, holds an
operator’s license in Rhode Island.
Timothy Knipp II
Mr. Knipp, 32, holds an operator’s
license in Pennsylvania.
Donnie Lamar McEntire, Jr.
Mr. McEntire, 42, holds an operator’s
license in Georgia.
Tami S. Richardson-Nelson
Ms. Richardson-Nelson, 56, holds an
operator’s license in Nebraska.
Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315(b)(4), FMCSA requests public
comment from all interested persons on
the exemption petitions described in
this notice. The Agency will consider all
comments received before the close of
business October 21, 2015. Comments
will be available for examination in the
docket at the location listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. The
Agency will file comments received
after the comment closing date in the
public docket, and will consider them to
the extent practicable. In addition to late
comments, FMCSA will also continue to
file, in the public docket, relevant
information that becomes available after
the comment closing date. Interested
persons should monitor the public
docket for new material.
Issued on: September 8, 2015.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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Richard A. Carter
Mr. Carter, 58, holds a class B CDL in
Maryland.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Charles Christopher Curran

Federal Railroad Administration

Mr. Curran, 41, holds an operator’s
license in Florida.

[Docket No. FRA 2015–0007–N–23]

Joy L. Dalen
Ms. Dalen, 41, holds an operator’s
license in Nebraska.

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request

Mr. Hanson, 25, holds an operator’s
license in Wyoming.

Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.

Clint I. Homon

SUMMARY:

James Wels Hanson

Mr. Homan, 35, holds an operator’s
license in Illinois.
Sean C. Jackson
Mr. Jackson, 42, holds an operator’s
license in Arizona.

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AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
its implementing regulations, the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
hereby announces that it is seeking
renewal of the following currently
approved information collection

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activities. Before submitting these
information collection requirements for
clearance by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting
public comment on specific aspects of
the activities identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than November 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on any or all of the following proposed
activities by mail to Ms. Kimberly
Toone, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC
20590. Commenters requesting FRA to
acknowledge receipt of their respective
comments must include a self-addressed
stamped postcard stating, ‘‘Comments
on OMB Grant Awards and Cooperative
Agreement.’’ Alternatively, comments
may be transmitted via facsimile to
(202) 493–6170, or via email to Ms.
Toone at [email protected]. Please
refer to the assigned OMB control
number in any correspondence
submitted. FRA will summarize
comments received in response to this
notice in a subsequent notice and
include them in its information
collection submission to OMB for
approval.
Ms.
Kimberly Toone, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC
20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6132).
(These telephone numbers are not tollfree.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13, sec. 2, 109
Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days notice to the public for
comment on information collection
activities before seeking approval for
reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1),
1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically,
FRA invites interested respondents to
comment on the following summary of
proposed information collection
activities regarding (i) whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activities will have practical utility; (ii)
the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the
burden of the information collection

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activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (iii) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public by
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)(I)–(iv); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(I)–(iv). FRA believes that
soliciting public comment will promote
its efforts to reduce the administrative
and paperwork burdens associated with
the collection of information mandated
by Federal regulations. In summary,
FRA reasons that comments received
will advance three objectives: (i) Reduce
reporting burdens; (ii) ensure that it
organizes information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user friendly’’ format
to improve the use of such information;
and (iii) accurately assess the resources
expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
Below is a brief summary of the
information collection activities that
FRA will submit for clearance by OMB
as required under the PRA:
Title: Grant Awards and Cooperative
Agreements.
Abstract: FRA solicits grant
applications for viable projects
including, but not limited to,
preconstruction planning activities,
safety improvements, congestion relief,
improvement of grade crossings, rail
line relocation, as well as projects that
encourage development, expansion, and
upgrades to passenger and freight rail
infrastructure and services. Funded
projects are those that meet FRA and
government wide evaluation standards
and align with the President’s key
strategic transportation goals to create
safe and efficient transportation choices,
build a foundation for economic
competitiveness, promote energy
efficiency and environmental quality,
and support interconnected livable
communities.
FRA administers award agreements
for both construction and nonconstruction projects that will result in
service benefits or other tangible
improvements in rail corridors. These
projects include completion of
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research and development, final design,
and construction.
To ensure accountability of Federal
award recipients through performance
and results, including expenditures in
support of agreed-upon activities and
allowable costs outlined in a FRA
Notice of Grant Award (NGA), FRA
requires systematic and uniform
collection and submission of
information, as approved by the OMB.
Included in this information collection
are reports and documentation
mandated by OMB for completion, as
well as additional resources to compile
evidence relevant to addressing FRA’s
important policy challenges, promoting
cost-effectiveness in FRA programs, and
providing effective oversight of
programmatic and financial
performance. This justification draws on
innovative FRA program designs to use
sophisticated practices in delivering
Federal financial assistance and
encourage continuous improvements in
service delivery.
FRA issues and manages awards in
compliance with Title 2 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR): Grants and
Agreements. This justification includes
one document package for collection
over the entire lifecycle of the award
process, in adherence to the Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards (78 FR 78589, Dec. 26,
2013; 79 FR 75871, Dec. 19, 2014). All
non-research awards are subject to the
application, reporting, closeout, and
other processes described in this
justification.
Additionally, the collection detailed
in this justification represents a
combination of previous FRA collection
requests, including: OMB Control
Number 2130–0578, OMB Control
Number 2130–0580, OMB Control
Number 2130–0584, and OMB Control
Number 0587. Combining these
collections under a new collection
enables FRA to consolidate
documentation under one collection,
which allows for efficiency and
provides a uniform period until
expiration of this justification request.
Form Number(s): FRA forms 30, 31,
32, 33, 34, 35, and 229. SF forms 270,
424, 424A, 424B, 424C, 424D, 425, and
LLL.
Affected Public: State and local
governments, government sponsored
authorities and corporations, and
railroads.
Reporting Burden:

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Total annual
responses

Item
FRA Form 30 ...............................................................................................................................
FRA Form 31 ...............................................................................................................................
FRA Form 32 ...............................................................................................................................
FRA Form 33 ...............................................................................................................................
FRA Form 34 ...............................................................................................................................
FRA Form 35 ...............................................................................................................................
FRA Form 229 .............................................................................................................................
Additional Buy America Documentation ......................................................................................
SF Form 270 ................................................................................................................................
SF Form 424 ................................................................................................................................
SF Form 424A .............................................................................................................................
SF Form 424B .............................................................................................................................
SF Form 424C .............................................................................................................................
SF Form 424D .............................................................................................................................
SF 425 .........................................................................................................................................
SF Form LLL ................................................................................................................................

383
1
1
8
2
34
18
1
1
1.1
3
.25
3
.25
1.5
.17

Average time
per response
(hours)
.25
212
24
79
897
383
.25
19,944.50
716
383
192
192
191
191
897
383

Total annual
burden hours
95.75
212
24
632
1,794
13,022
4.5
19,944.50
716
421.30
576
48
573
47.75
1,345
65.11

* In minutes.

Total Estimated Annual Burden:
39,521 hours.
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5
CFR 1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that it may
not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2015–0095; Notice 1]

Request for Public Comments on
NHTSA Enforcement Guidance Bulletin
2015–01: Recommended Best
Practices for Protective Orders and
Settlement Agreements in Civil
Litigation
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

NHTSA’s ability to identify
and define safety-related motor vehicle
defects relies in large part on
manufacturers’ self-reporting. However,
although federal regulations may require
them to report certain information to
NHTSA, manufacturers do not always
do so, or do not do so in a timely
manner. Additionally, the information a
manufacturer is required to report varies
greatly depending on the product and
company size and purpose. Given these

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constraints, safety-related information
developed or discovered in private
litigation is an important resource for
NHTSA.
This proposed Enforcement Guidance
Bulletin sets forth NHTSA’s current
thinking on this topic, and guiding
principles and best practices to be
utilized in the context of private
litigation. To the extent protective
orders, settlement agreements, or other
confidentiality provisions prohibit
information obtained in private
litigation from being transmitted to
NHTSA, such limitations are contrary to
Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, its state corollaries, and
sound principles of public policy.
Although such restrictions are generally
prohibited by applicable rules and law,
the Agency recommends that litigants
include a specific provision in any
protective order or settlement agreement
that provides for disclosure of relevant
motor vehicle safety information to
NHTSA, regardless of any other
restrictions on the disclosure or
dissemination of such information.
This notice solicits comments from
the public, from counsel, and from other
interested parties concerning this
proposed enforcement guidance, and
best practices to be followed by litigants
in private litigation regarding protective
orders and settlement agreements that
contain confidentiality provisions
limiting disclosure of safety-related
information.
All comments should be
submitted early enough to ensure that
Docket Management receives them not
later than October 19, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
to the docket number identified in the
heading of this document by any of the
following methods:
DATES:

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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: go to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
M–30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground
Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Rm. W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, 20590 between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
Regardless of how you submit your
comments, you should mention the
docket number of this document.
You may call the Docket at 202–366–
9324.
Note that all comments received will
be posted without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kara
Fischer, Office of the Chief Counsel,
NCC–111, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590
(telephone: 202–366–8726).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In this
notice, NHTSA has begun assembling
for guidance and informative purposes
an Enforcement Guidance Bulletin
which sets forth guiding principles and
best practices for private litigants
utilizing protective orders and
settlement agreements with
confidentiality provisions. NHTSA is
not establishing a binding set of rules on
best practices, or even suggesting that a
single set of best practices would apply
in all situations. The Agency fully
realizes that best practices may vary
widely depending on circumstance, and

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