81 FR 14177 - Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 51 (March 16, 2016)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 51 (March 16, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-05908 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 14177-14179] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-05908] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0081] Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of application for exemption; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: FMCSA requests public comment on an application for exemption from the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association (GLTPA) to allow GLTPA motor carriers in Wisconsin to use cargo securement methods that do not comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for securing shortwood logs transported lengthwise in crib- type vehicles that have been modified or manufactured without front structures, rear structures, or which have a center-mounted crane for loading and unloading. The GLTPA and the Wisconsin State Patrol Motor Carrier Enforcement Section partnered to conduct cargo securement testing on stacks of shortwood logs in a crib-type vehicle using different tiedown configurations. Based on this testing, GLTPA believes that the alternative cargo securement methods for securing shortwood logs loaded lengthwise proposed in its application will maintain a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety achieved without the exemption. The GLTPA is requesting this temporary exemption in advance of petitioning FMCSA to conduct a rulemaking to amend 49 CFR 393.116. DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 15, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-2016-0081 using any of the following methods:Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the Federal electronic docket site. Fax: 1-202-493-2251. Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery: Ground Floor, Room W12-140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday-Friday, except Federal holidays. Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and docket number for this notice. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the exemption process, see the ``Public Participation'' heading below. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.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://www.regulations.gov or to Room W12-140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. Public participation: The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is generally available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You may find electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ``help'' section of the http://www.regulations.gov Web site as well as the DOT's http://docketsinfo.dot.gov Web site. If you would like notification that we received your comments, please include a self- addressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgment page that appears after submitting comments online. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Luke W. Loy, Vehicle and Roadside Operations Division, Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations, MC-PSV, (202) 366-0676; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Section 4007 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA- 21) [Pub. L. 105-178, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 401] amended 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e) to provide authority to grant exemptions from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). On August 20, 2004, FMCSA published a final rule (69 FR 51589) implementing [[Page 14178]] section 4007. Under this rule, FMCSA must publish a notice of each exemption request in the Federal Register (49 CFR 381.315(a)). The Agency must provide the public with an opportunity to inspect the information relevant to the application, including any safety analyses that have been conducted. The Agency must also provide an opportunity for public comment on the request. The Agency reviews the safety analyses and the public comments and determines whether granting the exemption would likely achieve a level of safety equivalent to or greater than the level that would be achieved by the current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). The decision of the Agency must be published in the Federal Register (49 CFR 381.315(b)). If the Agency denies the request, it must state the reason for doing so. If the decision is to grant the exemption, the notice must specify the person or class of persons receiving the exemption and the regulatory provision or provisions from which an exemption is granted. The notice must specify the effective period of the exemption (up to 2 years) and explain the terms and conditions of the exemption. The exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 381.315(c) and 49 CFR 381.300(b)). GLTPA Application for Exemption The GLTPA has applied for an exemption from 49 CFR 393.116 to allow GLTPA motor carriers in Wisconsin to transport shortwood logs in crib- type log trailers with fewer tiedowns than required by the regulation. A copy of the application is included in the docket referenced at the beginning of this notice. Section 393.116 of the FMCSRs, ``What are the rules for securing logs?,'' provides commodity specific cargo securement requirements for the transportation of logs on trucks and trailers, and are in addition to the general cargo securement requirements specified in Sec. Sec. 393.100--393.114 of the FMCSRs. Sections 393.116(b), ``Components of a securement system,'' and 393.116(c), ``Use of securement system'' provide general requirements for the securement of logs. Specifically with respect to the securement of shortwood logs loaded lengthwise on flatbed and frame vehicles, Sec. 393.116(e) of the FMCSRs requires--in addition to meeting the requirements of Sec. 393.116(b) and (c)--each stack to be cradled in a bunk unit or contained by stakes, and (1) secured to the vehicle by at least two tiedowns, or (2) if all the logs in any stack are blocked in the front by a front-end structure strong enough to restrain the load, or by another stack of logs, and blocked in the rear by another stack of logs or vehicle end structure, the stack may be secured with one tiedown. If one tiedown is used, it must be positioned about midway between the stakes, or (3) be bound by at least two tiedown-type devices such as wire rope, used as wrappers that encircle the entire load at locations along the load that provide effective securement. If wrappers are being used to bundle the logs together, the wrappers are not required to be attached to the vehicle. However, 49 CFR 393.116(b)(3)(i) notes that tiedowns are not required for logs transported in crib-type trailers, as defined in 49 CFR 393.5, provided that the logs are loaded in compliance with Sec. Sec. 393.116(b)(2) and 393.116(c) of the FMCSRs. Crib-type trailers use stakes, bunks, a front-end structure, and a rear structure to restrain logs on trailers. The stakes prevent movement of logs from side to side on the vehicle while the front-end and rear structures prevent movement of the logs from front to back on the vehicle. The intent of such systems is to enable motor carriers to transport logs without the use of wrapper chains or straps to secure the load, thereby expediting the loading and unloading process. In its exemption application, GLTPA states that questions have arisen between industry and enforcement regarding the proper securement of logs in crib-type trailers when modifications to those trailers have been made--including the lack of a front or rear structure (either because the vehicle was manufactured without front or rear structures, or because motor carriers have removed them) and the addition of a center-mounted crane for loading and unloading the logs. GLTPA states that ``In these cases, because the specific definition of a crib-type vehicle has not been met, enforcement has reverted to 49 CFR 393.116(e), which addresses logs loaded lengthwise on flatbed and frame vehicles. Here, logs that are contained by structures or another stack of logs require one tie down. Stacks that do not have this containment such as end stacks without front/rear structures or those adjacent to a center-mounted crane would require two tiedowns.'' In its exemption application, GLTPA references a ``Cargo Securement Enforcement Policy'' memorandum, dated December 31, 2003, from the FMCSA Assistant Administrator to its Field Administrators and Division Administrators.\1\ Specifically as it relates to the subject exemption application, the December 2003 memorandum states ``Also, industry has requested the section 393.116 be amended to allow one tiedown per bunk, spaced equally between the standards, when transporting short length logs loaded lengthwise between the first two standards and between the last two standards. They believe the current wording requiring the use of two tiedowns is unnecessary given the bunks and standards . . . With regard to allowing the use of one tiedown per bunk for shortwood logs loaded lengthwise between the first two standards and between the last two standards, FMCSA believes one tiedown is sufficient given the standards used to protect against lateral movement.'' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ A copy of the Cargo Securement Enforcement Policy memorandum is included in the docket referenced at the beginning of this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The GLTPA states ``This language suggests that end stacks not protected by front and rear structures, but contained by stakes, bunks, or standards, would require one tiedown. By extension, this would also suggest that a crib-type trailer without front and rear structures would require one tiedown on each of the end stacks. It is GLTPA's position that the interior stacks, which are protected by adjacent stacks of logs, should not be required to have tiedowns, provided they are loaded in accordance with 49 CFR 393.116(b)(3). With the front and rear stacks secured, the configuration is essentially now acting as a crib-type vehicle.'' To ensure that this interpretation would not reduce safety, GLTPA and the Wisconsin State Patrol Motor Carrier Enforcement Section partnered to test the use of a single tiedown on a stack of logs contained in a crib-type configuration. GLTPA states ``Specifically, a load was subjected to various simulated longitudinal g forces. Although not directly applicable to the cargo-specific requirements for logs, the tiedown performance criteria outlined in 49 CFR 393.102 was used as guidance.'' GLTPA states that the testing showed ``a single tiedown, on average, was able to maintain a stack of low-friction logs under winter conditions to approximately 0.5 g. This average was increased to 0.63 g for high-friction hardwood logs. It is noted that 0.8 g was obtained through the use of two tiedowns.'' Copies of the testing performed by GLTPA and the Wisconsin State Patrol Motor Carrier Enforcement Section in support of the exemption application are contained in the docket. In considering the December 2003 FMCSA Cargo Securement Enforcement Policy memorandum, the cargo securement requirements for crib-type vehicles in the FMCSRs, and the testing [[Page 14179]] described above, GLTPA requests an exemption from section 393.116 for the securement of shortwood loaded lengthwise. Specifically, GLTPA requests: 1. Logs transported in a crib or bunk type vehicle without a front structure will require at least two tiedowns on the foremost stack. All other stacks will not require tiedowns provided they are loaded in accordance with 49 CFR 393.116 (b)(2) and 49 CFR 393.116(c). 2. Logs transported in a crib or bunk vehicle without a rear structure will require at least one tie down on the rearmost stack. All other stacks will not require tiedowns provided they are loaded in accordance with 49 CFR 393.116 (b)(2) and 49 CFR 393.116(c). 3. Logs transported in a crib or bunk type vehicle having an internal gap between stacks such that a log could theoretically move in the forward or rearward direction and not be continually in contact with at least two stakes, bunks, bolsters or standards would require at least one tiedown on that stack. 4. When one tiedown is used, it must be positioned about midway between the stakes or cross diagonally from the front to the rear crossing midway over the stack. GLTPA states ``Although the 2003 Enforcement Policy cites a single tiedown on the foremost stack, input from GLTPA member carriers has suggested requiring two for increased driver safety. Wisconsin State Patrol testing also found that two tiedowns have the capability of maintaining the load under a simulated longitudinal force of 0.8 g. This value exceeds heavy vehicle braking ability, and therefore provides an added element of safety in the event of a crash. The GLTPA and the Wisconsin State Patrol believe that this exemption will provide relief to the timber industry without compromising safety. Furthermore, these requirements will make the inherent safety aspects of crib-type vehicles more attractive to carriers in comparison to traditional frame vehicles with logs loaded crosswise.'' Request for Comments In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), FMCSA requests public comment from all interested persons on the GLTPA application for an exemption from certain cargo securement requirements of 49 CFR 393.116. All comments received before the close of business on the comment closing date indicated at the beginning of this notice will be considered and will be available for examination in the docket at the location listed under the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Comments received after the comment closing date will be filed in the public docket and will be considered to the extent practicable. In addition to late comments, FMCSA will continue to file relevant information in the public docket that becomes available after the comment closing date. Interested persons should continue to examine the public docket for new material. Issued on: March 3, 2016. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2016-05908 Filed 3-15-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P
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to the attention of the Desk Officer, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday–
Department of Transportation/FAA, and Friday, except Federal holidays.
sent via electronic mail to oira_ Federal Motor Carrier Safety Instructions: All submissions must
submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to Administration include the Agency name and docket
(202) 395–6974, or mailed to the Office number for this notice. For detailed
[Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0081]
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, instructions on submitting comments
Office of Management and Budget, Parts and Accessories Necessary for and additional information on the
Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Safe Operation; Application for an exemption process, see the ‘‘Public
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Exemption From Great Lakes Timber Participation’’ heading below. Note that
Public Comments Invited: You are Professionals Association all comments received will be posted
asked to comment on any aspect of this without change to http://
information collection, including (a) AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety www.regulations.gov, including any
Whether the proposed collection of Administration (FMCSA), DOT. personal information provided. Please
information is necessary for FAA’s ACTION: Notice of application for see the ‘‘Privacy Act’’ heading for
performance; (b) the accuracy of the exemption; request for comments. further information.
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to Docket: For access to the docket to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity SUMMARY: FMCSA requests public read background documents or
of the information collection; and (d) comment on an application for comments received, go to http://
ways that the burden could be exemption from the Great Lakes Timber www.regulations.gov or to Room W12–
minimized without reducing the quality Professionals Association (GLTPA) to 140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey
of the collected information. The agency allow GLTPA motor carriers in Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
will summarize and/or include your Wisconsin to use cargo securement a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
comments in the request for OMB’s methods that do not comply with the Friday, except Federal holidays.
clearance of this information collection. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
Regulations (FMCSRs) for securing U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: shortwood logs transported lengthwise from the public to better inform its
Ronda Thompson at (202) 267–1416, or in crib-type vehicles that have been rulemaking process. DOT posts these
by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov. modified or manufactured without front comments, without edit, including any
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: structures, rear structures, or which personal information the commenter
OMB Control Number: 2120–0001. have a center-mounted crane for loading provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
and unloading. The GLTPA and the described in the system of records
Title: Notice of Proposed Construction Wisconsin State Patrol Motor Carrier notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
or Alteration, Notice of Actual Enforcement Section partnered to be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
Construction or Alteration, Project conduct cargo securement testing on Public participation: The http://
Status Report. stacks of shortwood logs in a crib-type www.regulations.gov Web site is
Form Numbers: FAA Form 7460–1. vehicle using different tiedown generally available 24 hours each day,
Type of Review: Revision of an configurations. Based on this testing, 365 days each year. You may find
information collection. GLTPA believes that the alternative electronic submission and retrieval help
Background: The Federal Register cargo securement methods for securing and guidelines under the ‘‘help’’ section
Notice with a 60-day comment period shortwood logs loaded lengthwise of the http://www.regulations.gov Web
soliciting comments on the following proposed in its application will site as well as the DOT’s http://
collection of information was published maintain a level of safety that is docketsinfo.dot.gov Web site. If you
on January 4, 2016 (81 FR 139). 49 equivalent to, or greater than, the level would like notification that we received
U.S.C. 44718 states that the Secretary of of safety achieved without the your comments, please include a self-
Transportation shall require notice of exemption. The GLTPA is requesting addressed, stamped envelope or
structures that may affect navigable this temporary exemption in advance of postcard or print the acknowledgment
airspace, air commerce, or air capacity. petitioning FMCSA to conduct a page that appears after submitting
These notice requirements are contained rulemaking to amend 49 CFR 393.116. comments online.
in 14 CFR part 77. The frequency DATES: Comments must be received on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
information is currently collected via or before April 15, 2016. Luke W. Loy, Vehicle and Roadside
FAA forms 7460–1. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Operations Division, Office of Bus and
Respondents: Approximately 2400 bearing the Federal Docket Management Truck Standards and Operations, MC–
annually. System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA– PSV, (202) 366–0676; Federal Motor
Frequency: Information is collected 2016–0081 using any of the following Carrier Safety Administration, 1200
on occasion. methods: New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
Estimated Average Burden per • Web site: http:// DC 20590–0001.
Response: .2 hours. www.regulations.gov. Follow the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
instructions for submitting comments
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 480 on the Federal electronic docket site. Background
hours. • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Section 4007 of the Transportation
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
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Issued in Washington, DC, on March 9, Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA–
2016. U.S. Department of Transportation, 21) [Pub. L. 105–178, June 9, 1998, 112
Ronda Thompson, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Stat. 401] amended 49 U.S.C. 31315 and
FAA Information Collection Clearance Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 31136(e) to provide authority to grant
Officer, Performance, Policy & Records 0001. exemptions from the Federal Motor
Management Branch, ASP–110. • Hand Delivery: Ground Floor, Room Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs).
[FR Doc. 2016–05826 Filed 3–15–16; 8:45 am] W12–140, DOT Building, 1200 New On August 20, 2004, FMCSA published
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described above, GLTPA requests an docket at the location listed under the docket numbers for this notice. Note
exemption from section 393.116 for the ADDRESSES section of this notice. that all comments received will be
securement of shortwood loaded Comments received after the comment posted without change to http://
lengthwise. Specifically, GLTPA closing date will be filed in the public www.regulations.gov, including any
requests: docket and will be considered to the personal information provided. Please
1. Logs transported in a crib or bunk extent practicable. In addition to late see the Privacy Act heading below for
type vehicle without a front structure comments, FMCSA will continue to file further information.
will require at least two tiedowns on the relevant information in the public Docket: For access to the docket to
foremost stack. All other stacks will not docket that becomes available after the read background documents or
require tiedowns provided they are comment closing date. Interested comments, go to http://
loaded in accordance with 49 CFR persons should continue to examine the www.regulations.gov at any time or
393.116 (b)(2) and 49 CFR 393.116(c). public docket for new material. Room W12–140 on the ground level of
2. Logs transported in a crib or bunk Issued on: March 3, 2016. the West Building, 1200 New Jersey
vehicle without a rear structure will Larry W. Minor, Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
require at least one tie down on the a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Associate Administrator for Policy.
rearmost stack. All other stacks will not Friday, except Federal holidays. The
[FR Doc. 2016–05908 Filed 3–15–16; 8:45 am]
require tiedowns provided they are Federal Docket Management System
BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
loaded in accordance with 49 CFR (FDMS) is available 24 hours each day,
393.116 (b)(2) and 49 CFR 393.116(c). 365 days each year. If you want
3. Logs transported in a crib or bunk acknowledgment that we received your
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
type vehicle having an internal gap comments, please include a self-
between stacks such that a log could Federal Motor Carrier Safety addressed, stamped envelope or
theoretically move in the forward or Administration postcard or print the acknowledgement
rearward direction and not be page that appears after submitting
[Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0034] comments on-line.
continually in contact with at least two
stakes, bunks, bolsters or standards Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
would require at least one tiedown on Applications; Diabetes Mellitus
that stack. from the public to better inform its
4. When one tiedown is used, it must AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety rulemaking process. DOT posts these
be positioned about midway between Administration (FMCSA). comments, without edit, including any
the stakes or cross diagonally from the ACTION: Notice of applications for personal information the commenter
front to the rear crossing midway over exemptions; request for comments. provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
the stack. described in the system of records
GLTPA states ‘‘Although the 2003 SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
Enforcement Policy cites a single applications from 74 individuals for be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
tiedown on the foremost stack, input exemption from the prohibition against FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
from GLTPA member carriers has persons with insulin-treated diabetes Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical
suggested requiring two for increased mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial Programs Division, (202) 366–4001,
driver safety. Wisconsin State Patrol motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA,
testing also found that two tiedowns commerce. If granted, the exemptions Department of Transportation, 1200
have the capability of maintaining the would enable these individuals with New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W64–113,
load under a simulated longitudinal ITDM to operate CMVs in interstate Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office
force of 0.8 g. This value exceeds heavy commerce. hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t.,
vehicle braking ability, and therefore DATES: Comments must be received on Monday through Friday, except Federal
provides an added element of safety in or before April 15, 2016. holidays.
the event of a crash. The GLTPA and the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Wisconsin State Patrol believe that this bearing the Federal Docket Management
exemption will provide relief to the I. Background
System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA–
timber industry without compromising 2016–0034 using any of the following Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315,
safety. Furthermore, these requirements methods: FMCSA may grant an exemption from
will make the inherent safety aspects of • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
crib-type vehicles more attractive to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the Regulations for a 2-year period if it finds
carriers in comparison to traditional on-line instructions for submitting ‘‘such exemption would likely achieve a
frame vehicles with logs loaded comments. level of safety that is equivalent to or
crosswise.’’ • Mail: Docket Management Facility; greater than the level that would be
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 achieved absent such exemption.’’ The
Request for Comments
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building statute also allows the Agency to renew
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315 Ground Floor, Room W12–140, exemptions at the end of the 2-year
and 31136(e), FMCSA requests public Washington, DC 20590–0001. period. The 74 individuals listed in this
comment from all interested persons on • Hand Delivery: West Building notice have recently requested such an
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the GLTPA application for an Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 exemption from the diabetes prohibition
exemption from certain cargo New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, in 49 CFR 391.41(b) (3), which applies
securement requirements of 49 CFR DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday to drivers of CMVs in interstate
393.116. All comments received before through Friday, except Federal commerce. Accordingly, the Agency
the close of business on the comment Holidays. will evaluate the qualifications of each
closing date indicated at the beginning • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. applicant to determine whether granting
of this notice will be considered and Instructions: Each submission must the exemption will achieve the required
will be available for examination in the include the Agency name and the level of safety mandated by statute.
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