82 FR 39001 - Advisory Committee: VA National Academic Affiliations Council Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 157 (August 16, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-17294

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-17294]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee: VA National Academic Affiliations Council 
Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that the VA National Academic 
Affiliations Council (NAAC) will meet via conference call on September 
12, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST. The meeting is open to the 
public.
    The purpose of the Council is to advise the Secretary on matters 
affecting partnerships between VA and its academic affiliates.
    On September 12, 2017, the Council will explore current regulatory 
proposals to limit the duration of administrative leave available to 
Federal employees and the possible impact on VA's educational mission; 
discuss the prohibition on VA employees engaging in teaching activities 
with for-profit educational institutions; prioritize previous Council 
recommendations for renewed policy focus; and receive updates on: VA's 
graduate medical education expansion initiative, the NAAC's Diversity 
and Inclusion Subcommittee, and VA's August 2017 Health Professions 
Education Summit in Iron Mountain, MI. The Council will receive public 
comments from 12:45 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST.
    Interested persons may attend and/or present oral statements to the 
Council. The dial in number to attend the conference call is: 1-800-
767-1750. At the prompt, enter access code 45206 then press #. 
Individuals seeking to present oral statements are invited to submit a 
1-2 page summary of their comments at the time of the meeting for 
inclusion in the official meeting record. Oral presentations will be 
limited to five minutes or less, depending on the number of 
participants. Additionally, interested parties may also provide written 
comments for review by the Council prior to the meeting or at any time, 
via email to [email protected], or by mail to Stephen K. Trynosky 
J.D., M.P.H., M.M.A.S., Designated Federal Officer, Office of Academic 
Affiliations (10A2D), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC

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20420. Any member of the public wishing to participate or seeking 
additional information should contact Mr. Trynosky via email or by 
phone at (202) 461-6723.

    Dated: August 11, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-17294 Filed 8-15-17; 8:45 am]
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V. Summary of Autocar’s Petition: similar brake telltale issues. See Docket Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120:
Autocar described the subject No. NHTSA–2012–0004, 78 FR 69931 delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and
noncompliance and stated its belief that 501.8.
(November 21, 2013) (grant of petition
the noncompliance is inconsequential for Ford Motor Company); Docket No. Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
as it relates to motor vehicle safety. NHTSA–2014–0046, 79 FR 78559 Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
In support of its petition, Autocar (December 30, 2014) (grant of petition [FR Doc. 2017–17331 Filed 8–15–17; 8:45 am]
submitted the following reasoning: for Chrysler Group, LLC); and Docket BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
(a) Autocar notes that the purpose of No. NHTSA–2016–0103, 82 Federal
the low brake air pressure telltale is to Register 17084 (April 7, 2017) (grant of
alert the driver to a low air condition, petition for Daimler Trucks North
consistent with the requirements of DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
America). In all of these instances, the AFFAIRS
FMVSS No. 121, S5.1.5 (warning
vehicles at issue did not have the exact
signal). The words ‘‘BRAKE Advisory Committee: VA National
PRESSURE’’ instead of ‘‘Brake Air,’’ the requirements listed in FMVSS No. 101
table 2. The available warnings were Academic Affiliations Council Notice of
CMVSS required symbol, and an Meeting
audible alert that occurs in the subject deemed sufficient to provide the
vehicles would alert the driver to an air necessary driver warning. Autocar The Department of Veterans Affairs
issue with the brake system. Once respectfully suggests that the same is (VA) gives notice under the Federal
alerted, the driver can check the actual true for the subject vehicles: the red Advisory Committee Act that the VA
air pressure by reading the primary and ‘‘BRAKE PRESSURE’’ telltale, the National Academic Affiliations Council
secondary air gauges and seeing the audible alert, and the contrasting colors (NAAC) will meet via conference call on
contrasting color on the gauges on the air pressure gauges are fully September 12, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. to
indicating low pressure. sufficient to warn the driver of a low 1:00 p.m. EST. The meeting is open to
(b) NHTSA stated in a 2005 FMVSS brake air pressure situation. the public.
No. 101 rulemaking that the reason for The purpose of the Council is to
Autocar concluded by expressing the advise the Secretary on matters affecting
including vehicles over 10,000 pounds belief that the subject noncompliance is
GVWR in the application of the partnerships between VA and its
inconsequential as it relates to motor academic affiliates.
standard is that drivers of heavier vehicle safety, and that its petition to be
vehicles need to see and identify their On September 12, 2017, the Council
exempted from providing notification of will explore current regulatory
displays just like drivers of lighter
the noncompliance, as required by 49 proposals to limit the duration of
vehicles. See 70 FR 48295, 48298 (Aug.
17, 2005). Drivers of commercial U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the administrative leave available to Federal
vehicles conduct pre-trip daily noncompliance, as required by 49 employees and the possible impact on
inspections. For vehicles with U.S.C. 30120, should be granted. VA’s educational mission; discuss the
To view Autocar’s petition analyses in prohibition on VA employees engaging
pneumatic brake systems, the in-cab air
in teaching activities with for-profit
brake checks for warning light and its entirety you can visit https://
educational institutions; prioritize
buzzer, at 60 PSI, would familiarize the www.regulations.gov by following the
previous Council recommendations for
driver with the specific telltale online instructions for accessing the renewed policy focus; and receive
displayed and audible warning in the dockets and by using the docket ID updates on: VA’s graduate medical
event a low-air condition occurred number for this petition shown in the education expansion initiative, the
during operation. heading of this notice. NAAC’s Diversity and Inclusion
(c) There are two scenarios when a
NHTSA notes that the statutory Subcommittee, and VA’s August 2017
low brake air pressure condition could
provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and Health Professions Education Summit in
exist: A parked vehicle and a moving
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to Iron Mountain, MI. The Council will
vehicle. In both conditions, the driver
file petitions for a determination of receive public comments from 12:45
would be alerted to a low-air condition
inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST.
by the following means: Interested persons may attend and/or
• Red contrasting color of the telltale exempt manufacturers only from the
duties found in sections 30118 and present oral statements to the Council.
indicating ‘‘BRAKE PRESSURE’’ The dial in number to attend the
• Audible alert to the driver as long as 30120, respectively, to notify owners,
conference call is: 1–800–767–1750. At
the vehicle has low air purchasers, and dealers of a defect or
the prompt, enter access code 45206
• Air pressure gauges for the primary noncompliance and to remedy the then press #. Individuals seeking to
and secondary air reservoirs clearly defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any present oral statements are invited to
indicating the level of air pressure in decision on this petition only applies to submit a 1–2 page summary of their
the system the subject vehicles that Autocar no comments at the time of the meeting for
• Red contrasting color on the air longer controlled at the time it inclusion in the official meeting record.
gauges indicating pressure below 60 determined that the noncompliance Oral presentations will be limited to five
PSI existed. However, any decision on this minutes or less, depending on the
The functionality of both the parking petition does not relieve vehicle number of participants. Additionally,
distributors and dealers of the
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brake system and the service brake interested parties may also provide
system remains unaffected by using prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale, written comments for review by the
‘‘BRAKE PRESSURE’’ instead of ‘‘Brake or introduction or delivery for Council prior to the meeting or at any
Air’’ for the telltale in the subject introduction into interstate commerce of time, via email to Steve.Trynosky@
vehicles. the noncompliant vehicles under their va.gov, or by mail to Stephen K.
(d) NHTSA Precedents—Autocar control after Autocar notified them that Trynosky J.D., M.P.H., M.M.A.S.,
notes that NHTSA has previously the subject noncompliance existed. Designated Federal Officer, Office of
granted petitions for decisions of Academic Affiliations (10A2D), 810
inconsequential noncompliance for Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC

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FR Citation		82 FR 39001