83 FR 45722 - Release of Waybill Data
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 175 (September 10, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 175 (September 10, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-19521 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 175 (Monday, September 10, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 45722-45723] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-19521] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Release of Waybill Data The Surface Transportation Board has received a request from two professors that work for University of Oregon and Stanford University along with four researchers (WB18-29--8/31/18) for permission to use data from the Board's 1983-2017 Unmasked Carload Waybill Samples. A copy of this request may be obtained from the Board's website under docket no. WB18-29. The waybill sample contains confidential railroad and shipper data; therefore, if any parties object to these requests, they should file their [[Page 45723]] objections with the Director of the Board's Office of Economics within 14 calendar days of the date of this notice. The rules for release of waybill data are codified at 49 CFR 1244.9. Contact: Alexander Dusenberry, (202) 245-0319. Aretha Laws-Byrum, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2018-19521 Filed 9-7-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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Description of Collection Type of Review: Reinstatement and platforms may be used to collect
without change. information from respondents. The
Title: Generic Clearance for the Respondents: Customers and estimated annual burden hours (277) are
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on stakeholders of the Board. based on the number of collections we
Agency Service Delivery. Number of Respondents, Frequency, expect to conduct over the requested
OMB Control Number: 2140–0019. Estimated Time per Response, and Total period for this clearance, as set forth in
STB Form Number: None. Burden Hours: A variety of instruments the table below.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
Annual
Number of Hours per
Type of collection frequency per Total hours
respondents response
response
Focus Group .................................................................................................... 15 1 2 30
Comment Card/Brief Survey ............................................................................ 200 2 .17 67
Surveys ............................................................................................................ 150 2 .6 180
Needs and Uses: The proposed the respondents and the Federal parties, or the public. Section 3507(b) of
information collection activity provides Government; the PRA requires, concurrent with an
a means to garner qualitative customer • The collections are non- agency’s submitting a collection to OMB
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient controversial and do not raise issues of for approval, a 30-day notice and
and timely manner, in accordance with concern to other Federal agencies; comment period through publication in
the Administration’s commitment to • Any collection is targeted to the the Federal Register concerning each
improving service delivery. By solicitation of opinions from proposed collection of information.
qualitative feedback we mean respondents who have experience with Comments submitted in response to
information that provides useful the program or may have experience this notice may be made available to the
insights on perceptions and opinions, with the program in the near future; public by the Board. For this reason,
but not statistical surveys that yield • Personally identifiable information please do not include in your comments
quantitative results that can be is collected only to the extent necessary information of a confidential nature,
generalized to the population of study. and is not retained; such as sensitive personal information
This feedback will provide insights into • Information gathered is used only
or proprietary information. If you send
customer or stakeholder perceptions, internally for general service
an electronic comment (e-file or email),
experiences, and expectations; provide improvement and program management
your email address is automatically
an early warning with issues about how purposes and not for release outside of
captured and may be accessed if your
the agency;
the Board provides service to the public; comments are made public. Please note
• Information gathered is used for the
or focus attention on areas where that responses to this public comment
purpose of substantially informing
communication, training, or changes in influential policy decisions; and request containing any routine notice
operations might improve delivery of • Information gathered will yield about the confidentiality of the
products or services. These collections qualitative information, and the communication will be treated as public
will allow for ongoing, collaborative, collections will not be designed or comments that may be made available to
and actionable communications expected to yield statistically reliable the public notwithstanding the
between the Board and its customers results or used as though the results are inclusion of the routine notice.
and stakeholders. They will also allow generalizable to the population of study. Dated: September 5, 2018.
feedback to contribute directly to the Feedback collected under this generic Jeffrey Herzig,
improvement of program management. clearance will provide useful Clearance Clerk.
The solicitation of feedback will target information, but will not yield data that [FR Doc. 2018–19510 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am]
areas such as: Timeliness, can be generalized to the overall
appropriateness, accuracy of BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
population. Such data uses would
information, courtesy, efficiency of require more rigorous designs than the
service delivery, and resolution of collections covered by this notice.
issues with service delivery. Responses SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
As a general matter, information
will be assessed to plan and inform collections will not result in any new Release of Waybill Data
efforts to improve or maintain the system of records containing privacy
quality of service offered to the public. information and will not ask questions The Surface Transportation Board has
If this information is not collected, vital of a sensitive nature, such as sexual received a request from two professors
feedback from customers and behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, that work for University of Oregon and
stakeholders on the Board’s services and other matters that are commonly Stanford University along with four
will be unavailable. considered private. researchers (WB18–29—8/31/18) for
The Board will only process a Under the PRA, a federal agency that permission to use data from the Board’s
collection under this generic clearance conducts or sponsors a collection of 1983–2017 Unmasked Carload Waybill
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if it meets the following conditions: information must display a currently Samples. A copy of this request may be
• The collections are voluntary; valid OMB control number. A collection obtained from the Board’s website under
• The collections are low-burden for of information, which is defined in 44 docket no. WB18–29.
respondents (based on considerations of U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c), The waybill sample contains
total burden hours, total number of includes agency requirements that confidential railroad and shipper data;
respondents, or burden-hours per persons submit reports, keep records, or therefore, if any parties object to these
respondent) and are low-cost for both provide information to the agency, third requests, they should file their
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objections with the Director of the comments, go to http:// these exemptions due to his or her
Board’s Office of Economics within 14 www.regulations.gov and/or Room concerns about these drivers refilling
calendar days of the date of this notice. W12–140 on the ground level of the their medications while they are
The rules for release of waybill data are West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue operating a CMVs on an interstate basis.
codified at 49 CFR 1244.9. SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and Another commenter suggested that these
Contact: Alexander Dusenberry, (202) 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, applicants should provide complete
245–0319. except Federal holidays. medical histories and records and be
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 incident free for at least two years. This
Aretha Laws-Byrum, U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments commenter also stated his or her
Clearance Clerk. from the public to better inform its opinion that employers of drivers who
[FR Doc. 2018–19521 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] rulemaking process. DOT posts these have been issued an exemption be
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P comments, without edit, including any required to obtain additional accident
personal information the commenter liability insurance for these drivers. In
provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, reviewing these applications for
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION as described in the system of records exemptions, FMCSA evaluated the
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can medical records of all eight applicants,
Federal Motor Carrier Safety be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ obtained documentation of the treating
Administration privacy. physician’s support for granting the
II. Background applicant an exemption, and
[FMCSA Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0053]
determined that granting these
On June 21, 2018, FMCSA published exemptions would achieve an
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption a notice announcing receipt of
Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure equivalent or greater level of safety than
applications from eight individuals would be achieved without the
Disorders requesting an exemption from the exemption. FMCSA does not require
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety epilepsy and seizure disorders employers to obtain additional
Administration (FMCSA), DOT. prohibition in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(8) and insurance for drivers with medical
requested comments from the public (83 exemptions.
ACTION: Notice of final disposition.
FR 28896). The public comment period
ended on July 23, 2018, and six IV. Basis for Exemption Determination
SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its
decision to exempt eight individuals comments were received. Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
from the requirement in the Federal FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility 31315(b), FMCSA may grant an
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations of these applicants and determined that exemption from the epilepsy and
(FMCSRs) that interstate commercial granting exemptions to these seizure disorder prohibition in 49 CFR
motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have ‘‘no individuals would achieve a level of 391.41(b)(8) if the exemption is likely to
established medical history or clinical safety equivalent to or greater than the achieve an equivalent or greater level of
diagnosis of epilepsy or any other level that would be achieved by safety than would be achieved without
condition which is likely to cause loss complying with the current regulation the exemption. The exemption allows
of consciousness or any loss of ability to 49 CFR 391.41(b)(8). the applicants to operate CMVs in
control a CMV.’’ The exemptions enable The physical qualification standard interstate commerce.
these individuals who have had one or for drivers regarding epilepsy found in In reaching the decision to grant these
more seizures and are taking anti- 49 CFR 391.41(b)(8) states that a person exemption requests, FMCSA considered
seizure medication to operate CMVs in is physically qualified to drive a CMV the 2007 recommendations of the
interstate commerce. if that person has no established Agency’s Medical Expert Panel (MEP).
medical history or clinical diagnosis of The January 15, 2013, Federal Register
DATES: The exemptions were applicable
epilepsy or any other condition which notice (78 FR 3069) provides the current
on August 1, 2018. The exemptions is likely to cause the loss of MEP recommendations which is the
expire on August 1, 2020. consciousness or any loss of ability to criteria the Agency uses to grant seizure
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. control a CMV. exemptions.
Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical In addition to the regulations, FMCSA The Agency’s decision regarding these
Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, has published advisory criteria 1 to exemption applications is based on an
fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, assist medical examiners in determining individualized assessment of each
Department of Transportation, 1200 whether drivers with certain medical applicant’s medical information,
New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W64–224, conditions are qualified to operate a including the root cause of the
Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office CMV in interstate commerce. [49 CFR respective seizure(s) and medical
hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., part 391, APPENDIX A TO PART 391— information about the applicant’s
Monday through Friday, except Federal MEDICAL ADVISORY CRITERIA, seizure history, the length of time that
holidays. If you have questions section H. Epilepsy: § 391.41(b)(8), has elapsed since the individual’s last
regarding viewing or submitting paragraphs 3, 4, and 5.] seizure, the stability of each individual’s
material to the docket, contact Docket treatment regimen and the duration of
Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. III. Discussion of Comments
time on or off of anti-seizure
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FMCSA received six comments in this medication. In addition, the Agency
proceeding. Four of these comments reviewed the treating clinician’s
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I. Electronic Access supported granted the exemptions. One medical opinion related to the ability of
You may see all the comments online commenter did not support granting the driver to safely operate a CMV with
through the Federal Document a history of seizure and each applicant’s
1 See http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=
Management System (FDMS) at: http:// driving record found in the Commercial
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www.regulations.gov. node=pt49.5.391&rgn=div5#ap49.5.391_171.a and
Driver’s License Information System
Docket: For access to the docket to https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2015-title49- (CDLIS) for commercial driver’s license
read background documents or vol5/pdf/CFR-2015-title49-vol5-part391-appA.pdf. (CDL) holders, and interstate and
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