Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 1995 (44 USC

Chapter 35), this notice announces that the Information Collection

Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes

the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The

Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting

comments on the following collection of

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information was published on April 18, 1997 (62 FR 19160).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 25, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sandra Zywonkarte, Office of Motor

Carriers, (202) 366-2987, Federal Highway Administration, Department of

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Title: Medical Qualifications Requirements.

OMB Number: 2125-0080.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval has expired.

Affected Public: Medical examiners, medical specialists,

physicians, licensed doctors of medicine or osteopathy, motor carriers,

and CMV drivers.

Abstract: The Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984 requires the

Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations to ensure that the

physical qualification of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operators is

adequate to enable them to operate CMVs safely. Information about an

individual's physical condition must be collected in order for the FHWA

and motor carriers to verify that the individual meets the physical

qualification standards for CMV drivers and for the FHWA to determine

whether the individual is physically able to operate a CMV safely.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 459,105 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer. Comments are invited

on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the

proper performance of the functions of the Department, including

whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of

the Department's estimate of the burden of the proposed information

collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the

information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 22, 1997.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97-19662 Filed 7-24-97; 8:45 am]

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