Proposed Rule2022-19847
Qualifications of Drivers: Medical Examiner's Handbook and Medical Advisory Criteria Proposed Regulatory Guidance
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Published
September 14, 2022
Effective
August 16, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Abstract
FMCSA extends the comment period for its August 16, 2022, notice of proposed regulatory guidance relating to the draft Medical Examiner's Handbook (MEH), which includes updates to the Medical Advisory Criteria published in the United States Code of Federal Regulations. FMCSA received requests for an extension to the comment period from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and two individuals. The Agency finds it is appropriate to extend the comment period to provide interested parties additional time to submit their responses to the notice. Therefore, the Agency extends the deadline for the submission of comments to October 31, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 14, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 56372-56373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19847]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 391
[Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0111]
Qualifications of Drivers: Medical Examiner's Handbook and
Medical Advisory Criteria Proposed Regulatory Guidance
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed regulatory guidance; extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA extends the comment period for its August 16, 2022,
notice of proposed regulatory guidance relating to the draft Medical
Examiner's Handbook (MEH), which includes updates to the Medical
Advisory Criteria published in the United States Code of Federal
Regulations. FMCSA received requests for an extension to the comment
period from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and two
individuals. The Agency finds it is appropriate to extend the comment
period to provide interested parties additional time to submit their
responses to the notice. Therefore, the Agency extends the deadline for
the submission of comments to October 31, 2022.
DATES: The comment period for the notice published August 16, 2022, at
87 FR 50282, is extended to October 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Federal Docket
Management System Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0111 using any of the following
methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/">www.regulations.gov/</a>,
insert the docket number, FMCSA-2022-0035, in the keyword box, and
click ``Search.'' Next, sort the results by ``Posted (Newer-Older),''
choose the first notice listed, and click on the ``Comment'' button.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Dockets Operations: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
<bullet> Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
<bullet> Fax: (202) 493-2251.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Christine A. Hydock, Chief,
Medical Programs Division, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-4001, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#296f646a7a68644c4d404a4845694d465d074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="02444f4151434f67666b61636e42666d762c656d74">[email protected]</span></a>. If you have
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Dockets
Operations at (202) 366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation and Request for Comments
A. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA-2022-0111), indicate the specific page and section of the
MEH to which your comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. 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 FMCSA can contact you if there are questions regarding your
submission.
To submit your comment online, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2022-0111/document">https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2022-0111/document</a>, click on this request for comments,
click ``Comment,'' and type your comment into the text box on the
following screen.
If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ 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.
FMCSA will consider all comments and material received during the
comment period.
B. Viewing Comments and Documents
To view any documents mentioned as being available in the docket,
go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2022-0111/document">https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2022-0111/document</a> and
choose the document to review. To view comments, click this request for
comments, and click ``Browse Comments.'' If you do not have access to
the internet, you may view the docket online by visiting Dockets
Operations in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West
Building, 1200 New
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Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure someone is
there to help you, please call (202) 366-9317 or (202) 366-9826 before
visiting Dockets Operations.
C. Privacy Act
DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its guidance
process. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. As
described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at <a href="http://www.dot.gov/privacy">www.dot.gov/privacy</a>, the comments are searchable by the
name of the submitter.
II. Background
The Federal Register notice published on August 16, 2022 (87 FR
50282) requested comments on FMCSA's proposed MEH. The MEH includes
updates to the published Medical Advisory Criteria and proposed
regulatory guidance. The Federal Register notice provided a 45-day
comment period, which ends September 30, 2022.
FMCSA received a request from the Owner-Operator Independent
Drivers Association to extend the comment period for an additional 60
days. A former truck driver (Bob Stanton) requested 180 days from
publication of the notice to submit comments. Another individual
(Daniel Spaulding) suggested that a longer period was necessary to
understand the draft MEH. In summary they both stated that the draft
MEH is 122 pages long with highly detailed and technical information,
and that additional time is needed to thoroughly review the updated MEH
and to develop meaningful feedback. Copies of the requests are
available in the docket for this notice.
In consideration of these requests and to allow additional time to
review and submit comments, FMCSA extends the deadline for submitting
comments in response to the August 16, 2022 (87 FR 50282) Federal
Register publication until October 31, 2022.
John Van Steenburg,
Executive Director and Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-19847 Filed 9-13-22; 8:45 am]
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