Medical Review Board (MRB) Meeting: Public Meeting

Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
9 August 2016

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 52608-52609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18726]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 391

[Docket No. FMCSA-2008-0362 and FMCSA-2015-0419]


Medical Review Board (MRB) Meeting: Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; announcement of a public 
MRB advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a meeting of its Medical Review Board (MRB) on 
Monday and Tuesday, August 22-23, 2016. The MRB will make 
recommendations to the Agency on the disposition of comments from 
medical professionals and associations, as well as safety advocacy, 
labor, and industry groups, to the Agency's and the Federal Railroad 
Administration's (FRA) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) of 
March 10, 2016, on safety-sensitive rail and commercial motor vehicle 
(CMV) drivers with moderate to severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). 
Additionally, the MRB will review its previously issued report on OSA 
from 2012 to determine whether the report should be updated based on 
any changes to medical standards and practice or the comments received 
at the listening sessions and to the docket. Meetings are open to the 
public for their entirety, and the public will be allowed to comment 
during the proceedings.

TIMES AND DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday and Tuesday, August 
22-23, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (E.T.), at 
the FMCSA National Training Center, 1310 N. Courthouse Road, Arlington, 
VA, 6th floor. Copies of the task statement and an agenda for the 
entire meeting will be made available in advance of the meeting at 
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mrb.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shannon L. Watson, Senior Advisor 
to the Associate Administrator for Policy, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey

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Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-5221, mrb@dot.gov.

Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Eran Segev at (617) 494-3174, eran.segev@dot.gov, by Wednesday, August 
17.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The MRB is composed of five medical experts who each serve 2-year 
terms. Section 4116 of SAFETEA-LU requires the Secretary of 
Transportation, with the advice of the MRB and the chief medical 
examiner, to establish, review, and revise ``medical standards for 
operators of commercial motor vehicles that will ensure that the 
physical condition of operators of commercial motor vehicles is 
adequate to enable them to operate the vehicles safely.'' The MRB 
operates in accordance with FACA under the terms of its charter, filed 
November 25, 2015.

II. Meeting Participation

    Oral comments from the public will be heard during the meeting, 
subject to the discretion of the Chairman. Members of the public may 
submit written comments on the topics to be considered during the 
meeting by Wednesday, August 17, to Federal Docket Management System 
(FDMC) Docket Number FMCSA-2008-0362 and FMCSA-2015-0419 for the MRB 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., E.T. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued on: August 2, 2016.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-18726 Filed 8-8-16; 8:45 am]
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