Medical Review Board (MRB) Meeting: Public Meeting

Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
22 May 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 23633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10709]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2008-0362]


Medical Review Board (MRB) Meeting: Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a meeting of its Medical Review Board (MRB).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday and Tuesday, July 15-16, 
2019, from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 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 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-5221, mrb@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Section 4116(a) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (codified at 49 U.S.C. 
31149) requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish a 5-member 
MRB to provide FMCSA with medical advice and recommendations on medical 
standards and guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators 
of commercial motor vehicles (CMV), medical examiner education, and 
medical research. The MRB was established in 2005 by charter, which is 
renewable every 2 years. The current charter expires on November 27, 
2019.

II. Agenda Summary

    During the meeting, the MRB will revisit its July 2018 
recommendations on revising the FMCSA Medical Examiners Handbook and 
discuss how to best provide educational materials on pharmacology to 
certified medical examiners. The MRB will also review a recently 
completed study assessing the safety performance of commercial motor 
vehicle drivers operating under the conditions of the Agency's vision 
exemption program.

III. Meeting Participation

    Oral comments from the public will be heard during the meeting, at 
the discretion of the MRB Chairman. Members of the public may submit 
written comments to the docket on the topics to be considered during 
the meeting by Monday, July 8, 2019, using Docket Number FMCSA-2005-
20105 by 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., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    FMCSA is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for 
all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because 
of a disability, please contact Ms. Shannon L. Watson by phone at (202) 
366-5221 or by email at mrb@dot.gov by Monday, July 8, 2019.

    Issued on: May 15, 2019.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-10709 Filed 5-21-19; 8:45 am]
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