Meetings: Medical Review Board; Revision of Notice

Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
23 April 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 79 (Thursday, April 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22786-22787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08600]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2008-0362]


Meetings: Medical Review Board; Revision of Notice

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

ACTION: Notice of partially closed meeting, revision.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Medical Review Board Advisory 
Committee (MRB) meeting announced on March 17, 2020, will take place 
via WebEx videoconference rather than in-person.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday and Tuesday, April 27-28, 
2020, from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be closed to the 
public on Monday, April 27 but open to the public on Tuesday, April 28. 
The second day of the meeting will be open to the public for its 
entirety. No advance registration is required for public participation 
on the second day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via WebEx videoconference. Those 
members of the public who would like to participate should go to 
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/advisory-committees/mrb/meeting-fmcsas-medical-review-board-advisory-committee-mrb to access the meeting. No 
advance registration is required. There will be an opportunity for 
participants to seek recognition to ask questions or comment during the 
meeting, subject to recognition by the chair. Copies of the task 
statement and an agenda for the entire meeting will be made available 
at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mrb at least one week in advance of the meeting. 
Copies of the meeting minutes will be available at the website 
following the meeting. You may visit the MRB website at 
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mrb for further information on the committee and its 
activities.

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. Any 
committee-related request should be sent to the person listed in this 
section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The MRB was created under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 
in accordance with section 4116 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, SAFETEA-LU, 
Public Law 109-59 (2005) (codified as amended at 49 U.S.C. 31149) 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

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to enable them to operate the vehicles safely.'' The MRB operates in 
accordance with FACA under the terms of the MRB charter, filed November 
25, 2019.
    On March 17, 2020 (85 FR 15250), the Agency published a notice 
announcing the April 27-28, 2020, meeting in accordance with the FACA 
requirements. The notice announced that the meeting would be held at 
the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC. Subsequently, the Agency has decided to hold the entire 
meeting via WebEx videoconference.

II. Agenda

    The agenda will cover the following topics:
     Monday, April 27 (Closed Session): Review test questions 
used to determine eligibility of healthcare professionals for inclusion 
in the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (CMEs).
     Tuesday, April 28 (Public Session):
    1. Finalize recommendations from the MRB's June 2019 meeting on 
updates to the Medical Examiner's Handbook;
    2. Consider changes to the seizure standard for CMV drivers.

III. Public Participation

    The first day of the meeting will be closed to the public due to 
the discussion of specific test questions, which are not available for 
release to the public. Premature disclosure of secure test information 
would compromise the integrity of the examination and therefore 
exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5 of the United States Code 
justifies closing this portion of the meeting pursuant to 41 CFR 102-
3.155(a). The second day of the meeting will be open to the public via 
WebEx videoconference. Those members of the public who would like to 
participate should go to https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/advisory-committees/mrb/meeting-fmcsas-medical-review-board-advisory-committee-mrb to 
access the meeting. There will be an opportunity for participants to 
seek recognition to ask questions or comment during the meeting, 
subject to recognition by the chair. There is no need for advance 
registration.

 Larry W. Minor,
 Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-08600 Filed 4-22-20; 8:45 am]
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