Medical Review Board (MRB); Notice of Partially Closed Meeting

Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
17 March 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 15250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05457]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2008-0362]


Medical Review Board (MRB); Notice of Partially Closed Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of partially closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Medical Review Board 
Advisory Committee (MRB).

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 and will be open to the public on Tuesday, 
April 28. For the public meeting, no advance registration is required. 
Requests for accommodations for a disability must be received by 
Friday, April 17. Requests to submit written materials for 
consideration during the meeting must be received no later than Monday, 
April 20.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE. 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 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.

II. Agenda

    At the meeting, 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 on a 
first-come, first served basis as space is limited. There is no need 
for advance registration.
    The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to providing 
equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you need 
alternative formats or services due to a disability, such as sign 
language interpretation or other ancillary aids, please contact the 
person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by Friday, 
April 17, 2020.
    Oral comments from the public will be heard throughout the meeting 
at the discretion of the MRB Chairman. To accommodate as many speakers 
as possible, the time for each commenter may be limited. Speakers are 
requested to submit a written copy of their remarks for inclusion in 
the meeting records and for circulation to the MRB members. All 
prepared remarks submitted on time will be accepted and considered as 
part of the record. Any member of the public may present a written 
statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued on: March 11, 2020.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-05457 Filed 3-16-20; 8:45 am]
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