Medical Review Board (MRB); Notice of Partially Closed Meeting Publication: Federal Register Signing Official: Larry W. Minor Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Date: 5 October 2022 Topic:

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60432-60433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21564]


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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), Department 
of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of partially closed meeting.

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

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, from 
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. The meeting will be closed to the public 
from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and open to the public from 1 to 4:30 p.m. 
Requests for accommodations for a disability must be received by 
Wednesday, October 12, 2022. Requests to submit written materials for 
consideration during the meeting must be received no later than 
Wednesday, October 12, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually for its entirety. Please 
register in advance of the meeting at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mrb. Copies of 
the MRB task statement relating to review of medical examiner 
certification test questions and an agenda for the entire meeting will 
be made available at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mrb at least 1 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, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 360-2925, mrb@dot.gov. Any 
committee-related request should be sent to the person listed in this 
section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    MRB was created under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) in

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accordance with section 4116 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users \1\ to provide 
FMCSA ``with medical advice and recommendations on medical standards 
and guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators of 
commercial motor vehicles, medical examiner education, and medical 
research'' (49 U.S.C. 31149(a)(1)). MRB operates in accordance with 
FACA under the terms of the MRB charter, filed November 25, 2021.
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    \1\ Public Law 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144, 1726 (2005).
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II. Agenda

    The agenda will cover the following topics:
     Wednesday, October 19, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Closed 
Session): Review of test questions to be used to determine eligibility 
of healthcare professionals to be certified as medical examiners and be 
listed on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.
     Wednesday, October 19, 1 to 4:30 p.m. (Public Session):
    1. An update by FMCSA's Office of Research on examining the seizure 
standard for CMV drivers.
    2. An update by FMCSA's Office of Research on the effect of the 
length of medical certification on safety.

III. Public Participation

    The morning of the meeting will be closed to the public due to the 
discussion of specific test questions to be used to certify medical 
examiners, 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 afternoon of the meeting 
will be open to the public via virtual platform. Advance registration 
via the website is encouraged.
    DOT 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 Wednesday, October 12, 2022.
    Oral comments from the public will be heard during designated 
comment periods at the discretion of the MRB Chairman and Designated 
Federal Officer. 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 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.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022-21564 Filed 10-4-22; 8:45 am]
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