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Tuesday May 23 1989

COHMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSE RECIPROCITY

WITH CANADA

Notice and Technical Amendment to Part 383

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392 Federal Register I Vol 54 No 98 I Tuesday May 23 1989 I Notices

voect a-d hereby rescinds the previous Notice of Intent (Catalog of Federal Domesric Assistance Program Number 20205 Highway Planning end Clnstruction The regulations mplerntnting Executive Order 12372 egarding intefiovemmentaJ

consultation on Federal prograrrs and acllvitipounda apply to thls program)

Issued on May 12 1989 Robert L Lee District E111Jtneer Role1gh North Carolina (FR Doc 89-12342 Filed S-22 845 am) llUJ9a COOi

Commercial Ortvera Ucense Reciprocity With Canada

AGENCY Federal Highway Administration (F1iWA) DOT ACTION Notice

IUMMARY Notice is hereby given that the Federal Highway Administrator has determined that commercial drivers licenses issued by Canadian jurisdictionbull under the Canadian National Safety Code meet the commercial driver testing and licensing bulltandards contained in 49 CFR Part 383 Accordingly a commercial driverbull license lsaued by a Canadian jurisdiction in confonnity with the Canadian National Safety Code will be considered to be the single commercial middot iverbull license for operation in the

ted States by Canadian drivers o a Canadian driver holding a

commercial drivers license issued under the Canadian National Safety Code will be prohibited from obtairung any drivers license from a State or other licensing jurisdiction cf the United States DATI The enabling agreement between L e Government s of Canada and the United States took effect on December 29 1988 FOR flJltTHUll INFOMATION CONTACT

Ms Jill L Hochman Office of Motor Carrier Standards (202)366-4001 or Mr Paul L Brennan Office of Chief Counsel (20236amp-1350 Federal Hi ghway Administration 400 Seventh Street SW Washingto n DC 20590 Office boun are from 745 am to 415 pm ET Monday through Friday except legal boUdeya IU-IMENT AlllY INFOflfllA T10N The Federal itghway Adminietrator (Admlrustrator) hu authority under 49 CFR Part 383 to determine the compatibility of the commercial driver testing and licensing bulltandardt or juri1diction1 of foreign couhtrie1 (foreign jurisdictional with those of the United Statebull Specifically I 38323b) requires

t a commercial motor vehicle (CMV)

operator who is domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction which as determined by the Administrator does not test drivers end Issue a commercial driverbull license (COL) in accordance with or 1imilar to the standards in Subparts F G and H of Part 383 obtai- s Nonrettut CDL from a State which does comply v11 those standards Section 38373(e) likewise allows a State to iHue a Nonresident COL to a person domiciled in a foreign country if the Administrator bu determined that the CMV testing and licensing standards in the foreign jurisdiction of domicile do not meet the standards contained in Part 383

On the basis of an examination of the Canadian claisified license system and related implementing regulationbull u 1et forth in the Canadian National Safety Code the Admini1trator bu determined that Canadian provincebull and temtoriebull in conformance with the Canadian National Safety Code do indeed test drivers and i11ue a COL ln accordance with or similar to the atandardt contained in Subparu F G and Hor Part 383 Allo the Administrator bu determined that the CMV testing and licensing standards ln rhe Canadian jurisdictions in conformance with the Canadian National Safety Code meet the 1tanderd1 contained in Part 383

Therefore COLI i11ued by Canadian jurisdictions in conformance with the licensing standards establilhed in the Canadian National Safety Code will be honored in the United States Canadian driven will not be required to obtain a Nonresident COL ln order to operate commercial vehicle1 in thibull country Moreover to ensure the tingle license concept Canadian driven holding a commercial driverbull llcenbulle i11ued by a Canadian jurisdiction will be prohibited from obtaining a driverbull license commercial or noncommercial from a State or other licensing jurisdiction of the United States Appendix A contains the text of the Administratorbull determination a1 made in a letter to the Canadian Government on December 23 1988

By letter of December 29 1988 the Canadian Government haa made an analogous determination with respect to 49 CFR 383 and thus once implementation at the State level It complete It extending similar reciprocity to COLI iuued by the Statebull in conformity with the UnJted State 1tandard The complete letter from the Canadian Government appears et

Appendix B Taken together Appendices A and B canstitute an undentandins between the United State1 and Canada relating to the reciprocal recoarution of CDLI

The FHWA is con tinuing its review of the commercial driver testing and licensing standards of other foreign jurisdictions Until this review Is complete or until April 1 1992 whichever is earlier the foreign lirensf or other license issued by a State in keeping with State requirements can continue to be accepted as the single license while the operator drives a CMV in the United States

The substance of this notice is incorporated as a footnote in the regulatory text of 49 CFR Part 383 by means or a technical amendment published in todays Federal Register entitled Commercial Driver Testing and Licensing Standards

lHued OD May 16 1989 LDMOlllD Ex tive Director

Appendix A-Letter of December 23 tbull from the Administrator to the Government of Canada

Mr Leonard H Legault Minutllr (Economic) and Deputy Head of

M1i1ion Embassy of Canada 17 Mo11achusetts Avenue NW Wa1hinston DC 20036-1985

Dear Mr Lesault I have the honor to refer to dJtcUNiODI ampm0118 repretentattves of our Govemmentl relatina to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act or 1986 Title Xll of Public IAw 70) which reqW111 the United Statea Department or Transportat1on to i11ue minimum teating and hcen1ins atandard1 to en1un the competence of commerdal motor vehicle operators To comply with the Act the Federal Highway Adminittration recently completed a rulemaltina (49 CfR Part 383 that eatablabea a clauified license aystem for commercial motor velucles details the ltnowledfe tkllla and abilities that drivers oi different typebull of commercial vehicles must pouen and outline1 licensmg and resuns p una The states will 1uue commercial driverbull licenaea in accordance with the Federal atandards

The commercial driverbull license reaulations requitt the Federal Highwa Adminlttrator to make a determination u to whether the commercial vehicle operator testing and licenS1na 1tandarm of fore1illl juri1d1clions meet the United Statebull requirementa When the Adminlatrator determinebull that the atandarda of a foreign jurisdict ion do not meet those of the United St11e1 a foreign driver will be required to obtain a nonre1ident commercial driverbull license in order to operate a cornmercal vehicle in the United Statea

We have completed our examination of the Canadian cl111ified license 1y1tem and related implementina regula11on1 aa set forth In the Canachan National Safety Code and have determined that they are equivalent to thote of the Unlted St1tea Accordinaly commercial driverbull l icenae ittued by Canadian juriMilctiona In conformance with the licenaina 1tandarcb eat1bll1hed In the

22393 Federal Regiater I Vol 54 No 98 I Tuesday May 23 1989 I Notices

Can1dlan N1oon1I Safety Code will be honored in the Uruted Statet Can1dlan dnvelI wtll not be required to obatn a nonruident commercial driverbull luenee In order to operate conunerd1l vehJdH in th11 owil) 14creover 10 10We the 11nile license concep Can1dJao dnv1r1 boldJns 1 commer11I driverbull beenbull luued by 1 CanedIan funtdlcnoc wiU bt problb11ed from ob11uung e anverbull Ucentt coaunerci1I or noncommero1L from 1 11a1e or other Hcen11na juri1dlcuon o the United Situ

I propoM that If the foregolnl 11 1ccept11ble to the Government of Can1d1 thla letter end your confirmatory reply conatitute an underetandins between our Covernmenta The bullgrlement will be 1ffecnv1 upon receipt of your reply J look forw1rd to a continued cooper1tive rel1tiorublp with CIJl1da concemlna the compatibility of Can1dlan and United S11tH commercial driver inlorm1tion eyttem1 11 weU 11 1U other upecta of commercial motor vehicle ufety Sincerely yoWI (1igned) Robert E Farris FederalHisJiwoy Admmistrotor

Appendix 8-tetter or omber 21 1- From the Government of Cauda to the Admlniatrator

Mt Robert F Pama Federal H1sJiwoy Admm11trolor US Department of Ttaotportation Wuhmftoo DC 20580

Dear Mr Fam I refer to your litter dated December 23 1111111 concemina diecuaaioa amona reprn1ntativu of o11 two Covemmentl ralatina to the United StItal implemmt1tion of the UcenaLna provitiOGI of the Commercial Motor V1hlcle sfety Act of lOle After COD1ultadon amq the appropri1te Can1dlan provtndal territorial and fedlral authontlea I wlah to oonampm that the Can1dian 1uthoridn welcome your exten11on of reciprocity to Canadlaii comm1rci1J driv1n licencebull IMMd by the provincu and t1rritori11 in accordance with the Can1dian National Safety Code

It Ibull our und1ntandlna that Implementation by US 1tat11 of thbull cl1111ftd Uccce 1y1tsm 11tabh1hed by the recently compllttd Federal Highway Admini1tration rqulatlom will be pbued Lo over the next aevertl YbullllI

1th driver cover11e not ntquired until April 1 1992 Dunna th11 llnplementUon period the Canadian luribulldlcbone will coodnue to 1ccept drivert licence1 INutd by the nd1vidua 111111 of the Unittd Stat

Follow1ng e1urrun1non of the cle11ified licence regul1non1 luued by your apncy tha appropnare Canadian 1uthori1lu have detennined rhat the llandarcb NI forth lD rhote rqula11on1 ire eqwval1nt to thOM of the C101dl1n National Safety Codi Accordinaly once llllplernentallon at the srate level Ibull complete tht Canadlan 1un1dJc11on1 will extend full rectprooty 10 commen11l driven bcencu l11ued by the 1tate1 in conlonruty wltll US 1tandarda Con1111en1 wtth the bulllnale Ucence concept middot-Dene1n driven holdJna 1 commercial driverbull licence luu1d by 1 US 1tat1 will be 1rohib1ted from ob111Nnc bull driverbull licence ommerc11l or non-commerctal from 1

Can1dlan llcencing Junldicnon

I htve the honour to confirm that your lette and thi1 reply co0ttituta an urdenlaidinl between our two Covemmenll reI 1 tina to the rtelprocaI ntCOIDJ tiOll of COUMt irvea ucencea llut understandina tbUI be effective abull of the date or tlUt reply

My 1uthtgtrdet ahare your cocwnitment to commercaI vehicle aiampfety The Government or ClJladbull loou forward to further exchangea or inlonnadon and continued ooopen1don In wurtdna towarda pater comp1tibility In our n11j)ICtiv1 approachet to tr1t11port1t1on rtlfulatory manert Youn 1incerely (bullFed) LH LepultMini1 r (Economic and Deputy Head of Miuion [FR Doc i122S8 Filed 846 am)

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DEPARnlEHT Of VpoundTERANS AFFAIRS

lnfonnetlon Colectlon Under OMB Rfttew

AOBeCY Department of Veter-ant Affairs ACnOeC Notice

The Department of Veterana AffailI h11 submitted to OMB thbull followtna proposal for the collection of Information uncm the provtalont of thbull Paperwork Reduction Act ( USC Chapter SS Tbla document liatl the followtna Information (1) The apncyrnpomlble for lpODIOriUI the Information collection (2) the title of the information collection (3) the Department form number1) II applicable (4) a dncrlptioD of the need and lte uw (5) frequency of the Information collection II applicable (8) wbo will be required or wed to rnpond (7) an ntimatbull of the number of retpODHt (8) an ntimate of the total number of howt needed to complete the Information collection and (9) an indication ofwhether Nctioo 36CM(b) of Pub L 9amp-611 appU ADDMbull CoplH of thbull propoMdInformation collection and 1UpportlQ8 documents may be obtained from John Turner Veterans Beneflta middot

Adminittratlon (203C) Department of Veteranbull AffailI 810 Vermont Avenue NW W11hincton DC 20420 (202) 233-274

Comment and queatiora about the item1 on the U1t 1hould be dJrected to VAa OMB Deak Officer JoHph Lackey Office of Mana9ement and Budaet 728 Jackaon Place NW W11hJntton DC 20503 (202) 395-7318 Dampfta Commentbull on the Information collection ahould be directed to the

OMB Deak Officer on or before June 22 1989

Dated May 15 191119 By duection or the Secretary

Fruik E laU9y Director Ofli of nformotJon MonagetMnt Qfld Stou1uca

Extemton 1 Veteranbull Benefitbull Adminiatralion 2 Supplement to VA Forma 218

zt-534 and zt (For Philippine Claimbull)

3 VA Form Z1-C189 4 DiMbillty Compenaation Veteranbull

Pen1ion Vetenuu Benefitl 38 USC 101 and 3504 requirebull the VA to aacertain from certain 1pplicant1 service Information place of re1ldence and evidence held by appUcant to prove 1ervice and whether individual wamp1 a member of pro-Japaneae pro-Cerman or anti Amertcan-Fillpplno organiutiona

5 On occasion e lndiv1duaJ1 or houaeholda 71000 re1po111ea 81 hour 9 Not applicable

Extmlaa

1 VeterampDI Benefill Admfnf1tration Z Requeat to Lender for Information

RB Statue of Loan-Veteran Applied for Subsequent Lou

s VA Form Letter bull247 4 Completed by holden of guaranteed

home loane FMentlal to VA ln proce18lna of requeeta for reetoration of entitlement baaed on paymenta in full of previous loan or 1ub1titution of entitlement

5 On occa1ion e lhalne 1 or other for-profit 7 ee100 re1porae18 Yu hour 9 Not applicable

[FR Doc i12223 FUed ZZ-- 146 am) CCOl -eMll

lnfonnetlon Coactlon Under OMB Rntew

AOSMCY Department of Veteranbull Affairl Acnote Notice

The Department of Veterane Affain baa aubmitted to OMB the followinj propo1al for the collection of information under the provi1lona of the Paperwork Reduction Act (4 USC Chapter 35) Thibull document lilta the followins information (1) The agency reaponaible for eponaorina the Information collection (2) the title or the tnlormation collection (3) the Department form number(bull) if

392 Federal Register I Vol 54 No 98 I Tuesday May 23 1989 I Notices

voect a-d hereby rescinds the previous Notice of Intent (Catalog of Federal Domesric Assistance Program Number 20205 Highway Planning end Clnstruction The regulations mplerntnting Executive Order 12372 egarding intefiovemmentaJ

consultation on Federal prograrrs and acllvitipounda apply to thls program)

Issued on May 12 1989 Robert L Lee District E111Jtneer Role1gh North Carolina (FR Doc 89-12342 Filed S-22 845 am) llUJ9a COOi

Commercial Ortvera Ucense Reciprocity With Canada

AGENCY Federal Highway Administration (F1iWA) DOT ACTION Notice

IUMMARY Notice is hereby given that the Federal Highway Administrator has determined that commercial drivers licenses issued by Canadian jurisdictionbull under the Canadian National Safety Code meet the commercial driver testing and licensing bulltandards contained in 49 CFR Part 383 Accordingly a commercial driverbull license lsaued by a Canadian jurisdiction in confonnity with the Canadian National Safety Code will be considered to be the single commercial middot iverbull license for operation in the

ted States by Canadian drivers o a Canadian driver holding a

commercial drivers license issued under the Canadian National Safety Code will be prohibited from obtairung any drivers license from a State or other licensing jurisdiction cf the United States DATI The enabling agreement between L e Government s of Canada and the United States took effect on December 29 1988 FOR flJltTHUll INFOMATION CONTACT

Ms Jill L Hochman Office of Motor Carrier Standards (202)366-4001 or Mr Paul L Brennan Office of Chief Counsel (20236amp-1350 Federal Hi ghway Administration 400 Seventh Street SW Washingto n DC 20590 Office boun are from 745 am to 415 pm ET Monday through Friday except legal boUdeya IU-IMENT AlllY INFOflfllA T10N The Federal itghway Adminietrator (Admlrustrator) hu authority under 49 CFR Part 383 to determine the compatibility of the commercial driver testing and licensing bulltandardt or juri1diction1 of foreign couhtrie1 (foreign jurisdictional with those of the United Statebull Specifically I 38323b) requires

t a commercial motor vehicle (CMV)

operator who is domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction which as determined by the Administrator does not test drivers end Issue a commercial driverbull license (COL) in accordance with or 1imilar to the standards in Subparts F G and H of Part 383 obtai- s Nonrettut CDL from a State which does comply v11 those standards Section 38373(e) likewise allows a State to iHue a Nonresident COL to a person domiciled in a foreign country if the Administrator bu determined that the CMV testing and licensing standards in the foreign jurisdiction of domicile do not meet the standards contained in Part 383

On the basis of an examination of the Canadian claisified license system and related implementing regulationbull u 1et forth in the Canadian National Safety Code the Admini1trator bu determined that Canadian provincebull and temtoriebull in conformance with the Canadian National Safety Code do indeed test drivers and i11ue a COL ln accordance with or similar to the atandardt contained in Subparu F G and Hor Part 383 Allo the Administrator bu determined that the CMV testing and licensing standards ln rhe Canadian jurisdictions in conformance with the Canadian National Safety Code meet the 1tanderd1 contained in Part 383

Therefore COLI i11ued by Canadian jurisdictions in conformance with the licensing standards establilhed in the Canadian National Safety Code will be honored in the United States Canadian driven will not be required to obtain a Nonresident COL ln order to operate commercial vehicle1 in thibull country Moreover to ensure the tingle license concept Canadian driven holding a commercial driverbull llcenbulle i11ued by a Canadian jurisdiction will be prohibited from obtaining a driverbull license commercial or noncommercial from a State or other licensing jurisdiction of the United States Appendix A contains the text of the Administratorbull determination a1 made in a letter to the Canadian Government on December 23 1988

By letter of December 29 1988 the Canadian Government haa made an analogous determination with respect to 49 CFR 383 and thus once implementation at the State level It complete It extending similar reciprocity to COLI iuued by the Statebull in conformity with the UnJted State 1tandard The complete letter from the Canadian Government appears et

Appendix B Taken together Appendices A and B canstitute an undentandins between the United State1 and Canada relating to the reciprocal recoarution of CDLI

The FHWA is con tinuing its review of the commercial driver testing and licensing standards of other foreign jurisdictions Until this review Is complete or until April 1 1992 whichever is earlier the foreign lirensf or other license issued by a State in keeping with State requirements can continue to be accepted as the single license while the operator drives a CMV in the United States

The substance of this notice is incorporated as a footnote in the regulatory text of 49 CFR Part 383 by means or a technical amendment published in todays Federal Register entitled Commercial Driver Testing and Licensing Standards

lHued OD May 16 1989 LDMOlllD Ex tive Director

Appendix A-Letter of December 23 tbull from the Administrator to the Government of Canada

Mr Leonard H Legault Minutllr (Economic) and Deputy Head of

M1i1ion Embassy of Canada 17 Mo11achusetts Avenue NW Wa1hinston DC 20036-1985

Dear Mr Lesault I have the honor to refer to dJtcUNiODI ampm0118 repretentattves of our Govemmentl relatina to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act or 1986 Title Xll of Public IAw 70) which reqW111 the United Statea Department or Transportat1on to i11ue minimum teating and hcen1ins atandard1 to en1un the competence of commerdal motor vehicle operators To comply with the Act the Federal Highway Adminittration recently completed a rulemaltina (49 CfR Part 383 that eatablabea a clauified license aystem for commercial motor velucles details the ltnowledfe tkllla and abilities that drivers oi different typebull of commercial vehicles must pouen and outline1 licensmg and resuns p una The states will 1uue commercial driverbull licenaea in accordance with the Federal atandards

The commercial driverbull license reaulations requitt the Federal Highwa Adminlttrator to make a determination u to whether the commercial vehicle operator testing and licenS1na 1tandarm of fore1illl juri1d1clions meet the United Statebull requirementa When the Adminlatrator determinebull that the atandarda of a foreign jurisdict ion do not meet those of the United St11e1 a foreign driver will be required to obtain a nonre1ident commercial driverbull license in order to operate a cornmercal vehicle in the United Statea

We have completed our examination of the Canadian cl111ified license 1y1tem and related implementina regula11on1 aa set forth In the Canachan National Safety Code and have determined that they are equivalent to thote of the Unlted St1tea Accordinaly commercial driverbull l icenae ittued by Canadian juriMilctiona In conformance with the licenaina 1tandarcb eat1bll1hed In the

22393 Federal Regiater I Vol 54 No 98 I Tuesday May 23 1989 I Notices

Can1dlan N1oon1I Safety Code will be honored in the Uruted Statet Can1dlan dnvelI wtll not be required to obatn a nonruident commercial driverbull luenee In order to operate conunerd1l vehJdH in th11 owil) 14creover 10 10We the 11nile license concep Can1dJao dnv1r1 boldJns 1 commer11I driverbull beenbull luued by 1 CanedIan funtdlcnoc wiU bt problb11ed from ob11uung e anverbull Ucentt coaunerci1I or noncommero1L from 1 11a1e or other Hcen11na juri1dlcuon o the United Situ

I propoM that If the foregolnl 11 1ccept11ble to the Government of Can1d1 thla letter end your confirmatory reply conatitute an underetandins between our Covernmenta The bullgrlement will be 1ffecnv1 upon receipt of your reply J look forw1rd to a continued cooper1tive rel1tiorublp with CIJl1da concemlna the compatibility of Can1dlan and United S11tH commercial driver inlorm1tion eyttem1 11 weU 11 1U other upecta of commercial motor vehicle ufety Sincerely yoWI (1igned) Robert E Farris FederalHisJiwoy Admmistrotor

Appendix 8-tetter or omber 21 1- From the Government of Cauda to the Admlniatrator

Mt Robert F Pama Federal H1sJiwoy Admm11trolor US Department of Ttaotportation Wuhmftoo DC 20580

Dear Mr Fam I refer to your litter dated December 23 1111111 concemina diecuaaioa amona reprn1ntativu of o11 two Covemmentl ralatina to the United StItal implemmt1tion of the UcenaLna provitiOGI of the Commercial Motor V1hlcle sfety Act of lOle After COD1ultadon amq the appropri1te Can1dlan provtndal territorial and fedlral authontlea I wlah to oonampm that the Can1dian 1uthoridn welcome your exten11on of reciprocity to Canadlaii comm1rci1J driv1n licencebull IMMd by the provincu and t1rritori11 in accordance with the Can1dian National Safety Code

It Ibull our und1ntandlna that Implementation by US 1tat11 of thbull cl1111ftd Uccce 1y1tsm 11tabh1hed by the recently compllttd Federal Highway Admini1tration rqulatlom will be pbued Lo over the next aevertl YbullllI

1th driver cover11e not ntquired until April 1 1992 Dunna th11 llnplementUon period the Canadian luribulldlcbone will coodnue to 1ccept drivert licence1 INutd by the nd1vidua 111111 of the Unittd Stat

Follow1ng e1urrun1non of the cle11ified licence regul1non1 luued by your apncy tha appropnare Canadian 1uthori1lu have detennined rhat the llandarcb NI forth lD rhote rqula11on1 ire eqwval1nt to thOM of the C101dl1n National Safety Codi Accordinaly once llllplernentallon at the srate level Ibull complete tht Canadlan 1un1dJc11on1 will extend full rectprooty 10 commen11l driven bcencu l11ued by the 1tate1 in conlonruty wltll US 1tandarda Con1111en1 wtth the bulllnale Ucence concept middot-Dene1n driven holdJna 1 commercial driverbull licence luu1d by 1 US 1tat1 will be 1rohib1ted from ob111Nnc bull driverbull licence ommerc11l or non-commerctal from 1

Can1dlan llcencing Junldicnon

I htve the honour to confirm that your lette and thi1 reply co0ttituta an urdenlaidinl between our two Covemmenll reI 1 tina to the rtelprocaI ntCOIDJ tiOll of COUMt irvea ucencea llut understandina tbUI be effective abull of the date or tlUt reply

My 1uthtgtrdet ahare your cocwnitment to commercaI vehicle aiampfety The Government or ClJladbull loou forward to further exchangea or inlonnadon and continued ooopen1don In wurtdna towarda pater comp1tibility In our n11j)ICtiv1 approachet to tr1t11port1t1on rtlfulatory manert Youn 1incerely (bullFed) LH LepultMini1 r (Economic and Deputy Head of Miuion [FR Doc i122S8 Filed 846 am)

cocmbull

DEPARnlEHT Of VpoundTERANS AFFAIRS

lnfonnetlon Colectlon Under OMB Rfttew

AOBeCY Department of Veter-ant Affairs ACnOeC Notice

The Department of Veterana AffailI h11 submitted to OMB thbull followtna proposal for the collection of Information uncm the provtalont of thbull Paperwork Reduction Act ( USC Chapter SS Tbla document liatl the followtna Information (1) The apncyrnpomlble for lpODIOriUI the Information collection (2) the title of the information collection (3) the Department form number1) II applicable (4) a dncrlptioD of the need and lte uw (5) frequency of the Information collection II applicable (8) wbo will be required or wed to rnpond (7) an ntimatbull of the number of retpODHt (8) an ntimate of the total number of howt needed to complete the Information collection and (9) an indication ofwhether Nctioo 36CM(b) of Pub L 9amp-611 appU ADDMbull CoplH of thbull propoMdInformation collection and 1UpportlQ8 documents may be obtained from John Turner Veterans Beneflta middot

Adminittratlon (203C) Department of Veteranbull AffailI 810 Vermont Avenue NW W11hincton DC 20420 (202) 233-274

Comment and queatiora about the item1 on the U1t 1hould be dJrected to VAa OMB Deak Officer JoHph Lackey Office of Mana9ement and Budaet 728 Jackaon Place NW W11hJntton DC 20503 (202) 395-7318 Dampfta Commentbull on the Information collection ahould be directed to the

OMB Deak Officer on or before June 22 1989

Dated May 15 191119 By duection or the Secretary

Fruik E laU9y Director Ofli of nformotJon MonagetMnt Qfld Stou1uca

Extemton 1 Veteranbull Benefitbull Adminiatralion 2 Supplement to VA Forma 218

zt-534 and zt (For Philippine Claimbull)

3 VA Form Z1-C189 4 DiMbillty Compenaation Veteranbull

Pen1ion Vetenuu Benefitl 38 USC 101 and 3504 requirebull the VA to aacertain from certain 1pplicant1 service Information place of re1ldence and evidence held by appUcant to prove 1ervice and whether individual wamp1 a member of pro-Japaneae pro-Cerman or anti Amertcan-Fillpplno organiutiona

5 On occasion e lndiv1duaJ1 or houaeholda 71000 re1po111ea 81 hour 9 Not applicable

Extmlaa

1 VeterampDI Benefill Admfnf1tration Z Requeat to Lender for Information

RB Statue of Loan-Veteran Applied for Subsequent Lou

s VA Form Letter bull247 4 Completed by holden of guaranteed

home loane FMentlal to VA ln proce18lna of requeeta for reetoration of entitlement baaed on paymenta in full of previous loan or 1ub1titution of entitlement

5 On occa1ion e lhalne 1 or other for-profit 7 ee100 re1porae18 Yu hour 9 Not applicable

[FR Doc i12223 FUed ZZ-- 146 am) CCOl -eMll

lnfonnetlon Coactlon Under OMB Rntew

AOSMCY Department of Veteranbull Affairl Acnote Notice

The Department of Veterane Affain baa aubmitted to OMB the followinj propo1al for the collection of information under the provi1lona of the Paperwork Reduction Act (4 USC Chapter 35) Thibull document lilta the followins information (1) The agency reaponaible for eponaorina the Information collection (2) the title or the tnlormation collection (3) the Department form number(bull) if

22393 Federal Regiater I Vol 54 No 98 I Tuesday May 23 1989 I Notices

Can1dlan N1oon1I Safety Code will be honored in the Uruted Statet Can1dlan dnvelI wtll not be required to obatn a nonruident commercial driverbull luenee In order to operate conunerd1l vehJdH in th11 owil) 14creover 10 10We the 11nile license concep Can1dJao dnv1r1 boldJns 1 commer11I driverbull beenbull luued by 1 CanedIan funtdlcnoc wiU bt problb11ed from ob11uung e anverbull Ucentt coaunerci1I or noncommero1L from 1 11a1e or other Hcen11na juri1dlcuon o the United Situ

I propoM that If the foregolnl 11 1ccept11ble to the Government of Can1d1 thla letter end your confirmatory reply conatitute an underetandins between our Covernmenta The bullgrlement will be 1ffecnv1 upon receipt of your reply J look forw1rd to a continued cooper1tive rel1tiorublp with CIJl1da concemlna the compatibility of Can1dlan and United S11tH commercial driver inlorm1tion eyttem1 11 weU 11 1U other upecta of commercial motor vehicle ufety Sincerely yoWI (1igned) Robert E Farris FederalHisJiwoy Admmistrotor

Appendix 8-tetter or omber 21 1- From the Government of Cauda to the Admlniatrator

Mt Robert F Pama Federal H1sJiwoy Admm11trolor US Department of Ttaotportation Wuhmftoo DC 20580

Dear Mr Fam I refer to your litter dated December 23 1111111 concemina diecuaaioa amona reprn1ntativu of o11 two Covemmentl ralatina to the United StItal implemmt1tion of the UcenaLna provitiOGI of the Commercial Motor V1hlcle sfety Act of lOle After COD1ultadon amq the appropri1te Can1dlan provtndal territorial and fedlral authontlea I wlah to oonampm that the Can1dian 1uthoridn welcome your exten11on of reciprocity to Canadlaii comm1rci1J driv1n licencebull IMMd by the provincu and t1rritori11 in accordance with the Can1dian National Safety Code

It Ibull our und1ntandlna that Implementation by US 1tat11 of thbull cl1111ftd Uccce 1y1tsm 11tabh1hed by the recently compllttd Federal Highway Admini1tration rqulatlom will be pbued Lo over the next aevertl YbullllI

1th driver cover11e not ntquired until April 1 1992 Dunna th11 llnplementUon period the Canadian luribulldlcbone will coodnue to 1ccept drivert licence1 INutd by the nd1vidua 111111 of the Unittd Stat

Follow1ng e1urrun1non of the cle11ified licence regul1non1 luued by your apncy tha appropnare Canadian 1uthori1lu have detennined rhat the llandarcb NI forth lD rhote rqula11on1 ire eqwval1nt to thOM of the C101dl1n National Safety Codi Accordinaly once llllplernentallon at the srate level Ibull complete tht Canadlan 1un1dJc11on1 will extend full rectprooty 10 commen11l driven bcencu l11ued by the 1tate1 in conlonruty wltll US 1tandarda Con1111en1 wtth the bulllnale Ucence concept middot-Dene1n driven holdJna 1 commercial driverbull licence luu1d by 1 US 1tat1 will be 1rohib1ted from ob111Nnc bull driverbull licence ommerc11l or non-commerctal from 1

Can1dlan llcencing Junldicnon

I htve the honour to confirm that your lette and thi1 reply co0ttituta an urdenlaidinl between our two Covemmenll reI 1 tina to the rtelprocaI ntCOIDJ tiOll of COUMt irvea ucencea llut understandina tbUI be effective abull of the date or tlUt reply

My 1uthtgtrdet ahare your cocwnitment to commercaI vehicle aiampfety The Government or ClJladbull loou forward to further exchangea or inlonnadon and continued ooopen1don In wurtdna towarda pater comp1tibility In our n11j)ICtiv1 approachet to tr1t11port1t1on rtlfulatory manert Youn 1incerely (bullFed) LH LepultMini1 r (Economic and Deputy Head of Miuion [FR Doc i122S8 Filed 846 am)

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DEPARnlEHT Of VpoundTERANS AFFAIRS

lnfonnetlon Colectlon Under OMB Rfttew

AOBeCY Department of Veter-ant Affairs ACnOeC Notice

The Department of Veterana AffailI h11 submitted to OMB thbull followtna proposal for the collection of Information uncm the provtalont of thbull Paperwork Reduction Act ( USC Chapter SS Tbla document liatl the followtna Information (1) The apncyrnpomlble for lpODIOriUI the Information collection (2) the title of the information collection (3) the Department form number1) II applicable (4) a dncrlptioD of the need and lte uw (5) frequency of the Information collection II applicable (8) wbo will be required or wed to rnpond (7) an ntimatbull of the number of retpODHt (8) an ntimate of the total number of howt needed to complete the Information collection and (9) an indication ofwhether Nctioo 36CM(b) of Pub L 9amp-611 appU ADDMbull CoplH of thbull propoMdInformation collection and 1UpportlQ8 documents may be obtained from John Turner Veterans Beneflta middot

Adminittratlon (203C) Department of Veteranbull AffailI 810 Vermont Avenue NW W11hincton DC 20420 (202) 233-274

Comment and queatiora about the item1 on the U1t 1hould be dJrected to VAa OMB Deak Officer JoHph Lackey Office of Mana9ement and Budaet 728 Jackaon Place NW W11hJntton DC 20503 (202) 395-7318 Dampfta Commentbull on the Information collection ahould be directed to the

OMB Deak Officer on or before June 22 1989

Dated May 15 191119 By duection or the Secretary

Fruik E laU9y Director Ofli of nformotJon MonagetMnt Qfld Stou1uca

Extemton 1 Veteranbull Benefitbull Adminiatralion 2 Supplement to VA Forma 218

zt-534 and zt (For Philippine Claimbull)

3 VA Form Z1-C189 4 DiMbillty Compenaation Veteranbull

Pen1ion Vetenuu Benefitl 38 USC 101 and 3504 requirebull the VA to aacertain from certain 1pplicant1 service Information place of re1ldence and evidence held by appUcant to prove 1ervice and whether individual wamp1 a member of pro-Japaneae pro-Cerman or anti Amertcan-Fillpplno organiutiona

5 On occasion e lndiv1duaJ1 or houaeholda 71000 re1po111ea 81 hour 9 Not applicable

Extmlaa

1 VeterampDI Benefill Admfnf1tration Z Requeat to Lender for Information

RB Statue of Loan-Veteran Applied for Subsequent Lou

s VA Form Letter bull247 4 Completed by holden of guaranteed

home loane FMentlal to VA ln proce18lna of requeeta for reetoration of entitlement baaed on paymenta in full of previous loan or 1ub1titution of entitlement

5 On occa1ion e lhalne 1 or other for-profit 7 ee100 re1porae18 Yu hour 9 Not applicable

[FR Doc i12223 FUed ZZ-- 146 am) CCOl -eMll

lnfonnetlon Coactlon Under OMB Rntew

AOSMCY Department of Veteranbull Affairl Acnote Notice

The Department of Veterane Affain baa aubmitted to OMB the followinj propo1al for the collection of information under the provi1lona of the Paperwork Reduction Act (4 USC Chapter 35) Thibull document lilta the followins information (1) The agency reaponaible for eponaorina the Information collection (2) the title or the tnlormation collection (3) the Department form number(bull) if

federal Regitter I VoL 54 No 98 I Tuetday May 23 1989 I Rules and Regulations 2228

of a program the railroad ahall implement itJ approved random testing program not later th8J the expiration of 60 days from approval by the Artrustretor or by iU pctent ce set forth in thii paragraph wluchever ia lllter

5 Sec1on 219701 la 81T1 ended byre1amp1Jl8 paragraph (a) to read 81 follows

sect 21t701 Standards f0t urtne drug teetlng(a) On and after October 2 1999 the

conduct of urine drug te1tin8 under Subparts D f and G of thi1 part 1hall begoverned by this 1ubpart and Part to or Subtitle A of this title Laboratoriee employed for these purpo1e1 muat be certified by the Department of Health and Human Services under that Departments Mandatory Guidelines for federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs

6 Section 219711 is amended byrevibullinl paragraph (c)(l) to read u

follows sect 211711 ConftdenuMy of __

(c)(l) Effective October Z 1989 reWta of po1t-accident toxlcologicaJ tettinl under Subpart C of thie part are reported to the railroadbull Medical Review Officer and the railroad 1hall treat tM Ifft n1ult1 u aubject to paragraph (b) of thia section except where publicly di1clo1ed by FRA or the National Transportation Safety Board

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l11ued lD WHhiJiitoa DC on May ta 1918 kMD M CoqbllD Actifll Admini1trotor (FR Doc 88-124llO Filed S-1 451 pm) 1111MO COOi

F9dlaquoal Highway Administration

49 CFA Part 313

AIN 2125-ACU

Commerdal Drtver Teeting mMI ng Standarde cnedlml

Provlnca and Tbullbulldeg

AGENCY federal HJahway Administration (FHWA) DOT ACTlOM Final rule techni cal amendment

IUfllMAln Thi1 technical amendment in1ert1 Into rqulatory text the Federal Highway Admin11trator1 determination that commercial driven liceDM1 l11ued by Canadian jwi1dictlon1 under the Canadian National Safety Code meet the cornmerclAl driver teatLrg and

licensing atandanh contained in 49 CFRPart 383 Accordingly a commercial driverbull licenae i11ued by a Canadian jurisdiction in conformity with the C1rnarlurn NauonaJ Sarety Code will be cmu1de d to be the tingle commercial driverbull ucenae for operati on in the Urutec Statea by Canadian driver1 Also a Canadian driver will be prohibited from obtalnins any driverbull license frorn a State or other Ucenbullinl jurisdiction of tho United States

UFICT1VI DATw December 29 1988

deg lntTffllJt INPORllATlOM COMTACT Ml Jill 1 Hochman Office of Motor Carrier Standarda (202) 3eamp-4001 or Mr Paul I Brennu Office of Chief CounaeL (202) 366-1350 Federal Hilbway Administration 400 Seventh Street SW Washington DC 20690 Office houn are

from 745 am to 415 pm eL Monday thro13h Friday except legal holldaya

Alff WOMIATIOIC The Notice entitled Commercial Driverbull UceDM Reciprocity With Canada publlahed elMwbere in todaya FsJ apt providn detailed baclqsround information on the qrwement betwffn the United Statet and Canada and on the Federal Highway AdminJ1trator1 determination u codilied herein

The FHWA hu determined that thia document doee not contain a major rule under Executive Order UZ91 or a 1igniftcant replation under the rqulatory polida and procedurH of the Department ofTransportation The amendment lD thia document lt primarily achnical in nature and lt needed solely to update the replationa to lnclude an enablina qreemeat between the eovenunent of Canada and the United Stat- For th rea10na and alnce thia rule lmpoeH no additional burdena on the Stata or other Federal agencies the FHWA ftnda eood caUM to mab thU Wtion ftoal without prior notice and opportuDlty for comments and without a raquoday delay In effective data under the Admlnletntive Procedure Act For the llJDe reuont notice and opportunJty for comment are

not required under the Wtory poUcin and procectarM of the Department of Trulportation becaUH it i not anticipated that awb action would mutt lD the receipt of ueful Information AccordinaY thie 8na1 rule lt effective u of December 29 198S

Slnce the chanp1 In thia document are primarily technical ln nature the anticipated ecooomic Impact if any 11 minimal Thereforebullbull full regulatory evaluation ia not required For the above re110D1 and under the criteria of the Regulatory f1exiblllty Act the FHWA certifies that thla final rule wtU not have

aignificant economic impact on a 1ub1tantial number or bullmall entitiea

Thia action baa been analyzed in accordance with ttgtP princpl3 in criteri a contained in Executive Order 12612 and it baa been determlned that the rule doea not have sufficient federaliam implications to warant the preparation of a Federaliam Aseeument

The regulatory information number (RJN ia aaeigned to each regulatory action li1ted in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations The RegulatoryInformation Service Center publishe1 the Unified Agenda in April and October of each year The RlN number contained in the beadIng of thia document can be used to cross-reference thU action with the Unified Agenda IJet of Subjecta In 49 CFR Part 383

Commerdal driverbull license documenta Commercial motor vehicles Hijhwaya and roaca Motor carriers Ucenbullinl and testing procedures and Motor vehicle safety (Catalot o( Federal Domeatic Aui1tance Prosram Number 20217 Motor Carner Safety)

laued oa May 16 1989 JLD Morp11 Exttcvtive Dinctor

In consideration of the forego1Jl8 the F1iWA hereby amendbull Title 49 Code of Federal Regulation Chapter lll Subchapter B u Mt forth below

PART 313-COMMERCIAL DRIVERS UCpoundNSE STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS AND PENAL TIES CAllEHOEDJ

L The authority citation for 49 CFR Part 383 continues to read aa follows

Alltilmtty TitJe XD o( Pub L llM70 100 Stal s201-1 41 USC 3102 49 USC App 2505 48 CFR ua

2 Section 38323 la amended by addIng a footnote to the end of paragrap h (b) to read 81 follows

f 31323 eomm d8I drtvetbull llcenee

(b) Exception bull bull bull t

(FR Doc S-1 Filed 22- 845 am) -iae COGe

bull EtfKtfvbull =- Zll 1988 the Adaunarntordbull that commreal drivuw licDM9 LNued by CanadiampD PtoviDDn and Temtorin ui COlforaity with the CanadJan Natioul Salt) Code In middot with the 11ampDdetda ol thu pm Tberefore under the linllbull Uct- provuloa al t san bull dr1vw holdine 1 commerobullI dnv1r1 ll cent1 1 ued tmdlf the CaMdJan N1bOMI SafttyCode 18 prohibited from obt111111 1 NoM111dentCDL or eny otber type of driv1r1 llcenH from bull S1111orother1untdlcttoo LD the United S1111a

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