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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>2126</CODE>
            <NAME>Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Transportation</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOT</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Process for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Physicians to be Added to the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to establish an alternative process for qualified advanced practice nurses, doctors of chiropractic, doctors of medicine, doctors of osteopathy, physician assistants, and other medical professionals who are employed in the VA and are licensed, certified, or registered in a State to perform physical examinations (qualified VA examiners) to be listed on the Agency's National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners, as required by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and the Jobs for Our Heroes Act. After successful completion of online training and testing developed by FMCSA, these qualified VA examiners will become certified VA medical examiners who can perform medical examinations of, and issue Medical Examiner's Certificates to, commercial motor vehicle operators who are military veterans enrolled in the VA healthcare system.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Deregulatory</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>Not Yet Determined</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>FAST ACT</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>sec. 5403</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/01/2016</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>81 FR 86673</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/03/2017</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/00/2018</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>www.regulations.gov</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Sean</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Gallagher</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1140</CODE>
                    <NAME>Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>ATF</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 648-7070</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>sean.p.gallagher@usdoj.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>99 New York Avenue NE,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20226</ZIP>
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