Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
14 February 2018

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6724-6725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03054]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2018-0005]


Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

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

ACTION: Notice of denials.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to deny applications from 136 
individuals who requested an exemption from the vision standard in the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a CMV in 
interstate commerce.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Christine A. Hydock, Chief, 
Medical Programs Division, (202) 366-4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W64-224, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Electronic Access

    You may see all the comments online through the Federal Document 
Management System (FDMS) at: http://www.regulations.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov and/or Room W12-140 on the 
ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.
    Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits 
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT 
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information 
the commenter provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, as described in 
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed 
at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.

II. Background

    FMCSA received applications from 136 individuals who requested an 
exemption from the vision standard in the FMCSRs.
    FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility of these applicants and 
concluded that granting these exemptions would not provide a level of 
safety that would be equivalent to or greater than, the level of safety 
that would be obtained by complying with the regulation 49 CFR 
391.41(b)(10).

III. Basis for Exemption Determination

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption if 
it finds such an exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that 
is equivalent to, or greater then, the level that would be achieved 
absent such an exemption.
    The Agency's decision regarding these exemption applications is 
based on the eligibility criteria, the terms and conditions for Federal 
exemptions, and an individualized assessment of each applicant's 
medical information provided by the applicant.

IV. Conclusion

    The Agency has determined that these applicants do not satisfy the 
criteria eligibility or meet the terms and conditions of the Federal 
exemption and granting these exemptions would not provide a level of 
safety that would be equivalent to or greater than, the level of safety 
that would be obtained by complying with the regulation 49 CFR 
391.41(b)(10). Therefore, the 136 applicants in this notice have been 
denied exemptions from the physical qualification standards in 49 CFR 
391.41(b)(10).
    Each applicant has, prior to this notice, received a letter of 
final disposition regarding his/her exemption request. Those decision 
letters fully outlined the basis for the denial and constitute final 
action by the Agency. This notice summarizes the Agency's recent 
denials as required under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(4) by periodically 
publishing names and reasons for denial.
    The following 45 had no experience operating a CMV:

Rodney B. Allen (RI)
Cipriano P. Andrada (NJ)
Brandon F. Beck (IL)
Charles Berry (CA)
Tomas C. Bowen (TX)
Jakob T. Boyd (NY)
Kurt T. Buckler (MD)
Devin A. Cooper (MD)
Camden J. Crevier (SD)
Adam J. Crull (WA)
Robert L. Cruz (TX)
Gill Dailey (GA)
Jirrell D. Dawson (IL)
William A. Dickinson (WA)
Rick L. Evans (TX)
Cristofer C. Ford (GA)
Yonas N. Gevrestadic (WA)
Angelo X. Guerrero (IN)
Robert L. Irvin (NM)
Saul E. Juarez (AZ)
Eric S. Kelley (NM)
Steven P. Kemper (NY)
Mark A. Kuhn (ND)
Damian T. Leak (SC)
Billy C. Mosley (NC)
Lance C. Pepper (AL)
James L. Pugh (AL)
Chad Quandelacy (NM)
Michael L. Randazzo (NJ)
Bill D. Redington (MD)
Jabrey M. Scott (MO)
Rachael Shoriwa (MO)
Justice C. Small (IL)
Noah M. Taylor (IL)
Derrick B. Thompson (AR)
Antonio D. Turner (MS)
Curt D. Vernon (MO)
Kristina M. Walters (PA)
Briana R. Wells (MS)
Bryon C. Westrup (SD)
Daniel J. Wilcox (WA)
Tony Wilkerson (NC)
Billy J. Williams (SC)
John P. Young (VA)
John J. Zalusky (TX)
    The following 18 applicants did not have 3 years of experience 
driving a CMV on public highways with their vision deficiencies:

Donald F. Arteaga, III (CA)
Melton L. Brackens (TX)
Brian Escobedo (IL)
Walter L. Hill (OK)
Chelsie L. Knight (MI)
Robert A. Lacavich (MO)
Anthony A. Medina (NM)
Russell R. Michel (TX)
Scott R. Mogged (IL)
Sidney N. Nyberg (MN)
Ronald J. Schmidt (MN)
Harry M. Shaw (PA)
Willis D. Smith (AR)
Randy L. Statler (MO)
Shane C. Stine (WA)
Tristen M. Trujillo (WY)
James A. Walker (AR)
Gregory L. Wishmeyer (IA)

    The following 13 applicants did not have 3 years of recent 
experience driving a CMV with the vision deficiency:

Kevin D. Archibald (IL)
Leroy Bennett (GA)
Michael A. Cassella (NJ)
Steven Edwards (NM)
Issac L. Flowers (AL)
James J. Fourcher (UT)
Patricia J. Martin (OR)
Kim A. Pitts (IN)
Philip L. Segrave (NC)
Sherwood W. Swick (ID)
Delano H. Welch (NJ)

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Richard W. Winters (CA)
Steven G. Wiskes (WI)

    The following five applicants did not have sufficient driving 
experience during the past three years under normal highway operating 
conditions (gaps in driving record):

Hope A. Bennett (PA)
Jeffrey T. Molosz (IL)
Charles J. Pukis (IN)
Gustavo Quintero (NJ)
Pedro T. Tellez Alvarez (CA)

    The following 16 applicants were denied for multiple reasons:

Rickey J. Adams (GA)
James W. Boyde (AL)
David S. Brown (PA)
Gary R. Cowie (MI)
Juliana M. Davis (CA)
Luis Duval (NJ)
Joel E. Fevold (IA)
Kevin E. Hickerson (CA)
Johnny M. Kruprzak (OH)
Walter H. Matthews (VA)
Rory S. Milam (WV)
Gregory T. Rappe (IN)
Robert E. Schmidt (CO)
Oscar A. Sosa (CA)
Al D. Swiney (LA)
Daniel A. Wilson (IN)

    The following three applicants have not had stable vision for the 
preceding three-year period: Ronald S. Berneking, (MN); Alexander 
Vaughn, (FL); Brandon L. Younkin, (WY).
    The following 14 applicants met the current federal vision 
standards. Exemptions are not required for applicants who meet the 
current regulations for vision:

Teodula Alba (TX)
Dexter M. Byrd (AL)
Richard H. Harnden (NH)
Yahan C. Hernandez-Ramirez (NM)
Robert E. Hill (WA)
Tami J. Jackson (WA)
Charles W. Kelly (AR)
Lee A. Litton (IN)
Terence E. Michel (CO)
Peter A. Novak (ND)
Raimer A. Paredes-Escano (NJ)
Daniel J. Wallace (NM)
Alex J. Wittman (PA)
Timothy K. Wood (CA)

    The following applicant drove interstate while restricted to 
intrastate driving: William Perez, (TX).
    The following 16 applicants will not be driving interstate, 
interstate commerce, or are not required to carry a DOT medical card:

Marco A. Alvarez (CA)
Herbert G. Banham, III (MD)
Athanasios D. Brotsis (GA)
Amanda J. Darling (IL)
William E. Dennison, V (IN)
David E. Dickinson (CA)
Rick English (OH)
Floyd T. Hall (AK)
Jeffery H. Hopper (IN)
James M. Lewis (GA)
Christopher J. Neville (ME)
Michael R. O'Connor (NC)
Azusa Okajima (HI)
Michael L. Parsons (NY)
Gerardp Reyes Hernandez (CA)
Edwin J. Rojas (FL)

    The following five applicants perform transportation for the 
Federal government, state, or any political sub-division of the state:

Fabio E. Cordero (GA)
Dennis S. Morgan (AZ)
Norberto Santiago (CT)
Gerald L. Wheeler (FL)
Michael Wideman (IL)

    Issued on: February 7, 2018.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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