Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision |
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Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
19 September 2017
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43815-43817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19908]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2000-7006; FMCSA-2001-9258; FMCSA-2001-9561; FMCSA-
2002-11714; FMCSA-2002-13411; FMCSA-2003-14504; FMCSA-2003-15268;
FMCSA-2004-17984; FMCSA-2005-20560; FMCSA-2005-21254; FMCSA-2006-26653;
FMCSA-2007-2663; FMCSA-2007-27897; FMCSA-2008-0266; FMCSA-2009-0086;
FMCSA-2009-0121; FMCSA-2010-0354; FMCSA-2010-0372; FMCSA-2010-0385;
FMCSA-2011-0010; FMCSA-2011-0024; FMCSA-2011-0057; FMCSA-2011-0092;
FMCSA-2011-0102; FMCSA-2011-0140; FMCSA-2011-0141; FMCSA-2013-0021;
FMCSA-2013-0025; FMCSA-2013-0027; FMCSA-2013-0028; FMCSA-2013-0029;
FMCSA-2014-0002; FMCSA-2014-0010; FMCSA-2014-0302; FMCSA-2014-0305;
FMCSA-2015-0048; FMCSA-2015-0049; FMCSA-2015-0052; FMCSA-2015-0053;
FMCSA-2015-0055]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final disposition.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 125
individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate commercial motor vehicle
(CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable these individuals to continue to
operate CMVs in interstate commerce without meeting the vision
requirement in one eye.
DATES: Each group of renewed exemptions were applicable on the dates
stated in the discussions below and will expire on the dates stated in
the discussions below.
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.,
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you have
questions regarding viewing or submitting material to the docket,
contact Docket Services, telephone (202) 366-9826.
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., e.t., 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
On July 18, 2017, FMCSA published a notice announcing its decision
to renew exemptions for 125 individuals from the vision requirement in
49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) to operate a CMV in interstate commerce and
requested comments from the public (82 FR 32919). The public comment
period ended on August 17, 2017 and no comments were received.
As stated in the previous notice, FMCSA has evaluated the
eligibility of these applicants and determined that renewing these
exemptions would achieve a level of safety equivalent to or greater
than the level that would be achieved by complying with the current
regulation 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
The physical qualification standard for drivers regarding vision
found in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) states that a person is physically
qualified to drive a CMV if that person:
Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each
eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity separately corrected
to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses, distant
binocular acuity of a least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or
without corrective lenses, field of vision of at least 70[deg] in
the horizontal meridian in each eye, and the ability to recognize
the colors of
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traffic signals and devices showing red, green, and amber.
III. Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received no comments in this preceding.
VI. Conclusion
Based upon its evaluation of the 125 renewal exemption applications
and comments received, FMCSA confirms its decision to exempt the
following drivers from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41 (b)(10):
As of August 8, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 49 individuals have satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (65 FR 20245; 65 FR 57230; 66 FR
30502; 66 FR 33990; 66 FR 41654; 67 FR 15662; 67 FR 37907; 67 FR 57266;
67 FR 76439; 68 FR 10298; 68 FR 19598; 68 FR 33570; 68 FR 44837; 69 FR
26206; 69 FR 33997; 69 FR 52741; 69 FR 61292; 70 FR 7545; 70 FR 17504;
70 FR 25878; 70 FR 30997; 70 FR 41811; 71 FR 26601; 71 FR 55820; 71 FR
62147; 72 FR 7812; 72 FR 8417; 72 FR 27624; 72 FR 28093; 72 FR 36099;
72 FR 39879; 72 FR 40362; 72 FR 52419; 73 FR 36955; 73 FR 51689; 73 FR
63047; 74 FR 6211; 74 FR 19267; 74 FR 19270; 74 FR 20253; 74 FR 26461;
74 FR 26466; 74 FR 28094; 74 FR 34395; 74 FR 34630; 75 FR 36779; 75 FR
66423; 75 FR 72863; 75 FR 77492; 76 FR 2190; 76 FR 5425; 76 FR 7894; 76
FR 9856; 76 FR 9865; 76 FR 17481; 76 FR 18824; 76 FR 20076; 76 FR
20078; 76 FR 21796; 76 FR 25762; 76 FR 25766; 76 FR 28125; 76 FR 29024;
76 FR 29026; 76 FR 37168; 76 FR 37173; 76 FR 37885; 76 FR 44652; 77 FR
38384; 77 FR 74273; 78 FR 800; 78 FR 10251; 78 FR 14410; 78 FR 16762;
78 FR 20376; 78 FR 20379; 78 FR 24300; 78 FR 24798; 78 FR 27281; 78 FR
30954; 78 FR 34141; 78 FR 37270; 78 FR 41188; 78 FR 46407; 78 FR 51269;
78 FR 56993; 78 FR 57679; 79 FR 10608; 79 FR 22003; 79 FR 24298; 79 FR
35218; 79 FR 51643; 79 FR 64001; 79 FR 73687; 80 FR 603; 80 FR 12248;
80 FR 15863; 80 FR 16500; 80 FR 18696; 80 FR 22773; 80 FR 25766; 80 FR
26139; 80 FR 26320; 80 FR 29149; 80 FR 29152; 80 FR 31636; 80 FR 31957;
80 FR 33007; 80 FR 35699; 80 FR 36395; 80 FR 36398; 80 FR 37718; 80 FR
45573; 80 FR 48404; 80 FR 48409; 80 FR 48413):
Joel C. Bailey (FL)
James C. Barr (OH)
Johnny A. Bingham (NC)
Ryan L. Brown (IL)
Todd A. Chapman (NC)
Don A. Clymer (PA)
Timothy J. Curran (CA)
Erik R. Davis (GA)
Paul W. Dawson (OH)
Rodney R. Dawson (KY)
Everett A. Doty (AZ)
Timothy H. DuBois (MN)
Raymond C. Favreau (VT)
Thanh V. Ha (CA)
Anthony Hall (LA)
Johnnie L. Hall (MD)
Waylon E. Hall (LA)
Gary D. Hallman (AL)
Dean R. Hawley (NC)
Tommy T. Hudson (VA)
James T. Johnson (KY)
Harry L. Jones (OH)
Cody A. Keys (OK)
David J. Kibble (PA)
Thomas Korycki (NJ)
David C. Leoffler (CO)
Jorge S. Lopez (CA)
Boynton L. Manuel (SC)
James McClure (NC)
Steve J. Morrison (ID)
Daniel R. Murphy (WI)
Tracy J. Omeara (OR)
Armando F. Pederoso Jimenez (MN)
Robert D. Porter (CA)
Raymond Potter (RI)
Scott K. Richardson (OH)
Elvis E. Rogers, Jr. (TX)
Leo D. Roy (NH)
Manuel H. Sanchez (TX)
Jose C. Sanchez-Sanchez (WY)
Tim M. Seavy (IN)
Rick J. Smart (NH)
Sukru Tamirci (NY)
David R. Thomas (AL)
James H. Wallace, Sr. (FL)
Roy J. Ware (GA)
Marcus R. Watkins (TX)
Paul C. Weiss (PA)
James Whiteway (TX)
The drivers were included in one of the following docket numbers:
FMCSA-2000-7006; FMCSA-2001-9561; FMCSA-2002-11714; FMCSA-2002-13411;
FMCSA-2003-14504; FMCSA-2004-17984; FMCSA-2005-20560; FMCSA-2006-26653;
FMCSA-2007-2663; FMCSA-2007-27897; FMCSA-2008-0266; FMCSA-2009-0086;
FMCSA-2009-0121; FMCSA-2010-0354; FMCSA-2010-0372; FMCSA-2010-0385;
FMCSA-2011-0010; FMCSA-2011-0024; FMCSA-2011-0057; FMCSA-2011-0092;
FMCSA-2013-0021; FMCSA-2013-0025; FMCSA-2013-0027; FMCSA-2013-0028;
FMCSA-2014-0002; FMCSA-2014-0010; FMCSA-2014-0302; FMCSA-2014-0305;
FMCSA-2015-0048; FMCSA-2015-0049; FMCSA-2015-0052. Their exemptions are
applicable as of August 8, 2017, and will expire on August 8, 2019.
As of August 10, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following four satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (80 FR 31636; 80 FR 48413):
Donald M. Jenson (SD)
Dennis D. Lesperance (OR)
Dean A. Maystead (MI)
Carl V. Murphy, Jr. (TX)
The drivers were included in one of the following docket numbers:
FMCSA-2001-9258; FMCSA-2005-21254. Their exemptions are applicable as
of August 10, 2017, and will expire on August 10, 2019.
As of August 12, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following six individuals satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (76 FR 37169; 76 FR 50318; 79 FR
4531; 80 FR 41548):
Danny F. Burnley (KY)
Sean R. Conorman (MI)
Robert E. Graves (NE)
Terrence F. Ryan (FL)
Stephen W. Verrette (MI)
Leslie H. Wylie (ID)
The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA-2011-0140. Their
exemptions are applicable as of August 12, 2017, and will expire on
August 12, 2019.
As of August 13, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following 11 individuals satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (80 FR 40122; 80 FR 62163):
William D. Cherry (MA)
Pedro Del Bosque (TX)
Anthony C. DeNaples (PA)
Edward Dugue III (NC)
Larry R. Hayes (KS)
Wayne E. Jakob (IL)
Earney J. Knox (MO)
James Smentkowski (NJ)
Neil G. Sturges (NY)
Norman G. Wooten (TX)
Kurt A. Yoder (OH)
The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA-2015-0053. Their
exemptions are applicable as of August 13, 2017, and will expire on
August 13, 2019.
As of August 15, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following 11 individuals satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (66 FR 30502; 66 FR 41654; 68 FR
37197; 68 FR 44837; 68 FR 48989; 70 FR 41811; 70 FR 42615; 72 FR 40360;
74 FR 34632; 76 FR 49531; 79 FR 4531; 80 FR 44185):
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Domenic J. Carassai (NJ)
Bruce E. Hemmer (WI)
Steven P. Holden (MD)
Christopher G. Jarvela (MI)
Brad L. Mathna (PA)
Vincent P. Miller (CA)
Warren J. Nyland (MI)
Dennis M. Prevas (WI)
Wesley E. Turner (TX)
Mona J. Van Krieken (OR)
Paul S. Yocum (IN)
The drivers were included in one of the following docket numbers:
FMCSA-2001-9561; FMCSA-2003-15268. Their exemptions are applicable as
of August 15, 2017, and will expire on August 15, 2019.
As of August 23, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following 21 individuals satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (76 FR 29022; 76 FR 44082; 78 FR
20376; 78 FR 34141; 78 FR 34143; 78 FR 51268; 78 FR 52602):
Twila G. Cole (OR)
Bert A. Damm (MT)
Jeffrey Dauterman (OH)
Brian D. Dowd (MA)
Sonya Duff (IN)
Randy L. Fales (MN)
Marc C. Grooms (MO)
Walter A. Hanselman (IN)
Craig C. Lowry (MT)
Craig M. Mahaffey (OH)
Ricky Nickell (OH)
Freddy H. Pete (NV)
Rickey H. Reeder (TN)
Michael L. Sherum (AL)
Gregory C. Simmons (VA)
Wayne M. Stein (FL)
Eddie B. Strange, Jr. (GA)
Larry A. Tidwell (MO)
Dale A. Torkelson (WI)
John Vanek (MO)
Desmond Waldor (PA)
The drivers were included in one of the following docket numbers:
FMCSA-2011-0102; FMCSA-2013-0025; FMCSA-2013-0029. Their exemptions are
applicable as of August 23, 2017, and will expire on August 23, 2019.
As of August 25, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following 20 individuals satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (80 FR 44188; 80 FR 62161):
Harold D. Albrecht (IL)
Joseph W. Bahr (NJ)
Stephen C. Brueggeman (KY)
Larry O. Cheek (CA)
Louise D. Curtis (FL)
Marvin P. Cusey (MN)
Chris M. DeJong (NM)
Jonathan G. Estabrook (MA)
Robert J. Falanga (FL)
Refugio Haro (IL)
Kevin L. Harrison (TN)
Bruce A. Lloyd (MA)
Duane S. Lozinski (IA)
Keith W. McNabb (ID)
Ronald W. Neujahr (KS)
Lonnie D. Prejean (TX)
Thomas E. Riley (NJ)
John B. Stiltner (KY)
Rick R. Warner (MI)
Theodore A. White (PA)
The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA-2015-0055. Their
exemptions are applicable as of August 25, 2017, and will expire on
August 25, 2019.
As of August 29, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following three individuals satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (80 FR 44188; 80 FR 62161): James
Howard (CA), Ramon Melendez (NJ), Jesse A. Nosbush (MN).
The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA-2015-0055. Their
exemptions are applicable as of August 29, 2017, and will expire on
August 29, 2019.
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315, each exemption will be valid
for two years from the effective date unless revoked earlier by FMCSA.
The exemption will be revoked if the following occurs: (1) The person
fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the exemption; (2) the
exemption has resulted in a lower level of safety than was maintained
prior to being granted; or (3) continuation of the exemption would not
be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and
31315.
Issued on: September 12, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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