Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders

Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
25 August 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52405-52406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18578]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2013-0443]


Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and 
Seizure Disorders

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

ACTION: Notice of correction; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA corrects its May 7, 2020, notice requesting comments on 
the receipt of applications from eight individuals for exemption from 
the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 
(FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have 
``no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or 
any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or 
any loss of ability to control a CMV'' to include one individual whose 
name was not listed in that notice. The exemptions enable these 
individuals who have had one or more seizures and are taking anti-
seizure medication to continue to operate CMVs in interstate commerce. 
The Agency also reopens the public comment period for that notice.

DATES: This correction is effective August 25, 2020. The comment period 
for the notice published May 8, 2020, at 85 FR 27262, is reopened. 
Comments must be received on or before September 24, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Federal Docket 
Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-2013-0443 using any of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FMCSA-2013-0443. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax: (202) 493-2251.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. 
See the ``Public Participation'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting comments.

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. If you have 
questions regarding viewing or submitting material to the docket, 
contact Docket Operations, (202) 366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 7, 2020, (85 FR 27262), FMCSA 
published a notice regarding several individuals requesting an 
exemption from the physical qualification standard found in Sec.  
391.41(b)(8), which states that a person is physically qualified to 
drive a CMV if that person has no established medical history or 
clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely 
to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV. 
Although the notice references eight applicants, only seven applicants 
were listed. One applicant, Michael Miller (WI), was inadvertently left 
out of the notice. FMCSA corrects the notice and reopens the comment 
period to ensure that interested parties have sufficient

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time to review and comment on the exemption applications.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-18578 Filed 8-24-20; 8:45 am]
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