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Jackson (NC), Kimm D. Jacobson
(MN), Daryl D. Jibben (MN), Jimmy G.
Lee, Jr. (NC), Daniel S. May (IA),
Gerald D. McElya (TX), Donald B.
Ramaley (PA), Floyd M. Tyler (PA).
The drivers were included in docket
No. FMCSA–2011–0103. Their
exemptions are effective as of June 24,
2017, and will expire on June 24, 2019.
As of June 28, 2017, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following seven individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the rule
prohibiting drivers with ITDM from
driving CMVs in interstate commerce
(76 FR 21792; 76 FR 37882):
Terry J. Johnson (MN), Todd L.
McAuley (NC), Stephen A. Miles
(OH), Edgar M. Ridlon, Jr. (VT),
Andrew M. Schutt (IL), John W.
Wortman (WI), Kemlyn K. Yowell
(OH).
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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–1998–4334; FMCSA–
2000–7006; FMCSA–2000–7363; FMCSA–
2000–7918; FMCSA–2000–8398; FMCSA–
2001–9258; FMCSA–2002–12844; FMCSA–
2003–14504; FMCSA–2004–17984; FMCSA–
2004–19477; FMCSA–2005–20027; FMCSA–
2005–20560; FMCSA–2006–26066; FMCSA–
2007–27333; FMCSA–2007–27515; FMCSA–
2008–0106; FMCSA–2008–0398; FMCSA–
2009–0054; FMCSA–2009–0086; FMCSA–
2011–0010; FMCSA–2011–0092; FMCSA–
2012–0337; FMCSA–2013–0022; FMCSA–
2013–0024; FMCSA–2013–0025; FMCSA–
2013–0026; FMCSA–2014–0299; FMCSA–
2014–0300; FMCSA–2014–0302; FMCSA–
2014–0303; FMCSA–2014–0304; FMCSA–
2014–0305; FMCSA–2015–0048]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Vision
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final disposition.
AGENCY:
The drivers were included in docket
No. FMCSA–2011–0093. Their
exemptions are effective as of June 28,
2017, and will expire on June 28, 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: July 7, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FMCSA announces its
decision to renew exemptions for 120
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 was effective 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:
SUMMARY:
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I. Electronic Access
You may see all the comments online
through the Federal Document
Management System (FDMS) at: https://
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
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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 https://www.regulations.gov,
as described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.
II. Background
On May 15, 2017, FMCSA published
a notice announcing its decision to
renew exemptions for 120 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
22379). The public comment period
ended on June 14, 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 driver 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° in the horizontal meridian in each eye,
and the ability to recognize the colors of
traffic signals and devices showing red,
green, and amber.
III. Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received no comments in this
preceding.
VI. Conclusion
As of June 4, 2017, and in accordance
with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, the
following 38 individuals have satisfied
the conditions for obtaining a renewed
exemption from the vision requirements
(65 FR 66286; 65 FR 78256; 66 FR
13825; 66 FR 16311; 67 FR 68719; 68 FR
2629; 68 FR 13360; 68 FR 19598; 68 FR
33570; 69 FR 33997; 69 FR 61292; 69 FR
64806; 69 FR 71100; 70 FR 2705; 70 FR
12265; 70 FR 16887; 70 FR 25878; 71 FR
63379; 72 FR 184; 72 FR 1050; 72 FR
1051; 72 FR 1053; 72 FR 5489; 72 FR
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11425; 72 FR 11426; 72 FR 28093; 73 FR
78423; 74 FR 6207; 74 FR 7097; 74 FR
8302; 74 FR 8842; 74 FR 11988; 74 FR
15584; 74 FR 15586; 74 FR 20253; 74 FR
21427; 75 FR 79083; 76 FR 8809; 76 FR
9856; 76 FR 11215; 76 FR 11216; 76 FR
15361; 76 FR 20076; 76 FR 21796; 76 FR
29026; 77 FR 70534; 77 FR 74734; 78 FR
9772; 78 FR 12815; 78 FR 12822; 78 FR
14410; 78 FR 16761; 78 FR 16762; 78 FR
16912; 78 FR 22596; 78 FR 22602; 78 FR
29431; 78 FR 30954; 79 FR 73397; 80 FR
2473; 80 FR 3305; 80 FR 3308; 80 FR
9304; 80 FR 12248; 80 FR 12254; 80 FR
12547; 80 FR 14223; 80 FR 14240; 80 FR
15859; 80 FR 15863; 80 FR 16502; 80 FR
18693; 80 FR 20559; 80 FR 22773; 80 FR
25766; 80 FR 29152; 80 FR 33011; 80 FR
33324; 80 FR 45573):
Charles D. Ashworth (KY)
Jimmie L. Blue (MT)
Ronald G. Bradley (IN)
Terry L. Daneau (NH)
Tracy A. Doty (TN)
Glenn E. Dowell (IN)
Jerald O. Edwards (ID)
Kenneth E. Flack, Jr. (AL)
Maylin E. Frickey (OR)
Ramon L. Green (LA)
Richard G. Gruber (SC)
Matthew J. Hahn (PA)
Gerald L. Harper (MO)
Dennis K. Harris (GA)
Leon E. Jackson (GA)
Francisco J. Jimenez (TX)
William D. Johnson (OK)
Jimmy C. Killian (NC)
Peter M. Kirby (NJ)
Robert T. Lantry (MA)
Phillip L. Mangen (OH)
Clarence M. Miles (OK)
Steven M. Montalbo (CA)
Richard N. Moyer, Jr. (PA)
Craig C. Perrotta (MA)
Virgil A. Potts (CO)
Donald G. Reed (FL)
Vincent Rubino (NJ)
Randy G. Spilman (OH)
Joseph Stenberg (MT)
Terrance W. Temple (OH)
Thomas S. Thompson (NE)
Jeffrey W. Tucker (IN)
Russell E. Ward (NH)
Robert A. Wegner (MN)
Wayne A. Whitehead (NY)
Thomas W. Workman (IL)
Kevin D. Zaloudek (VT)
The drivers were included in one of
the following docket Nos.: FMCSA–
2000–7918; FMCSA–2000–8398;
FMCSA–2002–12844; FMCSA–2003–
14504; FMCSA–2004–17984; FMCSA–
2004–19477; FMCSA–2006–26066;
FMCSA–2008–0398; FMCSA–2009–
0054; FMCSA–2011–0010; FMCSA–
2012–0337; FMCSA–2013–0022;
FMCSA–2013–0024; FMCSA–2014–
0299; FMCSA–2014–0300; FMCSA–
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2014–0302; FMCSA–2014–0303;
FMCSA–2014–0304; FMCSA–2014–
0305. Their exemptions are effective as
of June 4, 2017, and will expire on June
4, 2019.
As of June 6, 2017, and in accordance
with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, the
following 27 individuals have satisfied
the conditions for obtaining a renewed
exemption from the vision requirements
(78 FR 20376; 78 FR 34141; 80 FR
26139; 80 FR 29149; 80 FR 48409):
Glenn Blanton (OH)
Matthew J. Buersken (MN)
Stephen M. Cook (PA)
Roderick Croft (FL)
Lawrence M. Davis (VT)
Bobby C. Floyd (TN)
Jayme L. Gilbert (NY)
Jesse M. Greene (TN)
Wesley D. Hogue (AR)
Robert W. Kleve (IA)
Anthony Lang (NH)
Jason C. Laub (OH)
Edward J. Lavin (CT)
Wayne D. Litwiller, Sr. (IL)
Collin C. Longacre (PA)
Luther A. McKinney (VA)
Steven J. McLain (TN)
Raymond W. Meier (WA)
Enes Milanovic (MI)
Michael L. Penrod (IA)
David P. Ramos (CA)
Donie L. Rhoads (MT)
Steven Schaumberg (NJ)
Dale G. Stringer (TX)
James B. Taflinger, Sr. (VA)
Michael J. Tauriac, Jr. (LA)
Ronald W. Thompson (WI)
The drivers were included in one of
the following docket Nos: FMCSA–
2013–0025; FMCSA–2015–0048. Their
exemptions are effective as of June 6,
2017, and will expire on June 6, 2019.
As of June 12, 2017, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following eight individuals
have satisfied the conditions for
obtaining a renewed exemption from the
vision requirements (74 FR 19267; 74
FR 28094; 76 FR 32016; 76 FR 32703;
80 FR 25768):
Michael D. Abel (NE)
Paul M. Christina (PA)
Edward J. Grant (IL)
Johnny K. Hiatt (NC)
Jeffrey M. Mueller (MO)
George M. Nelson (OH)
Christopher A. Weidner (CT)
Paul A. Wolfe (OH)
The drivers were included in one of
the following docket Nos: FMCSA–
2008–0106; FMCSA–2009–0086. Their
exemptions are effective as of June 12,
2017, and will expire on June 12, 2019.
As of June 13, 2017, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 11 individuals
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have satisfied the conditions for
obtaining a renewed exemption from the
vision requirements (70 FR 17504; 70
FR 30997; 72 FR 21313; 72 FR 27624;
72 FR 32703; 74 FR 23472; 76 FR 32017;
78 FR 32708; 80 FR 29154):
Roosevelt Bell, Jr. (NC)
David K. Boswell (TN)
Bernabe V. Cerda (TX)
Michael S. Crawford (IL)
Rex A. Dyer (VT)
Patrick J. Goebel (IA)
Thomas A. Gotto (IA)
Kenneth C. Reeves (OR)
Thomas E. Summers, Sr. (OH)
Daniel E. Watkins (FL)
Tommy N. Whitworth (TX)
The drivers were included in one of
the following docket Nos: FMCSA–
2005–20560; FMCSA–2007–27515.
Their exemptions are effective as of June
13, 2017, and will expire on June 13,
2019.
As of June 20, 2017, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following eight individuals
have satisfied the conditions for
obtaining a renewed exemption from the
vision requirements (72 FR 21313; 72
FR 32703; 74 FR 11988; 74 FR 19267;
74 FR 21427; 74 FR 23472; 74 FR 28094;
76 FR 21796; 76 FR 32016; 76 FR 32017;
78 FR 12815; 78 FR 16912; 78 FR 22596;
78 FR 22598; 78 FR 22602; 78 FR 29431;
78 FR 32703; 78 FR 32708; 78 FR 37274;
80 FR 31635):
Fred Boggs (WV)
Russell A. Bolduc (CT)
James M. Del Sasso (IL)
Darryl W. Hardy (AL)
Larry M. Hawkins (AZ)
Terry L. Lipscomb (AL)
Joseph E. Pfaff (IL)
Dustin N. Sullivan (MD)
The drivers were included in one of
the following docket Nos: FMCSA–
2007–27515; FMCSA–2009–0054;
FMCSA–2009–0086; FMCSA–2013–
0022; FMCSA–2013–0024; FMCSA–
2013–0026. Their exemptions are
effective as of June 20, 2017, and will
expire on June 20, 2019.
As of June 26, 2017, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 14 individuals
have satisfied the conditions for
obtaining a renewed exemption from the
vision requirements (63 FR 66226; 64
FR 16517; 65 FR 20245; 65 FR 45817;
65 FR 57230; 65 FR 77066; 66 FR 17743;
66 FR 17994; 66 FR 33990; 67 FR 57266;
68 FR 35772; 70 FR 2701; 70 FR 16887;
70 FR 17504; 70 FR 30997; 70 FR 33937;
72 FR 12666; 72 FR 25831; 72 FR 32705;
74 FR 15586; 74 FR 26464; 76 FR 21796;
76 FR 34135; 78 FR 34140; 80 FR
33009):
Johnny A. Beutler (SD)
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Brett L. Condon (MD)
Christopher A. Deadman (MI)
Daryl A. Jester (DE)
James P. Jones (ME)
Clyde H. Kitzan (ND)
Larry J. Lang (MI)
William A. Moore, Jr. (NV)
Richard S. Rehbein (MN)
David E. Sanders (NC)
David B. Speller (MN)
Lynn D. Veach (IA)
Harry S. Warren (FL)
Michael C. Wines (MD)
The drivers were included in one of
the following docket Nos: FMCSA–
1998–4334; FMCSA–2000–7006;
FMCSA–2000–7363; FMCSA–2001–
9258; FMCSA–2005–20027; FMCSA–
2005–20560; FMCSA–2007–27333.
Their exemptions are effective as of June
26, 2017, and will expire on June 26,
2019.
As of June 28, 2017, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 11 individuals
have satisfied the conditions for
obtaining a renewed exemption from the
vision requirements (76 FR 25766; 76
FR 37885; 78 FR 37270; 80 FR 31640):
Jan M. Bernath (OH)
Joseph L. Butler (IN)
Shawn Carroll (OK)
Walter C. Dean, Sr. (AL)
Mark T. Gileau (CT)
Peter D. Gouge (IA)
Alan D. Harberts (IA)
Wendell S. Sehen (OH)
Gary E. Valentine (OH)
Kevin W. Van Arsdol (CO)
Charles Van Dyke (WI)
The drivers were included in docket
No. FMCSA–2011–0092. Their
exemptions are effective as of June 28,
2017, and will expire on June 28, 2019.
As of June 30, 2017, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following three individuals
have satisfied the conditions for
obtaining a renewed exemption from the
vision requirements (65 FR 78256; 66
FR 16311; 68 FR 13360; 70 FR 2701; 70
FR 16887; 70 FR 17504; 70 FR 30997;
70 FR 37891; 72 FR 27624; 72 FR 34062;
74 FR 26471; 76 FR 34133; 78 FG 57677;
80 FR 31962):
Edmund J. Barron (PA)
Roger K. Cox (NJ)
Thomas E. Howard (IN)
The drivers were included in one of
the following docket Nos: FMCSA–
2000–8398; FMCSA–2005–20027;
FMCSA–2005–20560. Their exemptions
are effective as of June 30, 2017, and
will expire on June 30, 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
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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: July 7, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0244]
Hours of Service of Drivers: Transco,
Inc.; Application for Exemption
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final determination;
denial of application for exemption.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces its
decision to deny the application of
Transco, Inc. (Transco) (USDOT #
1062707) for an exemption from the 30minute rest break provision of the
Agency’s hours-of-service (HOS)
regulations for commercial motor
vehicle (CMV) drivers. Transco asked
that its drivers be permitted to comply
with the 30-minute rest break
requirement while performing ‘‘on-duty,
not-driving’’ tasks. Due to the nature of
its operations, Transco believes that
compliance with the 30-minute rest
break provision negatively impacts the
overall safety and general health of its
CMV drivers. FMCSA has analyzed the
exemption application and public
comments, and has determined that the
applicant would not achieve a level of
safety that is equivalent to, or greater
than, the level that would be achieved
absent such exemption.
DATES: FMCSA denied the application
for exemption by letter dated February
27, 2017, after notice and opportunity
for public comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information concerning this notice,
contact Mr. Thomas Yager, Chief,
FMCSA Driver and Carrier Operations
Division; Office of Carrier, Driver and
Vehicle Safety Standards; Telephone:
614–942–6477. Email: MCPSD@dot.gov.
If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket,
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contact Docket Services, telephone (202)
366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315 to grant exemptions
from certain Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). FMCSA
must publish a notice of each exemption
request in the Federal Register (49 CFR
381.315(a)). The Agency must provide
the public an opportunity to inspect the
information relevant to the application,
including any safety analyses that have
been conducted. The Agency must also
provide an opportunity for public
comment on the request.
FMCSA reviews safety analyses and
public comments submitted, and
determines whether granting the
exemption would likely achieve a level
of safety equivalent to, or greater than,
the level that would be achieved by the
current regulation (49 CFR 381.305).
The decision of the Agency and the
reasons for denying an application must
be published in the Federal Register (49
CFR 381.315(b)).
On December 27, 2011 (76 FR 81133),
FMCSA published a final rule amending
its hours-of-service (HOS) regulations
for drivers of property-carrying CMVs.
The rule included a provision requiring
many CMV drivers to take a rest break
during the work day. Drivers may drive
a CMV only if 8 hours or less have
passed since the end of the driver’s last
off-duty or sleeper-berth period of at
least 30 minutes. FMCSA did not
specify when drivers must take the 30minute break, but the rule requires that
they wait no longer than 8 hours after
the last off-duty or sleeper-berth period
of that length or longer to take the break
if they want to continue driving (49 CFR
395.3(a)(3)(ii)).
III. Request for Exemption
Transco seeks an exemption from the
30-minute rest break provision. Transco,
operating through McLane Company,
Inc., employs over 4,000 drivers who
deliver freight from distribution centers
to grocery stores and restaurants
throughout the United States. Transco
drivers make an average of nine stops
per day during which they offload
freight to customers. Transco contends
that because its operations differ greatly
from long-haul operations it should not
be subject to the rest break requirement.
It contends that the frequent stops serve
the purpose of the 30-minute rest break
because they break the monotony and
stress of driving for Transco’s drivers.
Transco argues that physically-active
offloading is in fact better for the health
of its drivers than 30 minutes free of
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-1998-4334; FMCSA-2000-7006; FMCSA-2000-7363; FMCSA-
2000-7918; FMCSA-2000-8398; FMCSA-2001-9258; FMCSA-2002-12844; FMCSA-
2003-14504; FMCSA-2004-17984; FMCSA-2004-19477; FMCSA-2005-20027;
FMCSA-2005-20560; FMCSA-2006-26066; FMCSA-2007-27333; FMCSA-2007-27515;
FMCSA-2008-0106; FMCSA-2008-0398; FMCSA-2009-0054; FMCSA-2009-0086;
FMCSA-2011-0010; FMCSA-2011-0092; FMCSA-2012-0337; FMCSA-2013-0022;
FMCSA-2013-0024; FMCSA-2013-0025; FMCSA-2013-0026; FMCSA-2014-0299;
FMCSA-2014-0300; FMCSA-2014-0302; FMCSA-2014-0303; FMCSA-2014-0304;
FMCSA-2014-0305; FMCSA-2015-0048]
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 120
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 was effective 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: https://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 https://www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed
at https://www.dot.gov/privacy.
II. Background
On May 15, 2017, FMCSA published a notice announcing its decision
to renew exemptions for 120 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 22379). The public comment
period ended on June 14, 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 driver 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 traffic signals and devices showing red, green, and
amber.
III. Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received no comments in this preceding.
VI. Conclusion
As of June 4, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 38 individuals have satisfied the conditions for
obtaining a renewed exemption from the vision requirements (65 FR
66286; 65 FR 78256; 66 FR 13825; 66 FR 16311; 67 FR 68719; 68 FR 2629;
68 FR 13360; 68 FR 19598; 68 FR 33570; 69 FR 33997; 69 FR 61292; 69 FR
64806; 69 FR 71100; 70 FR 2705; 70 FR 12265; 70 FR 16887; 70 FR 25878;
71 FR 63379; 72 FR 184; 72 FR 1050; 72 FR 1051; 72 FR 1053; 72 FR 5489;
72 FR
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11425; 72 FR 11426; 72 FR 28093; 73 FR 78423; 74 FR 6207; 74 FR 7097;
74 FR 8302; 74 FR 8842; 74 FR 11988; 74 FR 15584; 74 FR 15586; 74 FR
20253; 74 FR 21427; 75 FR 79083; 76 FR 8809; 76 FR 9856; 76 FR 11215;
76 FR 11216; 76 FR 15361; 76 FR 20076; 76 FR 21796; 76 FR 29026; 77 FR
70534; 77 FR 74734; 78 FR 9772; 78 FR 12815; 78 FR 12822; 78 FR 14410;
78 FR 16761; 78 FR 16762; 78 FR 16912; 78 FR 22596; 78 FR 22602; 78 FR
29431; 78 FR 30954; 79 FR 73397; 80 FR 2473; 80 FR 3305; 80 FR 3308; 80
FR 9304; 80 FR 12248; 80 FR 12254; 80 FR 12547; 80 FR 14223; 80 FR
14240; 80 FR 15859; 80 FR 15863; 80 FR 16502; 80 FR 18693; 80 FR 20559;
80 FR 22773; 80 FR 25766; 80 FR 29152; 80 FR 33011; 80 FR 33324; 80 FR
45573):
Charles D. Ashworth (KY)
Jimmie L. Blue (MT)
Ronald G. Bradley (IN)
Terry L. Daneau (NH)
Tracy A. Doty (TN)
Glenn E. Dowell (IN)
Jerald O. Edwards (ID)
Kenneth E. Flack, Jr. (AL)
Maylin E. Frickey (OR)
Ramon L. Green (LA)
Richard G. Gruber (SC)
Matthew J. Hahn (PA)
Gerald L. Harper (MO)
Dennis K. Harris (GA)
Leon E. Jackson (GA)
Francisco J. Jimenez (TX)
William D. Johnson (OK)
Jimmy C. Killian (NC)
Peter M. Kirby (NJ)
Robert T. Lantry (MA)
Phillip L. Mangen (OH)
Clarence M. Miles (OK)
Steven M. Montalbo (CA)
Richard N. Moyer, Jr. (PA)
Craig C. Perrotta (MA)
Virgil A. Potts (CO)
Donald G. Reed (FL)
Vincent Rubino (NJ)
Randy G. Spilman (OH)
Joseph Stenberg (MT)
Terrance W. Temple (OH)
Thomas S. Thompson (NE)
Jeffrey W. Tucker (IN)
Russell E. Ward (NH)
Robert A. Wegner (MN)
Wayne A. Whitehead (NY)
Thomas W. Workman (IL)
Kevin D. Zaloudek (VT)
The drivers were included in one of the following docket Nos.:
FMCSA-2000-7918; FMCSA-2000-8398; FMCSA-2002-12844; FMCSA-2003-14504;
FMCSA-2004-17984; FMCSA-2004-19477; FMCSA-2006-26066; FMCSA-2008-0398;
FMCSA-2009-0054; FMCSA-2011-0010; FMCSA-2012-0337; FMCSA-2013-0022;
FMCSA-2013-0024; FMCSA-2014-0299; FMCSA-2014-0300; FMCSA-2014-0302;
FMCSA-2014-0303; FMCSA-2014-0304; FMCSA-2014-0305. Their exemptions are
effective as of June 4, 2017, and will expire on June 4, 2019.
As of June 6, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 27 individuals have satisfied the conditions for
obtaining a renewed exemption from the vision requirements (78 FR
20376; 78 FR 34141; 80 FR 26139; 80 FR 29149; 80 FR 48409):
Glenn Blanton (OH)
Matthew J. Buersken (MN)
Stephen M. Cook (PA)
Roderick Croft (FL)
Lawrence M. Davis (VT)
Bobby C. Floyd (TN)
Jayme L. Gilbert (NY)
Jesse M. Greene (TN)
Wesley D. Hogue (AR)
Robert W. Kleve (IA)
Anthony Lang (NH)
Jason C. Laub (OH)
Edward J. Lavin (CT)
Wayne D. Litwiller, Sr. (IL)
Collin C. Longacre (PA)
Luther A. McKinney (VA)
Steven J. McLain (TN)
Raymond W. Meier (WA)
Enes Milanovic (MI)
Michael L. Penrod (IA)
David P. Ramos (CA)
Donie L. Rhoads (MT)
Steven Schaumberg (NJ)
Dale G. Stringer (TX)
James B. Taflinger, Sr. (VA)
Michael J. Tauriac, Jr. (LA)
Ronald W. Thompson (WI)
The drivers were included in one of the following docket Nos:
FMCSA-2013-0025; FMCSA-2015-0048. Their exemptions are effective as of
June 6, 2017, and will expire on June 6, 2019.
As of June 12, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following eight individuals have satisfied the conditions
for obtaining a renewed exemption from the vision requirements (74 FR
19267; 74 FR 28094; 76 FR 32016; 76 FR 32703; 80 FR 25768):
Michael D. Abel (NE)
Paul M. Christina (PA)
Edward J. Grant (IL)
Johnny K. Hiatt (NC)
Jeffrey M. Mueller (MO)
George M. Nelson (OH)
Christopher A. Weidner (CT)
Paul A. Wolfe (OH)
The drivers were included in one of the following docket Nos:
FMCSA-2008-0106; FMCSA-2009-0086. Their exemptions are effective as of
June 12, 2017, and will expire on June 12, 2019.
As of June 13, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 11 individuals have satisfied the conditions for
obtaining a renewed exemption from the vision requirements (70 FR
17504; 70 FR 30997; 72 FR 21313; 72 FR 27624; 72 FR 32703; 74 FR 23472;
76 FR 32017; 78 FR 32708; 80 FR 29154):
Roosevelt Bell, Jr. (NC)
David K. Boswell (TN)
Bernabe V. Cerda (TX)
Michael S. Crawford (IL)
Rex A. Dyer (VT)
Patrick J. Goebel (IA)
Thomas A. Gotto (IA)
Kenneth C. Reeves (OR)
Thomas E. Summers, Sr. (OH)
Daniel E. Watkins (FL)
Tommy N. Whitworth (TX)
The drivers were included in one of the following docket Nos:
FMCSA-2005-20560; FMCSA-2007-27515. Their exemptions are effective as
of June 13, 2017, and will expire on June 13, 2019.
As of June 20, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following eight individuals have satisfied the conditions
for obtaining a renewed exemption from the vision requirements (72 FR
21313; 72 FR 32703; 74 FR 11988; 74 FR 19267; 74 FR 21427; 74 FR 23472;
74 FR 28094; 76 FR 21796; 76 FR 32016; 76 FR 32017; 78 FR 12815; 78 FR
16912; 78 FR 22596; 78 FR 22598; 78 FR 22602; 78 FR 29431; 78 FR 32703;
78 FR 32708; 78 FR 37274; 80 FR 31635):
Fred Boggs (WV)
Russell A. Bolduc (CT)
James M. Del Sasso (IL)
Darryl W. Hardy (AL)
Larry M. Hawkins (AZ)
Terry L. Lipscomb (AL)
Joseph E. Pfaff (IL)
Dustin N. Sullivan (MD)
The drivers were included in one of the following docket Nos:
FMCSA-2007-27515; FMCSA-2009-0054; FMCSA-2009-0086; FMCSA-2013-0022;
FMCSA-2013-0024; FMCSA-2013-0026. Their exemptions are effective as of
June 20, 2017, and will expire on June 20, 2019.
As of June 26, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 14 individuals have satisfied the conditions for
obtaining a renewed exemption from the vision requirements (63 FR
66226; 64 FR 16517; 65 FR 20245; 65 FR 45817; 65 FR 57230; 65 FR 77066;
66 FR 17743; 66 FR 17994; 66 FR 33990; 67 FR 57266; 68 FR 35772; 70 FR
2701; 70 FR 16887; 70 FR 17504; 70 FR 30997; 70 FR 33937; 72 FR 12666;
72 FR 25831; 72 FR 32705; 74 FR 15586; 74 FR 26464; 76 FR 21796; 76 FR
34135; 78 FR 34140; 80 FR 33009):
Johnny A. Beutler (SD)
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Brett L. Condon (MD)
Christopher A. Deadman (MI)
Daryl A. Jester (DE)
James P. Jones (ME)
Clyde H. Kitzan (ND)
Larry J. Lang (MI)
William A. Moore, Jr. (NV)
Richard S. Rehbein (MN)
David E. Sanders (NC)
David B. Speller (MN)
Lynn D. Veach (IA)
Harry S. Warren (FL)
Michael C. Wines (MD)
The drivers were included in one of the following docket Nos:
FMCSA-1998-4334; FMCSA-2000-7006; FMCSA-2000-7363; FMCSA-2001-9258;
FMCSA-2005-20027; FMCSA-2005-20560; FMCSA-2007-27333. Their exemptions
are effective as of June 26, 2017, and will expire on June 26, 2019.
As of June 28, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 11 individuals have satisfied the conditions for
obtaining a renewed exemption from the vision requirements (76 FR
25766; 76 FR 37885; 78 FR 37270; 80 FR 31640):
Jan M. Bernath (OH)
Joseph L. Butler (IN)
Shawn Carroll (OK)
Walter C. Dean, Sr. (AL)
Mark T. Gileau (CT)
Peter D. Gouge (IA)
Alan D. Harberts (IA)
Wendell S. Sehen (OH)
Gary E. Valentine (OH)
Kevin W. Van Arsdol (CO)
Charles Van Dyke (WI)
The drivers were included in docket No. FMCSA-2011-0092. Their
exemptions are effective as of June 28, 2017, and will expire on June
28, 2019.
As of June 30, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following three individuals have satisfied the conditions
for obtaining a renewed exemption from the vision requirements (65 FR
78256; 66 FR 16311; 68 FR 13360; 70 FR 2701; 70 FR 16887; 70 FR 17504;
70 FR 30997; 70 FR 37891; 72 FR 27624; 72 FR 34062; 74 FR 26471; 76 FR
34133; 78 FG 57677; 80 FR 31962):
Edmund J. Barron (PA)
Roger K. Cox (NJ)
Thomas E. Howard (IN)
The drivers were included in one of the following docket Nos:
FMCSA-2000-8398; FMCSA-2005-20027; FMCSA-2005-20560. Their exemptions
are effective as of June 30, 2017, and will expire on June 30, 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: July 7, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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