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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2005–20721]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Diabetes
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
AGENCY:
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Notice of applications for
exemption from the diabetes standard;
request for comments.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice publishes the
FMCSA’s receipt of applications from
five individuals for exemption from the
diabetes mellitus prohibition in the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations. If granted, the exemptions
will enable these individuals to qualify
as drivers of commercial motor vehicles
(CMVs) in interstate commerce without
meeting the requirement prescribed in
49 CFR 391.41(b)(3).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before June 6, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by any of the following
methods. Please identify your comments
by the DOT DMS Docket Number
FMCSA–2005–20721.
• Web site: https://dms.dot.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the DOT electronic docket
site.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building,
Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on
the plaza level of the Nassif Building,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this notice. For detailed
instructions on submitting comments
and additional information on the
rulemaking process, see the Public
Participation heading of the
Supplementary Information section of
this document. Note that all comments
received will be posted without change
to https://dms.dot.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading under
Regulatory Notices.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL–
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif
Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m. Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Mary D. Gunnels, Office of Bus and
Truck Standards and Operations, (202)
366–4001, FMCSA, Department of
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Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
e.t., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation: The DMS is
available 24 hours each day, 365 days a
year. You can get electronic submission
and retrieval help guidelines under the
‘‘help’’ section of the DMS Web site. If
you want us to notify you that we
received your comments, please include
a self-addressed, stamped envelope or
postcard or print the acknowledgment
page that appears after submitting
comments online.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review the Department of
Transportation’s complete Privacy Act
statement in the Federal Register
published April 11, 2000 (Volume 65,
Number 70; pages 19477–78) or you
may visit https://dms.dot.gov.
Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e),
the FMCSA may grant an exemption for
a 2-year period if it finds ‘‘such
exemption would likely achieve a level
of safety that is equivalent to, or greater
than, the level that would be achieved
absent such exemption.’’ The statute
also allows the agency to renew
exemptions at the end of the 2-year
period. The five individuals listed in
this notice have recently requested an
exemption from the diabetes prohibition
in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(3), which applies to
drivers of CMVs in interstate commerce.
Accordingly, the agency will evaluate
the qualifications of each applicant to
determine whether granting the
exemption will achieve the required
level of safety mandated by the statute.
Qualifications of Applicants
1. Gerald E. Huelle
Mr. Huelle, age 57, has had insulintreated diabetes mellitus since 1994. He
has had no hypoglycemic reactions
resulting in loss of consciousness,
requiring the assistance of another
person, or resulting in impaired
cognitive function that occurred without
warning in the past 5 years. His
endocrinologist examined him in 2004
and stated he ‘‘is quite well versed on
how to treat either hyperglycemia or
hypoglycemia should it occur. Jerry
[Gerald] has shown a very good level of
motivation to try to control his diabetes.
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He is also very much capable of
monitoring his blood sugars and
managing his insulin.’’ He meets the
requirements of the vision standard at
49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). His
ophthalmologist examined him in 2004
and stated, ‘‘You have no diabetic
retinopathy.’’ Mr. Huelle reported he
has driven straight trucks for 43 years,
accumulating 172,000 miles, and
tractor-trailer combinations 33 years,
accumulating 2.4 million miles. He
holds a Class A commercial driver’s
license (CDL) from Wyoming. His
driving record shows no crashes and
one conviction for a moving violation—
speeding—in a CMV for the past 3 years.
He exceeded the speed limit by 20 mph.
2. Lee R. Kumm
Mr. Kumm, 52, has had insulintreated diabetes since 1986. He has had
no hypoglycemic reactions resulting in
loss of consciousness, requiring the
assistance of another person, or
resulting in impaired cognitive function
that occurred without warning in the
past 5 years. His endocrinologist
examined him in 2004 and stated, ‘‘He
has demonstrated a willingness to
monitor and manage his diabetes. He
meets with the dietitian and an R.N.
[Registered Nurse] in the hospital
diabetes center a minimum of twice a
year.’’ He meets the requirements of the
vision standard at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
His ophthalmologist examined him in
2005 and stated, ‘‘Each retina reveals
mild diabetic changes but no evidence
of any visual threat on account of
diabetes or any other ocular problem.
Your eyes have been stable for a number
of years.’’ Mr. Kumm submitted that he
has driven straight trucks for 4 years,
accumulating 240,000 miles, and
tractor-trailer combinations for 5 years,
accumulating 490,000 miles. He holds a
Class ABCDM CDL from Wisconsin. His
driving record shows no accidents or
convictions for moving violations in a
CMV for the past 3 years.
3. Mitchell L. Pullen
Mr. Pullen, 47, has had insulintreated diabetes mellitus since 1968. He
has had no hypoglycemic reactions
resulting in loss of consciousness,
requiring the assistance of others, or
resulting in impaired cognitive function
that occurred without warning within
the last 5 years. His endocrinologist
examined him in 2004 and stated, ‘‘He
is showing very good ability in
management and understanding
procedures.’’ He has completed 6 hours
of diabetes education, including
recognizing and treating hypoglycemia.
He meets the requirements of the vision
standard at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). His
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ophthalmologist examined him in 2004
and stated he has a history of
proliferative diabetic retinopathy, which
has been stabilized with laser
photocoagulation. Mr. Pullen reported
he has driven straight trucks for 10
years, accumulating 50,000 miles, and
tractor-trailer combinations for 22 years,
accumulating 2.6 million miles. He
holds a Class A CDL from Nebraska. His
driving record shows no accidents or
convictions for moving violations in a
CMV for the past 3 years.
4. Charles E. Wheat, Sr.
Mr. Wheat, 69, has had insulin-treated
diabetes mellitus for the past 14 years.
He has had no hypoglycemic reactions
resulting in loss of consciousness,
requiring the assistance of others, or
resulting in impaired cognitive function
that occurred without warning within
the last 5 years. His endocrinologist
examined him in 2004 and stated, ‘‘Mr.
Wheat has completed diabetes
education and is doing a good job of
monitoring and self-management of his
diabetes. Mr. Wheat has been educated
in corrective action when blood sugars
are too high or too low. I am confident
that he has knowledge of these skills
and has mastered them.’’ He meets the
requirements of the vision standard at
49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). His
ophthalmologist examined him in 2004
and stated, ‘‘He shows no signs of
diabetic retinopathy.’’ Mr. Wheat stated
he has driven straight trucks for 5 years,
accumulating 65,000 miles, and tractortrailer combinations for 20 years,
accumulating 1.3 million miles. He
holds a Class A CDL from Mississippi.
His driving record for the last 3 years
shows no crashes or convictions for
moving violations in a CMV.
5. Steven R. Zoller
Mr. Zoller, 36, has had insulin-treated
diabetes mellitus since 2001. He has had
no hypoglycemic reactions resulting in
loss of consciousness, requiring the
assistance of others, or resulting in
impaired cognitive function that
occurred without warning in the past 5
years. His endocrinologist examined
him in 2004 and certified, ‘‘Mr. Zoller
has been educated with regard to
diabetes and its management and
understands the procedures that should
be followed if complications arise. He
has demonstrated willingness to
properly monitor and manage his
diabetes.’’ He meets the requirements of
the vision standard at 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10). His ophthalmologist
examined him in 2004 and certified,
‘‘Dilated fundus examination reveals no
evidence of any diabetic retinopathy.’’
Mr. Zoller reported he has driven
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straight trucks for 16 years,
accumulating 560,000 miles, and
tractor-trailer combinations for 3 years,
accumulating 150,000 miles. He holds a
Class A CDL from Minnesota. His
driving record shows no accidents or
convictions for moving violations in a
CMV for the past 3 years.
Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315
and 31136(e), the FMCSA requests
public comment from all interested
persons on the exemption petitions
described in this notice. We will
consider all comments received before
the close of business on the closing date
indicated earlier in the notice.
Issued on: April 25, 2005.
Rose A. McMurray,
Associate Administrator, Policy and Program
Development.
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[Docket No. MARAD 2005–21099]
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Maritime
Administration’s (MARAD’s) intention
to request extension of approval for
three years of a currently approved
information collection.
DATES: Comments should be submitted
on or before July 5, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Administration, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
202–366–1867; FAX: 202–366–7901; or
e-MAIL: beth.gearhart@marad.dot.gov.
Copies of this collection also can be
obtained from that office.
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Orderbook and Shipyard Employment.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved information
collection.
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Form Numbers: MA–832.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2005-20721]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of applications for exemption from the diabetes
standard; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the FMCSA's receipt of applications from
five individuals for exemption from the diabetes mellitus prohibition
in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. If granted, the
exemptions will enable these individuals to qualify as drivers of
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce without meeting
the requirement prescribed in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(3).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 6, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by any of the following
methods. Please identify your comments by the DOT DMS Docket Number
FMCSA-2005-20721.
Web site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this notice. For detailed instructions on submitting
comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the
Public Participation heading of the Supplementary Information section
of this document. Note that all comments received will be posted
without change to https://dms.dot.gov, including any personal
information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading under
Regulatory Notices.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL-
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mary D. Gunnels, Office of Bus and
Truck Standards and Operations, (202) 366-4001, FMCSA, Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation: The DMS is available 24 hours each day, 365
days a year. You can get electronic submission and retrieval help
guidelines under the ``help'' section of the DMS Web site. If you want
us to notify you that we received your comments, please include a self-
addressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgment
page that appears after submitting comments online.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the
Department of Transportation's complete Privacy Act statement in the
Federal Register published April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; pages
19477-78) or you may visit https://dms.dot.gov.
Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), the FMCSA may grant an
exemption for a 2-year period if it finds ``such exemption would likely
achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the
level that would be achieved absent such exemption.'' The statute also
allows the agency to renew exemptions at the end of the 2-year period.
The five individuals listed in this notice have recently requested an
exemption from the diabetes prohibition in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(3), which
applies to drivers of CMVs in interstate commerce. Accordingly, the
agency will evaluate the qualifications of each applicant to determine
whether granting the exemption will achieve the required level of
safety mandated by the statute.
Qualifications of Applicants
1. Gerald E. Huelle
Mr. Huelle, age 57, has had insulin-treated diabetes mellitus since
1994. He has had no hypoglycemic reactions resulting in loss of
consciousness, requiring the assistance of another person, or resulting
in impaired cognitive function that occurred without warning in the
past 5 years. His endocrinologist examined him in 2004 and stated he
``is quite well versed on how to treat either hyperglycemia or
hypoglycemia should it occur. Jerry [Gerald] has shown a very good
level of motivation to try to control his diabetes.
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He is also very much capable of monitoring his blood sugars and
managing his insulin.'' He meets the requirements of the vision
standard at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). His ophthalmologist examined him in
2004 and stated, ``You have no diabetic retinopathy.'' Mr. Huelle
reported he has driven straight trucks for 43 years, accumulating
172,000 miles, and tractor-trailer combinations 33 years, accumulating
2.4 million miles. He holds a Class A commercial driver's license (CDL)
from Wyoming. His driving record shows no crashes and one conviction
for a moving violation--speeding--in a CMV for the past 3 years. He
exceeded the speed limit by 20 mph.
2. Lee R. Kumm
Mr. Kumm, 52, has had insulin-treated diabetes since 1986. He has
had no hypoglycemic reactions resulting in loss of consciousness,
requiring the assistance of another person, or resulting in impaired
cognitive function that occurred without warning in the past 5 years.
His endocrinologist examined him in 2004 and stated, ``He has
demonstrated a willingness to monitor and manage his diabetes. He meets
with the dietitian and an R.N. [Registered Nurse] in the hospital
diabetes center a minimum of twice a year.'' He meets the requirements
of the vision standard at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). His ophthalmologist
examined him in 2005 and stated, ``Each retina reveals mild diabetic
changes but no evidence of any visual threat on account of diabetes or
any other ocular problem. Your eyes have been stable for a number of
years.'' Mr. Kumm submitted that he has driven straight trucks for 4
years, accumulating 240,000 miles, and tractor-trailer combinations for
5 years, accumulating 490,000 miles. He holds a Class ABCDM CDL from
Wisconsin. His driving record shows no accidents or convictions for
moving violations in a CMV for the past 3 years.
3. Mitchell L. Pullen
Mr. Pullen, 47, has had insulin-treated diabetes mellitus since
1968. He has had no hypoglycemic reactions resulting in loss of
consciousness, requiring the assistance of others, or resulting in
impaired cognitive function that occurred without warning within the
last 5 years. His endocrinologist examined him in 2004 and stated, ``He
is showing very good ability in management and understanding
procedures.'' He has completed 6 hours of diabetes education, including
recognizing and treating hypoglycemia. He meets the requirements of the
vision standard at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). His ophthalmologist examined
him in 2004 and stated he has a history of proliferative diabetic
retinopathy, which has been stabilized with laser photocoagulation. Mr.
Pullen reported he has driven straight trucks for 10 years,
accumulating 50,000 miles, and tractor-trailer combinations for 22
years, accumulating 2.6 million miles. He holds a Class A CDL from
Nebraska. His driving record shows no accidents or convictions for
moving violations in a CMV for the past 3 years.
4. Charles E. Wheat, Sr.
Mr. Wheat, 69, has had insulin-treated diabetes mellitus for the
past 14 years. He has had no hypoglycemic reactions resulting in loss
of consciousness, requiring the assistance of others, or resulting in
impaired cognitive function that occurred without warning within the
last 5 years. His endocrinologist examined him in 2004 and stated,
``Mr. Wheat has completed diabetes education and is doing a good job of
monitoring and self-management of his diabetes. Mr. Wheat has been
educated in corrective action when blood sugars are too high or too
low. I am confident that he has knowledge of these skills and has
mastered them.'' He meets the requirements of the vision standard at 49
CFR 391.41(b)(10). His ophthalmologist examined him in 2004 and stated,
``He shows no signs of diabetic retinopathy.'' Mr. Wheat stated he has
driven straight trucks for 5 years, accumulating 65,000 miles, and
tractor-trailer combinations for 20 years, accumulating 1.3 million
miles. He holds a Class A CDL from Mississippi. His driving record for
the last 3 years shows no crashes or convictions for moving violations
in a CMV.
5. Steven R. Zoller
Mr. Zoller, 36, has had insulin-treated diabetes mellitus since
2001. He has had no hypoglycemic reactions resulting in loss of
consciousness, requiring the assistance of others, or resulting in
impaired cognitive function that occurred without warning in the past 5
years. His endocrinologist examined him in 2004 and certified, ``Mr.
Zoller has been educated with regard to diabetes and its management and
understands the procedures that should be followed if complications
arise. He has demonstrated willingness to properly monitor and manage
his diabetes.'' He meets the requirements of the vision standard at 49
CFR 391.41(b)(10). His ophthalmologist examined him in 2004 and
certified, ``Dilated fundus examination reveals no evidence of any
diabetic retinopathy.'' Mr. Zoller reported he has driven straight
trucks for 16 years, accumulating 560,000 miles, and tractor-trailer
combinations for 3 years, accumulating 150,000 miles. He holds a Class
A CDL from Minnesota. His driving record shows no accidents or
convictions for moving violations in a CMV for the past 3 years.
Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), the FMCSA requests
public comment from all interested persons on the exemption petitions
described in this notice. We will consider all comments received before
the close of business on the closing date indicated earlier in the
notice.
Issued on: April 25, 2005.
Rose A. McMurray,
Associate Administrator, Policy and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 05-8973 Filed 5-2-05; 1:07 pm]
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