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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Thomas Yager, Chief, FMCSA Driver
and Carrier Operations Division, Office
of Bus and Truck Standards and
Operations. Telephone: 202–366–4325.
E-mail: MCPSD@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 4007 of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (Pub. L.
105–178, 112 Stat. 107, June 9, 1998)
amended 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e)
to provide authority to grant exemptions
from motor carrier safety regulations.
Under its regulations, 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. The
Agency must also provide an
opportunity for public comment on the
request.
The Agency reviews the safety
analyses and the public comments, 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 must be
published in the Federal Register (49
CFR 381.315(b)) with the reason for
denying or, in the alternative, the
specific person or class of persons
receiving the exemption, and the
regulatory provision or provisions from
which the exemption is granted. The
notice must also specify the effective
period of the exemption (up to 2 years),
and explain the terms and conditions of
the exemption. The exemption may be
renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)).
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Request for Exemption
Virginia DMV requests an exemption
from 49 CFR 383.153(a)(4), which
requires each CDL to contain a color
photograph of the driver. A copy of the
exemption application is in the docket
referenced at the beginning of this
notice. Virginia DMV proposes that it be
allowed to use a black and white, laserengraved photograph on Virginia-issued
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CDLs in lieu of a color photograph. In
its application for exemption, Virginia
DMV explains that in January 2008, the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) issued the final rules on the
REAL ID Act of 2005. As provided in
the DHS rules 6 CFR 37.17(e)(2)
provides that the photographs on REAL
ID compliant driver’s licenses and
identification cards ‘‘may be in black
and white or color.’’
Virginia DMV believes that a black
and white photograph is more effective
than a color photograph in providing
security and facilitating the proper
identification of the license holder. It
explains that a black and white
photograph created with a laser cannot
easily be altered. In addition, Virginia
DMV explains that a black and white
photograph enhances the identification
of an individual since it places the focus
on the actual facial features of the
individual rather than on characteristics
that can easily be altered, such as hair
or eye color. Virginia DMV believes that
the issuance of CDLs with black and
white photographs would enhance the
security of the credential and assist law
enforcement officials with the
identification of the CDL holder. In its
application for exemption Virginia DMV
provides information from its
contractor, CBN Secure Technologies,
Inc., that offers further explanation
regarding the advantages of using black
and white photographs on CDLs.
Virginia DMV’s proposed exemption
would apply to all CDLs issued by the
Commonwealth of Virginia. Presently,
approximately 216,000 Virginians hold
valid CDLs. Virginia DMV anticipates
that, if the requested exemption is
granted, it would begin issuing CDLs
with black and white photographs in
January 2009.
Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C.
31315(b)(4) and 31136(e), FMCSA
requests public comment on Virginia
DMV’s application for an exemption
from 49 CFR 383.153(a)(4).
The Agency will consider all
comments received by close of business
on September 4, 2008. Comments will
be available for examination in the
docket at the location listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. The
Agency will consider to the extent
practicable comments received in the
public docket after the closing date of
the comment period.
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Issued on: July 25, 2008.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and
Program Development.
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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Vision
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of denials.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its denial
of 381 applications from individuals
who requested exemptions from the
Federal vision standard applicable to
interstate truck and bus drivers and the
reasons for the denials. FMCSA has
statutory authority to exempt
individuals from the vision requirement
if the exemptions granted will not
compromise safety. The Agency has
concluded that granting these
exemptions does not provide a level of
safety that will be equivalent to, or
greater than, the level of safety
maintained without the exemptions for
these commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
drivers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical
Programs, 202–366–4001, U.S.
Department of Transportation, FMCSA,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room
W64–224, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315,
FMCSA may grant an exemption from
the Federal vision standard for a
renewable two-year period if it finds
‘‘such an exemption would likely
achieve a level of safety that is
equivalent to, or greater than, the level
that would be achieved absent such an
exemption.’’ The procedures for
requesting an exemption are set out in
49 CFR part 381.
Accordingly, FMCSA evaluated these
381 individual exemption requests on
their merits and made the
determinations that these applicants do
not satisfy the criteria eligibility or meet
the terms and conditions of the Federal
exemption program. Each applicant has,
prior to this notice, received a letter of
final disposition on his/her exemption
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request. Those decision letters fully
outlined the basis for the denial and
constitute final Agency action. The list
published today summarizes the
Agency’s recent denials as required
under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(4) by
periodically publishing names and
reasons for denials.
The following 55 applicants lacked
sufficient driving experience during the
three-year period prior to the date of
their application:
Balsman, Stanley W.
Barr, Michael J.
Berheimer, Mark S.
Biddison, Jr., William G.
Bishop, Jr., Raymond E.
Brown, Dean N.
Burgess, James W.
Burns, Jerry A.
Campos, Basiliom
Cox, Michael L.
Crosby, Blake L.
Dunn, Darby K.
Dykes, Robert L.
Dykman, David L.
Eaton, Matthew C.
Edenfield, Christopher S.
Ellis, Jeffery K.
Freeman, Jr., George
Furcht, Thomas C.
Gaither, Larry N.
Gary, Dean A.
Goodapple, Jeanette
Hand, Terry O.
Hankins, Gerald W.
Harper, Larry
Hickman, James W.
Higgins, David N.
Ingram, George M.
Lair, Christopher
Lanuez, Richard A.
Mans, David R.
Martinez, Michael M.
McKinley, Haley E.
Morris, Richan A.
Ottens, John P.
Penner, Stuart
Phillips, Leonoth J.
Prill, Robert J.
Prouty, Norman L.
Ramirez, Blas
Rhodes, Jerry W.
Rodriguez, Juan
Ruzicka, Kent W.
Sarphie, Jeffrey E.
Schmidt, Jr., Herbert J.
Screws, John
Sharp, Richard
Shultz, Rodney A.
Sida, Jose M.
Smallman, David S.
Swann, III, George S.
Ward, Lawrence R.
Watts, Gary L.
Williamson, Jeremy D.
Zehner, Jon T.
The following 49 applicants did not
have any experience operating a CMV.
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Alvarado, Roberto
Ashford, Michael
Batteiger, Alan S.
Bodie, Jay M.
Broyles, Carl D.
Buck, Donald H.
Butry, William N.
Carter, Richard L.
Cozart, Ste’phon J.
Dempsey, John D.
DeSmith, Robert D.
Dixon, Daryl D.
Doman, Gary
Easton, James A.
Frandin, Kelvin
Hansell, Brad
Hartzell, Sean M.
Haymon, Roland L.
Hudgins, James M.
Hurst, Bryan E.
Ivery, Mathias
Jensen, John
Jones, Anleka E.
Jones, Dale A.
Kadlec, Mark J.
Knapp, Gerald W.
Lacosse, Chad
Langford, Harry D.
Main, Stacy A.
McIntosh, Thomas P.
McWilliams, Joseph B.
Moore, Arthur L.
Moreno, Salvador P.
Moultrie, Jr., Moses
Nesto, Gina M.
Paynter, Paul S.
Ratcliff, Jr., Robert
Rexhaj, Avni
Rhoads, Matthew S.
Rogers, Adam E.
Scanlon, David
Shuff, William H.
Silva, Hector
Steemblock, Pam J.
Thomas, James
Townsend, Dewayne K.
Ugarte, Salvador
Veloz, Richard S.
Weems, Timothy M.
The following 82 applicants did not
have 3 years of experience driving a
CMV on public highways with the
vision deficiency.
Alford, David
Anderson, Victor A.
Arendt, Dennis
Bard, James B.
Batton, Ralph S.
Bejarano, Luis A.
Bellon, Steven W.
Bohle, Ernest E.
Borkholder, Vernon
Braswell, Jimmie E.
Brenaman, Bradley A.
Burnam, Jonathan C.
Burns, John
Carrington, Randal
Carswell, Tracy W.
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Carter, Ronald
Chauhan, Satwinder S.
Clark III, Curtis
Cleveland, Travis E.
Corrales, Ramon A.
Courville, Kenneth
Dale, Lawerence E.
Davidson, John
Davis, Donald
Dotter, Kurt E.
Edwards, Cleveland
Ellis, Bruce A.
Fierro, Saul
Fleming, William D.
Garvin, Jay M.
Greenfield, Larry L.
Hare, Dwight A.
Hargrove, Raymond C.
Harrison, Timothy E.
Heaps, Isaac P.
Hendren, Dillon L.
Henifin, Mark
Hever, Jr., Frank S.
Holder, Samuel
Honeywell, Verne A.
Johnson, William C.
Jones, Paul D.
Julian, Charles
Lab, Kenneth Wade
Lampus, Jr., Richard D.
Lofthus, Barry G.
Makus, Fred A.
Messier, Charles D.
Miller, Vernie H.
Molenaar, Dale R.
Moore, Richard E.
Nevezi, John
Nickel, Jeffrey D.
Nowviock, Al V.
Parks, Willie L.
Perry, Sr., Christopher B.
Price, Dean L.
Prince, Kenneth W.
Proctor, Gilbert D.
Quarles, Chad M.
Rebhahn, Craig
Reece, Tommy R.
Rhodes, Clifford W.
Rigney, Kevin J.
Roberts, Kyle
Robertson, Billy D.
Shaw, Mark R.
Slayton, Johnny J.
Stanten, Leonard R.
Stanton, Larry E.
Stavedahl, Curtis R.
Strub, Jeremy M.
Survis, Thomas L.
Thomas, George W.
Thompson, Joe L.
Vasquez, Joel
Vickerman, Ronald E.
Von Haden, Norman L.
Warnock, Melvin
White, Jeffrey S.
Williams, Charles
Woosley, Darrell F.
The following 32 applicants did not
have 3 years of recent experience
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driving a CMV with the vision
deficiency.
Boersma, Michael L.
Brock, Jim
Dahleen, Larry A.
Foster, Kelly L.
Frank, Bradley D.
Frazier, Jr., Willie
Furgerson, Danny F.
Garza, Jr., Gabino
Gelats, Miguel E.
Gillespie, Larry D.
Gowens, Eddie L.
Hettinger, Edward
Hill, Jr., Albert J.
Jerkovich, Frank
Kennedy, John E.
Leonard, Richard B.
Lococo, Anthony
McDaniel, Bobby G.
McGrew, Charles E.
McLaughlin, James F.
Olson, Harold J.
Pate, Ronald L.
Paulson, Michael A.
Perryman, Duane R.
Rush, Jr., Kenneth L.
Schafer, Justin M.
Seagroves, Larry K.
Serrano, Manuel A.
Smiley, Richard
Smith, Matthew
Steckmyer, Mark A.
Tisdale, Raphis L.
The following 51 applicants did not
have sufficient driving experience over
the past 3 years under normal highway
operating conditions.
Bennett, Stephen T.
Bierschbach, James B.
Brawley, Lawrence
Clem, Michael G.
Cliffe, Terry L.
Conner, Harvey D.
Cumbee, Eddie L.
Dewey, Scott H.
Dixon, David J.
Espinoza, Miguel H.
Fossum, Jr., Kyle K.
Games, George J.
Goetze, Horst W.
Greenwood, James
Greil, Bruce J.
Hammond, Latashia L.
Handy, Kenneth L.
Hartigan, Patrick T.
Hilmer, Steven H.
Isadore, James
Johnson, Charles
Keeling, Alton A.
Kleen, Keith D.
Kniesly, Nickolas L.
Kushak, Joseph K.
Lewis, Christopher W.
Maxwell, Brian A.
McGinley, Patrick M.
Mishler, Manford C.
Mozee, Phillip H.
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Nordrum, Joseph H.
Ontiiveros, Joe E.
Pagan, Pedro L.
Parker, Milton
Perry, Suzanne M.
Peterson, David A.
Popp, Francis
Prewett, Paul
Prince, Kenneth N.
Robbins, Thomas G.
Serfass, Eugene A.
Simmons, Rodger S.
Taylor, Wade D.
Terry, Charles A.
Toews, Delton D.
Varga, Paul G.
Walker, Ronald L.
West, Andrew F.
Whitehead, Hilliard
Wilburn, Wesley L.
Yeilding, Robert A.
One applicant, Larry D. Neely, had
more than 2 commercial motor vehicle
violations during a 3-year period and/or
application process. Each applicant is
only allowed 2 moving citations.
One applicant, Sean C. Beland, did
not have sufficient peripheral vision in
the better eye to qualify for an
exemption.
One applicant, Donald M. Neil, had
other medical conditions making
applicant otherwise unqualified under
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations. All applicants must meet
all other physical qualifications
standards in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(1–13).
One applicant, Danny F. Ahlgren, had
more than 2 serious CMV violations
within a three-year period. Each
applicant is allowed a total of 2 moving
violations, one of which can be serious.
The following 11 applicants had
commercial driver’s licenses
suspensions during the three-year
review period in relation to a moving
violation. Applicants do not qualify for
an exemption with a suspension during
the three-year period.
Carman, Mitchell L.
Couch, John L.
Day, Richard R.
MacInnis, Robert J.
Pellom, Jr., Evert
Potthast, Michael D.
Skinner, Shane
Turley, Douglas M.
Turner, Emerson J.
Vidal, Moises L.
Witzel, Michaell
The following 7 applicants did not
have verifiable proof of commercial
driving experience over the past 3 years
under normal highway operating
conditions that would serve as an
adequate predictor of future safe
performance.
Farrow, Harold J.
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Harris, Dave N.
Hough, Norman
Ochse, Raymond K.
Raley, Johnnie
Staley, Ronald W.
Wood, Wayne
The following 11 applicants did not
hold a license which allowed operation
of vehicles over 10,000 pounds for all or
part of the three-year period.
Barnes, Matthew D.
Harris, Richard J.
Howell, David
Lins, James P.
Loebrick, Elvin E.
Lopez, Daniel L.
Rounsley, Michael W.
Routin, Kevin L.
Sancho, Mark
Updegrove, Greggory
Young, Walter H.
Two applicants, James W. Harris and
Gene Schipper, were denied because
their optometrist/ophthalmologist was
not willing to state that Mr. Harris and
Mr. Schipper are able to operate a CMV
from a vision standpoint.
The following 27 applicants were
denied for miscellaneous reasons.
Austin, David
Bottorff, Robert M.
Brown, Charlene
Bryan, Elvis J.
Campbell, Richard
Eakin, Bobby D.
Engle, Denice M.
Gardner, Eric W.
Gardner, James
Grant, Paul
Hilliard, James
Houle, Douglas F.
Jones, Dennis W.
Koceja, Douglas
Lake, Joseph
Lambert, Kevin R.
Livingston, Jr. Donald R.
Lowe, Jerry
Lowery, Eric R.
Moser, Gary P.
Oestmann, Ronald L.
Reed, Jr., James C.
Reid, Robert C.
Schreifels, Eldred
Sherman IV, Charles A.
Vazquez, Santos
Williams, Roy G.
One applicant, Thomas Williams, has
not had stable vision for a 3-year period.
Two applicants, Plynie A. Deen and
Leonard L. LaChance, never submitted
required documents.
One applicant, Taylor B. Villeneuve,
was a Canadian applicant.
Two applicants, Gene R. Foss and
Earnest M. Meeks, did not meet the
vision standard in the better eye.
Finally, the following 44 applicants
met the current federal vision standards.
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Exemptions are not required for
applicants that meet the current
regulations for vision.
Abadie, Ronald G.
Ashe, Harry R.
Barr, Frank H.
Beier, Roger H.
Benton, Thomas F.
Bickers, Larry M.
Biggs, Dwayne A.
Brooks, Sherry L.
Brown, Bruce S.
Butler, Steven
Caldwell, Kenneth
Caluen, Robert G.
Costlow, James K.
Crachy, Mark S.
Czarneski, Franklyn J.
Downey, Michael
Duby, James C.
Ericson, Matthew A.
Farr, Thomas W.
Gallardo, Julio
Hambrick, Gary J.
Hoffman, Daryl A.
Jackson, Eddie, L.
Johnson, Donald
Johnson, Nicholas
Krill, Harold J.
Leary, Kevin C.
Ledford, David L.
Leriche, Samson
Majewski, Mariusz
Mann, Jonathan D.
McGaffey, Wesley L.
Myers, Michael
Nyman, Timothy C.
Oldacker, Edward
Peterson, Donald T.
Porter, Larry H.
Pringle, Juanita F.
Savely, Danny W.
Schwab, Charles F.
Stokes, Jr., Linwood L.
Tibbetts, Norman
Tousignant, Daniel
Whall, David
Issued on: July 30, 2008.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and
Program Development.
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[Docket ID. FMCSA–2008–0175]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Diabetes
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA).
ACTION: Notice of applications for
exemptions from the diabetes standard;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of
applications from 47 individuals for
exemptions from the prohibition against
persons with insulin-treated diabetes
mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial
motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate
commerce. If granted, the exemptions
would enable these individuals with
ITDM to operate commercial motor
vehicles in interstate commerce.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before September 4, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
bearing the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA–
2007–0175 using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line 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., Monday
through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Each submission must include the
Agency name and the docket ID for this
Notice. Note that DOT posts all
comments received without change to
https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information included in a
comment. Please see the Privacy Act
heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments, go to https://
www.regulations.gov at any time 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., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The
FDMS is available 24 hours each day,
365 days each year. If you want
acknowledgment that we received your
comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or
postcard or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting
comments on-line.
Privacy Act: Anyone may search the
electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or of the person signing the
comment, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review the DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000
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(65 FR 19476). This information is also
available at https://Docketinfo.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical
Programs, (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., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315,
FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2year 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 statutes also
allow the Agency to renew exemptions
at the end of the 2-year period. The 47
individuals listed in this notice have
recently requested exemptions 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 an
exemption will achieve the required
level of safety mandated by the statutes.
Qualifications of Applicants
Robert V. Balmes
Mr. Balmes, age 40, has had ITDM
since 2004. His endocrinologist
examined him in 2008 and certified that
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; understands
diabetes management and monitoring;
and has stable control of his diabetes
using insulin, and is able to drive a
CMV safely. Mr. Balmes meets the
requirements of the vision standard at
49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). His optometrist
examined him in 2008 and certified that
he does not have diabetic retinopathy.
He holds a Class A Commercial Driver’s
License (CDL) from Illinois.
David R. Bauerdorf
Mr. Bauerdorf, 34, has had ITDM
since 1993. His endocrinologist
examined him in 2008 and certified that
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; understands
diabetes management and monitoring;
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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 denial of 381 applications from
individuals who requested exemptions from the Federal vision standard
applicable to interstate truck and bus drivers and the reasons for the
denials. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the
vision requirement if the exemptions granted will not compromise
safety. The Agency has concluded that granting these exemptions does
not provide a level of safety that will be equivalent to, or greater
than, the level of safety maintained without the exemptions for these
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical
Programs, 202-366-4001, U.S. Department of Transportation, FMCSA, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W64-224, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office
hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption
from the Federal vision standard for a renewable two-year period if it
finds ``such an exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that
is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be achieved
absent such an exemption.'' The procedures for requesting an exemption
are set out in 49 CFR part 381.
Accordingly, FMCSA evaluated these 381 individual exemption
requests on their merits and made the determinations that these
applicants do not satisfy the criteria eligibility or meet the terms
and conditions of the Federal exemption program. Each applicant has,
prior to this notice, received a letter of final disposition on his/her
exemption
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request. Those decision letters fully outlined the basis for the denial
and constitute final Agency action. The list published today summarizes
the Agency's recent denials as required under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(4) by
periodically publishing names and reasons for denials.
The following 55 applicants lacked sufficient driving experience
during the three-year period prior to the date of their application:
Balsman, Stanley W.
Barr, Michael J.
Berheimer, Mark S.
Biddison, Jr., William G.
Bishop, Jr., Raymond E.
Brown, Dean N.
Burgess, James W.
Burns, Jerry A.
Campos, Basiliom
Cox, Michael L.
Crosby, Blake L.
Dunn, Darby K.
Dykes, Robert L.
Dykman, David L.
Eaton, Matthew C.
Edenfield, Christopher S.
Ellis, Jeffery K.
Freeman, Jr., George
Furcht, Thomas C.
Gaither, Larry N.
Gary, Dean A.
Goodapple, Jeanette
Hand, Terry O.
Hankins, Gerald W.
Harper, Larry
Hickman, James W.
Higgins, David N.
Ingram, George M.
Lair, Christopher
Lanuez, Richard A.
Mans, David R.
Martinez, Michael M.
McKinley, Haley E.
Morris, Richan A.
Ottens, John P.
Penner, Stuart
Phillips, Leonoth J.
Prill, Robert J.
Prouty, Norman L.
Ramirez, Blas
Rhodes, Jerry W.
Rodriguez, Juan
Ruzicka, Kent W.
Sarphie, Jeffrey E.
Schmidt, Jr., Herbert J.
Screws, John
Sharp, Richard
Shultz, Rodney A.
Sida, Jose M.
Smallman, David S.
Swann, III, George S.
Ward, Lawrence R.
Watts, Gary L.
Williamson, Jeremy D.
Zehner, Jon T.
The following 49 applicants did not have any experience operating a
CMV.
Alvarado, Roberto
Ashford, Michael
Batteiger, Alan S.
Bodie, Jay M.
Broyles, Carl D.
Buck, Donald H.
Butry, William N.
Carter, Richard L.
Cozart, Ste'phon J.
Dempsey, John D.
DeSmith, Robert D.
Dixon, Daryl D.
Doman, Gary
Easton, James A.
Frandin, Kelvin
Hansell, Brad
Hartzell, Sean M.
Haymon, Roland L.
Hudgins, James M.
Hurst, Bryan E.
Ivery, Mathias
Jensen, John
Jones, Anleka E.
Jones, Dale A.
Kadlec, Mark J.
Knapp, Gerald W.
Lacosse, Chad
Langford, Harry D.
Main, Stacy A.
McIntosh, Thomas P.
McWilliams, Joseph B.
Moore, Arthur L.
Moreno, Salvador P.
Moultrie, Jr., Moses
Nesto, Gina M.
Paynter, Paul S.
Ratcliff, Jr., Robert
Rexhaj, Avni
Rhoads, Matthew S.
Rogers, Adam E.
Scanlon, David
Shuff, William H.
Silva, Hector
Steemblock, Pam J.
Thomas, James
Townsend, Dewayne K.
Ugarte, Salvador
Veloz, Richard S.
Weems, Timothy M.
The following 82 applicants did not have 3 years of experience
driving a CMV on public highways with the vision deficiency.
Alford, David
Anderson, Victor A.
Arendt, Dennis
Bard, James B.
Batton, Ralph S.
Bejarano, Luis A.
Bellon, Steven W.
Bohle, Ernest E.
Borkholder, Vernon
Braswell, Jimmie E.
Brenaman, Bradley A.
Burnam, Jonathan C.
Burns, John
Carrington, Randal
Carswell, Tracy W.
Carter, Ronald
Chauhan, Satwinder S.
Clark III, Curtis
Cleveland, Travis E.
Corrales, Ramon A.
Courville, Kenneth
Dale, Lawerence E.
Davidson, John
Davis, Donald
Dotter, Kurt E.
Edwards, Cleveland
Ellis, Bruce A.
Fierro, Saul
Fleming, William D.
Garvin, Jay M.
Greenfield, Larry L.
Hare, Dwight A.
Hargrove, Raymond C.
Harrison, Timothy E.
Heaps, Isaac P.
Hendren, Dillon L.
Henifin, Mark
Hever, Jr., Frank S.
Holder, Samuel
Honeywell, Verne A.
Johnson, William C.
Jones, Paul D.
Julian, Charles
Lab, Kenneth Wade
Lampus, Jr., Richard D.
Lofthus, Barry G.
Makus, Fred A.
Messier, Charles D.
Miller, Vernie H.
Molenaar, Dale R.
Moore, Richard E.
Nevezi, John
Nickel, Jeffrey D.
Nowviock, Al V.
Parks, Willie L.
Perry, Sr., Christopher B.
Price, Dean L.
Prince, Kenneth W.
Proctor, Gilbert D.
Quarles, Chad M.
Rebhahn, Craig
Reece, Tommy R.
Rhodes, Clifford W.
Rigney, Kevin J.
Roberts, Kyle
Robertson, Billy D.
Shaw, Mark R.
Slayton, Johnny J.
Stanten, Leonard R.
Stanton, Larry E.
Stavedahl, Curtis R.
Strub, Jeremy M.
Survis, Thomas L.
Thomas, George W.
Thompson, Joe L.
Vasquez, Joel
Vickerman, Ronald E.
Von Haden, Norman L.
Warnock, Melvin
White, Jeffrey S.
Williams, Charles
Woosley, Darrell F.
The following 32 applicants did not have 3 years of recent
experience
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driving a CMV with the vision deficiency.
Boersma, Michael L.
Brock, Jim
Dahleen, Larry A.
Foster, Kelly L.
Frank, Bradley D.
Frazier, Jr., Willie
Furgerson, Danny F.
Garza, Jr., Gabino
Gelats, Miguel E.
Gillespie, Larry D.
Gowens, Eddie L.
Hettinger, Edward
Hill, Jr., Albert J.
Jerkovich, Frank
Kennedy, John E.
Leonard, Richard B.
Lococo, Anthony
McDaniel, Bobby G.
McGrew, Charles E.
McLaughlin, James F.
Olson, Harold J.
Pate, Ronald L.
Paulson, Michael A.
Perryman, Duane R.
Rush, Jr., Kenneth L.
Schafer, Justin M.
Seagroves, Larry K.
Serrano, Manuel A.
Smiley, Richard
Smith, Matthew
Steckmyer, Mark A.
Tisdale, Raphis L.
The following 51 applicants did not have sufficient driving
experience over the past 3 years under normal highway operating
conditions.
Bennett, Stephen T.
Bierschbach, James B.
Brawley, Lawrence
Clem, Michael G.
Cliffe, Terry L.
Conner, Harvey D.
Cumbee, Eddie L.
Dewey, Scott H.
Dixon, David J.
Espinoza, Miguel H.
Fossum, Jr., Kyle K.
Games, George J.
Goetze, Horst W.
Greenwood, James
Greil, Bruce J.
Hammond, Latashia L.
Handy, Kenneth L.
Hartigan, Patrick T.
Hilmer, Steven H.
Isadore, James
Johnson, Charles
Keeling, Alton A.
Kleen, Keith D.
Kniesly, Nickolas L.
Kushak, Joseph K.
Lewis, Christopher W.
Maxwell, Brian A.
McGinley, Patrick M.
Mishler, Manford C.
Mozee, Phillip H.
Nordrum, Joseph H.
Ontiiveros, Joe E.
Pagan, Pedro L.
Parker, Milton
Perry, Suzanne M.
Peterson, David A.
Popp, Francis
Prewett, Paul
Prince, Kenneth N.
Robbins, Thomas G.
Serfass, Eugene A.
Simmons, Rodger S.
Taylor, Wade D.
Terry, Charles A.
Toews, Delton D.
Varga, Paul G.
Walker, Ronald L.
West, Andrew F.
Whitehead, Hilliard
Wilburn, Wesley L.
Yeilding, Robert A.
One applicant, Larry D. Neely, had more than 2 commercial motor
vehicle violations during a 3-year period and/or application process.
Each applicant is only allowed 2 moving citations.
One applicant, Sean C. Beland, did not have sufficient peripheral
vision in the better eye to qualify for an exemption.
One applicant, Donald M. Neil, had other medical conditions making
applicant otherwise unqualified under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations. All applicants must meet all other physical qualifications
standards in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(1-13).
One applicant, Danny F. Ahlgren, had more than 2 serious CMV
violations within a three-year period. Each applicant is allowed a
total of 2 moving violations, one of which can be serious.
The following 11 applicants had commercial driver's licenses
suspensions during the three-year review period in relation to a moving
violation. Applicants do not qualify for an exemption with a suspension
during the three-year period.
Carman, Mitchell L.
Couch, John L.
Day, Richard R.
MacInnis, Robert J.
Pellom, Jr., Evert
Potthast, Michael D.
Skinner, Shane
Turley, Douglas M.
Turner, Emerson J.
Vidal, Moises L.
Witzel, Michaell
The following 7 applicants did not have verifiable proof of
commercial driving experience over the past 3 years under normal
highway operating conditions that would serve as an adequate predictor
of future safe performance.
Farrow, Harold J.
Harris, Dave N.
Hough, Norman
Ochse, Raymond K.
Raley, Johnnie
Staley, Ronald W.
Wood, Wayne
The following 11 applicants did not hold a license which allowed
operation of vehicles over 10,000 pounds for all or part of the three-
year period.
Barnes, Matthew D.
Harris, Richard J.
Howell, David
Lins, James P.
Loebrick, Elvin E.
Lopez, Daniel L.
Rounsley, Michael W.
Routin, Kevin L.
Sancho, Mark
Updegrove, Greggory
Young, Walter H.
Two applicants, James W. Harris and Gene Schipper, were denied
because their optometrist/ophthalmologist was not willing to state that
Mr. Harris and Mr. Schipper are able to operate a CMV from a vision
standpoint.
The following 27 applicants were denied for miscellaneous reasons.
Austin, David
Bottorff, Robert M.
Brown, Charlene
Bryan, Elvis J.
Campbell, Richard
Eakin, Bobby D.
Engle, Denice M.
Gardner, Eric W.
Gardner, James
Grant, Paul
Hilliard, James
Houle, Douglas F.
Jones, Dennis W.
Koceja, Douglas
Lake, Joseph
Lambert, Kevin R.
Livingston, Jr. Donald R.
Lowe, Jerry
Lowery, Eric R.
Moser, Gary P.
Oestmann, Ronald L.
Reed, Jr., James C.
Reid, Robert C.
Schreifels, Eldred
Sherman IV, Charles A.
Vazquez, Santos
Williams, Roy G.
One applicant, Thomas Williams, has not had stable vision for a 3-
year period.
Two applicants, Plynie A. Deen and Leonard L. LaChance, never
submitted required documents.
One applicant, Taylor B. Villeneuve, was a Canadian applicant.
Two applicants, Gene R. Foss and Earnest M. Meeks, did not meet the
vision standard in the better eye.
Finally, the following 44 applicants met the current federal vision
standards.
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Exemptions are not required for applicants that meet the current
regulations for vision.
Abadie, Ronald G.
Ashe, Harry R.
Barr, Frank H.
Beier, Roger H.
Benton, Thomas F.
Bickers, Larry M.
Biggs, Dwayne A.
Brooks, Sherry L.
Brown, Bruce S.
Butler, Steven
Caldwell, Kenneth
Caluen, Robert G.
Costlow, James K.
Crachy, Mark S.
Czarneski, Franklyn J.
Downey, Michael
Duby, James C.
Ericson, Matthew A.
Farr, Thomas W.
Gallardo, Julio
Hambrick, Gary J.
Hoffman, Daryl A.
Jackson, Eddie, L.
Johnson, Donald
Johnson, Nicholas
Krill, Harold J.
Leary, Kevin C.
Ledford, David L.
Leriche, Samson
Majewski, Mariusz
Mann, Jonathan D.
McGaffey, Wesley L.
Myers, Michael
Nyman, Timothy C.
Oldacker, Edward
Peterson, Donald T.
Porter, Larry H.
Pringle, Juanita F.
Savely, Danny W.
Schwab, Charles F.
Stokes, Jr., Linwood L.
Tibbetts, Norman
Tousignant, Daniel
Whall, David
Issued on: July 30, 2008.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E8-17858 Filed 8-4-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P
