Qualification of Drivers; Application for Exemptions; Hearing, 9036-9038 [2014-03339]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 9036 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 31 / Friday, February 14, 2014 / Notices instructions for submitting comments on the Federal electronic docket site. • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. • Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 0001. • Hand Delivery: Ground Floor, Room W12–140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. 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 exemption process, see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading below. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Please see the ‘‘Privacy Act’’ heading for further information. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov or to Room W12– 140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. 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 DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19476) or you may visit https:// www.regulations.gov. Public participation: The https:// www.regulations.gov Web site is generally available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can get electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ‘‘help’’ section of the https://www.regulations.gov Web site and also at the DOT’s https:// docketsinfo.dot.gov 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 acknowledgement page that appears after submitting comments online. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Luke W. Loy, Vehicle and Roadside Operations Division, Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations, MC– PSV, (202) 366–0676; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:47 Feb 13, 2014 Jkt 232001 On August 6, 2013 (78 FR 47817), FMCSA published a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments on an application for exemption from Van Hool/Coach USA to allow the use of double deck motorcoaches constructed with a sleeper berth that has an exit that does not meet the minimum dimensional requirements specified in the FMCSRs. The Agency provided a 30day comment period for the notice with a deadline of September 5, 2013. On September 16, 2013, Advocates noted that the Agency did not provide the public with an opportunity to inspect the information relevant to the application, including the application and any safety analysis provided by the applicant. The FMCSA has placed the information provided by Van Hool/ Coach USA into the docket, and has determined that a 15 day extension of the comment period is appropriate. In consideration of the above, FMCSA is reopening the comment period for 15 days, from February 14, 2014 to March 3, 2014. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issued on: February 5, 2014. Robert W. Miller, Director of Policy, Strategic Planning, and Regulation. [FR Doc. 2014–03041 Filed 2–13–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0124] Qualification of Drivers; Application for Exemptions; Hearing Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of applications for exemptions; request for comments. AGENCY: FMCSA announces that 51 individuals have applied for a medical exemption from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). If the Agency determines the exemptions would satisfy the statutory requirements and decides to grant theses requests after reviewing the public comments submitted in response to this notice, the exemptions would enable 51 individuals to operate CMVs in interstate commerce. DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 17, 2014. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket Management SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA– 2013–0124 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., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name and the docket numbers for this notice. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below for further information. 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., ET, 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 DOT’s Privacy Act Statement for the FDMS published in the Federal Register on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit https://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/ E8-785.pdf. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine M. Papp, Chief 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. E:\FR\FM\14FEN1.SGM 14FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 31 / Friday, February 14, 2014 / Notices SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has authority to grant exemptions from many of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), as amended by Section 4007 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA–21) (Pub. L. 105– 178, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 107, 401). FMCSA has published in 49 CFR Part 381, subpart C final rules implementing the statutory changes in its exemption procedures made by section 4007, 69 FR 51589 (August 20, 2004).1 Under the rules in part 381, subpart C, FMCSA must publish a notice of each exemption request in the Federal Register. The Agency must provide the public with an opportunity to inspect the information relevant to the application, including any safety analyses that have been conducted and any research reports, technical papers and other publications referenced in the application. The Agency must also provide an opportunity to submit public comment on the applications for exemption. 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 without the exemption. The decision of the Agency must be published in the Federal Register. If the Agency denies the request, it must state the reason for doing so. If the decision is to grant the exemption, the notice must specify the person or class of persons receiving the exemption and the regulatory provision or provisions from which an 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. The current provisions of the FMCSRs concerning hearing state that a person is physically qualified to drive a CMV if that person 49 CFR 391.41(b)(11). This standard was adopted in 1970, with a revision in 1971 to allow drivers to be qualified under this standard while wearing a hearing aid, 35 FR 6458, 6463 (April 22, 1970) and 36 FR 12857 (July 3, 1971). FMCSA also issues instructions for completing the medical examination report and includes advisory criteria on the report itself to provide guidance for medical examiners in applying the hearing standard. See 49 CFR 391.43(f). The current advisory criteria for the hearing standard include a reference to a report entitled ‘‘Hearing Disorders and Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers’’ prepared for the Federal Highway Administration, FMCSA’s predecessor, in 1993.2 information required including the specific section of this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would like to know that they reached the facility, please enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and material received during the comment period and may change this proposed rule based on your comments. FMCSA may issue a final rule at any time after the close of the comment period. FMCSA Requests Comments on the Exemption Applications Viewing Comments and Documents FMCSA requests comments from all interested parties on whether a driver who cannot meet the hearing standard should be permitted to operate a CMV in interstate commerce. Further, the Agency asks for comments on whether a driver who cannot meet the hearing standard should be limited to operating only certain types of vehicles in interstate commerce, for example, vehicles without air brakes. The statute and implementing regulations concerning exemptions require that the Agency request public comments on all applications for exemptions. The Agency is also required to make a determination that an exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be achieved absent such exemption before granting any such requests. 49 U.S.C. Submitting Comments First perceives a forced whispered voice in the better ear at not less than 5 feet with or without the use of a hearing aid or, if tested by use of an audiometric device, does not have an average hearing loss in the better ear greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid when the audiometric device is calibrated to American National Standard (formerly ASA Standard) Z24.5—1951. 1 This action adopted as final rules the interim final rules issued by FMCSA’s predecessor in 1998 (63 FR 67600 (Dec. 8, 2008)), and adopted by FMCSA in 2001 [66 FR 49867 (Oct. 1, 2001)]. 2 This report is available on the FMCSA Web site at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/ research-technology/publications/medreport_ archives.htm. 17:47 Feb 13, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this preamble, To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov and in the search box insert the docket number ‘‘FMCSA–2013–0124’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ and you will find all documents and comments related to the proposed rulemaking. Information on Individual Applicants Brooks Andresen Mr. Andresen, 33, holds a driver’s license in Utah. Alexey Belousov Mr. Belousov, 36, holds a driver’s license in Maryland. Richard Boggs Mr. Boggs, 36, holds a driver’s license in Ohio. Conley Bowling You may submit your comments and material online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a mailing address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of your document so that FMCSA can contact you if there are questions regarding your submission. To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov and in the search box insert the docket number ‘‘FMCSA–2013–0124’’ and click the search button. When the new screen appears, click on the blue ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button on the right hand side of the page. On the new page, enter VerDate Mar<15>2010 9037 Mr. Bowling, 34, holds a driver’s license in Kentucky. Marquarius Boyd Mr. Boyd, 22, holds a driver’s license in Mississippi. Charles Breidenthal Mr. Breidenthal, 61, holds a driver’s license in California. Adam Brown Mr. Brown, 31, holds a driver’s license in Texas. Kwinton C. Carpenter Mr. Carpenter, 28, holds a driver’s license in Ohio. Ronald Dillon, Jr. Mr. Dillon, 48, holds a driver’s license in California. E:\FR\FM\14FEN1.SGM 14FEN1 9038 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 31 / Friday, February 14, 2014 / Notices Clark Dobson Mr. Dobson, 49, holds a driver’s license in California. Christopher Lucki Willine D. Smith Mr. Lucki, 31, holds a driver’s license in Illinois. Louis Dominik Mr. Dominik, 53, holds a driver’s license in Texas. Joshua Matlow Ms. Smith, 51, holds a Class B commercial driver’s license (CDL) in Florida. Kareem M. Douglas Mr. Douglas, 38, holds a driver’s license in Ohio. Kathy Mazique Mr. Matlow, 33, holds a driver’s license in Texas. Ms. Mazique, 30, holds a driver’s license in Illinois. Craig Eberhart Mr. Eberhart, 42, holds a driver’s license in Pennsylvania. David W. McCoy Jeremy L. Thrush Kenneth Frilando Mr. Frilando, 45, holds a driver’s license in New York. Mr. Thrush, 26, holds a driver’s license in Pennsylvania. Carlos A. Torres Ms. Mitcham, 55, holds a driver’s license Texas. Mr. Torres, 29, holds a driver’s license in Florida. Jeffrey S. Moore John K. Turner, III Mr. Moore, 34, holds a driver’s license in Pennsylvania. Mr. Turner, 48, holds a driver’s license in Colorado. Christopher Morgan Chad Weaver Mr. Morgan, 24, holds a driver’s license in Massachusetts. Mr. Weaver, 31, holds a driver’s license in Georgia. Request for Comments Mr. Murphy, 31, holds a driver’s license in Wisconsin. Christopher Fitzwater Mr. Fitzwater, 26, holds a driver’s license in Virginia. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b)(4), FMCSA requests public comment from all interested persons on the exemption petitions described in this notice. The Agency will consider all comments received before the close of business March 17, 2014. Comments will be available for examination in the docket at the location listed under the ADDRESSES section of this notice. The Agency will file comments received after the comment closing date in the public docket, and will consider them to the extent practicable. In addition to late comments, FMCSA will also continue to file, in the public docket, relevant information that becomes available after the comment closing date. Interested persons should monitor the public docket for new material. William Noble Mr. Noble, 62, holds a driver’s license in New York. John R. Harper, Jr. Mr. Harper, 32, holds a driver’s license in Illinois. Mr. Panteleimonov, 33, holds a driver’s license in California. Kenneth E. Harris Mr. Harris, 38, holds a driver’s license in Missouri. Mr. Pulvermacher, 26, holds a driver’s license in Wisconsin. Susan D. Helgerson Ms. Helgerson, 48, holds a driver’s license in Wisconsin. Mr. Reams, 36, holds a driver’s license in Kentucky. Kimberly Hicks Ms. Hicks, 46, holds a driver’s license in Illinois. Mr. Robinson, 30, holds a driver’s license in Louisiana. Devon T. Hinds Mr. Hinds, 55, holds a driver’s license in Colorado. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Timothy Gallagher Mr. Gallagher, 50, holds a driver’s license in Pennsylvania. Mr. Rutley, 31, holds a driver’s license in New York. Veniamin Panteleimonov Kelly Pulvermacher Jeremy Reams Victor M. Robinson Darrin A. Rutley Samuel Sherman Andrey Shevchenko Bernard LaFayette Mr. LaFayette, 58, holds a driver’s license in California. Ronald K. Smith, Jr. Mr. Shevchenko, 21, holds a driver’s license in Minnesota. Mr. Smith, 32, holds a driver’s license in Texas. PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 4703 Issued On: January 23, 2014. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2014–03339 Filed 2–13–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Mr. Sherman, 35, holds a driver’s license in Minnesota. Gregory Ingram Mr. Ingram, 27, holds a driver’s license in North Carolina. Jkt 232001 Mr. Terpak, 27, holds a driver’s license in Pennsylvania. Quinton Murphy Danny E. Fisk Mr. Fisk, 56, holds a driver’s license in Colorado. 17:47 Feb 13, 2014 Timothy A. Terpak Clair Mitcham Timothy D. Finley Mr. Finley, 47, holds a driver’s license in California. VerDate Mar<15>2010 Mr. Templeton, 43, holds a driver’s license in Georgia. Mr. McCoy, 62, holds a driver’s license in California. Anthony Farinacci Mr. Farinacci, 49, holds a driver’s license in Ohio. Ryan S. Howard Mr. Howard, 40, holds a driver’s license in New York. William Templeton Sfmt 4703 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2014–0013] Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT. 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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2013-0124]


Qualification of Drivers; Application for Exemptions; Hearing

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

ACTION: Notice of applications for exemptions; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that 51 individuals have applied for a medical 
exemption from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). If the Agency determines the exemptions 
would satisfy the statutory requirements and decides to grant theses 
requests after reviewing the public comments submitted in response to 
this notice, the exemptions would enable 51 individuals to operate CMVs 
in interstate commerce.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 17, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket 
Management System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA-2013-0124 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., 
ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name and the 
docket numbers for this notice. Note that all comments received will be 
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below 
for further information.
    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., ET, 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 self-addressed, 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 DOT's Privacy Act Statement for the FDMS published in 
the Federal Register on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit 
https://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-785.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine M. Papp, Chief 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.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has authority to 
grant exemptions from many of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Regulations (FMCSRs) under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), as amended by 
Section 4007 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
(TEA-21) (Pub. L. 105-178, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 107, 401). FMCSA has 
published in 49 CFR Part 381, subpart C final rules implementing the 
statutory changes in its exemption procedures made by section 4007, 69 
FR 51589 (August 20, 2004).\1\ Under the rules in part 381, subpart C, 
FMCSA must publish a notice of each exemption request in the Federal 
Register. The Agency must provide the public with an opportunity to 
inspect the information relevant to the application, including any 
safety analyses that have been conducted and any research reports, 
technical papers and other publications referenced in the application. 
The Agency must also provide an opportunity to submit public comment on 
the applications for exemption.
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issued by FMCSA's predecessor in 1998 (63 FR 67600 (Dec. 8, 2008)), 
and adopted by FMCSA in 2001 [66 FR 49867 (Oct. 1, 2001)].
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    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 without the exemption. The decision of the Agency must be 
published in the Federal Register. If the Agency denies the request, it 
must state the reason for doing so. If the decision is to grant the 
exemption, the notice must specify the person or class of persons 
receiving the exemption and the regulatory provision or provisions from 
which an 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.
    The current provisions of the FMCSRs concerning hearing state that 
a person is physically qualified to drive a CMV if that person

    First perceives a forced whispered voice in the better ear at 
not less than 5 feet with or without the use of a hearing aid or, if 
tested by use of an audiometric device, does not have an average 
hearing loss in the better ear greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 
1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid when the 
audiometric device is calibrated to American National Standard 
(formerly ASA Standard) Z24.5--1951.

    49 CFR 391.41(b)(11). This standard was adopted in 1970, with a 
revision in 1971 to allow drivers to be qualified under this standard 
while wearing a hearing aid, 35 FR 6458, 6463 (April 22, 1970) and 36 
FR 12857 (July 3, 1971).

    FMCSA also issues instructions for completing the medical 
examination report and includes advisory criteria on the report itself 
to provide guidance for medical examiners in applying the hearing 
standard. See 49 CFR 391.43(f). The current advisory criteria for the 
hearing standard include a reference to a report entitled ``Hearing 
Disorders and Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers'' prepared for the 
Federal Highway Administration, FMCSA's predecessor, in 1993.\2\
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    \2\ This report is available on the FMCSA Web site at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/research-technology/publications/medreport_archives.htm.
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FMCSA Requests Comments on the Exemption Applications

    FMCSA requests comments from all interested parties on whether a 
driver who cannot meet the hearing standard should be permitted to 
operate a CMV in interstate commerce. Further, the Agency asks for 
comments on whether a driver who cannot meet the hearing standard 
should be limited to operating only certain types of vehicles in 
interstate commerce, for example, vehicles without air brakes. The 
statute and implementing regulations concerning exemptions require that 
the Agency request public comments on all applications for exemptions. 
The Agency is also required to make a determination that an exemption 
would likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or 
greater than, the level that would be achieved absent such exemption 
before granting any such requests. 49 U.S.C.

Submitting Comments

    You may submit your comments and material online or by fax, mail, 
or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. FMCSA 
recommends that you include your name and a mailing address, an email 
address, or a phone number in the body of your document so that FMCSA 
can contact you if there are questions regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov and 
in the search box insert the docket number ``FMCSA-2013-0124'' and 
click the search button. When the new screen appears, click on the blue 
``Comment Now!'' button on the right hand side of the page. On the new 
page, enter information required including the specific section of this 
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each 
suggestion or recommendation. If you submit your comments by mail or 
hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ 
by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit 
comments by mail and would like to know that they reached the facility, 
please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope.
    We will consider all comments and material received during the 
comment period and may change this proposed rule based on your 
comments. FMCSA may issue a final rule at any time after the close of 
the comment period.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this 
preamble, To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov and in the search box insert the docket number 
``FMCSA-2013-0124'' and click ``Search.'' Next, click ``Open Docket 
Folder'' and you will find all documents and comments related to the 
proposed rulemaking.

Information on Individual Applicants

Brooks Andresen

    Mr. Andresen, 33, holds a driver's license in Utah.

Alexey Belousov

    Mr. Belousov, 36, holds a driver's license in Maryland.

Richard Boggs

    Mr. Boggs, 36, holds a driver's license in Ohio.

Conley Bowling

    Mr. Bowling, 34, holds a driver's license in Kentucky.

Marquarius Boyd

    Mr. Boyd, 22, holds a driver's license in Mississippi.

Charles Breidenthal

    Mr. Breidenthal, 61, holds a driver's license in California.

Adam Brown

    Mr. Brown, 31, holds a driver's license in Texas.

Kwinton C. Carpenter

    Mr. Carpenter, 28, holds a driver's license in Ohio.

Ronald Dillon, Jr.

    Mr. Dillon, 48, holds a driver's license in California.

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Clark Dobson

    Mr. Dobson, 49, holds a driver's license in California.

Louis Dominik

    Mr. Dominik, 53, holds a driver's license in Texas.

Kareem M. Douglas

    Mr. Douglas, 38, holds a driver's license in Ohio.

Craig Eberhart

    Mr. Eberhart, 42, holds a driver's license in Pennsylvania.

Anthony Farinacci

    Mr. Farinacci, 49, holds a driver's license in Ohio.

Timothy D. Finley

    Mr. Finley, 47, holds a driver's license in California.

Danny E. Fisk

    Mr. Fisk, 56, holds a driver's license in Colorado.

Christopher Fitzwater

    Mr. Fitzwater, 26, holds a driver's license in Virginia.

Kenneth Frilando

    Mr. Frilando, 45, holds a driver's license in New York.

Timothy Gallagher

    Mr. Gallagher, 50, holds a driver's license in Pennsylvania.

John R. Harper, Jr.

    Mr. Harper, 32, holds a driver's license in Illinois.

Kenneth E. Harris

    Mr. Harris, 38, holds a driver's license in Missouri.

Susan D. Helgerson

    Ms. Helgerson, 48, holds a driver's license in Wisconsin.

Kimberly Hicks

    Ms. Hicks, 46, holds a driver's license in Illinois.

Devon T. Hinds

    Mr. Hinds, 55, holds a driver's license in Colorado.

Ryan S. Howard

    Mr. Howard, 40, holds a driver's license in New York.

Gregory Ingram

    Mr. Ingram, 27, holds a driver's license in North Carolina.

Bernard LaFayette

    Mr. LaFayette, 58, holds a driver's license in California.

Christopher Lucki

    Mr. Lucki, 31, holds a driver's license in Illinois.

Joshua Matlow

    Mr. Matlow, 33, holds a driver's license in Texas.

Kathy Mazique

    Ms. Mazique, 30, holds a driver's license in Illinois.

David W. McCoy

    Mr. McCoy, 62, holds a driver's license in California.

Clair Mitcham

    Ms. Mitcham, 55, holds a driver's license Texas.

Jeffrey S. Moore

    Mr. Moore, 34, holds a driver's license in Pennsylvania.

Christopher Morgan

    Mr. Morgan, 24, holds a driver's license in Massachusetts.

Quinton Murphy

    Mr. Murphy, 31, holds a driver's license in Wisconsin.

William Noble

    Mr. Noble, 62, holds a driver's license in New York.

Veniamin Panteleimonov

    Mr. Panteleimonov, 33, holds a driver's license in California.

Kelly Pulvermacher

    Mr. Pulvermacher, 26, holds a driver's license in Wisconsin.

Jeremy Reams

    Mr. Reams, 36, holds a driver's license in Kentucky.

Victor M. Robinson

    Mr. Robinson, 30, holds a driver's license in Louisiana.

Darrin A. Rutley

    Mr. Rutley, 31, holds a driver's license in New York.

Samuel Sherman

    Mr. Sherman, 35, holds a driver's license in Minnesota.

Andrey Shevchenko

    Mr. Shevchenko, 21, holds a driver's license in Minnesota.

Ronald K. Smith, Jr.

    Mr. Smith, 32, holds a driver's license in Texas.

Willine D. Smith

    Ms. Smith, 51, holds a Class B commercial driver's license (CDL) in 
Florida.

William Templeton

    Mr. Templeton, 43, holds a driver's license in Georgia.

Timothy A. Terpak

    Mr. Terpak, 27, holds a driver's license in Pennsylvania.

Jeremy L. Thrush

    Mr. Thrush, 26, holds a driver's license in Pennsylvania.

Carlos A. Torres

    Mr. Torres, 29, holds a driver's license in Florida.

John K. Turner, III

    Mr. Turner, 48, holds a driver's license in Colorado.

Chad Weaver

    Mr. Weaver, 31, holds a driver's license in Georgia.

Request for Comments

    In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b)(4), FMCSA 
requests public comment from all interested persons on the exemption 
petitions described in this notice. The Agency will consider all 
comments received before the close of business March 17, 2014. Comments 
will be available for examination in the docket at the location listed 
under the ADDRESSES section of this notice. The Agency will file 
comments received after the comment closing date in the public docket, 
and will consider them to the extent practicable. In addition to late 
comments, FMCSA will also continue to file, in the public docket, 
relevant information that becomes available after the comment closing 
date. Interested persons should monitor the public docket for new 
material.

    Issued On: January 23, 2014.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-03339 Filed 2-13-14; 8:45 am]
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