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requirements (63 FR 30285; 63 FR
54519; 65 FR 20245; 65 FR 33406; 65 FR
45817; 65 FR 57230; 65 FR 77066; 65 FR
77069; 67 FR 57266; 67 FR 71610; 69 FR
52741; 69 FR 53493; 69 FR 62741; 69 FR
62742; 69 FR 64810; 71 FR 62147; 71 FR
62148; 71 FR 66217; 73 FR 35194; 73 FR
35199; 73 FR 48273; 73 FR 48275; 73 FR
51689; 73 FR 60398; 73 FR 61922; 73 FR
61925; 73 FR 63047; 73 FR 74565; 75 FR
44050; 75 FR 52062; 75 FR 59327; 75 FR
72868; 75 FR 77949; 77 FR 52389; 77 FR
68202). Each of these 24 applicants has
requested renewal of the exemption and
has submitted evidence showing that
the vision in the better eye continues to
meet the requirement specified at 49
CFR 391.41(b)(10) and that the vision
impairment is stable. In addition, a
review of each record of safety while
driving with the respective vision
deficiencies over the past two years
indicates each applicant continues to
meet the vision exemption
requirements. These factors provide an
adequate basis for predicting each
driver’s ability to continue to drive
safely in interstate commerce.
Therefore, FMCSA concludes that
extending the exemption for each
renewal applicant for a period of two
years is likely to achieve a level of safety
equal to that existing without the
exemption.
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IV. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
FMCSA encourages you to participate
by submitting comments and related
materials.
Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA–1998–3637; FMCSA–
2000–7006; FMCSA–2000–7165;
FMCSA–2000–7363; FMCSA–2004–
18885; FMCSA–2008–0106; FMCSA–
2008–0266; FMCSA–2008–0292),
indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment
applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. 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 the Agency can contact you if it has
questions regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, got
to https://www.regulations.gov and put
the docket number, ‘‘FMCSA–1998–
3637; FMCSA–2000–7006; FMCSA–
2000–7165; FMCSA–2000–7363;
FMCSA–2004–18885; FMCSA–2008–
0106; FMCSA–2008–0266; FMCSA–
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2008–0292’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and
click ‘‘Search.’’ When the new screen
appears, click on ‘‘Comment Now!’’
button and type your comment into the
text box in the following screen. Choose
whether you are submitting your
comment as an individual or on behalf
of a third party and then submit. 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, self-addressed postcard or
envelope. FMCSA will consider all
comments and material received during
the comment period and may change
this notice based on your comments.
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as any
documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to
https://www.regulations.gov and in the
search box insert the docket number,
‘‘FMCSA–1998–3637; FMCSA–2000–
7006; FMCSA–2000–7165; FMCSA–
2000–7363; FMCSA–2004–18885;
FMCSA–2008–0106; FMCSA–2008–
0266; FMCSA–2008–0292’’ in the
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button choose the document listed to
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Internet, you may view the docket
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Management Facility in Room W12–140
on the ground floor of the DOT West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Issued on: October 27, 2014.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014–26272 Filed 11–4–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2000–7006; FMCSA–
2006–24783; FMCSA–2008–0231; FMCSA–
2010–0187; FMCSA–2011–0124; FMCSA–
2012–0161; FMCSA–2012–0279]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Vision
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of
exemptions; request for comments.
AGENCY:
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FMCSA announces its
decision to renew the exemptions from
the vision requirement in the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 17
individuals. 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
exemption renewals will provide a level
of safety that is equivalent to or greater
than the level of safety maintained
without the exemptions for these
commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
drivers.
SUMMARY:
This decision is effective
December 3, 2014. Comments must be
received on or before December 5, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
bearing the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) numbers: Docket No.
[Docket No. FMCSA–2000–7006;
FMCSA–2006–24783; FMCSA–2008–
0231; FMCSA–2010–0187; FMCSA–
2011–0124; FMCSA–2012–0161;
FMCSA–2012–0279], 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 or Courier: 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.
Instructions: Each submission must
include the Agency name and the
docket number 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
Federal Docket Management System
(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
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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 Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) published
in the Federal Register on January 17,
2008 (73 FR 3316).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elaine M. Papp, R.N., 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.
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315,
FMCSA may renew an exemption from
the vision requirements in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10), which applies to drivers
of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a
two-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
procedures for requesting an exemption
(including renewals) are set out in 49
CFR part 381.
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II. Exemption Decision
This notice addresses 17 individuals
who have requested renewal of their
exemptions in accordance with FMCSA
procedures. FMCSA has evaluated these
17 applications for renewal on their
merits and decided to extend each
exemption for a renewable two-year
period. They are:
Jawad K. Al-Shaibani (TX)
Robert S. Bowen (TN)
Joseph E. Brunette (CA)
Deurice K. Dean (MD)
Craig E. Dorrance (MT)
Terry J. Edwards (MO)
Christopher K. Foot (NV)
Anthony A. Gibson, Jr. (IL)
Charles F. Huffman (WA)
Ivaylo V. Kanchev (FL)
John L. Lethcoe (NC)
Johnny Montemayor (TX)
Christopher S. Morgan (LA)
Neville E. Owens II (NC)
Jeffrey S. Pennell (VT)
Benito Saldana (TX)
Max A. Thurman (IL)
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The exemptions are extended subject
to the following conditions: (1) That
each individual has a physical
examination every year (a) by an
ophthalmologist or optometrist who
attests that the vision in the better eye
continues to meet the requirements in
49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), and (b) by a
medical examiner who attests that the
individual is otherwise physically
qualified under 49 CFR 391.41; (2) that
each individual provides a copy of the
ophthalmologist’s or optometrist’s
report to the medical examiner at the
time of the annual medical examination;
and (3) that each individual provide a
copy of the annual medical certification
to the employer for retention in the
driver’s qualification file and retains a
copy of the certification on his/her
person while driving for presentation to
a duly authorized Federal, State, or local
enforcement official. Each exemption
will be valid for two years unless
rescinded earlier by FMCSA. The
exemption will be rescinded if: (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 before it
was granted; or (3) continuation of the
exemption would not be consistent with
the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315.
III. Basis for Renewing Exemptions
Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an
exemption may be granted for no longer
than two years from its approval date
and may be renewed upon application
for additional two year periods. In
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, each of the 17 applicants has
satisfied the entry conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirements (65 FR 20245; 65 FR
57230; 67 FR 57266; 69 FR 52741; 71 FR
32183; 71 FR 41310; 71 FR 53489; 73 FR
36955; 73 FR 46973; 73 FR 51336; 73 FR
54888; 75 FR 36778; 75 FR 47883; 75 FR
52062; 75 FR 52063; 75 FR 63257; 76 FR
34136; 76 FR 55463; 77 FR 41879; 77 FR
48590; 77 FR 52388; 77 FR 52389; 77 FR
52391; 77 FR 60008; 77 FR 60010; 77 FR
71671). Each of these 17 applicants has
requested renewal of the exemption and
has submitted evidence showing that
the vision in the better eye continues to
meet the requirement specified at 49
CFR 391.41(b)(10) and that the vision
impairment is stable. In addition, a
review of each record of safety while
driving with the respective vision
deficiencies over the past two years
indicates each applicant continues to
meet the vision exemption
requirements. These factors provide an
adequate basis for predicting each
driver’s ability to continue to drive
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safely in interstate commerce.
Therefore, FMCSA concludes that
extending the exemption for each
renewal applicant for a period of two
years is likely to achieve a level of safety
equal to that existing without the
exemption.
IV. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
FMCSA encourages you to participate
by submitting comments and related
materials.
Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA–2007–7006; FMCSA–
2006–24783; FMCSA–2008–0231;
FMCSA–2010–0187; FMCSA–2011–
0124; FMCSA–2012–0161; FMCSA–
2012–0279), indicate the specific
section of this document to which each
comment applies, and provide a reason
for each suggestion or recommendation.
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 the Agency can contact you if it has
questions regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, got
to https://www.regulations.gov and put
the docket number, ‘‘FMCSA–2007–
7006; FMCSA–2006–24783; FMCSA–
2008–0231; FMCSA–2010–0187;
FMCSA–2011–0124; FMCSA–2012–
0161; FMCSA–2012–0279’’ in the
‘‘Keyword’’ box, and click ‘‘Search.’’
When the new screen appears, click on
‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type your
comment into the text box in the
following screen. Choose whether you
are submitting your comment as an
individual or on behalf of a third party
and then submit. 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. FMCSA
will consider all comments and material
received during the comment period
and may change this notice based on
your comments.
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as any
documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to
https://www.regulations.gov and in the
search box insert the docket number,
‘‘FMCSA–2007–7006; FMCSA–2006–
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2010–0187; FMCSA–2011–0124;
FMCSA–2012–0161; FMCSA–2012–
0279’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box and click
‘‘Search.’’ Next, click ‘‘Open Docket
Folder’’ button choose the document
listed to review. If you do not have
access to the Internet, you may view the
docket online by visiting the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12–140
on the ground floor of the DOT West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., ET., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Issued on: October 27, 2014.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014–26273 Filed 11–4–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Selection of Public Transportation
Resilience Projects in Response to
Hurricane Sandy
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Announcement of project
selections for resilience projects in
response to Hurricane Sandy.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the
selection of public transportation
resilience projects in response to
Hurricane Sandy under the Emergency
Relief Program. These projects are
funded under the Disaster Relief
Appropriations Act of 2013, which
made approximately $10.9 billion
available for public transportation
systems impacted by Hurricane Sandy
in October 2012. This amount was
subsequently reduced to $10.2 billion
by sequestration and intergovernmental
transfers of funds to other bureaus and
offices within DOT. On December 26,
2013, FTA published a Federal Register
SUMMARY:
Notice (78 FR 78486) announcing the
availability of approximately $3 billion
for projects that will reduce the risk of
damage from future disasters in the
areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
FTA has allocated the maximum
amount available for resilience projects:
$3.592 billion. Resilience projects
awarded in this notice are subject to the
recently issued Final Rule for the
Emergency Relief Program, which was
published in the Federal Register on
October 7, 2014 (79 FR 60349). FTA has
published additional guidance on
policies and procedures for competitive
resilience funding in the form of
frequently asked questions (FAQs) at
www.fta.dot.gov/emergencyrelief.
Recipients are responsible for
monitoring this Web site for additional
guidance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact the appropriate FTA Regional
Office found at https://www.fta.dot.gov.
For program-specific questions, or
additional information about project
selections, please contact Adam
Schildge, Office of Program
Management, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, phone: (202)
366–0778, or email, adam.schildge@
dot.gov. For legal questions, please
contact Bonnie Graves, Office of Chief
Counsel, same address, phone: (202)
366–4011, or email, Bonnie.Graves@
dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
A. Overview of Resilience Project Selections
B. Award Administration
C. Pre-Award Authority
D. Grant Requirements
E. Reporting Requirements
A. Overview of Resilience Project
Selections
As a result of Hurricane Sandy, and
in accordance with the Stafford Act,
President Obama declared a major
disaster in late 2012 for 12 States and
the District of Columbia affected by
Hurricane Sandy, making public
transportation agencies in specified
counties in those States eligible for
financial assistance under FTA’s Public
Transportation Emergency Relief
Program.
The Disaster Relief Appropriations
Act (Pub. L. 113–2) provides $10.9
billion for FTA’s Emergency Relief
Program for recovery, relief and
resilience efforts in areas affected by
Hurricane Sandy, with approximately
$10.2 billion still available after
implementation of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
2011 (Pub. L. 112–25) and after
intergovernmental transfers to other
bureaus and offices within DOT. FTA
has allocated approximately $9.27
billion in multiple tiers for response,
recovery and rebuilding, for locallyprioritized resilience projects, and, now
for competitively selected resilience
projects. In addition, FTA has reserved
approximately $817 million for
remaining unfunded recovery expenses.
On March 29, 2013 FTA announced
the allocation of $2 billion for response
and recovery expenses. On May 29,
2013, FTA announced the allocation of
an additional $2.4 billion for response
and recovery, including long term
rebuilding, and $1.3 billion for locally
prioritized resilience improvements.
On December 26, 2013, FTA
published a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) for approximately
$3 billion for capital projects to reduce
the risk of damage to public
transportation systems from future
disasters in the areas impacted by
Hurricane Sandy. FTA received 61
eligible project proposals from 10
applicants requesting a total of over $6.6
billion. The proposed projects were
evaluated based on the criteria and
policy priorities described in the NOFA.
This notice allocates $3,591,883,625 to
9 applicants for 40 of the 61 proposed
resilience projects.
The following chart illustrates the
overall allocation of funding under the
FTA Emergency Relief Program and the
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act:
Applicants
Available funding
Eligibility criteria
Response, Recovery &
Rebuilding.
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Award type
Affected FTA Recipients .................................
$4.4 billion ..................
Locally-Prioritized Resilience.
Competitive Resilience
MTA, NJT, PANYNJ, NYCDOT ......................
$1.3 billion ..................
Damage assessments submitted by affected
agencies and reviewed by FTA, and costs
incurred by affected agencies.
Resilience Projects and Project Components.
(1) States, (2) public transportation agencies
that receive funding through FTA formula
programs, (3) other entities responsible for
an eligible public transportation capital
project that enter into a subrecipient arrangement with an existing FTA grantee,
and (4) entities that provide intercity passenger rail service.
$3.6 billion ..................
Resilience Projects Announced in this Notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2000-7006; FMCSA-2006-24783; FMCSA-2008-0231; FMCSA-
2010-0187; FMCSA-2011-0124; FMCSA-2012-0161; FMCSA-2012-0279]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of exemptions; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the
vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for
17 individuals. 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
exemption renewals will provide a level of safety that is equivalent to
or greater than the level of safety maintained without the exemptions
for these commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers.
DATES: This decision is effective December 3, 2014. Comments must be
received on or before December 5, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) numbers: Docket No. [Docket No. FMCSA-2000-
7006; FMCSA-2006-24783; FMCSA-2008-0231; FMCSA-2010-0187; FMCSA-2011-
0124; FMCSA-2012-0161; FMCSA-2012-0279], 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 or Courier: 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.
Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name and the
docket number 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 Federal Docket Management System (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
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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 Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) published in the Federal Register on January
17, 2008 (73 FR 3316).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine M. Papp, R.N., 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.
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may renew an exemption
from the vision requirements in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), which applies to
drivers of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a two-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 procedures for requesting an exemption (including
renewals) are set out in 49 CFR part 381.
II. Exemption Decision
This notice addresses 17 individuals who have requested renewal of
their exemptions in accordance with FMCSA procedures. FMCSA has
evaluated these 17 applications for renewal on their merits and decided
to extend each exemption for a renewable two-year period. They are:
Jawad K. Al-Shaibani (TX)
Robert S. Bowen (TN)
Joseph E. Brunette (CA)
Deurice K. Dean (MD)
Craig E. Dorrance (MT)
Terry J. Edwards (MO)
Christopher K. Foot (NV)
Anthony A. Gibson, Jr. (IL)
Charles F. Huffman (WA)
Ivaylo V. Kanchev (FL)
John L. Lethcoe (NC)
Johnny Montemayor (TX)
Christopher S. Morgan (LA)
Neville E. Owens II (NC)
Jeffrey S. Pennell (VT)
Benito Saldana (TX)
Max A. Thurman (IL)
The exemptions are extended subject to the following conditions:
(1) That each individual has a physical examination every year (a) by
an ophthalmologist or optometrist who attests that the vision in the
better eye continues to meet the requirements in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10),
and (b) by a medical examiner who attests that the individual is
otherwise physically qualified under 49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each
individual provides a copy of the ophthalmologist's or optometrist's
report to the medical examiner at the time of the annual medical
examination; and (3) that each individual provide a copy of the annual
medical certification to the employer for retention in the driver's
qualification file and retains a copy of the certification on his/her
person while driving for presentation to a duly authorized Federal,
State, or local enforcement official. Each exemption will be valid for
two years unless rescinded earlier by FMCSA. The exemption will be
rescinded if: (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 before it was granted; or (3)
continuation of the exemption would not be consistent with the goals
and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315.
III. Basis for Renewing Exemptions
Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an exemption may be granted for no
longer than two years from its approval date and may be renewed upon
application for additional two year periods. In accordance with 49
U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each of the 17 applicants has satisfied the
entry conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirements (65 FR 20245; 65 FR 57230; 67 FR 57266; 69 FR 52741; 71 FR
32183; 71 FR 41310; 71 FR 53489; 73 FR 36955; 73 FR 46973; 73 FR 51336;
73 FR 54888; 75 FR 36778; 75 FR 47883; 75 FR 52062; 75 FR 52063; 75 FR
63257; 76 FR 34136; 76 FR 55463; 77 FR 41879; 77 FR 48590; 77 FR 52388;
77 FR 52389; 77 FR 52391; 77 FR 60008; 77 FR 60010; 77 FR 71671). Each
of these 17 applicants has requested renewal of the exemption and has
submitted evidence showing that the vision in the better eye continues
to meet the requirement specified at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) and that the
vision impairment is stable. In addition, a review of each record of
safety while driving with the respective vision deficiencies over the
past two years indicates each applicant continues to meet the vision
exemption requirements. These factors provide an adequate basis for
predicting each driver's ability to continue to drive safely in
interstate commerce. Therefore, FMCSA concludes that extending the
exemption for each renewal applicant for a period of two years is
likely to achieve a level of safety equal to that existing without the
exemption.
IV. Public Participation and Request for Comments
FMCSA encourages you to participate by submitting comments and
related materials.
Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA-2007-7006; FMCSA-2006-24783; FMCSA-2008-0231; FMCSA-2010-
0187; FMCSA-2011-0124; FMCSA-2012-0161; FMCSA-2012-0279), indicate the
specific section of this document to which each comment applies, and
provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. 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 the Agency can contact you if it
has questions regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, got to https://www.regulations.gov
and put the docket number, ``FMCSA-2007-7006; FMCSA-2006-24783; FMCSA-
2008-0231; FMCSA-2010-0187; FMCSA-2011-0124; FMCSA-2012-0161; FMCSA-
2012-0279'' in the ``Keyword'' box, and click ``Search.'' When the new
screen appears, click on ``Comment Now!'' button and type your comment
into the text box in the following screen. Choose whether you are
submitting your comment as an individual or on behalf of a third party
and then submit. 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. FMCSA will
consider all comments and material received during the comment period
and may change this notice based on your comments.
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this
preamble as being available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov and in the search box insert the docket number,
``FMCSA-2007-7006; FMCSA-2006-
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24783; FMCSA-2008-0231; FMCSA-2010-0187; FMCSA-2011-0124; FMCSA-2012-
0161; FMCSA-2012-0279'' in the ``Keyword'' box and click ``Search.''
Next, click ``Open Docket Folder'' button choose the document listed to
review. If you do not have access to the Internet, you may view the
docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-
140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Issued on: October 27, 2014.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-26273 Filed 11-4-14; 8:45 am]
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