Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision, 37036-37037 [2015-15862]

Download as PDF 37036 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 124 / Monday, June 29, 2015 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0050] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of denials. AGENCY: FMCSA announces its denial of 115 applications from individuals who requested an exemption 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: Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards, (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: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Background Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption from the Federal vision standard for a renewable 2-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 forth in 49 CFR part 381. Accordingly, FMCSA evaluated 115 individual exemption requests on their merit and made a determination 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 the exemption request. Those decision letters fully outlined the basis for the denial and constitute final Agency action. The list published in this notice summarizes the Agency’s recent denials as required under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(4) by periodically VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Jun 26, 2015 Jkt 235001 publishing names and reasons for denial. The following 25 applicants had no experience operating a CMV: John O. Adams Chamekia Allison William S. Bennett Alex J. Cordova Lee J. Gaffney Joseph P. Gatzek Victor Gulian James L. Howes Jose R. Izaguirre Robert C. Jeffries Douglas R. Johnston Joshua L. Johnson Charles D. Jones Darrell T. Leonard Steven L. Loper Jared J. Martin Peni M. Matanimeke Thomas I. Poindexter Joaquin Rivera Michael D. Roe Allen Rowbotham Zachary M. Sawyer Marcus W. Scott John J. Tilton Joshua Yeick The following 24 applicants did not have three years of experience driving a CMV on public highways with their vision deficiencies: Raed A. Abdelrahim Jaloliddin S. Abduvakhabov Elbert A. Akers Esmic Arras-Saenz Howard D. Barton Alan F. Brown Jerry Carter Donald E. Cessna, Sr. Douglas G. Gentry Jerry G. Henry III Delbert R. Hummel Timothy L. Kennie Ricky A. Mobley Gabriel Navarro Ronald D. Otworth Frederick E. Place Joshua S. Reiling Timothy A. Robbins Anthony A. Salesi Rodney M. Spigner Charles Till Benny P. Whitehead Charles R. Williams Wilson B. Willie The following seven applicants did not have three years of recent experience driving a CMV with the vision deficiency: Jeffrey S. Branch Richard Jarrell Duane A. McCord Todd O. Moodispaugh Reynerio G. Paz Lynn C. Radney, Sr. Rick L. Richardson PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The following three applicants did not have sufficient driving experience during the past three years under normal highway operating conditions: Harold L. Cobb Allen Hewitt Clarence H. Lee The following applicant, James Lyman, was charged with a moving violation(s) in conjunction with a commercial motor vehicle accident(s). The following applicant, Kevin E. Putney, had his CDL suspended in relation to a moving violation during the three-year period. Applicants do not qualify for an exemption with a suspension during the three-year period. The following three applicants were unable to obtain a statement from an optometrist or ophthalmologist stating that he was able to operate a commercial vehicle from a vision standpoint: Roger F. Berneking Kip M. Le Fever David N. Skillings The following applicant, Michael A. Stiles, was denied for miscellaneous/ multiple reasons. The following two applicants did not have stable vision for the entire threeyear period: Wesley A. Boyd Thomas E. Lippincott The following applicant, Myrick J. Jackson, never submitted the documents required for a vision exemption. The following applicant, Aaron Wiebe, lives in Canada. The following two applicants did not meet the vision standard in their better eye: Thomas E. Allen Michael J. Pullman The following 13 applicants met the current federal vision standards. Exemptions are not required for applicants who meet the current regulations for vision: Elazar Ambriz Steven P. Cohen Aubrey B. Cook John D. Hamm Randal E. Heibult Thomas M. King Donald R. Knobloch Rodney E. Parks Rene J. Patenaude Theodore T. Phillips David Searcy Guy Waltz Lloyd F. Wood The following 26 applicants were denied because they will not be driving interstate, interstate commerce, or are not required to carry a DOT medical card: Melvin C. Bennett E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM 29JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 124 / Monday, June 29, 2015 / Notices James E. Campbell Jeremy L. Elliott Edward T. Errrichetto Stefano U. Fabbri Sebastian Fernandez Phillp M. Green Antone J. Heideman, Jr. Eric J. Hidden Jared B. Holt Paul E. Irish, Jr. Justin M. Jackson Elias Lemus, Jr. Thomas J. Manning David B. McConnell Timothy J. Miller George Moore, Jr. Elpidio Munoz, Jr. Nicholas M. O’Rourke William F. Potts Michael L. Rouse George E. Shores Claude G. Stolp James R. Taylor Joseph M. Taylor Joseph H. Varel Finally, the following five applicants perform transportation for the federal government, state, or any political subdivision of the state. Bryan A. Jenkins Anton M. Maloblocki Stuart P. Nichols Lawrence K.W. Smith James A. White, Jr. Issued on: June 22, 2015. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2015–15862 Filed 6–26–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No FMCSA–2015–0149] Proposal for Future Enhancements to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. AGENCY: FMCSA provides notice and seeks comments on proposed enhancements to the Agency’s Safety Measurement System (SMS) methodology. Consistent with its prior announcements, the Agency is proposing changes to the SMS that are the direct result of feedback from stakeholders and the Agency’s ongoing continuous improvement efforts. The Agency is considering several changes in this notice and is asking for comment on these issues, and other possible areas mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Jun 26, 2015 Jkt 235001 for consideration. This set of enhancements would include changing some of the SMS Intervention Thresholds to better reflect the Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories’ (BASICs) correlation to crash risk, other changes to the Hazardous Materials (HM) Compliance BASIC, reclassifying violations for operating while out-of-service (OOS) to the Unsafe Driving BASIC, and adjustments to the Utilization Factor (UF). FMCSA will provide a preview of the proposed enhancements allowing motor carriers to see their own data, enforcement to see the data, and an opportunity for all to comment prior to implementation. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 29, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA– 2015–0149 using any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 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., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Each submission must include the Agency name and the docket number for this notice. Note that DOT posts all comments received without change to 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 www.regulations.gov at any time or visit 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 on-line 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: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 37037 personal information the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. For information concerning this notice, contact Mr. David Yessen, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Compliance Division, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, Telephone 609–275–2606, E-Mail: david.yessen@dot.gov. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact Docket Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The SMS FMCSA first announced the implementation of the SMS in the Federal Register on April 9, 2010 (75 FR 18256) (Docket No. FMCSA–2004– 18898). Since December 2010, FMCSA and its State partners have used SMS to identify and prioritize motor carriers for interventions, including automated warning letters and investigations. Additionally, SMS serves as a principal factor in roadside inspection selection software designed to recommend motor carriers for inspections. The SMS also provides the motor carrier industry, consumers, and other safety stakeholders with comprehensive safety performance data for many carriers. This information is updated monthly. SMS is available at the public Web site at https://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/SMS. FMCSA announced improvements to the SMS in March 2012 (77 FR 18298) (Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0074), August 2012 (77 FR 52110) (Docket No. FMCSA–2004– 18898), and July 2014 (79 FR 43117) (Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0392). As stated in the March 2012 notice, FMCSA plans to apply a systematic approach to making improvements to SMS, prioritizing, and releasing packages of improvements as needed. FMCSA convened a Continuous Improvement Working Group (CIWG) comprised of Federal and State Enforcement personnel. This group used their diverse experiences to identify areas of needed improvement with SMS and the Compliance, Safety, Accountability interventions process. The CIWG recommendations are under review, and they informed the potential enhancements outlined below. List of Proposed Enhancements FMCSA is proposing the following enhancements: E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM 29JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0050]


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 115 applications from 
individuals who requested an exemption 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: Charles A. Horan, III, Director, 
Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards, (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 
from the Federal vision standard for a renewable 2-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 forth in 49 CFR part 381.
    Accordingly, FMCSA evaluated 115 individual exemption requests on 
their merit and made a determination 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 the exemption 
request. Those decision letters fully outlined the basis for the denial 
and constitute final Agency action. The list published in this notice 
summarizes the Agency's recent denials as required under 49 U.S.C. 
31315(b)(4) by periodically publishing names and reasons for denial.
    The following 25 applicants had no experience operating a CMV:

John O. Adams
Chamekia Allison
William S. Bennett
Alex J. Cordova
Lee J. Gaffney
Joseph P. Gatzek
Victor Gulian
James L. Howes
Jose R. Izaguirre
Robert C. Jeffries
Douglas R. Johnston
Joshua L. Johnson
Charles D. Jones
Darrell T. Leonard
Steven L. Loper
Jared J. Martin
Peni M. Matanimeke
Thomas I. Poindexter
Joaquin Rivera
Michael D. Roe
Allen Rowbotham
Zachary M. Sawyer
Marcus W. Scott
John J. Tilton
Joshua Yeick

    The following 24 applicants did not have three years of experience 
driving a CMV on public highways with their vision deficiencies:

Raed A. Abdelrahim
Jaloliddin S. Abduvakhabov
Elbert A. Akers
Esmic Arras-Saenz
Howard D. Barton
Alan F. Brown
Jerry Carter
Donald E. Cessna, Sr.
Douglas G. Gentry
Jerry G. Henry III
Delbert R. Hummel
Timothy L. Kennie
Ricky A. Mobley
Gabriel Navarro
Ronald D. Otworth
Frederick E. Place
Joshua S. Reiling
Timothy A. Robbins
Anthony A. Salesi
Rodney M. Spigner
Charles Till
Benny P. Whitehead
Charles R. Williams
Wilson B. Willie

    The following seven applicants did not have three years of recent 
experience driving a CMV with the vision deficiency:

Jeffrey S. Branch
Richard Jarrell
Duane A. McCord
Todd O. Moodispaugh
Reynerio G. Paz
Lynn C. Radney, Sr.
Rick L. Richardson

    The following three applicants did not have sufficient driving 
experience during the past three years under normal highway operating 
conditions:

Harold L. Cobb
Allen Hewitt
Clarence H. Lee

    The following applicant, James Lyman, was charged with a moving 
violation(s) in conjunction with a commercial motor vehicle 
accident(s).
    The following applicant, Kevin E. Putney, had his CDL suspended in 
relation to a moving violation during the three-year period. Applicants 
do not qualify for an exemption with a suspension during the three-year 
period.
    The following three applicants were unable to obtain a statement 
from an optometrist or ophthalmologist stating that he was able to 
operate a commercial vehicle from a vision standpoint:

Roger F. Berneking
Kip M. Le Fever
David N. Skillings

    The following applicant, Michael A. Stiles, was denied for 
miscellaneous/multiple reasons.
    The following two applicants did not have stable vision for the 
entire three-year period:

Wesley A. Boyd
Thomas E. Lippincott

    The following applicant, Myrick J. Jackson, never submitted the 
documents required for a vision exemption.
    The following applicant, Aaron Wiebe, lives in Canada.
    The following two applicants did not meet the vision standard in 
their better eye:

Thomas E. Allen
Michael J. Pullman

    The following 13 applicants met the current federal vision 
standards. Exemptions are not required for applicants who meet the 
current regulations for vision:

Elazar Ambriz
Steven P. Cohen
Aubrey B. Cook
John D. Hamm
Randal E. Heibult
Thomas M. King
Donald R. Knobloch
Rodney E. Parks
Rene J. Patenaude
Theodore T. Phillips
David Searcy
Guy Waltz
Lloyd F. Wood

    The following 26 applicants were denied because they will not be 
driving interstate, interstate commerce, or are not required to carry a 
DOT medical card:

Melvin C. Bennett

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James E. Campbell
Jeremy L. Elliott
Edward T. Errrichetto
Stefano U. Fabbri
Sebastian Fernandez
Phillp M. Green
Antone J. Heideman, Jr.
Eric J. Hidden
Jared B. Holt
Paul E. Irish, Jr.
Justin M. Jackson
Elias Lemus, Jr.
Thomas J. Manning
David B. McConnell
Timothy J. Miller
George Moore, Jr.
Elpidio Munoz, Jr.
Nicholas M. O'Rourke
William F. Potts
Michael L. Rouse
George E. Shores
Claude G. Stolp
James R. Taylor
Joseph M. Taylor
Joseph H. Varel

    Finally, the following five applicants perform transportation for 
the federal government, state, or any political sub-division of the 
state.

Bryan A. Jenkins
Anton M. Maloblocki
Stuart P. Nichols
Lawrence K.W. Smith
James A. White, Jr.

    Issued on: June 22, 2015.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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