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release property at the Ankeny Regional
Airport (IKV) submitted by the Sponsor
meets the procedural requirements of
the Federal Aviation Administration
and the release of the property does not
and will not impact future aviation
needs at the airport. The FAA may
approve the request, in whole or in part,
no sooner than thirty days after the
publication of this Notice.
The following is a brief overview of
the request:
Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV) is
proposing the release of one parcel, of
10.42 acres, more or less. The release of
land is necessary to comply with
Federal Aviation Administration Grant
Assurances that do not allow federally
acquired airport property to be used for
non-aviation purposes. The sale of the
subject property will result in the land
at the Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV)
being changed from aeronautical to nonaeronautical use and release the lands
from the conditions of the Airport
Improvement Program Grant Agreement
Grant Assurances. In accordance with
49 U.S.C. 47107(c)(2)(B)(i) and (iii), the
airport will receive fair market value for
the property, which will be
subsequently reinvested in another
eligible airport improvement project for
general aviation facilities at the Ankeny
Regional Airport.
Any person may inspect, by
appointment, the request in person at
the FAA office listed above under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. In
addition, any person may, upon
appointment and request, inspect the
application, notice and other documents
determined by the FAA to be related to
the application in person at the Ankeny
Regional Airport.
Issued in Kansas City, MO on May 24,
2016.
Jim A. Johnson,
Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 2016–13183 Filed 6–3–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To
Release Airport Property at Ralph
Wenz Field, Pinedale, Wyoming
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request to release
airport property.
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AGENCY:
The FAA proposes to rule and
invite public comment on the release of
land at Ralph Wenz Field under the
provisions of Section 125 of the
SUMMARY:
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Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment
Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR
21), now 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 6, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this
application may be mailed or delivered
to the FAA at the following address: Mr.
John P. Bauer, Manager, Federal
Aviation Administration, Northwest
Mountain Region, Airports Division,
Denver Airports District Office, 26805 E.
68th Avenue, Suite 224, Denver,
Colorado 80249–6361.
In addition, one copy of any
comments submitted to the FAA must
be mailed or delivered to Mr. James C.
Parker, Jr., Airport Manager, Ralph
Wenz Field, Pinedale, Wyoming, at the
following address: Mr. James C. Parker,
Jr., Airport Manager, Ralph Wenz Field,
P.O. Box 1766, Pinedale, Wyoming
82941.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jesse Lyman, Wyoming State Engineer,
Federal Aviation Administration,
Northwest Mountain Region, Denver
Airports District Office, 26805 E. 68th
Avenue, Suite 224, Denver, Colorado
80249–6361.
The request to release property may
be reviewed, by appointment, in person
at this same location.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA
invites public comment on the request
to release property at Ralph Wenz Field
under the provisions of the AIR 21 (49
U.S.C. 47107(h)(2)).
On May 23, 2016, the FAA
determined that the request to release
property at Ralph Wenz Field submitted
by The Town of Pinedale meets the
procedural requirements of the FAA.
The FAA may approve the request, in
whole or in part, no later than July 6,
2016.
The following is a brief overview of
the request:
The Town of Pinedale, Wyoming, is
proposing the release from the terms,
conditions, reservations, and
restrictions on a 0.76 acre parcel of
property acquired by the Town of
Pinedale on November 9, 2004, with the
assistance of Airport Improvement
Program (AIP) Grant No. 3–56–0021–11.
This parcel is outside of the Runway
Protection Zone and is considered a
non-economic remnant. The parcel in
question has been part of a longstanding lawsuit regarding a property
line dispute with the adjacent
landowners. A settlement has been
reviewed and approved by the district
court to deed this parcel of land back to
the adjacent landowners. As the
property was purchased with AIP funds,
the fair market value of the property
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will be reinvested in future AIP eligible
projects and will be used to offset future
AIP grants.
Any person may inspect, by
appointment, the request in person at
the FAA office listed above under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
In addition, any person may, upon
appointment and request, inspect the
application, notice and other documents
germane to the application in person at
Ralph Wenz Field.
Issued in Denver, Colorado, on May 23,
2016.
John P. Bauer,
Manager, Denver Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 2016–13179 Filed 6–3–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[FMCSA Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0341]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Diabetes Mellitus
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT
ACTION: Notice of final disposition.
AGENCY:
FMCSA confirms its decision
to exempt 40 individuals from its rule
prohibiting persons with insulin-treated
diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in
interstate commerce. The exemptions
enable these individuals to operate
CMVs in interstate commerce.
DATES: The exemptions were effective
on February 17, 2016. The exemptions
expire on February 17, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical
Programs Division, (202) 366–4001,
fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA,
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64–
113, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
e.t., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Electronic Access
You may see all the comments online
through the Federal Document
Management System (FDMS) at: https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments, go to https://
www.regulations.gov and/or Room
W12–140 on the ground level of the
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
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and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
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
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.
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II. Background
On January 14, 2016, FMCSA
published a notice of receipt of Federal
diabetes exemption applications from
40 individuals and requested comments
from the public (81 FR 1987. The public
comment period closed on February 16,
2016, and 1 comment was received.
FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility
of the 40 applicants and determined that
granting the exemptions to these
individuals would achieve a level of
safety equivalent to or greater than the
level that would be achieved by
complying with the current regulation
49 CFR 391.41(b)(3).
Diabetes Mellitus and Driving
Experience of the Applicants
The Agency established the current
requirement for diabetes in 1970
because several risk studies indicated
that drivers with diabetes had a higher
rate of crash involvement than the
general population. The diabetes rule
provides that ‘‘A person is physically
qualified to drive a commercial motor
vehicle if that person has no established
medical history or clinical diagnosis of
diabetes mellitus currently requiring
insulin for control’’ (49 CFR
391.41(b)(3)).
FMCSA established its diabetes
exemption program, based on the
Agency’s July 2000 study entitled ‘‘A
Report to Congress on the Feasibility of
a Program to Qualify Individuals with
Insulin-Treated Diabetes Mellitus to
Operate in Interstate Commerce as
Directed by the Transportation Act for
the 21st Century.’’ The report concluded
that a safe and practicable protocol to
allow some drivers with ITDM to
operate CMVs is feasible. The
September 3, 2003 (68 FR 52441),
Federal Register notice in conjunction
with the November 8, 2005 (70 FR
67777), Federal Register notice provides
the current protocol for allowing such
drivers to operate CMVs in interstate
commerce.
These 40 applicants have had ITDM
over a range of 1 to 41 years. These
applicants report no severe
hypoglycemic reactions resulting in loss
of consciousness or seizure, requiring
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the assistance of another person, or
resulting in impaired cognitive function
that occurred without warning
symptoms, in the past 12 months and no
recurrent (2 or more) severe
hypoglycemic episodes in the past 5
years. In each case, an endocrinologist
verified that the driver has
demonstrated a willingness to properly
monitor and manage his/her diabetes
mellitus, received education related to
diabetes management, and is on a stable
insulin regimen. These drivers report no
other disqualifying conditions,
including diabetes-related
complications. Each meets the vision
requirement at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
The qualifications and medical
condition of each applicant were stated
and discussed in detail in the January
14, 2016, Federal Register notice and
they will not be repeated in this notice.
III. Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received one comment in this
proceeding. Jayme Dehner stated that, in
her opinion, drivers with diabetes
manage their health better than other
drivers and is in favor of granting the
exemptions.
IV. Basis for Exemption Determination
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315,
FMCSA may grant an exemption from
the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(3) if the exemption is likely to
achieve an equivalent or greater level of
safety than would be achieved without
the exemption. The exemption allows
the applicants to operate CMVs in
interstate commerce.
To evaluate the effect of these
exemptions on safety, FMCSA
considered medical reports about the
applicants’ ITDM and vision, and
reviewed the treating endocrinologists’
medical opinion related to the ability of
the driver to safely operate a CMV while
using insulin.
Consequently, FMCSA finds that in
each case exempting these applicants
from the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(3) is likely to achieve a level
of safety equal to that existing without
the exemption.
V. Conditions and Requirements
The terms and conditions of the
exemption will be provided to the
applicants in the exemption document
and they include the following: (1) That
each individual submit a quarterly
monitoring checklist completed by the
treating endocrinologist as well as an
annual checklist with a comprehensive
medical evaluation; (2) that each
individual reports within 2 business
days of occurrence, all episodes of
severe hypoglycemia, significant
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complications, or inability to manage
diabetes; also, any involvement in an
accident or any other adverse event in
a CMV or personal vehicle, whether or
not it is related to an episode of
hypoglycemia; (3) that each individual
provide a copy of the ophthalmologist’s
or optometrist’s report to the medical
examiner at the time of the annual
medical examination; and (4) that each
individual provide a copy of the annual
medical certification to the employer for
retention in the driver’s qualification
file, or keep a copy in his/her driver’s
qualification file if he/she is selfemployed. The driver must also have a
copy of the certification when driving,
for presentation to a duly authorized
Federal, State, or local enforcement
official.
VI. Conclusion
Based upon its evaluation of the 40
exemption applications, FMCSA
exempts the following drivers from the
diabetes requirement in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10), subject to the
requirements cited above 949 CFR
391.64(b)):
Kevin D. Aaron (PA)
Juan Acevedo (FL)
Philip K. Allen (NY)
Marvin L. Attaway (NM)
Lewis M. Belcher (WV)
Walter E. Boles (OH)
Eugene O. Carr, Jr. (DE)
Tracy R. Clark (KY)
Jerry L. Coward (NC)
Wesley N. Cubby (NJ)
Robert C. Davis (MI)
Michael G. Deschenes (MN)
James C. Detwiler (PA)
Jay E. Diller (PA)
Thomas M. Ellis (PA)
Jose N. Escobar (MD)
James C. Gilkerson (OH)
Frank J. Gogno (PA)
Michael D. Hashem (MA)
George W. Hauck (LA)
Aseneka K. Igambi (TX)
Hayward G. Jinright (AL)
James S. Kauffman (PA)
Kevin M. Kemp (NJ)
Anthony M. Lopez (TX)
Carlos A. Montano (NY)
Patrick O. Parent (DE)
Michael J. Payne (MD)
Charles B. Perry (OR)
Christopher M. Seals (MS)
Robert Sienkiewicz (MI)
Craig A. Sines (OR)
Joel K. Spencer (AL)
Michael J. Sweeney (NY)
Kendall W. Unruh (MO)
Daniel R. Vilart (WA)
Billy F. Wallace (AL)
Travis J. Womack (NC)
Logan D. Yoder (IN)
Landon L. Zimmerman (PA)
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In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315 each exemption is valid for
two years unless revoked earlier by
FMCSA. The exemption will be revoked
if the following occurs: (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. If the exemption is
still effective at the end of the 2-year
period, the person may apply to FMCSA
for a renewal under procedures in effect
at that time.
Issued on: May 31, 2016
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016–13263 Filed 6–3–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA 2015–0061]
Request for Approval of a New
Information Collection
Notice and request for
comments .
ACTION:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below is being forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comments. Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
information collection was published on
October 29, 2016.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted on or before July 6, 2016.
SUMMARY:
Send comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention:
NHTSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or access to
background documents, contact Ritchie
Huang, Crash Avoidance and Electronic
Controls Division, NHTSA, 1200 New
Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590;
Telephone (202) 366–5586; Facsimile:
(202) 366–8546; email address:
ritchie.huang@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Before a
Federal agency can collect certain
information from the public, it must
receive approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). In
compliance with these requirements,
this notice announces that the following
information collection request has been
forwarded to OMB. In the October 29,
2015 Federal Register 1, NHTSA
published a 60-day notice requesting
public comment on the proposed
collection of information. We received
zero comments.
OMB Control Number: To be issued at
time of approval.
Title: Heavy Vehicle Collision
Warning Interfaces.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: New information
collection.
Abstract: Crash warning systems
(CWSs) for commercial motor vehicles
have been available for more than 20
years. CWSs can include features such
as forward collision and lane departure
warnings and use a variety of sensor
technologies (e.g., radar) to determine
the crash risk of a collision. CWSs are
designed to warn the driver to take
action to avoid or mitigate a potential
crash.
CWSs are available as both options
from OEMs and as aftermarket/retrofit
devices. While there are certain
similarities between offerings within a
ADDRESSES:
particular CWS product class (e.g.,
forward collision warning (FCW)), there
are also differences in how suppliers
present collision warnings, including
the design of visual displays and
auditory alerts. Typically, suppliers will
use a combination of visual and audio
modalities to convey a potential crash
situation to the driver. However, their
implementations vary across factors
such as the visual interface, auditory
alert, and the salience of alerts. While
CWS implementations change and
evolve, it is likely that certain warning
interfaces are more effective than others
during crash-imminent situations. This
research seeks to examine the impact of
CWSs as they pertain to commercial
motor vehicle safety. The primary goal
of this effort is to evaluate CWSs and
assess the effectiveness of these drivervehicle interfaces for heavy trucks and
motorcoaches.
Respondents: Virginia, West Virginia,
North Carolina, and Tennessee drivers
with a valid Class A commercial driver
license.
Estimated Number of Respondents: It
is estimated that up to 60 Class A CDL
drivers will participate; however, it is
estimated that up to 100 Class A CDL
drivers will complete the eligibility
questionnaire in order to obtain 60 Class
A CDL drivers that meet the criteria to
participate.
Estimated Time per Response:
Completion of the eligibility
questionnaire is expected to take 10
minutes while the demographics
questionnaire is expected to take two
minutes. The mid-study questionnaires
10 minutes total and the post study
questionnaire will take 15 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 37 minutes
per respondent (44 hours total).
Frequency of Collection: Onetime for
the eligibility, post study, and
demographic questionnaire; three times
for the mid study questionnaire.
NHTSA estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
TABLE 1—ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents 1
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Instrument
Frequency
of responses
Number of
questions
Estimated
individual
burden
(minutes)
Total
estimated
burden hours
Total
annualize
cost to
respondents 2
Eligibility questionnaire ............................
Demographic questionnaire .....................
Mid-study questionnaires .........................
Post study questionnaire .........................
100
60
60
60
1
1
3
1
26
7
9
12
10
2
10
15
17
2
10
15
$ 414.80
48.80
244.00
366.00
Total ..................................................
........................
........................
........................
........................
44
1,073.60
1 The
number of respondents in this table includes drop-out rates.
2 Estimated based on the mean hourly rate for Virginia (all occupations) is $24.40 as reported in the May 2014 Occupational Employment and
Wage Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_va.htm.
1 80
FR 24314 (April 30, 2015).
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[FMCSA Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0341]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes
Mellitus
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT
ACTION: Notice of final disposition.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA confirms its decision to exempt 40 individuals from its
rule prohibiting persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM)
from operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce.
The exemptions enable these individuals to operate CMVs in interstate
commerce.
DATES: The exemptions were effective on February 17, 2016. The
exemptions expire on February 17, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical
Programs Division, (202) 366-4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA,
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64-113,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Electronic Access
You may see all the comments online through the Federal Document
Management System (FDMS) at: https://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov and/or Room W12-140 on the
ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
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and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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 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.
II. Background
On January 14, 2016, FMCSA published a notice of receipt of Federal
diabetes exemption applications from 40 individuals and requested
comments from the public (81 FR 1987. The public comment period closed
on February 16, 2016, and 1 comment was received.
FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility of the 40 applicants and
determined that granting the exemptions to these individuals would
achieve a level of safety equivalent to or greater than the level that
would be achieved by complying with the current regulation 49 CFR
391.41(b)(3).
Diabetes Mellitus and Driving Experience of the Applicants
The Agency established the current requirement for diabetes in 1970
because several risk studies indicated that drivers with diabetes had a
higher rate of crash involvement than the general population. The
diabetes rule provides that ``A person is physically qualified to drive
a commercial motor vehicle if that person has no established medical
history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus currently requiring
insulin for control'' (49 CFR 391.41(b)(3)).
FMCSA established its diabetes exemption program, based on the
Agency's July 2000 study entitled ``A Report to Congress on the
Feasibility of a Program to Qualify Individuals with Insulin-Treated
Diabetes Mellitus to Operate in Interstate Commerce as Directed by the
Transportation Act for the 21st Century.'' The report concluded that a
safe and practicable protocol to allow some drivers with ITDM to
operate CMVs is feasible. The September 3, 2003 (68 FR 52441), Federal
Register notice in conjunction with the November 8, 2005 (70 FR 67777),
Federal Register notice provides the current protocol for allowing such
drivers to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.
These 40 applicants have had ITDM over a range of 1 to 41 years.
These applicants report no severe hypoglycemic reactions resulting in
loss of consciousness or seizure, requiring the assistance of another
person, or resulting in impaired cognitive function that occurred
without warning symptoms, in the past 12 months and no recurrent (2 or
more) severe hypoglycemic episodes in the past 5 years. In each case,
an endocrinologist verified that the driver has demonstrated a
willingness to properly monitor and manage his/her diabetes mellitus,
received education related to diabetes management, and is on a stable
insulin regimen. These drivers report no other disqualifying
conditions, including diabetes-related complications. Each meets the
vision requirement at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
The qualifications and medical condition of each applicant were
stated and discussed in detail in the January 14, 2016, Federal
Register notice and they will not be repeated in this notice.
III. Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received one comment in this proceeding. Jayme Dehner stated
that, in her opinion, drivers with diabetes manage their health better
than other drivers and is in favor of granting the exemptions.
IV. Basis for Exemption Determination
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption
from the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(3) if the exemption
is likely to achieve an equivalent or greater level of safety than
would be achieved without the exemption. The exemption allows the
applicants to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.
To evaluate the effect of these exemptions on safety, FMCSA
considered medical reports about the applicants' ITDM and vision, and
reviewed the treating endocrinologists' medical opinion related to the
ability of the driver to safely operate a CMV while using insulin.
Consequently, FMCSA finds that in each case exempting these
applicants from the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(3) is
likely to achieve a level of safety equal to that existing without the
exemption.
V. Conditions and Requirements
The terms and conditions of the exemption will be provided to the
applicants in the exemption document and they include the following:
(1) That each individual submit a quarterly monitoring checklist
completed by the treating endocrinologist as well as an annual
checklist with a comprehensive medical evaluation; (2) that each
individual reports within 2 business days of occurrence, all episodes
of severe hypoglycemia, significant complications, or inability to
manage diabetes; also, any involvement in an accident or any other
adverse event in a CMV or personal vehicle, whether or not it is
related to an episode of hypoglycemia; (3) that each individual provide
a copy of the ophthalmologist's or optometrist's report to the medical
examiner at the time of the annual medical examination; and (4) that
each individual provide a copy of the annual medical certification to
the employer for retention in the driver's qualification file, or keep
a copy in his/her driver's qualification file if he/she is self-
employed. The driver must also have a copy of the certification when
driving, for presentation to a duly authorized Federal, State, or local
enforcement official.
VI. Conclusion
Based upon its evaluation of the 40 exemption applications, FMCSA
exempts the following drivers from the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10), subject to the requirements cited above 949 CFR
391.64(b)):
Kevin D. Aaron (PA)
Juan Acevedo (FL)
Philip K. Allen (NY)
Marvin L. Attaway (NM)
Lewis M. Belcher (WV)
Walter E. Boles (OH)
Eugene O. Carr, Jr. (DE)
Tracy R. Clark (KY)
Jerry L. Coward (NC)
Wesley N. Cubby (NJ)
Robert C. Davis (MI)
Michael G. Deschenes (MN)
James C. Detwiler (PA)
Jay E. Diller (PA)
Thomas M. Ellis (PA)
Jose N. Escobar (MD)
James C. Gilkerson (OH)
Frank J. Gogno (PA)
Michael D. Hashem (MA)
George W. Hauck (LA)
Aseneka K. Igambi (TX)
Hayward G. Jinright (AL)
James S. Kauffman (PA)
Kevin M. Kemp (NJ)
Anthony M. Lopez (TX)
Carlos A. Montano (NY)
Patrick O. Parent (DE)
Michael J. Payne (MD)
Charles B. Perry (OR)
Christopher M. Seals (MS)
Robert Sienkiewicz (MI)
Craig A. Sines (OR)
Joel K. Spencer (AL)
Michael J. Sweeney (NY)
Kendall W. Unruh (MO)
Daniel R. Vilart (WA)
Billy F. Wallace (AL)
Travis J. Womack (NC)
Logan D. Yoder (IN)
Landon L. Zimmerman (PA)
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In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315 each exemption is
valid for two years unless revoked earlier by FMCSA. The exemption will
be revoked if the following occurs: (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. If the
exemption is still effective at the end of the 2-year period, the
person may apply to FMCSA for a renewal under procedures in effect at
that time.
Issued on: May 31, 2016
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-13263 Filed 6-3-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P
