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Issued on: February 28, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017–04385 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0384]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Diabetes
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of denials.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces its denial
of 74 applications from individuals who
requested an exemption from the
Federal diabetes standard applicable to
interstate truck and bus drivers and the
reasons for the denials. FMCSA has
statutory authority to exempt
individuals from the diabetes
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
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greater than, the level of safety
maintained without the exemptions for
these commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
drivers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
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 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t.,
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 diabetes 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 74
individual exemption requests on their
merits 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 7 applicants met the
diabetes requirements of 49 CFR
391.41(b)(3) and do not need an
exemption:
James D. Bohanan (TN)
Dean A. Dahlheimer (MN)
James A.E. Harris (PA)
Clifford D. Humphrey (NJ)
Gary L. Knox (MN)
Brian T. McGill (UT)
John C. McGrath (WI)
The following 33 applicants were not
operating CMVs in interstate commerce:
Epifano M. Alonzo (TX)
Henry W. Beeler (VA)
David Boutwell (NH)
Gary D. Buzzard (OK)
William J. Couch (GA)
Gladys N. Crespo (CT)
Russell L. Fortna (CO)
Glenda L. Haines (IN)
Nan W. Hendley (TX)
Phillip L. Kidney (CT)
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Socrates Landestoy (NJ)
Kevin R. Loder (NJ)
Thomas W. McNeil (KY)
Rafael Mendez (CT)
Pamela J. Meziere (MS)
Edward V. Mixdorf (WI)
William C. Moore (GA)
Derek G. Norde (MO)
Alejandro Palacios (FL)
David A. Panza (OH)
Sonel Pierre-Louis (FL)
Robert B. Riley (NC)
Niguel A. Salinas (TX)
Warren A. Smith (NJ)
Donald S. Staiger (NJ)
Ernest P. Stengel (CT)
Vicki L. Stone (HI)
Zachary L.D. Tennant (WV)
Danny Thomas (PA)
Carlos F. Webb (VA)
Shane D. Weber (LA)
Charles L. Willingham (AZ)
Edward B. Wilson (VA)
The following 8 applicants have had
more than one hypoglycemic episode
requiring hospitalization or the
assistance of others, or has had one such
episode but has not had one year of
stability following the episode:
Weston Arnick (MD)
Ryan L. Cox (NY)
Patricia A. Koch (AR)
Clarissa M. Olson (MO)
Silvio N. Pantaleon (NY)
Clinton W. Reynolds (VA)
Kevin G. Snyder (IN)
Hans J. Woelk (WA)
The following 3 applicants had other
medical conditions making the
applicant otherwise unqualified under
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations:
James V. Maiorana (NY)
Robert A. Shamberger (NC)
Kenny L. White (OR)
The following applicant, Ray S. Justus
(PA), did not have an endocrinologist
willing to make a statement that he is
able to operate a CMV from a diabetes
standpoint.
The following 2 applicants are unable
or have not demonstrated with
willingness to properly monitor and
manage his or her diabetes, whether by
a personal decision or medical inability:
Gerald W. Fitch (OH)
Tyler T. Turner (TN)
The following 2 applicants currently
reside in Canada. They are not eligible
because the Federal exemption is for
drivers operating only in the United
States:
Tony J. Basaraba (SK)
Jerzy R. Rudowski (BC)
The following applicant, Dale W.
Perkins (MO), has peripheral
neuropathy or circulatory insufficiency
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of the extremities likely to interfere with
his ability to operate a CMV.
The following 5 applicants did not
meet the minimum age criteria outlined
in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(1) which states that
an individual must be at least 21 years
old to operate a CMV in interstate
commerce:
Alex J. Erickson (ND)
Michael T. Fitzpatrick (MA)
Bradley R. Knudson (ND)
Grant A. Mason (WA)
Zachary Vanrossum (WI)
The following 12 applicants were
exempt from the diabetes standard:
Antonio Ballo (NY)
Davarus L. Bouknight (SC)
John V. Buehler (CT)
Alfred E. Canfield (OK)
Burl E. Cox (KY)
Mitchell F. Durkan (CO)
Thomas E. Fooshee (AZ)
Steven J. Hamilton (CO)
Sarah M. Harrison (PA)
Rupert N. Isaac (PA)
Larry D. Lambert (TX)
Yesimar P. Lozada (IA)
Issued on: February 27, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017–04388 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2010–0188; FMCSA–
2012–0164 FMCSA–2014–0019; FMCSA–
2014–0020]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Diabetes
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of
exemptions; request for comments.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces its
decision to renew the exemptions of 97
individuals from its rule prohibiting
persons with insulin-treated diabetes
mellitus (ITDM) from operating
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in
interstate commerce. FMCSA has
statutory authority to exempt
individuals from this rule 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 CMV
drivers.
DATES: Each group of renewed
exemptions are effective from the dates
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stated in the discussions below.
Comments must be received on or
before April 6, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
bearing the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) numbers: Docket No.
FMCSA–2010–0188; FMCSA–2012–
0164 FMCSA–2014–0019; FMCSA–
2014–0020 using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online 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., e.t., 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
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Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
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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: Ms.
Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical
Programs Division, 202–366–4001,
PO 00000
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fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA,
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64–
113, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
e.t., 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 Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations 2-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
statute also allows the Agency to renew
exemptions at the end of the 2-year
period. The 97 individuals listed in this
notice have recently become eligible for
a renewed exemption from the diabetes
prohibition in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(3),
which applies to drivers of CMVs in
interstate commerce. The drivers remain
in good standing with the Agency, have
maintained their required medical
monitoring and have not exhibited any
medical issues that would compromise
their ability to safely operate a CMV
during the previous 2-year exemption
period.
II. Exemption Decision
This notice addresses 97 individuals
who have requested renewal of their
exemptions in accordance with FMCSA
procedures. These 97 drivers remain in
good standing with the Agency, have
maintained their required medical
monitoring and have not exhibited any
medical issues that would compromise
their ability to safely operate a CMV
during the previous 2-year exemption
period. Therefore, FMCSA has decided
to extend each exemption for a
renewable two-year period. Each
individual is identified according to the
renewal date.
The exemptions are renewed subject
to the following conditions: (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
submit an annual ophthalmologist’s or
optometrist’s report; and (4) that each
individual provide a copy of the annual
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0384]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of denials.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its denial of 74 applications from individuals
who requested an exemption from the Federal diabetes standard
applicable to interstate truck and bus drivers and the reasons for the
denials. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the
diabetes 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: Ms. 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 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t.,
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 diabetes 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 74 individual exemption requests on
their merits 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 7 applicants met the diabetes requirements of 49 CFR
391.41(b)(3) and do not need an exemption:
James D. Bohanan (TN)
Dean A. Dahlheimer (MN)
James A.E. Harris (PA)
Clifford D. Humphrey (NJ)
Gary L. Knox (MN)
Brian T. McGill (UT)
John C. McGrath (WI)
The following 33 applicants were not operating CMVs in interstate
commerce:
Epifano M. Alonzo (TX)
Henry W. Beeler (VA)
David Boutwell (NH)
Gary D. Buzzard (OK)
William J. Couch (GA)
Gladys N. Crespo (CT)
Russell L. Fortna (CO)
Glenda L. Haines (IN)
Nan W. Hendley (TX)
Phillip L. Kidney (CT)
Socrates Landestoy (NJ)
Kevin R. Loder (NJ)
Thomas W. McNeil (KY)
Rafael Mendez (CT)
Pamela J. Meziere (MS)
Edward V. Mixdorf (WI)
William C. Moore (GA)
Derek G. Norde (MO)
Alejandro Palacios (FL)
David A. Panza (OH)
Sonel Pierre-Louis (FL)
Robert B. Riley (NC)
Niguel A. Salinas (TX)
Warren A. Smith (NJ)
Donald S. Staiger (NJ)
Ernest P. Stengel (CT)
Vicki L. Stone (HI)
Zachary L.D. Tennant (WV)
Danny Thomas (PA)
Carlos F. Webb (VA)
Shane D. Weber (LA)
Charles L. Willingham (AZ)
Edward B. Wilson (VA)
The following 8 applicants have had more than one hypoglycemic
episode requiring hospitalization or the assistance of others, or has
had one such episode but has not had one year of stability following
the episode:
Weston Arnick (MD)
Ryan L. Cox (NY)
Patricia A. Koch (AR)
Clarissa M. Olson (MO)
Silvio N. Pantaleon (NY)
Clinton W. Reynolds (VA)
Kevin G. Snyder (IN)
Hans J. Woelk (WA)
The following 3 applicants had other medical conditions making the
applicant otherwise unqualified under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations:
James V. Maiorana (NY)
Robert A. Shamberger (NC)
Kenny L. White (OR)
The following applicant, Ray S. Justus (PA), did not have an
endocrinologist willing to make a statement that he is able to operate
a CMV from a diabetes standpoint.
The following 2 applicants are unable or have not demonstrated with
willingness to properly monitor and manage his or her diabetes, whether
by a personal decision or medical inability:
Gerald W. Fitch (OH)
Tyler T. Turner (TN)
The following 2 applicants currently reside in Canada. They are not
eligible because the Federal exemption is for drivers operating only in
the United States:
Tony J. Basaraba (SK)
Jerzy R. Rudowski (BC)
The following applicant, Dale W. Perkins (MO), has peripheral
neuropathy or circulatory insufficiency
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of the extremities likely to interfere with his ability to operate a
CMV.
The following 5 applicants did not meet the minimum age criteria
outlined in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(1) which states that an individual must be
at least 21 years old to operate a CMV in interstate commerce:
Alex J. Erickson (ND)
Michael T. Fitzpatrick (MA)
Bradley R. Knudson (ND)
Grant A. Mason (WA)
Zachary Vanrossum (WI)
The following 12 applicants were exempt from the diabetes standard:
Antonio Ballo (NY)
Davarus L. Bouknight (SC)
John V. Buehler (CT)
Alfred E. Canfield (OK)
Burl E. Cox (KY)
Mitchell F. Durkan (CO)
Thomas E. Fooshee (AZ)
Steven J. Hamilton (CO)
Sarah M. Harrison (PA)
Rupert N. Isaac (PA)
Larry D. Lambert (TX)
Yesimar P. Lozada (IA)
Issued on: February 27, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017-04388 Filed 3-6-17; 8:45 am]
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