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in 2017 and certified that he has had no
severe hypoglycemic reactions resulting
in loss of consciousness, requiring the
assistance of another person, or
resulting in impaired cognitive function
that occurred without warning in the
past 12 months and no recurrent (two or
more) severe hypoglycemic episodes in
the last five years. His endocrinologist
certifies that Mr. Young understands
diabetes management and monitoring,
has stable control of his diabetes using
insulin, and is able to drive a CMV
safely. Mr. Young meets the
requirements of the vision standard at
49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). His
ophthalmologist examined him in 2017
and certified that he has stable
nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy.
He holds a Class A CDL from Tennessee.
III. Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, FMCSA requests public
comment from all interested persons on
the exemption petitions described in
this notice. We will consider all
comments received before the close of
business on the closing date indicated
in the date’s section of the notice.
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IV. Submitting Comments
You may submit your comments and
material online or by fax, mail, or hand
delivery, but please use only one of
these means. FMCSA recommends that
you include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a phone
number in the body of your document
so that FMCSA can contact you if there
are questions regarding your
submission.
To submit your comment online, go to
https://www.regulations.gov and in the
search box insert the docket number
FMCSA–2017–0043 and click the search
button. When the new screen appears,
click on the blue ‘‘Comment Now!’’
button on the right hand side of the
page. On the new page, enter
information required including the
specific section of this document to
which each comment applies, and
provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation. If you submit your
comments by mail or hand delivery,
submit them in an unbound format, no
larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you
submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the
facility, please enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard or envelope.
We will consider all comments and
materials received during the comment
period. FMCSA may issue a final
determination at any time after the close
of the comment period.
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V. Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as any
documents mentioned in this preamble,
go to https://www.regulations.gov and in
the search box insert the docket number
FMCSA–2017–0043 and click ‘‘Search.’’
Next, click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ and
you will find all documents and
comments related to this notice.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Issued on: September 13, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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 http//
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.
and 5 p.m., e.t., 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 https://www.regulations.gov,
as described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.
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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2000–7006; FMCSA–
2001–9258; FMCSA–2001–9561; FMCSA–
2002–11714; FMCSA–2002–13411; FMCSA–
2003–14504; FMCSA–2003–15268; FMCSA–
2004–17984; FMCSA–2005–20560; FMCSA–
2005–21254; FMCSA–2006–26653; FMCSA–
2007–2663; FMCSA–2007–27897; FMCSA–
2008–0266; FMCSA–2009–0086; FMCSA–
2009–0121; FMCSA–2010–0354; FMCSA–
2010–0372; FMCSA–2010–0385; FMCSA–
2011–0010; FMCSA–2011–0024; FMCSA–
2011–0057; FMCSA–2011–0092; FMCSA–
2011–0102; FMCSA–2011–0140; FMCSA–
2011–0141; FMCSA–2013–0021; FMCSA–
2013–0025; FMCSA–2013–0027; FMCSA–
2013–0028; FMCSA–2013–0029; FMCSA–
2014–0002; FMCSA–2014–0010; FMCSA–
2014–0302; FMCSA–2014–0305; FMCSA–
2015–0048; FMCSA–2015–0049; FMCSA–
2015–0052; FMCSA–2015–0053; FMCSA–
2015–0055]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Vision
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final disposition.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces its
decision to renew exemptions for 125
individuals from the vision requirement
in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate
commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
drivers. The exemptions enable these
individuals to continue to operate CMVs
in interstate commerce without meeting
the vision requirement in one eye.
DATES: Each group of renewed
exemptions were applicable on the
dates stated in the discussions below
and will expire on the dates stated in
the discussions below.
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–
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II. Background
On July 18, 2017, FMCSA published
a notice announcing its decision to
renew exemptions for 125 individuals
from the vision requirement in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10) to operate a CMV in
interstate commerce and requested
comments from the public (82 FR
32919). The public comment period
ended on August 17, 2017 and no
comments were received.
As stated in the previous notice,
FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility of
these applicants and determined that
renewing these exemptions 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)(10).
The physical qualification standard
for drivers regarding vision found in 49
CFR 391.41(b)(10) states that a person is
physically qualified to drive a CMV if
that person:
Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40
(Snellen) in each eye without corrective
lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to
20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective
lenses, distant binocular acuity of a least 20/
40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or without
corrective lenses, field of vision of at least
70° in the horizontal meridian in each eye,
and the ability to recognize the colors of
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traffic signals and devices showing red,
green, and amber.
III. Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received no comments in this
preceding.
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VI. Conclusion
Based upon its evaluation of the 125
renewal exemption applications and
comments received, FMCSA confirms
its decision to exempt the following
drivers from the vision requirement in
49 CFR 391.41 (b)(10):
As of August 8, 2017, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 49 individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (65 FR 20245; 65
FR 57230; 66 FR 30502; 66 FR 33990;
66 FR 41654; 67 FR 15662; 67 FR 37907;
67 FR 57266; 67 FR 76439; 68 FR 10298;
68 FR 19598; 68 FR 33570; 68 FR 44837;
69 FR 26206; 69 FR 33997; 69 FR 52741;
69 FR 61292; 70 FR 7545; 70 FR 17504;
70 FR 25878; 70 FR 30997; 70 FR 41811;
71 FR 26601; 71 FR 55820; 71 FR 62147;
72 FR 7812; 72 FR 8417; 72 FR 27624;
72 FR 28093; 72 FR 36099; 72 FR 39879;
72 FR 40362; 72 FR 52419; 73 FR 36955;
73 FR 51689; 73 FR 63047; 74 FR 6211;
74 FR 19267; 74 FR 19270; 74 FR 20253;
74 FR 26461; 74 FR 26466; 74 FR 28094;
74 FR 34395; 74 FR 34630; 75 FR 36779;
75 FR 66423; 75 FR 72863; 75 FR 77492;
76 FR 2190; 76 FR 5425; 76 FR 7894; 76
FR 9856; 76 FR 9865; 76 FR 17481; 76
FR 18824; 76 FR 20076; 76 FR 20078;
76 FR 21796; 76 FR 25762; 76 FR 25766;
76 FR 28125; 76 FR 29024; 76 FR 29026;
76 FR 37168; 76 FR 37173; 76 FR 37885;
76 FR 44652; 77 FR 38384; 77 FR 74273;
78 FR 800; 78 FR 10251; 78 FR 14410;
78 FR 16762; 78 FR 20376; 78 FR 20379;
78 FR 24300; 78 FR 24798; 78 FR 27281;
78 FR 30954; 78 FR 34141; 78 FR 37270;
78 FR 41188; 78 FR 46407; 78 FR 51269;
78 FR 56993; 78 FR 57679; 79 FR 10608;
79 FR 22003; 79 FR 24298; 79 FR 35218;
79 FR 51643; 79 FR 64001; 79 FR 73687;
80 FR 603; 80 FR 12248; 80 FR 15863;
80 FR 16500; 80 FR 18696; 80 FR 22773;
80 FR 25766; 80 FR 26139; 80 FR 26320;
80 FR 29149; 80 FR 29152; 80 FR 31636;
80 FR 31957; 80 FR 33007; 80 FR 35699;
80 FR 36395; 80 FR 36398; 80 FR 37718;
80 FR 45573; 80 FR 48404; 80 FR 48409;
80 FR 48413):
Joel C. Bailey (FL)
James C. Barr (OH)
Johnny A. Bingham (NC)
Ryan L. Brown (IL)
Todd A. Chapman (NC)
Don A. Clymer (PA)
Timothy J. Curran (CA)
Erik R. Davis (GA)
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Paul W. Dawson (OH)
Rodney R. Dawson (KY)
Everett A. Doty (AZ)
Timothy H. DuBois (MN)
Raymond C. Favreau (VT)
Thanh V. Ha (CA)
Anthony Hall (LA)
Johnnie L. Hall (MD)
Waylon E. Hall (LA)
Gary D. Hallman (AL)
Dean R. Hawley (NC)
Tommy T. Hudson (VA)
James T. Johnson (KY)
Harry L. Jones (OH)
Cody A. Keys (OK)
David J. Kibble (PA)
Thomas Korycki (NJ)
David C. Leoffler (CO)
Jorge S. Lopez (CA)
Boynton L. Manuel (SC)
James McClure (NC)
Steve J. Morrison (ID)
Daniel R. Murphy (WI)
Tracy J. Omeara (OR)
Armando F. Pederoso Jimenez (MN)
Robert D. Porter (CA)
Raymond Potter (RI)
Scott K. Richardson (OH)
Elvis E. Rogers, Jr. (TX)
Leo D. Roy (NH)
Manuel H. Sanchez (TX)
Jose C. Sanchez-Sanchez (WY)
Tim M. Seavy (IN)
Rick J. Smart (NH)
Sukru Tamirci (NY)
David R. Thomas (AL)
James H. Wallace, Sr. (FL)
Roy J. Ware (GA)
Marcus R. Watkins (TX)
Paul C. Weiss (PA)
James Whiteway (TX)
The drivers were included in one of
the following docket numbers: FMCSA–
2000–7006; FMCSA–2001–9561;
FMCSA–2002–11714; FMCSA–2002–
13411; FMCSA–2003–14504; FMCSA–
2004–17984; FMCSA–2005–20560;
FMCSA–2006–26653; FMCSA–2007–
2663; FMCSA–2007–27897; FMCSA–
2008–0266; FMCSA–2009–0086;
FMCSA–2009–0121; FMCSA–2010–
0354; FMCSA–2010–0372; FMCSA–
2010–0385; FMCSA–2011–0010;
FMCSA–2011–0024; FMCSA–2011–
0057; FMCSA–2011–0092; FMCSA–
2013–0021; FMCSA–2013–0025;
FMCSA–2013–0027; FMCSA–2013–
0028; FMCSA–2014–0002; FMCSA–
2014–0010; FMCSA–2014–0302;
FMCSA–2014–0305; FMCSA–2015–
0048; FMCSA–2015–0049; FMCSA–
2015–0052. Their exemptions are
applicable as of August 8, 2017, and
will expire on August 8, 2019.
As of August 10, 2017, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following four satisfied the
renewal conditions for obtaining an
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exemption from the vision requirement
in the FMCSRs for interstate CMV
drivers (80 FR 31636; 80 FR 48413):
Donald M. Jenson (SD)
Dennis D. Lesperance (OR)
Dean A. Maystead (MI)
Carl V. Murphy, Jr. (TX)
The drivers were included in one of
the following docket numbers: FMCSA–
2001–9258; FMCSA–2005–21254. Their
exemptions are applicable as of August
10, 2017, and will expire on August 10,
2019.
As of August 12, 2017, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following six individuals
satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (76 FR 37169; 76
FR 50318; 79 FR 4531; 80 FR 41548):
Danny F. Burnley (KY)
Sean R. Conorman (MI)
Robert E. Graves (NE)
Terrence F. Ryan (FL)
Stephen W. Verrette (MI)
Leslie H. Wylie (ID)
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2011–0140. Their
exemptions are applicable as of August
12, 2017, and will expire on August 12,
2019.
As of August 13, 2017, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 11 individuals
satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (80 FR 40122; 80
FR 62163):
William D. Cherry (MA)
Pedro Del Bosque (TX)
Anthony C. DeNaples (PA)
Edward Dugue III (NC)
Larry R. Hayes (KS)
Wayne E. Jakob (IL)
Earney J. Knox (MO)
James Smentkowski (NJ)
Neil G. Sturges (NY)
Norman G. Wooten (TX)
Kurt A. Yoder (OH)
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2015–0053. Their
exemptions are applicable as of August
13, 2017, and will expire on August 13,
2019.
As of August 15, 2017, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 11 individuals
satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (66 FR 30502; 66
FR 41654; 68 FR 37197; 68 FR 44837;
68 FR 48989; 70 FR 41811; 70 FR 42615;
72 FR 40360; 74 FR 34632; 76 FR 49531;
79 FR 4531; 80 FR 44185):
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Domenic J. Carassai (NJ)
Bruce E. Hemmer (WI)
Steven P. Holden (MD)
Christopher G. Jarvela (MI)
Brad L. Mathna (PA)
Vincent P. Miller (CA)
Warren J. Nyland (MI)
Dennis M. Prevas (WI)
Wesley E. Turner (TX)
Mona J. Van Krieken (OR)
Paul S. Yocum (IN)
The drivers were included in one of
the following docket numbers: FMCSA–
2001–9561; FMCSA–2003–15268. Their
exemptions are applicable as of August
15, 2017, and will expire on August 15,
2019.
As of August 23, 2017, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 21 individuals
satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (76 FR 29022; 76
FR 44082; 78 FR 20376; 78 FR 34141;
78 FR 34143; 78 FR 51268; 78 FR
52602):
Twila G. Cole (OR)
Bert A. Damm (MT)
Jeffrey Dauterman (OH)
Brian D. Dowd (MA)
Sonya Duff (IN)
Randy L. Fales (MN)
Marc C. Grooms (MO)
Walter A. Hanselman (IN)
Craig C. Lowry (MT)
Craig M. Mahaffey (OH)
Ricky Nickell (OH)
Freddy H. Pete (NV)
Rickey H. Reeder (TN)
Michael L. Sherum (AL)
Gregory C. Simmons (VA)
Wayne M. Stein (FL)
Eddie B. Strange, Jr. (GA)
Larry A. Tidwell (MO)
Dale A. Torkelson (WI)
John Vanek (MO)
Desmond Waldor (PA)
The drivers were included in one of
the following docket numbers: FMCSA–
2011–0102; FMCSA–2013–0025;
FMCSA–2013–0029. Their exemptions
are applicable as of August 23, 2017,
and will expire on August 23, 2019.
As of August 25, 2017, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 20 individuals
satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (80 FR 44188; 80
FR 62161):
Harold D. Albrecht (IL)
Joseph W. Bahr (NJ)
Stephen C. Brueggeman (KY)
Larry O. Cheek (CA)
Louise D. Curtis (FL)
Marvin P. Cusey (MN)
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Chris M. DeJong (NM)
Jonathan G. Estabrook (MA)
Robert J. Falanga (FL)
Refugio Haro (IL)
Kevin L. Harrison (TN)
Bruce A. Lloyd (MA)
Duane S. Lozinski (IA)
Keith W. McNabb (ID)
Ronald W. Neujahr (KS)
Lonnie D. Prejean (TX)
Thomas E. Riley (NJ)
John B. Stiltner (KY)
Rick R. Warner (MI)
Theodore A. White (PA)
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2015–0055. Their
exemptions are applicable as of August
25, 2017, and will expire on August 25,
2019.
As of August 29, 2017, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following three individuals
satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (80 FR 44188; 80
FR 62161): James Howard (CA), Ramon
Melendez (NJ), Jesse A. Nosbush (MN).
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2015–0055. Their
exemptions are applicable as of August
29, 2017, and will expire on August 29,
2019.
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315,
each exemption will be valid for two
years from the effective date 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 prior to being granted;
or (3) continuation of the exemption
would not be consistent with the goals
and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and
31315.
Issued on: September 12, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2017–0248]
Hours of Service; YRC Worldwide Inc.
Application for an Exemption From
Certain Electronic Logging Device
Requirements
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of application for
exemption; request for comments.
AGENCY:
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The Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA)
requests public comment on an
application from YRC Worldwide Inc.
(YRCW) for an exemption from various
provisions of the mandate to use
electronic logging devices (ELDs).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 19, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
bearing the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA–
2017–0248 using any of the following
methods:
• Web site: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on the Federal electronic docket site.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
• Hand Delivery: Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, DOT Building, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday–
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and docket
number for this notice. For detailed
instructions on submitting comments
and additional information on the
exemption process, see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading below. Note that
all comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the ‘‘Privacy Act’’ heading for
further information.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or to Room W12–
140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Privacy Act: 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.
Public participation: The https://
www.regulations.gov Web site is
generally available 24 hours each day,
365 days each year. You may find
electronic submission and retrieval help
and guidelines under the ‘‘help’’ section
of the https://www.regulations.gov Web
site as well as the DOT’s https://
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2000-7006; FMCSA-2001-9258; FMCSA-2001-9561; FMCSA-
2002-11714; FMCSA-2002-13411; FMCSA-2003-14504; FMCSA-2003-15268;
FMCSA-2004-17984; FMCSA-2005-20560; FMCSA-2005-21254; FMCSA-2006-26653;
FMCSA-2007-2663; FMCSA-2007-27897; FMCSA-2008-0266; FMCSA-2009-0086;
FMCSA-2009-0121; FMCSA-2010-0354; FMCSA-2010-0372; FMCSA-2010-0385;
FMCSA-2011-0010; FMCSA-2011-0024; FMCSA-2011-0057; FMCSA-2011-0092;
FMCSA-2011-0102; FMCSA-2011-0140; FMCSA-2011-0141; FMCSA-2013-0021;
FMCSA-2013-0025; FMCSA-2013-0027; FMCSA-2013-0028; FMCSA-2013-0029;
FMCSA-2014-0002; FMCSA-2014-0010; FMCSA-2014-0302; FMCSA-2014-0305;
FMCSA-2015-0048; FMCSA-2015-0049; FMCSA-2015-0052; FMCSA-2015-0053;
FMCSA-2015-0055]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final disposition.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 125
individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate commercial motor vehicle
(CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable these individuals to continue to
operate CMVs in interstate commerce without meeting the vision
requirement in one eye.
DATES: Each group of renewed exemptions were applicable on the dates
stated in the discussions below and will expire on the dates stated in
the discussions below.
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 W64-224,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you have
questions regarding viewing or submitting material to the docket,
contact Docket Services, telephone (202) 366-9826.
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 http//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. and 5 p.m., e.t., 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 https://www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed
at https://www.dot.gov/privacy.
II. Background
On July 18, 2017, FMCSA published a notice announcing its decision
to renew exemptions for 125 individuals from the vision requirement in
49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) to operate a CMV in interstate commerce and
requested comments from the public (82 FR 32919). The public comment
period ended on August 17, 2017 and no comments were received.
As stated in the previous notice, FMCSA has evaluated the
eligibility of these applicants and determined that renewing these
exemptions 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)(10).
The physical qualification standard for drivers regarding vision
found in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) states that a person is physically
qualified to drive a CMV if that person:
Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each
eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity separately corrected
to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses, distant
binocular acuity of a least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or
without corrective lenses, field of vision of at least 70[deg] in
the horizontal meridian in each eye, and the ability to recognize
the colors of
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traffic signals and devices showing red, green, and amber.
III. Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received no comments in this preceding.
VI. Conclusion
Based upon its evaluation of the 125 renewal exemption applications
and comments received, FMCSA confirms its decision to exempt the
following drivers from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41 (b)(10):
As of August 8, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 49 individuals have satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (65 FR 20245; 65 FR 57230; 66 FR
30502; 66 FR 33990; 66 FR 41654; 67 FR 15662; 67 FR 37907; 67 FR 57266;
67 FR 76439; 68 FR 10298; 68 FR 19598; 68 FR 33570; 68 FR 44837; 69 FR
26206; 69 FR 33997; 69 FR 52741; 69 FR 61292; 70 FR 7545; 70 FR 17504;
70 FR 25878; 70 FR 30997; 70 FR 41811; 71 FR 26601; 71 FR 55820; 71 FR
62147; 72 FR 7812; 72 FR 8417; 72 FR 27624; 72 FR 28093; 72 FR 36099;
72 FR 39879; 72 FR 40362; 72 FR 52419; 73 FR 36955; 73 FR 51689; 73 FR
63047; 74 FR 6211; 74 FR 19267; 74 FR 19270; 74 FR 20253; 74 FR 26461;
74 FR 26466; 74 FR 28094; 74 FR 34395; 74 FR 34630; 75 FR 36779; 75 FR
66423; 75 FR 72863; 75 FR 77492; 76 FR 2190; 76 FR 5425; 76 FR 7894; 76
FR 9856; 76 FR 9865; 76 FR 17481; 76 FR 18824; 76 FR 20076; 76 FR
20078; 76 FR 21796; 76 FR 25762; 76 FR 25766; 76 FR 28125; 76 FR 29024;
76 FR 29026; 76 FR 37168; 76 FR 37173; 76 FR 37885; 76 FR 44652; 77 FR
38384; 77 FR 74273; 78 FR 800; 78 FR 10251; 78 FR 14410; 78 FR 16762;
78 FR 20376; 78 FR 20379; 78 FR 24300; 78 FR 24798; 78 FR 27281; 78 FR
30954; 78 FR 34141; 78 FR 37270; 78 FR 41188; 78 FR 46407; 78 FR 51269;
78 FR 56993; 78 FR 57679; 79 FR 10608; 79 FR 22003; 79 FR 24298; 79 FR
35218; 79 FR 51643; 79 FR 64001; 79 FR 73687; 80 FR 603; 80 FR 12248;
80 FR 15863; 80 FR 16500; 80 FR 18696; 80 FR 22773; 80 FR 25766; 80 FR
26139; 80 FR 26320; 80 FR 29149; 80 FR 29152; 80 FR 31636; 80 FR 31957;
80 FR 33007; 80 FR 35699; 80 FR 36395; 80 FR 36398; 80 FR 37718; 80 FR
45573; 80 FR 48404; 80 FR 48409; 80 FR 48413):
Joel C. Bailey (FL)
James C. Barr (OH)
Johnny A. Bingham (NC)
Ryan L. Brown (IL)
Todd A. Chapman (NC)
Don A. Clymer (PA)
Timothy J. Curran (CA)
Erik R. Davis (GA)
Paul W. Dawson (OH)
Rodney R. Dawson (KY)
Everett A. Doty (AZ)
Timothy H. DuBois (MN)
Raymond C. Favreau (VT)
Thanh V. Ha (CA)
Anthony Hall (LA)
Johnnie L. Hall (MD)
Waylon E. Hall (LA)
Gary D. Hallman (AL)
Dean R. Hawley (NC)
Tommy T. Hudson (VA)
James T. Johnson (KY)
Harry L. Jones (OH)
Cody A. Keys (OK)
David J. Kibble (PA)
Thomas Korycki (NJ)
David C. Leoffler (CO)
Jorge S. Lopez (CA)
Boynton L. Manuel (SC)
James McClure (NC)
Steve J. Morrison (ID)
Daniel R. Murphy (WI)
Tracy J. Omeara (OR)
Armando F. Pederoso Jimenez (MN)
Robert D. Porter (CA)
Raymond Potter (RI)
Scott K. Richardson (OH)
Elvis E. Rogers, Jr. (TX)
Leo D. Roy (NH)
Manuel H. Sanchez (TX)
Jose C. Sanchez-Sanchez (WY)
Tim M. Seavy (IN)
Rick J. Smart (NH)
Sukru Tamirci (NY)
David R. Thomas (AL)
James H. Wallace, Sr. (FL)
Roy J. Ware (GA)
Marcus R. Watkins (TX)
Paul C. Weiss (PA)
James Whiteway (TX)
The drivers were included in one of the following docket numbers:
FMCSA-2000-7006; FMCSA-2001-9561; FMCSA-2002-11714; FMCSA-2002-13411;
FMCSA-2003-14504; FMCSA-2004-17984; FMCSA-2005-20560; FMCSA-2006-26653;
FMCSA-2007-2663; FMCSA-2007-27897; FMCSA-2008-0266; FMCSA-2009-0086;
FMCSA-2009-0121; FMCSA-2010-0354; FMCSA-2010-0372; FMCSA-2010-0385;
FMCSA-2011-0010; FMCSA-2011-0024; FMCSA-2011-0057; FMCSA-2011-0092;
FMCSA-2013-0021; FMCSA-2013-0025; FMCSA-2013-0027; FMCSA-2013-0028;
FMCSA-2014-0002; FMCSA-2014-0010; FMCSA-2014-0302; FMCSA-2014-0305;
FMCSA-2015-0048; FMCSA-2015-0049; FMCSA-2015-0052. Their exemptions are
applicable as of August 8, 2017, and will expire on August 8, 2019.
As of August 10, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following four satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (80 FR 31636; 80 FR 48413):
Donald M. Jenson (SD)
Dennis D. Lesperance (OR)
Dean A. Maystead (MI)
Carl V. Murphy, Jr. (TX)
The drivers were included in one of the following docket numbers:
FMCSA-2001-9258; FMCSA-2005-21254. Their exemptions are applicable as
of August 10, 2017, and will expire on August 10, 2019.
As of August 12, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following six individuals satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (76 FR 37169; 76 FR 50318; 79 FR
4531; 80 FR 41548):
Danny F. Burnley (KY)
Sean R. Conorman (MI)
Robert E. Graves (NE)
Terrence F. Ryan (FL)
Stephen W. Verrette (MI)
Leslie H. Wylie (ID)
The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA-2011-0140. Their
exemptions are applicable as of August 12, 2017, and will expire on
August 12, 2019.
As of August 13, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following 11 individuals satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (80 FR 40122; 80 FR 62163):
William D. Cherry (MA)
Pedro Del Bosque (TX)
Anthony C. DeNaples (PA)
Edward Dugue III (NC)
Larry R. Hayes (KS)
Wayne E. Jakob (IL)
Earney J. Knox (MO)
James Smentkowski (NJ)
Neil G. Sturges (NY)
Norman G. Wooten (TX)
Kurt A. Yoder (OH)
The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA-2015-0053. Their
exemptions are applicable as of August 13, 2017, and will expire on
August 13, 2019.
As of August 15, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following 11 individuals satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (66 FR 30502; 66 FR 41654; 68 FR
37197; 68 FR 44837; 68 FR 48989; 70 FR 41811; 70 FR 42615; 72 FR 40360;
74 FR 34632; 76 FR 49531; 79 FR 4531; 80 FR 44185):
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Domenic J. Carassai (NJ)
Bruce E. Hemmer (WI)
Steven P. Holden (MD)
Christopher G. Jarvela (MI)
Brad L. Mathna (PA)
Vincent P. Miller (CA)
Warren J. Nyland (MI)
Dennis M. Prevas (WI)
Wesley E. Turner (TX)
Mona J. Van Krieken (OR)
Paul S. Yocum (IN)
The drivers were included in one of the following docket numbers:
FMCSA-2001-9561; FMCSA-2003-15268. Their exemptions are applicable as
of August 15, 2017, and will expire on August 15, 2019.
As of August 23, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following 21 individuals satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (76 FR 29022; 76 FR 44082; 78 FR
20376; 78 FR 34141; 78 FR 34143; 78 FR 51268; 78 FR 52602):
Twila G. Cole (OR)
Bert A. Damm (MT)
Jeffrey Dauterman (OH)
Brian D. Dowd (MA)
Sonya Duff (IN)
Randy L. Fales (MN)
Marc C. Grooms (MO)
Walter A. Hanselman (IN)
Craig C. Lowry (MT)
Craig M. Mahaffey (OH)
Ricky Nickell (OH)
Freddy H. Pete (NV)
Rickey H. Reeder (TN)
Michael L. Sherum (AL)
Gregory C. Simmons (VA)
Wayne M. Stein (FL)
Eddie B. Strange, Jr. (GA)
Larry A. Tidwell (MO)
Dale A. Torkelson (WI)
John Vanek (MO)
Desmond Waldor (PA)
The drivers were included in one of the following docket numbers:
FMCSA-2011-0102; FMCSA-2013-0025; FMCSA-2013-0029. Their exemptions are
applicable as of August 23, 2017, and will expire on August 23, 2019.
As of August 25, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following 20 individuals satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (80 FR 44188; 80 FR 62161):
Harold D. Albrecht (IL)
Joseph W. Bahr (NJ)
Stephen C. Brueggeman (KY)
Larry O. Cheek (CA)
Louise D. Curtis (FL)
Marvin P. Cusey (MN)
Chris M. DeJong (NM)
Jonathan G. Estabrook (MA)
Robert J. Falanga (FL)
Refugio Haro (IL)
Kevin L. Harrison (TN)
Bruce A. Lloyd (MA)
Duane S. Lozinski (IA)
Keith W. McNabb (ID)
Ronald W. Neujahr (KS)
Lonnie D. Prejean (TX)
Thomas E. Riley (NJ)
John B. Stiltner (KY)
Rick R. Warner (MI)
Theodore A. White (PA)
The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA-2015-0055. Their
exemptions are applicable as of August 25, 2017, and will expire on
August 25, 2019.
As of August 29, 2017, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following three individuals satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (80 FR 44188; 80 FR 62161): James
Howard (CA), Ramon Melendez (NJ), Jesse A. Nosbush (MN).
The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA-2015-0055. Their
exemptions are applicable as of August 29, 2017, and will expire on
August 29, 2019.
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315, each exemption will be valid
for two years from the effective date 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
prior to being granted; or (3) continuation of the exemption would not
be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and
31315.
Issued on: September 12, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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