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Issued on: February 7, 2018.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018–03032 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
III. Basis for Exemption Determination
[Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0005]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Vision
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of denials.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces its
decision to deny applications from 136
individuals who requested an
exemption from the vision standard in
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a CMV
in interstate commerce.
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. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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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. and
5 p.m. ET, 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
FMCSA received applications from
136 individuals who requested an
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exemption from the vision standard in
the FMCSRs.
FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility
of these applicants and concluded that
granting these exemptions would not
provide a level of safety that would be
equivalent to or greater than, the level
of safety that would be obtained by
complying with the regulation 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10).
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315,
FMCSA may grant an exemption if it
finds such an exemption would likely
achieve a level of safety that is
equivalent to, or greater then, the level
that would be achieved absent such an
exemption.
The Agency’s decision regarding these
exemption applications is based on the
eligibility criteria, the terms and
conditions for Federal exemptions, and
an individualized assessment of each
applicant’s medical information
provided by the applicant.
IV. Conclusion
The Agency has determined that these
applicants do not satisfy the criteria
eligibility or meet the terms and
conditions of the Federal exemption and
granting these exemptions would not
provide a level of safety that would be
equivalent to or greater than, the level
of safety that would be obtained by
complying with the regulation 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10). Therefore, the 136
applicants in this notice have been
denied exemptions from the physical
qualification standards in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10).
Each applicant has, prior to this
notice, received a letter of final
disposition regarding his/her exemption
request. Those decision letters fully
outlined the basis for the denial and
constitute final action by the Agency.
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 45 had no experience
operating a CMV:
Rodney B. Allen (RI)
Cipriano P. Andrada (NJ)
Brandon F. Beck (IL)
Charles Berry (CA)
Tomas C. Bowen (TX)
Jakob T. Boyd (NY)
Kurt T. Buckler (MD)
Devin A. Cooper (MD)
Camden J. Crevier (SD)
Adam J. Crull (WA)
Robert L. Cruz (TX)
Gill Dailey (GA)
Jirrell D. Dawson (IL)
William A. Dickinson (WA)
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Rick L. Evans (TX)
Cristofer C. Ford (GA)
Yonas N. Gevrestadic (WA)
Angelo X. Guerrero (IN)
Robert L. Irvin (NM)
Saul E. Juarez (AZ)
Eric S. Kelley (NM)
Steven P. Kemper (NY)
Mark A. Kuhn (ND)
Damian T. Leak (SC)
Billy C. Mosley (NC)
Lance C. Pepper (AL)
James L. Pugh (AL)
Chad Quandelacy (NM)
Michael L. Randazzo (NJ)
Bill D. Redington (MD)
Jabrey M. Scott (MO)
Rachael Shoriwa (MO)
Justice C. Small (IL)
Noah M. Taylor (IL)
Derrick B. Thompson (AR)
Antonio D. Turner (MS)
Curt D. Vernon (MO)
Kristina M. Walters (PA)
Briana R. Wells (MS)
Bryon C. Westrup (SD)
Daniel J. Wilcox (WA)
Tony Wilkerson (NC)
Billy J. Williams (SC)
John P. Young (VA)
John J. Zalusky (TX)
The following 18 applicants did not
have 3 years of experience driving a
CMV on public highways with their
vision deficiencies:
Donald F. Arteaga, III (CA)
Melton L. Brackens (TX)
Brian Escobedo (IL)
Walter L. Hill (OK)
Chelsie L. Knight (MI)
Robert A. Lacavich (MO)
Anthony A. Medina (NM)
Russell R. Michel (TX)
Scott R. Mogged (IL)
Sidney N. Nyberg (MN)
Ronald J. Schmidt (MN)
Harry M. Shaw (PA)
Willis D. Smith (AR)
Randy L. Statler (MO)
Shane C. Stine (WA)
Tristen M. Trujillo (WY)
James A. Walker (AR)
Gregory L. Wishmeyer (IA)
The following 13 applicants did not
have 3 years of recent experience
driving a CMV with the vision
deficiency:
Kevin D. Archibald (IL)
Leroy Bennett (GA)
Michael A. Cassella (NJ)
Steven Edwards (NM)
Issac L. Flowers (AL)
James J. Fourcher (UT)
Patricia J. Martin (OR)
Kim A. Pitts (IN)
Philip L. Segrave (NC)
Sherwood W. Swick (ID)
Delano H. Welch (NJ)
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Richard W. Winters (CA)
Steven G. Wiskes (WI)
The following five applicants did not
have sufficient driving experience
during the past three years under
normal highway operating conditions
(gaps in driving record):
Hope A. Bennett (PA)
Jeffrey T. Molosz (IL)
Charles J. Pukis (IN)
Gustavo Quintero (NJ)
Pedro T. Tellez Alvarez (CA)
The following 16 applicants were
denied for multiple reasons:
Rickey J. Adams (GA)
James W. Boyde (AL)
David S. Brown (PA)
Gary R. Cowie (MI)
Juliana M. Davis (CA)
Luis Duval (NJ)
Joel E. Fevold (IA)
Kevin E. Hickerson (CA)
Johnny M. Kruprzak (OH)
Walter H. Matthews (VA)
Rory S. Milam (WV)
Gregory T. Rappe (IN)
Robert E. Schmidt (CO)
Oscar A. Sosa (CA)
Al D. Swiney (LA)
Daniel A. Wilson (IN)
The following three applicants have
not had stable vision for the preceding
three-year period: Ronald S. Berneking,
(MN); Alexander Vaughn, (FL); Brandon
L. Younkin, (WY).
The following 14 applicants met the
current federal vision standards.
Exemptions are not required for
applicants who meet the current
regulations for vision:
Teodula Alba (TX)
Dexter M. Byrd (AL)
Richard H. Harnden (NH)
Yahan C. Hernandez-Ramirez (NM)
Robert E. Hill (WA)
Tami J. Jackson (WA)
Charles W. Kelly (AR)
Lee A. Litton (IN)
Terence E. Michel (CO)
Peter A. Novak (ND)
Raimer A. Paredes-Escano (NJ)
Daniel J. Wallace (NM)
Alex J. Wittman (PA)
Timothy K. Wood (CA)
The following applicant drove
interstate while restricted to intrastate
driving: William Perez, (TX).
The following 16 applicants will not
be driving interstate, interstate
commerce, or are not required to carry
a DOT medical card:
Marco A. Alvarez (CA)
Herbert G. Banham, III (MD)
Athanasios D. Brotsis (GA)
Amanda J. Darling (IL)
William E. Dennison, V (IN)
David E. Dickinson (CA)
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Rick English (OH)
Floyd T. Hall (AK)
Jeffery H. Hopper (IN)
James M. Lewis (GA)
Christopher J. Neville (ME)
Michael R. O’Connor (NC)
Azusa Okajima (HI)
Michael L. Parsons (NY)
Gerardp Reyes Hernandez (CA)
Edwin J. Rojas (FL)
The following five applicants perform
transportation for the Federal
government, state, or any political subdivision of the state:
Fabio E. Cordero (GA)
Dennis S. Morgan (AZ)
Norberto Santiago (CT)
Gerald L. Wheeler (FL)
Michael Wideman (IL)
Issued on: February 7, 2018.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018–03054 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2017–0289]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Diabetes Mellitus
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of applications for
exemption; request for comments.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces receipt of
applications from 26 individuals for an
exemption from the prohibition in the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs) against persons
with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus
(ITDM) operating a commercial motor
vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce. If
granted, the exemptions would enable
these individuals with ITDM to operate
CMVs in interstate commerce.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 16, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
bearing the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA–
2017–0289 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: West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
SUMMARY:
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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.
Instructions: Each submission must
include the Agency name and the
docket number(s) for this notice. 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 below for
further information.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments, go to https://
www.regulations.gov at any time or
Room W12–140 on the ground level of
the West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The
FDMS is available 24 hours each day
ET, 365 days each year. If you want
acknowledgment that we received your
comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or
postcard or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting
comments online.
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.
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 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET,
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:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315,
FMCSA may grant an exemption from
the FMCSRs for a five-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 five-year period. FMCSA grants
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-03054]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2018-0005]
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 decision to deny applications from 136
individuals who requested an exemption from the vision standard in the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a CMV in
interstate commerce.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Christine A. Hydock, Chief,
Medical Programs Division, (202) 366-4001, [email protected], 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.
ET, 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. and 5 p.m. ET, 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
FMCSA received applications from 136 individuals who requested an
exemption from the vision standard in the FMCSRs.
FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility of these applicants and
concluded that granting these exemptions would not provide a level of
safety that would be equivalent to or greater than, the level of safety
that would be obtained by complying with the regulation 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10).
III. Basis for Exemption Determination
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption if
it finds such an exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that
is equivalent to, or greater then, the level that would be achieved
absent such an exemption.
The Agency's decision regarding these exemption applications is
based on the eligibility criteria, the terms and conditions for Federal
exemptions, and an individualized assessment of each applicant's
medical information provided by the applicant.
IV. Conclusion
The Agency has determined that these applicants do not satisfy the
criteria eligibility or meet the terms and conditions of the Federal
exemption and granting these exemptions would not provide a level of
safety that would be equivalent to or greater than, the level of safety
that would be obtained by complying with the regulation 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10). Therefore, the 136 applicants in this notice have been
denied exemptions from the physical qualification standards in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10).
Each applicant has, prior to this notice, received a letter of
final disposition regarding his/her exemption request. Those decision
letters fully outlined the basis for the denial and constitute final
action by the Agency. 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 45 had no experience operating a CMV:
Rodney B. Allen (RI)
Cipriano P. Andrada (NJ)
Brandon F. Beck (IL)
Charles Berry (CA)
Tomas C. Bowen (TX)
Jakob T. Boyd (NY)
Kurt T. Buckler (MD)
Devin A. Cooper (MD)
Camden J. Crevier (SD)
Adam J. Crull (WA)
Robert L. Cruz (TX)
Gill Dailey (GA)
Jirrell D. Dawson (IL)
William A. Dickinson (WA)
Rick L. Evans (TX)
Cristofer C. Ford (GA)
Yonas N. Gevrestadic (WA)
Angelo X. Guerrero (IN)
Robert L. Irvin (NM)
Saul E. Juarez (AZ)
Eric S. Kelley (NM)
Steven P. Kemper (NY)
Mark A. Kuhn (ND)
Damian T. Leak (SC)
Billy C. Mosley (NC)
Lance C. Pepper (AL)
James L. Pugh (AL)
Chad Quandelacy (NM)
Michael L. Randazzo (NJ)
Bill D. Redington (MD)
Jabrey M. Scott (MO)
Rachael Shoriwa (MO)
Justice C. Small (IL)
Noah M. Taylor (IL)
Derrick B. Thompson (AR)
Antonio D. Turner (MS)
Curt D. Vernon (MO)
Kristina M. Walters (PA)
Briana R. Wells (MS)
Bryon C. Westrup (SD)
Daniel J. Wilcox (WA)
Tony Wilkerson (NC)
Billy J. Williams (SC)
John P. Young (VA)
John J. Zalusky (TX)
The following 18 applicants did not have 3 years of experience
driving a CMV on public highways with their vision deficiencies:
Donald F. Arteaga, III (CA)
Melton L. Brackens (TX)
Brian Escobedo (IL)
Walter L. Hill (OK)
Chelsie L. Knight (MI)
Robert A. Lacavich (MO)
Anthony A. Medina (NM)
Russell R. Michel (TX)
Scott R. Mogged (IL)
Sidney N. Nyberg (MN)
Ronald J. Schmidt (MN)
Harry M. Shaw (PA)
Willis D. Smith (AR)
Randy L. Statler (MO)
Shane C. Stine (WA)
Tristen M. Trujillo (WY)
James A. Walker (AR)
Gregory L. Wishmeyer (IA)
The following 13 applicants did not have 3 years of recent
experience driving a CMV with the vision deficiency:
Kevin D. Archibald (IL)
Leroy Bennett (GA)
Michael A. Cassella (NJ)
Steven Edwards (NM)
Issac L. Flowers (AL)
James J. Fourcher (UT)
Patricia J. Martin (OR)
Kim A. Pitts (IN)
Philip L. Segrave (NC)
Sherwood W. Swick (ID)
Delano H. Welch (NJ)
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Richard W. Winters (CA)
Steven G. Wiskes (WI)
The following five applicants did not have sufficient driving
experience during the past three years under normal highway operating
conditions (gaps in driving record):
Hope A. Bennett (PA)
Jeffrey T. Molosz (IL)
Charles J. Pukis (IN)
Gustavo Quintero (NJ)
Pedro T. Tellez Alvarez (CA)
The following 16 applicants were denied for multiple reasons:
Rickey J. Adams (GA)
James W. Boyde (AL)
David S. Brown (PA)
Gary R. Cowie (MI)
Juliana M. Davis (CA)
Luis Duval (NJ)
Joel E. Fevold (IA)
Kevin E. Hickerson (CA)
Johnny M. Kruprzak (OH)
Walter H. Matthews (VA)
Rory S. Milam (WV)
Gregory T. Rappe (IN)
Robert E. Schmidt (CO)
Oscar A. Sosa (CA)
Al D. Swiney (LA)
Daniel A. Wilson (IN)
The following three applicants have not had stable vision for the
preceding three-year period: Ronald S. Berneking, (MN); Alexander
Vaughn, (FL); Brandon L. Younkin, (WY).
The following 14 applicants met the current federal vision
standards. Exemptions are not required for applicants who meet the
current regulations for vision:
Teodula Alba (TX)
Dexter M. Byrd (AL)
Richard H. Harnden (NH)
Yahan C. Hernandez-Ramirez (NM)
Robert E. Hill (WA)
Tami J. Jackson (WA)
Charles W. Kelly (AR)
Lee A. Litton (IN)
Terence E. Michel (CO)
Peter A. Novak (ND)
Raimer A. Paredes-Escano (NJ)
Daniel J. Wallace (NM)
Alex J. Wittman (PA)
Timothy K. Wood (CA)
The following applicant drove interstate while restricted to
intrastate driving: William Perez, (TX).
The following 16 applicants will not be driving interstate,
interstate commerce, or are not required to carry a DOT medical card:
Marco A. Alvarez (CA)
Herbert G. Banham, III (MD)
Athanasios D. Brotsis (GA)
Amanda J. Darling (IL)
William E. Dennison, V (IN)
David E. Dickinson (CA)
Rick English (OH)
Floyd T. Hall (AK)
Jeffery H. Hopper (IN)
James M. Lewis (GA)
Christopher J. Neville (ME)
Michael R. O'Connor (NC)
Azusa Okajima (HI)
Michael L. Parsons (NY)
Gerardp Reyes Hernandez (CA)
Edwin J. Rojas (FL)
The following five applicants perform transportation for the
Federal government, state, or any political sub-division of the state:
Fabio E. Cordero (GA)
Dennis S. Morgan (AZ)
Norberto Santiago (CT)
Gerald L. Wheeler (FL)
Michael Wideman (IL)
Issued on: February 7, 2018.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-03054 Filed 2-13-18; 8:45 am]
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