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Mr. Smith reported that he has driven
straight trucks for eight years,
accumulating 328,000 miles. He holds
an operator’s license from Pennsylvania.
His driving record for the last three
years shows no crashes and no
convictions for moving violations in a
CMV.
Zebrial C. Stahmer
Mr. Stahmer, 33, has had amblyopia
in his right eye since childhood. The
visual acuity in his right eye is 20/200,
and in his left eye, 20/20. Following an
examination in 2018, his optometrist
stated, ‘‘In my medical opinion, Mr.
Stahmer has sufficient vision to perform
the driving tasks required to operate a
commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Stahmer
reported that he has driven straight
trucks for ten years, accumulating 1.04
million miles, and tractor-trailer
combinations for six years,
accumulating 168,480 miles. He holds a
Class A CDL from Montana. His driving
record for the last three years shows no
crashes and no convictions for moving
violations in a CMV.
Leon W. Tanksley, III
Mr. Tanksley, 40, has had amblyopia
in his right eye since childhood. The
visual acuity in his right eye is 20/150,
and in his left eye, 20/20. Following an
examination in 2017, his
ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘His visual field
with both eyes open is normal along
with a 120-degree horizontal axis and in
my medical opinion, the vision out of
his good eye is sufficient to operate a
commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Tanksley
reported that he has driven tractortrailer combinations for eight years,
accumulating 760,000 miles. He holds a
Class A CDL from Georgia. His driving
record for the last three years shows no
crashes and no convictions for moving
violations in a CMV.
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Timothy E. Thomas
Mr. Thomas, 44, has a prosthetic right
eye due to a traumatic incident in 2002.
The visual acuity in his right eye is no
light perception, and in his left eye, 20/
20. Following an examination in 2018,
his optometrist stated, ‘‘Patient has
sufficient vision in his left eye to
operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.
Thomas reported that he has driven
tractor-trailer combinations for 20 years,
accumulating 1.1 million miles. He
holds a Class A CDL from North
Carolina. His driving record for the last
three years shows no crashes and no
convictions for moving violations in a
CMV.
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III. Request for Comments
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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 and material received before
the close of business on the closing date
indicated in the dates section of the
notice.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
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–2018–0011 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.
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–2018–0011 and click ‘‘Search.’’
Next, click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ and
you will find all documents and
comments related to this notice.
Issued on: May 17, 2018.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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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 85
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:
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
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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 February 15, 2018, FMCSA
published a notice announcing its
decision to renew exemptions for 85
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 (83
FR 6919). The public comment period
ended on March 19, 2018, 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 traffic signals and devices
showing red, green, and amber.
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III. Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received no comments in this
preceding.
IV. Conclusion
Based upon its evaluation of the 85
renewal exemption applications and
comments received, FMCSA confirms
its’ decision to exempt the following
driver from the vision requirement in 49
CFR 391.41 (b)(10):
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, the following groups of
drivers received renewed exemptions in
the month of March and are discussed
below:
As of March 2, 2018, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
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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 (64 FR 27027; 64
FR 51568; 66 FR 48504; 66 FR 53826;
66 FR 66966; 68 FR 10301; 68 FR 19596;
68 FR 54775; 68 FR 69434; 70 FR 25878;
70 FR 48797; 70 FR 48798; 70 FR 48799;
70 FR 48800; 70 FR 53412; 70 FR 57353;
70 FR 71884; 70 FR 72689; 70 FR 74102;
71 FR 4632; 71 FR 32183; 71 FR 41310;
72 FR 32705; 72 FR 46261; 72 FR 54972;
72 FR 62896; 72 FR 67340; 73 FR 1395;
73 FR 5259; 73 FR 6246; 73 FR 60398;
74 FR 26464; 74 FR 43222; 74 FR 53581;
74 FR 60021; 74 FR 60022; 74 FR 65842;
74 FR 65845; 75 FR 1450; 75 FR 1451;
75 FR 4623; 75 FR 9482; 76 FR 34135;
76 FR 37169; 76 FR 50318; 76 FR 53710;
76 FR 64171; 76 FR 75942; 76 FR 75943;
76 FR 78728; 77 FR 539; 77 FR 543; 77
FR 545; 77 FR 3554; 77 FR 10604; 77 FR
10608; 78 FR 63302; 78 FR 64274; 78 FR
67452; 78 FR 67454; 78 FR 68137; 78 FR
76704; 78 FR 76705; 78 FR 76707; 78 FR
77778; 78 FR 77780; 78 FR 77782; 78 FR
78475; 78 FR 78477; 79 FR 3919; 79 FR
4531; 79 FR 4803; 79 FR 6993; 79 FR
10619; 80 FR 40122; 80 FR 44188; 80 FR
59230; 80 FR 62161; 80 FR 62163; 80 FR
67476; 80 FR 67481; 80 FR 70060; 80 FR
76345; 80 FR 79414; 80 FR 80443; 81 FR
1284; 81 FR 1474; 81 FR 15401; 81 FR
15404; 81 FR 16265; 81 FR 20433; 81 FR
44680; 81 FR 48493; 81 FR 60117):
John P. Bails (IA)
Garry A. Baker (OH)
Howard D. Barton (IN)
Craig J. Belles (NY)
Steven A. Blinco (MT)
Cris D. Bush (TN)
Johnnie E. Byler (PA)
Stewart K. Clayton (TX)
David N. Cleveland (ME)
James J. Coffield (NM)
Richard A. Congdon, Jr. (OR)
Albion C. Doe, Sr. (NH)
Bruce J. Dowd (CT)
David E. Evans (NC)
Mark A. Farnsley (IN)
Jason L. Hoovan (UT)
Amos W. Husley (AL)
Darryl H. Johnson (WV)
Freddie H. Johnson (ID)
David B. Jones (FL)
Alfred Keehn (AZ)
Volga Kirkwood (MO)
Michael S. Maki (MN)
Kevin D. Mendoza (WA)
Ralph S. Miller (WV)
John M. Moore (PA)
Kenneth R. Murphy (WA)
Millard F. Neace, II (WV)
William E. Norris (NC)
Daniel F. Perez (CA)
Dean B. Ponte (MA)
Jack E. Potts, Jr. (PA)
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Richard E. Purvenas, Jr. (DE)
Robert C. Reid (KY)
Steven S. Reinsvold (WI)
Glenn T. Riley (OH)
Migeul A. Sanchez (NM)
Donald L. Schoendienst (MO)
Tigran Semerjyan (CA)
James A. Shepard (NY)
Robert L. Simpson (NC)
John R. Snyder (WA)
Timothy R. Steckman (IL)
Warren Supulski (NC)
Dustin W. Tharp (IA)
Kirk A. Thelen (MI)
Robert E. Whitney (IL)
Reginald Wuethrich (IL)
Chadwick L. Wyatt (NC)
The drivers were included in docket
numbers FMCSA–1999–5578; FMCSA–
2001–10578; FMCSA–2003–14223;
FMCSA–2005–21711; FMCSA–2005–
22194; FMCSA–2005–22727; FMCSA–
2006–24783; FMCSA–2007–0017;
FMCSA–2007–27897; FMCSA–2009–
0291; FMCSA–2009–0303; FMCSA–
2011–0140; FMCSA–2011–0141;
FMCSA–2011–0325; FMCSA–2013–
0168; FMCSA–2013–0169; FMCSA–
2013–0170; FMCSA–2015–0053;
FMCSA–2015–0055; FMCSA–2015–
0056; FMCSA–2015–0070; FMCSA–
2015–0072; FMCSA–2015–0344;
FMCSA–2015–0345; FMCSA–2015–
0347. Their exemptions are applicable
as of March 2, 2018, and will expire on
March 2, 2020.
As of March 5, 2018, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following six individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (68 FR 74699; 69
FR 10503; 70 FR 57353; 70 FR 72689;
71 FR 6829; 73 FR 8392; 75 FR 8184; 77
FR 7233; 79 FR 10602; 81 FR 20433):
Barton C. Caldara (WI)
Allan Darley (UT)
Richard Hailey, Jr. (DC)
Robert V. Hodges (IL)
Edward D. Pickle (GA)
James T. Worthham, Jr. (GA)
The drivers were included in docket
numbers FMCSA–2003–16564;
FMCSA–2005–22194. Their exemptions
are applicable as of March 5, 2018, and
will expire on March 5, 2020.
As of March 7, 2018, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following three individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (77 FR 3552; 77
FR 13691; 79 FR 12565; 81 FR 20433):
Samuel V. Holder (IL); Jake F. Richter
(KS); Robert J. Townsley (VA).
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2011–0365. Their
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exemptions are applicable as of March
7, 2018, and will expire on March 7,
2020.
As of March 10, 2018, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following nine individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (81 FR 6573; 81
FR 28136):
Thomas M. Bowman (OH)
Robert W. Fawcett (PA)
Harry J. Glynn (LA)
Cody N. McDonnell (OR)
Dennis C. Rokes (IA)
Brian W. Roughton (MO)
Steven A. Van Raalte (IL)
Marvin L. Wernimont (IA)
Brian J. Yole (TX)
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2015–0348. Their
exemptions are applicable as of March
10, 2018, and will expire on March 10,
2020.
As of March 13, 2018, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following nine individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (79 FR 1908; 79
FR 14333; 81 FR 20433):
Norvan D. Brown (IA)
Jackie K. Curlin (KY)
Justin W. Demarchi (OH)
Jimmey C. Harris (TX)
David G. Henry (TX)
Rogelio C. Hernandez (CA)
Harold D. Pressley (TX)
Jason C. Sadler (KY)
Michael O. Thomas (NC)
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2013–0174. Their
exemptions are applicable as of March
13, 2018, and will expire on March 13,
2020.
As of March 15, 2018, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following three individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (67 FR 68719; 68
FR 2629; 70 FR 7545; 71 FR 4194; 71 FR
13450; 72 FR 40362; 73 FR 9158; 74 FR
64124; 75 FR 9484; 77 FR 10606; 79 FR
14328; 81 FR 20433): Gene Bartlett, Jr.
(VT); Wayne H. Holt (UT); William B.
Wilson (KY).
The drivers were included in docket
numbers FMCSA–2002–12844;
FMCSA–2005–23099. Their exemptions
are applicable as of March 15, 2018, and
will expire on March 15, 2020.
As of March 23, 2018, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, Glenn R. Theis (MN) has
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satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (77 FR 5874; 77
FR 17117; 79 FR 13085; 81 FR 20433).
The driver was included in docket
number FMCSA–2011–0366. The
exemption is applicable as of March 23,
2018, and will expire on March 23,
2020.
As of March 31, 2018, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following five individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (73 FR 6242; 73
FR 16950; 75 FR 9477; 77 FR 13689; 79
FR 14331; 81 FR 20433):
Gary W. Ellis (NC)
K. L. Guse (OH)
Steven W. Halsey (MO)
Thomas M. Leadbitter (PA)
Jonathan P. Lovel (IL)
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2007–0071. Their
exemptions are applicable as of March
31, 2018, and will expire on March 31,
2020.
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: May 17, 2018.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Vision
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final disposition.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces its
decision to exempt 14 individuals from
the vision requirement in the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
(FMCSRs) to operate a commercial
SUMMARY:
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motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate
commerce. They are unable to meet the
vision requirement in one eye for
various reasons. The exemptions enable
these individuals to operate CMVs in
interstate commerce without meeting
the vision requirement in one eye.
DATES: The exemptions were applicable
on February 16, 2018. The exemptions
expire on February 16, 2020.
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 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., 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 January 16, 2018, FMCSA
published a notice announcing receipt
of applications from 14 individuals
requesting an exemption from vision
requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10)
and requested comments from the
public (83 FR 2292). The public
comment period ended on February 15,
2018, and no comments were received.
FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility
of these 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)(10).
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-1999-5578; FMCSA-2001-10578; FMCSA-2002-12844; FMCSA-
2003-14223; FMCSA-2003-16564; FMCSA-2005-21711; FMCSA-2005-22194;
FMCSA-2005-22727; FMCSA-2005-23099; FMCSA-2006-24783; FMCSA-2007-0017;
FMCSA-2007-0071; FMCSA-2007-27897; FMCSA-2009-0291; FMCSA-2009-0303;
FMCSA-2011-0140; FMCSA-2011-0141; FMCSA-2011-0325; FMCSA-2011-0365;
FMCSA-2011-0366; FMCSA-2013-0168; FMCSA-2013-0169; FMCSA-2013-0170;
FMCSA-2013-0174; FMCSA-2015-0053; FMCSA-2015-0055; FMCSA-2015-0056;
FMCSA-2015-0070; FMCSA-2015-0072; FMCSA-2015-0344; FMCSA-2015-0345;
FMCSA-2015-0347; FMCSA-2015-0348]
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 85
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, [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.,
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 https://www.regulations.gov and/or Room W12-140 on the
ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
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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 February 15, 2018, FMCSA published a notice announcing its
decision to renew exemptions for 85 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 (83 FR 6919). The
public comment period ended on March 19, 2018, 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 traffic signals and devices showing red,
green, and amber.
III. Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received no comments in this preceding.
IV. Conclusion
Based upon its evaluation of the 85 renewal exemption applications
and comments received, FMCSA confirms its' decision to exempt the
following driver from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41 (b)(10):
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, the following
groups of drivers received renewed exemptions in the month of March and
are discussed below:
As of March 2, 2018, 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 (64 FR 27027; 64 FR 51568; 66 FR
48504; 66 FR 53826; 66 FR 66966; 68 FR 10301; 68 FR 19596; 68 FR 54775;
68 FR 69434; 70 FR 25878; 70 FR 48797; 70 FR 48798; 70 FR 48799; 70 FR
48800; 70 FR 53412; 70 FR 57353; 70 FR 71884; 70 FR 72689; 70 FR 74102;
71 FR 4632; 71 FR 32183; 71 FR 41310; 72 FR 32705; 72 FR 46261; 72 FR
54972; 72 FR 62896; 72 FR 67340; 73 FR 1395; 73 FR 5259; 73 FR 6246; 73
FR 60398; 74 FR 26464; 74 FR 43222; 74 FR 53581; 74 FR 60021; 74 FR
60022; 74 FR 65842; 74 FR 65845; 75 FR 1450; 75 FR 1451; 75 FR 4623; 75
FR 9482; 76 FR 34135; 76 FR 37169; 76 FR 50318; 76 FR 53710; 76 FR
64171; 76 FR 75942; 76 FR 75943; 76 FR 78728; 77 FR 539; 77 FR 543; 77
FR 545; 77 FR 3554; 77 FR 10604; 77 FR 10608; 78 FR 63302; 78 FR 64274;
78 FR 67452; 78 FR 67454; 78 FR 68137; 78 FR 76704; 78 FR 76705; 78 FR
76707; 78 FR 77778; 78 FR 77780; 78 FR 77782; 78 FR 78475; 78 FR 78477;
79 FR 3919; 79 FR 4531; 79 FR 4803; 79 FR 6993; 79 FR 10619; 80 FR
40122; 80 FR 44188; 80 FR 59230; 80 FR 62161; 80 FR 62163; 80 FR 67476;
80 FR 67481; 80 FR 70060; 80 FR 76345; 80 FR 79414; 80 FR 80443; 81 FR
1284; 81 FR 1474; 81 FR 15401; 81 FR 15404; 81 FR 16265; 81 FR 20433;
81 FR 44680; 81 FR 48493; 81 FR 60117):
John P. Bails (IA)
Garry A. Baker (OH)
Howard D. Barton (IN)
Craig J. Belles (NY)
Steven A. Blinco (MT)
Cris D. Bush (TN)
Johnnie E. Byler (PA)
Stewart K. Clayton (TX)
David N. Cleveland (ME)
James J. Coffield (NM)
Richard A. Congdon, Jr. (OR)
Albion C. Doe, Sr. (NH)
Bruce J. Dowd (CT)
David E. Evans (NC)
Mark A. Farnsley (IN)
Jason L. Hoovan (UT)
Amos W. Husley (AL)
Darryl H. Johnson (WV)
Freddie H. Johnson (ID)
David B. Jones (FL)
Alfred Keehn (AZ)
Volga Kirkwood (MO)
Michael S. Maki (MN)
Kevin D. Mendoza (WA)
Ralph S. Miller (WV)
John M. Moore (PA)
Kenneth R. Murphy (WA)
Millard F. Neace, II (WV)
William E. Norris (NC)
Daniel F. Perez (CA)
Dean B. Ponte (MA)
Jack E. Potts, Jr. (PA)
Richard E. Purvenas, Jr. (DE)
Robert C. Reid (KY)
Steven S. Reinsvold (WI)
Glenn T. Riley (OH)
Migeul A. Sanchez (NM)
Donald L. Schoendienst (MO)
Tigran Semerjyan (CA)
James A. Shepard (NY)
Robert L. Simpson (NC)
John R. Snyder (WA)
Timothy R. Steckman (IL)
Warren Supulski (NC)
Dustin W. Tharp (IA)
Kirk A. Thelen (MI)
Robert E. Whitney (IL)
Reginald Wuethrich (IL)
Chadwick L. Wyatt (NC)
The drivers were included in docket numbers FMCSA-1999-5578; FMCSA-
2001-10578; FMCSA-2003-14223; FMCSA-2005-21711; FMCSA-2005-22194;
FMCSA-2005-22727; FMCSA-2006-24783; FMCSA-2007-0017; FMCSA-2007-27897;
FMCSA-2009-0291; FMCSA-2009-0303; FMCSA-2011-0140; FMCSA-2011-0141;
FMCSA-2011-0325; FMCSA-2013-0168; FMCSA-2013-0169; FMCSA-2013-0170;
FMCSA-2015-0053; FMCSA-2015-0055; FMCSA-2015-0056; FMCSA-2015-0070;
FMCSA-2015-0072; FMCSA-2015-0344; FMCSA-2015-0345; FMCSA-2015-0347.
Their exemptions are applicable as of March 2, 2018, and will expire on
March 2, 2020.
As of March 5, 2018, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following six individuals have satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (68 FR 74699; 69 FR 10503; 70 FR
57353; 70 FR 72689; 71 FR 6829; 73 FR 8392; 75 FR 8184; 77 FR 7233; 79
FR 10602; 81 FR 20433):
Barton C. Caldara (WI)
Allan Darley (UT)
Richard Hailey, Jr. (DC)
Robert V. Hodges (IL)
Edward D. Pickle (GA)
James T. Worthham, Jr. (GA)
The drivers were included in docket numbers FMCSA-2003-16564;
FMCSA-2005-22194. Their exemptions are applicable as of March 5, 2018,
and will expire on March 5, 2020.
As of March 7, 2018, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following three individuals have satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (77 FR 3552; 77 FR 13691; 79 FR
12565; 81 FR 20433): Samuel V. Holder (IL); Jake F. Richter (KS);
Robert J. Townsley (VA).
The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA-2011-0365. Their
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exemptions are applicable as of March 7, 2018, and will expire on March
7, 2020.
As of March 10, 2018, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following nine individuals have satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (81 FR 6573; 81 FR 28136):
Thomas M. Bowman (OH)
Robert W. Fawcett (PA)
Harry J. Glynn (LA)
Cody N. McDonnell (OR)
Dennis C. Rokes (IA)
Brian W. Roughton (MO)
Steven A. Van Raalte (IL)
Marvin L. Wernimont (IA)
Brian J. Yole (TX)
The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA-2015-0348. Their
exemptions are applicable as of March 10, 2018, and will expire on
March 10, 2020.
As of March 13, 2018, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following nine individuals have satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (79 FR 1908; 79 FR 14333; 81 FR
20433):
Norvan D. Brown (IA)
Jackie K. Curlin (KY)
Justin W. Demarchi (OH)
Jimmey C. Harris (TX)
David G. Henry (TX)
Rogelio C. Hernandez (CA)
Harold D. Pressley (TX)
Jason C. Sadler (KY)
Michael O. Thomas (NC)
The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA-2013-0174. Their
exemptions are applicable as of March 13, 2018, and will expire on
March 13, 2020.
As of March 15, 2018, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following three individuals have satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (67 FR 68719; 68 FR 2629; 70 FR
7545; 71 FR 4194; 71 FR 13450; 72 FR 40362; 73 FR 9158; 74 FR 64124; 75
FR 9484; 77 FR 10606; 79 FR 14328; 81 FR 20433): Gene Bartlett, Jr.
(VT); Wayne H. Holt (UT); William B. Wilson (KY).
The drivers were included in docket numbers FMCSA-2002-12844;
FMCSA-2005-23099. Their exemptions are applicable as of March 15, 2018,
and will expire on March 15, 2020.
As of March 23, 2018, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, Glenn R. Theis (MN) has satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (77 FR 5874; 77 FR 17117; 79 FR 13085; 81 FR
20433).
The driver was included in docket number FMCSA-2011-0366. The
exemption is applicable as of March 23, 2018, and will expire on March
23, 2020.
As of March 31, 2018, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following five individuals have satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (73 FR 6242; 73 FR 16950; 75 FR
9477; 77 FR 13689; 79 FR 14331; 81 FR 20433):
Gary W. Ellis (NC)
K. L. Guse (OH)
Steven W. Halsey (MO)
Thomas M. Leadbitter (PA)
Jonathan P. Lovel (IL)
The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA-2007-0071. Their
exemptions are applicable as of March 31, 2018, and will expire on
March 31, 2020.
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: May 17, 2018.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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