Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision, 24087-24090 [2020-09122]
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contact Ms. Pearlie Robinson, FMCSA
Driver and Carrier Operations Division;
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II. Legal Basis
FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315 to grant exemptions
from certain Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). FMCSA
must publish a notice of each exemption
request in the Federal Register (49 CFR
381.315(a)). The Agency must provide
the public an opportunity to inspect the
information relevant to the application,
including any safety analyses that have
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been conducted. The Agency must also
provide an opportunity for public
comment on the request.
The Agency reviews safety analyses
and public comments submitted, and
determines whether granting the
exemption would likely achieve a level
of safety equivalent to, or greater than,
the level that would be achieved by the
current regulation (49 CFR 381.305).
The decision of the Agency must be
published in the Federal Register (49
CFR 381.315(b)) with the reasons for
denying or granting the application and,
if granted, the name of the person or
class of persons receiving the
exemption, and the regulatory provision
from which the exemption is granted.
The notice must also specify the
effective period and explain the terms
and conditions of the exemption. The
exemption may be renewed (49 CFR
381.300(b)).
III. Background
The SC&RA, requested a renewal of
its exemption from the mandatory rest
break requirement of 49 CFR
395.3(a)(3)(ii) on behalf of all
specialized carriers and drivers
responsible for the transportation of
loads exceeding standard legal weight
and dimensional limits—oversize/
overweight (OS/OW) loads—that require
a permit issued by a government
authority. The exemption was first
published on June 18, 2015 (80 FR
34957) with an expiration date of June
18, 2017.
On November 14, 2016 (81 FR 79556),
FMCSA announced the extension of the
SC&RA exemption notice that was
published on June 18, 2015. The Agency
extended the expiration date of the
exemption to June 17, 2020 in response
to section 5206(b)(2)(A) of the ‘‘Fixing
America’s Surface Transportation Act’’
(FAST Act). That section extends the
expiration date of all HOS exemptions
in effect on the date of enactment to five
years from the date of issuance of the
exemptions.
SC&RA has requested a renewal of the
exemption that would be effective from
June 18, 2020 through June 18, 2025. A
copy of SC&RA’s request is in the
docket referenced at the beginning of
this notice.
IV. Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C.
31315(b)(6), FMCSA requests public
comment from all interested persons on
SC&RA’s request for a renewal of its
exemption from the 30-minute rest
break rule. All comments received
before the close of business on the
comment closing date indicated at the
beginning of this notice will be
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considered and will be available for
examination in the docket at the
location listed under the ADDRESSES
section of this notice. Comments
received after the comment closing date
will be filed in the public docket and
will be considered to the extent
practicable. In addition to late
comments, FMCSA will also continue to
file, in the public docket, relevant
information that becomes available after
the comment closing date. Interested
persons should continue to examine the
public docket for new material.
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:
SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its
decision to renew exemptions for 95
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 provided
below.
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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
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I. Public Participation
A. Viewing Documents and Comments
To view comments, as well as any
documents mentioned in this notice as
being available in the docket, go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Insert the
docket number, FMCSA–1999–6156;
FMCSA–1999–6480; FMCSA–2003–
16241; FMCSA–2003–16564; FMCSA–
2005–21711; FMCSA–2005–22194;
FMCSA–2005–22727; FMCSA–2005–
23099; FMCSA–2005–23238; FMCSA–
2006–23773; FMCSA–2007–0071;
FMCSA–2007–27897; FMCSA–2009–
0011; FMCSA–2009–0291; FMCSA–
2009–0321; FMCSA–2011–0024;
FMCSA–2011–0141; FMCSA–2011–
0142; FMCSA–2011–0275; FMCSA–
2011–0298; FMCSA–2011–0324;
FMCSA–2011–0365; FMCSA–2011–
0366; FMCSA–2011–0378; FMCSA–
2013–0029; FMCSA–2013–0166;
FMCSA–2013–0167; FMCSA–2013–
0168; FMCSA–2013–0169; FMCSA–
2013–0174; FMCSA–2014–0002;
FMCSA–2015–0070; FMCSA–2015–
0071; FMCSA–2015–0072; FMCSA–
2015–0344; FMCSA–2015–0345;
FMCSA–2015–0347; FMCSA–2015–
0348; FMCSA–2015–0350; FMCSA–
2015–0351; FMCSA–2017–0022;
FMCSA–2017–0024; FMCSA–2017–
0026; FMCSA–2017–0028; FMCSA–
2018–0006, in the keyword box, and
click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, click the ‘‘Open
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document to review. If you do not have
access to the internet, you may view the
docket online by visiting the Docket
Operations in Room W12–140 on the
ground floor of the DOT West Building,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. To be sure
someone is there to help you, please call
(202) 366–9317 or (202) 366–9826
before visiting Docket Operations.
B. Privacy Act
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
DOT solicits comments from the public
to better inform its rulemaking process.
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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.transportation.gov/privacy.
II. Background
On March 5, 2020, FMCSA published
a notice announcing its decision to
renew exemptions for 95 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 (85 FR
12959). The public comment period
ended on April 6, 2020, and no
comments were received.
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 § 391.41(b)(10).
The physical qualification standard
for drivers regarding vision found in
§ 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.
III. Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received no comments in this
proceeding.
IV. Conclusion
Based on its evaluation of the 95
renewal exemption applications and
comments received, FMCSA confirms
its decision to exempt the following
drivers from the vision requirement in
§ 391.41(b)(10).
As of April 1, 2020, and in accordance
with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, the
following 25 individuals have satisfied
the renewal conditions for obtaining an
exemption from the vision requirement
in the FMCSRs for interstate CMV
drivers (70 FR 48797; 70 FR 61493; 71
FR 4194; 71 FR 13450; 72 FR 54971; 73
FR 6242; 73 FR 9158; 73 FR 16950; 74
FR 49069; 74 FR 65842; 75 FR 9477; 75
FR 9482; 75 FR 9484; 76 FR 17481; 76
FR 28125; 76 FR 53710; 76 FR 62143;
76 FR 70212; 76 FR 75943; 77 FR 3552;
77 FR 10604; 77 FR 10606; 77 FR 13689;
77 FR 13691; 78 FR 24300; 78 FR 34143;
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78 FR 52602; 78 FR 64271; 79 FR 1908;
79 FR 2748; 79 FR 6993; 79 FR 10619;
79 FR 12565; 79 FR 14328; 79 FR 14331;
79 FR 14333; 80 FR 18696; 80 FR 59225;
80 FR 63869; 80 FR 70060; 80 FR 76345;
80 FR 80443; 81 FR 1474; 81 FR 16265;
81 FR 20433; 81 FR 48493; 81 FR 60117;
82 FR 33542; 82 FR 37504; 82 FR 47309;
82 FR 47312; 82 FR 58262; 83 FR 2311;
83 FR 6681; 83 FR 6694; 83 FR 6919; 83
FR 6922; 83 FR 6925; 83 FR 15232; 83
FR 18648; 83 FR 24151; 83 FR 24571):
Ronald C. Ashley (GA)
Jonathan E. Burt (VT)
Daryl Carpenter (MD)
Efrain R. Cisneros (CA)
Dana L. Colberg (OR)
Gary W. Ellis (NC)
Roberto Espinosa (FL)
Spencer L. Goard (KY)
Ethan A. Hale (KY)
Trevor M. Hilton (IL)
Ronald E. Howard (PA)
Clifford D. Johnson (VA)
Thomas M. Leadbitter (PA)
Jonathan P. Lovel (IL)
Raul Martinez (FL)
John M. Moore (LA)
Millard F. Neace II (WV)
Harold D. Pressley (TX)
Richard E. Purvenas, Jr. (DE)
William L. Richardson (IN)
Jake F. Richter (KS)
Douglas L. Riddell (CA)
Edward G. Thurston (TX)
William B. Wilson (KY)
George J. Worthington (NY)
The drivers were included in docket
numbers FMCSA–2005–21711;
FMCSA–2005–23099; FMCSA–2007–
0071; FMCSA–2007–0071; FMCSA–
2007–0071; FMCSA–2009–0291;
FMCSA–2011–0024; FMCSA–2011–
0141; FMCSA–2011–0365; FMCSA–
2013–0029; FMCSA–2013–0029;
FMCSA–2013–0167; FMCSA–2013–
0174; FMCSA–2015–0072; FMCSA–
2015–0344; FMCSA–2015–0347;
FMCSA–2017–0022; FMCSA–2017–
0024; FMCSA–2017–0026; FMCSA–
2017–0026; FMCSA–2017–0028;
FMCSA–2017–0028; FMCSA–2017–
0028; FMCSA–2017–0028; and FMCSA–
2018–0006. Their exemptions are
applicable as of April 1, 2020, and will
expire on April 1, 2022.
As of April 12, 2020, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 35 individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (68 FR 61857; 68
FR 74699; 68 FR 74699; 68 FR 75715;
69 FR 10503; 69 FR 10503; 70 FR 57353;
70 FR 71884; 70 FR 72689; 71 FR 644;
71 FR 4194; 71 FR 4632; 71 FR 6829; 71
FR 6829; 71 FR 13450; 72 FR 39879; 72
FR 52422; 72 FR 71995; 73 FR 5259; 73
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FR 8392; 73 FR 9158; 74 FR 49069; 74
FR 65842; 74 FR 65847; 75 FR 1451; 75
FR 8184; 75 FR 9477; 75 FR 9482; 75 FR
9484; 76 FR 49528; 76 FR 61143; 76 FR
64164; 76 FR 70213; 76 FR 75942; 76 FR
79760; 77 FR 541; 77 FR 545; 77 FR
3547; 77 FR 3552; 77 FR 5874; 77 FR
7233; 77 FR 7657; 77 FR 10604; 77 FR
10606; 77 FR 13689; 77 FR 13691; 77 FR
17117; 77 FR 17119; 77 FR 22059; 78 FR
62935; 78 FR 63302; 78 FR 64271; 78 FR
64274; 78 FR 67452; 78 FR 74223; 78 FR
76395; 78 FR 76705; 78 FR 77778; 78 FR
77780; 78 FR 78475; 79 FR 1908; 79 FR
2247; 79 FR 2748; 79 FR 10602; 79 FR
10619; 79 FR 12565; 79 FR 13085; 79 FR
14328; 79 FR 14331; 79 FR 14332; 79 FR
14333; 79 FR 18390; 80 FR 67472; 80 FR
67476; 80 FR 67481; 80 FR 70060; 80 FR
76345; 80 FR 79414; 80 FR 80443; 81 FR
6573; 81 FR 11642; 81 FR 15401; 81 FR
15404; 81 FR 16265; 81 FR 20433; 81 FR
20435; 81 FR 28136; 81 FR 44680; 81 FR
60117; 83 FR 15195):
Donald J. Bierwirth, Jr. (CT)
Bryan Borrowman (UT)
Eugene Contreras (NM)
Levi R. Coutcher (WA)
Herman R. Dahmer (MD)
Jim L. Davis (NM)
Michael P. Eisenreich (MN)
Daniel W. Eynon (OH)
Richard P. Frederiksen (WY)
Danny R. Gray (OK)
Keith J. Haaf (VA)
Louis E. Henry, Jr. (KY)
Zion Irizarry (NV)
Kevin Jacoby (NJ)
Tommy R. Jefferies (FL)
Billy R. Jeffries (WV)
Lowell Johnson (MN)
John R. Knott, III (MD)
Curtis M. Lawless (VA)
Herman Martinez (NM)
Brandon J. Michalko (NY)
Michael E. Miles (IL)
Daniel I. Miller (PA)
Robert Mollicone (FL)
Willie L. Parks (CA)
Richard J. Pauxtis (OR)
Rafael Quintero (TX)
Esequiel M. Ramirez-Moreno (TX)
Kent S. Reining (IL)
Roy C. Rogers (WV)
Mark A. Smalls (GA)
Michael A. Terry (IN)
Clifford B. Thompson, Jr. (SC)
Norman J. Watson (NC)
Charles T. Whitehead (NC)
The drivers were included in docket
numbers FMCSA–2003–16241;
FMCSA–2003–16564; FMCSA–2003–
16564; FMCSA–2005–22194; FMCSA–
2005–22727; FMCSA–2005–23099;
FMCSA–2007–27897; FMCSA–2009–
0291; FMCSA–2009–0291; FMCSA–
2009–0291; FMCSA–2009–0291;
FMCSA–2009–0291; FMCSA–2011–
0142; FMCSA–2011–0275; FMCSA–
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2011–0298; FMCSA–2011–0324;
FMCSA–2011–0324; FMCSA–2011–
0365; FMCSA–2011–0366; FMCSA–
2011–0366; FMCSA–2013–0166;
FMCSA–2013–0167; FMCSA–2013–
0167; FMCSA–2013–0168; FMCSA–
2013–0169; FMCSA–2013–0174;
FMCSA–2013–0174; FMCSA–2015–
0070; FMCSA–2015–0070; FMCSA–
2015–0071; FMCSA–2015–0072;
FMCSA–2015–0344; FMCSA–2015–
0344; FMCSA–2015–0345; and FMCSA–
2015–0348. Their exemptions are
applicable as of April 12, 2020, and will
expire on April 12, 2022.
As of April 14, 2020, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following seven individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (64 FR 54948; 64
FR 68195; 65 FR 159; 65 FR 20251; 67
FR 10475; 67 FR 17102; 69 FR 8260; 69
FR 17267; 71 FR 4194; 71 FR 5105; 71
FR 6824; 71 FR 6826; 71 FR 13450; 71
FR 16410; 71 FR 19600; 71 FR 19602;
73 FR 11989; 75 FR 1835; 75 FR 9482;
75 FR 13653; 77 FR 17107; 79 FR 18391;
81 FR 20435; 83 FR 15195):
Mark A. Baisden (OH)
Curtis J. Crowston (ND)
Walter R. Hardiman (WV)
Michael W. Jones (IL)
Matthew J. Konecki (MT)
Joseph S. Nix, IV (MO)
Robert V. Sloan (NC)
The drivers were included in docket
numbers FMCSA–1999–6156; FMCSA–
1999–6480; FMCSA–2005–23099;
FMCSA–2005–23238; FMCSA–2006–
23773; and FMCSA–2009–0321. Their
exemptions are applicable as of April
14, 2020, and will expire on April 14,
2022.
As of April 16, 2020, 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 14190; 81
FR 39100; 83 FR 15195):
William H. Brence (SD)
Larry D. Fulk (MO)
Darrell K. Harber (MO)
Robert E. Holbrook (TN)
Maurice L. Kinney (PA)
Richard R. Krafczynski (PA)
Michael S. McHale (PA)
Darin P. Milton (TN)
William J. Powell (KY)
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2015–0350. Their
exemptions are applicable as of April
16, 2020, and will expire on April 16,
2022.
As of April 17, 2020, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
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31315, the following two individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (77 FR 19749; 77
FR 22838; 79 FR 15794; 81 FR 20435;
83 FR 15195):
Gilberto M. Rosas (AZ) and Kim A.
Shaffer (PA)
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2011–0378. Their
exemptions are applicable as of April
17, 2020, and will expire on April 17,
2022.
As of April 18, 2020, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following eight individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (79 FR 10606; 79
FR 22003; 81 FR 28138; 83 FR 15195):
Thomas R. Abbott (TN)
Thomas Benavidez, Jr. (ID)
Daniel Fedder (IL)
Mark La Fleur (MD)
Michael Nichols (GA)
Dino J. Pires (CT)
John B. Theres (IL)
Robert S. Waltz (ME)
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2014–0002. Their
exemptions are applicable as of April
18, 2020, and will expire on April 18,
2022.
As of April 23, 2020, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following two 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; 71 FR 6829; 73 FR 6242; 73
FR 15254; 73 FR 16950; 75 FR 20881;
77 FR 17115; 79 FR 17641; 81 FR 20435;
83 FR 15195):
Thomas R. Hedden (IL) and Douglas
A. Mendoza (MD)
The drivers were included in docket
numbers FMCSA–2003–16564 and
FMCSA–2007–0071. Their exemptions
are applicable as of April 23, 2020, and
will expire on April 23, 2022.
As of April 27, 2020, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following individual has
satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (75 FR 9480; 75
FR 22176; 77 FR 17108; 79 FR 17643;
81 FR 20435; 83 FR 15195):
Gerald L. Rush, Jr. (NJ)
The driver was included in docket
number FMCSA–2009–0011. The
exemption is applicable as of April 27,
2020, and will expire on April 27, 2022.
As of April 28, 2020, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
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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 (81 FR 17237; 81
FR 52516; 83 FR 15195):
Lee R. Boykin (TX)
Hugo N. Gutierrez (IN)
William J. Kanaris (NY)
Ronnie L. McHugh (KS)
Donald P. Ruckinger (PA)
Trent Wipf (SD)
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2015–0351. Their
exemptions are applicable as of April
28, 2020, and will expire on April 28,
2022.
In accordance with 49 U.S.C.
31315(b), each exemption will be valid
for 2 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(e) and
31315(b).
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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which runs from January 1, 2021,
through December 31, 2021. The
application period runs from April 30,
2020, through June 16, 2020.
DATES: All applications and requests for
continued funding for the 2021 grant
year must be filed electronically by
11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on June 16,
2020. The IRS is authorized to award
multi-year grants not to exceed three
years. For an organization not currently
receiving a grant for 2020, an
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organization that received a single year
grant in 2020, or an organization whose
multi-year grant ends in 2020, the
organization must apply electronically
at www.grants.gov. For an organization
currently receiving a grant for 2020 that
is requesting funding for the second or
third year of a multi-year grant, the
organization must submit a request for
continued funding electronically at
www.grantsolutions.gov. All
organizations must use the funding
number of TREAS–GRANTS–052021–
001, and the Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance program number is
21.008. See https://beta.sam.gov/. The
LITC Program Office is scheduling a
teleconference to cover the application
process in mid-May. See www.irs.gov/
advocate/low-income-taxpayer-clinics
for more details, including registration
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill
Beard at (949) 575–6200 (not a toll-free
number) or by email at beard.william@
irs.gov. The LITC Program Office is
located at: IRS, Taxpayer Advocate
Service, LITC Grant Program
Administration Office, TA: LITC, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW, Room 1034,
Washington, DC 20224. Copies of the
2021 Grant Application Package and
Guidelines, IRS Publication 3319 (Rev.
5–2020), can be downloaded from the
IRS internet site at www.irs.gov/
advocate or ordered by calling the IRS
Distribution Center toll-free at 1–800–
829–3676. (Note, however, that the
Distribution Center may be closed due
to COVID–19. If so, the publication will
only be available online.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code
(IRC) section 7526, the IRS will
annually award up to $6,000,000 (unless
otherwise provided by specific
Congressional appropriation) to
qualified organizations, subject to the
limitations set forth in the statute.
Grants may be awarded for the
development, expansion, or
continuation of low-income taxpayer
clinics. For calendar year 2020,
Congress appropriated a total of
$12,000,000 in federal funds for LITC
matching grants. See Public Law 116–
93, 133 Stat. 2317, 2439 (2019).
A qualified organization may receive
a matching grant of up to $100,000 per
year. A qualified organization is one
that represents low-income taxpayers in
controversies with the IRS and informs
individuals for whom English is a
second language (ESL taxpayers) of their
taxpayer rights and responsibilities, and
does not charge more than a nominal fee
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for its services (except for
reimbursement of actual costs incurred).
Examples of a qualified organization
include (1) a clinical program at an
accredited law, business, or accounting
school whose students represent lowincome taxpayers in tax controversies
with the IRS and (2) an organization
exempt from tax under IRC section
501(a) whose employees and volunteers
represent low-income taxpayers in
controversies with the IRS and may also
make referrals to qualified volunteers to
provide representation. A clinic will be
treated as representing low-income
taxpayers in controversies with the IRS
if at least 90 percent of the taxpayers
represented by the clinic have incomes
that do not exceed 250 percent of the
federal poverty level, taking into
account geographic location and family
size. Federal poverty guidelines are
published annually in the Federal
Register. See, for example, 85 FR 3060
(Jan. 17, 2020).
In addition, the amount in
controversy for the tax year to which the
controversy relates generally cannot
exceed the amount specified in IRC
section 7463 (currently $50,000) for
eligibility for special small tax case
procedures in the United States Tax
Court. The IRS may award grants to
qualified organizations to fund one-year,
two-year, or three-year project periods.
Grant funds may be awarded for startup expenditures incurred by new clinics
during the grant year. IRC section
7526(c)(5) requires dollar-for-dollar
matching funds.
Mission Statement
Low Income Taxpayer Clinics ensure
the fairness and integrity of the tax
system for taxpayers who are lowincome or speak English as a second
language by: Providing pro bono
representation on their behalf in tax
disputes with the IRS; educating them
about their rights and responsibilities as
taxpayers; and identifying and
advocating for issues that impact them.
Selection Consideration
Despite the IRS’s efforts to foster
parity in availability and accessibility in
the selection of organizations receiving
LITC matching grants and the continued
increase in clinic services nationwide,
there remain communities that are
underrepresented by clinics. Although
each application and request for
continued funding for the 2021 grant
year will be given due consideration,
the IRS is particularly interested in
applicants from the following
underserved geographic areas:
Arizona-Central
California-Kern County
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 84 (Thursday, April 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24087-24090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09122]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-1999-6156; FMCSA-1999-6480; FMCSA-2003-16241; FMCSA-
2003-16564; FMCSA-2005-21711; FMCSA-2005-22194; FMCSA-2005-22727;
FMCSA-2005-23099; FMCSA-2005-23238; FMCSA-2006-23773; FMCSA-2007-0071;
FMCSA-2007-27897; FMCSA-2009-0011; FMCSA-2009-0291; FMCSA-2009-0321;
FMCSA-2011-0024; FMCSA-2011-0141; FMCSA-2011-0142; FMCSA-2011-0275;
FMCSA-2011-0298; FMCSA-2011-0324; FMCSA-2011-0365; FMCSA-2011-0366;
FMCSA-2011-0378; FMCSA-2013-0029; FMCSA-2013-0166; FMCSA-2013-0167;
FMCSA-2013-0168; FMCSA-2013-0169; FMCSA-2013-0174; FMCSA-2014-0002;
FMCSA-2015-0070; FMCSA-2015-0071; FMCSA-2015-0072; FMCSA-2015-0344;
FMCSA-2015-0345; FMCSA-2015-0347; FMCSA-2015-0348; FMCSA-2015-0350;
FMCSA-2015-0351; FMCSA-2017-0022; FMCSA-2017-0024; FMCSA-2017-0026;
FMCSA-2017-0028; FMCSA-2018-0006]
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 95
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 provided
below.
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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. If you have
questions regarding viewing or submitting material to the docket,
contact Docket Operations, (202) 366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation
A. Viewing Documents and Comments
To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this notice
as being available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Insert the docket number, FMCSA-1999-6156; FMCSA-1999-6480; FMCSA-2003-
16241; FMCSA-2003-16564; FMCSA-2005-21711; FMCSA-2005-22194; FMCSA-
2005-22727; FMCSA-2005-23099; FMCSA-2005-23238; FMCSA-2006-23773;
FMCSA-2007-0071; FMCSA-2007-27897; FMCSA-2009-0011; FMCSA-2009-0291;
FMCSA-2009-0321; FMCSA-2011-0024; FMCSA-2011-0141; FMCSA-2011-0142;
FMCSA-2011-0275; FMCSA-2011-0298; FMCSA-2011-0324; FMCSA-2011-0365;
FMCSA-2011-0366; FMCSA-2011-0378; FMCSA-2013-0029; FMCSA-2013-0166;
FMCSA-2013-0167; FMCSA-2013-0168; FMCSA-2013-0169; FMCSA-2013-0174;
FMCSA-2014-0002; FMCSA-2015-0070; FMCSA-2015-0071; FMCSA-2015-0072;
FMCSA-2015-0344; FMCSA-2015-0345; FMCSA-2015-0347; FMCSA-2015-0348;
FMCSA-2015-0350; FMCSA-2015-0351; FMCSA-2017-0022; FMCSA-2017-0024;
FMCSA-2017-0026; FMCSA-2017-0028; FMCSA-2018-0006, in the keyword box,
and click ``Search.'' Next, click the ``Open Docket Folder'' button and
choose the document to review. If you do not have access to the
internet, you may view the docket online by visiting the Docket
Operations in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To
be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 366-9317 or
(202) 366-9826 before visiting Docket Operations.
B. 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.transportation.gov/privacy.
II. Background
On March 5, 2020, FMCSA published a notice announcing its decision
to renew exemptions for 95 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 (85 FR 12959). The public comment
period ended on April 6, 2020, and no comments were received.
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 Sec. 391.41(b)(10).
The physical qualification standard for drivers regarding vision
found in Sec. 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 proceeding.
IV. Conclusion
Based on its evaluation of the 95 renewal exemption applications
and comments received, FMCSA confirms its decision to exempt the
following drivers from the vision requirement in Sec. 391.41(b)(10).
As of April 1, 2020, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 25 individuals have satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (70 FR 48797; 70 FR 61493; 71 FR
4194; 71 FR 13450; 72 FR 54971; 73 FR 6242; 73 FR 9158; 73 FR 16950; 74
FR 49069; 74 FR 65842; 75 FR 9477; 75 FR 9482; 75 FR 9484; 76 FR 17481;
76 FR 28125; 76 FR 53710; 76 FR 62143; 76 FR 70212; 76 FR 75943; 77 FR
3552; 77 FR 10604; 77 FR 10606; 77 FR 13689; 77 FR 13691; 78 FR 24300;
78 FR 34143; 78 FR 52602; 78 FR 64271; 79 FR 1908; 79 FR 2748; 79 FR
6993; 79 FR 10619; 79 FR 12565; 79 FR 14328; 79 FR 14331; 79 FR 14333;
80 FR 18696; 80 FR 59225; 80 FR 63869; 80 FR 70060; 80 FR 76345; 80 FR
80443; 81 FR 1474; 81 FR 16265; 81 FR 20433; 81 FR 48493; 81 FR 60117;
82 FR 33542; 82 FR 37504; 82 FR 47309; 82 FR 47312; 82 FR 58262; 83 FR
2311; 83 FR 6681; 83 FR 6694; 83 FR 6919; 83 FR 6922; 83 FR 6925; 83 FR
15232; 83 FR 18648; 83 FR 24151; 83 FR 24571):
Ronald C. Ashley (GA)
Jonathan E. Burt (VT)
Daryl Carpenter (MD)
Efrain R. Cisneros (CA)
Dana L. Colberg (OR)
Gary W. Ellis (NC)
Roberto Espinosa (FL)
Spencer L. Goard (KY)
Ethan A. Hale (KY)
Trevor M. Hilton (IL)
Ronald E. Howard (PA)
Clifford D. Johnson (VA)
Thomas M. Leadbitter (PA)
Jonathan P. Lovel (IL)
Raul Martinez (FL)
John M. Moore (LA)
Millard F. Neace II (WV)
Harold D. Pressley (TX)
Richard E. Purvenas, Jr. (DE)
William L. Richardson (IN)
Jake F. Richter (KS)
Douglas L. Riddell (CA)
Edward G. Thurston (TX)
William B. Wilson (KY)
George J. Worthington (NY)
The drivers were included in docket numbers FMCSA-2005-21711;
FMCSA-2005-23099; FMCSA-2007-0071; FMCSA-2007-0071; FMCSA-2007-0071;
FMCSA-2009-0291; FMCSA-2011-0024; FMCSA-2011-0141; FMCSA-2011-0365;
FMCSA-2013-0029; FMCSA-2013-0029; FMCSA-2013-0167; FMCSA-2013-0174;
FMCSA-2015-0072; FMCSA-2015-0344; FMCSA-2015-0347; FMCSA-2017-0022;
FMCSA-2017-0024; FMCSA-2017-0026; FMCSA-2017-0026; FMCSA-2017-0028;
FMCSA-2017-0028; FMCSA-2017-0028; FMCSA-2017-0028; and FMCSA-2018-0006.
Their exemptions are applicable as of April 1, 2020, and will expire on
April 1, 2022.
As of April 12, 2020, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 35 individuals have satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (68 FR 61857; 68 FR 74699; 68 FR
74699; 68 FR 75715; 69 FR 10503; 69 FR 10503; 70 FR 57353; 70 FR 71884;
70 FR 72689; 71 FR 644; 71 FR 4194; 71 FR 4632; 71 FR 6829; 71 FR 6829;
71 FR 13450; 72 FR 39879; 72 FR 52422; 72 FR 71995; 73 FR 5259; 73
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FR 8392; 73 FR 9158; 74 FR 49069; 74 FR 65842; 74 FR 65847; 75 FR 1451;
75 FR 8184; 75 FR 9477; 75 FR 9482; 75 FR 9484; 76 FR 49528; 76 FR
61143; 76 FR 64164; 76 FR 70213; 76 FR 75942; 76 FR 79760; 77 FR 541;
77 FR 545; 77 FR 3547; 77 FR 3552; 77 FR 5874; 77 FR 7233; 77 FR 7657;
77 FR 10604; 77 FR 10606; 77 FR 13689; 77 FR 13691; 77 FR 17117; 77 FR
17119; 77 FR 22059; 78 FR 62935; 78 FR 63302; 78 FR 64271; 78 FR 64274;
78 FR 67452; 78 FR 74223; 78 FR 76395; 78 FR 76705; 78 FR 77778; 78 FR
77780; 78 FR 78475; 79 FR 1908; 79 FR 2247; 79 FR 2748; 79 FR 10602; 79
FR 10619; 79 FR 12565; 79 FR 13085; 79 FR 14328; 79 FR 14331; 79 FR
14332; 79 FR 14333; 79 FR 18390; 80 FR 67472; 80 FR 67476; 80 FR 67481;
80 FR 70060; 80 FR 76345; 80 FR 79414; 80 FR 80443; 81 FR 6573; 81 FR
11642; 81 FR 15401; 81 FR 15404; 81 FR 16265; 81 FR 20433; 81 FR 20435;
81 FR 28136; 81 FR 44680; 81 FR 60117; 83 FR 15195):
Donald J. Bierwirth, Jr. (CT)
Bryan Borrowman (UT)
Eugene Contreras (NM)
Levi R. Coutcher (WA)
Herman R. Dahmer (MD)
Jim L. Davis (NM)
Michael P. Eisenreich (MN)
Daniel W. Eynon (OH)
Richard P. Frederiksen (WY)
Danny R. Gray (OK)
Keith J. Haaf (VA)
Louis E. Henry, Jr. (KY)
Zion Irizarry (NV)
Kevin Jacoby (NJ)
Tommy R. Jefferies (FL)
Billy R. Jeffries (WV)
Lowell Johnson (MN)
John R. Knott, III (MD)
Curtis M. Lawless (VA)
Herman Martinez (NM)
Brandon J. Michalko (NY)
Michael E. Miles (IL)
Daniel I. Miller (PA)
Robert Mollicone (FL)
Willie L. Parks (CA)
Richard J. Pauxtis (OR)
Rafael Quintero (TX)
Esequiel M. Ramirez-Moreno (TX)
Kent S. Reining (IL)
Roy C. Rogers (WV)
Mark A. Smalls (GA)
Michael A. Terry (IN)
Clifford B. Thompson, Jr. (SC)
Norman J. Watson (NC)
Charles T. Whitehead (NC)
The drivers were included in docket numbers FMCSA-2003-16241;
FMCSA-2003-16564; FMCSA-2003-16564; FMCSA-2005-22194; FMCSA-2005-22727;
FMCSA-2005-23099; FMCSA-2007-27897; FMCSA-2009-0291; FMCSA-2009-0291;
FMCSA-2009-0291; FMCSA-2009-0291; FMCSA-2009-0291; FMCSA-2011-0142;
FMCSA-2011-0275; FMCSA-2011-0298; FMCSA-2011-0324; FMCSA-2011-0324;
FMCSA-2011-0365; FMCSA-2011-0366; FMCSA-2011-0366; FMCSA-2013-0166;
FMCSA-2013-0167; FMCSA-2013-0167; FMCSA-2013-0168; FMCSA-2013-0169;
FMCSA-2013-0174; FMCSA-2013-0174; FMCSA-2015-0070; FMCSA-2015-0070;
FMCSA-2015-0071; FMCSA-2015-0072; FMCSA-2015-0344; FMCSA-2015-0344;
FMCSA-2015-0345; and FMCSA-2015-0348. Their exemptions are applicable
as of April 12, 2020, and will expire on April 12, 2022.
As of April 14, 2020, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following seven individuals have satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (64 FR 54948; 64 FR 68195; 65 FR
159; 65 FR 20251; 67 FR 10475; 67 FR 17102; 69 FR 8260; 69 FR 17267; 71
FR 4194; 71 FR 5105; 71 FR 6824; 71 FR 6826; 71 FR 13450; 71 FR 16410;
71 FR 19600; 71 FR 19602; 73 FR 11989; 75 FR 1835; 75 FR 9482; 75 FR
13653; 77 FR 17107; 79 FR 18391; 81 FR 20435; 83 FR 15195):
Mark A. Baisden (OH)
Curtis J. Crowston (ND)
Walter R. Hardiman (WV)
Michael W. Jones (IL)
Matthew J. Konecki (MT)
Joseph S. Nix, IV (MO)
Robert V. Sloan (NC)
The drivers were included in docket numbers FMCSA-1999-6156; FMCSA-
1999-6480; FMCSA-2005-23099; FMCSA-2005-23238; FMCSA-2006-23773; and
FMCSA-2009-0321. Their exemptions are applicable as of April 14, 2020,
and will expire on April 14, 2022.
As of April 16, 2020, 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 14190; 81 FR 39100; 83 FR
15195):
William H. Brence (SD)
Larry D. Fulk (MO)
Darrell K. Harber (MO)
Robert E. Holbrook (TN)
Maurice L. Kinney (PA)
Richard R. Krafczynski (PA)
Michael S. McHale (PA)
Darin P. Milton (TN)
William J. Powell (KY)
The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA-2015-0350. Their
exemptions are applicable as of April 16, 2020, and will expire on
April 16, 2022.
As of April 17, 2020, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following two individuals have satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (77 FR 19749; 77 FR 22838; 79 FR
15794; 81 FR 20435; 83 FR 15195):
Gilberto M. Rosas (AZ) and Kim A. Shaffer (PA)
The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA-2011-0378. Their
exemptions are applicable as of April 17, 2020, and will expire on
April 17, 2022.
As of April 18, 2020, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following eight individuals have satisfied the renewal
conditions for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in
the FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (79 FR 10606; 79 FR 22003; 81 FR
28138; 83 FR 15195):
Thomas R. Abbott (TN)
Thomas Benavidez, Jr. (ID)
Daniel Fedder (IL)
Mark La Fleur (MD)
Michael Nichols (GA)
Dino J. Pires (CT)
John B. Theres (IL)
Robert S. Waltz (ME)
The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA-2014-0002. Their
exemptions are applicable as of April 18, 2020, and will expire on
April 18, 2022.
As of April 23, 2020, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following two 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; 71 FR
6829; 73 FR 6242; 73 FR 15254; 73 FR 16950; 75 FR 20881; 77 FR 17115;
79 FR 17641; 81 FR 20435; 83 FR 15195):
Thomas R. Hedden (IL) and Douglas A. Mendoza (MD)
The drivers were included in docket numbers FMCSA-2003-16564 and
FMCSA-2007-0071. Their exemptions are applicable as of April 23, 2020,
and will expire on April 23, 2022.
As of April 27, 2020, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following individual has satisfied the renewal conditions
for obtaining an exemption from the vision requirement in the FMCSRs
for interstate CMV drivers (75 FR 9480; 75 FR 22176; 77 FR 17108; 79 FR
17643; 81 FR 20435; 83 FR 15195):
Gerald L. Rush, Jr. (NJ)
The driver was included in docket number FMCSA-2009-0011. The
exemption is applicable as of April 27, 2020, and will expire on April
27, 2022.
As of April 28, 2020, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
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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 (81 FR 17237; 81 FR 52516; 83 FR
15195):
Lee R. Boykin (TX)
Hugo N. Gutierrez (IN)
William J. Kanaris (NY)
Ronnie L. McHugh (KS)
Donald P. Ruckinger (PA)
Trent Wipf (SD)
The drivers were included in docket number FMCSA-2015-0351. Their
exemptions are applicable as of April 28, 2020, and will expire on
April 28, 2022.
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315(b), each exemption will be valid
for 2 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(e) and
31315(b).
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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