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Ignacio Flores,
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docket?D=FMCSA-2020-0028. Follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Dockets Operations; 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
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
To avoid duplication, please use only
one of these four methods. See the
‘‘Public Participation’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
instructions on submitting comments.
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 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 Dockets
Operations, (202) 366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2020–0028]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Hearing
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of applications for
exemption; request for comments.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces receipt of
applications from 20 individuals for an
exemption from the hearing requirement
in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in
interstate commerce. If granted, the
exemptions would enable these hard of
hearing and deaf individuals to operate
CMVs in interstate commerce.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket No.
FMCSA–2020–0028 using any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
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A. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
notice (Docket No. FMCSA–2020–0028),
indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment
applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. 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/
docket?D=FMCSA-2020-0028. Click on
the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type
your comment into the text box on the
following screen. Choose whether you
are submitting your comment as an
individual or on behalf of a third party
and then submit.
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
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comments by mail and would like to
know that they reached the facility,
please enclose a stamped, self-addressed
postcard or envelope.
FMCSA will consider all comments
and material received during the
comment period.
B. 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/
docket?D=FMCSA-2020-0028 and
choose the document to review. If you
do not have access to the internet, you
may view the docket online by visiting
Dockets 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 Dockets Operations.
C. 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
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315(b), FMCSA may grant an
exemption from the FMCSRs for no
longer than a 5-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 5-year
period. FMCSA grants medical
exemptions from the FMCSRs for a 2year period to align with the maximum
duration of a driver’s medical
certification.
The 20 individuals listed in this
notice have requested an exemption
from the hearing requirement in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(11). Accordingly, the Agency
will evaluate the qualifications of each
applicant to determine whether granting
the exemption will achieve the required
level of safety mandated by statute.
The physical qualification standard
for drivers regarding hearing found in
§ 391.41(b)(11) states that a person is
physically qualified to drive a CMV if
that person first perceives a forced
whispered voice in the better ear at not
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less than 5 feet with or without the use
of a hearing aid or, if tested by use of
an audiometric device, does not have an
average hearing loss in the better ear
greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000
Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without a
hearing aid when the audiometric
device is calibrated to American
National Standard (formerly ASA
Standard) Z24.5–1951.
This standard was adopted in 1970
and was revised in 1971 to allow drivers
to be qualified under this standard
while wearing a hearing aid, 35 FR
6458, 6463 (April 22, 1970) and 36 FR
12857 (July 3, 1971).
On February 1, 2013, FMCSA
announced in a Notice of Final
Disposition titled, ‘‘Qualification of
Drivers; Application for Exemptions;
National Association of the Deaf,’’ (78
FR 7479), its decision to grant requests
from 40 individuals for exemptions
from the Agency’s physical qualification
standard concerning hearing for
interstate CMV drivers. Since that time
the Agency has published additional
notices granting requests from hard of
hearing and deaf individuals for
exemptions from the Agency’s physical
qualification standard concerning
hearing for interstate CMV drivers.
Nicholas Grabanski
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Mr. Grabanski, 27, holds a class C
license in Texas.
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Michael Hartman
[Docket No. NHTSA–2020–0055; Notice 1]
Mr. Hartman, 56, holds a class D
license in Oklahoma.
Notice of Receipt of Petition for
Decision That Nonconforming Model
Year 2018 Harley Davidson Tri Glide
Motorcycles Are Eligible for
Importation
III. Qualifications of Applicants
Mr. Reagan, 40, holds a class C license
in Texas.
Hassan Abdi
Mr. Abdi, 30, holds a class A CPL in
Minnesota.
Matthew Acken
Mr. Acken, 35, holds a class D license
in Utah.
Mr. Hatch, 41, holds a class D license
in Iowa.
Joshua Johnson
Mr. Johnson, 28, holds a class R
license in Colorado.
William Lavender
Mr. Lavender, 64, holds a class A
license in Ohio.
MarcKenzie Loriston
Mr. Loriston, 31, holds a class E
license in Florida.
Ronald Pridgen
Mr. Pridgen, 57, holds a class C
license in North Carolina.
Zachary Reagan
Michael L. Smith
Mr. Smith, 66, holds a class A license
in North Carolina.
Carlos Sotelo Sanchez
Ryan Bailey
Mr. Sanchez, 26, holds a class C
license in California.
Mr. Bailey, 28, holds a class E license
in Florida.
Matthew Spainhoward
Gage Burchett
Mr. Spainhoward, 34, holds a class D
license in Kentucky.
Mr. Burchett, 28, holds a class D
license in Virginia.
IV. Request for Comments
Andrew Cho
Tyler Davis
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315(b), 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
under the DATES section of the notice.
Mr. Davis, 25, holds a class C license
in Texas.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
Gabriel Despanie
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Mr. Cho, 26, holds a class D license
in New York.
Jeffrey Daniel
Mr. Daniel, 52, holds a class C license
in Nevada.
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Mr. Despanie, 61, holds a class A
license in Louisiana.
Zachrey Gill
Mr. Gill, 23, holds a class E license in
Michigan.
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National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Receipt of petition.
AGENCY:
This document announces the
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) receipt of a
petition for a decision that model year
(MY) 2018 Harley Davidson Tri Glide
motorcycles that were not originally
manufactured to comply with all
applicable Federal motor vehicle safety
standards (FMVSS), are eligible for
importation into the United States
because they are substantially similar to
vehicles that were originally
manufactured for sale in the United
States and that were certified by their
manufacturer as complying with the
safety standards (the U.S.-certified
version of the 2018 Harley Davidson Tri
Glide motorcycles) and are capable of
being readily altered to conform to the
standards.
DATES: The closing date for comments
on the petition is January 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written data, views,
and arguments on this petition.
Comments must refer to the docket and
notice number cited in the title of this
notice and may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
• Mail: Send comments by mail
addressed to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: Deliver comments
by hand to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
Section is open on weekdays from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Federal
Holidays.
• Electronically: Submit comments
electronically by logging onto the
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) website at https://
www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Comments may also be faxed to
(202) 493–2251.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2020-0028]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of applications for exemption; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 20 individuals
for an exemption from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a commercial motor
vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce. If granted, the exemptions would
enable these hard of hearing and deaf individuals to operate CMVs in
interstate commerce.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA-2020-0028 using any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FMCSA-2020-0028. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Dockets Operations; 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 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting comments.
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 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 Dockets
Operations, (202) 366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation
A. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (Docket No. FMCSA-2020-0028), indicate the specific section of
this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for
each suggestion or recommendation. 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/docket?D=FMCSA-2020-0028. Click on the ``Comment Now!'' button and type
your comment into the text box on the following screen. Choose whether
you are submitting your comment as an individual or on behalf of a
third party and then submit.
If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ 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,
self-addressed postcard or envelope.
FMCSA will consider all comments and material received during the
comment period.
B. 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/docket?D=FMCSA-2020-0028 and choose the document to review. If you do
not have access to the internet, you may view the docket online by
visiting Dockets 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 Dockets Operations.
C. 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
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b), FMCSA may grant an exemption
from the FMCSRs for no longer than a 5-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 5-year period. FMCSA grants medical exemptions from the
FMCSRs for a 2-year period to align with the maximum duration of a
driver's medical certification.
The 20 individuals listed in this notice have requested an
exemption from the hearing requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(11).
Accordingly, the Agency will evaluate the qualifications of each
applicant to determine whether granting the exemption will achieve the
required level of safety mandated by statute.
The physical qualification standard for drivers regarding hearing
found in Sec. 391.41(b)(11) states that a person is physically
qualified to drive a CMV if that person first perceives a forced
whispered voice in the better ear at not
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less than 5 feet with or without the use of a hearing aid or, if tested
by use of an audiometric device, does not have an average hearing loss
in the better ear greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, and
2,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid when the audiometric device is
calibrated to American National Standard (formerly ASA Standard) Z24.5-
1951.
This standard was adopted in 1970 and was revised in 1971 to allow
drivers to be qualified under this standard while wearing a hearing
aid, 35 FR 6458, 6463 (April 22, 1970) and 36 FR 12857 (July 3, 1971).
On February 1, 2013, FMCSA announced in a Notice of Final
Disposition titled, ``Qualification of Drivers; Application for
Exemptions; National Association of the Deaf,'' (78 FR 7479), its
decision to grant requests from 40 individuals for exemptions from the
Agency's physical qualification standard concerning hearing for
interstate CMV drivers. Since that time the Agency has published
additional notices granting requests from hard of hearing and deaf
individuals for exemptions from the Agency's physical qualification
standard concerning hearing for interstate CMV drivers.
III. Qualifications of Applicants
Hassan Abdi
Mr. Abdi, 30, holds a class A CPL in Minnesota.
Matthew Acken
Mr. Acken, 35, holds a class D license in Utah.
Ryan Bailey
Mr. Bailey, 28, holds a class E license in Florida.
Gage Burchett
Mr. Burchett, 28, holds a class D license in Virginia.
Andrew Cho
Mr. Cho, 26, holds a class D license in New York.
Jeffrey Daniel
Mr. Daniel, 52, holds a class C license in Nevada.
Tyler Davis
Mr. Davis, 25, holds a class C license in Texas.
Gabriel Despanie
Mr. Despanie, 61, holds a class A license in Louisiana.
Zachrey Gill
Mr. Gill, 23, holds a class E license in Michigan.
Nicholas Grabanski
Mr. Grabanski, 27, holds a class C license in Texas.
Michael Hartman
Mr. Hartman, 56, holds a class D license in Oklahoma.
Andrew Hatch
Mr. Hatch, 41, holds a class D license in Iowa.
Joshua Johnson
Mr. Johnson, 28, holds a class R license in Colorado.
William Lavender
Mr. Lavender, 64, holds a class A license in Ohio.
MarcKenzie Loriston
Mr. Loriston, 31, holds a class E license in Florida.
Ronald Pridgen
Mr. Pridgen, 57, holds a class C license in North Carolina.
Zachary Reagan
Mr. Reagan, 40, holds a class C license in Texas.
Michael L. Smith
Mr. Smith, 66, holds a class A license in North Carolina.
Carlos Sotelo Sanchez
Mr. Sanchez, 26, holds a class C license in California.
Matthew Spainhoward
Mr. Spainhoward, 34, holds a class D license in Kentucky.
IV. Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b), 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 under the DATES
section of the notice.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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