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| FR Document | 2015-17329 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 135 (Wednesday, July 15, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 41558-41559] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-17329] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0054] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of denials. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its denial of 120 applications from individuals who requested an exemption from the Federal vision standard applicable to interstate truck and bus drivers and the reasons for the denials. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions granted will not compromise safety. The Agency has concluded that granting these exemptions does not provide a level of safety that will be equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety maintained without the exemptions for these commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards, (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., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption from the Federal vision standard for a renewable 2-year period if it finds ``such an exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to or greater than the level that would be achieved absent such an exemption.'' The procedures for requesting an exemption are set forth in 49 CFR part 381. Accordingly, FMCSA evaluated 120 individual exemption requests on their merit and made a determination that these applicants do not satisfy the criteria eligibility or meet the terms and conditions of the Federal exemption program. Each applicant has, prior to this notice, received a letter of final disposition on the exemption request. Those decision letters fully outlined the basis for the denial and constitute final Agency action. The list published in 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 applicant, Gregory J. Karkos, did not have sufficient driving experience over the past three years under normal highway operating conditions. The following 21 applicants had no experience operating a CMV: Paul M. A. Bobick Ethan W. Boze Russell B. Cochran Harold L. Coleman Logan B. Dix Terry L. Dockall Charles M. Edmonds Pedro T. Espinal Ronald A. Francis William R. Hand Kristopher M. Heitmeier Alan L. Kershisnik Nuru D. Mehammed Kevin R. Murphy Eduardo Ortiz Christopher E. Robles Jonathan R. Rogers Joseph D. Sirlin Maxwell W. Tanner Charles Wheeler Haitham N. Zegar The following 15 applicants did not have three years of experience driving a CMV on public highways with their vision deficiencies: Clairmont Boston John R. Boudreaux James A. Bullock, Jr. James L. Crain James W. Faber Joseph F. Giacometto Elmer G. Godwin, Jr. Randall L. Hall Alexander D. Harry Clyde M. Lange III Aveland E. Munroe Jorge M. Rios Canute O. Robinson James R. Sadlow Thomas A. Schwarz The following nine applicants did not have three years of recent experience driving a CMV with the vision deficiency: Kyle J. Bailey Charles W. Bradley Jeremy W. Culberson Albert Goodman, Jr. Jimmy R. Holman Ronald L. Irwin Wayne S. Peisert Donald L. Pons Dawn K. Waybill The following two applicants did not have sufficient driving experience during the past three years under normal highway operating conditions: Michael Garnys Edward P. Schrader II The following applicant, Marsden A. Cummings, was unable to obtain a statement from an optometrist or ophthalmologist stating that he was able to operate a commercial vehicle from a vision standpoint. The following 19 applicants were denied for multiple reasons: Shawn B. Blanton Lorena G. Booker Gaylon W. Bumpus Teddy E. Cole David R. Ford Joseph R. Fritz Alan G. Hicks Tony B. Johnson Raymond W. Lytle, Sr. William E. Montanari, Sr. Donald H. Nelson Delbert L. Priddle James D. Simental Dennis L. Smith Patrick L. Stansell Dustin L. Stone Barron A. Story Samuel M. Washington Gary E. Williams The following two applicants did not have stable vision for the entire three-year period: Jeffrey L. Jones Carl A. Shaner The following 21 applicants met the current federal vision standards. Exemptions are not required for applicants who meet the current regulations for vision: David D. Bond Nicholas J. Carbone Harold C. Darden Douglas J. Davis Whitney R. Everhart Craig T. Gerroll Darren E. Giles [[Page 41559]] Sukmindier S. Grewal Derek Griffin Bobby L. Hunter Dennis Johnson Dennis D. Kahle Enoc D. Lopez Michael D. Minchew Armont S. Nash Osvaldo Negron Charles E. Rhodes Michael C. Schaffer Jr. Brian D. Sharp Yancy D. Stone Charles R. Wulf The following 24 applicants were denied because they will not be driving interstate, interstate commerce, or are not required to carry a DOT medical card: Scott W. Andreason Michael J. Benedict Ronald R. Campbell Richard A. Cornejo Willie J. Evans Jr. Domenic L. Germano Robert L. Hodge John L. Johnson Sr. Raymond Long Evaristo Z. Martinez James C. Mcnee Jere L. Messersmith Michael D. Meyer Jeffrey R. Miller Anna M. Miller George S. Moore Steven J. Mulligan Robert Noonan Myron E. Olson Jerry W. Rufsvold Elmer F. Silcott Thomas E. Smith Anthony E. Smith Manuel Ulloa-Mendez Finally, the following five applicants perform transportation for the federal government, state, or any political sub-division of the state. Michael W. Henderson Nicholas J. Marchesani Christopher M. Pannelli Anthony J. Santi Todd W. Woronik Issued on: July 7, 2015. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2015-17329 Filed 7-14-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of denials. | |
| Contact | Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards, (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., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 41558 |