80 FR 48404 - Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 155 (August 12, 2015)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 155 (August 12, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-19790 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 155 (Wednesday, August 12, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 48404-48406] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-19790] [[Page 48404]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0052] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of final disposition. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 34 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). They are unable to meet the vision requirement in one eye for various reasons. The exemptions will enable these individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce without meeting the prescribed vision requirement in one eye. The Agency has concluded that granting these exemptions will provide a level of safety that is equivalent to or greater than the level of safety maintained without the exemptions for these CMV drivers. DATES: The exemptions were granted July 23, 2015. The exemptions expire on July 23, 2017. 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. If you have questions on 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 http://www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments, go to http://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., 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 www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. II. Background On July 22, 2015, FMCSA published a notice of receipt of exemption applications from certain individuals, and requested comments from the public (80 FR 35699). That notice listed 34 applicants' case histories. The 34 individuals applied for exemptions from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), for drivers who operate CMVs in interstate commerce. Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2-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 2-year period. Accordingly, FMCSA has evaluated the 34 applications on their merits and made a determination to grant exemptions to each of them. III. Vision and Driving Experience of the Applicants The vision requirement in the FMCSRs provides: A person is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle 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 (49 CFR 391.41(b)(10)). FMCSA recognizes that some drivers do not meet the vision requirement but have adapted their driving to accommodate their vision limitation and demonstrated their ability to drive safely. The 34 exemption applicants listed in this notice are in this category. They are unable to meet the vision requirement in one eye for various reasons, including amblyopia, complete loss of vision, retinal detachment, corneal scarring, Descemet's folds, congenital amblyopia, prosthetic eye, macular hole, central scotoma, congenital glaucoma, staphyloma, refractive amblyopia, total cataract with iris synechia, retinal scar, optic nerve injury, cataract, mydriasis, amblyopia with exotropia, aphakia, and posterior senechiae. In most cases, their eye conditions were not recently developed. Twenty-four of the applicants were either born with their vision impairments or have had them since childhood. The 10 individuals that sustained their vision conditions as adults have had it for a range of four to 43 years. Although each applicant has one eye which does not meet the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), each has at least 20/40 corrected vision in the other eye, and in a doctor's opinion, has sufficient vision to perform all the tasks necessary to operate a CMV. Doctors' opinions are supported by the applicants' possession of valid commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) or non-CDLs to operate CMVs. Before issuing CDLs, States subject drivers to knowledge and skills tests designed to evaluate their qualifications to operate a CMV. All of these applicants satisfied the testing requirements for their State of residence. By meeting State licensing requirements, the applicants demonstrated their ability to operate a CMV, with their limited vision, to the satisfaction of the State. While possessing a valid CDL or non-CDL, these 34 drivers have been authorized to drive a CMV in intrastate commerce, even though their vision disqualified them from driving in interstate commerce. They have driven CMVs with their limited vision in careers ranging four three to 35 years. In the past three years, four drivers were involved in crashes, and three drivers were convicted of moving violations in a CMV. The qualifications, experience, and medical condition of each applicant were stated and discussed in detail in the June 22, 2015 notice (80 FR 35699). IV. Basis for Exemption Determination Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) if the exemption is likely to achieve an equivalent or greater level of safety than would be achieved without the exemption. Without the exemption, applicants will continue to be restricted to intrastate driving. With the exemption, applicants can drive in interstate commerce. Thus, our analysis focuses on whether an equal or greater level of safety is likely to be achieved by permitting each of these drivers to drive in interstate commerce as opposed to restricting him or her to driving in intrastate commerce. To evaluate the effect of these exemptions on safety, FMCSA considered the medical reports about the applicants' vision as well as their driving records and experience with the vision deficiency. [[Page 48405]] To qualify for an exemption from the vision requirement, FMCSA requires a person to present verifiable evidence that he/she has driven a commercial vehicle safely with the vision deficiency for the past 3 years. Recent driving performance is especially important in evaluating future safety, according to several research studies designed to correlate past and future driving performance. Results of these studies support the principle that the best predictor of future performance by a driver is his/her past record of crashes and traffic violations. Copies of the studies may be found at Docket Number FMCSA-1998-3637. FMCSA believes it can properly apply the principle to monocular drivers, because data from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) former waiver study program clearly demonstrate the driving performance of experienced monocular drivers in the program is better than that of all CMV drivers collectively (See 61 FR 13338, 13345, March 26, 1996). The fact that experienced monocular drivers demonstrated safe driving records in the waiver program supports a conclusion that other monocular drivers, meeting the same qualifying conditions as those required by the waiver program, are also likely to have adapted to their vision deficiency and will continue to operate safely. The first major research correlating past and future performance was done in England by Greenwood and Yule in 1920. Subsequent studies, building on that model, concluded that crash rates for the same individual exposed to certain risks for two different time periods vary only slightly (See Bates and Neyman, University of California Publications in Statistics, April 1952). Other studies demonstrated theories of predicting crash proneness from crash history coupled with other factors. These factors--such as age, sex, geographic location, mileage driven and conviction history--are used every day by insurance companies and motor vehicle bureaus to predict the probability of an individual experiencing future crashes (See Weber, Donald C., ``Accident Rate Potential: An Application of Multiple Regression Analysis of a Poisson Process,'' Journal of American Statistical Association, June 1971). A 1964 California Driver Record Study prepared by the California Department of Motor Vehicles concluded that the best overall crash predictor for both concurrent and nonconcurrent events is the number of single convictions. This study used 3 consecutive years of data, comparing the experiences of drivers in the first 2 years with their experiences in the final year. Applying principles from these studies to the past 3-year record of the 34 applicants, four drivers were involved in crashes, and three drivers were convicted of moving violations in a CMV. All the applicants achieved a record of safety while driving with their vision impairment, demonstrating the likelihood that they have adapted their driving skills to accommodate their condition. As the applicants' ample driving histories with their vision deficiencies are good predictors of future performance, FMCSA concludes their ability to drive safely can be projected into the future. We believe that the applicants' intrastate driving experience and history provide an adequate basis for predicting their ability to drive safely in interstate commerce. Intrastate driving, like interstate operations, involves substantial driving on highways on the interstate system and on other roads built to interstate standards. Moreover, driving in congested urban areas exposes the driver to more pedestrian and vehicular traffic than exists on interstate highways. Faster reaction to traffic and traffic signals is generally required because distances between them are more compact. These conditions tax visual capacity and driver response just as intensely as interstate driving conditions. The veteran drivers in this proceeding have operated CMVs safely under those conditions for at least 3 years, most for much longer. Their experience and driving records lead us to believe that each applicant is capable of operating in interstate commerce as safely as he/she has been performing in intrastate commerce. Consequently, FMCSA finds that exempting these applicants from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) is likely to achieve a level of safety equal to that existing without the exemption. For this reason, the Agency is granting the exemptions for the 2-year period allowed by 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315 to the 34 applicants listed in the notice of June 22, 2015 (80 FR 35699). We recognize that the vision of an applicant may change and affect his/her ability to operate a CMV as safely as in the past. As a condition of the exemption, therefore, FMCSA will impose requirements on the 34 individuals consistent with the grandfathering provisions applied to drivers who participated in the Agency's vision waiver program. Those requirements are found at 49 CFR 391.64(b) and include the following: (1) That each individual be physically examined every year (a) by an ophthalmologist or optometrist who attests that the vision in the better eye continues to meet the requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) and (b) by a medical examiner who attests that the individual is otherwise physically qualified under 49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each individual provide a copy of the ophthalmologist's or optometrist's report to the medical examiner at the time of the annual medical examination; and (3) that each individual provide a copy of the annual medical certification to the employer for retention in the driver's qualification file, or keep a copy in his/her driver's qualification file if he/she is self-employed. The driver must have a copy of the certification when driving, for presentation to a duly authorized Federal, State, or local enforcement official. V. Discussion of Comments FMCSA received no comments in this proceeding. IV. Conclusion Based upon its evaluation of the 34 exemption applications, FMCSA exempts the following drivers from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), subject to the requirements cited above (49 CFR 391.64(b)): Robert J. Bickel (MI) Steven J. Brauer (NJ) Steven R. Brinegar (TX) Garry D. Burkholder (PA) Orlando A. Cabrera (FL) Dennis W. Cosens, Jr. (NM) Rodney R. Dawson (KY) David S. Devine (ID) Lenton L. Dunston, Jr. (VA) Raymond C. Favreau (VT) William J. Gargiulo (OH) Wladyslaw Gogola (IL) Antonio Gomez (PA) Fred S. Graham (TN) Mark Grenier (CT) Jay R. Hendricks (FL) Steven C. Holland (OK) Acquillious Jackson III (SC) Jimmy D. Johnson II (TN) Bradley J. Kearl (UT) Larry G. Kreke (IL) Richard A. Lemke (WI) Lawrence McGowan (OH) James R. Millijen (CO) Christopher P. Mroczka (MD) Gary A. Oster, Jr. (OR) Mark A. Pleskovitch (IL) Edward J. Puto (CT) Andrew Risner (OH) Kyle B. Sharp (MI) Francis A. St. Pierre (NH) Sukru Tamirci (NY) George F. Treece (IL) Jeff L. Wheeler (IA) [[Page 48406]] In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each exemption will be valid for 2 years unless revoked earlier by FMCSA. The exemption will be revoked if: (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 before it was granted; or (3) continuation of the exemption would not be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 31315. If the exemption is still effective at the end of the 2-year period, the person may apply to FMCSA for a renewal under procedures in effect at that time. Issued on: August 6, 2015. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2015-19790 Filed 8-11-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION provides, to www.regulations.gov, as either born with their vision
described in the system of records impairments or have had them since
Federal Motor Carrier Safety notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can childhood.
Administration be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. The 10 individuals that sustained
their vision conditions as adults have
[Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0052] II. Background had it for a range of four to 43 years.
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption On July 22, 2015, FMCSA published Although each applicant has one eye
Applications; Vision a notice of receipt of exemption which does not meet the vision
applications from certain individuals, requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10),
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety and requested comments from the each has at least 20/40 corrected vision
Administration (FMCSA), DOT. public (80 FR 35699). That notice listed in the other eye, and in a doctor’s
ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 34 applicants’ case histories. The 34 opinion, has sufficient vision to perform
individuals applied for exemptions from all the tasks necessary to operate a CMV.
SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its the vision requirement in 49 CFR Doctors’ opinions are supported by the
decision to exempt 34 individuals from 391.41(b)(10), for drivers who operate applicants’ possession of valid
the vision requirement in the Federal CMVs in interstate commerce. commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) or
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, non-CDLs to operate CMVs. Before
(FMCSRs). They are unable to meet the FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2- issuing CDLs, States subject drivers to
vision requirement in one eye for year period if it finds ‘‘such exemption knowledge and skills tests designed to
various reasons. The exemptions will would likely achieve a level of safety evaluate their qualifications to operate a
enable these individuals to operate that is equivalent to or greater than the CMV.
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in level that would be achieved absent All of these applicants satisfied the
interstate commerce without meeting such exemption.’’ The statute also testing requirements for their State of
the prescribed vision requirement in allows the Agency to renew exemptions residence. By meeting State licensing
one eye. The Agency has concluded that at the end of the 2-year period. requirements, the applicants
granting these exemptions will provide Accordingly, FMCSA has evaluated the demonstrated their ability to operate a
a level of safety that is equivalent to or 34 applications on their merits and CMV, with their limited vision, to the
greater than the level of safety made a determination to grant satisfaction of the State.
maintained without the exemptions for exemptions to each of them. While possessing a valid CDL or non-
these CMV drivers. CDL, these 34 drivers have been
III. Vision and Driving Experience of authorized to drive a CMV in intrastate
DATES: The exemptions were granted
the Applicants commerce, even though their vision
July 23, 2015. The exemptions expire on
July 23, 2017. The vision requirement in the disqualified them from driving in
FMCSRs provides: interstate commerce. They have driven
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CMVs with their limited vision in
Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Carrier, A person is physically qualified to drive a
commercial motor vehicle if that person has careers ranging four three to 35 years. In
Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards,
distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 the past three years, four drivers were
(202) 366–4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov,
(Snellen) in each eye without corrective involved in crashes, and three drivers
FMCSA, Department of Transportation,
lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to were convicted of moving violations in
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective a CMV.
W64–224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. lenses, distant binocular acuity of a least 20/ The qualifications, experience, and
Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or without medical condition of each applicant
p.m., Monday through Friday, except corrective lenses, field of vision of at least were stated and discussed in detail in
Federal holidays. If you have questions 70° in the horizontal meridian in each eye, the June 22, 2015 notice (80 FR 35699).
on viewing or submitting material to the and the ability to recognize the colors of
docket, contact Docket Services, traffic signals and devices showing red, IV. Basis for Exemption Determination
telephone (202) 366–9826. green, and amber (49 CFR 391.41(b)(10)).
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FMCSA recognizes that some drivers FMCSA may grant an exemption from
do not meet the vision requirement but the vision requirement in 49 CFR
I. Electronic Access have adapted their driving to 391.41(b)(10) if the exemption is likely
You may see all the comments online accommodate their vision limitation to achieve an equivalent or greater level
through the Federal Document and demonstrated their ability to drive of safety than would be achieved
Management System (FDMS) at http:// safely. The 34 exemption applicants without the exemption. Without the
www.regulations.gov. listed in this notice are in this category. exemption, applicants will continue to
Docket: For access to the docket to They are unable to meet the vision be restricted to intrastate driving. With
read background documents or requirement in one eye for various the exemption, applicants can drive in
comments, go to http:// reasons, including amblyopia, complete interstate commerce. Thus, our analysis
www.regulations.gov and/or Room loss of vision, retinal detachment, focuses on whether an equal or greater
W12–140 on the ground level of the corneal scarring, Descemet’s folds, level of safety is likely to be achieved by
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue congenital amblyopia, prosthetic eye, permitting each of these drivers to drive
SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. macular hole, central scotoma, in interstate commerce as opposed to
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and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, congenital glaucoma, staphyloma, restricting him or her to driving in
except Federal holidays. refractive amblyopia, total cataract with intrastate commerce.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 iris synechia, retinal scar, optic nerve To evaluate the effect of these
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments injury, cataract, mydriasis, amblyopia exemptions on safety, FMCSA
from the public to better inform its with exotropia, aphakia, and posterior considered the medical reports about
rulemaking process. DOT posts these senechiae. In most cases, their eye the applicants’ vision as well as their
comments, without edit, including any conditions were not recently developed. driving records and experience with the
personal information the commenter Twenty-four of the applicants were vision deficiency.
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In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Background
and 31315, each exemption will be valid bearing the Federal Docket Management Under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e),
for 2 years unless revoked earlier by System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA– FMCSA may grant an exemption for up
FMCSA. The exemption will be revoked 2015–0117 using any of the following to a 2-year period if it finds ‘‘such
if: (1) The person fails to comply with methods: exemption would likely achieve a level
the terms and conditions of the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to of safety that is equivalent to or greater
exemption; (2) the exemption has www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line than the level that would be achieved
resulted in a lower level of safety than instructions for submitting comments. absent such exemption.’’ The statutes
was maintained before it was granted; or • Mail: Docket Management Facility; allow the Agency to renew exemptions
(3) continuation of the exemption would U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 at the end of the 2-year period. The 12
not be consistent with the goals and New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building individuals listed in this notice have
objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 31315. Ground Floor, Room W12–140, requested an exemption from the
If the exemption is still effective at the Washington, DC 20590–0001. epilepsy prohibition in 49 CFR
end of the 2-year period, the person may 391.41(b)(8), which applies to drivers
apply to FMCSA for a renewal under • Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, who operate CMVs as defined in 49 CFR
procedures in effect at that time. 390.5, in interstate commerce. Section
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Issued on: August 6, 2015. Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 391.41(b)(8) states that a person is
Larry W. Minor, p.m., Monday through Friday, except physically qualified to drive a CMV if
Associate Administrator for Policy. Federal holidays. that person has no established medical
history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy
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or any other condition which is likely
Each submission must include the to cause the loss of consciousness or any
Agency name and the docket ID for this loss of ability to control a CMV.
Notice. Note that DOT posts all FMCSA provides medical advisory
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION comments received without change to criteria for use by medical examiners in
Federal Motor Carrier Safety www.regulations.gov, including any determining whether drivers with
Administration personal information included in a certain medical conditions should be
comment. Please see the Privacy Act certified to operate CMVs in intrastate
heading below. commerce. The advisory criteria
[Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0117]
Docket: For access to the docket to indicate that if an individual has had a
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption read background documents or sudden episode of a non-epileptic
Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure comments, go to www.regulations.gov, seizure or loss of consciousness of
Disorders at any time or Room W12–140 on the unknown cause that did not require
ground level of the West Building, 1200 anti-seizure medication, the decision
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, whether that person’s condition is likely
Administration (FMCSA), DOT. DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday to cause the loss of consciousness or
ACTION: Notice of applications for through Friday, except Federal holidays. loss of ability to control a CMV should
exemptions; request for comments. The FDMS is available 24 hours each be made on an individual basis by the
day, 365 days each year. If you want medical examiner in consultation with
SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of acknowledgment that we received your the treating physician. Before
applications from 12 individuals for an comments, please include a self- certification is considered, it is
exemption from the prohibition against addressed, stamped envelope or suggested that a 6-month waiting period
persons with a clinical diagnosis of postcard or print the acknowledgement elapse from the time of the episode.
epilepsy or any other condition that is page that appears after submitting Following the waiting period, it is
likely to cause a loss of consciousness comments on-line. suggested that the individual have a
or any loss of ability to operate a Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 complete neurological examination. If
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments the results of the examination are
interstate commerce. The regulation and from the public to better inform its negative and anti-seizure medication is
the associated advisory criteria rulemaking process. DOT posts these not required, then the driver may be
published in the Code of Federal comments, without edit, including any qualified.
Regulations as the ‘‘Instructions for personal information the commenter In those individual cases where a
Performing and Recording Physical provides, to www.regulations.gov, as driver had a seizure or an episode of
Examinations’’ have resulted in described in the system records notice loss of consciousness that resulted from
numerous drivers being prohibited from (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can be a known medical condition (e.g., drug
operating CMVs in interstate commerce reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. reaction, high temperature, acute
based on the fact that they have had one infectious disease, dehydration, or acute
or more seizures and are taking anti- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
metabolic disturbance), certification
seizure medication, rather than an Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Office of should be deferred until the driver has
individual analysis of their Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety, (202) recovered fully from that condition, has
circumstances by a qualified medical 366–4001, or via email at no existing residual complications, and
examiner. If granted, the exemptions fmcsamedical@dot.gov, or by letter to
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is not taking anti-seizure medication.
would enable these individuals who FMCSA, Room W64–113, Department of Drivers who have a history of epilepsy/
have had one or more seizures and are Transportation, 1200 New Jersey seizures, off anti-seizure medication and
taking anti-seizure medication to Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– seizure-free for 10 years, may be
operate CMVs for up to 2 years in 0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to qualified to operate a CMV in interstate
interstate commerce. 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except commerce. Interstate drivers with a
DATES: Comments must be received on
Federal holidays. history of a single unprovoked seizure
or before September 11, 2015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: may be qualified to drive a CMV in
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| Dates | The exemptions were granted July 23, 2015. The exemptions expire on July 23, 2017. | |
| 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. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact Docket Services, telephone (202) 366- 9826. | |
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