80 FR 48413 - 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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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 155 (Wednesday, August 12, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 48413-48415] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-19782] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0049] 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 23 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 7, 2015. The exemptions expire on July 7, 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 June 3, 2015, FMCSA published a notice of receipt of exemption applications from certain individuals, and requested comments from the public (80 FR 31636). That notice listed 23 applicants' case histories. The 23 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 23 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 23 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, [[Page 48414]] amblyopia strabismus, retinal detachment, enucleation, retinal scar, prosthetic eye, angle closure, aphakia, corneal scarring, and complete loss of vision. In most cases, their eye conditions were not recently developed. Seventeen of the applicants were either born with their vision impairments or have had them since childhood. The six individuals that sustained their vision conditions as adults have had it for a range of two to 25 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 23 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 from two to 53 years. In the past three years, no drivers were involved in crashes, and no 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 3, 2015 notice (80 FR 31636). 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. 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 23 applicants, no drivers were involved in crashes, and no 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 23 applicants listed in the notice of June 3, 2015 (80 FR 31636). 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 23 individuals consistent with the grandfathering provisions applied to [[Page 48415]] 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 23 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)): Michael J. Altobelli (CT) Johnny A. Bingham (NC) Robert A. Buckley (IN) Allen E. Clark (NY) Don A. Clymer (PA) Bryan K. Dalton (NC) Joseph B. Fry (KS) David B. Ginther (PA) Dominic F. Giordano (CT) Thomas E. Groves (WV) Jose J. Guzman-Olguin (IL) Stephen T. Hines (NJ) James J. Keranen (MI) Wesley S. Kilpatrick (OK) Herbert S. Lear (PA) Christopher V. May (GA) Nathan C. Nissen (IA) Jeffery Reed (KY) Gregory S. Richter, Sr. (PA) David J. Rotenberger (ND) George Tomecek, Jr. (PA) Richard G. Vaughn (NC) Paul C. Weiss (PA) 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. 2015-19782 Filed 8-11-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P
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materials. Larry W. Minor,
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Associate Administrator for Policy. from the public to better inform its
Submitting Comments
[FR Doc. 2015–19781 Filed 8–11–15; 8:45 am] rulemaking process. DOT posts these
If you submit a comment, please BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P comments, without edit, including any
include the docket number for this
personal information the commenter
notice (FMCSA–2006–25246; FMCSA–
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
2013–0028; FMCSA–2013–0029; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION described in the system of records
FMCSA–2013–0030), indicate the
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
specific section of this document to Federal Motor Carrier Safety
be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
which each comment applies, and Administration
provide a reason for each suggestion or II. Background
[Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0049]
recommendation. You may submit your On June 3, 2015, FMCSA published a
comments and material online or by fax, Qualification of Drivers; Exemption notice of receipt of exemption
mail, or hand delivery, but please use Applications; Vision applications from certain individuals,
only one of these means. FMCSA and requested comments from the
recommends that you include your AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety
public (80 FR 31636). That notice listed
name and a mailing address, an email Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
23 applicants’ case histories. The 23
address, or a phone number in the body ACTION: Notice of final disposition. individuals applied for exemptions from
of your document so the Agency can the vision requirement in 49 CFR
contact you if it has questions regarding SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its
decision to exempt 23 individuals from 391.41(b)(10), for drivers who operate
your submission. CMVs in interstate commerce.
To submit your comment online, got the vision requirement in the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315,
to http://www.regulations.gov and put FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2-
the docket number, ‘‘FMCSA–2006– (FMCSRs). They are unable to meet the
vision requirement in one eye for year period if it finds ‘‘such exemption
25246; FMCSA–2013–0028; FMCSA– would likely achieve a level of safety
2013–0029; FMCSA–2013–0030’’ in the various reasons. The exemptions will
enable these individuals to operate that is equivalent to or greater than the
‘‘Keyword’’ box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ level that would be achieved absent
When the new screen appears, click on commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in
interstate commerce without meeting such exemption.’’ The statute also
‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type your allows the Agency to renew exemptions
comment into the text box in the the prescribed vision requirement in
one eye. The Agency has concluded that at the end of the 2-year period.
following screen. Choose whether you Accordingly, FMCSA has evaluated the
are submitting your comment as an granting these exemptions will provide
a level of safety that is equivalent to or 23 applications on their merits and
individual or on behalf of a third party made a determination to grant
and then submit. If you submit your greater than the level of safety
maintained without the exemptions for exemptions to each of them.
comments by mail or hand delivery,
submit them in an unbound format, no these CMV drivers. III. Vision and Driving Experience of
larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for DATES: The exemptions were granted the Applicants
copying and electronic filing. If you July 7, 2015. The exemptions expire on The vision requirement in the
submit comments by mail and would July 7, 2017. FMCSRs provides:
like to know that they reached the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A person is physically qualified to
facility, please enclose a stamped, self- Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Carrier, drive a commercial motor vehicle if that
addressed postcard or envelope. FMCSA Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards, person has distant visual acuity of at
will consider all comments and material (202) 366–4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov, least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye
received during the comment period FMCSA, Department of Transportation, without corrective lenses or visual
and may change this notice based on 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room acuity separately corrected to 20/40
your comments. W64–224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. (Snellen) or better with corrective
Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 lenses, distant binocular acuity of a least
Viewing Comments and Documents p.m., Monday through Friday, except 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or
To view comments, as well as any Federal holidays. If you have questions without corrective lenses, field of vision
documents mentioned in this preamble on viewing or submitting material to the of at least 70° in the horizontal meridian
as being available in the docket, go to docket, contact Docket Services, in each eye, and the ability to recognize
http://www.regulations.gov and in the telephone (202) 366–9826. the colors of traffic signals and devices
search box insert the docket number, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: showing red, green, and amber (49 CFR
‘‘FMCSA–2006–25246; FMCSA–2013– 391.41(b)(10)).
0028; FMCSA–2013–0029; FMCSA– I. Electronic Access FMCSA recognizes that some drivers
2013–0030’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box and You may see all the comments online do not meet the vision requirement but
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click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, click ‘‘Open through the Federal Document have adapted their driving to
Docket Folder’’ button choose the Management System (FDMS) at http:// accommodate their vision limitation
document listed to review. If you do not www.regulations.gov. and demonstrated their ability to drive
have access to the Internet, you may Docket: For access to the docket to safely. The 23 exemption applicants
view the docket online by visiting the read background documents or listed in this notice are in this category.
Docket Management Facility in Room comments, go to http:// They are unable to meet the vision
W12–140 on the ground floor of the www.regulations.gov and/or Room requirement in one eye for various
DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey W12–140 on the ground level of the reasons, including amblyopia,
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drivers who participated in the the terms and conditions of the (PRA), Public Law 104–13, sec. 2, 109
Agency’s vision waiver program. exemption; (2) the exemption has Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at
Those requirements are found at 49 resulted in a lower level of safety than 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its
CFR 391.64(b) and include the was maintained before it was granted; or implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
following: (1) That each individual be (3) continuation of the exemption would 1320, require Federal agencies to issue
physically examined every year (a) by not be consistent with the goals and two notices seeking public comment on
an ophthalmologist or optometrist who objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 31315. information collection activities before
attests that the vision in the better eye If the exemption is still effective at the OMB may approve paperwork packages.
continues to meet the requirement in 49 end of the 2-year period, the person may 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
CFR 391.41(b)(10) and (b) by a medical apply to FMCSA for a renewal under 1320.8(d)(1), and 1320.12. On April 24,
examiner who attests that the individual procedures in effect at that time. 2015, FRA published a 60-day notice in
is otherwise physically qualified under Issued on: August 6, 2015. the Federal Register soliciting comment
49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each individual Larry W. Minor,
on an ICR that the agency is seeking
provide a copy of the ophthalmologist’s OMB approval. See 80 FR 23069. In its
Associate Administrator for Policy.
or optometrist’s report to the medical ICR, FRA proposed to utilize Form FRA
[FR Doc. 2015–19782 Filed 8–11–15; 8:45 am] 6180.54’s Special Study Block 49b (SSB)
examiner at the time of the annual
medical examination; and (3) that each BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P to collect specific information
individual provide a copy of the annual concerning rail cars carrying petroleum
medical certification to the employer for crude oil (crude oil) in trains involved
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION in FRA reportable accidents.
retention in the driver’s qualification
file, or keep a copy in his/her driver’s FRA received two comments in
Federal Railroad Administration
qualification file if he/she is self- response to the notice, from the U.S.
employed. The driver must have a copy [Docket No. FRA–2015–0007–N–20] Department of Commerce’s Bureau of
of the certification when driving, for Economic Analysis (BEA) and an article
Proposed Agency Information titled ‘‘DOT Takes Additional Actions
presentation to a duly authorized
Collection Activities; Comment on Crude Oil Trains—Incident Report
Federal, State, or local enforcement
Request ICR,’’ originally posted on the blog
official.
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Chemical Facility Security News by
V. Discussion of Comments Peter Coyle on April 20, 2015. The
Administration (FRA), Department of
FMCSA received no comments in this Transportation (DOT). substance of both comments, along with
proceeding. FRA’s responses to those comments is
ACTION: Notice and request for
discussed below. You may also review
IV. Conclusion comments.
the full text of the comments online at
Based upon its evaluation of the 23 SUMMARY: In compliance with the www.regulations.gov in docket number
exemption applications, FMCSA Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this FRA–2015–0007.
exempts the following drivers from the notice announces that FRA is BEA’s comment generally expresses
vision requirement in 49 CFR forwarding the modified Information support for the information collection
391.41(b)(10), subject to the Collection Request (ICR) abstracted activities associated with FRA’s
requirements cited above (49 CFR below to the Office of Management and accident/incident reporting regulations,
391.64(b)): Budget (OMB) for review and comment. and references specific FRA forms that
The ICR describes the nature of the the BEA uses in its analysis that are
Michael J. Altobelli (CT)
information collection and its expected different than the form this ICR covers.
Johnny A. Bingham (NC) FRA appreciates BEA’s comment, but
Robert A. Buckley (IN) burden. The Federal Register notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting notes that the comment relates to FRA
Allen E. Clark (NY) forms that are outside the scope of this
Don A. Clymer (PA) comments on the collection of
information was published on April 24, ICR. This ICR is limited to modifying
Bryan K. Dalton (NC) the existing instructions on Form FRA
Joseph B. Fry (KS) 2015 (80 FR 23069).
F 6180.54 titled ‘‘Rail Equipment
David B. Ginther (PA) DATES: Comments must be submitted on
Accident/Incident Report’’ and does not
Dominic F. Giordano (CT) or before September 11, 2015. impact FRA’s information collection
Thomas E. Groves (WV) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. activities under other FRA accident/
Jose J. Guzman-Olguin (IL) Robert Brogan, Safety Regulatory incident reporting forms.
Stephen T. Hines (NJ) Analysis Division, RRS–21, U.S. In his comment, Mr. Coyle asserts that
James J. Keranen (MI) Department of Transportation, Federal FRA’s proposed collection of
Wesley S. Kilpatrick (OK) Railroad Administration, 1200 New information related to crude oil train
Herbert S. Lear (PA) Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 25, accidents is of limited usefulness and
Christopher V. May (GA) Washington, DC 20590 (Telephone: ‘‘will provide almost nothing in the way
Nathan C. Nissen (IA) (202) 493–6292), or Ms. Kebo Chen, of information that can be used for
Jeffery Reed (KY) Staff Director, Railroad Safety analytical purposes.’’ Mr. Coyle suggests
Gregory S. Richter, Sr. (PA) Information Management Division, that FRA design a new report
David J. Rotenberger (ND) RRS–22, U.S. Department of ‘‘specifically for rail accidents and
George Tomecek, Jr. (PA) Transportation, Federal Railroad
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
incidents involving damaged and
Richard G. Vaughn (NC) Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. leaking rail cars containing crude oil.’’
Paul C. Weiss (PA) SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC Mr. Coyle also asserts that combining
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) 20590 (Telephone: (202) 493–6079). the number of cars loaded with crude
and 31315, each exemption will be valid (These telephone numbers are not toll- oil and crude oil residue cars in the data
for 2 years unless revoked earlier by free.) collection will ‘‘about double the
FMCSA. The exemption will be revoked SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The number of cars involved in accidents
if: (1) The person fails to comply with Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and damaged in accidents since most
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| Dates | The exemptions were granted July 7, 2015. The exemptions expire on July 7, 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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