80 FR 62163 - Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 199 (October 15, 2015)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 199 (October 15, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-26242 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 62163-62165] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-26242] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0053] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. [[Page 62164]] ACTION: Notice of final disposition. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 27 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 August 13, 2015. The exemptions expire on August 13, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards, (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., 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 13, 2015, FMCSA published a notice of receipt of exemption applications from certain individuals, and requested comments from the public (80 FR 40122). That notice listed 27 applicants' case histories. The 27 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 27 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 27 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 esotropia, strabismic amblyopia, amblyopia, aphakia, torn iris, farsightedness, complete loss of vision, keratoconnus, prosthetic eye, no light perception, exudative retinopathy, central vein occlusion, corneal scar, phthisis bulbi, optic nerve damage, refractive amblyopia, and retinal detachment. In most cases, their eye conditions were not recently developed. Sixteen of the applicants were either born with their vision impairments or have had them since childhood. The 11 individuals that sustained their vision conditions as adults have had it for a range of four to 45 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 27 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 for three to 49 years. In the past three years, two 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 July 13, 2015 notice (80 FR 40122). 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 [[Page 62165]] 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 27 applicants, two 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 27 applicants listed in the notice of July 13, 2015 (80 FR 40122). 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 27 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 27 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)): Joel D. Barchard (MA) Homer L. Butler (PA) William D. Cherry (MA) Thomas W. Chism (KS) Pedro Del Bosque (TX) Anthony C. DeNaples (PA) Michael R. Doerr (ID) Mark J. Dufresne (NH) Edward Dugue III (NC) Adoum H. Fadoul (IN) Larry R. Hayes, Jr. (KS) Bradley A. Hetrick (PA) Wayne E. Jakob (IL) Michael A. Kimbler (TX) Colon W. King (ME) Earney J. Knox (MO) James R. Leoffler, Jr. (CO) Jimmy D. Mannis (AR) George A. McCue (NV) Kevin D. Mendoza (WA) Stephen M. Nomack (CT) James Smentkowski (NJ) Neil G. Sturges (NY) Travis L. Watson (TN) Bruce W. Williams (IL) Norman G. Wooten (TX) Kurt A. Yoder (OH) 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: October 7, 2015. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2015-26242 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P
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and Neyman, University of California commerce. Consequently, FMCSA finds Bradford W. Davis (KS)
Publications in Statistics, April 1952). that exempting these applicants from Roy H. Degner (IA)
Other studies demonstrated theories of the vision requirement in 49 CFR Chris DeJong (NM)
predicting crash proneness from crash 391.41(b)(10) is likely to achieve a level Jonathan G. Estabrook (MA)
history coupled with other factors. of safety equal to that existing without Robert J. Falanga (FL)
These factors—such as age, sex, the exemption. For this reason, the Elhadji M. Faye (CA)
geographic location, mileage driven and Agency is granting the exemptions for Donald A. Hall (NC)
conviction history—are used every day the 2-year period allowed by 49 U.S.C. Willard D. Hall (CA)
by insurance companies and motor 31136(e) and 31315 to the 45 applicants Refugio Haro (IL)
vehicle bureaus to predict the listed in the notice of July 24, 2015 (80 Kevin L. Harrison (TN)
probability of an individual FR 44188). Timothy N. Hollenbeck (OR)
experiencing future crashes (See Weber, We recognize that the vision of an Elmer G. Isenhart, Jr. (OH)
Donald C., ‘‘Accident Rate Potential: An applicant may change and affect his/her Abdullah T. Khalil (VA)
Application of Multiple Regression ability to operate a CMV as safely as in Don J. Labrum (UT)
Analysis of a Poisson Process,’’ Journal the past. As a condition of the Scott E. Landegent (SD)
of American Statistical Association, Steven D. Leonard (MD)
exemption, therefore, FMCSA will
June 1971). A 1964 California Driver Bruce A. Lloyd (MA)
impose requirements on the 45
Record Study prepared by the California Duane S. Lozinski (IA)
individuals consistent with the
Department of Motor Vehicles Rob A. Matthews, Jr. (SC)
grandfathering provisions applied to Keith W. McNabb (ID)
concluded that the best overall crash drivers who participated in the Ronald W. Neujahr (KS)
predictor for both concurrent and Agency’s vision waiver program. Frank L. Novich Jr. (MO)
nonconcurrent events is the number of Those requirements are found at 49 Russell Nutter (OH)
single convictions. This study used 3 CFR 391.64(b) and include the Lonnie D. Prejean (TX)
consecutive years of data, comparing the following: (1) That each individual be Robert C. Reid (KY)
experiences of drivers in the first 2 years physically examined every year (a) by Thomas E. Riley (NJ)
with their experiences in the final year. an ophthalmologist or optometrist who Danilo A. Rivera (MD)
Applying principles from these attests that the vision in the better eye Steven L. Roberts (AR)
studies to the past 3-year record of the continues to meet the requirement in 49 John B. Stiltner (KY)
45 applicants, two drivers were CFR 391.41(b)(10) and (b) by a medical James M. Stroupe (VA)
involved in crashes, and two drivers examiner who attests that the individual Steven W. Stull (IL)
were convicted of moving violations in is otherwise physically qualified under Dale R. Sweigart (PA)
a CMV. All the applicants achieved a 49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each individual Rick R. Warner (MI)
record of safety while driving with their provide a copy of the ophthalmologist’s Theodore White (PA)
vision impairment, demonstrating the or optometrist’s report to the medical Larry L. Yow (NC)
likelihood that they have adapted their examiner at the time of the annual In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
driving skills to accommodate their medical examination; and (3) that each and 31315, each exemption will be valid
condition. As the applicants’ ample individual provide a copy of the annual for 2 years unless revoked earlier by
driving histories with their vision medical certification to the employer for FMCSA. The exemption will be revoked
deficiencies are good predictors of retention in the driver’s qualification
future performance, FMCSA concludes if: (1) The person fails to comply with
file, or keep a copy in his/her driver’s the terms and conditions of the
their ability to drive safely can be qualification file if he/she is self-
projected into the future. exemption; (2) the exemption has
employed. The driver must have a copy resulted in a lower level of safety than
We believe that the applicants’ of the certification when driving, for
intrastate driving experience and history was maintained before it was granted; or
presentation to a duly authorized (3) continuation of the exemption would
provide an adequate basis for predicting
Federal, State, or local enforcement not be consistent with the goals and
their ability to drive safely in interstate
official. objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 31315.
commerce. Intrastate driving, like
interstate operations, involves V. Discussion of Comments If the exemption is still effective at the
substantial driving on highways on the end of the 2-year period, the person may
FMCSA received no comments in this apply to FMCSA for a renewal under
interstate system and on other roads proceeding.
built to interstate standards. Moreover, procedures in effect at that time.
driving in congested urban areas IV. Conclusion Issued on: October 7, 2015.
exposes the driver to more pedestrian Based upon its evaluation of the 45 Larry W. Minor,
and vehicular traffic than exists on exemption applications, FMCSA Associate Administrator for Policy.
interstate highways. Faster reaction to exempts the following drivers from the [FR Doc. 2015–26248 Filed 10–14–15; 8:45 am]
traffic and traffic signals is generally vision requirement in 49 CFR BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
required because distances between 391.41(b)(10), subject to the
them are more compact. These requirements cited above (49 CFR
conditions tax visual capacity and 391.64(b)): DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
driver response just as intensely as Charles R. Airey (MD)
interstate driving conditions. The Harold D. Albrecht (IL) Federal Motor Carrier Safety
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
veteran drivers in this proceeding have Joseph W. Bahr, Jr. (NJ) Administration
operated CMVs safely under those Jerry A. Bordelon (LA)
conditions for at least 3 years, most for [Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0053]
Stephen C. Brueggeman (KY)
much longer. Their experience and Dale E. Bunke (ID) Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
driving records lead us to believe that James E. Byrne (MO) Applications; Vision
each applicant is capable of operating in Larry O. Cheek (CA)
interstate commerce as safely as he/she Louise D. Curtis (FL) AGENCY:Federal Motor Carrier Safety
has been performing in intrastate Marvin P. Cusey (MN) Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
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driver is his/her past record of crashes deficiencies are good predictors of retention in the driver’s qualification
and traffic violations. Copies of the future performance, FMCSA concludes file, or keep a copy in his/her driver’s
studies may be found at Docket Number their ability to drive safely can be qualification file if he/she is self-
FMCSA–1998–3637. projected into the future. employed. The driver must have a copy
FMCSA believes it can properly apply We believe that the applicants’ of the certification when driving, for
the principle to monocular drivers, intrastate driving experience and history presentation to a duly authorized
because data from the Federal Highway provide an adequate basis for predicting Federal, State, or local enforcement
Administration’s (FHWA) former waiver their ability to drive safely in interstate official.
study program clearly demonstrate the commerce. Intrastate driving, like
driving performance of experienced interstate operations, involves V. Discussion of Comments
monocular drivers in the program is substantial driving on highways on the FMCSA received no comments in this
better than that of all CMV drivers interstate system and on other roads proceeding.
collectively (See 61 FR 13338, 13345, built to interstate standards. Moreover,
IV. Conclusion
March 26, 1996). The fact that driving in congested urban areas
experienced monocular drivers exposes the driver to more pedestrian Based upon its evaluation of the 27
demonstrated safe driving records in the and vehicular traffic than exists on exemption applications, FMCSA
waiver program supports a conclusion interstate highways. Faster reaction to exempts the following drivers from the
that other monocular drivers, meeting traffic and traffic signals is generally vision requirement in 49 CFR
the same qualifying conditions as those required because distances between 391.41(b)(10), subject to the
required by the waiver program, are also them are more compact. These requirements cited above (49 CFR
likely to have adapted to their vision conditions tax visual capacity and 391.64(b)):
deficiency and will continue to operate driver response just as intensely as Joel D. Barchard (MA)
safely. interstate driving conditions. The Homer L. Butler (PA)
The first major research correlating veteran drivers in this proceeding have William D. Cherry (MA)
past and future performance was done operated CMVs safely under those Thomas W. Chism (KS)
in England by Greenwood and Yule in conditions for at least 3 years, most for Pedro Del Bosque (TX)
1920. Subsequent studies, building on much longer. Their experience and Anthony C. DeNaples (PA)
that model, concluded that crash rates driving records lead us to believe that Michael R. Doerr (ID)
for the same individual exposed to each applicant is capable of operating in Mark J. Dufresne (NH)
certain risks for two different time interstate commerce as safely as he/she Edward Dugue III (NC)
periods vary only slightly (See Bates has been performing in intrastate Adoum H. Fadoul (IN)
and Neyman, University of California commerce. Consequently, FMCSA finds Larry R. Hayes, Jr. (KS)
Publications in Statistics, April 1952). Bradley A. Hetrick (PA)
that exempting these applicants from
Other studies demonstrated theories of Wayne E. Jakob (IL)
the vision requirement in 49 CFR Michael A. Kimbler (TX)
predicting crash proneness from crash 391.41(b)(10) is likely to achieve a level Colon W. King (ME)
history coupled with other factors. of safety equal to that existing without Earney J. Knox (MO)
These factors—such as age, sex, the exemption. For this reason, the James R. Leoffler, Jr. (CO)
geographic location, mileage driven and Agency is granting the exemptions for Jimmy D. Mannis (AR)
conviction history—are used every day the 2-year period allowed by 49 U.S.C. George A. McCue (NV)
by insurance companies and motor 31136(e) and 31315 to the 27 applicants Kevin D. Mendoza (WA)
vehicle bureaus to predict the listed in the notice of July 13, 2015 (80 Stephen M. Nomack (CT)
probability of an individual FR 40122). James Smentkowski (NJ)
experiencing future crashes (See Weber, We recognize that the vision of an Neil G. Sturges (NY)
Donald C., ‘‘Accident Rate Potential: An applicant may change and affect his/her Travis L. Watson (TN)
Application of Multiple Regression ability to operate a CMV as safely as in Bruce W. Williams (IL)
Analysis of a Poisson Process,’’ Journal the past. As a condition of the Norman G. Wooten (TX)
of American Statistical Association, exemption, therefore, FMCSA will Kurt A. Yoder (OH)
June 1971). A 1964 California Driver impose requirements on the 27 In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
Record Study prepared by the California individuals consistent with the and 31315, each exemption will be valid
Department of Motor Vehicles grandfathering provisions applied to for 2 years unless revoked earlier by
concluded that the best overall crash drivers who participated in the FMCSA. The exemption will be revoked
predictor for both concurrent and Agency’s vision waiver program. if: (1) The person fails to comply with
nonconcurrent events is the number of Those requirements are found at 49 the terms and conditions of the
single convictions. This study used 3 CFR 391.64(b) and include the exemption; (2) the exemption has
consecutive years of data, comparing the following: (1) That each individual be resulted in a lower level of safety than
experiences of drivers in the first 2 years physically examined every year (a) by was maintained before it was granted; or
with their experiences in the final year. an ophthalmologist or optometrist who (3) continuation of the exemption would
Applying principles from these attests that the vision in the better eye not be consistent with the goals and
studies to the past 3-year record of the continues to meet the requirement in 49 objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 31315.
27 applicants, two drivers were CFR 391.41(b)(10) and (b) by a medical If the exemption is still effective at the
involved in crashes, and no drivers were examiner who attests that the individual end of the 2-year period, the person may
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
convicted of moving violations in a is otherwise physically qualified under apply to FMCSA for a renewal under
CMV. All the applicants achieved a 49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each individual procedures in effect at that time.
record of safety while driving with their provide a copy of the ophthalmologist’s
vision impairment, demonstrating the or optometrist’s report to the medical Issued on: October 7, 2015.
likelihood that they have adapted their examiner at the time of the annual Larry W. Minor,
driving skills to accommodate their medical examination; and (3) that each Associate Administrator for Policy.
condition. As the applicants’ ample individual provide a copy of the annual [FR Doc. 2015–26242 Filed 10–14–15; 8:45 am]
driving histories with their vision medical certification to the employer for BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
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| Dates | The exemptions were granted August 13, 2015. The exemptions expire on August 13, 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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