81 FR 28136 - Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 89 (May 9, 2016)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 89 (May 9, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-10891 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 28136-28138] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-10891] [[Page 28136]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0348] 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 20 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 March 10, 2016. The exemptions expire on March 10, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical Programs Division, (202) 366-4001, [email protected], FMCSA, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64-113, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you have questions regarding 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 February 8, 2016, FMCSA published a notice of receipt of exemption applications from certain individuals, and requested comments from the public (81 FR 6573). That notice listed 20 applicants' case histories. The 20 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 20 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 20 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, corneal dystrophy, corneal transplant, macular degeneration, macular hole, optic nerve hypoplasia, prosthetic eye, refractive amblyopia, and retinal detachment. In most cases, their eye conditions were not recently developed. Twelve of the applicants were either born with their vision impairments or have had them since childhood. The 8 individuals that sustained their vision conditions as adults have had it for a range of 4 to 40 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 20 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 3 to 35 years. In the past three years, 3 drivers were involved in crashes, and 1 driver was convicted of a moving violation in a CMV. The qualifications, experience, and medical condition of each applicant were stated and discussed in detail in the February 8, 2016 notice (81 FR 6573). 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 [[Page 28137]] 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 20 applicants, 3 drivers were involved in crashes, and 1 driver was convicted of a moving violation 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 20 applicants listed in the notice of February 8, 2016 (81 FR 6573). 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 20 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. VI. Conclusion Based upon its evaluation of the 20 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)): Lonnie D. Barber (NC) Thomas M. Bowman (OH) Daniel T. Brown (OH) Samuel S. Byler (PA) Robert Fawcett, Jr. (PA) James T. Friesner, Jr. (OH) Harry J. Glynn (LA) Jerry L. Gray (AL) Lloyd Hinton (NY) James M. Knef (NJ) Cody McDonnell (OR) Brandon J. Michalko (NY) John L. Ratayczak (WI) Dennis C. Rokes (IA) Brian W. Roughton (MO) Eric A. Simonsen (SC) Brian S. Tuttle (KY) Steven A. Van Raalte (IL) Marvin L. Wernimont (IA) Brian J. Yole (TX) 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. [[Page 28138]] Issued on: May 2, 2016. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2016-10891 Filed 5-6-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION provides, to www.regulations.gov, as The 8 individuals that sustained their
described in the system of records vision conditions as adults have had it
Federal Motor Carrier Safety notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can for a range of 4 to 40 years.
Administration be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. Although each applicant has one eye
which does not meet the vision
[Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0348] II. Background requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10),
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption On February 8, 2016, FMCSA each has at least 20/40 corrected vision
Applications; Vision published a notice of receipt of in the other eye, and in a doctor’s
exemption applications from certain opinion, has sufficient vision to perform
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety individuals, and requested comments all the tasks necessary to operate a CMV.
Administration (FMCSA), DOT. from the public (81 FR 6573). That Doctors’ opinions are supported by the
ACTION: Notice of final disposition. notice listed 20 applicants’ case applicants’ possession of valid
histories. The 20 individuals applied for commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) or
SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its exemptions from the vision requirement non-CDLs to operate CMVs. Before
decision to exempt 20 individuals from in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), for drivers who issuing CDLs, States subject drivers to
the vision requirement in the Federal operate CMVs in interstate commerce. knowledge and skills tests designed to
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, evaluate their qualifications to operate a
(FMCSRs). They are unable to meet the FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2- CMV.
vision requirement in one eye for year period if it finds ‘‘such exemption All of these applicants satisfied the
various reasons. The exemptions will would likely achieve a level of safety testing requirements for their State of
enable these individuals to operate that is equivalent to or greater than the residence. By meeting State licensing
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in level that would be achieved absent requirements, the applicants
interstate commerce without meeting such exemption.’’ The statute also demonstrated their ability to operate a
the prescribed vision requirement in allows the Agency to renew exemptions CMV, with their limited vision, to the
one eye. The Agency has concluded that at the end of the 2-year period. satisfaction of the State.
granting these exemptions will provide Accordingly, FMCSA has evaluated the While possessing a valid CDL or non-
a level of safety that is equivalent to or 20 applications on their merits and CDL, these 20 drivers have been
greater than the level of safety made a determination to grant authorized to drive a CMV in intrastate
maintained without the exemptions for exemptions to each of them. commerce, even though their vision
these CMV drivers. III. Vision and Driving Experience of disqualified them from driving in
DATES: The exemptions were granted the Applicants interstate commerce. They have driven
March 10, 2016. The exemptions expire CMVs with their limited vision in
The vision requirement in the careers ranging for 3 to 35 years. In the
on March 10, 2018.
FMCSRs provides: past three years, 3 drivers were involved
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A person is physically qualified to in crashes, and 1 driver was convicted
Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical drive a commercial motor vehicle if that of a moving violation in a CMV.
Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, person has distant visual acuity of at The qualifications, experience, and
fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye medical condition of each applicant
Department of Transportation, 1200 without corrective lenses or visual were stated and discussed in detail in
New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64– acuity separately corrected to 20/40 the February 8, 2016 notice (81 FR
113, Washington, DC 20590–0001. (Snellen) or better with corrective 6573).
Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., lenses, distant binocular acuity of a least
Monday through Friday, except Federal 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or IV. Basis for Exemption Determination
holidays. If you have questions without corrective lenses, field of vision Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315,
regarding viewing or submitting of at least 70° in the horizontal meridian FMCSA may grant an exemption from
material to the docket, contact Docket in each eye, and the ability to recognize the vision requirement in 49 CFR
Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. the colors of traffic signals and devices 391.41(b)(10) if the exemption is likely
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: showing red, green, and amber (49 CFR to achieve an equivalent or greater level
391.41(b)(10)). of safety than would be achieved
I. Electronic Access FMCSA recognizes that some drivers without the exemption. Without the
You may see all the comments online do not meet the vision requirement but exemption, applicants will continue to
through the Federal Document have adapted their driving to be restricted to intrastate driving. With
Management System (FDMS) at http:// accommodate their vision limitation the exemption, applicants can drive in
www.regulations.gov. and demonstrated their ability to drive interstate commerce. Thus, our analysis
Docket: For access to the docket to safely. The 20 exemption applicants focuses on whether an equal or greater
read background documents or listed in this notice are in this category. level of safety is likely to be achieved by
comments, go to http:// They are unable to meet the vision permitting each of these drivers to drive
www.regulations.gov and/or Room requirement in one eye for various in interstate commerce as opposed to
W12–140 on the ground level of the reasons, including amblyopia, complete restricting him or her to driving in
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue loss of vision, corneal dystrophy, intrastate commerce.
SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. corneal transplant, macular To evaluate the effect of these
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, degeneration, macular hole, optic nerve exemptions on safety, FMCSA
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except Federal holidays. hypoplasia, prosthetic eye, refractive considered the medical reports about
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 amblyopia, and retinal detachment. In the applicants’ vision as well as their
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments most cases, their eye conditions were driving records and experience with the
from the public to better inform its not recently developed. Twelve of the vision deficiency.
rulemaking process. DOT posts these applicants were either born with their To qualify for an exemption from the
comments, without edit, including any vision impairments or have had them vision requirement, FMCSA requires a
personal information the commenter since childhood. person to present verifiable evidence
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Issued on: May 2, 2016. on-line instructions for submitting the vision requirements in 49 CFR
Larry W. Minor, comments. 391.41(b)(10), which applies to drivers
Associate Administrator for Policy. • Mail: Docket Management Facility; of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a
[FR Doc. 2016–10891 Filed 5–6–16; 8:45 am] U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 two-year period if it finds ‘‘such
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New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building exemption would likely achieve a level
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, of safety that is equivalent to or greater
Washington, DC 20590–0001. than the level that would be achieved
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION • Hand Delivery or Courier: West absent such exemption.’’ The
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, procedures for requesting an exemption
Federal Motor Carrier Safety 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., (including renewals) are set out in 49
Administration Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 CFR part 381.
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
[Docket No. FMCSA–1999–6480; FMCSA– Federal Holidays. Exemption Decision
2000–7363; FMCSA–2004–17195; FMCSA– • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. This notice addresses 43 individuals
2005–23099; FMCSA–2007–0071; FMCSA–
Instructions: Each submission must who have requested renewal of their
2009–0011; FMCSA–2009–0291; FMCSA–
2009–0303; FMCSA–2010–0050; FMCSA–
include the Agency name and the exemptions in accordance with FMCSA
2011–0379; FMCSA–2011–0380; FMCSA– docket number for this notice. Note that procedures. FMCSA has evaluated these
2012–0040; FMCSA–2012–0104; FMCSA– DOT posts all comments received 43 applications for renewal on their
2013–0174; FMCSA–2014–0002; FMCSA– without change to http:// merits and decided to extend each
2014–0003; FMCSA–2014–0004; FMCSA– www.regulations.gov, including any exemption for a renewable two-year
2014–0005] personal information included in a period. Each individual is identified
comment. Please see the Privacy Act according to the renewal date.
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption heading below. The exemptions are extended subject
Applications; Vision Docket: For access to the docket to to the following conditions: (1) That
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety read background documents or each individual has a physical
Administration (FMCSA), DOT. comments, go to http:// examination every year (a) by an
www.regulations.gov at any time or ophthalmologist or optometrist who
ACTION: Notice of renewal of
Room W12–140 on the ground level of attests that the vision in the better eye
exemptions; request for comments. the West Building, 1200 New Jersey continues to meet the requirements in
SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), and (b) by a
decision to renew the exemptions from a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through medical examiner who attests that the
the vision requirement in the Federal Friday, except Federal holidays. The individual is otherwise physically
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 43 Federal Docket Management System qualified under 49 CFR 391.41; (2) that
individuals. FMCSA has statutory (FDMS) is available 24 hours each day, each individual provides a copy of the
authority to exempt individuals from 365 days each year. If you want ophthalmologist’s or optometrist’s
the vision requirement if the acknowledgment that we received your report to the medical examiner at the
exemptions granted will not comments, please include a self- time of the annual medical examination;
compromise safety. The Agency has addressed, stamped envelope or and (3) that each individual provide a
concluded that granting these postcard or print the acknowledgement copy of the annual medical certification
exemption renewals will provide a level page that appears after submitting to the employer for retention in the
of safety that is equivalent to or greater comments on-line. driver’s qualification file and retains a
Privacy Act: Anyone may search the copy of the certification on his/her
than the level of safety maintained
electronic form of all comments person while driving for presentation to
without the exemptions for these
received into any of our dockets by the a duly authorized Federal, State, or local
commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
name of the individual submitting the enforcement official. Each exemption
drivers.
comment (or of the person signing the will be valid for two years unless
DATES: Each group of renewed comment, if submitted on behalf of an rescinded earlier by FMCSA. The
exemptions are effective from the dates association, business, labor union, etc.). exemption will be rescinded if: (1) The
stated in the discussions below. You may review DOT’s Privacy Act person fails to comply with the terms
Comments must be received on or Statement for the Federal Docket and conditions of the exemption; (2) the
before June 8, 2016. Management System (FDMS) published exemption has resulted in a lower level
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments in the Federal Register on January 17, of safety than was maintained before it
bearing the Federal Docket Management 2008 (73 FR 3316). was granted; or (3) continuation of the
System (FDMS) Numbers: Docket No. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: exemption would not be consistent with
[Docket No. FMCSA–1999–6480; Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C.
FMCSA–2000–7363; FMCSA–2004– Programs Division, Medical Programs 31136(e) and 31315.
17195; FMCSA–2005–23099; FMCSA– Division, 202–366–4001,
2007–0071; FMCSA–2009–0011; fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, Basis for Renewing Exemptions
FMCSA–2009–0291; FMCSA–2009– Department of Transportation, 1200 Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an
0303; FMCSA–2010–0050; FMCSA– New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64– exemption may be granted for no longer
2011–0379; FMCSA–2011–0380; 224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. than two years from its approval date
FMCSA–2012–0040; FMCSA–2012– Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and may be renewed upon application
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0104; FMCSA–2012–0340; FMCSA– Monday through Friday, except Federal for additional two year periods. The
2013–0174; FMCSA–2014–0002; holidays. following group(s) of drivers will
FMCSA–2014–0003; FMCSA–2014– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: receive renewed exemptions effective in
0004; FMCSA–2014–0005], using any of the month of June and are discussed
the following methods: Background below.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, As of June 3, 2016, and in accordance
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the FMCSA may renew an exemption from with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, the
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| Dates | The exemptions were granted March 10, 2016. The exemptions expire on March 10, 2018. | |
| Contact | Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical Programs Division, (202) 366-4001, [email protected], FMCSA, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64-113, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you have questions regarding viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact Docket Services, telephone (202) 366-9826. | |
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