| Page Range | 51540-51541 | |
| FR Document | 2016-18498 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 150 (Thursday, August 4, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 51540-51541] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-18498] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0217] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of denials. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its denial of 88 applications from individuals who requested an exemption from the Federal diabetes standard applicable to interstate truck and bus drivers and the reasons for the denials. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the diabetes requirement if the exemptions granted will not compromise safety. The Agency has concluded that granting these exemptions does not provide a level of safety that will be equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety maintained without the exemptions for these commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption from the Federal diabetes standard for a renewable 2-year period if it finds ``such an exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be achieved absent such an exemption.'' The procedures for requesting an exemption are set forth in 49 CFR part 381. Accordingly, FMCSA evaluated 88 individual exemption requests on their merits and made a determination that these applicants do not satisfy the criteria eligibility or meet the terms and conditions of the Federal exemption program. Each applicant has, prior to this notice, received a letter of final disposition on the exemption request. Those decision letters fully outlined the basis for the denial and constitute final Agency action. The list published in this notice summarizes the Agency's recent denials as required under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(4) by periodically publishing names and reasons for denial. The following 8 applicants met the diabetes requirements of 49 CFR 391.41(b)(3) and do not need an exemption: Elbi Aguado Neil R. Boss Matthew A. Bunce Harm A. Gibson Willie Hammond Tommy M. Harris Burke J. Minns Robert R. Roy The following 39 applicants were not operating CMVs in interstate commerce: Steven G. Alvarez Gary L. Atchley Taja T. Barnett David E. Benavides John K. Bottkol Donald L. Conklin Timothy P. Conner Tyrone O. Cooke Garrett M. Cooper Roy L. Cox Isaac K. Danso Robert C. Davis Clarence Evans [[Page 51541]] Carmine Ferraro Anthony P. Fortuna Kenneth E. Fralin Angel Fuentes Arnulfo Garcia Nan W. Hendley Sharon M. Henry Jesse D. Hensley Christopher J. Hundt Richard M. Jackimowicz Thomas W. Johnson David E. Kessling Robert D. Knoblauch Stephanie I. Leisure Nelson F. Meythaler Henry J. Mioduszewski George K. Namauu Nicholas Nigro Terry J. Nihart Wilfredo Padin Oquilla Royster Vincent Shanks Donna E. Smith Jeffrey D. Spoden Michael T. Stremkowski Alvin G. Welch The following 2 applicants had renal insufficiency: Manuel M. Loreto Olga N. Richards The following 8 applicants have had more than one hypoglycemic episode requiring hospitalization or the assistance of others, or has had one such episode but has not had one year of stability following the episode: Gyorgy Kovacs Allen Lara John L. Moreno William T. Phipps, Jr. Jose L. Ramos Michael J. Scheresky Roger M. Smith, Jr. Michael H. Zimmerman The following 4 applicants had other medical conditions making the applicant otherwise unqualified under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations: Philip M. Burroughs Conrad V. Gooding Eugene R. Huelskamp Santito Zamot, Jr. The following 2 applicants were unable to have an endocrinologist state the applicant is able to operate a CMV from a diabetes standpoint: Kenneth B. Golden, Jr. Michael P. Kruimer The following applicant, Kenneth M. Zakaib, currently resides in Canada. He is not eligible because the Federal exemption is for drivers operating only in the United States. The following applicant, Jeffrey W. Sgrignoli, is unable or has not demonstrated willingness to properly monitor and manage his or her diabetes, whether by personal decision or medical inability. The following applicant, Larry Bush, has peripheral neuropathy or circulatory insufficiency of the extremities likely to interfere with his or her ability to operate a CMV. The following 2 applicants did not meet the minimum age criteria outlined in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(1) which states that an individual must be at least 21 years old to operate a CMV in interstate commerce: Ronald D. Kestner Kyle J. Russell The following 20 applicants were exempt from the diabetes standard: Guanny T. Bradley Scott D. Butler Bryan R. Clines Allan J. Clune Earl L. Combs David A. Comeau Robert N. Costa Frank J. Fregoni William Garcia John T. Maher Bart J. Meyer William B. Piver Audrey E. Platt-Carroll Ronald W. Rein Calvin J. Rose Steven A. Traver Robert C. Tucker Wesley G. Walton Caleb K. Whitlock Anthony L. Wingfield Issued on: July 27, 2016. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2016-18498 Filed 8-3-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of denials. | |
| Contact | 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. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 51540 |