82_FR_18597 82 FR 18523 - Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

82 FR 18523 - Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 74 (April 19, 2017)

Page Range18523-18524
FR Document2017-07888

FMCSA announces its denial of 114 applications from individuals who requested an exemption from the Federal vision standard applicable to interstate truck and bus drivers and the reasons for the denials. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision 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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 74 (Wednesday, April 19, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 19, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-07888]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2017-0015]


Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of denials.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its denial of 114 applications from 
individuals who requested an exemption from the Federal vision standard 
applicable to interstate truck and bus drivers and the reasons for the 
denials. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the 
vision 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: Ms. Christine A. Hydock, Chief, 
Medical Programs Division, (202) 366-4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov, 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 vision standard for a renewable 2-year period if it 
finds ``such an exemption would likely achieve a

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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 114 individual exemption requests on 
their merit 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.
    Drew S. Buss (IN), does not have sufficient driving experience of 
the past 3 years under normal highway operating conditions (limited 
hours).
    The following 33 applicants had no experience operating a CMV:

Teressa J. Banaei (OH)
Edmund J. Burke (WI)
Charles K. Collins (ID)
Jermaine B. Davis (NY)
Bryan G. Felling (MN)
John T. Ferguson (IN)
Lee J. Gaffney (OH)
Porfirio Guzman (NY)
Davey Harris (IL)
Casey G. Harvie (CO)
Jay A. Hendrick (TX)
Clayton S. Howard (IL)
Michael J. Klein (IA)
Lonnie R. Liles (MI)
Anthony R. Lomangino (CT)
Jonathan Marin (NJ)
Peter Markee (NJ)
Michael D. Mitchell (OK)
Jack T. Moyers (GA)
Christopher C. Mullings (CT)
Michael C. Pitt (MI)
Antonio J. Potts (FL)
Bruce A. Robinson (GA)
Larry D. Robinson (GA)
David A. Rossman (IL)
Derrick P. Rotherham (OR)
Jerry W. Sennett (OK)
Frances M. Simmonette (PA)
Jacob A. Smith (TN)
Clifford C. Stamm (CT)
Jerry Vance (IL)
Jeffrey Varner (NC)
Nathaniel C. Volk (IL)

    The following 11 applicants did not have 3 years of experience 
driving a CMV on public highways with their vision deficiencies:

Norman E. Howes (MN)
Jose A. Mercedes (OH)
Charles W. Ohman (IA)
Jay S. Peck (WA)
Timothy J. Shaver (IA)
Robert F. Swartrout (OR)
Robert J. Trinkle (PA)
Clifford B. Webb III (VA)
Richard E. Wells (CA)
John A. Wilbert (OH)
Leslie M. Wilson (MO)

    The following 6 applicants did not have 3 years of recent 
experience driving a CMV with the vision deficiency:

Ahmed M. Gutale (MN)
Deborah Hughes (CA)
Mia T. Jones (DC)
Jimmy R. Kite (TN)
Mariano Marez (NM)
Marlin D. Stoltzfus (PA)

    The following 11 applicants did not have sufficient driving 
experience during the past 3 years under normal highway operating 
conditions (gaps in driving record):

Baltazar Arreola-Evangelista (GA)
Paul R. Beckett (MN)
Larry G. Bell (MI)
Joseph S. Byler (NC)
Darin V. Davis (MD)
William G. Gamble (IN)
Jonathen M. Gilligan (NY)
Roger D. Grunert (KS)
Sait Hernandez (UT)
David G. Segall (WY)
Benjamin H. Tafolla (IL)

    The following applicant 2 applicants were charged with moving 
violations in conjunction with CMV accidents:

Randol C. Hoefner (WI)
Mark A. Matthies (IL)

    The following 3 applicants did not have optometrists or 
ophthalmologists willing to make statements that they are able to 
operate CMVs from a vision standpoint:

Joshua Kline (PA)
Robert E. McMahon (NV)
Jeremy E. Studebaker (IN)

    The following 7 applicants were denied for multiple reasons:

Arcardio D. Booze (MD)
Cody R. Chase (VT)
Tammy C. Clark (FL)
Scott R. Engler (KY)
Richard Ikey (OH)
Tyler J. Lung (OR)
Jorge Maldonado (NY)

    The following 8 applicants have not had stable vision for the 
preceding 3-year period:

Hani Abiyounes (CA)
William H. Baelz (IN)
Richard W. Boger (MD)
Jason A. Holland (IA)
Michael Lendzin (NY)
Eugene R. Ruchti (MN)
Francis J. Toth (PA)
Tim R. Washburn (AZ)

    Jason J. Merrifield (IA) does not meet the vision standard in his 
better eye.
    The following 11 applicants met the current federal vision 
standards. Exemptions are not required for applicants who meet the 
current regulations for vision:

Jose Francisco Briones Hernandez (FL)
Dylan Incha (WI)
Bradley A. Katzenberger (IA)
Preston J. Lefeber (WI)
Kenneth Meyer (TN)
Haley J. O'Neal (GA)
Barbara A. Pace (TX)
Duffield M. Rose (SC)
John P. Smith (MD)
Mark A. Walters (NC)
David E. Zetsch (TN)

    The following 2 applicants drove interstate while restricted to 
intrastate driving:

Gary K. Sparks (NC)
William E. Tyler (IL)

    The following 17 applicants will not be driving interstate, 
intrastate commerce, or are not required to carry a DOT medical card:

Timothy J. Baszak (NJ)
Daniel A. Bell (MD)
George U. Clendenny (IN)
Jerry Collado (NY)
John D. Davidson (TX)
Nicholas P. Graab (WI)
Donald N. Hjuler (IA)
Gary N. Keathley (AR)
Roy L. Long (OK)
Jacqueline A. Mason (TN)
Michael D. Mattingly (KY)
William W. Nichols (NV)
Angel A. Rizo (CA)
Brian T. Sullivan (NY)
Timothy Tupa (MN)
James P. Weir (FL)
Kevin E. Wenndt (IA)

    Yolanda P. Davis (NJ) performs transportation for the Federal 
government, state, or any political sub-division of the state.

     Issued on: April 11, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017-07888 Filed 4-18-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 74 / Wednesday, April 19, 2017 / Notices 18523 relieve a rail carrier of its statutory DATES: Comments on this petition must Issued in Renton, Washington on, April 11, obligation to protect the interests of its identify the petition docket number 2017. employees. Section 11326(c), however, involved and must be received on or Victor Wicklund, does not provide for labor protection for before May 1, 2017. Manager, Transport Standards Staff. transactions under 11324 and 11325 ADDRESSES: You may send comments Petition for Exemption that involve only Class III rail carriers. identified by docket number FAA– Docket No.: FAA–2016–9582. Accordingly, the Board may not impose 2016–9582 using any of the following Petitioner: Aviation Partners Inc. labor protective conditions here because methods: Section of 14 CFR Affected: all of the carriers involved are Class III carriers. • Government-wide rulemaking Web § 26.47(e)(5). If the notice contains false or site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov Description of Relief Sought: Aviation misleading information, the exemption and follow the instructions for sending Partners Inc. requests 18 months, versus is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the your comments digitally. the regulation’s 12 months, to develop the damage-tolerance data for APB exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) • Mail: Send comments to the Docket may be filed at any time. The filing of blended or split scimitar winglets Management Facility; U.S. Department a petition to revoke will not installed on Boeing Model 737 Next of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey automatically stay the effectiveness of Generation airplanes. Avenue SE., West Building Ground the exemption. Stay petitions must be Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC [FR Doc. 2017–07871 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am] filed no later than April 26, 2017 (at 20590. BILLING CODE 4910–13–P least 7 days before the exemption • Fax: Fax comments to the Docket becomes effective). Management Facility at 202–493–2251. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD • Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 36111, must be filed with the Surface the Docket Management Facility in Federal Motor Carrier Safety Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Room W12–140 of the West Building Administration Washington, DC 20423–0001. In Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey [Docket No. FMCSA–2017–0015] addition, one copy of each pleading Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 must be served on William A. Mullins, a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania Friday, except Federal holidays. Applications; Vision Ave. NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC Privacy: We will post all comments AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 20037. we receive, without change, to http:// Administration (FMCSA), DOT. Board decisions and notices are www.regulations.gov, including any ACTION: Notice of denials. available on our Web site at personal information you provide. WWW.STB.GOV. Using the search function of our docket SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its denial Decided: April 14, 2017. Web site, anyone can find and read the of 114 applications from individuals By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting comments received into any of our who requested an exemption from the Director, Office of Proceedings. dockets, including the name of the Federal vision standard applicable to Raina S. Contee, individual sending the comment (or interstate truck and bus drivers and the Clearance Clerk. signing the comment for an association, reasons for the denials. FMCSA has business, labor union, etc.). You may statutory authority to exempt [FR Doc. 2017–07904 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am] review the DOT’s complete Privacy Act individuals from the vision requirement BILLING CODE 4915–01–P Statement in the Federal Register if the exemptions granted will not published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR compromise safety. The Agency has 19477–78). concluded that granting these DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Docket: To read background exemptions does not provide a level of documents or comments received, go to safety that will be equivalent to, or Federal Aviation Administration http://www.regulations.gov at any time greater than, the level of safety or to the Docket Management Facility in maintained without the exemptions for [Summary Notice No. PE–2017–23] these commercial motor vehicle (CMV) Room W12–140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey drivers. Petition for Exemption; Summary of Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Petition Received a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical AGENCY: Federal Aviation Friday, except Federal holidays. Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, Administration (FAA), DOT. fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Department of Transportation, 1200 ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption Mark Forseth, ANM–113, Federal New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64– received. Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind 113, Washington, DC 20590–0001. SUMMARY: This notice contains a Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356, Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., summary of a petition seeking relief email mark.forseth@faa.gov, phone Monday through Friday, except Federal from specified requirements. The (425) 227–2796; or Sandra Long, ARM– holidays. purpose of this notice is to improve the 200, Office of Rulemaking, Federal jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: public’s awareness of, and participation Aviation Administration, 800 in, this aspect of the FAA’s regulatory Independence Avenue SW., Background activities. Neither publication of this Washington, DC 20591, email Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, notice nor the inclusion or omission of sandra.long@faa.gov, phone (202) 493– FMCSA may grant an exemption from information in the summary is intended 5245. the Federal vision standard for a to affect the legal status of the petition This notice is published pursuant to renewable 2-year period if it finds ‘‘such or its final disposition. 14 CFR 11.85. an exemption would likely achieve a VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:06 Apr 18, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1

18524 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 74 / Wednesday, April 19, 2017 / Notices level of safety that is equivalent to or Charles W. Ohman (IA) Francis J. Toth (PA) greater than the level that would be Jay S. Peck (WA) Tim R. Washburn (AZ) achieved absent such an exemption.’’ Timothy J. Shaver (IA) Jason J. Merrifield (IA) does not meet The procedures for requesting an Robert F. Swartrout (OR) the vision standard in his better eye. exemption are set forth in 49 CFR part Robert J. Trinkle (PA) The following 11 applicants met the 381. Clifford B. Webb III (VA) current federal vision standards. Accordingly, FMCSA evaluated 114 Richard E. Wells (CA) Exemptions are not required for individual exemption requests on their John A. Wilbert (OH) applicants who meet the current merit and made a determination that Leslie M. Wilson (MO) regulations for vision: these applicants do not satisfy the The following 6 applicants did not Jose Francisco Briones Hernandez (FL) criteria eligibility or meet the terms and have 3 years of recent experience Dylan Incha (WI) conditions of the Federal exemption driving a CMV with the vision Bradley A. Katzenberger (IA) program. Each applicant has, prior to deficiency: Preston J. Lefeber (WI) this notice, received a letter of final Ahmed M. Gutale (MN) Kenneth Meyer (TN) disposition on the exemption request. Deborah Hughes (CA) Haley J. O’Neal (GA) Those decision letters fully outlined the Mia T. Jones (DC) Barbara A. Pace (TX) basis for the denial and constitute final Jimmy R. Kite (TN) Duffield M. Rose (SC) Agency action. The list published in Mariano Marez (NM) John P. Smith (MD) this notice summarizes the Agency’s Marlin D. Stoltzfus (PA) Mark A. Walters (NC) recent denials as required under 49 David E. Zetsch (TN) The following 11 applicants did not U.S.C. 31315(b)(4) by periodically The following 2 applicants drove have sufficient driving experience publishing names and reasons for interstate while restricted to intrastate during the past 3 years under normal denial. driving: highway operating conditions (gaps in Drew S. Buss (IN), does not have Gary K. Sparks (NC) driving record): sufficient driving experience of the past William E. Tyler (IL) 3 years under normal highway operating Baltazar Arreola-Evangelista (GA) Paul R. Beckett (MN) The following 17 applicants will not conditions (limited hours). be driving interstate, intrastate The following 33 applicants had no Larry G. Bell (MI) Joseph S. Byler (NC) commerce, or are not required to carry experience operating a CMV: a DOT medical card: Darin V. Davis (MD) Teressa J. Banaei (OH) William G. Gamble (IN) Timothy J. Baszak (NJ) Edmund J. Burke (WI) Daniel A. Bell (MD) Jonathen M. Gilligan (NY) Charles K. Collins (ID) George U. Clendenny (IN) Roger D. Grunert (KS) Jermaine B. Davis (NY) Jerry Collado (NY) Sait Hernandez (UT) Bryan G. Felling (MN) John D. Davidson (TX) David G. Segall (WY) John T. Ferguson (IN) Nicholas P. Graab (WI) Benjamin H. Tafolla (IL) Lee J. Gaffney (OH) Donald N. Hjuler (IA) Porfirio Guzman (NY) The following applicant 2 applicants Gary N. Keathley (AR) Davey Harris (IL) were charged with moving violations in Roy L. Long (OK) Casey G. Harvie (CO) conjunction with CMV accidents: Jacqueline A. Mason (TN) Jay A. Hendrick (TX) Randol C. Hoefner (WI) Michael D. Mattingly (KY) Clayton S. Howard (IL) Mark A. Matthies (IL) William W. Nichols (NV) Michael J. Klein (IA) The following 3 applicants did not Angel A. Rizo (CA) Lonnie R. Liles (MI) have optometrists or ophthalmologists Brian T. Sullivan (NY) Anthony R. Lomangino (CT) willing to make statements that they are Timothy Tupa (MN) Jonathan Marin (NJ) able to operate CMVs from a vision James P. Weir (FL) Peter Markee (NJ) standpoint: Kevin E. Wenndt (IA) Michael D. Mitchell (OK) Joshua Kline (PA) Yolanda P. Davis (NJ) performs Jack T. Moyers (GA) Robert E. McMahon (NV) transportation for the Federal Christopher C. Mullings (CT) Jeremy E. Studebaker (IN) government, state, or any political sub- Michael C. Pitt (MI) division of the state. Antonio J. Potts (FL) The following 7 applicants were denied for multiple reasons: Issued on: April 11, 2017. Bruce A. Robinson (GA) Arcardio D. Booze (MD) Larry W. Minor, Larry D. Robinson (GA) David A. Rossman (IL) Cody R. Chase (VT) Associate Administrator for Policy. Derrick P. Rotherham (OR) Tammy C. Clark (FL) [FR Doc. 2017–07888 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am] Jerry W. Sennett (OK) Scott R. Engler (KY) BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P Frances M. Simmonette (PA) Richard Ikey (OH) Jacob A. Smith (TN) Tyler J. Lung (OR) Clifford C. Stamm (CT) Jorge Maldonado (NY) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Jerry Vance (IL) The following 8 applicants have not Jeffrey Varner (NC) Federal Motor Carrier Safety had stable vision for the preceding 3- jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Nathaniel C. Volk (IL) Administration year period: The following 11 applicants did not Hani Abiyounes (CA) [Docket No. FMCSA–2017–0034] have 3 years of experience driving a William H. Baelz (IN) CMV on public highways with their Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Richard W. Boger (MD) Applications; Diabetes vision deficiencies: Jason A. Holland (IA) Norman E. Howes (MN) Michael Lendzin (NY) AGENCY:Federal Motor Carrier Safety Jose A. Mercedes (OH) Eugene R. Ruchti (MN) Administration (FMCSA), DOT. VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:06 Apr 18, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of denials.
ContactMs. 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 Citation82 FR 18523 
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