82 FR 28734 - Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 120 (June 23, 2017)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 120 (June 23, 2017)
| Page Range | 28734-28736 | |
| FR Document | 2017-13128 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 120 (Friday, June 23, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 28734-28736] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-13128] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA-2017-0016] 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 10 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 May 25, 2017. The exemptions expire on May 25, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 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., e.t., 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 April 24, 2017, FMCSA published a notice of receipt of exemption applications from certain individuals, and requested comments from the public (82 FR 18954). That notice listed 10 applicants' case histories. The 10 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 10 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 limitation and demonstrated their ability to drive safely. The 10 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, enucleation, glaucoma, and prosthetic eye. In most cases, their eye conditions were not recently developed. Nine of the applicants were either born with their vision impairments or have had them since childhood. The one individual that sustained their vision condition as an adult has had it for 12 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 10 drivers have been [[Page 28735]] 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 5 to 52 years. In the past three years, no drivers were involved in crashes and one 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 April 24, 2017 notice (82 FR 18954). 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 10 applicants, no drivers were involved in crashes and one 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 10 applicants listed in the notice of April 24, 2017 (82 FR 18954). 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 10 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 oaf 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 one comment in this proceeding. Cheyenne Imlay stated she is against granting the exemptions due to safety concerns. FMCSA is required to evaluate medical reports regarding each applicant's vision deficiency, as well as each applicant's driving records, [[Page 28736]] in order to determine if an equal or greater level of safety is likely to be achieved by permitting each of the applicants to drive in interstate commerce as opposed to restricting him or her to driving in intrastate commerce. The Agency completed this evaluation for each of the 10 applicants listed in this notice and determined that an equivalent or greater level of safety is likely to be achieved by granting the exemptions as would be without the exemptions. IV. Conclusion Based upon its evaluation of the 10 exemption applications, FMCSA exempts the following drivers from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10): Russel R. Dixon (VA) Robert A. Fasset (MI) William M. Hanes (OH) Ryan P. Lambert (UT) Richard D. Patterson (TN) Jonathan W. Pryor (OK) Ernesto Silva (NM) Dennis L. Spence (WA) Gordon R. Ulm (OH) Gary L. Warner (VA) 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: June 14, 2017. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2017-13128 Filed 6-22-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P
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(LWCF) (16 U.S.C. 4601–4604); Safe one eye. The Agency has concluded that at the end of the 2-year period.
Drinking Water Act (SDWA) (42 granting these exemptions will provide Accordingly, FMCSA has evaluated the
U.S.C. 300f–300j–26)); Rivers and a level of safety that is equivalent to or 10 applications on their merits and
Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401– greater than the level of safety made a determination to grant
406); Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 maintained without the exemptions for exemptions to each of them.
U.S.C. 1271–1287); Emergency these CMV drivers. III. Vision and Driving Experience of
Wetlands Resources Act, (16 U.S.C. DATES: The exemptions were granted the Applicants
3901, 3921); Wetlands Mitigation (23 May 25, 2017. The exemptions expire
U.S.C. 119(g) and 133(b)(14)); Flood on May 25, 2019. The vision requirement in the
Disaster Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. FMCSRs provides:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. A person is physically qualified to
4012a, 4106). Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical
8. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 drive a commercial motor vehicle if that
Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, person has distant visual acuity of at
Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988
fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye
Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898,
Department of Transportation, 1200 without corrective lenses or visual
Federal Actions to Address
New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64– acuity separately corrected to 20/40
Environmental Justice in Minority
113, Washington, DC 20590–0001. (Snellen) or better with corrective
Populations and Low Income
Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., lenses, distant binocular acuity of a least
Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection
Monday through Friday, except Federal 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or
and Enhancement of Cultural
holidays. If you have questions without corrective lenses, field of vision
Resources; E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred
regarding viewing or submitting of at least 70° in the horizontal meridian
Sites; E.O. 13287 Preserve America;
material to the docket, contact Docket in each eye, and the ability to recognize
E.O. 13175 Consultation and
Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. the colors of traffic signals and devices
Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments; E.O. 11514 Protection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: showing red, green, and amber (49 CFR
and Enhancement of Environmental I. Electronic Access 391.41(b)(10)).
Quality; E.O. 13112 Invasive Species. FMCSA recognizes that some drivers
9. Navigation: Rivers and Harbors Act of You may see all the comments online do not meet the vision requirement but
1899 [33 U.SC. 403]; General Bridge through the Federal Document have adapted their driving to
Act of 1946 [33 U.S.C 9 and 11]. Management System (FDMS) at http:// accommodate their limitation and
www.regulations.gov. demonstrated their ability to drive
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Docket: For access to the docket to
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
safely. The 10 exemption applicants
and Construction. The regulations
read background documents or listed in this notice are in this category.
implementing Executive Order 12372 comments, go to http:// They are unable to meet the vision
regarding intergovernmental consultation on www.regulations.gov and/or Room requirement in one eye for various
Federal programs and activities apply to this W12–140 on the ground level of the reasons, including amblyopia, complete
program.) West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue loss of vision, enucleation, glaucoma,
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and prosthetic eye. In most cases, their
and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, eye conditions were not recently
Issued on: June 13, 2017.
except Federal holidays. developed. Nine of the applicants were
Daniel M. Mathis, Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 either born with their vision
Division Administrator, Olympia, U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
Washington.
impairments or have had them since
from the public to better inform its childhood.
[FR Doc. 2017–12814 Filed 6–22–17; 8:45 am] rulemaking process. DOT posts these The one individual that sustained
BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P comments, without edit, including any their vision condition as an adult has
personal information the commenter had it for 12 years.
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as Although each applicant has one eye
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION described in the system of records which does not meet the vision
Federal Motor Carrier Safety notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10),
Administration be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. each has at least 20/40 corrected vision
in the other eye, and in a doctor’s
[Docket No. FMCSA–2017–0016] II. Background
opinion, has sufficient vision to perform
On April 24, 2017, FMCSA published all the tasks necessary to operate a CMV.
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption a notice of receipt of exemption Doctors’ opinions are supported by the
Applications; Vision applications from certain individuals, applicants’ possession of valid
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety and requested comments from the commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) or
Administration (FMCSA), DOT. public (82 FR 18954). That notice listed non-CDLs to operate CMVs. Before
ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 10 applicants’ case histories. The 10 issuing CDLs, States subject drivers to
individuals applied for exemptions from knowledge and skills tests designed to
SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its the vision requirement in 49 CFR evaluate their qualifications to operate a
decision to exempt 10 individuals from 391.41(b)(10), for drivers who operate CMV.
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
the vision requirement in the Federal CMVs in interstate commerce. All of these applicants satisfied the
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, testing requirements for their State of
(FMCSRs). They are unable to meet the FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2- residence. By meeting State licensing
vision requirement in one eye for year period if it finds ‘‘such exemption requirements, the applicants
various reasons. The exemptions will would likely achieve a level of safety demonstrated their ability to operate a
enable these individuals to operate that is equivalent to or greater than the CMV, with their limited vision, to the
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in level that would be achieved absent satisfaction of the State.
interstate commerce without meeting such exemption.’’ The statute also While possessing a valid CDL or non-
the prescribed vision requirement in allows the Agency to renew exemptions CDL, these 10 drivers have been
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in order to determine if an equal or SUMMARY: Spartan Motors USA, Inc. III. Noncompliance: Spartan explains
greater level of safety is likely to be (Spartan), has determined that certain that the noncompliance is that the
achieved by permitting each of the model year (MY) 2017 Spartan wheels on the subject vehicles
applicants to drive in interstate Emergency Response Metro Star motor incorrectly identify the rim size as 24.5″
commerce as opposed to restricting him vehicles do not fully comply with x 8.25″ instead of 22.5″ x 8.25″, and
or her to driving in intrastate commerce. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard therefore do not meet the requirements
The Agency completed this evaluation (FMVSS) No. 120, Tire selection and of paragraph S5.2(b) of FMVSS No. 120.
for each of the 10 applicants listed in rims and motor home/recreation vehicle IV. Rule Text: paragraph S5.2 of
this notice and determined that an trailer load carrying capacity FMVSS No. 120 states:
equivalent or greater level of safety is information for motor vehicles with a S5.2 Rim marking. Each rim or, at the
likely to be achieved by granting the GVWR of more than 4,536 kilograms option of the manufacturer in the case
exemptions as would be without the (10,000 pounds). Spartan filed a of a single-piece wheel, wheel disc shall
exemptions. noncompliance information report be marked with the information listed in
dated December 6, 2016. Spartan also paragraphs (a) through (e) of this
IV. Conclusion paragraph, in lettering not less than 3
petitioned NHTSA on January 4, 2017,
Based upon its evaluation of the 10 for a decision that the subject millimeters high, impressed to a depth
exemption applications, FMCSA noncompliance is inconsequential as it or, at the option of the manufacturer,
exempts the following drivers from the relates to motor vehicle safety. embossed to a height of not less than
vision requirement in 49 CFR ADDRESSES: For further information on
0.125 millimeters . . .
391.41(b)(10): (b) The rim size designation, and in
this decision contact Kerrin Bressant,
case of multipiece rims, the rim type
Russel R. Dixon (VA) Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, the
designation. For example: 20 x 5.50, or
Robert A. Fasset (MI) National Highway Traffic Safety 20 x 5.5.
William M. Hanes (OH) Administration (NHTSA), telephone V. Summary of Spartan’s Petition:
Ryan P. Lambert (UT) (202) 366–1110, facsimile (202) 366– Spartan described the subject
Richard D. Patterson (TN) 5930. noncompliance and stated its belief that
Jonathan W. Pryor (OK) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the noncompliance is inconsequential
Ernesto Silva (NM) I. Overview: Spartan Motors USA, Inc. as it relates to motor vehicle safety.
Dennis L. Spence (WA) (Spartan), has determined that certain In support of its petition, Spartan
Gordon R. Ulm (OH) model year (MY) 2017 Spartan provided the following: Chassis cabs
Gary L. Warner (VA) Emergency Response Metro Star motor affected by this condition are
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) vehicles do not fully comply with manufactured in two or more stages.
and 31315, each exemption will be valid paragraph S5.2(b) of Federal Motor While in general, Spartan is the
for 2 years unless revoked earlier by Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. incomplete vehicle manufacturer, in
FMCSA. The exemption will be revoked 120, Tire selection and rims and motor this case, Spartan provides a label that
if: (1) The person fails to comply with home/recreation vehicle trailer load contains the requirements identified in
the terms and conditions of the carrying capacity information for motor 49 CFR 567.5(a)(2)(iv), which states that
exemption; (2) the exemption has vehicles with a GVWR of more than a label must be affixed to an incomplete
resulted in a lower level of safety than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds). vehicle that contains the ‘‘GROSS AXLE
was maintained before it was granted; or Spartan filed a noncompliance report WEIGHT RATING’’ or ‘‘GVWR’’,
(3) continuation of the exemption would dated December 6, 2016, pursuant to 49 followed by the appropriate value in
not be consistent with the goals and CFR part 573, Defect and kilograms and (pounds) for each axle,
objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 31315. Noncompliance Responsibility and identified in order from front to rear
If the exemption is still effective at the Reports. Spartan also petitioned NHTSA (e.g., front, first intermediate, second
end of the 2-year period, the person may on January 4, 2017, pursuant to 49 intermediate, rear). The ratings for any
apply to FMCSA for a renewal under U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) and 49 consecutive axles having identical gross
procedures in effect at that time. CFR part 556, for an exemption from the axle weight ratings when equipped with
Issued on: June 14, 2017. notification and remedy requirements of tires having the same tire size
Larry W. Minor, 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 on the basis that designation may be stated as a single
this noncompliance is inconsequential value, with the label indicating to which
Associate Administrator for Policy.
as it relates to motor vehicle safety. axles the ratings apply. Similar
[FR Doc. 2017–13128 Filed 6–22–17; 8:45 am]
Notice of receipt of the petition was information must be included in the
BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P published, with a 30-day public incomplete vehicle document or IVD
comment period on April 11, 2017, in that must be furnished by the
the Federal Register (82 FR 17520). No incomplete vehicle manufacturer, as
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION comments were received. To view the required by 49 CFR 568.4(a)(5).
National Highway Traffic Safety petition and all supporting documents While the actual wheel stamping may
Administration log onto the Federal Docket be 24.5, the physical size (outside
Management System (FDMS) Web page diameter) is 22.5. If a service provider
[Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0141; Notice 2] at: http://www.regulations.gov/. Then were to reference the rim size of the
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
follow the online search instruction to incorrectly stamped rim, and attempt to
Spartan Motors USA, Inc., Grant of locate docket number ‘‘NHTSA–2016– install a tire with an inside diameter of
Petition for Decision of 0141.’’ 24.5, it would be too large for the 22.5
Inconsequential Noncompliance II. Vehicles Involved: Approximately size rim and thus not fit. Given the label
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 19 MY 2017 Spartan Emergency being provided and the construction
Safety Administration (NHTSA), Response Metro Star motor vehicles details sheet provided in accordance
Department of Transportation (DOT). manufactured between September 6, with NFPA® 1901 Standard for
2016, and October 24, 2016, are Automotive Fire Apparatus 2016
ACTION: Grant of petition.
potentially involved. edition, Spartan believes the
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| Action | Notice of final disposition. | |
| Dates | The exemptions were granted May 25, 2017. The exemptions expire on May 25, 2019. | |
| Contact | Ms. 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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