78 FR 242 pgs. 76394-76395 - Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
Type: NOTICEVolume: 78Number: 242Pages: 76394 - 76395
Pages: 76394, 76395Docket number: [FMCSA-2013-0172]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2013-29952 Filed 12-16-13; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[FMCSA-2013-0172]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
AGENCY:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of denials.
SUMMARY:
FMCSA announces its denial of 59 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:
Elaine M. Papp, Chief, Medical Programs Division, 202-366-4001, U.S. Department of Transportation, FMCSA, 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.
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 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 59 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.
The following 11 applicants had no experience operating a CMV:
Christina L. Anhock
Thomas R. Anthony
Brian Ashbaugh
Eric Betsuie
Eric P. Carr
Adrian L. Johnson
Bradford Kadubic
Dennis A. Mercer II
Elijah Miller
Jorge Monge
Marcus Robinson
The following 9 applicants did not have 3 years of experience driving a CMV on public highways with their vision deficiencies:
Zoraida Bazan
Troy D. Blanton
Donald E. Cessna, Sr.
Douglas H. Huntsman
Mark A. Lane
James McClellan
Louis Pierson
Juan Ramirez
Phillip Starker
The following 5 applicants did not have 3 years of recent experience driving a CMV with the vision deficiency:
Aaron Gage
Daniel D. Henriquez
Dennis Hughey
Edward Rangel
Jeffrey M. Thorpe
The following 9 applicants were denied for miscellaneous/multiple reasons:
Travis Bennett
John D. Bowman
Don Gray
Bruce Gumtow
Gary S. Judds
Timothy M. Leonard
Thomas A. Martin, III
Rodney McMorran
Tyler R. Peebles
The following applicant, Mark P. Huemann, was denied because his vision was not stable for the entire 3-year period.
The following 12 applicants met the current federal vision standards. Exemptions are not required for applicants who meet the current regulations for vision:
Joseph A. Basista
Thomas J. Bruce, Jr.
Barry Foster
Donald M. Gieseke
Marco J. Gonzalez
Rogelio Leyva
Martin R. Manner
Lee A. Mauk
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John Rinehart
Scott J. Thompson, Jr.
Christopher M. Walters
The following 10 applicants were denied because they will not be driving interstate, interstate commerce, or not required to carry a DOT medical card:
John H. Bass
Alton L. Carlisle
Timothy F. Dunn
Wesley S. Gnade
Jerry E. Guilford
Glenn F. Hipp
Shane Nelson
Nelson P. Sanschagrin
Robert Schultz
Robert Tackitt
Finally, the following 2 applicants perform transportation for the federal government, state, or any political sub-division of the state.
Marty G. Eastman
Eric D. Kidd
Issued on: December 3, 2013.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013-29952 Filed 12-16-13; 8:45 am]
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