[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33008-33009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14173]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0051]
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 60 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: Charles A. Horan, III, Director,
Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards, (202) 366-4001,
[email protected], FMCSA, Department of Transportation, 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
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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 60 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 nine applicants had no experience operating a CMV:
Erica K. Boggs
Leslie L. Dana
George S. Ginder
Destin R. Huerd
Edison Joe
Miles K. Manross
Paul R. Oja
Brandon C. Shepard
Dontrell D. Williams
The following nine applicants did not have three years of
experience driving a CMV on public highways with their vision
deficiencies:
Osman M. Adanalic
William R. Bissell
David A. Crawford
Michael J. Floyd
Carlson Koyukuk
Abel D. Ordonez
Richard A. Paplow
Stephen J. Smith
Arlyn E. Witker
The following four applicants did not have three years of recent
experience driving a CMV with the vision deficiency:
Carl Jones III
Jim Pace
Jeffrey G. Sherrill
Veronica N. Washington
The following two applicants did not have sufficient driving
experience during the past three years under normal highway operating
conditions:
William L. Bowers
Bridget Johnson
The following applicant, Richard Anthony, had his CDL suspended in
relation to a moving violation during the three-year period. Applicants
do not qualify for an exemption with a suspension during the three-year
period.
The following five applicants were unable to obtain a statement
from an optometrist or ophthalmologist stating that he was able to
operate a commercial vehicle from a vision standpoint:
Cesar A. Guridy, Jr.
Arthur L. Mabb
Winston Merrick
Barnett K. Moss, Sr.
Donald J. Wilson
The following applicant, Larry Defrain, did not have stable vision
for the entire three-year period.
The following two applicants did not meet the vision standard in
their better eye:
Leonard Hixon
Ryan R. Kepford
The following nine applicants met the current federal vision
standards. Exemptions are not required for applicants who meet the
current regulations for vision:
John A. Ashworth
Ronaldo A. M. Curva
Robert L. Downs
Harry J. Glynn
Julian Gonzales
Linda Jones-Hawkins
Frederik J. Koning
Pedro Torres
Robert M. Walls
The following 15 applicants were denied because they will not be
driving interstate, interstate commerce, or are not required to carry a
DOT medical card:
Everardo G. Cantu
Gale D. Funke
Jeffrey W. Graham
Dillon L. Hendren
Noel C. Hill
Edgar I. IzquierdoGarcia
Robert Jasniewicz
Eric J. Johnson
Marion D. Kellstadt
Jeffrey E. Leisenring, Sr.
Leonard B. Mulkey
Michael K. Preslar
Vernon D. Roberts
Barbara H. Smith
Kyle O. Wrisley
Finally, the following three applicants perform transportation for
the federal government, state, or any political sub-division of the
state.
Robert L. Bick
James L. Lockwood
Fredrick D. McCaskill
Issued on: May 29, 2015.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-14173 Filed 6-9-15; 8:45 am]
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