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million miles and tractor-trailer 

combinations for 35 years accumulating 

1.8 million miles. He holds a Class A 

CDL from California. His driving record 

for the last 3 years shows no crashes and 

no convictions for moving violations in 

a CMV. 

Tyler R. Peebles 

Mr. Peebles, 23, has retinal 

detachment and traumatic cataract in 

his left eye due to a traumatic injury to 

his left eye. The best corrected visual 

acuity in his right eye is 20/20 and in 

his left eye, 20/50. Following an 

examination in 2010, his optometrist 

noted, ‘‘I feel Mr. Peebles has adequate 

vision to perform the driving tasks 

required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Peebles reported that he 

has driven straight trucks for 3 years, 

accumulating 61,500 miles and tractortrailer combinations for 3 years 

accumulating 292,500 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from Ohio. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes but two convictions for 

speeding in a CMV. In the first incident, 

he exceeded the speed limit by 10 miles 

per hour (MPH), in the second incident, 

he exceeded the speed limit by 8 MPH. 

He has another conviction for failure to 

obey a traffic sign. 

Alfredo Reyes 

Mr. Reyes, 57, has had amblyopia in 

his left eye since childhood. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/20 and in his left eye, 20/60. 

Following an examination in 2010, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘I can see no reason 

why he can not perform the visual tasks 

necessary to drive any type of vehicle 

including commerical vehicles.’’ Mr. 

Reyes reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 15 years, 

accumulating 600,000 miles and tractortrailer combinations for 20 years 

accumulating 2.1 million miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL from Texas. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Ronald M. Robinson 

Mr. Robinson, 60, has monocular 

vision due to a traumatic injury to his 

right eye that occurred 40 years ago. The 

visual acuity in his left eye is 20/20. 

Following an examination in 2010, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘In my opinion, Mr. 

Robinson has full capability to operate 

a commerical vehicle provided that it 

has the standard right and left outsider 

rearview mirrors.’’ Mr. Robinson 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks 20 years, accumulating 300,000 

miles. He holds a Class D operator’s 

license from Kentucky. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

J. Bernando Rodriguez 

Mr. Rodriguez, 47, has had strabismic 

amblyopia in his left eye since 

childhood. The best corrected visual 

acuity in his right eye is 20/20 and in 

his left eye, 20/400. Following an 

examination in 2010, his optometrist 

noted, ‘‘I. Dr. Edgardo Amaro, certify 

that in my medical opinion, patient J. 

Bernardo Rodriguez, has sufficient 

vision to perform the driving tasks 

required to operate a commerical 

vehicle as he has been doing in the past 

10 years.’’ Mr. Rodriguez reported that 

he has driven tractor-trailer 

combinations 8 years accumulating 

800,000 miles. He holds a Class A CDL 

from Texas. His driving record for the 

last 3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Esequiel Rodriguez, Jr. 

Mr. Rodriguez, 38, has had a macular 

scar in his right eye since birth. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/200 

and in his left eye, 20/20. Following an 

examination in 2010, his optometrist 

noted, ‘‘He is fully capable of operating 

a commerical vehicle.’’ Mr. Rodriguez 

reported that he has driven tractortrailer combinations 7 years 

accumulating 805,000 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from Texas. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

David I. Sosby 

Mr. Sosby, 60, has had amblyopia in 

his left eye since childhood. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/20 and in his left eye, 20/200. 

Following an examination in 2010, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘I Renapate, OD, 

hereby certify David Sosby to be 

visually able to safely operate a 

commerical motor vehicle.’’ Mr. Sosby 

reported that he has driven tractortrailer combinations 30 years 

accumulating 2.4 million miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL from Kentucky. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Donald E. Stone 

Mr. Stone, 54, has optic atrophy in his 

left eye due to a traumatic injury. The 

best corrected visual acuity in his right 

eye is 20/15 and in his left eye, hand 

motion vision. Following an 

examination in 2010, his optometrist 

noted, ‘‘It is my opinion that Mr. Stone 

has sufficient vision to operate a 

commerical motor vehicle.’’ Mr. Stone 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks 10 years, accumulating 900,000 

miles and tractor-trailer combinations 

for 17 years accumulating 1.8 million 

miles. He holds a Class A CDL from 

Virginia. His driving record for the last 

3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) 

and 31315, FMCSA requests public 

comment from all interested persons on 

the exemption petitions described in 

this notice. The Agency will consider all 

comments received before the close of 

business April 28, 2011. Comments will 

be available for examination in the 

docket at the location listed under the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. The 

Agency will file comments received 

after the comment closing date in the 

public docket, and will consider them to 

the extent practicable. 

In addition to late comments, FMCSA 

will also continue to file, in the public 

docket, relevant information that 

becomes available after the comment 

closing date. Interested persons should 

monitor the public docket for new 

material. 

Issued on: March 16, 2011. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7258 Filed 3–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–1998–4334; FMCSA– 

2000–7918; FMCSA–2002–12844; FMCSA– 

2002–13411; FMCSA–2003–14223; FMCSA– 

2005–20027; FMCSA–2006–24783; FMCSA– 

2006–25246; FMCSA–2006–26066; FMCSA– 

2008–0021] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew the exemptions from 

the vision requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 21 

individuals. 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 


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exemption renewals will provide a level 

of safety that is equivalent to, or greater 

than, the level of safety maintained 

without the exemptions for these 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers. 

DATES: This decision is effective April 

21, 2011. Comments must be received 

on or before April 28, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) numbers: FMCSA– 

1998–4334; FMCSA–2000–7918; 

FMCSA–2002–12844; FMCSA–2002– 

13411; FMCSA–2003–14223; FMCSA– 

2005–20027; FMCSA–2006–24783; 

FMCSA–2006–25246; FMCSA–2006– 

26066; FMCSA–2008–0021, using any of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Instructions: Each submission must 

include the Agency name and the 

docket number for this notice. Note that 

DOT posts all comments received 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information included in a 

comment. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time 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., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) is available 24 hours each day, 

365 days each year. If you want 

acknowledgment that we received your 

comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments on-line. 

Privacy Act: Anyone may search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or of the person signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review DOT’s Privacy Act 

Statement for the FDMS published in 

the Federal Register on January 17, 

2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit 

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/ 

E8–785.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical 

Programs, (202) 366–4001, 

fmcsamedical@dot.gov, 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 renew an exemption from 

the vision requirements in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10), which applies to drivers 

of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a 

two-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 procedures 

for requesting an exemption (including 

renewals) are set out in 49 CFR part 381. 

Exemption Decision 

This notice addresses 21 individuals 

who have requested renewal of their 

exemptions in accordance with FMCSA 

procedures. FMCSA has evaluated these 

21 applications for renewal on their 

merits and decided to extend each 

exemption for a renewable two-year 

period. They are: 

Rodger B. Anders, William R. 

Mayfield, William E. Reveal, John D. 

Bolding, Jr., William R. New, James R. 

Rieck, Michael P. Curtin, Harry M. 

Oxendine, Duane L. Riendeau, Jimmy 

W. Deadwyler, John J. Payne, Richie J. 

Schwendy, Richard L. Elyard, James R. 

Petre, Jesse J. Sutton, James K. Holmes, 

Zeljko Popovac, Janusz Tyrpien, Keith 

A. Lighthall, Jerald W. Rehnke, Richard 

A. Westfall. 

The exemptions are extended subject 

to the following conditions: (1) That 

each individual has a physical 

examination every year (a) by an 

ophthalmologist or optometrist who 

attests that the vision in the better eye 

continues to meet the standard 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 

provides a copy of the ophthalmologist’s 

or optometrist’s report to the medical 

examiner at the time of 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 and retains a copy of the 

certification on his/her person while 

driving for presentation to a duly 

authorized Federal, State, or local 

enforcement official. Each exemption 

will be valid for two years unless 

rescinded earlier by FMCSA. The 

exemption will be rescinded 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(e) and 31315. 

Basis for Renewing Exemptions 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an 

exemption may be granted for no longer 

than two years from its approval date 

and may be renewed upon application 

for additional two year periods. In 

accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315, each of the 21 applicants has 

satisfied the entry conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirements (63 FR 66226; 64 FR 

16517; 65 FR 66286; 66 FR 13825; 66 FR 

17994; 67 FR 68719; 67 FR 76439; 68 FR 

10298; 68 FR 10300; 68 FR 10301; 68 FR 

15037; 68 FR 19596, 68 FR 2629; 69 FR 

71100; 70 FR 14747; 70 FR 16886; 70 FR 

16887; 70 FR 2701; 70 FR 7545; 70 FR 

7546; 71 FR 32183; 71 FR 41310; 71 FR 

63379; 72 FR 180, 72 FR 1050; 72 FR 

1053; 72 FR 7111; 72 FR 7812; 72 FR 

11425; 72 FR 18726; 72 FR 9397; 73 FR 

15567; 73 FR 27015; 73 FR 61925; 73 FR 

76440; 74 FR 11991; 74 FR 8302). Each 

of these 21 applicants has requested 

renewal of the exemption and has 

submitted evidence showing that the 

vision in the better eye continues to 

meet the standard specified at 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10) and that the vision 

impairment is stable. In addition, a 

review of each record of safety while 

driving with the respective vision 

deficiencies over the past two years 

indicates each applicant continues to 

meet the vision exemption standards. 

These factors provide an adequate basis 

for predicting each driver’s ability to 

continue to drive safely in interstate 

commerce. Therefore, FMCSA 

concludes that extending the exemption 

for each renewal applicant for a period 

of two years is likely to achieve a level 

of safety equal to that existing without 

the exemption. 

Request for Comments 

FMCSA will review comments 

received at any time concerning a 

particular driver’s safety record and 


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determine if the continuation of the 

exemption is consistent with the 

requirements at 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315. However, FMCSA requests that 

interested parties with specific data 

concerning the safety records of these 

drivers submit comments by April 28, 

2011. 

FMCSA believes that the 

requirements for a renewal of an 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315 can be satisfied by initially 

granting the renewal and then 

requesting and evaluating, if needed, 

subsequent comments submitted by 

interested parties. As indicated above, 

the Agency previously published 

notices of final disposition announcing 

its decision to exempt these 21 

individuals from the vision requirement 

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). The final 

decision to grant an exemption to each 

of these individuals was made on the 

merits of each case and made only after 

careful consideration of the comments 

received to its notices of applications. 

The notices of applications stated in 

detail the qualifications, experience, 

and medical condition of each applicant 

for an exemption from the vision 

requirements. That information is 

available by consulting the above cited 

Federal Register publications. 

Interested parties or organizations 

possessing information that would 

otherwise show that any, or all, of these 

drivers are not currently achieving the 

statutory level of safety should 

immediately notify FMCSA. The 

Agency will evaluate any adverse 

evidence submitted and, if safety is 

being compromised or if continuation of 

the exemption would not be consistent 

with the goals and objectives of 49 

U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will 

take immediate steps to revoke the 

exemption of a driver. 

Issued on: March 21, 2011. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7252 Filed 3–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[NHTSA Docket No. NHTSA–2011–0037] 

Meeting Notice Correction—Federal 

Interagency Committee on Emergency 

Medical Services; Correction to 

Meeting Notice To Clarify Time Zone 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. 

Title: Federal Interagency Committee 

on Emergency Medical Service 

(FICEMS) Teleconference Meeting. 

ACTION: Meeting Notice Correction— 

Federal Interagency Committee on 

Emergency Medical Services; Correction 

to Meeting Notice to clarify time zone. 

SUMMARY: NHTSA is issuing a correction 

to its announcement of a teleconference 

meeting of the Federal Interagency 

Committee on Emergency Medical 

Services (FICEMS) to be held as a 

stakeholder input call-in session to 

receive input regarding the current and 

future role of the Federal Government in 

EMS and options for establishing or 

designating a Federal lead office for 

EMS. This notice announces the date 

and time of the meeting and clarifies the 

time zone, which will be open to the 

public, as well as call-in information. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, April 11, 2011, from 1:30 p.m. 

to 3 p.m., EDT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Drew Dawson, Director, Office of 

Emergency Medical Services, National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., NTI–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, Telephone 

number (202) 366–9966; e-mail 

Drew.Dawson@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Interagency Committee on 

Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS) 

was created by law to help ensure 

coordination among Federal agencies 

involved with State, local, tribal, or 

regional emergency medical services 

and 9–1–1 systems. As discussed at 

their December 16, 2010 meeting, 

FICEMS is assessing the current and 

future role of the Federal Government in 

EMS and evaluating the options for 

establishing or designating a Federal 

lead office or agency for EMS. The 

National Security Staff Resilience 

Directorate has requested that FICEMS 

engage with stakeholders and develop 

an options paper by May 15, 2011. 

FICEMS is interested in any 

stakeholder input about the role of the 

Federal Government in the full 

continuum of emergency medical 

services and emergency and trauma 

care for adults and children—including 

medical 9–1–1 and emergency medical 

dispatch, prehospital emergency 

medical services (both ground and air), 

hospital-based emergency care and 

trauma care, and medical-related 

disaster preparedness. 

With respect to this full continuum of 

emergency medical services and 

emergency and trauma care for adults 

and children any stakeholder input 

would be appreciated regarding topics 

such as: 

Æ The role of the Federal 

Government. 

Æ Activities or functions that should 

NOT be the role of Federal Government. 

Æ The role of a Federal lead office for 

EMS if it were established including the 

functions/issues it should perform and 

address. 

Æ Other comments or suggestions. 

This meeting of the FICEMS will 

focus specifically on receiving input 

from Stakeholders on the above issues. 

The meeting will be open to the public 

via telephone. 

Call-In Information: Members of the 

public wishing to attend the meeting or 

provide input to FICEMS should call 1– 

877–804–0827 using the meeting ID 

number 51813069, on Monday, April 

11, 2011, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., EDT. 

Minutes of the FICEMS meeting will 

be available to the public online at 

http://www.ems.gov. 

Issued on: March 24, 2011. 

Drew E. Dawson, 

Director, Office of Emergency Medical 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7305 Filed 3–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

United States Mint 

Pricing for America the Beautiful Five 

Ounce Silver Bullion Coin Presentation 

Case 

AGENCY: United States Mint, Department 

of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Mint is 

announcing the price of the America the 

Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Bullion 

Coin Presentation Case. 

A lot of 25 presentation cases will be 

offered for sale at a price of $86.95. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: B. B. 

Craig, Associate Director for Sales and 

Marketing; United States Mint; 801 9th 

Street NW.; Washington, DC 20220; or 

call 202–354–7500. 

(Authority: 31 U.S.C. 5111, 5112 & 9701.) 

Dated: March 23, 2011. 

Richard A. Peterson, 

Acting Director, United States Mint. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7360 Filed 3–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–02–P 


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