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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. 

Consequently, FMCSA finds that in 

each case exempting these applicants 

from the vision requirement in 

§ 391.41(b)(10) is likely to achieve a 

level of safety equal to that existing 

without the exemption. 

V. Conditions and Requirements 

The terms and conditions of the 

exemption are provided to the 

applicants in the exemption document 

and includes the following: (1) Each 

driver must be physically examined 

every year (a) by an ophthalmologist or 

optometrist who attests that the vision 

in the better eye continues to meet the 

standard in § 391.41(b)(10) and (b) by a 

certified medical examiner (ME) who 

attests that the individual is otherwise 

physically qualified under § 391.41; (2) 

each driver must provide a copy of the 

ophthalmologist’s or optometrist’s 

report to the ME at the time of the 

annual medical examination; and (3) 

each driver must 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 also 

have a copy of the exemption when 

driving, for presentation to a duly 

authorized Federal, State, or local 

enforcement official. 

VI. Preemption 

During the period the exemption is in 

effect, no State shall enforce any law or 

regulation that conflicts with this 

exemption with respect to a person 

operating under the exemption. 

VII. Conclusion 

Based upon its evaluation of the three 

exemption applications, FMCSA 

exempts the following drivers from the 

vision requirement, § 391.41(b)(10), 

subject to the requirements cited above: 

Terence L. Broadwater (WV) 

Shannon L. Cagle (GA) 

Frank L. Crenshaw (OH) 

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

and 31315(b), each exemption will be 

valid for 2 years from the effective date 

unless revoked earlier by FMCSA. The 

exemption will be revoked if the 

following occurs: (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 prior to being 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(b). 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00797 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0154; FMCSA– 

2014–0106; FMCSA–2014–0384; FMCSA– 

2015–0328; FMCSA–2017–0057; FMCSA– 

2018–0136] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Hearing 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew exemptions for nine 

individuals from the hearing 

requirement in the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for 

interstate commercial motor vehicle 

(CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable 

these hard of hearing and deaf 

individuals to continue to operate CMVs 

in interstate commerce. 

DATES: Each group of renewed 

exemptions were applicable on the 

dates stated in the discussions below 

and will expire on the dates provided 

below. Comments must be received on 

or before February 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Docket No. 

FMCSA–2012–0154, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2014–0106, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2014–0384, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2015–0328, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2017–0057, or Docket No. 

FMCSA–2018–0136 using any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

instructions on submitting comments. 

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 W64–224, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office 

hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. If you have questions 

regarding viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, contact Dockets 

Operations, (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

A. Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0154, 

Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0106, Docket 

No. FMCSA–2014–0384, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2015–0328, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2017–0057, or Docket No. 

FMCSA–2018–0136) indicate the 

specific section of this document to 

which each comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. You may submit your 

comments and material online or by fax, 

mail, or hand delivery, but please use 

only one of these means. FMCSA 

recommends that you include your 

name and a mailing address, an email 

address, or a phone number in the body 

of your document so that FMCSA can 

contact you if there are questions 

regarding your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, put the 

docket number, FMCSA–2012–0154, 

FMCSA–2014–0106, FMCSA–2014– 

0384, FMCSA–2015–0328, FMCSA– 

2017–0057, or FMCSA–2018–0136, in 

the keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

When the new screen appears, click on 

the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type 

your comment into the text box on the 

following screen. Choose whether you 

are submitting your comment as an 

individual or on behalf of a third party 

and then submit. 

If you submit your comments by mail 

or hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. If you submit 

comments by mail and would like to 

know that they reached the facility, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. 

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FMCSA will consider all comments 

and material received during the 

comment period. 

B. Viewing Documents and Comments 

To view comments, as well as any 

documents mentioned in this notice as 

being available in the docket, go to 

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

docket number, FMCSA–2012–0154, 

FMCSA–2014–0106, FMCSA–2014– 

0384, FMCSA–2015–0328, FMCSA– 

2017–0057, or FMCSA–2018–0136, in 

the keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

Next, click the ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ 

button and choose the document to 

review. If you do not have access to the 

internet, you may view the docket 

online by visiting Dockets Operations in 

Room W12–140 on the ground floor of 

the DOT West Building, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

ET, Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. To be sure someone is 

there to help you, please call (202) 366– 

9317 or (202) 366–9826 before visiting 

Dockets Operations. 

C. 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.transportation.gov/privacy. 

II. Background 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315(b), FMCSA may grant an 

exemption from the FMCSRs for no 

longer than a 5-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 5-year 

period. FMCSA grants medical 

exemptions from the FMCSRs for a 2- 

year period to align with the maximum 

duration of a driver’s medical 

certification. 

The physical qualification standard 

for drivers regarding hearing found in 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(11) states that a 

person is physically qualified to drive a 

CMV if that person first perceives a 

forced whispered voice in the better ear 

at not less than 5 feet with or without 

the use of a hearing aid or, if tested by 

use of an audiometric device, does not 

have an average hearing loss in the 

better ear greater than 40 decibels at 500 

Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or 

without a hearing aid when the 

audiometric device is calibrated to 

American National Standard (formerly 

ASA Standard) Z24.5—1951. 

This standard was adopted in 1970 

and was revised in 1971 to allow drivers 

to be qualified under this standard 

while wearing a hearing aid, 35 FR 

6458, 6463 (April 22, 1970) and 36 FR 

12857 (July 3, 1971). 

The nine individuals listed in this 

notice have requested renewal of their 

exemptions from the hearing standard 

in § 391.41(b)(11), in accordance with 

FMCSA procedures. Accordingly, 

FMCSA has evaluated these 

applications for renewal on their merits 

and decided to extend each exemption 

for a renewable 2-year period. 

III. Request for Comments 

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(b), FMCSA 

will take immediate steps to revoke the 

exemption of a driver. 

IV. Basis for Renewing Exemptions 

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

and 31315(b), each of the nine 

applicants has satisfied the renewal 

conditions for obtaining an exemption 

from the hearing requirement. The nine 

drivers in this notice remain in good 

standing with the Agency. In addition, 

for Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) 

holders, the Commercial Driver’s 

License Information System and the 

Motor Carrier Management Information 

System are searched for crash and 

violation data. For non-CDL holders, the 

Agency reviews the driving records 

from the State Driver’s Licensing 

Agency. These factors provide an 

adequate basis for predicting each 

driver’s ability to continue to safely 

operate a CMV in interstate commerce. 

Therefore, FMCSA concludes that 

extending the exemption for each of 

these drivers for a period of 2 years is 

likely to achieve a level of safety equal 

to that existing without the exemption. 

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

and 31315(b), the following groups of 

drivers received renewed exemptions in 

the month of January and are discussed 

below. 

As of January 15, 2021, and in 

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

31315(b), the following eight 

individuals have satisfied the renewal 

conditions for obtaining an exemption 

from the hearing requirement in the 

FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers: 

Stephen Goen (GA) 

Jerry Jones (TX) 

James Laughrey (KS) 

Christopher McKenzie (TX) 

Kathy Miller (IA) 

Lesley O’Rorke (IL) 

Gerson Ramirez (MT) 

Michael Wilkes (MA) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2012–0154, FMCSA– 

2014–0106, FMCSA–2014–0384, 

FMCSA–2017–0057, or FMCSA–2018– 

0136. Their exemptions are applicable 

as of January 15, 2021, and will expire 

on January 15, 2023. 

As of January 22, 2021, and in 

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

31315(b), Jaymes Haar (IA) has satisfied 

the renewal conditions for obtaining an 

exemption from the hearing requirement 

in the FMCSRs for interstate CMV 

drivers. 

This driver was included in docket 

number FMCSA–2015–0328. The 

exemption is applicable as of January 

22, 2021, and will expire on January 22, 

2023. 

V. Conditions and Requirements 

The exemptions are extended subject 

to the following conditions: (1) Each 

driver must report any crashes or 

accidents as defined in § 390.5; (2) 

report all citations and convictions for 

disqualifying offenses under 49 CFR 383 

and 49 CFR 391 to FMCSA; and (3) each 

driver is prohibited from operating a 

motorcoach or bus with passengers in 

interstate commerce. The driver must 

also have a copy of the exemption when 

driving, for presentation to a duly 

authorized Federal, State, or local 

enforcement official. In addition, the 

exemption does not exempt the 

individual from meeting the applicable 

CDL testing requirements. Each 

exemption will be valid for 2 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(b). 

VI. Preemption 

During the period the exemption is in 

effect, no State shall enforce any law or 

regulation that conflicts with this 

exemption with respect to a person 

operating under the exemption. 

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VII. Conclusion 

Based upon its evaluation of the nine 

exemption applications, FMCSA renews 

the exemptions of the aforementioned 

drivers from the hearing requirement in 

§ 391.41(b)(11). In accordance with 49 

U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b), each 

exemption will be valid for two years 

unless revoked earlier by FMCSA. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00798 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2021–0004] 

Request for Comments on Draft 

Strategic Plan on Accessible 

Transportation 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation (OST), Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments 

(RFC). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT) seeks public 

comment on a draft Strategic Plan on 

Accessible Transportation. The 

proposed document guides the DOT’s 

efforts to create a transportation system 

that is inclusive of people with 

disabilities. The document may be 

found on the Federal regulations 

website at http://www.regulations.gov as 

an attachment to Docket No. DOT–OST– 

2021–0004. 

DATES: Individuals who are interested in 

submitting comments must do so by 

February 16, 2021, no later than 5:00 

p.m. (ET), to receive full consideration 

by DOT for incorporation into the final 

Strategic Plan on Accessible 

Transportation. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted using any one of the 

following methods: 

• Electronic mail: Email comments to 

the monitored inbox at 

usdotaccessibility@dot.gov. Responses 

must be provided as attachments to an 

email. It is recommended that 

attachments with file sizes exceeding 

25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to 

ensure message delivery. Responses 

must be provided as a Microsoft Word 

(.docx) attachment to the email, and be 

no more than 10 pages in length, with 

12-point font and 1-inch margins. 

• Internet: To submit comments 

electronically, go to the Federal 

regulations website at http://

www.regulations.gov. Search by using 

the docket number (DOT–OST–2021– 

0004). Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

Please identify Docket No. DOT– 

OST–2021–0004 at the beginning of 

your comments. DOT will not respond 

to individual submissions or publish 

publicly a compendium of responses. In 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), the 

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its rulemaking process. 

The DOT posts these comments without 

edit, including any personal information 

the commenter provides, to https://

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

https://www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from 

public disclosure. If your comments in 

response to this notice contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to this 

notice, it is important that you clearly 

designate the submitted comments as 

CBI. Pursuant to 49 CFR 190.343, you 

may ask DOT to provide confidential 

treatment to information you give to the 

agency by taking the following steps: (1) 

Mark each page of the original 

document submission containing CBI as 

‘‘Confidential;’’ (2) send DOT a copy of 

the original document with the CBI 

deleted along with the original, 

unaltered document; and (3) explain 

why the information you are submitting 

is CBI. Unless you are notified 

otherwise, DOT will treat such marked 

submissions as confidential under the 

Freedom of Information Act and they 

will not be placed in the public docket 

of this notice. Submissions containing 

CBI should be sent to 

usdotaccessibility@dot.gov. Any 

commentary DOT receives that is not 

specifically designated as CBI will be 

placed in the public docket for this 

guidance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ariel Gold, Transportation Policy 

Analyst, at Ariel.Gold@dot.gov or 202– 

695–6833, with a courtesy copy to 

usdotaccessibility@dot.gov. 

Please reference ‘‘Strategic Plan on 

Accessible Transportation RFC’’ in the 

subject line when submitting your 

response. 

DOT looks forward to your 

submission in response to this notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Strategic Plan on Accessible 

Transportation lays out the 

Department’s vision of 

amultimodaltransportation system that 

is inclusive of people with disabilities. 

It is the first plan of its type in the 

Department, and covers a five-year 

period from 2021 through 2025. Broad 

strategic goals are supported by 

objectives, which are in turn expanded 

upon in several strategies. Select 

examples of current and future activities 

by DOT Operating Administrations and 

the Office of the Secretary are shown for 

illustrative purposes. 

Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. 

Chao announced the intention to 

develop the Department’s first 

accessibility strategic plan at the Access 

and Mobility for All Summit on 

October29, 2019. Aframework for this 

plan was presented to the public atthe 

virtual event, Breaking Down Barriers: 

Celebrating the 30thAnniversary of the 

Americans with Disabilities Act, on July 

30, 2020. An online forum engaged the 

public on the framework in August 

2020, generating 128 ideas from 1,123 

participants overa three-week period. 

The Strategic Plan on Accessible 

Transportation is consistent with related 

documents, such as the DOT Strategic 

Plan for FY 2018–2022 and DOT 

Research, Development, and 

Technology Strategic Plan FY 2017– 

2021. 

Issued on: January 12, 2021. 

Thomas Finch Fulton, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation 

Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00871 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is publishing the names 

of one or more persons that have been 

placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated 

Nationals and Blocked Persons List 

based on OFAC’s determination that one 

or more applicable legal criteria were 

satisfied. All property and interests in 

property subject to U.S. jurisdiction 

these persons are blocked, and U.S. 

persons are generally prohibited from 

engaging in transactions with them. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for applicable date(s). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: