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request. Those decision letters fully 

outlined the basis for the denial and 

constitutes final action by the Agency. 

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 six applicants have had 

more than one hypoglycemic episode 

requiring hospitalization or the 

assistance of others, or has had one such 

episode but has not had one year of 

stability following the episode: 

Anthony D. Anderson (MN) 

Austin T. Brooks (MO) 

Joshua G. Christensen (NC) 

Alan C. Hageman (IA) 

James Kopec (PA) 

Samuel A. Rosseau (MA) 

The following five applicants had 

other medical conditions making the 

applicant otherwise unqualified under 

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations: 

Eugene C. Arnett (WI) 

Donald L. Conklin (IN) 

Steven C. Kasten (IL) 

Daniel R. Leon (CO) 

Lee H. Watkins (OH) 

The following applicant, Anthony L. 

Golden (DE), did not have 

endocrinologists willing to make 

statements that he is able to operate 

CMVs from a diabetes standpoint. 

The following applicant, Marty G. 

Niles (MT), had other miscellaneous 

reasons making the applicant otherwise 

unqualified under the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations. 

The following applicant, Robert J. 

Louis (LA), has peripheral neuropathy 

or circulatory insufficiency of the 

extremities likely to interfere with the 

ability to operate a CMV. 

Issued on: July 13, 2018. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15564 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2008–0071; FMCSA– 

2012–0044; FMCSA–2012–0107; FMCSA– 

2014–0015; FMCSA–2014–0016; FMCSA– 

2016–0037; FMCSA–2016–0039] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Diabetes 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew exemptions for 133 

individuals from its prohibition in the 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) against persons 

with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus 

(ITDM) from operating commercial 

motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate 

commerce. The exemptions enable these 

individuals with ITDM 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 stated in 

the discussions below. 

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 5:30 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 http://www.regulations.gov, 

as described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy. 

II. Background 

On May 29, 2018, FMCSA published 

a notice announcing its decision to 

renew exemptions for 133 individuals 

from the insulin-treated diabetes 

mellitus prohibition in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3) to operate a CMV in 

interstate commerce and requested 

comments from the public (83 FR 

24581). The public comment period 

ended on June 28, 2018, and no 

comments were received. 

As stated in the previous notice, 

FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility of 

these applicants and determined that 

renewing these exemptions would 

achieve a level of safety equivalent to or 

greater than the level that would be 

achieved by complying with the current 

regulation 49 CFR 391.41(b)(3). 

The physical qualification standard 

for drivers regarding diabetes found in 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(3) states that a person 

is physically qualified to drive a CMV 

if that person has no established 

medical history or clinical diagnosis of 

diabetes mellitus currently requiring 

insulin for control. 

III. Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received no comments in this 

preceding. 

IV. Conclusion 

Based upon its evaluation of the 133 

renewal exemption applications and 

comments received, FMCSA confirms 

its decision to exempt the following 

drivers from the rule prohibiting drivers 

with ITDM from driving CMVs in 

interstate commerce in 49 CFR 

391.64(3): 

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

and 31315, the following groups of 

drivers received renewed exemptions in 

the month of June and are discussed 

below: 

As of June 1, 2018, and in accordance 

with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, the 

following 33 individuals have satisfied 

the renewal conditions for obtaining an 

exemption from the rule prohibiting 

drivers with ITDM from driving CMVs 

in interstate commerce (81 FR 25486; 81 

FR 66733): 

Christopher R. Barwick (NC) 

Jeffrey C. Bergen (MA) 

Christopher J. Burgess (ID) 

Edward D. Burman (MA) 

Lynn J. Clark (UT) 

Kenneth W. Day (TN) 

Horace Dickinson (GA) 

James R. Fifield (MI) 

Scott A. Figert (OH) 

Larry D. Funk (KS) 

Steven S. Gray (CT) 

Donald F. Greel, Jr. (MA) 

John A. Jung (OH) 

Jerry H. Kahn (MN) 

Sean T. Lewis (NJ) 

Edwin Lozada (FL) 

Kevin S. Martin (MN) 

Allysa B. Meirowitch (NY) 

Brian L. Murray (WA) 

Thomas V. Noyes (MA) 

Benny M. Perez (PA) 

Gregory S. Pethtel (OH) 

Thomas J. Price (WY) 

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Eric A. Richie (AZ) 

Keith E. Shumake (CO) 

William G. Simpson (CO) 

Stirling H.C. Sowerby (PA) 

John J. Steele (AL) 

Ryan M. Stumbaugh (PA) 

David J. Walker (IA) 

Shawn D. Weigel (KS) 

William H. Yocom (MO) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2016–0037. Their 

exemptions are applicable as of June 1, 

2018, and will expire on June 1, 2020. 

As of June 3, 2018, and in accordance 

with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, the 

following eight individuals have 

satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the rule 

prohibiting drivers with ITDM from 

driving CMVs in interstate commerce 

(73 FR 16946; 73 FR 31734; 81 FR 

96176): 

Edward F. Connole (MA) 

Gary D. Coonfield (MO) 

Shannon D. Hanson (SD) 

Aundra Menefield (MS) 

James T. Rothwell (TN) 

Dalton T. Smith, Jr. (IL) 

Marvin D. Webster (KY) 

Travis S. Wolfe (WV) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2008–0071. Their 

exemptions are applicable as of June 3, 

2018, and will expire on June 3, 2020. 

As of June 5, 2018, and in accordance 

with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, the 

following nine individuals have 

satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the rule 

prohibiting drivers with ITDM from 

driving CMVs in interstate commerce 

(77 FR 20876; 77 FR 33264; 81 FR 

96176): 

Steven W. Beaty (SD) 

David D. Brown (MI) 

Evan P. Hansen (WI) 

John M. Kennedy, Jr. (NC) 

Jeremy A. Ludolph (KS) 

Gerald N. Martinson (ND) 

Glenn D. Taylor (NY) 

Thomas R. Toews (OR) 

James E. Waller, III (GA) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2012–0044. Their 

exemptions are applicable as of June 5, 

2018, and will expire on June 5, 2020. 

As of June 9, 2018, and in accordance 

with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, the 

following 40 individuals have satisfied 

the renewal conditions for obtaining an 

exemption from the rule prohibiting 

drivers with ITDM from driving CMVs 

in interstate commerce (81 FR 28121; 81 

FR 59728): 

Matthew P. Ambrose (OH) 

Steven E. Beining (OH) 

Steven Belback (PA) 

Roger D. Bragg (WV) 

John Ciesmelewski (NJ) 

Ernest W. Collett (TX) 

Daniel C. Crider (MN) 

Charla J. Donahy (TX) 

Richard D. Florio, Jr. (NY) 

Tyler J. Francis (KS) 

Calvin L. Frew (ID) 

Juda Friedman (NY) 

Dean Gage (NY) 

William Gallagher (PA) 

Harvey E. Gordon (MA) 

James W. Gorman, Jr. (MD) 

Christopher L. Greene (WY) 

Gregor C. Guisewhite (PA) 

Dennis T. Harding (MN) 

Brandon R. Hart (TX) 

Stephen E. Hochmiller (CO) 

Jack V. Holloway (IL) 

Richard L. Hubbard (MN) 

Stephen A. Kinney (MI) 

Russell L. Koehn (IL) 

Timothy C. LaRue (FL) 

Joseph M. Lopes (NH) 

William B. Onimus (PA) 

Victor M. Orta (TX) 

William D. Powell (IL) 

Lee A. Pulda (WI) 

William K. Sawyer II (NM) 

Jeffrey J. Schnacker (NE) 

Jeffrey D. Smith (MD) 

Anthony G. Stellatos (NJ) 

Trent A. Stuber (IL) 

LaDon L. Wallin (MN) 

Richard D. Webb (NY) 

Grady L. Wilson, Jr. (FL) 

Karl S. Yauneridge (MD) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2016–0039. Their 

exemptions are applicable as of June 9, 

2018, and will expire on June 9, 2020. 

As of June 20, 2018, and in 

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

31315, Gary R. Harper, (IN) has satisfied 

the renewal conditions for obtaining an 

exemption from the rule prohibiting 

drivers with ITDM from driving CMVs 

in interstate commerce (79 FR 29484; 79 

FR 42628; 81 FR 96176). 

The driver was included in docket 

number FMCSA–2014–0016. The 

exemption is applicable as of June 20, 

2018, and will expire on June 20, 2020. 

As of June 24, 2018, and in 

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

31315, the following 35 individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the rule 

prohibiting drivers with ITDM from 

driving CMVs in interstate commerce 

(79 FR 22573; 79 FR 35855; 81 FR 

96176): 

Joshua T. Adams (OH) 

Dennis W. Athey II (KS) 

John M. Behan, Jr. (MD) 

Kirk B. Berridge (KS) 

Francis P. Bourgeois (LA) 

Randall T. Buffkin (NC) 

Heladio Castillo (WA) 

Purvis J. Chesson (VA) 

Jeff T. Enbody (WA) 

Larry S. Gibson, II (NC) 

James M. Halapchuk (PA) 

Jeffery A. Hall (ME) 

Henry W. Hartman (NY) 

Marlin R. Hein (IA) 

Vincenzo Ingrassellino (NY) 

Davis Jansen van Beek (MT) 

Baek J. Kim (MD) 

Shawn N. Kimble (PA) 

Darrel G. Klauer (WI) 

Stephen D. Lewis (NY) 

Alvin McClain (OR) 

Kenneth D. Mehmen (IA) 

Kyle B. Mitchell (CA) 

Michael A. Murrell (KY) 

Ryan R. Ong (CA) 

Gregory Paradiso (OH) 

Brian K. Patenaude (MA) 

William A. Schimpf (CA) 

Frank J. Sciulli (PA) 

Bryan J. Smith (ND) 

Edward L. Stauffer (PA) 

Kyle G. Streit (TX) 

Joseph D. Stutzman (PA) 

Raymond J. Vaillancourt (OH) 

Robert L. Weiland (PA) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2014–0015. Their 

exemptions are applicable as of June 24, 

2018, and will expire on June 24, 2020. 

As of June 26, 2018, and in 

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

31315, Tommy R. Riley, (IL) has 

satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the rule 

prohibiting drivers with ITDM from 

driving CMVs in interstate commerce 

(79 FR 29484; 79 FR 42628; 81 FR 

96176). 

The driver was included in docket 

number FMCSA–2014–0016. The 

exemption is applicable as of June 26, 

2018, and will expire on June 26, 2020. 

As of June 27, 2018, and in 

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

31315, the following six individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the rule 

prohibiting drivers with ITDM from 

driving CMVs in interstate commerce 

(77 FR 27842; 77 FR 38383; 81 FR 

96176): 

Matthew R. Bagwell (NY) 

Eric J. Bright (IL) 

Kyle D. Dale (MO) 

Donald L. Philpott (WA) 

John Randolph (OK) 

Courtney R. Schiebout (IA) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2012–0107. Their 

exemptions are applicable as of June 27, 

2018, and will expire on June 27, 2020. 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315, 

each exemption will be valid for two 

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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 and 

31315. 

Issued on: July 12, 2018. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15565 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0011] 

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 12 individuals from 

the vision requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 

(FMCSRs) to operate a commercial 

motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate 

commerce. They are unable to meet the 

vision requirement in one eye for 

various reasons. The exemptions enable 

these individuals to operate CMVs in 

interstate commerce without meeting 

the vision requirement in one eye. 

DATES: The exemptions were applicable 

on June 29, 2018. The exemptions 

expire on June 29, 2020. 

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

as described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy. 

II. Background 

On May 29, 2018, FMCSA published 

a notice announcing receipt of 

applications from 12 individuals 

requesting an exemption from vision 

requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) 

and requested comments from the 

public (83 FR 24585). The public 

comment period ended on June 28, 

2018, and one comment was received. 

FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility 

of these applicants and determined that 

granting the exemptions to these 

individuals would achieve a level of 

safety equivalent to or greater than the 

level that would be achieved by 

complying with the current regulation 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). 

The physical qualification standard 

for drivers regarding vision found in 49 

CFR 391.41(b)(10) states that a person is 

physically qualified to drive a CMV 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° in the horizontal meridian 

in each eye, and the ability to recognize 

the colors of traffic signals and devices 

showing red, green, and amber. 

III. Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received one comment in this 

proceeding. Vicky Johnson stated that 

Minnesota Public Safety has no 

objections to granting a vision 

exemption to Thomas R. Krentz. 

IV. Basis for Exemption Determination 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, 

FMCSA may grant an exemption from 

the vision standard 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. The exemption 

allows applicants to operate CMVs in 

interstate commerce. 

The Agency’s decision regarding these 

exemption applications is based on 

medical reports about the applicants’ 

vision as well as their driving records 

and experience driving with the vision 

deficiency. The qualifications, 

experience, and medical condition of 

each applicant were stated and 

discussed in detail in the May 29, 2018, 

Federal Register notice (83 FR 24585) 

and will not be repeated in this notice. 

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 12 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, central 

retinal vein occlusion, iris coloboma, 

optic atrophy, and prosthesis. In most 

cases, their eye conditions were not 

recently developed. Eight of the 

applicants were either born with their 

vision impairments or have had them 

since childhood. The four individuals 

that sustained their vision conditions as 

adults have had it for a range of 5 to 16 

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 a valid 

license to operate a CMV. By meeting 

State licensing requirements, the 

applicants demonstrated their ability to 

operate a CMV, with their limited vision 

in intrastate commerce, even though 

their vision disqualified them from 

driving in interstate commerce. 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 applicants in this notice have 

driven CMVs with their limited vision 


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