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Emmanuel A. Sepulveda (CA) 

Tyrone Sipp (TN) 

Calvin R. Stoltzfus (PA) 

Latasha M. Williams-Barnes (CT) 

The following four applicants have 

not had stable vision for the preceding 

three-year period: 

Miguel M. Levario (NM) 

Markell D. Riley (NC) 

Michael J. Smith (MN) 

Vernon L. Speakman (GA) 

The following applicant, Charles E. 

Chamberlain (KY), does not meet the 

vision standard in his better eye. 

The following applicant, Jerry B. 

Gibson (KY), drove interstate while 

restricted to intrastate driving. 

Issued on: August 9, 2018. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17597 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–1998–4334; FMCSA– 

1999–5578; FMCSA–2000–8398; FMCSA– 

2001–9561; FMCSA–2003–14504; FMCSA– 

2003–14504; FMCSA–2003–15268; FMCSA– 

2005–20560; FMCSA–2005–21254; FMCSA– 

2007–27333; FMCSA–2007–27515; FMCSA– 

2007–27897; FMCSA–2007–28695; FMCSA– 

2009–0121; FMCSA–2009–0154; FMCSA– 

2011–0092; FMCSA–2011–0124; FMCSA– 

2011–0140; FMCSA–2011–0141; FMCSA– 

2013–0027; FMCSA–2013–0028; FMCSA– 

2013–0029; FMCSA–2013–0030; FMCSA– 

2014–0007; FMCSA–2014–0300; FMCSA– 

2014–0304; FMCSA–2015–0048; FMCSA– 

2015–0052; FMCSA–2015–0053; FMCSA– 

2015–0055] 

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 renew exemptions for 86 

individuals from the vision requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers. The exemptions enable these 

individuals to continue to operate CMVs 

in interstate commerce without meeting 

the vision requirement in one eye. 

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 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 June 18, 2018, FMCSA published 

a notice announcing its decision to 

renew exemptions for 86 individuals 

from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10) to operate a CMV in 

interstate commerce and requested 

comments from the public (83 FR 

28307). The public comment period 

ended on July 18, 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)(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 no comments in this 

preceding. 

IV. Conclusion 

Based upon its evaluation of the 86 

renewal exemption applications and 

comments received, FMCSA confirms 

its’ decision to exempt the following 

drivers from the vision requirement in 

49 CFR 391.41 (b)(10): 

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

and 31315, the following groups of 

drivers received renewed exemptions in 

the month of September and are 

discussed below: 

As of September 6, 2017, 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 vision 

requirement in the FMCSRs for 

interstate CMV drivers (65 FR 78256; 66 

FR 16311; 66 FR 30502; 66 FR 41654; 

68 FR 13360; 68 FR 44837; 70 FR 17504; 

70 FR 25878; 70 FR 30997; 70 FR 41811; 

72 FR 12666; 72 FR 21313; 72 FR 25831; 

72 FR 27624; 72 FR 28093; 72 FR 32703; 

72 FR 40362; 74 FR 19270; 74 FR 23472; 

74 FR 26461; 74 FR 26464; 74 FR 34395; 

74 FR 34630; 76 FR 25762; 76 FR 25766; 

76 FR 32017; 76 FR 34135; 76 FR 37168; 

76 FR 37169; 76 FR 37885; 76 FR 44652; 

76 FR 50318; 78 FR 24798; 78 FR 26106; 

78 FR 27281; 78 FR 32708; 78 FR 34140; 

78 FR 34143; 78 FR 37270; 78 FR 41188; 

78 FR 41975; 78 FR 46407; 78 FR 51269; 

78 FR 52602; 78 FR 56986; 78 FR 56993; 

79 FR 4531; 79 FR 38659; 79 FR 53514; 

80 FR 2473; 80 FR 14223; 80 FR 18693; 

80 FR 26139; 80 FR 26320; 80 FR 29154; 

80 FR 31640; 80 FR 33007; 80 FR 33009; 

80 FR 33011; 80 FR 35699; 80 FR 36395; 

80 FR 37718; 80 FR 40122; 80 FR 44185; 

80 FR 44188; 80 FR 48404; 80 FR 48409; 

80 FR 50917; 80 FR 62161; 80 FR 

62163): 

Robert D. Arkwright (MS) 

Roger Bell (IL) 

Phillip J. Boes (MN) 

Dale E. Bunke (ID) 

Daniel G. Cohen (VT) 

Jeffrey W. Cotner (OR) 

Jeffrey S. Daniel (VA) 

John J. Davis (SC) 

Roy H. Degner (IA) 

David S. Devine (ID) 

John C. Dimassa (WA) 

Mark J. Dufresne (NH) 

Donnie H. Eagle (WV) 

Dennis C. Edler (PA) 

Steven G. Garrett (CA) 

Eric M. Grayson (KY) 


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William K. Gullett (KY) 

David A. Hayes (GA) 

John T. Johnson (NM) 

Jay D. Labrum (UT) 

Spencer E. Leonard (OH) 

Brian P. Millard (SC) 

Gonzalo Pena (FL) 

Richard E. Perry (CA) 

Timothy J. Slone (KY) 

Hoyt V. Smith (SC) 

Dennis W. Stubrich (PA) 

Lee T. Taylor (FL) 

Michael J. Thane (OH) 

Jon C. Thompson (TX) 

James L. Tinsley, Jr. (VA) 

George F. Treece (IL) 

Harlon C. VanBlaricom (MN) 

Jeff L. Wheeler (IA) 

Zachary J. Workman (ID) 

The drivers were included in docket 

numbers FMCSA–2000–8398; FMCSA– 

2001–9561; FMCSA–2005–20560; 

FMCSA–2007–27333; FMCSA–2007– 

27515; FMCSA–2009–0121; FMCSA– 

2011–0092; FMCSA–2011–0140; 

FMCSA–2013–0027; FMCSA–2013– 

0028; FMCSA–2013–0029; FMCSA– 

2013–0030; FMCSA–2014–0007; 

FMCSA–2014–0300; FMCSA–2014– 

0304; FMCSA–2015–0048; FMCSA– 

2015–0052; FMCSA–2015–0053; 

FMCSA–2015–0055. Their exemptions 

are applicable as of September 6, 2017, 

and will expire on September 6, 2019. 

As of September 7, 2017, and in 

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

31315, the following four individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirement in the FMCSRs for 

interstate CMV drivers (76 FR 34136; 76 

FR 37169; 76 FR 50318; 76 FR 55463; 

78 FR 78477; 80 FR 50915): 

Charles E. Carter (MI) 

James A. Ellis (NY) 

Dale L. Giardine (PA) 

Peter M. Shirk (PA) 

The drivers were included in docket 

numbers FMCSA–2011–0124; FMCSA– 

2011–0140. Their exemptions are 

applicable as of September 7, 2017, and 

will expire on September 7, 2019. 

As of September 13, 2017, and in 

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

31315, the following ten individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirement in the FMCSRs for 

interstate CMV drivers (63 FR 66226; 64 

FR 16517; 66 FR 41656; 68 FR 44837; 

70 FR 41811; 72 FR 39879; 72 FR 40362; 

72 FR 52419; 74 FR 41971; 76 FR 54530; 

78 FR 78477; 80 FR 48402): 

John A. Bridges (GA) 

Brian W. Curtis (IL) 

Tomie L. Estes (MO) 

Ray C. Johnson (AR) 

James J. Mitchell (NC) 

Andrew M. Nurnberg (GA) 

Joshua R. Perkins (ID) 

Craig R. Saari (MN) 

Jerry L. Schroder (IL) 

Larry D. Steiner (MN) 

The drivers were included in docket 

numbers FMCSA–1998–4334; FMCSA– 

2007–27897. Their exemptions are 

applicable as of September 13, 2017, 

and will expire on September 13, 2019. 

As of September 16, 2017, and in 

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

31315, the following 11 individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirement in the FMCSRs for 

interstate CMV drivers (78 FR 27281; 78 

FR 34143; 78 FR 41188; 78 FR 41975; 

78 FR 52602; 78 FR 56986; 80 FR 

48411): 

Carl Block (NY) 

Christopher Brim (TN) 

John Camp (GA) 

Ralph Carr (PA) 

Phyllis Dodson (IN) 

Juan M. Guerrero (TX) 

Berl C. Jennings (VA) 

Udum Khamsoksavath (WA) 

Vincent Marsee, Sr. (NC) 

Jerome Paintner (ND) 

David Snellings (MD) 

The drivers were included in docket 

numbers FMCSA–2013–0028; FMCSA– 

2013–0029; FMCSA–2013–0030. Their 

exemptions are applicable as of 

September 16, 2017, and will expire on 

September 16, 2019. 

As of September 22, 2017, and in 

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

31315, the following 15 individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirement in the FMCSRs for 

interstate CMV drivers (68 FR 19598; 68 

FR 33570; 70 FR 17504; 70 FR 25878; 

70 FR 30997; 72 FR 28093; 72 FR 40362; 

74 FR 20523; 74 FR 34394; 74 FR 37295; 

74 FR 48343; 76 FR 34136; 76 FR 53708; 

76 FR 54530; 76 FR 55463; 78 FR 78477; 

80 FR 49302): 

Michael K. Adams (OH) 

Eleazar R. Balli (TX) 

Darrell W. Bayless (TX) 

Lloyd D. Burgess (OH) 

Clifford D. Carpenter (MO) 

Cecil A. Evey (ID) 

Kamal A. Gaddah (OH) 

Eric M. Kousgaard (NE) 

James F. McMahon, Jr. (NH) 

Samuel A. Miller (IN) 

Larry T. Rogers (IL) 

Marcial Soto-Rivas (OR) 

Boyd D. Stamey (NC) 

David C. Sybesma (ID) 

Matthew K. Tucker (MN) 

The drivers were included in docket 

numbers FMCSA–2003–14504; 

FMCSA–2005–20560; FMCSA–2009– 

0154; FMCSA–2011–0124. Their 

exemptions are applicable as of 

September 22, 2017, and will expire on 

September 22, 2019. 

As of September 23, 2017, 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 vision 

requirement in the FMCSRs for 

interstate CMV drivers (64 FR 27027; 64 

FR 51568; 66 FR 48504; 68 FR 19598; 

68 FR 33570; 68 FR 37197; 68 FR 48989; 

68 FR 54775; 70 FR 30999; 70 FR 42615; 

70 FR 46567; 70 FR 53412; 72 FR 39879; 

72 FR 52419; 72 FR 62896; 74 FR 43221; 

76 FR 53708; 78 FR 78477; 80 FR 

53383): 

Linda L. Billings (NV) 

Weldon R. Evans (OH) 

Orasio Garcia (TX) 

Leslie W. Good (OR) 

James P. Guth (PA) 

Gregory K. Lilly (WV) 

Kenneth A. Reddick (PA) 

Leonard Rice, Jr. (GA) 

James T. Sullivan (KY) 

The drivers were included in docket 

numbers FMCSA–1999–5578; FMCSA– 

2003–14504; FMCSA–2003–15268; 

FMCSA–2005–21254; FMCSA–2007– 

27897. Their exemptions are applicable 

as of September 23, 2017, and will 

expire on September 23, 2019. 

As of September 27, 2017, and in 

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

31315, the following two individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirement in the FMCSRs for 

interstate CMV drivers (72 FR 46261; 72 

FR 54972; 74 FR 43223; 76 FR 40445; 

76 FR 53710; 76 FR 55469; 78 FR 

78477): Joe M. Flores, (NM); Kenneth D. 

Perkins, (NC). 

The drivers were included in docket 

numbers FMCSA–2007–28695; 

FMCSA–2011–0141. Their exemptions 

are applicable as of September 27, 2017, 

and will expire on September 27, 2019. 

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

each exemption will be valid for two 

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 and 

31315. 


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Issued on: August 8, 2018. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17602 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0091] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Renewal of Existing 

Information Collection Request: 

Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

FMCSA announces its plan to submit 

the Information Collection Request (ICR) 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. This ICR will 

enable FMCSA to document the burden 

associated with the marking regulations 

in ‘‘Marking of Self-Propelled CMVs and 

Intermodal Equipment.’’ These 

regulations require marking of vehicles 

and intermodal equipment by motor 

carriers and intermodal equipment 

providers (IEPs) engaging in interstate 

transportation. The FMCSA requests 

approval to renew an ICR titled, 

‘‘Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking 

Requirements.’’ 

DATES: Please send your comments by 

September 14, 2018. OMB must receive 

your comments by this date in order to 

act quickly on the ICR. 

ADDRESSES: All comments should 

reference Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket Number 

FMCSA–2018–0091. Interested persons 

are invited to submit written comments 

on the proposed information collection 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget. Comments 

should be addressed to the attention of 

the Desk Officer, Department of 

Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, and sent via 

electronic mail to oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395– 

6974, or mailed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Crystal Frederick, Transportation 

Specialist, Compliance Division, 

Department of Transportation, Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 

6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. Telephone: 202–366–2904; 

Email Address: crystal.frederick@

dot.gov. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Commercial Motor Vehicle 

Marking Requirements 

OMB Control Number: 2126–0054. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Freight carrying 

commercial motor carriers, passenger 

carrying commercial motor carriers and 

intermodal equipment providers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

218,389 motor carriers and IEPs. 

Estimated Time per Response: 26 

minutes [12 minutes to affix DOT 

Number + 14 minutes for affixing a 

carrier’s name = 26]. 

Expiration Date: August 31, 2018. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

774,249 hours spent by motor carriers 

and IEPs marking CMVs with a DOT 

number and carrier information. 

Background: The Secretary of 

Transportation (Secretary) is authorized 

to require marking of vehicles and 

intermodal equipment by motor carriers 

and intermodal equipment providers 

(IEPs) engaging in interstate 

transportation based on the authority of 

49 U.S.C. 31133(a)(8) and 31133(a)(10). 

The Secretary has delegated authority 

pertaining to the marking of commercial 

motor vehicles (CMVs) pursuant to 49 

CFR 1.87(f). The Agency’s regulation 

governing the marking of CMVs is 

codified at 49 CFR 390.21. 

Vehicle marking requirements are 

intended to ensure that FMCSA, the 

National Transportation Safety Board 

(NTSB), and State safety officials are 

able to identify motor carriers and 

correctly assign responsibility for 

regulatory violations during inspections, 

investigations, compliance reviews, and 

crash studies. These marking 

requirements will also provide the 

public with beneficial information that 

could assist in identifying carriers for 

the purposes of commerce, complaints 

or emergency notification. The marking 

requirements apply to motor carriers 

and intermodal equipment providers 

(IEPs) engaging in interstate 

transportation. The Agency does not 

require a specific method of marking as 

long as the marking complies with 

FMCSA’s regulations. The program 

change decrease of 76,751 estimated 

annual burden hours (774,249 proposed 

estimated annual burden hours–851,000 

approved estimated annual burden 

hours) is due to adjustments in 

respondent and response estimates. 

Data, as of September 29, 2017, pulled 

from FMCSA’s MCMIS and SMS 

databases indicated that there was a 

decrease in the number of active 

interstate freight carriers and intrastate 

hazardous materials carriers and a 

decrease in the number of power units 

subject to Component 1 marking 

requirements, resulting in a decrease of 

94,799 burden hours. According to the 

September 29, 2017 snapshot, there was 

a decrease in the number of passenger 

carriers impacted and an increase in the 

number of passenger-carrying power 

units impacted by Component 2, 

resulting in an increase of 17,947 

burden hours. Finally, greater precision 

was used in calculating the number of 

respondents, responses associated with 

Component 3, resulting in an increase of 

101 burden hours. 

Two comments were submitted to the 

docket during the 60-day comment 

period, in response to the 60-day 

Federal Register, 83(17885), published 

on April 24, 2018. One comment was 

received from Greyhound Lines, Inc. 

(Greyhound) and the other from OwnerOperator Independent Drivers 

Association (OOIDA). Greyhound’s 

comment, however, addresses another 

ICR open during the same time period, 

‘‘Leasing and Interchange of Vehicles,’’ 

and not the Markings ICR. The comment 

submitted by Greyhound will thus be 

addressed in the Leasing ICR response. 

The other comment submitted by 

OOIDA raised two points. The first issue 

raised deals with the phrasing of the 

associated regulation, part 390. OOIDA 

asserts that current wording of the part 

does not permit certain leasing 

situations. FMCSA notes that an ICR is 

not the venue for regulatory change, 

even if the regulation is related to the 

subject matter covered in the ICR. The 

second claim made by OOIDA is that 

the aforementioned regulation does 

nothing to improve safety. As we stated 

in the 2015 final rule the marking 

requirement enables ‘‘investigators and 

the general public to identify the 

passenger carrier responsible for safety’’ 

(80 FR 30164, 30166). Given these 

considerations FMCSA does not believe 

changes to the ICR are appropriate based 

on these comments. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FMCSA to perform its 


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