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take immediate steps to revoke the 

exemption of a driver. 

III. Basis for Renewing Exemptions 

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

and 31315, each of the 2 applicants has 

satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the 

hearing requirement. The 2 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 (CDLIS) and the 

Motor Carrier Management Information 

System (MCMIS) are searched for crash 

and violation data. For non-CDL 

holders, the Agency reviews the driving 

records from the State Driver’s 

Licensing Agency (SDLA). 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 

two years is likely to achieve a level of 

safety equal to that existing without the 

exemption. 

As of 08/13/2018, and in accordance 

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

Keith Byrd (TN) 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–2014–0385. The 

exemption is applicable as of 08/13/ 

2018, and will expire on 08/13/2020. 

As of 08/23/2018, and in accordance 

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

Byron Smith (TX) 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–2012–0332. The 

exemption is applicable as of 08/23/ 

2018, and will expire on 08/23/2020. 

IV. Conditions and Requirements 

The exemptions are extended subject 

to the following conditions: (1) Each 

driver must report any crashes or 

accidents as defined in 49 CFR 390.5; 

and (2) report all citations and 

convictions for disqualifying offenses 

under 49 CFR part 383 and 49 CFR 391 

to FMCSA; and (3) each driver 

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 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. 

V. 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. 

VI. Conclusion 

Based upon its evaluation of the 2 

exemption applications, FMCSA renews 

the exemptions of the aforementioned 

drivers from the hearing requirement in 

49 CFR 391.41 (b)(11). In accordance 

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

exemption will be valid for two years 

unless revoked earlier by FMCSA. 

Issued on: August 30, 2018. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19563 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0135] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Hearing 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 30 individuals for an 

exemption from the hearing requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in 

interstate commerce. If granted, the 

exemptions would enable these hard of 

hearing and deaf individuals to operate 

CMVs in interstate commerce. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA– 

2018–0135 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online 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: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Instructions: Each submission must 

include the Agency name and the 

docket number(s) for this notice. Note 

that all comments received will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading below for 

further information. 

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., e.t., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

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 online. 

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. 

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 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: 


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I. Background 

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

FMCSA may grant an exemption from 

the FMCSRs for a five-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 five-year period. FMCSA grants 

exemptions from the FMCSRs for a twoyear period to align with the maximum 

duration of a driver’s medical 

certification. 

The 30 individuals listed in this 

notice have requested an exemption 

from the hearing requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(11). Accordingly, the Agency 

will evaluate the qualifications of each 

applicant to determine whether granting 

the exemption will achieve the required 

level of safety mandated by statute. 

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). 

On February 1, 2013, FMCSA 

announced in a Notice of Final 

Disposition titled, Qualification of 

Drivers; Application for Exemptions; 

National Association of the Deaf, (78 FR 

7479), its decision to grant requests from 

30 individuals for exemptions from the 

Agency’s physical qualification 

standard concerning hearing for 

interstate CMV drivers. Since the 

February 1, 2013 notice, the Agency has 

published additional notices granting 

requests from hard of hearing and deaf 

individuals for exemptions from the 

Agency’s physical qualification 

standard concerning hearing for 

interstate CMV drivers. 

II. Qualifications of Applicants 

David Alagna 

Mr. Alagna, age 50, holds an 

operator’s license in Illinois. 

Matthew H. Albrecht 

Mr. Albrecht, age 51, holds an 

operator’s license in Pennsylvania. 

Raymond Amundson 

Mr. Amundson, age 66, holds a class 

A CDL in Oklahoma. 

Michael Arwood 

Mr. Arwood, age 41, holds an 

operator’s license in Tennessee. 

Jonathan D. Ball 

Mr. Ball, age 51, holds a class A CDL 

in Pennsylvania. 

Gerald Bennett 

Mr. Bennett, age 39, holds an 

operator’s license in New Hampshire. 

Dominick Booker 

Mr. Booker, age 25, holds an 

operator’s license in Pennsylvania. 

Michael Boarman 

Mr. Boarman, age 34, holds an 

operator’s license in Colorado. 

Russell Brannan 

Mr. Brannan, age 62, holds a class A 

CDL in Georgia. 

Gerald Buoniconti 

Mr. Buoniconti, age 54, holds a class 

A CDL in Massachusetts. 

Like C. Bundrum 

Mr. Bundrum, age 21, holds an 

operator’s license in Georgia. 

Steven D. Chambers 

Mr. Chambers, age 65, holds a class A 

CDL in Oklahoma. 

Michael Dohanish 

Mr. Dohanish, age 41, holds an 

operator’s license in Ohio. 

Ralph K. Domel 

Mr. Domel, age 70, holds a class A 

CDL in Texas. 

Jacquelyn Hetherington 

Ms. Hetherington, age 52, holds an 

operator’s license in Oklahoma. 

Julian Koch 

Mr. Koch, age 31, holds an operator’s 

license in Texas. 

Jeremy Lampart 

Mr. Lampard, age 41, holds an 

operator’s license in South Carolina. 

Jay Larson 

Mr. Larson, age 45, holds an 

operator’s license in Texas. 

Thomas E. McLaughlin 

Mr. McLaughlin, age 56, holds an 

operator’s license in New York. 

Dustin R. Miller 

Mr. Miller, age 39, holds a class A 

CDL in Michigan. 

Eric D. Peer 

Mr. Peer, age 49, holds an operator’s 

license in Deleware. 

Jose B. Ramirez 

Mr. Ramirez, age 32, holds an 

operator’s license in Illinois. 

Donald Reamsayder 

Mr. Reamsayder, age 56, holds an 

operator’s license in Florida. 

Kenneth W. Reimer 

Mr. Reimer, age 78, holds a class A 

CDL in Wisconsin. 

Troy Rolland 

Mr. Rolland, age 58, holds an 

operator’s license in Texas. 

Thomas D. Sneer 

Mr. Sneer, age 61, holds a class A CDL 

in Minnesota. 

Carlos Talamantes 

Mr. Talamantes, age 43, holds an 

operator’s license in Texas. 

Kenneth Weaver 

Mr. Weaver, age 52, holds an 

operator’s license in Texas. 

Paul Whetstone 

Mr. Whetstone, age 41, holds an 

operator’s license in Arizona. 

Jason Wynne 

Mr. Wynne, age 46, holds an 

operator’s license in Texas. 

III. 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. We will consider all 

comments received before the close of 

business on the closing date indicated 

in the dates section of the notice. 

IV. Submitting Comments 

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 and in the 

search box insert the docket number 

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button. When the new screen appears, 

click on the blue ‘‘Comment Now!’’ 

button on the right hand side of the 

page. On the new page, enter 

information required including the 

specific section of this document to 

which each comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. 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, selfaddressed postcard or envelope. 

We will consider all comments and 

materials received during the comment 

period. FMCSA may issue a final 

determination any time after the close of 

the comment period. 

V. Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as any 

documents mentioned in this preamble, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov and in 

the search box insert the docket number 

FMCSA–2017–0060 and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

Next, click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ and 

you will find all documents and 

comments related to this notice. 

Issued on: August 30, 2018. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19564 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–1999–6480; FMCSA– 

2000–7363; FMCSA–2001–10578; FMCSA– 

2003–15892; FMCSA–2003–16564; FMCSA– 

2004–17195; FMCSA–2005–23099; FMCSA– 

2006–24015; FMCSA–2007–0071; FMCSA– 

2007–26653; FMCSA–2007–27897; FMCSA– 

2007–28695; FMCSA–2008–0021; FMCSA– 

2009–0303; FMCSA–2009–0321; FMCSA– 

2010–0050; FMCSA–2011–0324; FMCSA– 

2011–0365; FMCSA–2011–0366; FMCSA– 

2011–0378; FMCSA–2011–0379; FMCSA– 

2011–0380; FMCSA–2012–0040; FMCSA– 

2012–0104; FMCSA–2013–0029; FMCSA– 

2013–0030; FMCSA–2013–0165; FMCSA– 

2013–0167; FMCSA–2013–0168; FMCSA– 

2013–0170; FMCSA–2013–0174; FMCSA– 

2014–0002; FMCSA–2014–0003; FMCSA– 

2014–0004; FMCSA–2015–0070; FMCSA– 

2015–0071; FMCSA–2015–0072; FMCSA– 

2015–0344; FMCSA–2015–0347; FMCSA– 

2015–0348; FMCSA–2015–0350; FMCSA– 

2015–0351; FMCSA–2016–0024; FMCSA– 

2016–0025; FMCSA–2016–0027] 

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 95 

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 95 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 

28332). 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 95 

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): 


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