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1990) (Pub. L. 101–508) and part 158 of

the Federal Aviation Regulations (14

CFR part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 4, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate copies to the FAA at the

following address: Mr. G. Thomas

Wade, Federal Aviation Administration,

Southwest Region, Airports Division,

Planning and Programming Branch,

ASW–611, Fort Worth, Texas 76193–

0610.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Gregory

Roberts, Director of Aviation for

Lafayette Regional Airport at the

following address: Mr. Gregory Roberts,

Director of Aviation, Lafayette Airport

Commission, 200 Terminal Drive,

Lafayette, LA 70508–2159.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of the written

comments previously provided to the

Airport under section 158.23 of Part

158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

G. Thomas Wade, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region,

Airports Division, Planning and

Programming Branch, ASW–611, Fort

Worth, Texas 76193–0610, (817) 222–

5613.

The application may be reviewed in

person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to impose

and use the revenue from a PFC at

Lafayette Regional Airport under the

provisions of the Aviation Safety and

Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title

IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law

101–508) and part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

On October 5, 2000 the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by the Airport was

substantially complete within the

requirements of section 158.25 of Part

158. The FAA will approve or

disapprove the application, in the whole

or in part, no later than January 30,

2001.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date: April

1, 2001.

Proposed charge expiration date:

February 1, 2004.

Total estimated PFC revenue:

$2,323,000.

PFC application number: 01–03–C–

00–LFT.

Brief description of proposed

project(s):

Projects To Impose and Use PFC’s

1. Taxiway L, Widening and

Rehabilitation.

2. PFC Application Preparation and

Administration.

Proposed class or classes of air

carriers to be exempted from collecting

PFC’s: FAR Part 135 on demand air

Taxi/Commercial Operator (ATCO)

reporting on FAA Form 1800–31.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT and at the FAA

regional Airports office located at:

Federal Aviation Administration,

Southwest Region, Airports Division,

Planning and Programming Branch,

ASW–610, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort

Worth, Texas 76137–4298.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at Lafayette

Regional Airport.

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on October 5,

2000.

William J. Flanagan,

Manager, Airports Division.

[FR Doc. 00–27751 Filed 11–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA–2000–7918]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption

Applications; Vision

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of applications for

exemption from the vision standard;

request for comments.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

FMCSA’s receipt of applications from

65 individuals for an exemption from

the vision requirements in the Federal

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

(FMCSRs). If granted, the exemptions

will enable these individuals to qualify

as drivers of commercial motor vehicles

(CMVs) in interstate commerce without

meeting the vision standard prescribed

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 4, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver

comments to the U.S. Department of

Transportation, Dockets Management

Facility, Room PL–401, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, or

submit electronically at http://

dmses.dot.gov/submit. All comments

received will be available for

examination and copying at the above

address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays. Those desiring notification of

receipt of comments must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard or you

may print the acknowledgment page

that appears after submitting comments

electronically.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information about the vision

exemptions in this notice, Ms. Sandra

Zywokarte, Office of Bus and Truck

Standards and Operations, (202) 366–

2987; for information about legal issues

related to this notice, Mr. Joe Solomey,

Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366–

1374, FMCSA, Department of

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office

hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.,

e.t., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access and Filing

You may submit or retrieve comments

online through the Document

Management System (DMS) at: http://

dmses.dot.gov/submit. Acceptable

formats include: MS Word (versions 95

to 97), MS Word for Mac (versions 6 to

8), Rich Text File (RTF), American

Standard Code Information Interchange

(ASCII)(TXT), Portable Document

Format (PDF), and WordPerfect

(versions 7 to 8). The DMS is available

24 hours each day, 365 days each year.

Electronic submission and retrieval help

and guidelines are available under the

help section of the web site.

An electronic copy of this document

may also be downloaded by using a

computer, modem and suitable

communications software from the

Government Printing Office’s Electronic

Bulletin Board Service at (202) 512–

1661. Internet users may also reach the

office of the Federal Register’s home

page at: http://www.nara.gov/fedreg and

the Government Printing Office’s

database at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/

nara.

Background

Sixty-five individuals have requested

an exemption from the vision

requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10),

which applies to drivers of CMVs in

interstate commerce. Under 49 U.S.C.

31315 and 31136(e), the FMCSA may

grant an exemption for a renewable 2-

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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.’’ Accordingly, the

agency will evaluate the qualifications

of each applicant to determine whether

granting the exemptions will achieve

the required level of safety.

Qualifications of Applicants

1. Henry Ammons, Jr.

Mr. Ammons, age 52, has had

amblyopia in his right eye since

childhood. His best corrected visual

acuity is 20/20 in his left eye and 20/

200 in his right eye. Mr. Ammons was

examined in 2000, and his optometrist

stated, ‘‘In my opinion, this man has

sufficient vision to perform the driving

tasks required to operate a commercial

vehicle.’’ In his application, Mr.

Ammons reported that he has driven

straight trucks for 1 year, accumulating

30,000 miles, and tractor-trailer

combination vehicles for 31 years,

accumulating 3.1 million miles. He

holds a Washington Class A commercial

driver’s license (CDL). His official

driving record for the last 3 years shows

no accidents and one speeding violation

in a CMV. He exceeded the speed limit

by 10 mph.

2. Wayne A. Anderson

Mr. Anderson, 52, has amblyopia in

his left eye. His best corrected visual

acuity is 20/20 in his right eye and 20/

100 in his left eye. Mr. Anderson was

examined in 1999, and his

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘I think his

level of vision at this stage is sufficient

to operate [a] commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.

Anderson stated that he has driven

tractor-trailer combinations for 33 years,

accumulating 2.6 million miles. He

holds a Manitoba, Canada Class 1

license. His official driving record for

the last 3 years shows no accidents and

no convictions for moving violations in

a CMV.

3. Glenn A. Babcock, Jr.

Mr. Babcock, 64, has a partial

thickness hole at the left macula due to

injury at age 4 or 5. The visual acuity

of his right eye is 20/15–1 bestcorrected, and of his left eye, 20/80 not

correctable. His optometrist examined

him in 1999, and stated, ‘‘I believe that

Mr. Glen Babcock, Jr has sufficient

vision to perform the tasks required to

operate a commercial motor vehicle.’’

Mr. Babcock reported that he has driven

straight trucks for 15 years and 30,000

miles; tractor-trailer combinations for 35

years and 2.1 million miles; and buses

for 5 years and 15,000 miles. He holds

a Wisconsin Class ABC CDL, and has no

accidents or convictions for moving

violations in a CMV on his driving

record for the last 3 years.

4. Bobby J. Beall

Mr. Beall, 28, is aphakic in his left eye

as a result of treatment for injuries

sustained in 1994. His visual acuity is

20/20+ in the right eye, and 20/400 in

the left eye. His optometrist examined

him in 2000 and stated, ‘‘In my opinion,

you have sufficient vision to perform

the driving tasks required to operate a

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Beall reported

that he has driven straight trucks for the

last 10 years, accumulating 100,000

miles, and tractor-trailer combination

vehicles for the last 6 years,

accumulating 90,000 miles. He holds a

Class A CDL from Missouri and has no

accidents or convictions for moving

violations in a CMV on his driving

record for the past 3 years.

5. Robert D. Bonner

Mr. Bonner, 51, has amblyopia in his

right eye. His visual acuity in his left

eye is 20/20 and in his right eye 20/200

best-corrected. He was examined in

2000, and his ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘I

certify that he has sufficient vision to

perform driving tasks and to operate a

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Bonner stated

that he has driven tractor-trailer

combination vehicles for 19 years,

accumulating 790,000 miles. He holds a

Washington Class A CDL. His official

driving record shows no accidents and

no moving violations in a CMV in the

last 3 years.

6. James F. Bower

Mr. Bower, 62, has amblyopia in his

right eye. His best-corrected visual

acuity is 20/20 in the left eye and 20/

200 in the right eye. In 2000 his

optometrist examined him and affirmed,

‘‘In my medical opinion, Jim Bower has

sufficient vision to perform the normal

driving tasks required to operate a

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Bower

submitted that he has 25 years

experience driving tractor-trailer

combinations over 3 million miles, and

46 years driving straight trucks over

46,000 miles. He holds a Class A CDL

from Wyoming. His driving record for

the last 3 years has no accidents or

convictions for moving violations in a

CMV.

7. Ben T. Brown

Mr. Brown, 50, has congenital

esotropia of the left eye. His bestcorrected visual acuity is 20/20 in his

right eye and 20/200 in his left eye. He

was examined in 1999 and his

optometrist stated, ‘‘I feel that this

patient can perform his duties as a

commercial driver without difficulty.

He has sufficient vision to be a safe

driver.’’ Mr. Brown reported that he has

driven straight trucks for 5 years,

accumulating 35,000 miles, and tractortrailer combinations for 19 years,

accumulating 855,000 miles. He holds a

California Class A CDL and has no

accidents or citations for moving

violations in a CMV on his driving

record for the past 3 years.

8. Terry L. Burgess

Mr. Burgess, 51, wears a prosthesis

due to enucleation following a motor

vehicle accident in the early 1970’s. His

corrected vision in the right eye is 20/

25. An optometrist examined him in

2000 and stated, ‘‘Given the nature of

the injury to the left eye I have

concluded that Mr. Burgess’ visual

deficit is quite stable and is not

degenerative. Thus, he is able to

perform sufficiently while operating a

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Burgess stated

that he has 3 years of experience driving

tractor-trailers, totaling 63,000 miles. He

holds a Michigan Type CA CDL and has

had no accidents or moving violations

in a CMV for the past 3 years.

9. William A. Burgoyne

Mr. Burgoyne, 61, has amblyopia in

his right eye. His visual acuity is 20/15

best-corrected in the left eye and 20/400

in the left eye. Mr. Burgoyne was

examined in 1999 and his optometrist

stated, ‘‘For the past 19 years we have

insisted that Mr. Burgoyne has the

visual ability to drive any over the road

vehicle. He should be allowed to

continue his occupation as a truck

driver.’’ Mr. Burgoyne stated that he has

20 years of experience driving straight

trucks, accumulating 3 million miles,

and 10 years of experience driving

tractor-trailer combinations,

accumulating 1.5 million miles. He

holds a Michigan Class A NT CDL, and

his driving record for the last 3 years

contains no accidents and no

convictions for moving violations in a

CMV.

10. David S. Carman

Mr. Carman, 37, has a large dense scar

in the retina of his left eye due to a

childhood infection. His visual acuity is

20/15 in his right eye and 20/200 bestcorrected in his left eye. His optometrist

examined him in 1999 and stated, ‘‘In

my professional opinion, David Carman

has vision sufficient to operate a

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Carman

reported that he has driven straight

trucks for 16 years totaling 320,000

miles. He holds a New Jersey Class B

CDL, and his driving record for the last

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3 years shows no accidents and one

conviction for a moving violation in a

CMV for ‘‘Failure to Obey Directional

Signal.’’

11. Dennis J. Christensen

Mr. Christensen, 59, has had

amblyopia resulting from anisometropia

since birth. His best corrected vision is

20/20 in his left eye and 20/70 in his

right eye. Following a 1999

examination, his optometrist stated, ‘‘It

is my impression that Mr. Christensen

has the visual performance to safely

operate a commercial vehicle. There are

no medical conditions that could

compromise his visual performance or

visual fields.’’ Mr. Christensen reported

that he has driven tractor-trailer

combinations for 3 years, accumulating

300,000 miles. He holds a Minnesota

Class A CDL and has had no accidents

or convictions for moving violations in

a CMV for the past 3 years.

12. David L. Davis

Mr. Davis, 41, has amblyopia in his

right eye. His corrected visual acuities

are 20/60 in his right eye and 20/20 in

his left. Following a 2000 examination,

his optometrist commented, ‘‘Because

Mr. Davis’ vision is 20/20 with both

eyes open and his visual fields appear

to be very good, it is my opinion,

according to the findings in my exam,

that Mr. Davis has sufficient vision to

perform driving tasks required to

operate a commercial vehicle.’’

According to Mr. Davis, he has operated

straight trucks for 21 years,

accumulating 966,000 miles. A holder of

a Class AM CDL from Georgia, he has

no accidents or citations for moving

violations in a CMV for the last 3 years.

13. Darrell B. Dean

Mr. Dean, 35, is blind in his left eye

due to congenital cataracts with

apparent glaucoma. His best-corrected

vision in the right eye is 20/30. An

ophthalmologist examined him in 1999

and stated, ‘‘From a visual standpoint,

he is able to drive a commercial

vehicle.’’ Mr. Dean reported that he has

driven straight trucks for 2 years and for

4,000 miles, and tractor-trailer

combinations 12 years for 1.8 million

miles. He holds an Oklahoma Class A

CDL and has had no CMV accidents or

convictions for moving violations for

the past 3 years.

14. Don W. Dotson

Mr. Dotson, 45, has amblyopia in his

left eye. His visual acuity is 20/20 bestcorrected in the right eye and 20/200 in

the left eye. Following a 1999

examination, his ophthalmologist

stated, ‘‘I feel that Mr. Dotson is safe to

perform commercial driving tasks and to

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.

Dotson reports that he has operated

straight trucks for 5 years, accumulating

157,000 miles, and tractor-trailer

combinations for 8 years, accumulating

326,000 miles. He holds a Texas Class

A CDL and has no accidents or

convictions for moving violations in a

CMV on his driving record for the last

3 years.

15. Terrance D. Faust

Mr. Faust, 35, has amblyopia in his

right eye. The visual acuity uncorrected

in the right eye is 20/60, and in the left

eye 20/20. An ophthalmologist

examined Mr. Faust in 2000 and

affirmed, ‘‘It is my medical opinion that

you have sufficient visual ability to

perform the driving tasks required to

operate a commercial vehicle.’’

According to Mr. Faust’s application, he

has driven 900,000 miles in straight

trucks over 17 years, and 65,000 miles

in tractor-trailer combination vehicles

over 13 years. He holds a Class ABCDM

CDL from Wisconsin. In the last 3 years

he has had no accidents or convictions

for moving violations in a CMV on his

driving record.

16. Edgar E. French

Mr. French, 48, lost his right eye due

to trauma approximately 15 years ago.

The uncorrected visual acuity in his left

eye is 20/20. As the result of an

examination in 2000, his optometrist

concluded, ‘‘As was written in my letter

dated 7/17/00, the exam results for the

left eye of Mr. Edgar French, in my

opinion, do indicate that he can safely

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.

French reports that he has 15 years and

945,000 miles of experience operating

straight trucks. He holds a Class B CDL

from Virginia, and there are no

accidents or convictions for moving

violations in a CMV on his driving

record for the last 3 years.

17. Glen T. Garrabrant

Mr. Garrabrant, 38, wears a prosthetic

right eye due to ocular trauma in 1989.

His visual acuity is 20/20 in his left eye.

Following a 1999 examination his

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘In my opinion

I feel that this patient has sufficient

vision to perform any driving task

required to operate a commercial

vehicle.’’ Mr. Garrabrant reported that

he has driven straight trucks for 19 years

totaling 1.2 million miles and tractortrailer combination vehicles for 17 years

totaling 1.4 million miles. He holds a

New Jersey Class A CDL, and his official

driving record shows no CMV accidents

or convictions for moving violations

during the last 3 years.

18. Doyle G. Gibson

Mr. Gibson, 50, has amblyopia in his

right eye. His visual acuity, bestcorrected, is 20/70 in the right eye and

20/15 in the left eye. Following a 1999

examination, his ophthalmologist

stated, ‘‘I am not an expert on the

requirements for operating a commercial

vehicle. However, based on Mr.

Gibson’s successful record of driving

with his current vision, I see no

contraindication to continuing in his

current capacity.’’ Mr. Gibson reported

that he has driven straight trucks and

tractor-trailer combination vehicles for

30 years each, totaling 2.4 million miles

driving straight trucks and 1.5 million

miles driving tractor-trailer combination

vehicles. He holds a Texas Class AM

CDL, and his official driving record

shows no CMV accidents or moving

violations in the last 3 years.

19. Elias Gomez, Jr.

Mr. Gomez, 28, has amblyopia in his

right eye. His visual acuity is 20/20 in

his left eye and 20/200 best-corrected in

his right eye. Following a 1999

examination, his ophthalmologist

stated, ‘‘In my medical opinion, he has

adequate vision to perform the driving

tasks required to operate a commercial

vehicle.’’ Mr. Gomez stated that he has

operated tractor-trailer combination

vehicles for 3 years and a total of

360,000 miles. He holds a Texas Class

A CDL, and his official driving record

shows no accidents and one conviction

for a moving violation in a CMV for

‘‘Fail to Yield Right-of-Way’’ over the

last 3 years.

20. Jose E. Gonzalez

Mr. Gonzalez, 36, has amblyopia in

his left eye. An eye exam in 1999

showed that the visual acuity in his

right eye is 20/20, and in the left eye 20/

200. As a result of the examination, his

opthalmologist stated, ‘‘It is my opinion

that Mr. Gonzalez has sufficient vision

to perform the driving tasks required to

operate a commercial vehicle.’’

According to Mr. Gonzalez’ application,

he has driven straight trucks and tractortrailer combinations for 15 years,

accumulating 75,000 miles in the former

and 1.2 million miles in the latter. He

holds a Class AM CDL from Texas. In

the last 3 years his driving record shows

one accident in a CMV and one

conviction for speeding in a CMV. The

other driver was charged in the accident

for ‘‘[f]ailed to control speed.’’ He

received the ticket on a separate

occasion for exceeding the speed limit

by 15 mph.

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21. Anthony Grant

Mr. Grant, 37, has decreased vision in

his left eye due to an accident in 1992.

He was examined in 1999, and his

optometrist found visual acuity to be

20/20 corrected in the right eye and 20/

400 in the left eye. His optometrist

stated, ‘‘In my opinion Mr. Grant should

be able to drive a commercial vehicle.’’

Mr. Grant reported that he has driven

straight trucks for 7 years and 400,000

miles; tractor-trailer combination

vehicles for 3 years and 78,000 miles;

and buses for 2 years and 46,000 miles.

He holds an Alabama Class D driver’s

license and has had no convictions for

moving violations or accidents in a

CMV during the last 3 years.

22. Joseph M. Graveline

Mr. Graveline, 35, has optic atrophy

in his right eye due to an eye injury at

age 13. His vision in the left eye is 20/

20 and in the right eye 20/60. He was

examined in 2000, and his optometrist

stated, ‘‘I believe that Mr. Graveline has

sufficient vision to perform driving

tasks required to operate a commercial

vehicle.’’ Mr. Graveline reported that he

has 4 years and 48,000 miles of

experience driving straight trucks. He

holds a Connecticut Class A CDL and

has had no CMV accidents or

convictions for moving violations for

the past 3 years.

23. Johnny C. Hall

Mr. Hall, 48, had his left eye

enucleated at age 7, after a penetrating

injury to the eye. The visual acuity of

his right eye is 20/20 without

correction. The ophthalmologist who

examined him in 2000 stated, ‘‘In my

opinion, Mr. Hall has adequate vision to

perform the driving tasks required to

operate a commercial vehicle.’’

According to his application, he has 20

years and 2.5 million miles experience

operating tractor-trailer combinations,

and 2 years and 250,000 miles

experience operating straight trucks. He

has a Florida Class A CDL, and there are

no accidents or convictions for moving

violations in a CMV on his driving

record for the last 3 years.

24. William N. Hicks

Mr. Hicks, 56, wears a prosthetic right

eye due to an injury at age 2. He sees

20/25 out of his left eye. An

ophthalmologist examined him in 2000

and stated, ‘‘I feel that he has sufficient

vision in his left eye to meet the

conditions for consideration for an

exemption under controlling authority

to drive a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.

Hicks stated that he has 34 years of

experience driving tractor-trailer

combinations with 3.2 million miles

driven. He holds a Texas Class A CDL

and has had no accidents and two

speeding convictions in a CMV during

the past 3 years. Mr. Hicks exceeded the

speed limit by 11 mph in one ticket and

8 mph in the other.

25. Robert K. Hodge

Mr. Hodge, 43, has had light

perception only in his right eye since

age 5 due to an injury. His optometrist

examined him in 2000 and stated, ‘‘I

certify, in my opinion, that Kent Hodge

has sufficient vision to perform the

driving tasks required to operate a

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Hodge

declared in his application that he has

driven straight trucks for 6 years

accumulating 72,000 miles, and tractortrailer combinations for 9 years

accumulating 900,000 miles. He holds a

Mississippi Class A CDL. During the last

3 years his driving record shows that he

has had no accidents or convictions for

moving violations in a CMV.

26. William G. Holland

Mr. Holland, 51, has worn a

prosthetic left eye for 12 years due to an

injury. His visual acuity is 20/15 in his

right eye. Following a 2000

examination, his optometrist stated, ‘‘It

is my medical opinion that Mr. William

Holland has vision sufficient to enable

him to operate a commercial vehicle.’’

Mr. Holland reported that he has driven

tractor-trailer combination vehicles for

30 years and 3 million miles, and

straight trucks for 5 years and 175,000

miles. He holds a California Class A

CDL, and his official driving record

shows no accidents or convictions for

moving violations in a CMV for the past

3 years.

27. John R. Hughes

Mr. Hughes, 58, wears a left

prosthesis due to an accident in 1956.

The corrected visual acuity in his right

eye is 20/20. An optometrist examined

him in 2000, and stated, ‘‘I certify that

in my medical opinion that John Hughes

has sufficient vision to operate a

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Hughes

reported that he has driven 350,000

miles during 7 years in a tractor-trailer,

and 50,000 miles during one year in a

straight truck. His Class AM CDL is from

New York, and his driving record shows

no accidents or convictions for moving

violations in a CMV for the last 3 years.

28. Frank Inigarida

Mr. Inigarida, 59, has strabismic

amblyopia in his right eye. The bestcorrected visual acuity of his left eye is

20/20 and his right eye 20/60. Following

a 1999 examination, his

ophthalmologist certified, ‘‘In my

medical opinion Mr. Inigarida is able to

operate a commercial vehicle while

wearing his glasses.’’ According to Mr.

Inigarida’s application, he has driven

straight trucks for 14 years,

accumulating 420,000 miles, and

tractor-trailer combination vehicles for

28 years, accumulating 1.4 million

miles. He holds a Nevada Class A CDL.

His official driving record shows no

CMV accidents or convictions for

moving violations in the last 3 years.

29. Alan L. Johnston

Mr. Johnston, 27, has occlusional

amblyopia in his left eye. His visual

acuity is 20/20 in the right eye and 20/

400 corrected in the left eye. His

optomestrist examined him in 1999, and

noted, ‘‘P[atien]t sees well enough to

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.

Johnston submitted that he has driven

10,000 miles and has 10 years’

experience operating a straight truck,

and has driven 180,000 miles and has 6

years’ experience operating a tractortrailer combination. He holds a Class A

CDL from Illinois, and for the last 3

years his driving record shows that he

has had no accidents or convictions for

moving violations in a CMV.

30. David O. Kaiser, Sr.

Mr. Kaiser, 44, has anisometropic

amblyopia in his right eye. Bestcorrected visual acuity in the right eye

is 20/400, and the left eye is 20/20

uncorrected. An optometrist examined

him in 1999 and stated, ‘‘In my medical

opinion, Mr. Kaiser, has a stable

condition that is longstanding and will

not interfere in his driving ability of a

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Kaiser stated

that he has 23 years of experience

driving tractor-trailer combinations with

1.1 million miles driven. He holds a

Virginia Class B CDL and has had no

accidents or convictions for moving

violations in a CMV for the past 3 years.

31. Milena Kekerovic

Ms. Kekerovic, 47, has amblyopia in

her left eye. The visual acuity of her

right eye is 20/20 and of her left eye 20/

200 without correction. Following an

examination in 1999, her

ophthalmologist affirmed, ‘‘Ms.

Kekerovic has sufficient vision to

perform the driving tasks required to

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Ms.

Kekerovic submitted that she has driven

tractor-trailer combinations for 16 years

accumulating 1.9 million miles; and

buses for 5 years accumulating 400,000

miles. A holder of a Class A CDL from

Nevada, she has no accidents or

convictions for moving violations in a

CMV on her driving record for the last

3 years.

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32. Mark J. Koscinski

Mr. Koscinski, 49, has a congenital

retinal coloboma of the left eye. His

visual acuity is 20/20 in the right eye

and 20/400 in the left eye. An

optometrist who examined him in 2000,

stated, ‘‘I certify in my medical opinion

that Mark Koscinski has sufficient

vision to perform all driving tasks

required to operate a commercial

vehicle.’’ Mr. Koscinski submitted that

he has driven 450,000 miles and has 9

years’ experience driving tractor-trailer

combinations, and has driven 75,000

miles with 5 years’ experience driving

straight trucks. He holds a Nevada Class

A CDL and has no accidents or

convictions for moving violations in a

CMV on his driving record for the last

3 years.

33. John N. Lanning

Mr. Lanning, 41, has an amblyopic

right eye with light perception only. His

left eye is correctable to 20/25. An

optometrist examined him in 2000 and

stated, ‘‘As of his last eye exam in

January 2000 his vision has remained

stable and has not affected his ability to

continue to perform his driving tasks

operating a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.

Lanning, who stated that he has driven

tractor-trailers for 10 years and 1 million

miles, has no accidents or convictions

on his driving record for moving

violations in a CMV during the last 3

years. He holds a California Class A

CDL.

34. Robert C. Leathers

Mr. Leathers, 43, has light perception

only in his left eye due to a traumatic

injury in 1972. The best-corrected vision

in his right eye is 20/20. Following a

1999 examination, his optometrist

stated, ‘‘In my opinion, Mr. Leathers has

been performing driving tasks with the

same vision for twenty-seven years. This

is evidence that he has sufficient vision

to perform the driving tasks required to

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.

Leathers reported that he has driven

tractor-trailer combination vehicles for

24 years and 691,000 miles, and straight

trucks for 20 years and 70,000 miles. He

holds a Missouri Class A CDL, and his

official driving record shows no

accidents or convictions for moving

violations in a CMV for the past 3 years.

35. Richard L. Leonard

Mr. Leonard, 56, has amblyopia and

esotropia in his left eye. In his right eye

his vision is 20/20 uncorrected, while in

his left his vision is 20/400 corrected.

He was examined in 2000, and his

optometrist certified by checking a box

next to the word ‘‘Yes’’ after the

question, ‘‘Does patient have sufficient

vision to operate a commercial

vehicle?’’ Mr. Leonard submitted that he

has driven tractor-trailer combinations

for 15 years and 1.1 million miles, and

straight trucks for 10 years and 150,000

miles. He holds a Texas Class A CDL.

His driving record shows that he had no

convictions for moving violations and

one accident in a CMV in the last 3

years. He was not charged in the

accident; the other driver was charged

with ‘‘Failed to Yield ROW’Stop

Intersection.’’

36. Calvin E. Lloyd

Mr. Lloyd, 37, has amblyopia as a

result of esotropia in his left eye. His

best-corrected vision is 20/20 in his

right eye and 20/200 in his left.

Following a 2000 examination, his

ophthalmologist certified, ‘‘Mr. Lloyd

has been driving commercially for a

number of years without incident. His

good eye is corrected to 20/20 and he

has very good peripheral vision in his

amblyopic eye. These facts lead me to

believe that there is no visual reason

why he cannot perform as a commercial

driver.’’ Mr. Lloyd stated that he has

driven straight trucks for 11 years and

330,000 miles, and tractor-trailer

combination vehicles for 7 years and

420,000 miles. He holds a Tennessee

Class AM CDL, and he has had no CMV

accidents or convictions for moving

violations in the past 3 years.

37. Roy E. Mathews

Mr. Mathews, 43, lost his right eye

due to trauma in 1993. The bestcorrected visual acuity of his left eye is

20/20. Following a 1999 examination,

his ophthalmologist certified, ‘‘Mr.

Mathews meets the credentials for a

commercial drivers license and

currently holds a commercial driver’s

license. So in my opinion he has

sufficient vision to perform the driving

task to operate a commercial vehicle.’’

Mr. Mathews states that he has driven

tractor-trailer combination vehicles for 3

years, accumulating 324,000 miles. He

holds a Florida Class A CDL. His official

driving record shows no CMV accidents

or convictions for moving violations in

the last 3 years.

38. Jason B. Mazyck

Mr. Mazyck is a 27-year-old man

whose left eye was diagnosed with

amblyopia exanopsia, small angle

esotropia, posterior staphyloma, and

high myopic astigmatism present since

birth. His corrected visual acuity is 20/

20 in the right eye, and 20/200 in the

left eye. An optometrist examined him

in 1999 and reported, ‘‘In my opinion,

Jason’s visual system with the improved

horizontal field of vision to the left from

the contact lens is excellent for safe

driving and operating a commercial

vehicle.’’ Mr. Mazyck has a Class D

South Carolina driver’s license. He

stated that he has operated straight

trucks for 4 years, accumulating 100,000

miles. His official State driving record

shows no accidents or citations for

moving violations in a CMV for the past

3 years.

39. William F. McCandless, Jr.

Mr. McCandless, 40, has amblyopia in

his left eye. His best-corrected vision is

20/20 in his right eye and light

perception only in his left. Following a

1999 examination, his optometrist

stated, ‘‘His current vision is adequate

for semi-tractor trailer driving.’’ Mr.

McCandless reported that he has

accumulated 240,000 miles during 16

years of driving tractor-trailer

combination vehicles. He holds a

Florida Class A CDL. His official State

driving record reveals no accidents or

citations for moving violations in a CMV

for the past 3 years.

40. James T. McGraw Jr.

Mr. McGraw, 42, has refractive

amblyopia of the left eye. His visual

acuity is 20/20 in the right eye and 20/

200 in the left eye. An optometrist

examined him in 1999 and stated, ‘‘It is

clear that James T. McGraw, Jr. has

sufficient vision to continue to perform

the driving tasks required for a

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. McGraw

stated that he has driven straight trucks

1.1 million miles in 23 years and

tractor-trailer combinations 1.1 million

miles in 19 years. He holds a

Pennsylvania Class A CDL and has had

no CMV accidents or convictions for

moving violations for the past 3 years.

41. Luther A. McKinney

Mr. McKinney, 44, has amblyopia in

his left eye. His vision is 20/20 in the

right eye and 20/200 in the left eye.

According to a 2000 examination report,

Mr. McKinney’s optometrist stated,

‘‘With consideration to the results of

today’s examination, I would conclude

that the patient has sufficient vision to

perform the driving tasks required to

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.

McKinney reported that he has driven

tractor-trailer combination vehicles for

21 years and a total of 2.5 million miles.

He holds a Virginia Class A CDL. His

official driving record shows no

accidents or convictions for moving

violations in a CMV during the last 3

years.

42. Jose L. Melendez

Mr. Melendez, 57, has a macular scar

in his right eye due to an injury at the

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age of 16. His visual acuity in his left

eye is 20/20 and 20/400 in the right. An

ophthalmologist examined him in 1999

and stated, ‘‘He is visually capable of

operating a commercial vehicle, and

was also found to be within the State of

Illinois requirements of vision to legally

drive.’’ Mr. Melendez reported that he

has 5 years of experience driving

straight trucks totaling 135,000 miles.

He holds an Illinois Class A CDL and

has had no CMV accidents or

convictions for moving violations for

the past 3 years.

43. Carl A. Michel, Sr.

Mr. Michel, 59, has amblyopia in the

right eye. His best-corrected visual

acuity is 20/20 in his left eye and 20/

100 in his right eye. He was examined

in 1999, and his ophthalmologist stated,

‘‘In my opinion the above person [Carl

A. Michel] has sufficient vision to

perform driving tasks required to

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.

Michel stated that he has accumulated

4.2 million miles driving straight trucks

for 42 years; 2.3 million miles driving

tractor-trailer combination vehicles for

30 years; and 30,000 miles driving buses

for 30 years. He holds a Maryland Class

A CDL. For the past 3 years he has had

no accidents or moving violations in a

CMV.

44. Clarence M. Miles, Jr.

Mr. Miles, 41, has optic nerve atrophy

of the right eye due to an accident at 5

years of age. He has no vision in that eye

and 20/20 uncorrected in his other eye.

The optometrist who examined him in

1999 stated, ‘‘In my medical opinion,

this patient has sufficient vision to

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.

Miles states that he has 8 years and

240,000 miles of experience driving

straight trucks, and 3 years and 75,000

miles of experience driving tractortrailer combinations. He holds an

Oklahoma Class A CDL, and his driving

record for the last 3 years shows no

accidents or citations for moving

violations in a CMV.

45. Robert A. Moss

Mr. Moss, 34, has amblyopia

exanopsia in the left eye. Corrected

visual acuities are 20/20 in the right eye

and 20/200 in the left. His optometrist

examined him in 2000 and determined,

‘‘There is no indication that Mr. Moss

has insufficient vision to perform the

driving tasks required to operate a

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Moss stated

that he has driven tractor-trailers for 12

years, accumulating 1.2 million miles,

and straight trucks for one-half year,

accumulating 10,000 miles. He has a

Missouri Class A CDL and has a driving

record free of convictions for moving

violations and accidents in a CMV for

the last 3 years.

46. Robert A. Murphy

Since 1980, Mr. Murphy, 54, has had

scar tissue on his left eye due to an

accident. His best-corrected visual

acuity is 20/20 in his right eye and 20/

70 in his left eye. In a 2000 examination,

his ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘In my

medical opinion Mr. Murphy has

sufficient vision to perform the driving

tasks required to operate a commercial

vehicle.’’ According to Mr. Murphy’s

application, he has operated straight

trucks and tractor-trailer combination

vehicles for 22 years each, accumulating

160,000 miles and 800,000 miles

respectively. He holds a Kentucky Class

DA CDL, and his official driving record

shows no accidents or convictions for

moving violations in a CMV for the last

3 years.

47. Dennis I. Nelson

Mr. Nelson, 48, wears a right

prosthesis due to an injury received in

childhood. His corrected visual acuity

in the left eye is 20/15. An optometrist

examined him in 2000 and certified, ‘‘In

my opinion, Mr. Nelson does have

sufficient vision to perform the driving

tasks required to operate a commercial

vehicle, particularly evidenced by his

completely clean driving record for 30

years within the state of Wisconsin

using commercial vehicles.’’ Mr. Nelson

reports that he has 30 years and 450,000

miles of experience each driving tractortrailer combinations and straight trucks.

He holds a Class ABCD CDL from

Wisconsin and has no accidents or

convictions for moving violations in a

CMV on his driving record for the last

3 years.

48. Martin D. Ortiz

Mr. Ortiz, 43, has anisometropic

amblyopia in his right eye. His best

corrected visual acuity is 20/100 in the

right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. Mr.

Ortiz was examined in 1999, and his

optometrist certified, ‘‘In my medical

opinion, he has sufficient vision to

perform the driving tasks to operate a

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Ortiz holds a

Class A CDL from California, and

reported that he has 20 years of

experience driving tractor-trailer

combination vehicles totaling 1.7

million miles. His driving record has

been clear of accidents and convictions

of moving violations in a CMV for the

past 3 years.

49. John J. Partenio

For the last 30 years, Mr. Partenio, 71,

has had a macular scar in his right eye.

His corrected visual acuity is 20/20 in

the left eye and 20/200 in the right. As

the result of a 2000 examination, his

optometrist stated, ‘‘Mr. [Partenio] has

sufficient vision to perform the driving

tasks required to operate a commercial

vehicle.’’ Mr. Partenio reported that he

has 24 years of experience driving

school buses and has driven 100,000

miles. He holds a New Jersey Class B

CDL and has had no accidents or

convictions for moving violations in a

CMV for the past 3 years.

50. Henry C. Patton

Mr. Patton, 63, has amblyopia in his

left eye. The corrected visual acuity in

his right eye is 20/30++ and in his left,

20/200. Following a 2000 examination,

Mr. Patton’s optometrist stated, ‘‘I

further certify, that Mr. Patton, in my

medical opinion, has sufficient vision to

perform the driving tasks required to

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.

Patton stated that he has 45 years of

experience driving tractor-trailer

combination vehicles for a total of 2.7

million miles. He holds a Colorado

Class A CDL, and his official driving

record shows no accidents or

convictions for moving violations in a

CMV during the last 3 years.

51. Rance A. Powell

Mr. Powell, 30, has a large macular

scar due to an injury in his left eye at

age 6. His uncorrected vision in his right

eye is 20/20, while his vision in his left

eye is hand-motion only. Following a

2000 examination, his optometrist

stated, ‘‘In my medical opinion, the

vision deficiency in Mr. Powell’s left

eye is stable. He has excellent vision in

his right eye, therefore I feel he has

sufficient vision to perform the driving

tasks required to operate a commercial

vehicle.’’ Mr. Powell reported that he

has driven straight trucks for 12 years

for a total of 180,000 miles. He holds an

Alabama Class AMV CDL, and his

official driving record shows no

accidents and one speeding conviction

in a CMV during the last 3 years. He

received the ticket for exceeding the

speed limit by 11 mph.

52. John W. Purcell

Mr. Purcell, 47, acquired

toxoplasmosis in his left eye at age 12.

His visual acuity is 20/15 uncorrected in

the right eye and 20/400 corrected in the

left eye. Mr. Purcell was examined in

2000, and his ophthalmologist certified,

‘‘In my medical opinion, Mr. Purcell has

full peripheral vision and has sufficient

vision to perform the driving tasks

required to operate a commercial

vehicle.’’ Mr. Purcell stated that he has

20 years and 320,000 miles of

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experience operating straight trucks. He

holds an Oregon Class C CDL and has

had no accidents or convictions for

moving violations in a CMV for the past

3 years.

53. Shannon E. Rasmussen

Mr. Rasmussen, 25, has an

anisometropia hyperopia that resulted

in amblyopia of the left eye. Bestcorrected visual acuities measure 20/

15–0 in the right eye and 20/50 in the

left eye. As the result of a 2000

examination, his optometrist certified,

‘‘In my medical opinion, Shannon does

have sufficient vision to perform the

driving tasks required to operate a

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Rasmussen

reported that he has driven straight

trucks and tractor-trailer combination

vehicles for 7 years each, totaling

182,000 miles in the former and 245,000

miles in the latter. He holds a Class A

CDL from the State of Wyoming and has

no accidents or citations for moving

violations in a CMV during the last 3

years.

54. Merlyn L. Rawson

At least 30 years ago, Mr. Rawson, 56,

incurred irreversible damage to his left

eye. A 2000 examination revealed that

his corrected visual acuity is 20/20 in

the right eye and 20/400 in the right eye.

His optometrist noted, ‘‘Vision

sufficient to perform driving tasks to

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.

Rawson stated that he has 25 years of

experience driving tractor-trailers for a

total of 3.7 million miles, and 6 years of

experience driving straight trucks for a

total of 300,000 miles. He holds an

Oregon Class A CDL. During the past 3

years he has had one speeding

conviction and one accident in a CMV.

He was not charged in the accident and

exceeded the speed limit by 12 mph in

the speeding ticket.

55. Thomas G. Raymond

Mr. Raymond, 39, has refractive

amblyopia in his left eye. His

uncorrected visual acuity is 20/20 in the

right eye and 20/200 in the left.

Following an examination in 2000, his

optometrist certified, ‘‘In my opinion,

Mr. Raymond is fully capable of

operating a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.

Raymond has driven tractor-trailer

combination vehicles 910,000 miles in

61⁄2 years. He holds a Class A CDL from

Florida, and his driving record shows

no accidents or convictions for moving

violations in a CMV in the last 3 years.

56. James R. Rieck

Mr. Rieck, 29, has amblyopia in his

left eye. The visual acuity in his right

eye uncorrected is 20/15–, and in his

left eye corrected, 20/400. His

optometrist examined him in 1999 and

certified, ‘‘It is my opinion that Mr.

Rieck should have no difficulty

performing the driving tasks required to

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.

Rieck has driven tractor-trailer

combinations for 4 years, accumulating

144,000 miles, and straight trucks for 9

months, accumulating 14,000 miles. He

holds a Class AM1 CDL from California,

and his driving record for the last 3

years shows no accidents or convictions

for moving violations in a CMV.

Although his license was suspended in

1997 for failure to maintain required

liability insurance, the State of

California set aside (canceled) the action

after his insurance company sent proof

that he had maintained his insurance.

57. Daniel J. Schaap

Mr. Schaap, 48, has a central scotoma

in his left eye due to a toxoplasmosis

scar that he has had since early

childhood. A 1999 eye exam revealed

that his best-corrected visual acuity is

20/20 in the right eye and 20/400 in the

left eye. His optometrist stated, ‘‘Since

all other aspects of his vision are

normal, and since his driving record has

been good, I believe he meets the visual

requirements to operate a commercial

vehicle.’’ Mr. Schaap holds a Michigan

Class CA CDL. He reported that he has

driven tractor-trailer combinations for

27 years and 749,000 miles. His driving

record for the past 3 years reflects no

convictions for moving violations and

two accidents in a CMV. Mr. Schaap

was not found at fault in either accident.

The other driver was charged in one

accident. The other accident resulted

when a retread blew on Mr. Schaap’s

tractor-trailer and pieces of tread hit

another vehicle, breaking its

windshield. Mr. Schaap was not

charged with a violation in this

incident.

58. Dennis J. Smith

Mr. Smith, 25, has refractive

amblyopia in his right eye. His

uncorrected visual acuity is 20/400 with

the right eye and 20/20 with the left eye.

In 2000, he underwent an examination

by an optometrist who stated, ‘‘It is my

professional opinion that Mr. Smith has

sufficient vision to perform the driving

tasks required to operate a commercial

vehicle.’’ According to Mr. Smith, he

has driven straight trucks and tractortrailer combination vehicles for 6 years

each, accumulating 78,000 miles in

each. He holds a Class A CDL from

Colorado, and his driving record shows

no accidents or convictions for moving

violations in the last 3 years.

59. Garfield A. Smith

Mr. Smith, 52, has anisometropic

amblyopia of the left eye. The bestcorrected visual acuity is 20/20 in his

right eye, and finger counting at 5 feet

in his left eye. An optometrist examined

him in 2000 and affirmed, ‘‘He does

have sufficient vision to perform the

driving tasks required to operate a

commercial vehicle.’’ According to Mr.

Smith’s application, he has driven

straight trucks for 5 years, accumulating

50,000 miles, and tractor-trailer

combinations for 30 years, accumulating

3 million miles. He holds a WV Class A

CDL, and his driving record is clear of

accidents and convictions for moving

violations in a CMV during the last 3

years.

60. Gary L. Spelce

Mr. Spelce, 55, has hyperopia with

astigmatism; presbyopia; and amblyopia

in his left eye. His corrected visual

acuity in the right eye is 20/20 and in

the left eye, 20/50. Following a 1999

examination, his optometrist stated, ‘‘It

is my optometric opinion that Mr.

Spelce has sufficient vision to drive a

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Spelce stated

that he has driven straight trucks for 20

years and 624,000 miles, and tractortrailer combination vehicles for 10 years

and 1 million miles. He holds a Texas

Class AM CDL, and his official driving

record shows no accidents or

convictions for moving violations in a

CMV for the last 3 years.

61. Frederick E. St. John

Mr. St. John is 42 years old and lost

his left eye at age 7 due to an accident.

His best-corrected vision in the right eye

is 20/20. Following a 1999 examination,

his optometrist stated, ‘‘In my opinion

and in view of the fact that Fred has

been driving a truck for 22 years

(according to him) safely, Fred has

sufficient vision to drive and operate a

commercial vehicle.’’ According to Mr.

St. John, he has 22 years experience

driving tractor-trailer trucks totaling 2.6

million miles. He has a Pennsylvania

Class A CDL, and his driving record

shows no accidents and one conviction

for a moving violation of ‘‘FT Obey

Sign/Traffic Control Device’’ in a CMV

for the past 3 years.

62. Daniel R. Viscaya

Mr. Viscaya, 38, has been completely

blind in his left eye since birth

secondary to amblyopia and a dense

post-subcapsular cataract. His right eye

sees 20/20 and requires no correction.

Subsequent to an examination in 2000,

his optometrist certified, ‘‘It is my

medical opinion that Mr. Viscaya’s

visual function is adequate to operate a

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commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Viscaya stated

that he has driven tractor-trailer

combination vehicles for 41⁄2 years,

accumulating 567,000 miles. He holds a

Class A CDL from North Carolina and

has had no accidents or convictions for

moving violations in a CMV for the last

3 years, according to his driving record.

63. Michael P. Walsh

Mr. Walsh, 41, is amblyopic in his

right eye. His visual acuity with

correction is 20/20 in the left eye and

20/200 in the right. He was examined in

2000, and his optometrist certified, ‘‘In

my opinion the patient has sufficient

vision to perform the driving tasks

required to operate a commercial

vehicle.’’ Mr. Walsh submitted that he

has operated straight trucks for 20 years

and 1 million miles, and tractor-trailer

combinations for 10 years and 520,000

miles. He holds a Class A XT CDL from

Michigan. His driving record for the last

3 years shows no convictions for

moving violations and one accident in

a CMV. He was not charged in the

accident. According to the accident

report, the other driver crossed the

middle double lines on a curve and

struck Mr. Walsh’s vehicle.

64. Jerry L. Whitefield

Mr. Whitefield, 49, has amblyopia in

his left eye. The best-corrected vision in

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

20/70. Following an examination in

2000, his optometrist stated, ‘‘I will

certify that his right eye has sufficient

vision to perform the driving tasks

required to operate a commercial

vehicle.’’ Mr. Whitefield submitted that

he has operated tractor-trailer

combination vehicles for 29 years,

accumulating 2.9 million miles, and

straight trucks for 4 years, accumulating

200,000 miles. He holds a Class A CDL

from Oklahoma, and his driving record

for the last 3 years contains no accidents

or convictions for moving violations in

a CMV.

65. Robert E. Wientjes

Mr. Wientjes, 59, has best-corrected

vision in the right eye of 20/20 and the

left eye 20/400. His left eye has had a

central corneal scar since 1985.

Following a 2000 examination, his

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘As Mr.

Wientjes’’ vision has not changed in a

number of years, I feel he has sufficient

vision to operate a commercial vehicle,

which he has done up until now.’’ Mr.

Wientjes reported that he has driven

tractor-trailer combination vehicles for

30 years and a total of 1.1 million miles.

He holds a Kentucky Class DA CDL. His

driving record for the last 3 years shows

no accidents or convictions for moving

violations in a CMV.

Request for Comments

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315

and 31136(e), the FMCSA is requesting

public comment from all interested

persons on the exemption petitions and

the matters discussed in this notice. All

comments received before the close of

business on the closing date indicated

above will be considered and will be

available for examination in the docket

room at the above address. Comments

received after the closing date will be

filed in the docket and will be

considered to the extent practicable, but

the FMCSA may publish in the Federal

Register a notice of final determination

at any time after the close of the

comment period. In addition to late

comments, the FMCSA will also

continue to file in the docket relevant

information which becomes available

after the closing date. Interested persons

should continue to examine the docket

for new material.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 31136 and 31315;

and 49 CFR 1.73.

Issued on: October 30, 2000.

Clyde J. Hart, Jr.,

Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal Motor

Carrier Safety Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–28204 Filed 11–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA–2000–8203]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption

Applications; Vision

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of exemption;

request for comments.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

FMCSA’s decision to renew the

exemptions from the vision requirement

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), for nine

individuals.

DATES: This decision is effective

November 9, 2000. Comments from

interested persons should be submitted

by December 4, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver

comments to the U.S. Department of

Transportation, Dockets Management

Facility, Room PL–401, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, or

submit electronically at http://

dmses.dot.gov/submit. All comments

received will be available for

examination and copying at the above

address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays. Those desiring notification of

receipt of comments must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard or you

may print the acknowledgment page

that appears after submitting comments

electronically.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information about the vision

exemptions in this notice, Ms. Sandra

Zywokarte, Office of Bus and Truck

Standards and Operations, (202) 366–

2987; for information about legal issues

related to this notice, Mr. Joe Solomey,

Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366–

1374, FMCSA, Department of

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office

hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.,

e.t., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays.

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Background

Nine individuals have requested

renewal of their exemptions from the

vision requirement in 49 CFR

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

commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in

interstate commerce. They are Larry A.

Dahleen, Earl D. Edland, Dale H.

Hellman, Danny E. Hillier, Robert J.

Johnson, Michael L. Manning, Gerald R.

Rietmann, Jimmy E. Settle, and Hubert

Whittenburg. Under 49 U.S.C. 31315

and 31136(e), the FMCSA may grant an

exemption for a renewable 2-year period