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suitable for copying and electronic 

filing. If you submit comments by mail 

and would like to know that they 

reached the facility, please enclose a 

stamped, self-addressed postcard or 

envelope. 

FMCSA will consider all comments 

and material received during the 

comment period and may change this 

analysis based on your comments. 

Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and click on 

the ‘‘Read Comments’’ box in the upper 

right hand side of the screen. Then, in 

the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, insert ‘‘FMCSA– 

2014–0177’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, 

click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ in the 

‘‘Actions’’ column. Finally, in the 

‘‘Title’’ column, click on the document 

you would like to review. If you do not 

have access to the Internet, you may 

view the docket online by visiting the 

Docket Management Facility in Room 

W12–140 on the ground floor of the 

DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Privacy Act 

In accordance with 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), can be reviewed at http://

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Background 

FMCSA is extending the comment 

period to March 25, 2015 because 

interested parties have requested more 

time. This study assesses (1) whether 

PARs provide sufficient, consistent, and 

reliable information to support crash 

weighting determinations; (2) whether a 

crash weighting determination process 

would offer an even stronger predictor 

of crash risk than overall crash 

involvement and how crash weighting 

would be implemented in the Agency’s 

Safety Measurement System (SMS); and 

(3) how FMCSA might manage a process 

for making crash weighting 

determinations, including the 

acceptance of public input. This notice 

extends the public comment period in 

response to stakeholder requests. 

Issued on: February 12, 2015. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03471 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[FMCSA Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0310] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Diabetes Mellitus 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA confirms its decision 

to exempt 66 individuals from its rule 

prohibiting persons with insulin-treated 

diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating 

commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in 

interstate commerce. The exemptions 

enable these individuals to operate 

CMVs in interstate commerce. 

DATES: The exemptions were effective 

on January 15, 2015. The exemptions 

expire on January 15, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Carrier, 

Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards, 

(202) 366–4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov, 

FMCSA, Room W64–224, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

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., 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 www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. 

II. Background 

On December 15, 2014, FMCSA 

published a notice of receipt of Federal 

diabetes exemption applications from 

66 individuals and requested comments 

from the public (79 FR 74159). The 

public comment period closed on 

January 14, 2015, and no comments 

were received. 

FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility 

of the 66 applicants and determined that 

granting the exemptions to these 

individuals would achieve a level of 

safety equivalent to or greater than the 

level that would be achieved by 

complying with the current regulation 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(3). 

Diabetes Mellitus and Driving 

Experience of the Applicants 

The Agency established the current 

requirement for diabetes in 1970 

because several risk studies indicated 

that drivers with diabetes had a higher 

rate of crash involvement than the 

general population. The diabetes rule 

provides that a person is physically 

qualified to drive a commercial motor 

vehicle if that person has no established 

medical history or clinical diagnosis of 

diabetes mellitus currently requiring 

insulin for control (49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3)). 

FMCSA established its diabetes 

exemption program, based on the 

Agency’s July 2000 study entitled ‘‘A 

Report to Congress on the Feasibility of 

a Program to Qualify Individuals with 

Insulin-Treated Diabetes Mellitus to 

Operate in Interstate Commerce as 

Directed by the Transportation Act for 

the 21st Century.’’ The report concluded 

that a safe and practicable protocol to 

allow some drivers with ITDM to 

operate CMVs is feasible. The 

September 3, 2003 (68 FR 52441), 

Federal Register notice in conjunction 

with the November 8, 2005 (70 FR 

67777), Federal Register notice provides 

the current protocol for allowing such 

drivers to operate CMVs in interstate 

commerce. 

These 66 applicants have had ITDM 

over a range of one to 41 years. These 

applicants report no severe 

hypoglycemic reactions resulting in loss 

of consciousness or seizure, requiring 

the assistance of another person, or 

resulting in impaired cognitive function 

that occurred without warning 

symptoms, in the past 12 months and no 

recurrent (2 or more) severe 

hypoglycemic episodes in the past 5 

years. In each case, an endocrinologist 

verified that the driver has 

demonstrated a willingness to properly 

monitor and manage his/her diabetes 

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diabetes management, and is on a stable 

insulin regimen. These drivers report no 

other disqualifying conditions, 

including diabetes-related 

complications. Each meets the vision 

requirement at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). 

The qualifications and medical 

condition of each applicant were stated 

and discussed in detail in the December 

15, 2014, Federal Register notice and 

they will not be repeated in this notice. 

III. Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received no comments in this 

proceeding. 

IV. Basis for Exemption Determination 

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

FMCSA may grant an exemption from 

the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3) if the exemption is likely to 

achieve an equivalent or greater level of 

safety than would be achieved without 

the exemption. The exemption allows 

the applicants to operate CMVs in 

interstate commerce. 

To evaluate the effect of these 

exemptions on safety, FMCSA 

considered medical reports about the 

applicants’ ITDM and vision, and 

reviewed the treating endocrinologists’ 

medical opinion related to the ability of 

the driver to safely operate a CMV while 

using insulin. 

Consequently, FMCSA finds that in 

each case exempting these applicants 

from the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3) is likely to achieve a level 

of safety equal to that existing without 

the exemption. 

V. Conditions and Requirements 

The terms and conditions of the 

exemption will be provided to the 

applicants in the exemption document 

and they include the following: (1) That 

each individual submit a quarterly 

monitoring checklist completed by the 

treating endocrinologist as well as an 

annual checklist with a comprehensive 

medical evaluation; (2) that each 

individual reports within 2 business 

days of occurrence, all episodes of 

severe hypoglycemia, significant 

complications, or inability to manage 

diabetes; also, any involvement in an 

accident or any other adverse event in 

a CMV or personal vehicle, whether or 

not it is related to an episode of 

hypoglycemia; (3) that each individual 

provide a copy of the ophthalmologist’s 

or optometrist’s report to the medical 

examiner at the time of the annual 

medical examination; and (4) that each 

individual provide a copy of the annual 

medical certification to the employer for 

retention in the driver’s qualification 

file, or keep a copy in his/her driver’s 

qualification file if he/she is selfemployed. The driver must also have a 

copy of the certification when driving, 

for presentation to a duly authorized 

Federal, State, or local enforcement 

official. 

VI. Conclusion 

Based upon its evaluation of the 66 

exemption applications, FMCSA 

exempts the following drivers from the 

diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10), subject to the 

requirements cited above (49 CFR 

391.64(b)): 

Eric D. Ambler (WI) 

Clay B. Anderson (IL) 

Gregory C. Bartley (PA) 

Aaron M. Batts (NC) 

Nathan R. Batzel (MN) 

Michael R. Bell (MD) 

Andrew P. Coffey (CT) 

Robert N. Coury (NV) 

Jerry A. Cox, Sr. (LA) 

Lloyd F. Cuckow (CO) 

Kenneth B. Dennard (GA) 

Eric Q. Dickerson (IN) 

James P. Dreifuerst (WI) 

Billy D. Dryer (MO) 

James H. Elliott (OH) 

Domenic R. Folino (PA) 

Jimmie W. Grist (ID) 

Scott M. Guyette (WI) 

Carl D. Hall (KY) 

Howard M. Hammel (NJ) 

Derrick D. Harris (IL) 

Terry M. Jacobson (WI) 

Kevin R. Johnson (MI) 

Martin S. Kiss (IL) 

Robert S. Krueger (WA) 

David J. Long (PA) 

Michael R. Ludowese (MN) 

David P. Magee (MO) 

Gary F. Marson (WI) 

Steven R. Mc Clain (IL) 

Arthur D. McFadden, Sr. (IA) 

Elbert J. Means (SC) 

James A. Meridith (MI) 

Richard A. Moore (PA) 

Keith B. Muehler (ND) 

John K. Murray (NY) 

Harold N. Myers (IA) 

Clayton L. Neuhauser (ND) 

Eugene E. Patterson, III (TX) 

John D. Pede, Jr. (PA) 

Jack E. Pollock (GA) 

John F. Prophet (FL) 

David M. Pullen (VA) 

Dominic F. Quartullo (WI) 

David Quintrall (WY) 

Michael E. Reed (IA) 

Carlos B. Rodriguez (NY) 

Marvin A. Ryan (IN) 

David J. Sierra (NJ) 

Larry D. Small (NJ) 

Roger E. Smith (IA) 

Terrell W. Smith (PA) 

Anthony L. Spratto (WI) 

Timothy R. Stephens (KS) 

Howard C. Stines (TN) 

Christopher E. Swanson (CA) 

Scott R. Swisher (KS) 

Diana C. Tabala (NY) 

Brewster E. Thurston (VT) 

Phillip J. Ulmer (LA) 

Charles A. Walker (IL) 

Roger L. Watt (PA) 

John D. Weaver (WY) 

Avery White (GA) 

Leroy D. Yost (IA) 

Wayne W. Zander (SD) 

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

and 31315 each exemption is valid for 

two years 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 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. If the exemption is 

still effective at the end of the 2-year 

period, the person may apply to FMCSA 

for a renewal under procedures in effect 

at that time. 

Dated: February 10, 2015. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03459 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0298] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to exempt 34 individuals from 

the vision requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 

(FMCSRs). They are unable to meet the 

vision requirement in one eye for 

various reasons. The exemptions will 

enable these individuals to operate 

commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in 

interstate commerce without meeting 

the prescribed vision requirement in 

one eye. The Agency has concluded that 

granting these exemptions will provide 

a level of safety that is equivalent to or 

greater than the level of safety 

maintained without the exemptions for 

these CMV drivers. 

DATES: The exemptions were granted 

December 24, 2014. The exemptions 

expire on December 24, 2016. 


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