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commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Michael 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 27 years, accumulating 81,000 

miles, and tractor-trailer combinations 

for 27 years, accumulating 189,000 

miles. He holds a Class A CDL from 

Ohio. His driving record for the last 3 

years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Charles A. Morgan 

Mr. Morgan, 75, has had a retinal 

vascular occlusion in his right eye since 

2009. The visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/100, and in his left eye, 20/25. 

Following an examination in 2014, his 

optometrist stated, ‘‘Mr. Morgan appears 

to have sufficient vision to perform the 

driving tasks required to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ 

Mr. Morgan reported that he has 

driven buses for 50 years, accumulating 

500,000 miles. He holds a Class B CDL 

from North Carolina. His driving record 

for the last 3 years shows no crashes and 

no convictions for moving violations in 

a CMV. 

Paul C. Swanson 

Mr. Swanson, 56, has had amblyopia 

in his right eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/150, 

and in his left eye, 20/25. Following an 

examination in 2014, his 

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘Patient has 

sufficient vision to operate a 

commercial vehicle without 

restriction.’’ Mr. Swanson reported that 

he has driven straight trucks for 33 

years, accumulating 1.05 million miles. 

He holds a Class B CDL from Illinois. 

His driving record for the last 3 years 

shows no crashes and one conviction for 

a moving violation in a CMV; he 

exceeded the speed limit by 15 MPH. 

Terrance W. Temple 

Mr. Temple, 58, has had amblyopia in 

his right eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/100, 

and in his left eye, 20/20. Following an 

examination in 2014, his optometrist 

stated, ‘‘In my opinion, he has sufficient 

vision to drive a commercial vehicle.’’ 

Mr. Temple reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 40 years, 

accumulating 624,000 miles. He holds a 

Class B CDL from Ohio. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

Rick A. Tucker 

Mr. Tucker, 60, has had a retinal 

detachment in his left eye since 2001. 

The visual acuity in his right eye is 

20/30, and in his left eye, 20/200. 

Following an examination in 2014, his 

optometrist stated, ‘‘Mr. Tucker’s visual 

abilities are adequate to perform the 

driving tasks required to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Tucker 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 15 years, accumulating 

750,000 miles, and tractor-trailer 

combinations for 15 years, accumulating 

750,000 miles. He holds a Class A CDL 

from Missouri. His driving record for 

the last 3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Jason R. White 

Mr. White, 32, has had amblyopia in 

his right eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/50, 

and in his left eye, 20/20. Following an 

examination in 2014, his optometrist 

stated, ‘‘I found no reason to believe he 

does not have sufficient vision to 

perform the driving tasks required to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

White reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 6.5 years, 

accumulating 243,750 miles. He holds 

an operator’s license from Ohio. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

III. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

FMCSA encourages you to participate 

by submitting comments and related 

materials. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice, indicate the specific section of 

this document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. 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 the Agency can contact you if it has 

questions regarding your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and put the 

docket number FMCSA–2014–0302 in 

the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and click ‘‘Search’’. 

When the new screen appears, click on 

‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type your 

comment into the text box in the 

following screen. Choose whether you 

are submitting your comment as an 

individual or on behalf of a third party 

and then submit. 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. 

FMCSA will consider all comments 

and material received during the 

comment period and may change this 

notice 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 insert 

the docket number FMCSA–2014–0302 

in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box and click 

‘‘Search.’’ Next, click ‘‘Open Docket 

Folder’’ button and choose the 

document listed 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. 

Issued On: February 26, 2015. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05236 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0021] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew the exemptions from 

the vision requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 7 

individuals. FMCSA has statutory 

authority to exempt individuals from 

the vision requirement if the 

exemptions granted will not 

compromise safety. The Agency has 

concluded that granting these 

exemption renewals will provide a level 

of safety that is equivalent to or greater 

than the level of safety maintained 

without the exemptions for these 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers. 

DATES: This decision is effective April 4, 

2015. Comments must be received on or 

before April 6, 2015. 

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) numbers: Docket No. 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0021], using 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

on-line 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 or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Instructions: Each submission must 

include the Agency name and the 

docket number for this notice. Note that 

DOT posts all comments received 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information included in a 

comment. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

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., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Federal Docket Management System 

(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 on-line. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Carrier, 

Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards, 

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. 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

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

FMCSA may renew an exemption from 

the vision requirements in 49 CFR 

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

of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a 

two-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 

procedures for requesting an exemption 

(including renewals) are set out in 49 

CFR part 381. 

II. Exemption Decision 

This notice addresses 7 individuals 

who have requested renewal of their 

exemptions in accordance with FMCSA 

procedures. FMCSA has evaluated these 

7 applications for renewal on their 

merits and decided to extend each 

exemption for a renewable two-year 

period. They are: 

Michael L. Bergman (KS) 

Efrain Gonzalez (UT) 

Shane Holum (OR) 

Daryl W. Morris (MO) 

Daniel E. Nestel (IN) 

Thomas G. Normington (WY) 

Thomas L. Terrell (IA) 

The exemptions are extended subject 

to the following conditions: (1) That 

each individual has a physical 

examination every year (a) by an 

ophthalmologist or optometrist who 

attests that the vision in the better eye 

continues to meet the requirements in 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), and (b) by a 

medical examiner who attests that the 

individual is otherwise physically 

qualified under 49 CFR 391.41; (2) that 

each individual provides a copy of the 

ophthalmologist’s or optometrist’s 

report to the medical examiner at the 

time of the annual medical examination; 

and (3) that each individual provide a 

copy of the annual medical certification 

to the employer for retention in the 

driver’s qualification file and retains a 

copy of the certification on his/her 

person while driving for presentation to 

a duly authorized Federal, State, or local 

enforcement official. 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. 

III. Basis for Renewing Exemptions 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an 

exemption may be granted for no longer 

than two years from its approval date 

and may be renewed upon application 

for additional two year periods. In 

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

31315, each of the 7 applicants has 

satisfied the entry conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirements (78 FR 10251; 78 FR 

20379). Each of these 7 applicants has 

requested renewal of the exemption and 

has submitted evidence showing that 

the vision in the better eye continues to 

meet the requirement specified at 49 

CFR 391.41(b)(10) and that the vision 

impairment is stable. In addition, a 

review of each record of safety while 

driving with the respective vision 

deficiencies over the past two years 

indicates each applicant continues to 

meet the vision exemption 

requirements. 

These factors provide an adequate 

basis for predicting each driver’s ability 

to continue to drive safely in interstate 

commerce. Therefore, FMCSA 

concludes that extending the exemption 

for each renewal applicant for a period 

of two years is likely to achieve a level 

of safety equal to that existing without 

the exemption. 

IV. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

FMCSA encourages you to participate 

by submitting comments and related 

materials. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (FMCSA–2013–0021), indicate 

the specific section of this document to 

which each comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. 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 the Agency can 

contact you if it has questions regarding 

your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and put the 

docket number, ‘‘FMCSA–2013–0021’’ 

in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and click 

‘‘Search.’’ When the new screen 

appears, click on ‘‘Comment Now!’’ 

button and type your comment into the 

text box in the following screen. Choose 

whether you are submitting your 

comment as an individual or on behalf 

of a third party and then submit. If you 

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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, self-addressed postcard or 

envelope. FMCSA will consider all 

comments and material received during 

the comment period and may change 

this notice based on your comments. 

Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as any 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and in the 

search box insert the docket number, 

‘‘FMCSA–2013–0021’’ in the 

‘‘Keyword’’ box and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

Next, click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ 

button choose the document listed 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. 

Dated: March 2, 2015. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05198 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Submission Deadline for 

Schedule Information for Los Angeles 

International Airport for the Summer 

2015 Scheduling Season 

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 

ACTION: Notice of submission deadline. 

SUMMARY: Los Angeles World Airports 

(LAWA) has planned runway 

resurfacing and Runway Safety Area 

(RSA) construction at Los Angeles 

International Airport (LAX) beginning 

in March of 2015 until mid-2018. 

During this timeframe, a runway will be 

either shortened or closed, which could 

increase delays throughout much of the 

period of construction. In response to 

the varying capacity changes and 

forecasted scheduled demand over the 

duration of the project, the FAA 

announces the designation of LAX as a 

Level 2 airport under International Air 

Transport Association (IATA) 

Worldwide Slot Guidelines effective 

June 28, 2015. The focus hours are daily 

from 0600 through 2259 local time 

(1300—0559 UTC). The deadline for 

carriers to submit schedule information 

for the later part of the Summer 2015 

scheduling season (June 28 through 

October 24, 2015) is March 20, 2015. 

The submission deadline for the Winter 

2015 scheduling season will be May 21, 

2015, which coincides with the IATA 

submission deadline. The FAA intends 

for the Level 2 designation to be 

temporary and does not anticipate this 

designation to extend beyond the 

completion date of construction. 

DATES: Schedules must be submitted no 

later than March 20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Schedules may be 

submitted by mail to the Slot 

Administration Office, AGC–200, Office 

of the Chief Counsel, 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

facsimile: 202–267–7277; or by email to: 

7–AWA-slotadmin@faa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Pfingstler, System Operations 

Services, Air Traffic Organization, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 600 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone 

number: 202–267–6462; email: 

susan.pfingstler@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IATA 

guidelines state that a Level 2 airport is 

one where there is the potential for 

congestion during some periods of the 

day, week or season, which can be 

resolved by schedule adjustments 

mutually agreed between airlines and 

the facilitator. The FAA has determined 

that LAX should be designated as Level 

2 based on projected capacity 

reductions and operational delays that 

are anticipated during the upcoming 

periods of runway construction. This 

construction is expected to occur in 

phases from March 2015 through mid2018. LAWA plans runway closures or 

shortened runway lengths for 

resurfacing, construction of runway 

safety areas, and other airfield projects 

for all four runways. LAWA’s current 

proposal indicates that only one runway 

would be closed or shortened at a time. 

LAWA projects that Runway 7R/25L 

will be closed for 33 days in March/

April 2015. Runway 6L/24R would 

close from late June to October 2015. 

Runway 6R/24L would be shortened 

beginning December 2015 for ten 

months. Runway 7L/25R would be 

shortened for four months beginning 

October 2016 followed by a four month 

closure until spring 2017. Runway 7R/ 

25L would close in January 2018 for five 

months. Specific projects and dates will 

be determined and announced by 

LAWA. 

LAWA, the FAA, and stakeholders 

meet regularly to review construction 

plans, identify ways to improve airport 

and airspace efficiency, and mitigate 

construction impacts whenever 

possible. These and other collaborative 

efforts will continue to improve and 

manage operations as efficiently as 

possible; however, runway capacity and 

surface operations will be impacted 

during construction. The specific 

operational and delay impacts have not 

been definitively determined for each 

construction phase and will depend on 

the final project details, available 

runways, taxiways, and other 

operational factors. Surface operations 

will become more complex during 

construction and affect taxi times, 

terminal/gate area operations, and 

aircraft staging. FAA Design Group VI 

Aircraft operations present additional 

challenges. LAX currently has more 

scheduled Group VI Aircraft operations 

than any other U.S. airport with more 

operations planned in summer 2015. 

Operational restrictions for Group VI 

Aircraft include additional aircraft 

separation, runway selection, and taxi 

constraints. 

The FAA recognizes that many 

summer schedules have been completed 

or are approaching the final planning 

stages. The initial schedules published 

for August 2015 are slightly above the 

August 2014 schedules. While some 

carriers have reduced operations 

compared to last summer, other carriers 

have increased flights. The FAA 

modeled delays for the March to early 

April closure of Runway 7R/25L and the 

late June to October closure of Runway 

6L/24R. Modeling suggests moderate 

delays for the March/April closure and 

more extensive delays during the peak 

July and August months. These 

projections are based on published 

schedules and historic unscheduled 

traffic and projected capacity during the 

2015 closures. Capacity rates are 

expected to be reduced by 

approximately 25%, decreasing hourly 

arrivals and departures from about 138 

to 104 in visual meteorological 

conditions. The FAA is continuing to 

look at potential ways to increase 

runway throughput during construction 

and improve operations given the 

constraints. The FAA, LAWA, operators, 

and other affected parties expect to 

improve their operational planning for 

future construction phases based on the 

experiences during the March/April 

closure. 

The FAA considered whether it 

would be optimal to begin the Level 2 

review during the Winter 2015 

scheduling season. Winter schedules are 

in earlier stages of development and 

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