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Register home page at: http://www.

archives.gov and the Government 

Publishing Office’s database at: http://

www.access.gpo.gov/nara. 

Background 

On November 21, 2014, the FHWA 

published in the Federal Register notice 

of the availability of the Tier 1 DEIS at 

79 FR 68242. That Federal Register 

notice listed February 27, 2015, as the 

end date for the comment period. Due 

to severe weather conditions throughout 

the project area, four public hearings 

were rescheduled. Accordingly, the 

FHWA and the PANYNJ are extending 

the public comment period for the Cross 

Harbor Freight Program Tier 1 DEIS 

until Friday, March 20, 2015. 

The comprehensive public hearing 

schedule, the DEIS, and list of DEIS 

repositories are available on the project 

Web site: www.crossharborstudy.com. 

Extended Deadline for Public 

Comment Period: Comments on the Tier 

1 DEIS should be received no later than 

Friday, March 20, 2015. 

Joseph Ehrlich, 

Principal Transportation Planner, Port 

Authority New York and New Jersey. 

Michael Canavan, 

Chief Operating Officer, NY Division of 

FHWA/USDOT. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05243 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[FMCSA Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0311] 

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 69 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 31, 2015. The exemptions 

expire on January 31, 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 31, 2014, FMCSA 

published a notice of receipt of Federal 

diabetes exemption applications from 

69 individuals and requested comments 

from the public (79 FR 78938). The 

public comment period closed on 

January 30, 2015, and no comments 

were received. 

FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility 

of the 69 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 69 applicants have had ITDM 

over a range of one to 44 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 

mellitus, received education related to 

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 

31, 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. 

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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 69 

exemption applications, FMCSA 

exempts the following drivers from the 

diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10), subject to the 

requirements cited above 949 CFR 

391.64(b)): 

Joseph L. Allen (TX) 

Cory T. Anderson (KY) 

Ammon Ashby (UT) 

Wayne A. Aukes (MN) 

Ira M. Avant (UT) 

Eric W. Beasley (GA) 

Freddie W. Bermudez, Jr. (IL) 

Evelin B. Black (CA) 

Derrell K. Blanton (NC) 

Richard A. Boor 

Jimmy R. Bradley (OK) 

Stephen R. Brown (NH) 

Kenneth E. Chastain (TN) 

Jeffrey C. Colbert (AR) 

Nathan W. Cooper (IN) 

Gregory F. Darmody (RI) 

David A. Decker (MD) 

Kenny I. Dickerson (GA) 

James M. DiClaudio (NJ) 

Steven A. Dion (NY) 

Dean R. Duquette (ME) 

Joseph J. Eckstrom (NY) 

Ashford N. Eskaran (HI) 

Tyrone A. Green (NY) 

Morgan D. Hale, Jr. (KY) 

James J. Hartman (SD) 

Dale H. Hintz (WI) 

Benjamin D. Horton (VA) 

Danny R. Jackson, Jr. (OR) 

Brian C. Jagdman (MD) 

Terry J. Johnson (MD) 

Robert L. Johnson, Jr. (OK) 

John F. Jones (OH) 

Michael W. Jones (NJ) 

Carl J. Kern, Jr. (PA) 

William C. Knight (TN) 

Monte J. Lakosky (MI) 

Aaron J. Larson (WI) 

Roger L. Larson (SD) 

Jeffrey G. Lawrence (AR) 

Leo D. Maggioli (MA) 

Ryan M. McClatchey (TN) 

Carl A. Mears, Jr. (VT) 

Laurence R. Middendorf (PA) 

Robert P. Miller (WI) 

James E. Neeley (MO) 

Nicholas M. Palocy (NY) 

Andrew S. Parks (CA) 

John D. Patterson (OH) 

Michael W. Perez (OH) 

Jerry Platero (NM) 

Darrell K. Rau (IA) 

Andrew B. Renninger (PA) 

Ryan T. Rock (ID) 

Wilfredo Rodriguez (NY) 

James T. Rogers (NC) 

Mark A. Santana (PA) 

Donald E. Scovil (NH) 

David E. Shinen (CA) 

Patrick A. Shryock (AR) 

Trevor J. Swanson (MN) 

Joshua C. Thompson (AZ) 

Jeffrey D. Thomson (WI) 

Marshall L. Wainwright (IL) 

Robert L. Whipple, Sr. (PA) 

Glenn Whitehouse (PA) 

Jennifer R. Williams (PA) 

John E. Yates (IN) 

Jeffrey S. Zimmer (NH) 

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: March 2, 2015. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Rule on Request to 

Release Airport Property From 

Aeronautical Use at the Grand 

Junction Regional Airport, Grand 

Junction, Colorado 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request to release 

airport property from aeronautical use. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invite public comment on the release of 

land from aeronautical use at the Grand 

Junction Regional Airport under the 

provisions of Section 125 of the 

Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment 

Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 

21), now 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 8, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

to the FAA at the following address: Mr. 

John P. Bauer, Manager, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Northwest 

Mountain Region, Airports Division, 

Denver Airports District Office, 26805 E. 

68th Avenue, Suite 224, Denver, 

Colorado 80249–6361. 

In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Ben 

Johnson, Interim Airport Manager, 

Grand Junction Regional Airport, Grand 

Junction, Colorado, at the following 

address: Mr. Ben Johnson, Interim 

Airport Manager, Grand Junction 

Regional Airport, 2828 Walker Field 

Drive, Suite 301, Grand Junction, 

Colorado 81506. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Marc Miller, Colorado Engineer/

Compliance Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Northwest Mountain 

Region, Denver Airports District Office, 

26805 E. 68th Avenue, Suite 224, 

Denver, Colorado 80249–6361. 

The request to release property may 

be reviewed, by appointment, in person 

at this same location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

invites public comment on the request 

to release property at the Grand Junction 

Regional Airport under the provisions of 

the AIR 21 (49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2)). 

The FAA Modernization and Reform 

Act of 2012, HR 658, Section 817, gave 

the Secretary of Transportation the 

authorization to grant an airport, city, or 

county release from any of the terms, 

conditions, reservations, or restrictions 

contained in a deed under which the 

United States conveyed to the airport, 

city, or county an interest in real 

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