Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 13 / Thursday, January 20, 2022 / Notices 3163 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 13, 

2022. 

Daniel J. Commins, 

Manager, Technical Writing Section. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2021–1055. 

Petitioner: Swift Air LLC. 

Sections of 14 CFR Affected: 

§§ 91.9(a) and (b), 121.153(a), 

121.337(b)(9)(iii). 

Description of Relief Sought: 

Petitioner is seeking relief from the 

affected sections in order to transport 

cargo, subject to the FAA’s conditions, 

on the floor of the main deck of 

transport category airplanes, secured to 

seats or seat tracks, without revenue 

passengers on board. Petitioner states 

that due to the reduction in demand for 

passenger service, it has the capacity to 

carry cargo, including critical medical 

cargo, in-cabin and that an exemption 

would allow it to support COVID–19 

response efforts. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0119] 

Parts and Accessories Necessary for 

Safe Operation; Application for an 

Exemption From Complete 

Innovations, Inc. 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition; grant 

of exemption. 

SUMMARY: The FMCSA announces its 

decision to grant the application of 

Complete Innovations, Inc. (Complete 

Innovations) for a limited five-year 

exemption to allow its Vision 2.0 device 

to be mounted lower in the windshield 

on commercial motor vehicles (CMV) 

than is currently permitted. The Agency 

has determined that lower placement of 

the Complete Innovations Vision 2.0 

device would not have an adverse 

impact on safety and that adherence to 

the terms and conditions of the 

exemption would likely achieve a level 

of safety equivalent to, or greater than, 

the level of safety provided by the 

regulation. 

DATES: This exemption is effective 

January 20, 2022 and ending January 20, 

2027. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jose ́ R. Cestero, Vehicle and Roadside 

Operations Division, Office of Carrier, 

Driver, and Vehicle Safety, MC–PSV, 

(202) 366–5541, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments submitted to notice 

requesting public comments on the 

exemption application, go to 

www.regulations.gov at any time or visit 

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., ET, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366– 

9826 before visiting Docket Operations. 

The online Federal document 

management system is available 24 

hours a day, 365 days a year. The docket 

number is listed at the beginning of this 

notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 

31136(e) and 31315 to grant exemptions 

from certain parts of the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). 

FMCSA must publish a notice of each 

exemption request in the Federal 

Register (49 CFR 381.315(a)). The 

Agency must provide the public an 

opportunity to inspect the information 

relevant to the application, including 

any safety analyses that have been 

conducted. The Agency must also 

provide an opportunity for public 

comment on the request. 

The Agency reviews safety analyses 

and public comments submitted and 

determines whether granting the 

exemption would likely achieve a level 

of safety equivalent to, or greater than, 

the level that would be achieved by the 

current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). 

The decision of the Agency must be 

published in the Federal Register (49 

CFR 381.315(b)) with the reasons for 

denying or granting the application and, 

if granted, the name of the person or 

class of persons receiving the 

exemption, and the regulatory provision 

from which the exemption is granted. 

The notice must also specify the 

effective period (up to 5 years) and 

explain the terms and conditions of the 

exemption. The exemption may be 

renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)). 

Complete Innovations’ Application for 

Exemption 

Complete Innovations applied for an 

exemption from 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1) to 

allow its Vision 2.0 device to be 

mounted lower in the windshield than 

is currently permitted to optimize its 

functionality. A copy of the application 

is included in the docket referenced at 

the beginning of this notice. 

In its application, Complete 

Innovations states that its Vision 2.0 

device includes the ability to alert 

drivers of road signs, distracted driving 

events, and high-risk driving behavior. 

Complete Innovations notes that it 

piloted the devices’ functionality and 

found that there was no obstruction to 

the driver’s normal sightlines to the 

road ahead, highway signs and signals, 

or any mirrors. 

The Vision 2.0 device is 

approximately 61 mm (2.4 inches) tall 

by 108 mm (4.2 inches) wide, and will 

be mounted in the approximate center 

of the windshield with the bottom edge 

of the housing approximately 204 mm 

(approximately 8 inches) below the 

upper edge of the area swept by the 

windshield wipers. The device will be 

mounted outside the driver’s normal 

sight lines to the road ahead, signs, 

signals, and mirrors. This location will 

allow for optimal functionality of the 

safety features supported by the Vision 

2.0 device. 

Without the proposed exemption, 

Complete Innovations states that its 

clients will not be able to install these 

devices in an optimal location to 

maximize their safety features. The 

exemption would apply to all CMVs 

equipped with Complete Innovations’ 

Vision 2.0 device mounted on the 

windshield. Complete Innovations 

believes that mounting the Vision 2.0 

device as described will maintain a 

level of safety that is equivalent to, or 

greater than, the level of safety achieved 

without the exemption. 

Comments 

FMCSA published a notice of the 

application in the Federal Register on 

August 26, 2021, and asked for public 

comment (86 FR 47714). The Agency 

received no comments. 

FMCSA Decision 

FMCSA has evaluated the Complete 

Innovations exemption application. The 

Vision 2.0 device housing is 

approximately 2.4 inches tall and is 

mounted near the top of the center of 

the windshield, with the bottom of the 

housing located approximately 8 inches 

below the top of the area swept by the 

windshield wipers. The device needs to 

be mounted in this location for optimal 

functionality, which would not be 

achieved by mounting it (1) higher in 

the windshield, and (2) within 4 inches 

from the top of the area swept by the 

windshield wipers to comply with 

section 393.60(e)(1)(ii)(A). 


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The Agency believes that allowing 

placement of the Vision 2.0 device 

lower than currently permitted by 

Agency regulations will likely provide a 

level of safety that is equivalent to, or 

greater than, the level of safety achieved 

without the exemption because (1) 

based on the information available, 

there is no indication that the Vision 2.0 

device would obstruct drivers’ views of 

the roadway, highway signs and signals, 

and surrounding traffic; (2) generally, 

trucks and buses have an elevated 

seating position that greatly improves 

the forward visual field of the driver 

and any impairment of available sight 

lines would be minimal; and (3) the 

mounting location where the bottom of 

the Vision 2.0 device housing does not 

extend more than 8 inches below the 

upper edge of the area swept by the 

windshield wipers outside the driver’s 

and passenger’s normal sight lines to the 

road ahead, highway signs and signals, 

and all mirrors, will be reasonable and 

enforceable at roadside. In addition, the 

Agency believes the use of the Vision 

2.0 device by fleets is likely to improve 

the overall level of safety for the 

motoring public. 

This action is consistent with the 

following previously issued Agency 

actions permitting the placement of 

similarly-sized devices on CMVs 

outside the driver’s sight lines to the 

road and highway signs and signals: 

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, 

LLC 86 FR 17877 (April 6, 2021), 

Netradyne, Inc. 85 FR 82575 (Dec 18, 

2020), J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. 85 FR 

75106 (November 24, 2020), Samsara 

Networks, Inc. 85 FR 68409 (Oct. 28, 

2020), Nauto Inc. 85 FR 64220 (Oct. 9, 

2020), Lytx Inc. 85 FR 30121 (May 21, 

2020), and Navistar Inc. 84 FR 64952 

(Nov. 25, 2019). FMCSA is unaware of 

any evidence showing that installation 

of other vehicle safety technologies 

mounted on the interior of the 

windshield has resulted in any 

degradation in safety. 

Terms and Conditions for the 

Exemption 

The Agency hereby grants the 

exemption for a 5-year period, 

beginning January 20, 2022 and ending 

January 20, 2027. During the temporary 

exemption period, motor carriers are 

allowed to operate CMVs equipped with 

Complete Innovations’ Vision 2.0 device 

in the approximate center of the top of 

the windshield where the bottom edge 

of the technology housing is 

approximately 8 inches below the upper 

edge of the area swept by the 

windshield wipers, outside of the 

driver’s and passenger’s normal sight 

lines to the road ahead, highway signs 

and signals, and all mirrors. The 

exemption is valid for 5 years unless 

rescinded earlier by FMCSA. The 

exemption will be rescinded if: (1) 

Motor carriers and/or commercial motor 

vehicles fail 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(b). 

Interested parties possessing 

information that would demonstrate 

that motor carriers operating CMVs 

equipped with Complete Innovations’ 

Vision 2.0 device are not achieving the 

requisite statutory level of safety should 

immediately notify FMCSA. The 

Agency will evaluate any such 

information and, if safety is being 

compromised or if continuation of the 

exemption is not consistent with 49 

U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b), will take 

immediate steps to revoke the 

exemption. 

Preemption 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(d), as implemented by 49 CFR 

381.600, during the period this 

exemption is in effect, no State shall 

enforce any law or regulation applicable 

to interstate commerce that conflicts 

with or is inconsistent with this 

exemption with respect to a firm or 

person operating under the exemption. 

States may, but are not required to, 

adopt the same exemption with respect 

to operations in intrastate commerce. 

Meera Joshi, 

Deputy Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0123; FMCSA– 

2014–0104; FMCSA–2014–0385; FMCSA– 

2016–0003; FMCSA–2017–0057; FMCSA– 

2017–0058; FMCSA–2018–0139; FMCSA– 

2019–0011; FMCSA–2019–0112] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Hearing 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew exemptions for 17 

individuals from the hearing 

requirement in the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for 

interstate commercial motor vehicle 

(CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable 

these hard of hearing and deaf 

individuals to continue to operate CMVs 

in interstate commerce. 

DATES: Each group of renewed 

exemptions were applicable on the 

dates stated in the discussions below 

and will expire on the dates provided 

below. Comments must be received on 

or before February 22, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Docket No. 

FMCSA–2013–0123, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2014–0104, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2014–0385, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2016–0003, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2017–0057, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2017–0058, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2018–0139, Docket No. 

FMCSA–2019–0011, or Docket No. 

FMCSA–2019–0112 using any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov/, insert the docket 

number, FMCSA–2013–0123, FMCSA– 

2014–0104, FMCSA–2014–0385, 

FMCSA–2016–0003, FMCSA–2017– 

0057, FMCSA–2017–0058, FMCSA– 

2018–0139, FMCSA–2019–0011, or 

FMCSA–2019–0112 in the keyword box, 

and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, sort the 

results by ‘‘Posted (Newer-Older),’’ 

choose the first notice listed, and click 

on the ‘‘Comment’’ button. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

instructions on submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, 

fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, DOT, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room 

W64–224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. If you have 

questions regarding viewing or 

submitting material to the docket, 


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