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III. Request for Comments 

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

and 31315, FMCSA requests public 

comment from all interested persons on 

the exemption petitions described in 

this notice. We will consider all 

comments and material received before 

the close of business on the closing date 

indicated in the dates section of the 

notice. 

IV. Submitting Comments 

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 that FMCSA can contact you if there 

are questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

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

search box insert the docket number 

FMCSA–2017–0026 and click the search 

button. When the new screen appears, 

click on the blue ‘‘Comment Now!’’ 

button on the right hand side of the 

page. On the new page, enter 

information required including the 

specific section of this document to 

which each comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. 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. 

We will consider all comments and 

materials received during the comment 

period. FMCSA may issue a final 

determination at any time after the close 

of the comment period. 

V. Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as any 

documents mentioned in this preamble, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov and in 

the search box insert the docket number 

FMCSA–2017–0026 and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

Next, click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ and 

you will find all documents and 

comments related to this notice. 

Issued on: January 5, 2018. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00581 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–FMCSA–2017–0057] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Hearing 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 46 individuals for an 

exemption from the hearing requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in 

interstate commerce. If granted, the 

exemptions would enable these hard of 

hearing and deaf individuals to operate 

CMVs in interstate commerce. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 15, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA– 

FMCSA–2017–0057 using any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online 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: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

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

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Instructions: Each submission must 

include the Agency name and the 

docket number(s) for this notice. Note 

that all comments received will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading below for 

further information. 

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., e.t., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

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 online. 

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 http://www.regulations.gov, 

as described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, (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 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. If you have questions 

regarding viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, contact Docket 

Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

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

FMCSA may grant an exemption from 

the FMCSRs for a five-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 statute also allows the 

Agency to renew exemptions at the end 

of the five-year period. FMCSA grants 

exemptions from the FMCSRs for a twoyear period to align with the maximum 

duration of a driver’s medical 

certification. 

The 46 individuals listed in this 

notice have requested an exemption 

from the hearing requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(11). Accordingly, the Agency 

will evaluate the qualifications of each 

applicant to determine whether granting 

the exemption will achieve the required 

level of safety mandated by statute. 

The physical qualification standard 

for drivers regarding hearing found in 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(11) states that a 

person is physically qualified to drive a 

CMV if that person first perceives a 

forced whispered voice in the better ear 

at not less than 5 feet with or without 

the use of a hearing aid or, if tested by 

use of an audiometric device, does not 

have an average hearing loss in the 

better ear greater than 40 decibels at 500 

Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or 

without a hearing aid when the 

audiometric device is calibrated to 


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American National Standard (formerly 

ASA Standard) Z24.5—1951. 

This standard was adopted in 1970 

and was revised in 1971 to allow drivers 

to be qualified under this standard 

while wearing a hearing aid, 35 FR 

6458, 6463 (April 22, 1970) and 36 FR 

12857 (July 3, 1971). 

On February 1, 2013, FMCSA 

announced in a Notice of Final 

Disposition titled, Qualification of 

Drivers; Application for Exemptions; 

National Association of the Deaf, (78 FR 

7479), its decision to grant requests from 

40 individuals for exemptions from the 

Agency’s physical qualification 

standard concerning hearing for 

interstate CMV drivers. Since the 

February 1, 2013 notice, the Agency has 

published additional notices granting 

requests from hard of hearing and deaf 

individuals for exemptions from the 

Agency’s physical qualification 

standard concerning hearing for 

interstate CMV drivers. 

II. Qualifications of Applicants 

David Alaniz 

Mr. Alaniz, age 21, holds an 

operator’s license in Wyoming. 

Marion Bennett, Jr. 

Mr. Bennett, age 41, holds an 

operator’s license in Maryland. 

Gordon R. Boerner 

Mr. Boerner, age 55, holds an 

operator’s license in Maine. 

Tom M. Booe 

Mr. Booe, age 66, holds a class A CDL 

in Nebraska. 

Roy E. Bowers 

Mr. Bowers, age 62, holds a class A 

CDL in Georgia. 

Richard M. Davis 

Mr. Davis, age 62, holds a class A CDL 

in Ohio. 

Rivera De Jesus 

Mr. Rivera De Jesus, age 34, holds an 

operator’s license in Texas. 

Christian DeNight 

Mr. DeNight, age 48, holds an 

operator’s license in Florida. 

Richard Doi 

Mr. Doi, age 32, holds an operator’s 

license in Arizona. 

Trey Duncan 

Mr Duncan, age 30, holds an 

operator’s license in Texas. 

Jean D. Dutes 

Mr. Dutes, age 24, holds an operator’s 

license in Florida. 

Edward Elertson 

Mr. Elertson, age 57, holds an 

operator’s license in Wyoming. 

Stephan Eveland 

Mr. Eveland, age 32, holds an 

operator’s license in Florida. 

Richard L. Frueke 

Mr. Freuke, age holds a class A CDL 

in Illinois. 

Edison M. Garcia 

Mr. Garcia, age 26, holds an operator’s 

license in Maryland. 

Adam M. Hayes 

Mr. Hayes, age 34, holds an operator’s 

license in California. 

Sean Hunt 

Mr. Hunt, age 23, holds an operator’s 

license in Texas. 

Charles W. Jones 

Mr. Jones, age 66, holds a class B CDL 

in Florida. 

James T. Laughrey 

Mr. Laughrey, age 53, holds a class A 

CDL in Kansas. 

Jerry L. Lewis 

Mr. Lewis, age 48, holds a class A 

CDL in North Carolina. 

Michael Lidster 

Mr. Lidster, age 28, holds an 

operator’s license in Illinois. 

Stavros Likouris 

Mr. Likouris, age 38, holds an 

operator’s license in Ohio. 

Adrian Lopez 

Mr. Lopez, age 32, holds an operator’s 

license in Texas. 

Derrick J. Marceaux 

Mr. Marceaus, age 34, holds an 

operator’s license in Lousiana. 

John E. Mayhew 

Mr. Mayhew, age 52, holds an 

operator’s license in Kansas. 

JeMichael McCoy 

Mr. McCoy, age 26, holds an 

operator’s license in Lousiana. 

Magdalene McLaughlin 

Ms. McLaughlin, age 30, holds an 

operator’s license in Maryland. 

Pablo Muniz 

Mr. Muniz, age 52, holds a class A 

CDL in Florida. 

Dario Novoa 

Mr. Novoa, age 62, holds a class A 

CDL in Florida. 

Hugo Paniagua 

Mr. Paniagua, age 26, holds an 

operator’s license in California. 

Calvin Payne 

Mr. Payne, age 26, holds an operator’s 

license in Maryland. 

Joseph R. Piros 

Mr. Piros, age 47, holds a class A CDL 

in California. 

Michael Quinonez 

Mr. Quinonez, age 26, holds an 

operator’s license in Texas. 

Khon Saysanam 

Mr. Saysanam, age 38, holds an 

operator’s license in Texas. 

Jeffrey W. Schulkers 

Mr Schulkers, age 48, holds a class A 

CDL in Kentucky. 

Stephan W. Stotts, Jr. 

Mr. Stotts, age 31, holds a class A CDL 

in Ohio. 

Teddy Rosevelt Tice 

Mr. Tice, age 48, holds an operator’s 

license in New York. 

William Tassell 

Mr. Tassell, age 55, holds an 

operator’s license in Ohio. 

Daniel R. Taylor 

Mr. Taylor, age 31, holds an operator’s 

license in Alabama. 

Jason C. Thomas 

Mr. Thomas, age 32, holds an 

operator’s license in Texas. 

Roderick B. Thomas 

Mr. Thomas, age 53, holds a class A 

CDL in Georgia. 

Joshua Tinley 

Mr. Tinley, age 29, holds an operator’s 

license in Arizona. 

Carlos Torres 

Mr. Torres, age 41, holds an operator’s 

license in Ohio. 

Allen Whitener 

Mr. Whitener, age 68, holds an 

operator’s license in Texas. 

Kerri M. Wright 

Ms. Wright, age 41, holds an 

operator’s license in Oklahoma. 

III. Request for Comments 

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

and 31315, FMCSA requests public 

comment from all interested persons on 

the exemption petitions described in 

this notice. We will consider all 


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comments received before the close of 

business on the closing date indicated 

in the dates section of the notice. 

IV. Submitting Comments 

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 that FMCSA can contact you if there 

are questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

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

search box insert the docket number 

FMCSA–2017–0057 and click the search 

button. When the new screen appears, 

click on the blue ‘‘Comment Now!’’ 

button on the right hand side of the 

page. On the new page, enter 

information required including the 

specific section of this document to 

which each comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. 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. 

We will consider all comments and 

materials received during the comment 

period. FMCSA may issue a final 

determination any time after the close of 

the comment period. 

V. Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as any 

documents mentioned in this preamble, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov and in 

the search box insert the docket number 

FMCSA–2017–0057 and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

Next, click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ and 

you will find all documents and 

comments related to this notice. 

Issued on: January 5, 2018. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00583 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0355; FMCSA– 

2015–0325] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Hearing 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew exemptions for 3 

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: The exemptions were applicable 

on November 5, 2017. The exemptions 

expire on November 5, 2019. Comments 

must be received on or before February 

15, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA– 

2015–0355; FMCSA–2015–0325; using 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online 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: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

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

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Instructions: Each submission must 

include the Agency name and the 

docket number(s) for this notice. Note 

that all comments received will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading below for 

further information. 

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., e.t., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

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 online. 

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 http://www.regulations.gov, 

as described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, 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., e.t., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. If you have questions 

regarding viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, contact Docket 

Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

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

FMCSA may grant an exemption for five 

years 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 statute also allows the 

Agency to renew exemptions at the end 

of the five-year period. FMCSA grants 

exemptions from the FMCSRs for a twoyear period to align with the maximum 

duration of a driver’s medical 

certification. 

The physical qualification standard 

for drivers regarding hearing found in 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(11) states that a 

person is physically qualified to driver 

a CMV if that person first perceives a 

forced whispered voice in the better ear 

at not less than 5 feet with or without 

the use of a hearing aid or, if tested by 

use of an audiometric device, does not 

have an average hearing loss in the 

better ear greater than 40 decibels at 500 

Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or 

without a hearing aid when the 

audiometric device is calibrated to 

American National Standard (formerly 

ASA Standard) Z24.5—1951. 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(11) was adopted in 

1970, with a revision in 1971 to allow 

drivers to be qualified under this 

standard while wearing a hearing aid, 


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