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Docket No. Requester Regulation(s) Nature of special permit 

PHMSA–2009–0079 ....... Williams Transcontinental 

Gas Pipe Line (WGPT).

49 CFR 192.611 ................. To authorize Williams Transcontinental Pipe Line 

(WGPT) to engage in an alternative approach to conduct risk control activities based on Integrity Management Program principles rather than lowering the 

MAOP or replacing the subject pipe segment. This request is for the 30-inch and 36-inch pipelines located 

in the Davidson, Guilford, and Rockingham counties 

in the state of North Carolina. The 30-inch line has a 

MAOP of 780 psig and the 36-inch has a MAOP of 

780 psig. The lines transport gas from the Gulf Coast, 

East Texas, and Southern Louisiana to Northeast 

Markets providing gas to WGPT customers. The 

Class location change is due to the addition of 32 

homes. 

PHMSA–2009–0100 ....... Paiute Pipeline Company ... 49 CFR 190.341, 49 CFR 

192.605, 49 CFR 192.745.

To authorize Piaute Pipeline Company to temporarily 

deviate from certain federal pipeline regulations and 

Piaute’s maintenance procedures relative to transmission valves, and the partial operation of certain 

buried steel ball valves during regularly scheduled 

valve maintenance activities. Piaute proposes alternatives for this deviation. Piaute owns and operates 

856 miles of interstate gas transmission pipeline in 

the state of Nevada under PHMSA Operator Identification Number 15033. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c)(1) and 49 

CFR 1.53. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 17, 

2009. 

Alan Mayberry, 

Director, Engineering and Emergency 

Support. 

[FR Doc. E9–9610 Filed 4–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket ID FMCSA–2009–0086] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 22 individuals for 

exemption from the vision requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations. If granted, the exemptions 

would enable these individuals to 

qualify as drivers of commercial motor 

vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce 

without meeting the Federal vision 

standard. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 28, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA– 

2009–0086 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: 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. 

Each submission must include the 

Agency name and the docket ID 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 

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: Anyone may search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or of the person signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review the DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19476). This information is also 

available at http://Docketsinfo.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical 

Programs, (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: 

Background 

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

FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2- 

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.’’ FMCSA can renew 

exemptions at the end of each 2-year 

period. The 22 individuals listed in this 

notice each have requested an 

exemption from the vision requirement 

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), which applies 

to drivers of CMVs in interstate 

commerce. 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. 


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Qualifications of Applicants 

Michael D. Abel 

Mr. Abel, age 54, has an enculeation 

of his right eye due to a ruptured globe 

sustained in 2001. The visual acuity in 

his left eye is 20/15. Following an 

examination in 2008, his 

ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘In my opinion, 

Mr. Abel has sufficient vision to 

perform the driving tasks required to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Abel 

reported that he has driven tractortrailer combinations for 15 years, 

accumulating 750,000 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from Nebraska. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and one conviction for a moving 

violation, speeding in a CMV. He 

exceeded the speed limit by 10 mph. 

Andre G. Burns 

Mr. Burns, 42, has complete loss of 

vision in his right eye due to a traumatic 

injury sustained in 1971. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his left eye is 

20/15. Following an examination in 

2008, his ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘Based 

upon this information and my medical 

evaluation, it is my professional opinion 

that Mr. Burns has an exemplary driving 

record and has sufficient central and 

peripheral vision to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Burns 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 5 years, accumulating 5,000 

miles, tractor-trailer combinations for 6 

years, accumulating 450,000 miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL from Texas. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Paul M. Christina 

Mr. Christina, 51, has had amblyopia 

in his right eye since birth. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/80 and in his left eye, 20/20. 

Following an examination in 2008, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘I believe Mr. 

Christina possesses adequate vision to 

perform the driving tasks required to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

Christina reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 20 years, 

accumulating 1.6 million miles. He 

holds a Class C operator’s license from 

Pennsylvania. 

His driving record for the last 3 years 

shows no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Harold H. Cunning 

Mr. Cunning, 77, has a prosthetic left 

eye due to a traumatic injury sustained 

in 1953. The best corrected visual acuity 

in his right eye is 20/20. Following an 

examination in 2008, his optometrist 

noted, ‘‘It is my medical opinion that 

Mr. Cunning has sufficient vision to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

Cunning reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 60 years, 

accumulating 1.1 million miles, tractortrailer combinations for 58 years, 

accumulating 290,000 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from Illinois. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

Kenneth W. Dunn 

Mr. Dunn, 41, has had amblyopia in 

his right eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/400 

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

examination in 2008, his 

ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘He has 

sufficient vision to perform the driving 

task to operate a commercial vehicle.’’ 

Mr. Dunn reported that he has driven 

tractor-trailer combinations for 3 years, 

accumulating 360,000 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from Tennessee. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Thomas F. Ethier 

Mr. Ethier, 56, has complete loss of 

vision in his left eye due to a traumatic 

injury sustained in 1956. The visual 

acuity in his right eye is 20/20. 

Following an examination in 2009, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘His uncorrected 

visual acuity of the right eye is 20/20 

and the field of vision of the right eye 

is 130 degrees in the horizontal. His 

field of vision exceeds 120 degrees as 

required, and therefore he is visually 

qualified to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Ethier reported that he has 

driven straight trucks for 21 years, 

accumulating 449,988 miles and tractortrailer combinations for 28 years 

accumulating 2.1 million miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL from 

Massachusetts. His driving record for 

the last 3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Johnny K. Hiatt 

Mr. Hiatt, 53, has a prosthetic right 

eye due to a traumatic injury sustained 

in 1969. The best corrected visual acuity 

in his left eye is 20/20. Following an 

examination in 2008, his 

ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘It is my 

medical opinion that he has sufficient 

vision to perform the driving task 

required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Hiatt reported that he has 

driven straight trucks for 17 years, 

accumulating 170,000 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from North Carolina. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Richard S. Hoffman 

Mr. Hoffman, 47, has a corneal scar in 

his left eye due to a traumatic injury 

sustained in 1971. The visual acuity in 

his right eye is 20/20 and in his left eye, 

20/60. Following an examination in 

2009, his ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘It is 

my medical opinion, the patient has 

sufficient vision to perform the driving 

tasks required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Hoffman reported that he 

has driven straight trucks for 18 years, 

accumulating 186,300 miles. He holds a 

Class D operator’s license from Idaho. 

His driving record for the last 3 years 

shows no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Perry D. Jensen 

Mr. Jensen, 48, has had amblyopia in 

his left eye since birth. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his right eye 

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

Following an examination in 2009, his 

ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘Perry has 

sufficient vision to perform the driving 

tasks required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Jensen reported that he 

has driven straight trucks for 30 years, 

accumulating 600,000 miles and tractortrailer combinations for 30 years, 

accumulating 150,000 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from Wisconsin. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Caleb T. Kass 

Mr. Kass, 27, has complete loss of 

vision in his left eye due to a traumatic 

injury sustained in 1999. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/20. Following an examination in 

2008, his optometrist noted, ‘‘In my 

medical opinion, Caleb Kass possesses 

sufficient vision to perform the driving 

tasks required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Kass reported that he has 

driven straight trucks for 6 years, 

accumulating 78,000 miles. He holds a 

Class C CDL license from Illinois. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Craig R. Martin 

Mr. Martin, 47, has loss of vision in 

his right eye due to a traumatic injury 

sustained in 2000. The best corrected 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/400 

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

examination in 2009, his optometrist 

noted, ‘‘Based on my assessment of his 

visual system; eye health and vision 

would seem to be sufficient for 

operating a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 


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Martin reported that he has driven 

tractor-trailer combinations for 10 years, 

accumulating 1 million miles. He holds 

a Class A CDL license from Texas. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Bruce McCabe 

Mr. McCabe, 64, has had optic 

neuropathy in his right eye since 2002. 

The best corrected visual acuity in his 

right eye is hand motion vision and in 

his left eye, 20/20. Following an 

examination in 2008, his 

ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion, he has sufficient vision to 

perform driving tasks to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. McCabe 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 5 years, accumulating 50,000 

miles and tractor-trailer combinations 

for 29 years, accumulating 2.9 million 

miles. He holds a Class A CDL license 

from Arizona. His driving record for the 

last 3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Jeffrey M. Mueller 

Mr. Mueller, 49, has optic neuropathy 

in his left eye due to sarcoid since 1999. 

The best corrected visual acuity in his 

right eye is 20/20 and in his left eye, 

20/70. Following an examination in 

2008, his optometrist noted, ‘‘I agree 

with Dr. Whitaker that Mr. Mueller has 

sufficient vision to perform the driving 

tasks required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Mueller reported that he 

has driven tractor-trailer combinations 

for 20 years, accumulating 2.4 million 

miles. He holds a Class A CDL from 

Missouri. His driving record for the last 

3 years shows no crashes and one 

conviction for a moving violation, 

speeding in a CMV. He exceeded the 

speed limit by 13 mph. 

George M. Nelson 

Mr. Nelson, 42, has had a prosthetic 

left eye shortly after birth. The visual 

acuity in his right eye is 20/15. 

Following an examination in 2008, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion, the above patient has sufficient 

vision to perform the driving tasks to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

Nelson reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 15 years, 

accumulating 150,000 miles and tractortrailer combinations for 22 years, 

accumulating 2.2 million miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL license from Ohio. 

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 8 mph. 

Robert D. Porter 

Mr. Porter, 49, has loss of vision in his 

right eye due to a traumatic injury 

sustained in 1991. The best corrected 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/200 

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

examination in 2008, his optometrist 

noted, ‘‘In my medical opinion, Robert 

has sufficient vision to perform the 

driving tasks required to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Porter 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 31 years, accumulating 

155,000 miles and tractor-trailer 

combinations for 31 years, accumulating 

1.7 million miles. He holds a Class C 

operator’s license from California. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Joseph E. Pfaff 

Mr. Pfaff, 32, has had amblyopia in 

his right eye since birth. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/70 and in his left eye, 20/20. 

Following an examination in 2009, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘Patient does have 

sufficient vision to operate commercial 

vehicles.’’ Mr. Pfaff reported that he has 

driven straight trucks for 13 years, 

accumulating 13,000 miles and tractortrailer combinations for 13 years, 

accumulating 13,000 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from Illinois. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

Cecil R. Rhodes 

Mr. Rhodes, 59, has loss of vision in 

his left eye since 2001 due to retinal 

degeneration. The best corrected visual 

acuity in his right eye is 20/40 and in 

his left eye, 20/50. Following an 

examination in 2008, his optometrist 

noted, ‘‘I feel in my medical opinion he 

has sufficient vision to perform his 

driving tasks for a commercial vehicle.’’ 

Mr. Rhodes reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 3 years, accumulating 

6,000 miles, tractor-trailer combinations 

for 28 years, accumulating 1 million 

miles. He holds a Class A CDL from 

Ohio. His driving record for the last 3 

years shows one crash and one 

conviction for speeding in a CMV. He 

exceeded the speed limit by 14 mph. 

William A. Rister 

Mr. Rister, 58, has had amblyopia in 

his left eye since childhood. The best 

corrected visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/20 and in his left eye, 20/50. 

Following an examination in 2008, his 

ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘It is my 

opinion that Mr. Rister sufficient vision 

to perform the driving tasks required to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

Rister reported that he has driven 

tractor-trailer combinations for 13 years, 

accumulating 1.3 million miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL from California. 

His driving record for the last 3 years 

shows no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Billy D. Robertson 

Mr. Robertson, 71, has loss of vision 

in his right eye due to a traumatic injury 

sustained in 1968. The best corrected 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/70 

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

examination in 2008, his 

ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion, Mr. Robertson has sufficient 

vision to perform the driving tasks 

required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Robertson reported that he 

has driven tractor-trailer combinations 

for 33 years, accumulating 2.6 million 

miles. He holds a Class A CDL from 

Alabama. His driving record for the last 

3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Jerry G. Sexton 

Mr. Sexton, 66, has had a prosthetic 

left eye from a traumatic injury he 

sustained in 1962. The best corrected 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/20. 

Following an examination in 2009, his 

optometrist noted, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion, Mr. Sexton has sufficient 

vision to perform the driving tasks 

required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Sexton reported that he 

has driven straight trucks for 49 years, 

accumulating 7.4 million miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL license from 

Georgia. His driving record for the last 

3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Christopher A. Weidner 

Mr. Weidner, 46, has loss of vision in 

his left eye due to a traumatic injury 

sustained in 2005. The best corrected 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/20 

and in his left eye, 20/200. Following an 

examination in 2009, his 

ophthalmologist noted, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion, he has sufficient vision to 

perform his usual driving tasks as a 

commercial driver.’’ Mr. Weidner 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 20 years, accumulating 60,000 

miles, and tractor-trailer combinations 

for 15 years, accumulating 45,000 miles. 

He holds a Class A CDL from 

Connecticut. His driving record for the 

last 3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 


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Paul A. Wolfe 

Mr. Wolfe, 53, has had amblyopia in 

his left eye since birth. The visual acuity 

in his right eye is 20/20 and in his left 

eye, 20/400. Following an examination 

in 2008, his optometrist noted, ‘‘In my 

opinion, Paul has sufficient vision to 

perform the driving tasks required to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

Wolfe reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 71⁄2 years, 

accumulating 281,250 miles. He holds a 

Class D 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. 

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. The Agency will consider all 

comments received before the close of 

business May 28, 2009. Comments will 

be available for examination in the 

docket at the location listed under the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. The 

Agency will file comments received 

after the comment closing date in the 

public docket, and will consider them to 

the extent practicable. In addition to late 

comments, FMCSA will also continue to 

file, in the public docket, relevant 

information that becomes available after 

the comment closing date. Interested 

persons should monitor the public 

docket for new material. 

Issued on: April 21, 2009. 

Charles A. Horan III, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–9614 Filed 4–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2000–7165; FMCSA– 

2000–7918; FMCSA–2000–8398; FMCSA– 

2002–12294; FMCSA–2002–13411; FMCSA– 

2003–14223; FMCSA–2004–17984; FMCSA– 

2004–19477; FMCSA–2005–20027; FMCSA– 

2005–20560; FMCSA–2006–26066; FMCSA– 

2007–27333] 

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 24 

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 May 

31, 2009. Comments must be received 

on or before May 28, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA– 

2000–7165; FMCSA–2000–7918; 

FMCSA–2000–8398; FMCSA–2002– 

12294; FMCSA–2002–13411; FMCSA– 

2003–14223; FMCSA–2004–17984; 

FMCSA–2004–19477; FMCSA–2005– 

20027; FMCSA–2005–20560; FMCSA– 

2006–26066; FMCSA–2007–27333, 

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. 

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 

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: Anyone may search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or of the person signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review the DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19476). This information is also 

available at http://DocketInfo.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical 

Programs, (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: 

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. 

Exemption Decision 

This notice addresses 24 individuals 

who have requested a renewal of their 

exemption in accordance with FMCSA 

procedures. FMCSA has evaluated these 

24 applications for renewal on their 

merits and decided to extend each 

exemption for a renewable two-year 

period. They are: 

Carl W. Adams Raymond G. Hayden Steven A. Proctor 

Charles C. Chapman Robert E. Hendrick Frederick G. Robbins 

Jeffrey W. Cotner Gene A. Lesher, Jr. Manuel H. Sanchez 


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