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address provided above or the TxDOT 

Dallas District Office at 4777 E Highway 

80, Mesquite, TX 75150; telephone: 

(214) 320–6200. 

4. FM 523 from SH 332 to FM 1495, 

Brazoria County, Texas. The project 

proposes to reconstruct and widen FM 

523 within the described limits from 

two 11-foot lanes to four 12-foot lanes 

(two lanes in each direction) with a 

continuous 16-foot center turn lane and 

10-foot shoulders. The project is located 

between the cities of Freeport and 

Oyster Creek in southeast Brazoria 

County. The project would be 1.4 miles 

in length and would require no new 

right of way, although 0.09 acre of 

temporary construction easements 

would be required at the intersection of 

FM 523 and Dow Levee Road. The 

actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies 

and the laws under which such actions 

were taken are described in the 

Categorical Exclusion Determination 

issued on April 26, 2021, and other 

documents in the TxDOT project file. 

The Categorical Exclusion 

Determination and other documents in 

the TxDOT project file are available by 

contacting TxDOT at the address 

provided above or the TxDOT Houston 

District Office at 7600 Washington 

Avenue, Houston, TX 77007; telephone: 

(713) 802–5076. 

5. US 90 from State Highway 211 to 

Loop 13, Bexar County, Texas. The 

project will widen the existing roadway 

from a four-lane divided roadway with 

intermittent frontage roads to a six-lane 

expressway with one-way continuous 

frontage roads in each direction. The 

project is approximately 11.5 miles in 

length. The actions by TxDOT and 

Federal agencies and the laws under 

which such actions were taken are 

described in the Final Environmental 

Assessment (EA), the Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) issued on 

March 26, 2021, and other documents in 

the TxDOT project file. The EA, FONSI, 

and other documents in the TxDOT 

project file are available by contacting 

TxDOT at the address provided above or 

TxDOT San Antonio District Office at 

4615 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 

78229; telephone: (210) 615–5839. 

6. Kenney Fort Boulevard (Blvd.) from 

Forest Creek Drive to State Highway 

(SH) 45, Williamson County, Texas. The 

project will extend Kenney Fort Blvd. 

on new location from Forest Creek Drive 

south to SH 45. The project will 

construct a limited-access 6-lane major 

arterial consisting of three 12-foot travel 

lanes in each direction with a 

continuous sidewalk and shared-use 

path. The project is approximately 1.5 

miles in length. The actions by TxDOT 

and Federal agencies and the laws 

under which such actions were taken 

are described in the Final 

Environmental Assessment (EA), the 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) issued on May 21, 2021, and 

other documents in the TxDOT project 

file. The EA, FONSI, and other 

documents in the TxDOT project file are 

available by contacting TxDOT at the 

address provided above or the TxDOT 

Austin District Office at 7901 North I– 

35, Austin, TX 78753; telephone: 512– 

832–7000. 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). 

Michael T. Leary, 

Director, Planning and Program Development, 

Federal Highway Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15181 Filed 7–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0008] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from eight individuals for 

an exemption from the vision 

requirement in the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to 

operate a commercial motor vehicle 

(CMV) in interstate commerce. If 

granted, the exemptions will enable 

these individuals to operate CMVs in 

interstate commerce without meeting 

the vision requirement in one eye. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 18, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Docket No. 

FMCSA–2021–0008 using any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov/, insert the docket 

number, FMCSA–2021–0008, in the 

keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, 

sort the results by ‘‘Posted (NewerOlder),’’ 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 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, contact Dockets 

Operations, (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

A. Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0008), 

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 that FMCSA can contact you if there 

are questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FMCSA2021–0008. Next, sort the results by 

‘‘Posted (Newer-Older),’’ choose the first 

notice listed, click the ‘‘Comment’’ 

button, and type your comment into the 

text box on 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, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. 

FMCSA will consider all comments 

and material received during the 

comment period. 


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1A thorough discussion of this issue may be 

found in a FHWA final rule published in the 

Federal Register on March 26, 1996 and available 

on the internet at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/ 

pkg/FR-1996-03-26/pdf/96-7226.pdf. 

B. Viewing Comments 

To view comments go to 

www.regulations.gov. Insert the docket 

number, FMCSA–2021–0008, in the 

keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, 

sort the results by ‘‘Posted (NewerOlder),’’ choose the first notice listed, 

and click ‘‘Browse Comments.’’ If you 

do not have access to the internet, you 

may view the docket online by visiting 

Dockets Operations in Room W12–140 

on the ground floor of the DOT West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001, 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 Dockets Operations. 

C. 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.transportation.gov/privacy. 

II. Background 

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

31315(b), FMCSA may grant an 

exemption from the FMCSRs for no 

longer than a 5-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 5-year 

period. FMCSA grants medical 

exemptions from the FMCSRs for a 2- 

year period to align with the maximum 

duration of a driver’s medical 

certification. 

The eight individuals listed in this 

notice have requested an exemption 

from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10). Accordingly, the Agency 

will evaluate the qualifications of each 

applicant to determine whether granting 

an exemption will achieve the required 

level of safety mandated by statute. 

The physical qualification standard 

for drivers regarding vision found in 

§ 391.41(b)(10) states that a person is 

physically qualified to drive a CMV if 

that person has distant visual acuity of 

at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye 

without corrective lenses or visual 

acuity separately corrected to 20/40 

(Snellen) or better with corrective 

lenses, distant binocular acuity of at 

least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with 

or without corrective lenses, field of 

vision of at least 70° in the horizontal 

meridian in each eye, and the ability to 

recognize the colors of traffic signals 

and devices showing standard red, 

green, and amber. 

On July 16, 1992, the Agency first 

published the criteria for the Vision 

Waiver Program, which listed the 

conditions and reporting standards that 

CMV drivers approved for participation 

would need to meet (57 FR 31458). The 

current Vision Exemption Program was 

established in 1998, following the 

enactment of amendments to the 

statutes governing exemptions made by 

§ 4007 of the Transportation Equity Act 

for the 21st Century (TEA–21), Public 

Law 105–178, 112 Stat. 107, 401 (June 

9, 1998). Vision exemptions are 

considered under the procedures 

established in 49 CFR part 381 subpart 

C, on a case-by-case basis upon 

application by CMV drivers who do not 

meet the vision standards of 

§ 391.41(b)(10). 

To qualify for an exemption from the 

vision requirement, FMCSA requires a 

person to present verifiable evidence 

that he/she has driven a commercial 

vehicle safely in intrastate commerce 

with the vision deficiency for the past 

three years. Recent driving performance 

is especially important in evaluating 

future safety, according to several 

research studies designed to correlate 

past and future driving performance. 

Results of these studies support the 

principle that the best predictor of 

future performance by a driver is his/her 

past record of crashes and traffic 

violations. Copies of the studies may be 

found at www.regulations.gov/ 

docket?D=FMCSA–1998–3637. 

FMCSA believes it can properly apply 

the principle to monocular drivers, 

because data from the Federal Highway 

Administration’s former waiver study 

program clearly demonstrated the 

driving performance of experienced 

monocular drivers in the program is 

better than that of all CMV drivers 

collectively.1 The fact that experienced 

monocular drivers demonstrated safe 

driving records in the waiver program 

supports a conclusion that other 

monocular drivers, meeting the same 

qualifying conditions as those required 

by the waiver program, are also likely to 

have adapted to their vision deficiency 

and will continue to operate safely. 

The first major research correlating 

past and future performance was done 

in England by Greenwood and Yule in 

1920. Subsequent studies, building on 

that model, concluded that crash rates 

for the same individual exposed to 

certain risks for two different time 

periods vary only slightly (See Bates 

and Neyman, University of California 

Publications in Statistics, April 1952). 

Other studies demonstrated theories of 

predicting crash proneness from crash 

history coupled with other factors. 

These factors—such as age, sex, 

geographic location, mileage driven and 

conviction history—are used every day 

by insurance companies and motor 

vehicle bureaus to predict the 

probability of an individual 

experiencing future crashes (See Weber, 

Donald C., ‘‘Accident Rate Potential: An 

Application of Multiple Regression 

Analysis of a Poisson Process,’’ Journal 

of American Statistical Association, 

June 1971). A 1964 California Driver 

Record Study prepared by the California 

Department of Motor Vehicles 

concluded that the best overall crash 

predictor for both concurrent and 

nonconcurrent events is the number of 

single convictions. This study used 3 

consecutive years of data, comparing the 

experiences of drivers in the first 2 years 

with their experiences in the final year. 

Qualifications of Applicants 

Karl C. Christenson 

Mr. Christenson, 36, has corneal 

scarring in his right eye due to a 

traumatic incident in 2018. The visual 

acuity in his right eye is 20/200, and in 

his left eye, 20/20. Following an 

examination in 2021, his 

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘It is in my 

medical opinion that Karl Christenson, 

although he is limited to 20/200 vision 

in his right eye, does appear to have 

sufficient vision to perform driving 

tasks required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Christenson reported that 

he has driven tractor-trailer 

combinations for 7 years, accumulating 

700,000 miles. He holds a Class A CDL 

from Minnesota. His driving record for 

the last 3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

James G. Cothren 

Mr. Cothren, 54, has had a prosthetic 

in his right eye since birth. The visual 

acuity in his right eye is no light 

perception, and in his left eye, 20/15. 

Following an examination in 2021, his 

optometrist stated, ‘‘In my opinion, this 

patient has sufficient vision to perform 

the driving tasks required to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Cothren 

reported that he has driven tractortrailer combinations for 25 years, 

accumulating 2.5 million miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL from Georgia. His 


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driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and one conviction for 

speeding in a CMV; he exceeded the 

speed limit by 17 mph. 

Gregory C. Grubb 

Mr. Grubb, 30, has had refractive 

amblyopia in his left eye since 

chidlhood. The visual acuity in his right 

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

Following an examination in 2021, his 

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion, Greg has sufficient vision to 

perform the driving tasks required to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

Grubb reported that he has driven 

tractor-trailer combinations for 8 years, 

accumulating 416,000 miles. He holds a 

Class DA CDL from Kentucky. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and two convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV; failure to 

obey the instructions of an applicable 

official traffic-control device, and 

improper driving. 

Ernest Herrera 

Mr. Herrera, 54, has had a retinal 

detachment in his left eye since 2013. 

The visual acuity in his right eye is 20/ 

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

Following an examination in 2020, his 

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘I can express 

that it is my opinion, that a person with 

a 20/20 or 20/25+2 Snellen acuity 

measurements in one eye, normal color 

perception with both eyes open, a visual 

field of 120 horizontal degrees in each 

eye, and that such person has made a 

living by legally operating a commercial 

vehicle in the State of Texas for the last 

5 years, would possess sufficient vision 

necessary to operating a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Herrera reported that he 

has driven straight trucks for 35 years, 

accumulating 350,000 miles, and 

tractor-trailer combinations for 21 years, 

accumulating 2.625 million miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL from Texas. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and one conviction for a 

moving violation in a CMV; over gross 

weight. 

Leonard G. Hill 

Mr. Hill, 49, has had amblyopia in his 

left eye since childhood. The visual 

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

his left eye, 20/80. Following an 

examination in 2021, his optometrist 

stated, ‘‘In my medical opinion, this 

patient has sufficient vision to perform 

normal driving tasks required to operate 

a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Hill 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 16 years, accumulating 2.2 

million miles, and tractor-trailer 

combinations for 16 years, accumulating 

2.2 million 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. 

Saul Quintero 

Mr. Quintero, 50, has a prosthetic 

right eye due to a traumatic incident in 

2017. The visual acuity in his right eye 

is no light perception, and in his left 

eye, 20/20. Following an examination in 

2021, his ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘Mr. 

Quintero has 20/20 vision on the left 

eye and normal visual field which 

should qualify him to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Quintero 

reported that he has driven tractortrailer combinations for 16 years, 

accumulating 2.16 million miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL from Indiana. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

one crash, which he was not cited for, 

and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

Mersad Redzovic 

Mr. Redzovic, 26, has had amblyopia 

in his left eye since birth. The visual 

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

his left eye, 20/80. Following an 

examination in 2021, his optometrist 

stated, ‘‘His vision is sufficient to 

perform driving tasks required to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

Redzovic reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 2 years, accumulating 

98,000 miles, and tractor-trailer 

combinations for 3 years, accumulating 

170,500 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. 

Tyler J. Worthen 

Mr. Worthen, 35, has had amblyopia 

in his left eye since birth. The visual 

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

his left eye, 20/50. Following an 

examination in 2021, his optometrist 

stated, ‘‘In my medical opinion, Mr. 

Worthen has sufficient vision to perform 

the tasks required to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Worthen 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 6 years, accumulating 156,000 

miles, and buses for 2 years, 

accumulating 15,600 miles. He holds an 

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. 

III. Request for Comments 

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

and 31315(b), 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 under the DATES section of the 

notice. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15258 Filed 7–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

[Docket No. OP–1752] 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

RIN 3064–ZA26 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency 

[Docket ID OCC–2021–0011] 

Proposed Interagency Guidance on 

Third-Party Relationships: Risk 

Management 

AGENCY: The Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System (Board), the 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

(FDIC), and the Office of the 

Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). 

ACTION: Proposed interagency guidance 

and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Board, FDIC, and OCC 

(together, the agencies) invite comment 

on proposed guidance on managing 

risks associated with third-party 

relationships. The proposed guidance 

would offer a framework based on 

sound risk management principles for 

banking organizations to consider in 

developing risk management practices 

for all stages in the life cycle of thirdparty relationships that takes into 

account the level of risk, complexity, 

and size of the banking organization and 

the nature of the third-party 

relationship. The proposed guidance 

sets forth considerations with respect to 

the management of risks arising from 

third-party relationships. The proposed 

guidance would replace each agency’s 

existing guidance on this topic and 

would be directed to all banking 

organizations supervised by the 

agencies. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than September 17, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are 

encouraged to submit written comments 

to any or all agencies listed below. The 

agencies will share comments with each 

other. Comments should be directed to: 

Board: When submitting comments, 

please consider submitting your 


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