44134 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 152 / Wednesday, August 11, 2021 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–1998–4334; 

FMCSA–2000–7918; FMCSA–2003–14504; 

FMCSA–2003–15268; FMCSA–2004–17984; 

FMCSA–2004–18885; FMCSA–2005–20027; 

FMCSA–2005–21254; FMCSA–2006–26066; 

FMCSA–2006–26653; FMCSA–2008–0106; 

FMCSA–2008–0340; FMCSA–2009–0086; 

FMCSA–2010–0385; FMCSA–2011–0010; 

FMCSA–2011–0102; FMCSA–2012–0279; 

FMCSA–2012–0337; FMCSA–2013–0022; 

FMCSA–2013–0027; FMCSA–2013–0028; 

FMCSA–2013–0029; FMCSA–2013–0169; 

FMCSA–2014–0004; FMCSA–2014–0006; 

FMCSA–2014–0008; FMCSA–2014–0298; 

FMCSA–2014–0300; FMCSA–2014–0301; 

FMCSA–2014–0304; FMCSA–2014–0305; 

FMCSA–2015–0055; FMCSA–2015–0350; 

FMCSA–2016–0024; FMCSA–2016–0213; 

FMCSA–2016–0377; FMCSA–2017–0014; 

FMCSA–2017–0019; FMCSA–2018–0018; 

FMCSA–2018–0208; FMCSA–2018–0209; 

FMCSA–2019–0004; FMCSA–2019–0005; 

FMCSA–2019–0011] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew exemptions for 59 

individuals from the vision requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers. The exemptions enable these 

individuals to continue to operate CMVs 

in interstate commerce without meeting 

the vision requirement in one eye. 

DATES: Each group of renewed 

exemptions were applicable on the 

dates stated in the discussions below 

and will expire on the dates provided 

below. 

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, 

contact Dockets Operations, (202) 366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

A. Viewing Comments 

To view comments go to 

www.regulations.gov. Insert the docket 

number, FMCSA–1998–4334, FMCSA– 

2000–7918, FMCSA–2003–14504, 

FMCSA–2003–15268, FMCSA–2004– 

17984, FMCSA–2004–18885, FMCSA– 

2005–20027, FMCSA–2005–21254, 

FMCSA–2006–26066, FMCSA–2006– 

26653, FMCSA–2008–0106, FMCSA– 

2008–0340, FMCSA–2009–0086, 

FMCSA–2010–0385, FMCSA–2011– 

0010, FMCSA–2011–0102, FMCSA– 

2012–0279, FMCSA–2012–0337, 

FMCSA–2013–0022, FMCSA–2013– 

0027, FMCSA–2013–0028, FMCSA– 

2013–0029, FMCSA–2013–0169, 

FMCSA–2014–0004, FMCSA–2014– 

0006, FMCSA–2014–0008, FMCSA– 

2014–0298, FMCSA–2014–0300, 

FMCSA–2014–0301, FMCSA–2014– 

0304, FMCSA–2014–0305, FMCSA– 

2015–0055, FMCSA–2015–0350, 

FMCSA–2016–0024, FMCSA–2016– 

0213, FMCSA–2016–0377, FMCSA– 

2017–0014, FMCSA–2017–0019, 

FMCSA–2018–0018, FMCSA–2018– 

0208, FMCSA–2018–0209, FMCSA– 

2019–0004, FMCSA–2019–0005, or 

FMCSA–2019–0011 in the keyword box, 

and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, sort the 

results by ‘‘Posted (Newer-Older),’’ 

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. 

B. 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 

On June 28, 2021, FMCSA published 

a notice announcing its decision to 

renew exemptions for 59 individuals 

from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10) to operate a CMV in 

interstate commerce and requested 

comments from the public (86 FR 

34111). The public comment period 

ended on July 28, 2021, and no 

comments were received. 

FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility 

of these applicants and determined that 

renewing these exemptions would 

achieve a level of safety equivalent to, 

or greater than, the level that would be 

achieved by complying with the current 

regulation § 391.41(b)(10). 

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 a 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 red, green, and amber. 

III. Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received no comments in this 

proceeding. 

IV. Conclusion 

Based on its evaluation of the 59 

renewal exemption applications and 

comments received, FMCSA confirms 

its decision to exempt the following 

drivers from the vision requirement in 

§ 391.41(b)(10). 

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

and 31315(b), the following groups of 

drivers received renewed exemptions in 

the month of August and are discussed 

below. As of August 8, 2021, and in 

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

31315(b), the following 51 individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirement in the FMCSRs for 

interstate CMV drivers (63 FR 66226, 64 

FR 16517, 65 FR 66286, 66 FR 13825, 

66 FR 17994, 68 FR 13360, 68 FR 15037, 

68 FR 19598, 68 FR 33570, 69 FR 33997, 

69 FR 53493, 69 FR 61292, 69 FR 62742, 

70 FR 2701, 70 FR 12265, 70 FR 14747, 

70 FR 16887, 70 FR 25878, 71 FR 62148, 

71 FR 63379, 72 FR 184, 72 FR 1051, 72 

FR 8417, 72 FR 11425, 72 FR 11426, 72 

FR 12665, 72 FR 28093, 72 FR 36099, 

73 FR 35197, 73 FR 48275, 73 FR 61925, 

73 FR 75803, 73 FR 78423, 74 FR 6209, 

74 FR 8302, 74 FR 9329, 74 FR 11991, 

74 FR 15586, 74 FR 19267, 74 FR 20253, 

74 FR 26466, 74 FR 28094, 75 FR 44051, 

75 FR 77492, 75 FR 77942, 75 FR 77949, 

75 FR 79083, 76 FR 4413, 76 FR 5425, 

76 FR 9856, 76 FR 11215, 76 FR 15360, 

76 FR 17483, 76 FR 20076, 76 FR 21796, 

76 FR 29022, 76 FR 29026, 76 FR 32016, 

76 FR 37173, 76 FR 44082, 77 FR 46153, 

77 FR 60008, 77 FR 68202, 77 FR 70534, 

77 FR 71671, 77 FR 74734, 78 FR 797, 

78 FR 800, 78 FR 9772, 78 FR 12815, 78 

FR 12822, 78 FR 16035, 78 FR 16762, 

78 FR 18667, 78 FR 22596, 78 FR 22602, 

78 FR 24798, 78 FR 27281, 78 FR 30954, 


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78 FR 32703, 78 FR 41188, 78 FR 46407, 

78 FR 51268, 78 FR 57679, 78 FR 64274, 

78 FR 77778, 79 FR 18392, 79 FR 29498, 

79 FR 35212, 79 FR 41737, 79 FR 46153, 

79 FR 47175, 79 FR 56102, 79 FR 65759, 

79 FR 65760, 79 FR 69985, 79 FR 73686, 

80 FR 603, 80 FR 2473, 80 FR 3305, 80 

FR 3308, 80 FR 6162, 80 FR 8927, 80 FR 

13070, 80 FR 14220, 80 FR 14223, 80 FR 

15859, 80 FR 15863, 80 FR 16500, 80 FR 

16502, 80 FR 18693, 80 FR 20562, 80 FR 

22773, 80 FR 25766, 80 FR 25768, 80 FR 

31957, 80 FR 33007, 80 FR 33011, 80 FR 

36395, 80 FR 36398, 80 FR 45573, 80 FR 

67481, 81 FR 14190, 81 FR 21655, 81 FR 

39100, 81 FR 66718, 81 FR 80161, 81 FR 

81230, 81 FR 90050, 81 FR 96165, 81 FR 

96180, 82 FR 13043, 82 FR 13045, 82 FR 

13048, 82 FR 13187, 82 FR 15277, 82 FR 

17736, 82 FR 18949, 82 FR 18956, 82 FR 

22379, 82 FR 23712, 82 FR 26224, 82 FR 

32919, 82 FR 33542, 82 FR 37499, 83 FR 

2306, 83 FR 15195, 83 FR 28325, 83 FR 

34661, 83 FR 40638, 83 FR 53727, 83 FR 

60954, 84 FR 2305, 84 FR 2311, 84 FR 

2314, 84 FR 2323, 84 FR 2326, 84 FR 

2328, 84 FR 5550, 84 FR 10389, 84 FR 

12665, 84 FR 16320, 84 FR 16327, 84 FR 

16336, 84 FR 21393, 84 FR 21397, 84 FR 

21401, 84 FR 47057, 84 FR 52166): 

Marvin D. Bass (KY) 

Raymond L. Bradshaw (TX) 

Joel A. Cabrera (FL) 

Richard D. Carlson (MN) 

David F. Cialdea (MA) 

Peter R. Clarke (WA) 

Marcus L. Conner (TX) 

Jon R. Davidson (CO) 

Donald W. Donaldson (GA) 

David L. Dykman (ID) 

Terry J. Edwards (MO) 

Barry J. Ferdinando (NH) 

Riche Ford (CO) 

Dale R. Goodell (SD) 

Thomas A. Grigsby (AR) 

Matthew J. Hahn (PA) 

Jay A. Harding (OR) 

Johnny K. Hiatt (NC) 

William G. Holland (AR) 

Abdalla M. Jalili (IL) 

Francisco J. Jimenez (TX) 

Curtis L. Lamb (KS) 

David C. Leoffler (CO) 

Richard D. Livingston (WI) 

Robert R. Martin (VA) 

Carl M. McIntire (OH) 

Edgar H. Meraz Gardea (NM) 

Leonard Morris (NJ) 

Timothy L. Morton (NC) 

George M. Nelson (OH) 

William L. Paschall (MD) 

John P. Perez (FL) 

Zeljko Popovac (VT) 

Roberto A. Ramos (TX) 

Donald W. Randall (OR) 

Larry F. Reber (OH) 

Larry D. Robinson (MO) 

Cory W. Schell (WA) 

Lynn R. Schraeder (IA) 

Leverne F. Schulte, Jr. (OH) 

Richie J. Schwendy (IL) 

Martin Serrano (IL) 

Kyle C. Shover (NJ) 

Sammie Q. Soles, Jr. (MI) 

Charles T. Spears (VA) 

George R. Tieskoetter (IA) 

Jaime Valdez (TX) 

James K. Waites (AR) 

Robert A. Wegner (MN) 

Bryon L. Wright (DE) 

Dana J. York (PA) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–1998–4334, FMCSA– 

2000–7918, FMCSA–2003–14504, 

FMCSA–2004–17984, FMCSA–2004– 

18885, FMCSA–2005–20027, FMCSA– 

2006–26066, FMCSA–2006–26653, 

FMCSA–2008–0106, FMCSA–2008– 

0340, FMCSA–2009–0086, FMCSA– 

2010–0385, FMCSA–2011–0010, 

FMCSA–2011–0102, FMCSA–2012– 

0279, FMCSA–2012–0337, FMCSA– 

2013–0022, FMCSA–2013–0027, 

FMCSA–2013–0028, FMCSA–2013– 

0169, FMCSA–2014–0004, FMCSA– 

2014–0006, FMCSA–2014–0008, 

FMCSA–2014–0298, FMCSA–2014– 

0300, FMCSA–2014–0301, FMCSA– 

2014–0304, FMCSA–2014–0305, 

FMCSA–2015–0350, FMCSA–2016– 

0024, FMCSA–2016–0213, FMCSA– 

2016–0377, FMCSA–2017–0014, 

FMCSA–2018–0018, FMCSA–2018– 

0208, FMCSA–2018–0209, FMCSA– 

2019–0004, and FMCSA–2019–0005. 

Their exemptions are applicable as of 

August 8, 2021 and will expire on 

August 8, 2023. 

As of August 10, 2021, and in 

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

31315(b), Carl V. Murphy, Jr. (TX) has 

satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirement in the FMCSRs for 

interstate CMV drivers (70 FR 30999, 70 

FR 46567, 72 FR 40359, 74 FR 34074, 

76 FR 44653, 79 FR 4531, 80 FR 41547, 

82 FR 32919, 84 FR 52166). 

This driver was included in docket 

number FMCSA–2005–21254. The 

exemption is applicable as of August 10, 

2021 and will expire on August 10, 

2023. 

As of August 15, 2021, and in 

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

31315(b), the following three 

individuals have satisfied the renewal 

conditions for obtaining an exemption 

from the vision requirement in the 

FMCSRs for interstate CMV drivers (68 

FR 37197, 68 FR 48989, 70 FR 42615, 

72 FR 40360, 74 FR 34632, 76 FR 49531, 

79 FR 4531, 80 FR 44185, 82 FR 32919, 

84 FR 33801, 84 FR 47045, 84 FR 

52166): 

Christopher G. Jarvela (MI); Guillermo 

Rocha (CA); and Paul S. Yocum (IN) 

The drivers were included in docket 

numbers FMCSA–2003–15268 and 

FMCSA–2019–0011. Their exemptions 

are applicable as of August 15, 2021 and 

will expire on August 15, 2023. 

As of August 23, 2021, and in 

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

31315(b), Twila G. Cole (OR) has 

satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirement in the FMCSRs for 

interstate CMV drivers (78 FR 34143, 78 

FR 52602, 82 FR 32919, 84 FR 52166). 

This driver was included in docket 

number FMCSA–2013–0029. The 

exemption is applicable as of August 23, 

2021 and will expire on August 23, 

2023. 

As of August 25, 2021, and in 

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

31315(b), the following two individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirement in the FMCSRs for 

interstate CMV drivers (80 FR 44188, 80 

FR 62161, 82 FR 32919, 84 FR 52166): 

Robert J. Falanga (FL) and Duane S. 

Lozinski (IA) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2015–0055. Their 

exemptions are applicable as of August 

25, 2021 and will expire on August 25, 

2023. 

As of August 29, 2021, and in 

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

31315(b), Patrick J. Conner (OK) has 

satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirement in the FMCSRs for 

interstate CMV drivers (82 FR 35043, 82 

FR 47295, 84 FR 52166). 

This driver was included in docket 

number FMCSA–2017–0019. The 

exemption is applicable as of August 29, 

2021 and will expire on August 29, 

2023. 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(b), each exemption will be valid 

for 2 years from the effective date 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 prior to being 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). 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17104 Filed 8–10–21; 8:45 am] 

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