Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 180 / Friday, September 17, 2010 / Notices 57105 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: DOT Docket 

Management System; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: Identify the docket 

number, PHMSA–2008–0257, at the 

beginning of your comments. If you 

submit your comments by mail, please 

submit two copies. To receive 

confirmation that PHMSA has received 

your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Internet 

users may submit comments at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Note: Comments 

are posted without changes or edits to 

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any personal information provided. 

Privacy Act Statement: Anyone can 

search the electronic form of comments 

received in response to any of our 

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DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement 

was published in the Federal Register 

on April 11, 2000. 

(65 FR 19477). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General: Kay McIver by telephone at 

(202) 366–0113; or, e-mail at 

kay.mciver@dot.gov. 

Technical: Vincent Holohan by 

telephone at (202) 366–1933; or, e-mail 

at Vincent.Holohan@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA is 

reopening the comment period for 15 

days from date of publication to allow 

for public review of documents recently 

added to the docket. 

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

CFR 1.53. 

Issued in Washington, DC on September 

13, 2010. 

Jeffrey D. Wiese, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23287 Filed 9–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2000–7165; FMCSA– 

2004–17984; FMCSA–2006–24783] 

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 10 

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 October 

15, 2010. Comments must be received 

on or before October 18, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA– 

2000–7165; FMCSA–2004–17984; 

FMCSA–2006–24783, using any of the 

following methods. 

• Federal Rulemaking 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. 

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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. 

Instructions: 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:// 

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Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

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acknowledgment that we received your 

comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgment 

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 DOT’s Privacy Act 

Statement for the FDMS published in 

the Federal Register on January 17, 

2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit 

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/ 

E8-785.pdf. 

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 10 individuals 

who have requested renewal of their 

exemptions in accordance with FMCSA 

procedures. FMCSA has evaluated these 

10 applications for renewal on their 

merits and decided to extend each 

exemption for a renewable two-year 

period. They are: 

Robert L. Aurandt; Harry R. Brewer; 

Joseph H. Fowler; Kelly R. Konesky; 

Gregory T. Lingard; Hollis J. Martin; 

Kevin C. Palmer; Charles O. Rhodes; 

Gordon G. Roth; Daniel A. Sohn. 


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The exemptions are extended subject 

to the following conditions: (1) That 

each individual has a physical 

examination every year (a) by an 

ophthalmologist or optometrist who 

attests that the vision in the better eye 

continues to meet the standard in 49 

CFR 391.41(b)(10), and (b) by a medical 

examiner who attests that the individual 

is otherwise physically qualified under 

49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each individual 

provides a copy of the ophthalmologist’s 

or optometrist’s report to the medical 

examiner at the time of the annual 

medical examination; and (3) that each 

individual provide a copy of the annual 

medical certification to the employer for 

retention in the driver’s qualification 

file and retains a copy of the 

certification on his/her person while 

driving for presentation to a duly 

authorized Federal, State, or local 

enforcement official. Each exemption 

will be valid for two years unless 

rescinded earlier by FMCSA. The 

exemption will be rescinded if: (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 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. 

Basis for Renewing Exemptions 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an 

exemption may be granted for no longer 

than two years from its approval date 

and may be renewed upon application 

for additional two year periods. In 

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

31315, each of the 10 applicants has 

satisfied the entry conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the vision 

requirements (65 FR 33406; 65 FR 

57234; 67 FR 57266; 69 FR 52741; 71 FR 

53489; 69 FR 33997; 69 FR 61292; 71 FR 

55820; 71 FR 32183; 71 FR 41310; 73 FR 

65009) Each of these 10 applicants has 

requested renewal of the exemption and 

has submitted evidence showing that 

the vision in the better eye continues to 

meet the standard specified at 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10) and that the vision 

impairment is stable. In addition, a 

review of each record of safety while 

driving with the respective vision 

deficiencies over the past two years 

indicates each applicant continues to 

meet the vision exemption standards. 

These factors provide an adequate basis 

for predicting each driver’s ability to 

continue to drive safely in interstate 

commerce. Therefore, FMCSA 

concludes that extending the exemption 

for each renewal applicant for a period 

of two years is likely to achieve a level 

of safety equal to that existing without 

the exemption. 

Request for Comments 

FMCSA will review comments 

received at any time concerning a 

particular driver’s safety record and 

determine if the continuation of the 

exemption is consistent with the 

requirements at 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315. However, FMCSA requests that 

interested parties with specific data 

concerning the safety records of these 

drivers submit comments by October 18, 

2010. 

FMCSA believes that the 

requirements for a renewal of an 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315 can be satisfied by initially 

granting the renewal and then 

requesting and evaluating, if needed, 

subsequent comments submitted by 

interested parties. As indicated above, 

the Agency previously published 

notices of final disposition announcing 

its decision to exempt these 10 

individuals from the vision requirement 

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). The final 

decision to grant an exemption to each 

of these individuals was made on the 

merits of each case and made only after 

careful consideration of the comments 

received to its notices of applications. 

The notices of applications stated in 

detail the qualifications, experience, 

and medical condition of each applicant 

for an exemption from the vision 

requirements. That information is 

available by consulting the above cited 

Federal Register publications. 

Interested parties or organizations 

possessing information that would 

otherwise show that any, or all, of these 

drivers are not currently achieving the 

statutory level of safety should 

immediately notify FMCSA. The 

Agency will evaluate any adverse 

evidence submitted and, if safety is 

being compromised or if continuation of 

the exemption would not be consistent 

with the goals and objectives of 49 

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

take immediate steps to revoke the 

exemption of a driver. 

Issued on: September 10, 2010. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23327 Filed 9–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Public Notice for Sale of Airport 

Property at Houlton International 

Airport, Houlton, ME 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is requesting public 

comment on the Town of Houlton, 

Maine’s request to sell (.73 acres) of 

Airport property. The property was 

acquired from the United States 

Government under Surplus Property 

Deed dated July 14, 1947. This property 

was sold to a fixed based operator. The 

request for release is to correct a 

compliance finding. 

Section 125 of The Wendell H. Ford 

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 

the 21st Century (AIR 21) requires the 

FAA to provide an opportunity for 

public notice and comment to the 

‘‘waiver’’ or ‘‘modification’’ of a sponsor’s 

Federal obligation to use certain airport 

property for aeronautical purposes. 

The revenue generated from the 

disposal of airport property was used in 

accordance with FAA’s Policy and 

Procedures Concerning the Use of 

Airport Revenue, published in the 

Federal Register on February 16, 1999. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 18, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Documents are available for 

review by appointment by contacting 

Mr. Douglas Hazlett, Town Manager, 

Telephone 207–532–7111 or by 

contacting Donna R. Witte, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 16 New 

England Executive Park, Burlington, 

Massachusetts, Telephone 781–238– 

7624. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donna R. Witte at the Federal Aviation 

Administration, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, 

Massachusetts 01803, Telephone 781– 

238–7624. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following is a legal description of the 

property: 

A certain parcel of land located at 

Houlton International Airport in 

Houlton, County of Aroostook and State 

of Maine and being more particularly 

described as follows: Commencing at a 

three-quarter inch (3⁄4′′) iron pipe 

marking the southwest corner of Lot 

Seventeen (17) as shown on plan titled: 

‘‘1984 Addition of Lots Numbered 1 

through 20 at the Airport Industrial 

Park, Houlton, Maine’’, recorded in the 

Southern Aroostook Registry of Deeds in 


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