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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. If the exemption is still effective 

at the end of the 2-year period, the 

person may apply to FMCSA for a 

renewal under procedures in effect at 

that time. 

Issued on: October 13, 2010. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26294 Filed 10–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2000–7165; FMCSA– 

2006–24783; FMCSA–2008–0106; FMCSA– 

2008–0231; FMCSA–2008–0266] 

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 17 

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 

22, 2010. Comments must be received 

on or before November 18, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA– 

2000–7165; FMCSA–2006–24783; 

FMCSA–2008–0106; FMCSA–2008– 

0231; FMCSA–2008–0266, 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. 

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:// 

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 

Federal Docket Management System 

(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 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 17 individuals 

who have requested renewal of their 

exemptions in accordance with FMCSA 

procedures. FMCSA has evaluated these 

17 applications for renewal on their 

merits and decided to extend each 

exemption for a renewable two-year 

period. They are: 

Rick A. Benevides 

Allen S. Bush 

Delone W. Dudley 

Irvin L. Eaddy 

James W. Lappan 

Jeromy W. Leatherman 

Ernest B. Martin 

Mark L. McWhorter 

Raymond C. Miller 

James G. Mitchell 

Dennis E. Palmer, Jr. 

John E. Rains 

Sylvester Silver 

James D. St. Peter 

Kenneth C. Steele 

Michael Sutton 

Brian W. Whitmer 

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. 

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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 17 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; 73 FR 65009; 73 FR 63047; 71 FR 

32183; 71 FR 41310; 73 FR 65009; 73 FR 

61927; 73 FR 35194; 73 FR 63047; 73 FR 

46973; 73 FR 54888; 73 FR 51689). Each 

of these 17 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 November 

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 17 

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: October 13, 2010. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26300 Filed 10–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Value Pricing Pilot Program 

Participation, Fiscal Years 2010 and 

2011 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice; solicitation for 

participation. 

SUMMARY: This notice invites States, 

along with their local government 

partners and other public authorities, to 

apply to participate in the Value Pricing 

Pilot (VPP) program and presents 

guidelines for program applications for 

fiscal years (FY) 2010 and 2011. The 

notice seeks applications for a variety of 

types of transportation pricing studies 

and implementation projects. 

DATES: 

1. Applications for tolling authority 

only may be submitted at any time, 

however, it is recommended that 

applicants first submit an Expression of 

Interest, as detailed in the ‘‘Who is 

Eligible to Apply’’ section of this notice, 

to allow FHWA to guide applicants in 

determining whether the VPP program, 

or another program, is the preferable 

program under which to apply for such 

authority. 

2. Formal grant applications, 

however, must be submitted no later 

than January 18, 2011, to be assured 

consideration. 

3. For grant applications, applicants 

may also submit an optional ‘‘sketch’’ or 

draft proposal by December 3, 2010, 

which FHWA will review and provide 

feedback on for the applicant to use in 

its formal grant application. Sketch or 

draft proposals received after this date 

may still be reviewed by and 

commented upon by FHWA at its 

discretion. 

4. For grant applications that had 

been submitted under the August 5, 

2009, (74 FR 39138) solicitation that 

were not funded (for a list of projects 

funded from that solicitation, see: 

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/ 

fhwa1029.htm), and where such 

applications would still be eligible for 

funding under the criteria provided by 

this notice, applicants may submit a 

letter to the Department by November 

18, 2010, requesting comments on their 

previous applications. 

Application Submission: Grant 

applications may be submitted through 

http://www.grants.gov. Applications for 

tolling authority only should be 

submitted through an expression of 

interest at the following Web site: http://

ops.fhwa.dot.gov/tolling_pricing/ 

participation.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about or to provide 

information to FHWA that responds to 

this notice, such as to submit a letter or 

sketch plan, or for general questions 

related to the VPP program, please 

contact Ms. Angela Jacobs, FHWA 

Office of Operations, at (202) 366–0076, 

angela.jacobs@dot.gov. For technical 

questions related to the development of 

pricing projects involving tolls, please 

also contact Ms. Angela Jacobs, or 

contact Mr. Patrick DeCorla-Souza, 

FHWA Office of Innovative Program 

Delivery, at (202) 366–4076, 

patrick.decorla-souza@dot.gov. For 

technical questions related to the 

development of pricing projects not 

involving tolls, please contact Mr. Allen 

Greenberg, FHWA Office of Operations, 

at (202) 366–2425, 

allen.greenberg@dot.gov. For legal 

questions, please contact Mr. Michael 

Harkins, FHWA Office of the Chief 

Counsel, at (202) 366–4928, 

michael.harkins@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from the Federal 

Register’s home page at: http://

www.archives.gov and the Government 

Printing Office’s database at: http://

www.access.gpo.gov/nara. 

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