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September 3, 2003 (68 FR 52441), 

Federal Register notice in conjunction 

with the November 8, 2005 (70 FR 

67777), Federal Register notice provides 

the current protocol for allowing such 

drivers to operate CMVs in interstate 

commerce. 

These 56 applicants have had ITDM 

over a range of 1 to 48 years. These 

applicants report no severe 

hypoglycemic reactions resulting in loss 

of consciousness or seizure, requiring 

the assistance of another person, or 

resulting in impaired cognitive function 

that occurred without warning 

symptoms, in the past 12 months and no 

recurrent (2 or more) severe 

hypoglycemic episodes in the past 5 

years. In each case, an endocrinologist 

verified that the driver has 

demonstrated a willingness to properly 

monitor and manage his/her diabetes 

mellitus, received education related to 

diabetes management, and is on a stable 

insulin regimen. These drivers report no 

other disqualifying conditions, 

including diabetes-related 

complications. Each meets the vision 

requirement at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). 

The qualifications and medical 

condition of each applicant were stated 

and discussed in detail in the August 

14, 2014, Federal Register notice and 

they will not be repeated in this notice. 

IV. Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received seven comments in 

this proceeding. The comments are 

discussed below. 

E. Fajardo, Eman Saaidi, and three 

anonymous commenters are in favor of 

granting all drivers included in this 

notice an exemption from the diabetes 

standard. 

Rayman Al-Omeri is in favor of 

granting Ahmed Ali an exemption from 

the diabetes standard. 

Richard Woodall is in favor of 

granting Raymond Lucero an exemption 

from the diabetes standard. 

V. Basis for Exemption Determination 

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

FMCSA may grant an exemption from 

the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3) if the exemption is likely to 

achieve an equivalent or greater level of 

safety than would be achieved without 

the exemption. The exemption allows 

the applicants to operate CMVs in 

interstate commerce. 

To evaluate the effect of these 

exemptions on safety, FMCSA 

considered medical reports about the 

applicants’ ITDM and vision, and 

reviewed the treating endocrinologists’ 

medical opinion related to the ability of 

the driver to safely operate a CMV while 

using insulin. 

Consequently, FMCSA finds that in 

each case exempting these applicants 

from the diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3) is likely to achieve a level 

of safety equal to that existing without 

the exemption. 

VI. Conditions and Requirements 

The terms and conditions of the 

exemption will be provided to the 

applicants in the exemption document 

and they include the following: (1) that 

each individual submit a quarterly 

monitoring checklist completed by the 

treating endocrinologist as well as an 

annual checklist with a comprehensive 

medical evaluation; (2) that each 

individual reports within 2 business 

days of occurrence, all episodes of 

severe hypoglycemia, significant 

complications, or inability to manage 

diabetes; also, any involvement in an 

accident or any other adverse event in 

a CMV or personal vehicle, whether or 

not it is related to an episode of 

hypoglycemia; (3) that each individual 

provide a copy of the ophthalmologist’s 

or optometrist’s report to the medical 

examiner at the time of the annual 

medical examination; and (4) that each 

individual provide a copy of the annual 

medical certification to the employer for 

retention in the driver’s qualification 

file, or keep a copy in his/her driver’s 

qualification file if he/she is selfemployed. The driver must also have a 

copy of the certification when driving, 

for presentation to a duly authorized 

Federal, State, or local enforcement 

official. 

VII. Conclusion 

Based upon its evaluation of the 56 

exemption applications, FMCSA 

exempts the following drivers from the 

diabetes requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10), subject to the 

requirements cited above 949 CFR 

391.64(b)): 

Michael N. Bohn (MN) 

Jonathan Bona (NJ) 

Vincent M. Branch (VA) 

Perry C. Bullis (PA) 

Christopher J. Burkhart (MO) 

James E. Cantrell, Jr. (AL) 

Kristy S. R. Clark (VA) 

Royce N. Cordova (WA) 

Robert Curry (NY) 

Bradley C. Dunlap (IL) 

John C. Fisher III (PA) 

Kenneth W. Foster (IN) 

Andrew C. Frykholm (MA) 

Lyle O. Gahler (MN) 

John A. Gillingham (PA) 

Ronald L. Glade (IL) 

Brent C. Godshalk (IN) 

Robert L. Gordon (IL) 

Jeffrey R. Harnack (MN) 

Daniel E. Harris (IL) 

Elefterios Hatzigeorgalis (MD) 

Drew J. Holtan (MN) 

Randy S. Holz (IA) 

Joseph C. House (AL) 

Kenneth B. Huff (PA) 

Henderson R. Hughes (NY) 

Levi N. Hutchinson (PA) 

Joseph T. Ingiosi (MI) 

Michael J. Javenkoski (MN) 

Katlin W. Johnson (LA) 

Don L. Jorgensen (WY) 

Steven T. Juhl (MN) 

Christopher D. Lacasse, Sr. (MA) 

Raymond S. Lucero (NM) 

Richard M. Mackey (TX) 

Kevin J. McGrath (MA) 

Jerry W. Murphy (MS) 

Christopher D. Murray (CA) 

Robert D. Noe (IL) 

Kyle W. Parker (CA) 

Eric D. Roberts (MI) 

Gary L. Roberts (CT) 

Tommy A. Rollins (GA) 

Janice M. Rowles (PA) 

William B. Rupert, Jr. (PA) 

Ahmed A. Saleh (MI) 

Robert M. Schmitz (IA) 

David C. Schultze (MN) 

Brian R. Schwint (IA) 

Dicky W. Shuttlesworth (TX) 

Bryce J. Smith (UT) 

David R. Sprenkel (PA) 

Jeffrey R. Stevens (PA) 

David W. Taggart (PA) 

Artilla M. Thomas (IL) 

William C. Tomlinson (GA) 

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

and 31315 each exemption is valid for 

two years 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 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 10, 2014. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25134 Filed 10–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0297] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

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ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemptions, request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 12 individuals for 

exemption from the vision requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations. They are unable to meet 

the vision requirement in one eye for 

various reasons. The exemptions will 

enable these individuals to operate 

commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in 

interstate commerce without meeting 

the prescribed vision requirement in 

one eye. If granted, the exemptions 

would enable these individuals to 

qualify as drivers of commercial motor 

vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 21, 2014. All 

comments will be investigated by 

FMCSA. The exemptions will be issued 

the day after the comment period closes. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA– 

2014–0297 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. 

Instructions: Each submission must 

include the Agency name and the 

docket numbers for this notice. Note 

that all comments received will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading below for 

further information. 

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 DOT’s Privacy Act 

Statement for the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) published 

in the Federal Register on January 17, 

2008 (73 FR 3316). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elaine M. Papp, R.N., Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, (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. If you have questions 

regarding viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, contact Docket 

Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

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

FMCSA may grant an exemption from 

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations 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 12 

individuals listed in this notice have 

each requested such 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 an 

exemption will achieve the required 

level of safety mandated by statute. 

II. Qualifications of Applicants 

Rickie L. Brown 

Mr. Brown, 51, has a scar in his left 

eye due to a traumatic incident in 

childhood. The visual acuity in his right 

eye is 20/20, and in his left eye, 20/125. 

Following an examination in 2014, his 

optometrist stated, ‘‘I certify that, in my 

medical opinion, this patient has 

sufficient vision to operate a 

commercial motor vehicle . . . No 

correction needed present CDL has 

restrictions 3 and F [sic] . . . Patient 

should continue w/present restrictions.’’ 

Mr. Brown reported that he has driven 

tractor-trailer combinations for 27 years, 

accumulating 4.05 million miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL from Mississippi. 

His driving record for the last 3 years 

shows no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Brian M. Goehring 

Mr. Goehring, 46, has had amblyopia 

in his right eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/100, 

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

examination in 2014, his optometrist 

stated, ‘‘It is my opinion that Mr. 

Goehring has sufficient vision to 

perform the daily tasks required to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ 

Mr. Goehring reported that he has 

driven straight trucks for 2 years, 

accumulating 100,000 miles, and buses 

for 21 years, accumulating 1.68 million 

miles. He holds a Class B CDL from 

Pennsylvania. His driving record for the 

last 3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Dewey P. Huffman 

Mr. Huffman, 61, has complete loss of 

vision in his right eye due to a traumatic 

incident in 1971. The visual acuity in 

his right eye is no light perception, and 

in his left eye, 20/20. Following an 

examination in 2014, his 

ophthalmologist stated, 

‘‘Mr. Huffman has excellent ocular 

health of his only seeing eye. He has 

sufficient vision in that eye to operate 

a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Huffman 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 18 years, accumulating 

189,000 miles. He holds an operator’s 

license from Oregon. His driving record 

for the last 3 years shows no crashes and 

no convictions for moving violations in 

a CMV. 

Purvis W. Kills Enemy At Night 

Mr. Kills Enemy At Night, 48, has 

complete loss of vision in his left eye 

due to a traumatic incident in 1994. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/25, 

and in his left eye, no light perception. 

Following an examination in 2014, his 

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘I do think he 

has sufficient vision to safely perform 

driving his bus.’’ 

Mr. Kills Enemy At Night reported 

that he has driven buses for 4 years, 

accumulating 115,200 miles. He holds a 

Class B CDL from South Dakota. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Daniel M. King 

Mr. King, 39, 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 2014, his optometrist stated, ‘‘Based 

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on my examination of Mr. King’s eyes, 

I hereby certify in my medical opinion, 

Daniel King has appropriate vision to 

perform the driving tasks to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. King reported 

that he has driven straight trucks for 24 

years, accumulating 12,000 miles. He 

holds an operator’s license from 

Oklahoma. His driving record for the 

last 3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Robby K. Leith II 

Mr. Leith, 26, has had amblyopia in 

his left eye since childhood. The visual 

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

his left eye, 20/100. Following an 

examination in 2014, his optometrist 

stated, ‘‘And in my opinion he has 

sufficient vision to perform the driving 

tasks to operate a commercial vehicle.’’ 

Mr. Leith reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 4 years, accumulating 

72,000 miles. He holds an 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. 

Roger F. Love 

Mr. Love, 73, has complete loss of 

vision in his right eye due to a traumatic 

incident during childhood. The visual 

acuity in his right eye is no light 

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

Following an examination in 2014, his 

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘I certify in my 

medical opinion that Roger Love does 

have sufficient vision to perform the 

driving tasks required to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Love reported 

that he has driven straight trucks for 10 

years, accumulating 100,000 miles, and 

tractor-trailer combinations for 50 years, 

accumulating 1 million miles. He holds 

a Class A CDL from Minnesota. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and 1 conviction for a 

moving violation in a CMV; he exceeded 

the speed limit by 5 mph. 

Gary G. Medeiros II 

Mr. Medeiros, 48, has had amblyopia 

in his right eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/80, 

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

examination in 2014, his optometrist 

stated, ‘‘Mr. Medeiros’ vision is stable. 

He has more than adequate vision to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ 

Mr. Medeiros reported that he has 

driven straight trucks for 30 years, 

accumulating 4.2 million miles and 

tractor-trailer combinations for 30 years, 

accumulating 3.72 million miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL from Idaho. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Michael J. Monroe 

Mr. Monroe, 67, has a prosthetic left 

eye due to a traumatic incident in 1969. 

The visual acuity in his right eye is 

20/15, and in his left eye, no light 

perception. Following an examination 

in 2014, his ophthalmologist stated, 

‘‘Patient’s vision is stable in his only 

eye, the right eye, at better than 20/20. 

Recommend driving privileges for 

commercial driving [sic] license.’’ 

Mr. Monroe reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 32 years, 

accumulating 16,000 miles and buses 

for 1 month, accumulating 4,320 miles. 

He holds a Class A CDL from Iowa. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Eugene F. Napieralski 

Mr. Napieralski, 50, has a corneal scar 

in his left eye due to a traumatic 

incident in childhood. The visual acuity 

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

eye, no light perception. Following an 

examination in 2014, his optometrist 

stated, ‘‘It is my opinion that he has 

proven over the past twenty years of 

accident free [sic] driving that he has 

sufficient vision to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Napieralski 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 29 years, accumulating 

522,000 miles. He holds a Class B CDL 

from Minnesota. His driving record for 

the last 3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Benjamin Riegelman 

Mr. Riegelman, 52, has had refractive 

amblyopia in his left eye since 

childhood. The visual acuity in his right 

eye is 20/20, and in his left eye, 20/400. 

Following an examination in 2014, his 

optometrist stated, ‘‘Vision is sufficient 

to perform driving tasks required to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ 

Mr. Riegelman reported that he has 

driven straight trucks for 27 years, 

accumulating 270,000 miles. He holds a 

Class B CDL from New Jersey. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Stephen Susino 

Mr. Susino, 57, has had a corneal 

transplant in his right eye since 1991. 

The visual acuity in his right eye is 

hand motion, and in his left eye, 20/20. 

Following an examination in 2014, his 

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘It is my 

medical opinion that his vision is 

sufficient to perform the required 

driving tasks to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ 

Mr. Susino reported that he has 

driven straight trucks for 22 years, 

accumulating 374,000 miles. He holds 

an operator’s license from New Jersey. 

His driving record for the last 3 years 

shows 1 crash, for which he was not 

cited and to which he did not 

contribute, and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

III. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

FMCSA encourages you to participate 

by submitting comments and related 

materials. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice, 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 the Agency can contact you if it has 

questions regarding your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and put the 

docket number FMCSA–2014–0297 in 

the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and click ‘‘Search. 

When the new screen appears, click on 

‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type your 

comment into the text box in 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, selfaddressed postcard or envelope. 

FMCSA will consider all comments 

and material received during the 

comment period and may change this 

notice based on your comments. 

Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and insert 

the docket number FMCSA–2014–0297 

in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box and click 

‘‘Search.’’ Next, click ‘‘Open Docket 

Folder’’ button and choose the 

document listed to review. If you do not 

have access to the Internet, you may 

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view the docket online by visiting the 

Docket Management Facility in Room 

W12–140 on the ground floor of the 

DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Issued on: October 10, 2014. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25126 Filed 10–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0307] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Diabetes Mellitus 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA). 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemptions request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 32 individuals for 

exemption from the prohibition against 

persons with insulin-treated diabetes 

mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial 

motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate 

commerce. If granted, the exemptions 

would enable these individuals with 

ITDM to operate CMVs in interstate 

commerce. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 21, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA– 

2014–0307 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. 

Instructions: Each submission must 

include the Agency name and the 

docket numbers for this notice. Note 

that all comments received will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading below for 

further information. 

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 Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) published 

in the Federal Register on January 17, 

2008 (73 FR 3316). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elaine M. Papp, R.N., Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, (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: 

I. Background 

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

FMCSA may grant an exemption from 

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations 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.’’ The 

statute also allows the Agency to renew 

exemptions at the end of the 2-year 

period. The 32 individuals listed in this 

notice have recently requested such an 

exemption from the diabetes prohibition 

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(3), 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. 

II. Qualifications of Applicants 

Jeffrey S. Argabright 

Mr. Argabright, 44, has had ITDM 

since 1999. His endocrinologist 

examined him in 2014 and certified that 

he has had no severe hypoglycemic 

reactions resulting in loss of 

consciousness, requiring the assistance 

of another person, or resulting in 

impaired cognitive function that 

occurred without warning in the past 12 

months and no recurrent (2 or more) 

severe hypoglycemic episodes in the 

last 5 years. His endocrinologist certifies 

that Mr. Argabright understands 

diabetes management and monitoring, 

has stable control of his diabetes using 

insulin, and is able to drive a CMV 

safely. Mr. Argabright meets the 

requirements of the vision standard at 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). His 

ophthalmologist examined him in 2014 

and certified that he has stable 

nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy. 

He holds a Class A CDL from Ohio. 

Darrell G. Brave 

Mr. Brave, 63, has had ITDM since 

2005. His endocrinologist examined him 

in 2014 and certified that he has had no 

severe hypoglycemic reactions resulting 

in loss of consciousness, requiring the 

assistance of another person, or 

resulting in impaired cognitive function 

that occurred without warning in the 

past 12 months and no recurrent (2 or 

more) severe hypoglycemic episodes in 

the last 5 years. His endocrinologist 

certifies that Mr. Brave understands 

diabetes management and monitoring, 

has stable control of his diabetes using 

insulin, and is able to drive a CMV 

safely. Mr. Brave meets the 

requirements of the vision standard at 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). His optometrist 

examined him in 2014 and certified that 

he does not have diabetic retinopathy. 

He holds a Class A CDL from 

Washington. 

Domingo Cantu 

Mr. Cantu, 64, has had ITDM since 

2009. His endocrinologist examined him 

in 2014 and certified that he has had no 

severe hypoglycemic reactions resulting 

in loss of consciousness, requiring the 

assistance of another person, or 

resulting in impaired cognitive function 

that occurred without warning in the 

past 12 months and no recurrent (2 or 

more) severe hypoglycemic episodes in 

the last 5 years. His endocrinologist 

certifies that Mr. Cantu understands 

diabetes management and monitoring, 

has stable control of his diabetes using 

insulin, and is able to drive a CMV 

safely. Mr. Cantu meets the 

requirements of the vision standard at 

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