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Issued on: November 14, 2014. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27743 Filed 11–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0298] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemptions, request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 34 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. If granted, the 

exemptions would enable these 

individuals to operate commercial 

motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate 

commerce without meeting the 

prescribed vision requirement in one 

eye. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 24, 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– 

2014–0298 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 34 

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 

Peter H. Bailey 

Mr. Bailey, 56, has had a prosthetic in 

his left eye since 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 

professional opinion that Peter Bailey 

has sufficient vision to perform the 

driving tasks required to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Bailey 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 5 years, accumulating 28,750 

miles, and tractor-trailer combinations 

for 33 years, accumulating 1.73 million 

miles. He holds a Class CA CDL from 

Michigan. His driving record for the last 

3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Dewey E. Ballard Jr. 

Mr. Ballard, 54, has had amblyopia in 

his right eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/200, 

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

examination in 2014, his optometrist 

stated that, in his medical opinion, Mr. 

Ballard has sufficient vision to perform 

the driving tasks required to operate a 

commercial vehicle. Mr. Ballard 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 15 years, accumulating 60,000 

miles. He holds an operator’s license 

from South Carolina. His driving record 

for the last 3 years shows no crashes and 

no convictions for moving violations in 

a CMV. 

Steven M. Claney 

Mr. Claney, 49, has complete loss of 

vision 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, ‘‘I feel Steven M [sic] Claney has 

the visual abilities to continue operating 

a commercial motor vehicle in interstate 

commerce because the visual loss in his 

left eye occurred in 1978 and he has 

been safely operating a commercial 

vehicle for more than 3 years.’’ Mr. 

Claney reported that he has driven 

tractor-trailer combinations for 7 years, 

accumulating 105,000 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. 

Thurman T. Clayton, Jr. 

Mr. Clayton, 44, has had amblyopia in 

his right eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/200, 

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

examination in 2014, his optometrist 


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stated, ‘‘In my professional opinion, I 

confidently believe that Thurman 

Clayton can safely operate a commercial 

motor vehicle despite his Amblyopia 

[sic].’’ Mr. Clayton reported that he has 

driven straight trucks for 19 years, 

accumulating 138,320 miles. He holds a 

chauffer’s license from Louisiana. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Tig G. Cornell 

Mr. Cornell, 40, has had amblyopia in 

his right eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/80, 

and in his left eye, 20/15. Following an 

examination in 2014, his 

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion, Mr. Cornell has more than 

sufficient vision to perform the driving 

tasks required to operate a commercial 

vehicle without any type of correction.’’ 

Mr. Cornell reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 12 years, 

accumulating 120,000 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. 

Kevin R. Cowger 

Mr. Cowger, 47, has optic atrophy in 

his left eye due to a traumatic incident 

in 2010. 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, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion this patient has sufficient vision 

to perform driving tasks required to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

Cowger reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 4 years, accumulating 

152,000 miles, and tractor-trailer 

combinations for 7 years, accumulating 

266,000 miles. He holds a Class AM 

CDL from Wyoming. His driving record 

for the last 3 years shows no crashes and 

no convictions for moving violations in 

a CMV. 

Jon R. Davidson 

Mr. Davidson, 53, has complete loss 

of vision in his right eye due to a 

traumatic incident in childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is hand 

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

Following an examination in 2014, his 

optometrist stated, ‘‘I do feel Mr. 

Davidson has sufficient vision to 

perform the driving tasks required to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

Davidson reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 37 years, 

accumulating 555,000 miles, and 

tractor-trailer combinations for 37 years, 

accumulating 740,000 miles. He holds 

an operator’s license from Colorado. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

David R. Demura 

Mr. Demura, 45, has had amblyopia in 

his left eye since childhood. The visual 

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

his left eye, 20/60. Following an 

examination in 2014, his optometrist 

stated, ‘‘Amblyopia, OS—Condition is 

permanent and unchanged since pt [sic] 

was young child, therefore does not 

affect him in the course of his daily life 

or job requirements. I see no reason why 

Mr [sic] Demura cannot continue 

opperating [sic] commercial vehicles 

with his commercial license that he has 

had until now since nothing found 

today is recent in any way.’’ Mr. Demura 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 20 years, accumulating one 

million miles. He holds a Class AM CDL 

from Texas. His driving record for the 

last 3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Edwin T. Donaldson 

Mr. Donaldson, 43, has had complete 

loss of vision in his right eye since 

childhood. The visual acuity in his right 

eye is counting fingers, and in his left 

eye, 20/20. Following an examination in 

2014, his optometrist stated, ‘‘It is my 

opinion that the visual loss in his right 

eye will have minimal, if any, impact on 

his ability to safely operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Donaldson 

reported that he has driven buses for 6 

years, accumulating 3,000 miles. He 

holds a Class BM CDL from 

Pennsylvania. His driving record for the 

last 3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

William W. R. Dunn 

Mr. Dunn, 57, has complete loss of 

vision in his left eye due to a traumatic 

incident in 1980. 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, ‘‘My opinion is that Mr. Dunn 

has sufficient vision to operate a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Dunn 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 10 years, accumulating 

275,000 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. 

Larry E. Emanuel, Jr. 

Mr. Emanuel, 44, has retinal damage 

in his left eye due to a traumatic 

incident in 2003. The visual acuity in 

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

light perception. Following an 

examination in 2014, his optometrist 

stated, ‘‘Patient has good central and 

peripheral. Vision is good for driving 

C.V. [sic].’’ Mr. Emanuel reported that 

he has driven straight trucks for 3 years, 

accumulating 259,200 miles, tractortrailer combinations for 2 years, 

accumulating 148,800 miles, and buses 

for 4 years, accumulating 216,000 miles. 

He holds a Class B CDL from Florida. 

His driving record for the last 3 years 

shows one crash, to which he did 

contribute and for which he was cited, 

and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

Barbara A. Evans 

Ms. Evans, 52, has had amblyopia in 

her right eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in her right eye is 20/300, 

and in her left eye, 20/15. Following an 

examination in 2014, her optometrist 

stated, ‘‘Barbara Evans has sufficient 

vision to perform the driving test [sic] 

required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Ms. Evans reported that she 

has driven buses for 23 years, 

accumulating 575,000 miles. She holds 

a Class B MC CDL from New 

Hampshire. Her driving record for the 

last 3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Russell J. Fisher 

Mr. Fisher, 42, has had strabismic 

amblyopia with esotropia in his right 

eye since childhood. The visual acuity 

in his right eye is counting fingers, and 

in his left eye, 20/20. Following an 

examination in 2014, his optometrist 

stated, ‘‘In my professional opinion Mr. 

Russell Fisher has sufficient vision to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

Fisher reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 10 years, 

accumulating 300,000 miles, and 

tractor-trailer combinations for 10 years, 

accumulating 5,000 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from Montana. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

Timothy J. Fisher 

Mr. Fisher, 45, has had strabismic 

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, ‘‘In my professional 

medical opinion, Mr. Fisher has 

sufficient vision to perform the driving 

tasks required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Fisher reported that he has 

driven straight trucks for 23 years, 

accumulating 115,000 miles, and 

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accumulating 1.31 million miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL from Florida. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Bradley J. Gaspard 

Mr. Gaspard, 62, has had amblyopia 

in his left eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/25, 

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

examination in 2014, his 

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘I think he has 

sufficient vision to perform driving 

tasks required to operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Gaspard reported that he 

has driven straight trucks for 3 years, 

accumulating 18,750 miles. He holds a 

chauffer’s license from Louisiana. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Perry D. Hamilton 

Mr. Hamilton, 63, has had a corneal 

scar and rubiosis iridis in his left eye 

since 2009. 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, ‘‘The right eye has sufficient 

vision to operate a commercial vehicle.’’ 

Mr. Hamilton reported that he has 

driven straight trucks for 40 years, 

accumulating 600,000 miles, and 

tractor-trailer combinations for 4.5 

years, accumulating 94,500 miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL from Tennessee. 

His driving record for the last 3 years 

shows no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Jerome A. Henderson 

Mr. Henderson, 48, has a macular scar 

in his left eye due to a traumatic 

incident in 1985. 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 

sufficient for CMV driving tasks.’’ Mr. 

Henderson reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 5 years, accumulating 

104,000 miles, and tractor-trailer 

combinations for 15 years, accumulating 

312,000 miles. He holds a Class A CDL 

from Virginia. His driving record for the 

last 3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

William A. Hill III 

Mr. Hill, 50, has had strabismic 

amblyopia in his left eye since birth. 

The visual acuity in his right eye is 

20/20, and in his left eye, 20/60. 

Following an examination in 2014, his 

optometrist stated, ‘‘In my professional 

opinion, Mr. Hill’s vision will not affect 

his ability to safely drive a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Hill reported that he has 

driven straight trucks for 20 years, 

accumulating 150,720 miles. He holds 

an operator’s license from Ohio. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

James C. Jankowski 

Mr. Jankowski, 71, has had amblyopia 

and a cataract 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 

ophthalmologist stated that, in his 

medical opinion, Mr. Jankowski has 

sufficient vision to operate a 

commercial motor vehicle. Mr. 

Jankowski reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 5 years, accumulating 

5,000 miles, and tractor-trailer 

combinations for 17 years, accumulating 

1.62 million miles. He holds a Class 

ABCD CDL from Wisconsin. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

Glen L. Joens 

Mr. Joens, 73, has had amblyopia in 

his left eye since childhood. The visual 

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

his left eye, hand motion. Following an 

examination in 2014, his optometrist 

stated, ‘‘He has sufficient vision to 

successfully operate a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Joens reported that he has 

driven straight trucks for 25 years, 

accumulating 250,000 miles, and 

tractor-trailer combinations for 25 years, 

accumulating 750,000 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. 

Phillip V. King 

Mr. King, 55, has had amblyopia in 

his right eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/200, 

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

examination in 2014, his 

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘He has normal 

color vision and he has sufficient vision 

to perform his driving tasks required for 

his commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. King 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for 32 years, accumulating 

384,000 miles. He holds an operator’s 

license from Kentucky. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

Keith C. Lendt 

Mr. Lendt, 39, has had a macular scar 

in his right eye since 1994. The visual 

acuity in his right eye is 20/400, and in 

his left eye, 20/20. Following an 

examination in 2014, his optometrist 

stated, ‘‘The visual deficiency present is 

macular scarring in the right eye . . . In 

my opinion, Mr. Lendt can safety [sic] 

perform driving tasks required to 

operate a commercial motor vehicle.’’ 

Mr. Lendt reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 15 years, 

accumulating 375,000 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. 

Daniel E. Manchester 

Mr. Manchester, 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 that, in his opinion, 

Mr. Manchester has sufficient vision to 

operate a commercial motor vehicle. Mr. 

Manchester reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 2 years, accumulating 

20,000 miles, and tractor-trailer 

combinations for 19 years, accumulating 

1.67 million miles. He holds a Class A 

CDL from Georgia. His driving record 

for the last 3 years shows no crashes and 

one conviction for a moving violation in 

a CMV; he exceeded the speed limit by 

10 miles per hour. 

Richard B. McMaster 

Mr. McMaster, 67, has complete loss 

of vision in his right eye due to a 

traumatic incident in 1980. The visual 

acuity in his right eye is no light 

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

Following an examination in 2014, his 

optometrist stated, ‘‘Based on today’s 

findings, 09.19.2014, Mr. Richard 

McMaster displayed sufficient visual 

ability to operate a commercial vehicle.’’ 

Mr. McMaster reported that he has 

driven tractor-trailer combinations for 

25 years, accumulating 2.5 million 

miles. He holds a Class A CDL from 

Arkansas. His driving record for the last 

3 years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Joseph McTear Jr. 

Mr. McTear, 55, has had a macular 

scar in his right eye due to a traumatic 

incident in childhood. The visual acuity 

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

eye, 20/20. Following an examination in 

2014, his optometrist stated, ‘‘Mr. 

McTear’s visual deficiency is a long 

standing [sic] childhood injury, and I do 

not think that this trauma has an impact 

on his ability to drive a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. McTear reported that he 

has driven tractor-trailer combinations 

for 12 years, accumulating 312,000 

miles. He holds a Class A CDL from 


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Texas. His driving record for the last 3 

years shows no crashes and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Martin Montan ̃ ez 

Mr. Montan ̃ ez, 48, has had amblyopia 

in his right eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/70, 

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

examination in 2014, his optometrist 

stated, ‘‘Patient has sufficient vision to 

perform the driving tasks required to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

Montan ̃ ez reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 3 years, accumulating 

15,000 miles. He holds an operator’s 

license from Illinois. His driving record 

for the last 3 years shows no crashes and 

no convictions for moving violations in 

a CMV. 

Lee A. Mosier 

Mr. Mosier, 58, has had ischemic 

optic neuropathy in his left eye since 

2010. The visual acuity in his right eye 

is 20/15, and in his left eye, 20/400. 

Following an examination in 2014, his 

optometrist stated, ‘‘He developed 

Ischemic optic neuropathy in the left 

eye in October of 2010 . . . I feel Lee 

is very safe in driving a commercial 

vehicle.’’ Mr. Mosier reported that he 

has driven straight trucks for 4 years, 

accumulating 96,000 miles, and tractortrailer combinations for 30 years, 

accumulating 3.3 million miles. He 

holds a Class A CDL from Iowa. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

1 crash, to which he did not contribute 

and for which he was not cited, and no 

convictions for moving violations in a 

CMV. 

Timothy L. O’Neill 

Mr. O’Neill, 56, has had refractive 

amblyopia in his left eye since birth. 

The visual acuity in his right eye is 20/ 

20, and in his left eye, hand motion. 

Following an examination in 2014, his 

optometrist stated, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion, patient has sufficient vision to 

perform the driving tasks required to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

O’Neill reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 25 years, 

accumulating 112,500 miles, and 

tractor-trailer combinations for 20 years, 

accumulating 250,000 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from New York. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

John W. Randels 

Mr. Randels, 61, has had a prosthetic 

left eye since 1986. 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, ‘‘I believe that Mr. Randels’ [sic] 

visual condition is stable and and [sic] 

sufficient to perform his driving tasks 

for commercial vehicle [sic].’’ 

Mr. Randels reported that he has 

driven straight trucks for 35 years, 

accumulating 700,000 miles. He holds 

an operator’s license from Colorado. His 

driving record for the last 3 years shows 

no crashes and no convictions for 

moving violations in a CMV. 

Carl W. Russell 

Mr. Russell, 60, 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, ‘‘I believe Mr. Russell has 

sufficient vision to operate a 

commercial vehicle but should utilize 

the appropriate outside rear view 

mirrors.’’ Mr. Russell reported that he 

has driven tractor-trailer combinations 

for 20 years, accumulating three million 

miles. He holds an operator’s license 

from Oklahoma. His driving record for 

the last 3 years shows no crashes and 

one conviction for a moving violation in 

a CMV; he exceeded the speed limit. 

Valnei L. Santos 

Mr. Santos, 65, 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, light 

perception. Following an examination 

in 2014, his ophthalmologist stated, 

‘‘My findings, he has sufficient vision to 

perform the driving tasks required to 

operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. 

Santos reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 33 years, 

accumulating 693,000 miles, and 

tractor-trailer combinations for 23 years, 

accumulating 92,000 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from Florida. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes and no convictions for moving 

violations in a CMV. 

Thomas L. Stanaway 

Mr. Stanaway, 65, has had amblyopia 

in his left eye since childhood. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/20, 

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

examination in 2014, his 

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion if he has had this condition for 

his entire life and as he says, has safely 

and effectively operated commercial 

vehicles in the past: I feel he displays 

sufficient vision to perform the driving 

tasks associated with operating a 

commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Stanaway 

reported that he has driven straight 

trucks for three months, accumulating 

3,000 miles, and tractor-trailer 

combinations for 40 years, accumulating 

four million miles. He holds a Class CA 

CDL from Michigan. His driving record 

for the last 3 years shows no crashes and 

no convictions for moving violations in 

a CMV. 

Daniel R. Thompson 

Mr. Thompson, 67, has had vision 

loss in his left eye since birth. The 

visual acuity in his right eye is 20/20, 

and in his left eye, counting fingers. 

Following an examination in 2014, his 

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘His left eye has 

finger counting vision . . . According to 

the patient’s history, he has been 

driving a commercial vehicle without 

incident. I would assume that since 

nothing is changing, he can continue to 

do his present occupation.’’ Mr. 

Thompson reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 22 years, 

accumulating 132,000 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. 

Luther W. Wieder, Jr. 

Mr. Wieder, 55, has complete loss of 

vision in his right eye due to a traumatic 

incident in 2001. The visual acuity in 

his right eye is light perception, and in 

his left eye, 20/15. Following an 

examination in 2014, his 

ophthalmologist stated, ‘‘In my medical 

opinion, the patient has sufficient vision 

to perform the driving tasks required to 

safely operate a commercial vehicle.’’ 

Mr. Wieder reported that he has driven 

straight trucks for 32 years, 

accumulating 192,000 miles, and 

tractor-trailer combinations for 32 years, 

accumulating 96,000 miles. He holds a 

Class A CDL from Maine. His driving 

record for the last 3 years shows no 

crashes 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 

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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 

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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 226 / Monday, November 24, 2014 / Notices 69989 

1This action adopted as final rules the interim 

final rules issued by FMCSA’s predecessor in 1998 

(63 FR 67600 (Dec. 8, 2008)), and adopted by 

FMCSA in 2001 [66 FR 49867 (Oct. 1, 2001)]. 

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–2014–0298 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–2014–0298 

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 

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: November 17, 2014. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27747 Filed 11–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0105] 

Qualification of Drivers; Application for 

Exemptions; Hearing 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that 10 

individuals have applied for a medical 

exemption from the hearing requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs). In accordance 

with the statutory requirements 

concerning applications for exemptions, 

FMCSA requests public comments on 

these requests. The statute and 

implementing regulations concerning 

exemptions require that exemptions 

must provide an equivalent or greater 

level of safety than if they were not 

granted. If the Agency determines the 

exemptions would satisfy the statutory 

requirements and decides to grant 

theses requests after reviewing the 

public comments submitted in response 

to this notice, the exemptions would 

enable 10 individuals to operate CMVs 

in interstate commerce. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 24, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA– 

2014–0105 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., ET, 

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., ET, 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 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: 

Elaine M. Papp, Chief 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 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration has authority to grant 

exemptions from many of the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 

(FMCSRs) under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 

31136(e), as amended by Section 4007 

of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

21st Century (TEA–21) (Pub. L. 105– 

178, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 107, 401). 

FMCSA has published in 49 CFR part 

381, subpart C final rules implementing 

the statutory changes in its exemption 

procedures made by section 4007, 69 FR 

51589 (August 20, 2004).1 Under the 

rules in part 381, subpart C, FMCSA 

must publish a notice of each exemption 

request in the Federal Register. The 

Agency must provide the public with an 

opportunity to inspect the information 

relevant to the application, including 

any safety analyses that have been 

conducted and any research reports, 

technical papers and other publications 

referenced in the application. The 

Agency must also provide an 

opportunity to submit public comment 

on the applications for exemption. 

The Agency reviews the safety 

analyses and the public comments and 

determines whether granting the 

exemption would likely achieve a level 

of safety equivalent to or greater than 

the level that would be achieved 

without the exemption. The decision of 

the Agency must be published in the 

Federal Register. If the Agency denies 

the request, it must state the reason for 

doing so. If the decision is to grant the 

exemption, the notice must specify the 

person or class of persons receiving the 


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