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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 November 

7, 2014, Federal Register notice and 

they will not be repeated in this notice. 

III. Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received one comment in this 

proceeding. The comment is discussed 

below. 

Erik Lane stated that he wanted the 

exemption process to move faster as he 

has been unable to work. 

IV. 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. 

V. 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. 

VI. Conclusion 

Based upon its evaluation of the 52 

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)): 

Travis L. Beck (OH) 

Corey C. Bennett (MS) 

Richard C. Bennett (MA) 

Nicholas J. Borelli (NJ) 

Bobby L. Brown (MO) 

Elvis P. Butler (TN) 

John H. Butler (OH) 

Michael E. Calvert (TX) 

Keith J. Cole (WI) 

Kevin E. Conti (OH) 

Marsh L. Daggett (TX) 

Daniel D. Eisenbise (OK) 

Callie W. Freeman (NC) 

Brandy D. Green (OK) 

Chad E. Hales (UT) 

Dennis L. Hooyman (WI) 

Lorenza K. Jefferson (VA) 

Edward Johnson (TN) 

William O. Johnson, Jr. (IN) 

Michael E. Kroll (WI) 

Thomas J. LaPointe (MA) 

Matthew A. Lind (PA) 

Cynthia A. Martindale (UT) 

Isolina Matos (NJ) 

Rex D. McManaway (IL) 

Steven A. Metternick (MI) 

Daniel P. Miller (PA) 

James K. Ollerich (SD) 

Scott B. Olson (ND) 

Raymond E. Pawloski (MI) 

Rodney D. Pedersen (MN) 

Loren A. Pingel (CO) 

Douglas S. Pitcher (NY) 

John E. Pringle (WA) 

Terrence A. Proctor (MD) 

Salvador Ramirez, Jr. (IL) 

Heber E. Rodriguez (VA) 

Ethan T. Roy (OH) 

Emily J. Runde (WA) 

Jerome E. Schwarz (KS) 

Lukas N. Skutnik (NE) 

Daniel C. Sliman (OH) 

Jeffrey A. Sturgill (OH) 

Maurice S. Styles (MN) 

Steven M. Theys (WI) 

Richard J. Thomas (IN) 

Kevin E. Tucker (WV) 

Robert Vassallo (NY) 

Clifford L. White (KS) 

Jason L. Woody (KS) 

John A. Yarde (IL) 

Wesley B. Yokum (PA) 

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: January 8, 2015. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00609 Filed 1–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB 1122X] 

Ouachita Railroad, Inc.—Abandonment 

Exemption—in Union County, Ark., and 

Union Parish, La. 

Ouachita Railroad, Inc. (Ouachita) has 

filed a verified notice of exemption 

under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F– 

Exempt Abandonments to abandon an 

approximately 13.4-mile line of railroad 

between milepost 112, near Junction 

City, in Union County, Ark., and 

milepost 125.4, near Lillie, in Union 

Parish, La. (the Line). The Line traverses 

United States Postal Service Zip Codes 

71749 and 71256. 

Ouachita has certified that (1) no local 

traffic has moved over the Line for at 

least two years; (2) the line is stubended and not capable of handling 

overhead traffic; (3) no formal complaint 

filed by a user of rail service on the Line 

(or by a state or local government entity 

acting on behalf of such user) regarding 

cessation of service over the Line is 

pending with the Surface 

Transportation Board (Board) or with 

any U.S. District Court or has been 

decided in favor of a complainant 

within the two-year period; and (4) the 

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c) 

(environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11 

(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 

(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental 

agencies) have been met. 


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1The Board will grant a stay if an informed 

decision on environmental issues (whether raised 

by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental 

Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation) 

cannot be made before the exemption’s effective 

date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 

I.C.C. 2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should 

be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may 

take appropriate action before the exemption’s 

effective date. 

2Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 

fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(25). 

1The Board will grant a stay if an informed 

decision on environmental issues (whether raised 

by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental 

Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation) 

cannot be made before the exemption’s effective 

date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 

I.C.C. 2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should 

be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may 

take appropriate action before the exemption’s 

effective date. 

2Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 

fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(25). 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee adversely affected by the 

abandonment shall be protected under 

Oregon Short Line Railroad— 

Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch 

Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & 

Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 

91 (1979). To address whether this 

condition adequately protects affected 

employees, a petition for partial 

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

must be filed. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) has been received, this 

exemption will be effective on February 

18, 2015, unless stayed pending 

reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do 

not involve environmental issues,1

formal expressions of intent to file an 

OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and 

interim trail use/rail banking requests 

under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by 

January 26, 2015. Petitions to reopen or 

requests for public use conditions under 

49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by 

February 5, 2015, with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. 

A copy of any petition filed with the 

Board should be sent to Ouachita’s 

representative: Richard H. Streeter, 5255 

Partridge Lane NW., Washington, DC 

20016. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

Ouachita has filed a combined 

environmental and historic report that 

addresses the effects, if any, of the 

abandonment on the environment and 

historic resources. OEA will issue an 

environmental assessment (EA) by 

January 23, 2015. Interested persons 

may obtain a copy of the EA by writing 

to OEA (Room 1100, Surface 

Transportation Board, Washington, DC 

20423–0001) or by calling OEA at (202) 

245–0305. Assistance for the hearing 

impaired is available through the 

Federal Information Relay Service at 

(800) 877–8339. Comments on 

environmental and historic preservation 

matters must be filed within 15 days 

after the EA becomes available to the 

public. 

Environmental, historic preservation, 

public use, or interim trail use/rail 

banking conditions will be imposed, 

where appropriate, in a subsequent 

decision. 

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 

1152.29(e)(2), Ouachita shall file a 

notice of consummation with the Board 

to signify that it has exercised the 

authority granted and fully abandoned 

the Line. If consummation has not been 

effected by Ouachita’s filing of a notice 

of consummation by January 16, 2016, 

and there are no legal or regulatory 

barriers to consummation, the authority 

to abandon will automatically expire. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

‘‘www.stb.dot.gov.’’ 

Decided: January 13, 2015. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Brendetta S. Jones, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00595 Filed 1–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 367X)] 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company— 

Abandonment Exemption—in Erie 

County, N.Y. 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company 

(NSR) has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR part 1152, 

subpart F–Exempt Abandonments to 

abandon approximately 1.60 miles of 

railroad line in Erie County, N.Y. (the 

Line). The Line extends between 

milepost VK 3.90 (near Scrivner Drive) 

and milepost VK 5.50 (near Indian 

Church Road) and traverses United 

States Postal Service Zip Codes 14224 

and 14227. 

NSR has certified that: (1) No local 

traffic has moved over the Line for at 

least two years; (2) no overhead traffic 

has moved over the Line for at least two 

years, and overhead traffic, if there were 

any, could be rerouted over other lines; 

(3) no formal complaint filed by a user 

of rail service on the Line (or by a state 

or local government entity acting on 

behalf of such user) regarding cessation 

of service over the Line either is 

pending with the Surface 

Transportation Board (Board) or with 

any U.S. District Court or has been 

decided in favor of complainant within 

the two-year period; and (4) the 

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c) 

(environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11 

(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 

(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental 

agencies) have been met. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee adversely affected by the 

abandonment shall be protected under 

Oregon Short Line Railroad— 

Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch 

Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & 

Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 

91 (1979). To address whether this 

condition adequately protects affected 

employees, a petition for partial 

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

must be filed. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) has been received, this 

exemption will be effective on February 

12, 2015, unless stayed pending 

reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do 

not involve environmental issues,1

formal expressions of intent to file an 

OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and 

interim trail use/rail banking requests 

under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by 

January 23, 2015. Petitions to reopen or 

requests for public use conditions under 

49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by 

February 2, 2015, with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. 

A copy of any petition filed with the 

Board should be sent to NSR’s 

representative: William A. Mullins, 

Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 

20037. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

NSR has filed a combined 

environmental and historic report that 

address the effects, if any, of the 

abandonment on the environment and 

historic resources. OEA will issue an 

environmental assessment (EA) by 

January 16, 2015. Interested persons 

may obtain a copy of the EA by writing 

to OEA (Room 1100, Surface 

Transportation Board, Washington, DC 

20423–0001) or by calling OEA at (202) 

245–0305. Assistance for the hearing 

impaired is available through the 

Federal Information Relay Service at 

(800) 877–8339. Comments on 

environmental and historic preservation 


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