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houses, will be available in a project 

coordination plan on the study Web 

site. All public meetings related to the 

study will be held in locations 

accessible to persons with disabilities. 

Any person who requires special 

assistance, such as a language 

interpreter, should contact the 

Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study: Tier 1 

NEPA Team at (410) 537–5650 or via 

email at info@baycrossingstudy.com at 

least 48 hours before the open house or 

meeting. 

Letters inviting agencies to be 

cooperating or participating in the 

environmental review process are being 

sent to those agencies that have 

jurisdiction or may have an interest in 

the Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study: 

Tier 1 NEPA. FHWA and MDTA will 

notify cooperating and participating 

agencies of a separate agency scoping 

meeting to be held October 25, 2017, in 

Annapolis, Maryland. 

Written comments or questions on the 

scope of the Tier 1 EIS should be mailed 

to the Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study: 

Tier 1 NEPA, c/o Ms. Melissa Williams, 

Director, Division of Planning & 

Program Development, Maryland 

Transportation Authority, 2310 

Broening Highway, Baltimore, MD 

21224; sent via email to mwilliams9@

mdta.state.md.us; or submitted on the 

study Web site 

(www.baycrossingstudy.com). 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Research, 

Planning and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Issued on: October 2, 2017. 

Gregory Murrill, 

Division Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, Baltimore, Maryland. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21916 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2009–0155; FMCSA– 

2011–0125; FMCSA–2011–0144; FMCSA– 

2011–0145; FMCSA–2013–0019; FMCSA– 

2013–0181; FMCSA–2015–0062; FMCSA– 

2015–0063] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Diabetes 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew exemptions for 127 

individuals from its prohibition in the 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) against persons 

with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus 

(ITDM) from operating commercial 

motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate 

commerce. The exemptions enable these 

individuals with ITDM to continue to 

operate CMVs in interstate commerce. 

DATES: Each group of renewed 

exemptions were applicable on the 

dates stated in the discussions below 

and will expire on the dates stated in 

the discussions below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, 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 5:30 

p.m., e.t., 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. Electronic Access 

You may see all the comments online 

through the Federal Document 

Management System (FDMS) at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http//

www.regulations.gov and/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., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

rulemaking process. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, 

as described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy. 

II. Background 

On July 27, 2017, FMCSA published 

a notice announcing its decision to 

renew exemptions for 127 individuals 

from the insulin-treated diabetes 

mellitus prohibition in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(3) to operate a CMV in 

interstate commerce and requested 

comments from the public (82 FR 

35029). The public comment period 

ended on August 28, 2017, and one 

comment was received. 

As stated in the previous notice, 

FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility of 

these applicants and determined that 

renewing these exemptions would 

achieve a level of safety equivalent to or 

greater than the level that would be 

achieved by complying with the current 

regulation 49 CFR 391.41(b)(3). 

The physical qualification standard 

for drivers regarding diabetes found in 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(3) states that a person 

is physically qualified to drive a CMV 

if that person: 

Has no established medical history or 

clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus 

currently requiring insulin for control. 

III. Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received one comment in this 

preceding. An anonymous commenter 

stated they believe the rule preventing 

drivers with ITDM operating CMVs in 

interstate commerce should be removed 

and the medical examiners should 

determine whether a driver is fit to 

operate a CMV in interstate commerce. 

On May 4, 2015, FMCSA published a 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 

(80 FR 25260) proposing changes to the 

Diabetes standard and requesting 

comments from the public. FMCSA is 

currently evaluating comments received 

and drafting a Final Rule. Information 

related to this action can be found in the 

Docket at FMCSA–2005–23151. 

IV. Conclusion 

Based upon its evaluation of the 127 

renewal exemption applications and 

comments received, FMCSA announces 

its’ decision to exempt the following 

drivers from the rule prohibiting drivers 

with ITDM from driving CMVs in 

interstate commerce in 49 CFR 

391.64(3): 

As of August 1, 2017, and in 

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

31315, the following 35 individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the rule 

prohibiting drivers with ITDM from 

driving CMVs in interstate commerce 

(80 FR 37719; 80 FR 59223): 

Adele M. Aasen (ND) 

Kyle E. Beine (WI) 

Joseph M. Blackwell (GA) 

Joseph G. Blastick (SD) 

Gary W. Boninsegna (OH) 

Billy J. Bronson (OR) 

Michael L. Campbell (NC) 

Steven C. Cornell (PA) 

Josiah L. Crestik (MN) 

Richard L. Cunningham (NE) 

Thomas M. Delasko (FL) 

William T. Eason (NC) 

Douglas J. Garrison (IA) 

Daniel W. Gregory (NC) 

Barry L. Grimes, Sr. (MD) 

Dennis J. Grimm (DE) 


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Stephen G. Helmer (NE) 

Marco K. Higgs (OR) 

Jeffrey T. Hunley (NC) 

Colin S. Jackson (WA) 

Peter E. Mizialko (NJ) 

Michael I. Moore (IN) 

Richard M. Ohland (MN) 

James D. Parrish (NC) 

Justin D. Redding (MT) 

Alex R. Rumph (MT) 

Kenneth S. Schoenberger (PA) 

Jarred E. Shawles (CA) 

Howard L. Smith (IL) 

Jeffrey S. Snyder (PA) 

Jerry L. Stevens (NE) 

Todd Stover (PA) 

Dennis P. Walker, Jr. (OH) 

Horace V. Watson (GA) 

Jeremy W. Wolfe (MO) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2015–0062. Their 

exemptions are applicable as of August 

1, 2017, and will expire on August 1, 

2019. 

As of August 3, 2017, and in 

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

31315, the following seven individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the rule 

prohibiting drivers with ITDM from 

driving CMVs in interstate commerce 

(74 FR 28097; 74 FR 38481): 

Joseph Jurewicz (CT) 

Dana N. Larsen (UT) 

Jason G. Leavitt (UT) 

Thomas M. Petee (MI) 

Jim A. Phelps (MI) 

James F. Rabideau, Jr. (NY) 

John E. Spano (MA) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2009–0155. Their 

exemptions are applicable as of August 

3, 2017, and will expire on August 3, 

2019. 

As of August 4, 2017, and in 

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

31315, the following eight individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the rule 

prohibiting drivers with ITDM from 

driving CMVs in interstate commerce 

(76 FR 34127; 76 FR 47288): 

Richard A. Bosma (IL) 

Ronnie E. Combs, Jr. (KY) 

Barbara A. Farrell (WA) 

Tony D. Gayles (KY) 

Joshua D. Kohl (IA) 

Judah A. Nell (PA) 

Peter J. Wasko, Jr. (PA) 

Alfred Zaldana (CA) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2011–0125. Their 

exemptions are applicable as of August 

4, 2017, and will expire on August 4, 

2019. 

As of August 5, 2017, and in 

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

31315, the following ten individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the rule 

prohibiting drivers with ITDM from 

driving CMVs in interstate commerce 

(76 FR 34127; 76 FR 47288): 

Justin C. Brewer (NY) 

Roger W. Carr (MD) 

Stanley D. Ingram (TN) 

Rondal W. Kennedy (KY) 

Jerry W. Miller (VA) 

Gregg O. Price (MS) 

Gary D. Pugliese (NJ) 

Jeffrey A. Radel (PA) 

Vladmir V. Tayts (PA) 

Jady R. Tengs (ID) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2011–0144. Their 

exemptions are applicable as of August 

5, 2017, and will expire on August 5, 

2019. 

As of August 15, 2017, and in 

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

31315, the following 43 individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the rule 

prohibiting drivers with ITDM from 

driving CMVs in interstate commerce 

(80 FR 41550; 80 FR 59229): 

Henry Andreoli (NH) 

Jonathan A. Boston (NY) 

James G. Bracegirdle (GA) 

Joseph C. Brewster (VA) 

Bradley R. Brown (NH) 

Annette F. Bryant (CA) 

Brian G. Carter (GA) 

Daniel B. Craig (OR) 

Sean W. Dempsey (OH) 

Patrick L. Feely (MN) 

Garry W. Garrison (WI) 

James Gennello (NJ) 

John T. Gorman (NJ) 

Joel K. Hawkins (IL) 

Gary L. Hulslander (PA) 

Daniel E. Jackowski (WI) 

John W. Johnson (TN) 

Samuel S. Johnson (WI) 

Charles A. Kelley (IA) 

Omer E. King (PA) 

Eric R. Knutson (MN) 

Bruce E. Koehn (KS) 

Douglas L. Kugler (MN) 

Andrew S. McKinney (MN) 

Douglas D. Miller (WY) 

Robert F. Perez (PA) 

Ray E. Phipps (IL) 

Bruce F. Sanderson (LA) 

Raymond Santiago (NJ) 

Travis D. Shadden (IN) 

Randy S. Steinbach (WA) 

Paul R. Thorkelson (MN) 

Michael J. Toth (PA) 

Christopher O. Trent (KS) 

Charles H. Turner (WI) 

Jesse W. Turner (MI) 

Donavan A. Van Houten (WA) 

Matt S. Volk (NE) 

Daniel M. Waldner (ND) 

Timothy L. Wilkinson (OH) 

Catherine A. Wilcox (CT) 

Kenneth P. Wing (MI) 

Timothy W. Young (PA) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2015–0063. Their 

exemptions are applicable as of August 

15, 2017, and will expire on August 15, 

2019. 

As of August 16, 2017, and in 

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

31315, the following 14 individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the rule 

prohibiting drivers with ITDM from 

driving CMVs in interstate commerce 

(78 FR 32704; 78 FR 50140): 

Herlen D. Barner (TN) 

James W. Bledsoe (AL) 

Daniel L. Bosley (KY) 

Verland G. Casper (WI) 

Kyle P. Cerra (PA) 

Raymond K. Harper (KS) 

Shane B. Henninger (IA) 

Jeffrey S. Hubbell (PA) 

Kevin T. Johnson (SD) 

Randall L. Krider (IN) 

William J. Panoch (WI) 

James E. Smith (TN) 

Kevin R. Treichel (IA) 

Thomas R. Yecker (PA) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2013–0019. Their 

exemptions are applicable as of August 

16, 2017, and will expire on August 16, 

2019. 

As of August 29, 2017, and in 

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

31315, the following nine individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the rule 

prohibiting drivers with ITDM from 

driving CMVs in interstate commerce 

(76 FR 40439; 76 FR 53707): 

Bryan K. Aaron (UT) 

Donald M. Bergman (MN) 

Ronald J. Boehm (IN) 

Vernon W. Elmore (MS) 

Michael J. Gilbert (WA) 

Andrew W. Richey (MS) 

Thomas M. Shafer (IN) 

Allen D. Stevenson (NJ) 

Oleg Tarasov (NJ) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2011–0145. Their 

exemptions are applicable as of August 

29, 2017, and will expire on August 29, 

2019. 

As of August 30, 2017, and in 

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

31315, Lloyd K. Steinkamp (WV) has 

satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the rule 

prohibiting drivers with ITDM from 

driving CMVs in interstate commerce 

(78 FR 38435; 78 FR 63294). 

The driver was included in docket 

number FMCSA–2013–0181. The 

exemption is applicable as of August 30, 


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2017, and will expire on August 30, 

2019. 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315, 

each exemption will be valid for two 

years from the applicable date 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 prior to being granted; 

or (3) continuation of the exemption 

would not be consistent with the goals 

and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 

31315. 

Issued on: October 2, 2017. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21901 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2017–0058] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Hearing 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 91 individuals for an 

exemption from the hearing requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in 

interstate commerce. If granted, the 

exemptions would enable these hard of 

hearing and deaf individuals to operate 

CMVs in interstate commerce. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 13, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA– 

2016–0004 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online 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 number(s) 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 online. 

Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

rulemaking process. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, 

as described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, 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 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET, 

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 FMCSRs for a five-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 five-year period. FMCSA grants 

exemptions from the FMCSRs for a twoyear period to align with the maximum 

duration of a driver’s medical 

certification. 

The 91 individuals listed in this 

notice have requested an exemption 

from the hearing requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(11). 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. 

The physical qualification standard 

for drivers regarding hearing found in 

49 CFR 391.41(b)(11) states that a 

person is physically qualified to drive a 

CMV if that person: 

First perceives a forced whispered voice in 

the better ear at not less than 5 feet with or 

without the use of a hearing aid or, if tested 

by use of an audiometric device, does not 

have an average hearing loss in the better ear 

greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, 

and 2,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid 

when the audiometric device is calibrated to 

American National Standard (formerly ASA 

Standard) Z24.5—1951. 

This standard was adopted in 1970 

and was revised in 1971 to allow drivers 

to be qualified under this standard 

while wearing a hearing aid, 35 FR 

6458, 6463 (April 22, 1970) and 36 FR 

12857 (July 3, 1971). 

On February 1, 2013, FMCSA 

announced in a Notice of Final 

Disposition titled, Qualification of 

Drivers; Application for Exemptions; 

National Association of the Deaf, (78 FR 

7479), its decision to grant requests from 

40 individuals for exemptions from the 

Agency’s physical qualification 

standard concerning hearing for 

interstate CMV drivers. Since the 

February 1, 2013 notice, the Agency has 

published additional notices granting 

requests from hard of hearing and deaf 

individuals for exemptions from the 

Agency’s physical qualification 

standard concerning hearing for 

interstate CMV drivers. 

II. Qualifications of Applicants 

Mario Alvarado: Mr. Alvarado, age 28, 

holds an operator’s license in California. 

Shey C. Amberson: Mr. Amberson, age 

39, holds an operator’s license in 

Florida. 

Kasseth Andrews: Mr. Andrews, age 

33, holds an operator’s license in 

Massachusetts. 

Steven Andrews: Mr. Andrews, age 

33, holds an operator’s license in 

Florida. 

Randy Bailey: Mr. Bailey, age 36, 

holds an operator’s license in New 

Jersey. 

Ivan Batista: Mr. Batista, age 36, holds 

an operator’s license in New Jersey. 

Larry G. Beeson: Mr. Beeson, age 75, 

holds a class B CDL in North Carolina. 

Deontae Blanks: Mr. Blanks, age 34, 

holds an operator’s license in Texas. 

Daryl A. Broker: Mr. Broker, age 63, 

holds a class A CDL in Minnesota. 


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