Document ID: FMCSA-2022-0047-0003
Agency: fmcsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Exemption Application: Qualification of Drivers; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders; Correction
Posted Date: 2023-04-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23725-23726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08156]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0047]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and 
Seizure Disorders; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department 
of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of final disposition; correction.

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SUMMARY: In a notice of final disposition published in the Federal 
Register on March 21, 2023, FMCSA announced its decision to exempt 15 
individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 
drivers have ``no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of 
epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of 
consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.'' The exemptions 
enable these individuals who have had one or more seizures and are 
taking anti-seizure medication to operate CMVs in interstate commerce. 
The notice was inadvertently published indicating the incorrect 
expiration date of the exemptions granted. This notice corrects that 
error.

DATES: This correction is effective March 21, 2023.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Christine A. Hydock, Chief, 
Medical Programs Division, FMCSA, DOT, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room 
W64-224, Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4001, 
[email protected]. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET, 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you have questions 
regarding viewing materials in the docket, contact Dockets Operations, 
(202) 366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 21, 2023, FMCSA published a notice 
of final disposition (88 FR 17080) with an effective date of March 21, 
2023, which FMCSA announced its decision to exempt 15 individuals from 
the requirement in the FMCSRs that interstate CMV drivers have ``no 
established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any 
other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any 
loss of ability to control a CMV.'' The exemptions enable these 
individuals who have had one or more seizures and are taking anti-
seizure medication to operate CMVs in interstate commerce. That notice 
was inadvertently published indicating the incorrect expiration date of 
the exemptions granted. Through this notice, FMCSA corrects the March 
21, 2023, notice of final disposition by indicating the correct 
expiration date of the exemptions granted.\1\
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    \1\ The published version of the original notice is included in 
the docket for this correction.
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    In FR Doc. 2023-05754 appearing on page 17080 in the Federal 
Register on March 21, 2023, the following correction is made:
    1. On page 17080, in the third column, ``The exemptions expire on 
February 28, 2023.'' is corrected to read ``The exemptions expire on 
February 28, 2025.''

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023-08156 Filed 4-17-23; 8:45 am]
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