74 FR 64 pgs. 15583-15584 - Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
Type: NOTICEVolume: 74Number: 64Pages: 15583 - 15584
FR document: [FR Doc. E9-7560 Filed 4-3-09; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
AGENCY:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of denials.
SUMMARY:
FMCSA announces its denial of 112 applications from individuals who requested an exemption from the Federal vision standard applicable to interstate truck and bus drivers and the reasons for the denials. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions granted will not compromise safety. The Agency has concluded that granting these exemptions does not provide a level of safety that will be equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety maintained without the exemptions for these commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Mary D. Gunnels, Director, 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
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption from the Federal vision standard for a renewable two-year period if it finds "such an exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be achieved absent such an exemption." The procedures for requesting an exemption are set out in 49 CFR part 381.
Accordingly, FMCSA evaluated 112 individual exemption requests on their merits and made a determination that these applicants do not satisfy the criteria eligibility or meet the terms and conditions of the Federal exemption program. Each applicant has, prior to this notice, received a letter of final disposition on his/her exemption request. Those decision letters fully outlined the basis for the denial and constitute final Agency action. The list published today summarizes the Agency's recent denials as required under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(4) by periodically publishing names and reasons for denials.
The following 14 applicants lacked sufficient driving experience during the 3-year period prior to the date of their application:
Richard L. Bilby
Phillip J. Collova
Layne Coscorrosa
Craig D. Delph
Jerry L. Gray
Daniel Hill
Matthew B. Lairamoe
James F. McMahon, Jr.
Gary R. Morgan
Dale E. Schoettmer
Jack Skaw
Edward S. Stout
Kenneth D. Summers
George R. Van Gelder
The following 11 applicants did not have any experience operating a CMV.
Joey J. Abney
Amy J. Armstrong
Anthony W. Armstrong
James Bay
John H. Beenenga
Leo M. Lampinen
Rod Mosby
Andrea R. Piatz
Litter Rivera
Sirrane Traylor
Plato Watkins
The following 22 applicants did not have 3 years of experience driving a CMV on public highways with the vision deficiency.
Dylan T. Arndt
Fred R. Ballard, Jr.
Dwight A. Bennett
Walter Crean, III
James E. Creswell
Chris Croteau
Jerold D. Endress
Alvaro Esparza
James L. Gordon
Jerry N. Greear
Semir Husnic
Edward Kimpel
Daryl C. Lenz
Robert D. Lotz
Guy E. McCraw
Eric R. Mills
Rodney Richardson
Matthew N.D. Robbins
Temistocles E. Sanchez
Thomes L. Steinbach
Glenn R. Theis
Gary E. Valentine
The following 7 applicants did not have 3 years of recent experience driving a CMV with the vision deficiency.
Leonard C. Jackson
Larry S. Keith
Oliver A. Murphy
Herbert Recore, Jr.
William Rogers
Jeffery C. Stokes
Lyndon W. Williams
The following 19 applicants did not have sufficient driving experience over the past 3 years under normal highway operating conditions.
Danny F. Ahlgren
Ronald Bishop
James W. Carpenter
Travis M. Christian
Sean Conorman
John Doyle
Herman Froehle
Steven H. Harris
Jason L. Hoovan
Jeffrey D. Huckle
Ronald L. Kitchens
Larry P. Magrath
Jame R. Salsgiver
Eric C. Sevier
Claude L. Snider, Sr.
Ronald C. Stringfellow
Douglas E. Weld
Scott Westphal
Casey Willis, Jr.
Two applicants, Martin L. Bailey and Darrol W. Rippee, had more than 2 commercial motor vehicle violations during the 3-year review period and/or application process. Each applicant is only allowed 2 moving citations.
One applicant, Joseph Ivey, did not have sufficient peripheral vision in his better eye to qualify for an exemption.
The following 7 applicants had commercial driver's license suspensions during the 3-year review period in relation to a moving violation. Applicants do not qualify for an exemption with a suspension during the 3-year period.
Gary Alvarez
Giovanni Cerino
Robert O. Dolphin
Todd Gilliam
Paul H. Glowinski
Ranjodh Singh
Stephen Whitt
One applicant, Robert D. Crumb, had 2 serious commercial motor vehicle violations within a 3-year period. Each applicant is only allowed a total of 2 moving violations, 1, which can be serious.
One applicant, Charles H. Allen, did not have verifiable proof of commercial driving experience over the past 3 years under normal highway operating conditions that would serve as an adequate predictor of future safe performance.
One applicant, Justin M. Pool, did not hold a license which allowed operation of vehicles over 10,000 pounds for all or part of the 3-year period.
The following 9 applicants were denied for miscellaneous/multiple reasons.
John P. Atkinson
Randy S. Benitez
Kevin Byrd
Gary M. Eggers
Bradley C. Hansell
Randall E. Harnack
Owen E. Jackson
Valentino Parker
Dustin A. Wilson
The following 4 applicants never submitted the required documents.
James R. Blair
Charles V. Fitzgerald
Herman Gray
Norman Patterson
Finally, the following 13 applicants met the current federal vision standards. Exemptions are not required for applicants that meet the current regulations for vision.
Jose F. Armenta
Carlos R. Cordova
Frederick L. Feyen
Kenneth A. Keen
Diana L. Martin
Freddie B. Mills
James W. Mize, Sr.
James A. Shearin
Oliver Smith
Kenneth L. Sutphin
Kenneth C. Thornton
Edward Werling
Leroy C. Williams
Issued on: March 27, 2009.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E9-7560 Filed 4-3-09; 8:45 am]
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