Notices. Notice of denials
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BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [FMCSA-2013-0172] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of denials. SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its denial of 59 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: Elaine M. Papp, Chief, Medical Programs Division, 202-366-4001, U.S. Department of Transportation, FMCSA, 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 2-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 forth in 49 CFR part 381. Accordingly, FMCSA evaluated 59 individual exemption requests on their merit 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 the exemption request. Those decision letters fully outlined the basis for the denial and constitute final Agency action. The list published in this notice summarizes the Agency's recent denials as required under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(4) by periodically publishing names and reasons for denial. The following 11 applicants had no experience operating a CMV: Christina L. Anhock Thomas R. Anthony Brian Ashbaugh Eric Betsuie Eric P. Carr Adrian L. Johnson Bradford Kadubic Dennis A. Mercer II Elijah Miller Jorge Monge Marcus Robinson The following 9 applicants did not have 3 years of experience driving a CMV on public highways with their vision deficiencies: Zoraida Bazan Troy D. Blanton Donald E. Cessna, Sr. Douglas H. Huntsman Mark A. Lane James McClellan Louis Pierson Juan Ramirez Phillip Starker The following 5 applicants did not have 3 years of recent experience driving a CMV with the vision deficiency: Aaron Gage Daniel D. Henriquez Dennis Hughey Edward Rangel Jeffrey M. Thorpe The following 9 applicants were denied for miscellaneous/multiple reasons: Travis Bennett John D. Bowman Don Gray Bruce Gumtow Gary S. Judds Timothy M. Leonard Thomas A. Martin, III Rodney McMorran Tyler R. Peebles The following applicant, Mark P. Huemann, was denied because his vision was not stable for the entire 3-year period. The following 12 applicants met the current federal vision standards. Exemptions are not required for applicants who meet the current regulations for vision: Joseph A. Basista Thomas J. Bruce, Jr. Barry Foster Donald M. Gieseke Marco J. Gonzalez Rogelio Leyva Martin R. Manner Lee A. Mauk John McKinney John Rinehart Scott J. Thompson, Jr. Christopher M. Walters The following 10 applicants were denied because they will not be driving interstate, interstate commerce, or not required to carry a DOT medical card: John H. Bass Alton L. Carlisle Timothy F. Dunn Wesley S. Gnade Jerry E. Guilford Glenn F. Hipp Shane Nelson Nelson P. Sanschagrin Robert Schultz Robert Tackitt Finally, the following 2 applicants perform transportation for the federal government, state, or any political sub-division of the state. Marty G. Eastman Eric D. Kidd Issued on: December 3, 2013. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2013-29952 Filed 12-16-13; 8:45 am]
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