Notices. Notice of denials
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BILLING CODE 4910-13-P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0050] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of denials. SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its denial of 115 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: Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards,
(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 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 115 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 25 applicants had no experience operating a CMV: John O. Adams Chamekia Allison William S. Bennett Alex J. Cordova Lee J. Gaffney Joseph P. Gatzek Victor Gulian James L. Howes Jose R. Izaguirre Robert C. Jeffries Douglas R. Johnston Joshua L. Johnson Charles D. Jones Darrell T. Leonard Steven L. Loper Jared J. Martin Peni M. Matanimeke Thomas I. Poindexter Joaquin Rivera Michael D. Roe Allen Rowbotham Zachary M. Sawyer Marcus W. Scott John J. Tilton Joshua Yeick The following 24 applicants did not have three years of experience driving a CMV on public highways with their vision deficiencies: Raed A. Abdelrahim Jaloliddin S. Abduvakhabov Elbert A. Akers Esmic Arras-Saenz Howard D. Barton Alan F. Brown Jerry Carter Donald E. Cessna, Sr. Douglas G. Gentry Jerry G. Henry III Delbert R. Hummel Timothy L. Kennie Ricky A. Mobley Gabriel Navarro Ronald D. Otworth Frederick E. Place Joshua S. Reiling Timothy A. Robbins Anthony A. Salesi Rodney M. Spigner Charles Till Benny P. Whitehead Charles R. Williams Wilson B. Willie The following seven applicants did not have three years of recent experience driving a CMV with the vision deficiency: Jeffrey S. Branch Richard Jarrell Duane A. McCord Todd O. Moodispaugh Reynerio G. Paz Lynn C. Radney, Sr. Rick L. Richardson The following three applicants did not have sufficient driving experience during the past three years under normal highway operating conditions: Harold L. Cobb Allen Hewitt Clarence H. Lee The following applicant, James Lyman, was charged with a moving violation(s) in conjunction with a commercial motor vehicle accident(s). The following applicant, Kevin E. Putney, had his CDL suspended in relation to a moving violation during the three-year period. Applicants do not qualify for an exemption with a suspension during the three-year period. The following three applicants were unable to obtain a statement from an optometrist or ophthalmologist stating that he was able to operate a commercial vehicle from a vision standpoint: Roger F. Berneking Kip M. Le Fever David N. Skillings The following applicant, Michael A. Stiles, was denied for miscellaneous/multiple reasons. The following two applicants did not have stable vision for the entire three-year period: Wesley A. Boyd Thomas E. Lippincott The following applicant, Myrick J. Jackson, never submitted the documents required for a vision exemption. The following applicant, Aaron Wiebe, lives in Canada. The following two applicants did not meet the vision standard in their better eye: Thomas E. Allen Michael J. Pullman The following 13 applicants met the current federal vision standards. Exemptions are not required for applicants who meet the current regulations for vision: Elazar Ambriz Steven P. Cohen Aubrey B. Cook John D. Hamm Randal E. Heibult Thomas M. King Donald R. Knobloch Rodney E. Parks Rene J. Patenaude Theodore T. Phillips David Searcy Guy Waltz Lloyd F. Wood The following 26 applicants were denied because they will not be driving interstate, interstate commerce, or are not required to carry a DOT medical card: Melvin C. Bennett James E. Campbell Jeremy L. Elliott Edward T. Errrichetto Stefano U. Fabbri Sebastian Fernandez Phillp M. Green Antone J. Heideman, Jr. Eric J. Hidden Jared B. Holt Paul E. Irish, Jr. Justin M. Jackson Elias Lemus, Jr. Thomas J. Manning David B. McConnell Timothy J. Miller George Moore, Jr. Elpidio Munoz, Jr. Nicholas M. O'Rourke William F. Potts Michael L. Rouse George E. Shores Claude G. Stolp James R. Taylor Joseph M. Taylor Joseph H. Varel Finally, the following five applicants perform transportation for the federal government, state, or any political sub-division of the state. Bryan A. Jenkins Anton M. Maloblocki Stuart P. Nichols Lawrence K.W. Smith James A. White, Jr. Issued on: June 22, 2015. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2015-15862 Filed 6-26-15; 8:45 am]
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