Notices. Notice of denials
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BILLING CODE 4910-RY-P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0346] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of denials. SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its denial of 100 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 100 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 14 applicants had no experience operating a CMV: Charles A. Bell William R. J. Brown Reginald Davis, Jr. Ian S. Gunning Lionel J. Kelley Jr. Nina Y. Lenthe Armando Moronez, Jr. Daryl S. Payton Michael Picklesimer Andre A. Taft Mark O. Teeter Caitlin Teves William D. Wright Laura L. Zomlot The following 24 applicants did not have 3 years of experience driving a CMV on public highways with their vision deficiencies: Shawn T. Cobbs Glen D. Crawford David Dibb Armando Duval Sr. Jamie A. Edson Roger Ferry Robert C. Findley Jose A. Flores Karl D. Graves William A. Lamkie Runger H. Langston Bradley W. Lovelace Tyrone Marrs Edmund R. Morrison, IV Alan L. Ofstad John N. Pozworski Stanley Reed Tyrone M. Reese Phillip A. Reilly Walter A. Robidoux Rodger L. Shaver Monty W. Torrance Scott A. Van Zandt Neil D. Wangsness The following 10 applicants did not have three years of recent experience driving a CMV with the vision deficiency: Jason L. Cash Stanley L. Gordon John A. Gwinn Terry L. Haggerty Ryan A. Hale Trish A. Melvin Michele L. Mickelson Daniel G. Vaughan Ornando K. Welsey Leonard F. Wood The following 3 applicants did not have sufficient driving experience during the past three years under normal highway operating conditions: Michael E. Jones Robert C. Lemke Eric R. Padgett The following applicant, Mark L. Julin, was charged with a moving violation(s) in conjunction with a CMV accident(s). The following applicant, Randall K. Robertson, does not have sufficient peripheral vision in the better eye to qualify for an exemption. The following 6 applicants had their commercial driver's licenses suspended during the previous 3-year period: Charles E. Calhoun Darrin G. Coffee Jason Lennon Mark Matthews Christopher W. Moore Carlton Yuille The following applicant, Kenton D. McCullough, contributed to an accident(s) while operating a CMV. The following 11 applicants were denied for multiple reasons: Keith J. Berger Matthew R. Carricaburu Bill Castillo Randal A. Ferguson Scott A. Hambleton Melvin Nelson Luis R. Olivas Benajmin M. Pirner Russell T. Snorek Blake E. Spires Gerard R. Talbot The following 2 applicants did not have stable vision for the entire three-year period: Trent C. McCain William D. Wallace The following applicant, Jakob Dueck, is a Canadian citizen. The following 2 applicants do not meet the vision standard in the better eye: Michael S. Watson WM C. White, Jr. The following 8 applicants met the current federal vision standards. Exemptions are not required for applicants who meet the current regulations for vision: Paul Blanford Joel C. Conrad Dillon R. Dupont Christopher S. Fant Michael J. Hinkle Byron C. Pratt John E. Reiter Jerry L. Vandervegt The following 14 applicants were denied because they will not be driving interstate, interstate commerce, or are not required to carry a DOT medical card: Gary Bridgewater, Jr. Robert W. Dunn Lawrence S. Frick William D. Hauser Jesus Hernandez, Jr. Steven E. Herrick Gina M. Kiser Travis McCoy Roy R. Owens William D. Robinson Luis Romero Jonathan A. Slatten Raymond Stonaker Tammy S. Whitford Finally, the following 2 applicants perform transportation for the federal government, state, or any political sub-division of the state. Scott A. Lamb Richard M. Marti Issued on: January 6, 2016. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2016-00657 Filed 1-13-16; 8:45 am]
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