AGENCY:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of denials.
SUMMARY:
FMCSA announces its denial of 120 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 120 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 applicant, Gregory J. Karkos, did not have sufficient driving experience over the past three years under normal highway operating conditions.
The following 21 applicants had no experience operating a CMV:
Paul M. A. Bobick
Ethan W. Boze
Russell B. Cochran
Harold L. Coleman
Logan B. Dix
Terry L. Dockall
Charles M. Edmonds
Pedro T. Espinal
Ronald A. Francis
William R. Hand
Kristopher M. Heitmeier
Alan L. Kershisnik
Nuru D. Mehammed
Kevin R. Murphy
Eduardo Ortiz
Christopher E. Robles
Jonathan R. Rogers
Joseph D. Sirlin
Maxwell W. Tanner
Charles Wheeler
Haitham N. Zegar
The following 15 applicants did not have three years of experience driving a CMV on public highways with their vision deficiencies:
Clairmont Boston
John R. Boudreaux
James A. Bullock, Jr.
James L. Crain
James W. Faber
Joseph F. Giacometto
Elmer G. Godwin, Jr.
Randall L. Hall
Alexander D. Harry
Clyde M. Lange III
Aveland E. Munroe
Jorge M. Rios
Canute O. Robinson
James R. Sadlow
Thomas A. Schwarz
The following nine applicants did not have three years of recent experience driving a CMV with the vision deficiency:
Kyle J. Bailey
Charles W. Bradley
Jeremy W. Culberson
Albert Goodman, Jr.
Jimmy R. Holman
Ronald L. Irwin
Wayne S. Peisert
Donald L. Pons
Dawn K. Waybill
The following two applicants did not have sufficient driving experience during the past three years under normal highway operating conditions:
Michael Garnys
Edward P. Schrader II
The following applicant, Marsden A. Cummings, was unable to obtain a statement from an optometrist or ophthalmologist stating that he was able to operate a commercial vehicle from a vision standpoint.
The following 19 applicants were denied for multiple reasons:
Shawn B. Blanton
Lorena G. Booker
Gaylon W. Bumpus
Teddy E. Cole
David R. Ford
Joseph R. Fritz
Alan G. Hicks
Tony B. Johnson
Raymond W. Lytle, Sr.
William E. Montanari, Sr.
Donald H. Nelson
Delbert L. Priddle
James D. Simental
Dennis L. Smith
Patrick L. Stansell
Dustin L. Stone
Barron A. Story
Samuel M. Washington
Gary E. Williams
The following two applicants did not have stable vision for the entire three-year period:
Jeffrey L. Jones
Carl A. Shaner
The following 21 applicants met the current federal vision standards. Exemptions are not required for applicants who meet the current regulations for vision:
David D. Bond
Nicholas J. Carbone
Harold C. Darden
Douglas J. Davis
Whitney R. Everhart
Craig T. Gerroll
Darren E. Giles
Sukmindier S. Grewal
Derek Griffin
Bobby L. Hunter
Dennis Johnson
Dennis D. Kahle
Enoc D. Lopez
Michael D. Minchew
Armont S. Nash
Osvaldo Negron
Charles E. Rhodes
Michael C. Schaffer Jr.
Brian D. Sharp
Yancy D. Stone
Charles R. Wulf
The following 24 applicants were denied because they will not be driving interstate, interstate commerce, or are not required to carry a DOT medical card:
Scott W. Andreason
Michael J. Benedict
Ronald R. Campbell
Richard A. Cornejo
Willie J. Evans Jr.
Domenic L. Germano
Robert L. Hodge
John L. Johnson
Sr.
Raymond Long
Evaristo Z. Martinez
James C. Mcnee
Jere L. Messersmith
Michael D. Meyer
Jeffrey R. Miller
Anna M. Miller
George S. Moore
Steven J. Mulligan
Robert Noonan
Myron E. Olson
Jerry W. Rufsvold
Elmer F. Silcott
Thomas E. Smith
Anthony E. Smith
Manuel Ulloa-Mendez
Finally, the following five applicants perform transportation for the federal government, state, or any political sub-division of the state.
Michael W. Henderson
Nicholas J. Marchesani
Christopher M. Pannelli
Anthony J. Santi
Todd W. Woronik
Issued on: July 7, 2015.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-17329 Filed 7-14-15; 8:45 am]
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