Motor carrier safety standards: Adair, Merle, et al.; vision requirement exemptions denied,

[Federal Register: November 26, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 228)]

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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: The FMCSA announces that 534 individuals were denied exemptions from the Federal vision standard applicable to interstate truck drivers and the reasons for their denials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Zywokarte, Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations, (MC-PSD), 202-366-2987, Department of Transportation, FMCSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590- 0001. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), 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. (49 CFR 391.41(b)(10))

Accordingly, FMCSA evaluated 534 individual exemption requests on their merits and made a determination that these applicants do not satisfy the criteria established to demonstrate that granting an exemption is likely to achieve an equal or greater level of safety that exists without the exemption. Each applicant has, prior to this notice, received a letter of final disposition on his/her individual 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 reason for denials.

The following 213 applicants lacked sufficient recent driving experience over three years:

Adair, Merle Anaya, John Angell, Michael Babcock, Joel Banks, Prentice Beaton, Gary Beebe, Morris Bell, Demitra Bender, Fred Bickers, Harvie Black, Paul Blackwelder, Rickey Bodiford, Jr., Cecil Boger, Ronnie Bonney, Stephen Boone, Travis Boyles, Richard Brandano, Anthony Brigstock, Jon Brooks, William Brown, John Brown, Rodney Browning, Paul Burkett, Joshua Burrell, Donald Butts, Kenneth Camp, Michael Cannon, Dwayne Carlin, Robert Cassatt, Darryl Casteel, William Catillo, Jr., Ramon Chestnut, Kevin Chopp, Alvin Clayton, Andrew Cleary, Dennis Cope, Daniel Cornell, Chaney Crook, Greg Cutright, Orin Dahmer, Jr., Herman Davis, Stanley Davison, Tommy DeGross, Kevin Denson, Leroy Diehl, Paul Dowell, Danny Dreager, Donald Durham, James Edmonds, Michael Edwards, Clint Ellington, John Ervin, Vernon Estes, Tomie Eubanks, Mack Forgey, Richard Franklin, Michael Freeman, David Freeman, Gina Fuson, Patrick Goodrum III, Horace Gordy, James Gorman, Michael Green, Lorenzo Grijalba, William Gutierrez, Ramon Hall, Joe Hamaker, Mark Hamrick, Donald Hanson, Larry Hardy, Roger Harris, Melvin Heller, Dennis Henderson, Charles Higgs, Cynthia Hill, Clifford Hill, Roderic Hinshaw, Howard Hogue, Larry

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Holmes, Earl Holmes, Gary Hudson, David Hustead, Dennis Inge, Jr., William Inman, David Jackson, William James, Larry Janus, Frederick Jessop, Charles Johnson, Donald Johnson, Jimmy Judd, Jr., Paul Johnson, Michael Jones, Terry Keenum, Gary Kilduff, James King, Colon King, John Klimek, Chuck Knerr, Donald Kolberg, Perry Koonce, Jackie Kuhn, Gregory Lajoie, Mark Lapha, David Larivee, Sr., Robert Lindsay, Stuart Lowrey, Patrick Maggard, John March, Steven Marshall, Barry Martin, Frankie Martin, John Mayrose, Craig McClure, Eric McClure, Jr., Robert McCurdy, Mark McDaniel II, Otis McEntyre, William McIntosh, Nathan Meeks, Jerry Miles, Harry Miles, Larry Miller, Mark Miller, Paul Minton, Scotty Miranda, Jr., Joseph Moore, Edward Moos, Douglas Mueller, Louis Murdoff, Elroy Myre, John Newlin, Ronald Oathout, Kirby O'Rourke, Scott Paarlberg, Ralph Parra, Saul Pawlak, Robert Payne, Kenneth Peltier, Walter Pepper, Martin Pete, Freddy Petre, James Phillis, Kenneth Phipps, Roy Pieplow, Larry Piersall, Woodrow Pool, Justin Prewitt, Jr., James Prezzia, Ronald Pribanic, John Pullins, David Purvis, James Quenzer, Steve Rains Jeffrey Ray, Billy Reilley, James Reinsberg, David Reszynski, Edward Rhodes, Jr., John Riley, Jr., James Ritchie, James Robel, Robert Rodriguez, Amando Rogers, Doyle Rotondo, Mark Royer, Raymond Rubio, Hall Ruffin, William Russ II, John St. John, Gary Schaaf, James Scott, Michael Shepherd, Bruce Shoemaker, Timothy Shrewsbury, William Simonye, Carl Slagowski, Stanley Slee, Donald Snider, Delbert Spaich, Timothy Sparks, Wayne Stewart, Troy Stoddard, Paul Summers, Donald Sutter, John Swartz, Jr., Arthur Taylor, Richard B. Taylor, Richard E. Taylor, William Tetreault, Dennis Thomas, Jefferson Tyler, Keith Victoriano, Sr., Dennis Wade, Wayne Ward, Larry Warfield, Richard Weber, Kevin Weekly, Wesley Weller, Craig West, Frank West, Harvey Whatley, Timothy Wilgis, Foard Wilkerson, Chad Wilkinson, Charley Williams, Edward Wimberly, Hillard Witt, Kenneth Wood, Michael Wurtele, Jon

The following 57 applicants had no experience operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and therefore presented no evidence from which FMCSA can conclude that granting the exemption is likely to achieve a level of safety equal to that existing without the exemption:

Abrams, James Baker, Joseph Barber, Loyd Barrett, Jr., Gregory Biega, Mark Blumle, James Bonilla, William Burr, Danny Burr, Michael Butero, Paula Callahan, Sean Collins, Eric Conner, Glenn Critchley, Jr., Philip Currier, Thomas Daniel, Jerry Dean, Joseph DeMario, Frank DiPasqua III, Louis Fry, Derwin Gay, Gerald Hamilton, Don Hayes, Scott Hopkins, John Johnson, Larry Jones, Abram Martin, Jerome Martinez, Jorge Mays, Jerry Miniex, Charles Mitchell, Alex Natola, Eric Neely, Larry Norton, Edwin Paul, James Quick, Robert Rama, Alfred Richards, Randall Richardson, Valerie Roberts, William Romary, Frances Simpkins, Raymond Sylte, Monte Talbert, Jeffrey Tilley, Charles Van Blaricom, Abelardo Vieth, Kenneth Vines, Michael Vujicic, Steven Waldron, Scott Warren, Richard Watkins, Kenneth West, Brandon Willis, Elva Wilson, Kenneth Withrow, Jr., Edgar Yarbrough, Karry

The following 101 applicants do not have 3 years of experience driving a CMV on public highways with the vision deficiency:

Adams, Paul Anderson, Peter Armstrong, Lewis Arsenault, Paul

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Bents, Ronnie Borton, Duane Braun, Douglas Bryant, Emmit Burton, Joseph Clegg, Jr., Henry Courtney, Mark Holloway, Shawn Kelly, Timothy Kilian, Mark Kling, James Land, Reginald Light, Jason Lovelace, Rafe Lucero, Michael Maestas, Jacob Mallette, Joseph Martin, Lloyd Mason, Daniel McFadden, Thomas McGrath, Daniel McGuire, Dennis McKnight, Tommy Melchert, Richard Melssen, Jeffrey Milan, Jesus Milner, Robert Mirles, Eulogio Monti, Joseph Morphey, Gerald Cranford, Kelvin Campbell, Charles Caylor, Dwight Davis, Audley Daming, Paul Dean, Joseph Derner, Raymond Devonshire, Joseph Dooley, Jr., Rex Doster, Calvin Dreyer, John Morrical, Jade Moseley, Susan Murphy, Jr., Patrick Myhre, Dexter Naroznik, Marian Nielsen, James O'Brien, William Owen, Charles Patrick, John Pedroza, Joaquin Pegg, Rodney Quick, Robert Rapp, Kevin Reyna, Leodan Rhodes, Charles Robinson II, Chester Roberts, James Rogers, Michael Rohloff, Ryan Runde, Faber Salmon, Danny Sandruck, Nathan Schmidt, Brendon Enamorado, Gilberto Fore, Kenneth Geer, Steven Gentry, Steven Gilbert, Kevin Glisson, William Hale, Bobby Henderson, Antonio Herendeen, Vern Hickman, Richard Hollins, Daniel Schmitz, Cletus Selix, Daniel Shaull, Bruce Skinner, Orville Smith, Loran Spicer, Manuel Steepleton, Calvin Stewart, Debbie Stewart, Keith Storm, Stacey Trice, Demetris Turman, Marvin Turner, Emerson Tyrpien, Janusz Uchytil, Lori Van Horn, Joseph Warriner, Jonathon Werner, Jeremy Wesley, Loyal West, Jr., Lewis Wilson, Danny Yachetta, Charles

The following 40 applicants do not have 3 years recent experience driving a CMV with the vision deficiency:

Azlin, Danny Baxter, N. Keith Bazzell, Claude Bennett, Greggory Berry, Patrick Breakiron, Benjamin Britt, Jr., William Burnett, Jr., Walter Buttacavoli, Philip Clason, Lee Clayton, Jr., Arthur Cooper, Timothy Dambroukas, Michael Dishman, Bradley Fryar, Sheldon Hicks, Larry Kibler, Gary Kleinschmit, Francis Kuykendall, Roscoe Langford, Robert Mack, Furnice May, Charles McFarlane, Sr., Larry Metcalf, Jeffrey Meyers, Mona Miller, Mark Newell, John Pounds, Jerry Safford, Winston Salter, Johnny Scace, Wayne Shadley, Marcy Sittler, Karl Springier, Wolfgang Stidams, Brad Sundberg, Terry Taylor, Jessie Thompson, Larry Tichota, Jeffrey Townson, Grady

The following 3 applicants, Guy Manning, Percy Martin, and Christopher Watson, do not need the exemption because they already meet the vision standard at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).

The following 13 applicants do not qualify because they were charged with moving violation(s) in conjunction with CMV accident(s), which is a disqualifying offense under the exemption criteria:

Anders, Rodger Borum, Frankie Brooks, Arthur Clark, Sandy Engstad, John Martinez, Jose Miller, Abe Moises, Pastrana Patten, Charles Schlabach, John Schnell, Charles Webster, Jr., Howard White, Winston

The following 3 applicants, Clarence Downing, Clifford Foster, and Steven Marshall, had more than two CMV moving violations during a 3- year period or while the applications were pending. Each applicant is only allowed two moving citations.

One applicant, Mr. Charles Grant, does not have sufficient peripheral vision in the better eye to qualify for an exemption.

One applicant, Mr. Kent Richards, does not qualify for the exemption because he had other medical conditions making him otherwise unqualified under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs).

The following 25 applicants' licenses were suspended during the 3- year period because of a moving violation. Applicants do not qualify for an exemption with a suspension during the 3-year period.

Abraham, James Adkins, Jesse Baxley, Thomas Blanchard, Stephen Brooks, Jay Brown, Pearlie Closson, Jr., John Conn, John Craig, David Esmay, Jr., Eldon Evans, Frank Fretz, Richard Froy, Jr., Kenneth Huebner, Lonny Kennedy, Don Leader, Randy Leonard, Richard Palmer, Derek

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Pugh, Timothy Rieck, James Shell, Juan Tolle II, Donald Walters, Stephen Weng, Yu Westbrook, John

The following 6 applicants do not have verifiable proof of commercial driving experience during a 3-year period under normal highway operating conditions that would serve as an adequate predictor of future safety performance:

Adams, Paul Ferguson, Dennie Hamilton, Franklin Mcalhaney, Leland Todd, George Wilson, Tracy

The following 30 applicants were involved in CMV accidents in which they contributed to the accident:

Abernathy, Kevin Adams, Gene Barenberg, Stanley Bedford, Benjamin Brockman, Jr., Thomas Clark, Sandy Cook, Freddy Cotton, Erick Cummins, William Davis, John Embry, Roger Finger, Ronald Freeman, Bobby Good, Leslie Gowens, Eddie Green, Eugene Holden, John Jennings, Allen Jones, Harold Keller, Clarence Mullins, Norman Paschal, Eddie Petersen, Lester Sheets, Earl Snitzer, Jeffrey Stockton, Phinous Swann, Jr., Clarence Tomlinson, Calvin Wagenmann, Dean Wood, Bernard

The following 8 applicants do not demonstrate the level of safety required for interstate driving based on information received on state- issued driving reports due to excessive moving/non-moving violations during the 3-year period:

Andersen, Gary Askin, James Daniels, Randall Grundy, Warren Hahn, George Hallman, Jerry Hickenbottom, Walter Kallhoff, Chad

The following 7 applicants do not hold licenses which allow operation of a CMV over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) for all or part of the 3-year period:

Berry, Jimmy Cain III, Fitzhugh Conn, John Hartzog, Jay Martin, Frankie Mears, Ronnie Thacker, Emory

The following 14 applicants were placed in the ``other'' category for having multiple reasons for denial:

Benedict, James Berglund, Todd Bosanek, Theodore Craft, Gilbert Hills, Jacob Kowalsky, Richard Lopez, Jose O'Dell, George Peebles, David Peterson, James Roseman, Dwight Pryor, Sam Smith, Terry Woodruff, Bill

One applicant, Mr. Sheldon Fryar, does not qualify for an exemption because he submitted unverifiable documentation during the application process.

The following 5 applicants were disqualified because their vision had not been stable within the three-year period:

Baldwin, Sr., James Coates, James Malley, Albert Wadley, Jimmie Wren, Robert

One applicant, Mr. Roy Via, was disqualified because he held two CDLs simultaneously. Mr. Via was reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles in the two States where he obtained the CDLs. Mr. Via no longer holds two CDLs.

One applicant, Mr. William Hicks, Jr., was not qualified because he did not meet the vision standard in the better eye.

Finally, 4 Canadian drivers applied for an exemption. The reciprocity agreement between the United States and Canada does not permit Canadian drivers who do not meet the medical provisions in the National Safety Code of Canada but may have a waiver issued by one of the Canadian provinces or territories to drive CMVs in the United States.

Anderson, Wayne Letkeman, Issac Nott, Chad Townson, David

Issued on: November 19, 2002. Brian M. McLaughlin, Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 02-29973 Filed 11-25-02; 8:45 am]