United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2022_register executive 2022-01-21 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7aa0bc5 D09002ee1c7aa0e10 United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency FMCSA amends its regulations to permit individuals who do not satisfy, with the worse eye, either the existing distant visual acuity standard with corrective lenses or the field of vision standard, or both, to be physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce under specified conditions. Currently, such individuals are prohibited from driving CMVs in interstate commerce unless they obtain an exemption from FMCSA. The new alternative vision standard replaces the current vision exemption program as the basis for determining the physical qualification of these individuals. 87 FR 3390 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-01-21/2022-01021 2022-01021 fr21ja22-14 RIN 2126-AC21 4910-EX-P Docket No. FMCSA-2019-0049 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-01-21/2022-01021 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-01-21/html/2022-01021.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-01-21/pdf/2022-01021.pdf Alcohol Abuse Drug Abuse Drug Testing Highway Safety Motor Carriers Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Safety Transportation 30 p. 3390 3419 87 FR 3390 Title 49 Part 391 49 CFR Part 391 RIN 2126-AC21 Qualifications of Drivers; Vision Standard; Federal Register Vol. 87, Issue RULE 2022-01021 II DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 2022-03-22 Docket No. FMCSA-2019-0049 4910-EX-P 2022-01021 Final rule.

FMCSA amends its regulations to permit individuals who do not satisfy, with the worse eye, either the existing distant visual acuity standard with corrective lenses or the field of vision standard, or both, to be physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce under specified conditions. Currently, such individuals are prohibited from driving CMVs in interstate commerce unless they obtain an exemption from FMCSA. The new alternative vision standard replaces the current vision exemption program as the basis for determining the physical qualification of these individuals.

This final rule is effective March 22, 2022. Ms. Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical Programs Division, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov. Alcohol Abuse Drug Abuse Drug Testing Highway Safety Motor Carriers Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Safety Transportation Qualification of Drivers: Vision Standard, fmcsamedical@dot.gov http://www.mountain-plains.org/pubs/pdf/MPC03-152.pdf https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes131041.htm https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes530000.htm https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/medical-review-board-mrb-meeting-topics https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/medical/driver-medical-requirements/what-are-physical-qualification-requirements-operating-cmv https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/2020-10/FMCSA%20Pocket%20Guide%202020-v8-FINAL-10-29-2020.pdf https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/docs/October_2012_Certified_Meeting_Summary.pdf https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/docs/regulations/medical/driver-medical-requirements/10451/vision-exemption-package-0918.pdf https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain https://www.regulations.gov/comment/FMCSA-2019-0049-0087 https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2019-0049/document https://www.regulations.gov/document/FMCSA-2019-0049-0117 https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/privacy/privacy-act-system-records-notices Vol. 87, no. 14 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2022-01-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 255 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-01-21 P0b002ee1b312a6ed 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21ja22 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-01-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-01-21/pdf/FR-2022-01-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-01-21/xml/FR-2022-01-21.xml fdlp 3175 3419 DGPO 2022-01-21 2024-05-29 FR-2022-01-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2022-01-21 87 14