80 FR 16354 - State Inspection Programs for Passenger-Carrying Vehicles; Listening Session

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 59 (March 27, 2015)

Page Range		16354-16355
FR Document		2015-07054

FMCSA announces that it will hold a public listening session on April 14, 2015, to solicit information concerning section 32710 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). This provision requires FMCSA to complete a rulemaking proceeding to consider requiring States to establish a program for annual inspections of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) designed or used to transport passengers. Additionally, under MAP-21, FMCSA must assess the risks associated with improperly maintained or inspected CMVs designed or used to transport passengers; the effectiveness of existing Federal standards for the inspection of such vehicles in mitigating the risks associated with improperly maintained vehicles and ensuring the safe and proper operation condition of such vehicles; and the costs and benefits of a mandatory inspection program. Any data regarding this topic would be appreciated. The session will be held at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) workshop in Jacksonville, Florida. All comments will be transcribed and placed in the docket referenced above for FMCSA's consideration. The entire proceeding will be webcast.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 350

[Docket No. FMCSA-2014-0470]

State Inspection Programs for Passenger-Carrying Vehicles;
Listening Session

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public listening session.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that it will hold a public listening session
on April 14, 2015, to solicit information concerning section 32710 of
the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). This
provision requires FMCSA to complete a rulemaking proceeding to
consider requiring States to establish a program for annual inspections
of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) designed or used to transport
passengers. Additionally, under MAP-21, FMCSA must assess the risks
associated with improperly maintained or inspected CMVs designed or
used to transport passengers; the effectiveness of existing Federal
standards for the inspection of such vehicles in mitigating the risks
associated with improperly maintained vehicles and ensuring the safe
and proper operation condition of such vehicles; and the costs and
benefits of a mandatory inspection program. Any data regarding this
topic would be appreciated. The session will be held at the Commercial
Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) workshop in Jacksonville, Florida. All
comments will be transcribed and placed in the docket referenced above
for FMCSA's consideration. The entire proceeding will be webcast.

DATES: The listening session will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2015,
from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Local Time.

ADDRESSES: The listening session will be held at the Hyatt Regency
Jacksonville Riverfront, 225 East Coastline Drive, Jacksonville, FL
32202, in the Clearwater Ballroom. In addition to attending the session
in person, the Agency offers several ways to provide comments, as
enumerated below.
Internet Address for Live Webcast. FMCSA will post specific
information on how to participate via the Internet on the FMCSA Web
site at www.fmcsa.dot.gov in advance of the listening sessions.
You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-2014-0470
using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Each submission must include the Agency name and the docket number
for this notice. Note that DOT posts all comments received, without
change, to www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act heading below. To
avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. See the
``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting
comments.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background
documents or comments, go to www.regulations.gov at any time or visit
Room W12-140 on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. The online Federal document
management system is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year.
If you would like acknowledgment that the Agency received your
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard
or print

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the acknowledgment page that appears after submitting comments on-line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon L. Watson, Senior Policy
Advisor, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001 or by telephone at 202-366-2551.
If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket,
contact Docket Services, telephone (202) 366-9826.
If you need sign language interpretation or any other accessibility
accommodations, please contact Ms. Watson by close of business on
Wednesday, April 8, 2015, to allow us to arrange for such services.
FMCSA cannot guarantee that interpreter services requested on short
notice will be provided.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Submitting Comments

If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA-2014-0470), and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation. You may submit your comments and material online or by
fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means.
FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a mailing address, an
email address, or a phone number in the body of your document so that
FMCSA can contact you if there are questions regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
put the docket number, FMCSA-2014-0470, in the keyword box, and click
``Search.'' When the new screen appears, click on the ``Comment Now!''
button and type your comment into the text box on the following screen.
Choose whether you are submitting your comment as an individual or on
behalf of a third party and then submit. If you submit your comments by
mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than
8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you
submit comments by mail and would like to know that they reached the
facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or
envelope.
We will consider all comments and material received during the
comment period and may draft a request for further comment to support
consideration of further regulatory action.

Viewing Comments and Documents

To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this
preamble as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov. Insert the docket number, FMCSA-2014-0470, in the
keyword box, and click ``Search.'' Next, click the ``Open Docket
Folder'' button and choose the document to review. If you do not have
access to the Internet, you may view the docket online by visiting the
Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.

Privacy Act

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.

I. Background

On July 6, 2012, the President signed MAP-21 into law. The new law
included certain requirements concerning State inspection programs for
passenger-carrying vehicles (e.g., motorcoaches). Specifically, section
32710 requires the Secretary of Transportation to complete a rulemaking
proceeding to consider requiring States to establish a program for
annual inspections of CMVs designed or used to transport passengers.
FMCSA must also include an assessment of the following: (1) The risks
associated with improperly maintained or inspected CMVs designed or
used to transport passengers; (2) the effectiveness of existing Federal
standards for the inspection of such vehicles in (a) mitigating the
risks associated with improperly maintained vehicles; and (b) ensuring
the safe and proper operation condition of such vehicles; and (3) the
costs and benefits of a mandatory inspection program. Any data with
regard to the topic would be appreciated.
To help inform consideration of the MAP-21 requirements, the Agency
believes it would be helpful to conduct a public listening session to
provide all interested parties the opportunity to share their views on
the subject. The April 14 meeting is the third in a series of sessions.
The previous listening sessions were announced on December 22, 2014 (79
FR 76295) and conducted on January 13 and January 18, 2015. The Agency
requests information on the following questions:
Does your State or the States in which you domicile buses
conduct mandatory bus inspections? Are these inspections conducted
annually and by State employees or 3rd party inspectors? If conducted
by 3rd party inspectors, what oversight is or should be required? What
is the cost of these inspections?
If your State imposes mandatory inspection of buses, how
do you assess the effectiveness of such inspections? For example, have
you measured the occurrence of bus-involved crashes, injuries and/or
fatalities before and after the imposition of a mandatory inspection
requirement?
Which vehicle defects are most prevalent at these
inspections? What conclusions do you draw from the results of these
inspections?
Where should these inspections be performed? At a ``brick
and mortar'' facility or at the carrier's place of business? If at the
carrier's place of business, what accommodations must be made to ensure
appropriate access (e.g. pits, lifts, etc.) to conduct full inspections
of motorcoaches and other large vehicles? What should the fees be for
the various types of inspections?
How much does it cost to establish and run inspection
programs on an annual basis? Would self-inspection or 3rd party
inspections be an option to a State inspection? How would the costs
differ? Do you envision other more preferable options?
Should States allow fleets to self-inspect? How many
fleets use their own mechanics, as opposed to 3rd party inspectors, to
conduct bus inspections?
Has your State or organization collected data related to
crashes, injuries and/or fatalities attributable to improperly
maintained or inspected buses? If so, what conclusions have you drawn
from that data?

II. Meeting Participation and Information FMCSA Seeks From the Public

The listening session is open to the public. Speakers should try to
limit their remarks to 3-5 minutes. No preregistration is required.
Attendees may submit material to the FMCSA staff at the session for
inclusion in the pubic docket referenced at the beginning of this
notice.
FMCSA will docket the transcripts of the webcast and a separate
transcription of the listening session will be prepared by an official
court reporter.

Issued on: March 24, 2015.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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document. Comments may be filed V. Ordering Clauses be transcribed and placed in the docket
using the Commission’s Electronic 37. It is Ordered that, pursuant to the referenced above for FMCSA’s
Comment Filing System (ECFS). authority found in sections 4, 303, 614, consideration. The entire proceeding
• Electronic Filers: Comments may be and 615 of the Communications Act of will be webcast.
filed electronically using the Internet by 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, DATES: The listening session will be
accessing the ECFS: http:// 534, and 535, this Fifth FNPRM is held on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, from
fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. adopted. 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Local Time.
• Paper Filers: Parties who choose to 38. It is further ordered that the ADDRESSES: The listening session will
file by paper must file an original and Consumer and Governmental Affairs be held at the Hyatt Regency
one copy of each filing. If more than one Bureau, Reference Information Center, Jacksonville Riverfront, 225 East
docket or rulemaking number appears in shall send a copy of this Fifth FNPRM, Coastline Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32202,
the caption of this proceeding, filers including the Initial Regulatory in the Clearwater Ballroom. In addition
must submit two additional copies for Flexibility Act Analysis, to the Chief to attending the session in person, the
each additional docket or rulemaking Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Agency offers several ways to provide
number. Business Administration. comments, as enumerated below.
33. Filings can be sent by hand or Federal Communications Commission. Internet Address for Live Webcast.
messenger delivery, by commercial FMCSA will post specific information
Marlene H. Dortch,
overnight courier, or by first-class or on how to participate via the Internet on
overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All Secretary.
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the FMCSA Web site at
filings must be addressed to the www.fmcsa.dot.gov in advance of the
Commission’s Secretary, Office of the BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
listening sessions.
Secretary, Federal Communications You may submit comments identified
Commission. by Docket Number FMCSA–2014–0470
• All hand-delivered or messenger- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION using any of the following methods:
delivered paper filings for the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
Commission’s Secretary must be www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 Administration
instructions for submitting comments.
12th Street SW., Room TW–A325,
49 CFR Part 350 • Mail: Docket Management Facility,
Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand [Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0470] New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building,
deliveries must be held together with Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
rubber bands or fasteners. Any State Inspection Programs for Washington, DC 20590–0001.
envelopes and boxes must be disposed Passenger-Carrying Vehicles; • Hand Delivery or Courier: West
of before entering the building. Listening Session Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–
• Commercial overnight mail (other AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail Administration (FMCSA), DOT. Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 ACTION: Notice of public listening p.m., Monday through Friday, except
East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, session. Federal holidays.
MD 20743. • Fax: 202–493–2251.
• U.S. Postal Service first-class, SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that it will Each submission must include the
Express, and Priority mail must be hold a public listening session on April Agency name and the docket number for
addressed to 445 12th Street SW., 14, 2015, to solicit information this notice. Note that DOT posts all
Washington DC 20554. concerning section 32710 of the Moving comments received, without change, to
34. People with Disabilities: To Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century www.regulations.gov, including any
request materials in accessible formats Act (MAP–21). This provision requires personal information included in a
for people with disabilities (braille, FMCSA to complete a rulemaking comment. Please see the Privacy Act
large print, electronic files, audio proceeding to consider requiring States heading below. To avoid duplication,
format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov to establish a program for annual please use only one of these four
or call the Consumer & Governmental inspections of commercial motor methods. See the ‘‘Public Participation
Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), vehicles (CMVs) designed or used to and Request for Comments’’ portion of
202–418–0432 (tty). transport passengers. Additionally, the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
35. Availability of Documents. under MAP–21, FMCSA must assess the for instructions on submitting
Comments, reply comments, and ex risks associated with improperly comments.
parte submissions will be available for maintained or inspected CMVs designed • Docket: For access to the docket to
public inspection during regular or used to transport passengers; the read background documents or
business hours in the FCC Reference effectiveness of existing Federal comments, go to www.regulations.gov at
Center, Federal Communications standards for the inspection of such any time or visit Room W12–140 on the
Commission, 445 12th Street SW., CY– vehicles in mitigating the risks ground level of the West Building, 1200
A257, Washington, DC 20554. These associated with improperly maintained New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
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documents will also be available via vehicles and ensuring the safe and DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET,
ECFS. Documents will be available proper operation condition of such Monday through Friday, except Federal
electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, vehicles; and the costs and benefits of holidays. The online Federal document
and/or Adobe Acrobat. a mandatory inspection program. Any management system is available 24
36. For Additional Information: data regarding this topic would be hours each day, 365 days each year. If
Contact Raelynn Remy of the Policy appreciated. The session will be held at you would like acknowledgment that
Division, Media Bureau, at the Commercial Vehicle Safety the Agency received your comments,
raelynn.remy@fcc.gov or (202) 418– Alliance’s (CVSA) workshop in please include a self-addressed,
2936. Jacksonville, Florida. All comments will stamped envelope or postcard or print

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Notice of public listening session.
Dates		The listening session will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Local Time.
Contact		Shannon L. Watson, Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001 or by telephone at 202-366-2551. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact Docket Services, telephone (202) 366-9826.
FR Citation		80 FR 16354

80 FR 16354 - State Inspection Programs for Passenger-Carrying Vehicles; Listening Session

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 59 (March 27, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration