80 FR 34196 - MAP-21 Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study Public Meeting and Solicitation of Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 114 (June 15, 2015)

This notice announces an upcoming public briefing and the continued collection of comments regarding the technical reports for the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study (CTSWLS). On June 5, 2015, DOT released the five technical reports to the public and to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for peer review.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 114 (Monday, June 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34196-34197]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14693]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2014-0035]


MAP-21 Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study Public 
Meeting and Solicitation of Comments

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; continuation of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an upcoming public briefing and the 
continued collection of comments regarding the technical reports for 
the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) 
Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study (CTSWLS). On June 5, 
2015, DOT released the five technical reports to the public and to the 
National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for peer review.

DATES: A public meeting will be held on June 18, 2015 at 1:00 p.m., 
e.t.. The public docket (FHWA-2014-0035) will remain open until a Final 
Report is submitted to Congress or until further notice by FHWA.

ADDRESSES: The fourth public meeting will be conducted as a virtual 
public meeting (webinar format) to maximize public access to the 
briefing. Additional details and registration information will be sent 
to individuals who have registered for email updates on the CTSWLS; 
registration information will also be posted on FHWA's CTSWLS Web site: 
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/sw/map21tswstudy/index.htm.
    You may submit comments identified by the docket number FHWA-2014-
0035 by any one of the following methods:
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251;
    Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, 
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590;
    Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 
Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays; or
    Electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

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www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Send an email to [email protected], or 
contact Mr. Thomas Kearney at: (518) 431-8890 or [email protected]; 
Edward Strocko at: (202) 366-2997, or [email protected]; Office of 
Freight Management and Operations, Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 
20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Section 32801 of MAP-21 (Pub. L. 112-141) requires DOT to conduct a 
CTSWLS addressing differences in safety risks, infrastructure impacts, 
and the effect on levels of enforcement between trucks operating at or 
within Federal truck size and weight limits and trucks legally 
operating in excess of Federal limits; comparing and contrasting the 
potential safety and infrastructure impacts of alternative 
configurations (including configurations that exceed current Federal 
limits to the current Federal law and regulations); and, estimating the 
effects of freight diversion due to these alternative configurations.

Report Release

    The DOT released the technical reports to the public and submitted 
them to the NAS on June 5, 2015 for peer review. The technical reports 
are available on FHWA's CTSWLS Web site: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/sw/map21tswstudy/index.htm.
    The DOT is releasing these materials in advance of submitting a 
Final Report to Congress.

Public Meetings and Comment

    On June 18, 2015, at 1:00 p.m., e.t., DOT will hold a virtual 
public meeting to provide an overview of the technical reports and 
update on the remaining tasks to complete the Final Report for the 
CTSWLS. This meeting will be recorded.
    An additional presentation will be made for the second and final 
phase of the NAS peer review; details on the public portion of that 
meeting will be posted on the NAS and DOT CTSWLS Web sites and sent by 
email to people who have requested notification through the CTSWLS 
email distribution list.
    The public docket for comments (FHWA-2014-00350) on any aspect of 
the CTSWLS, including the technical reports, will remain open until the 
Final Report is submitted to Congress or until further notice by FHWA.
    The DOT invites the public to participate in these meetings and to 
direct comments to the public docket.

    Authority:  Sec. 32801, Pub. L. 112-141.

    Issued on: June 10, 2015.
Gregory G. Nadeau,
Acting Administrator .
[FR Doc. 2015-14693 Filed 6-12-15; 8:45 am]
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