80_FR_39967 80 FR 39835 - School Bus Occupant Protection: Taking Safety to a New Level Meeting

80 FR 39835 - School Bus Occupant Protection: Taking Safety to a New Level Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 132 (July 10, 2015)

Page Range39835-39836
FR Document2015-16892

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is announcing a meeting that will be held in Washington, DC on July 23, 2015 to address the challenges and barriers that have prevented schools from taking action to install three-point seat belt systems in school buses. The workshop will include presentations and discussions on the topic. Information on the date, time, location, and framework for this public event is included in this notice. Attendance requires prior registration; there will be no registration at the door. There are no fees to register or to attend this event; however space is limited on a first-come basis. The meeting will also be webcast live at www.nhtsa.gov.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 132 (Friday, July 10, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39835-39836]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16892]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2015--0069]


School Bus Occupant Protection: Taking Safety to a New Level 
Meeting

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is 
announcing a meeting that will be held in Washington, DC on July 23, 
2015 to address the challenges and barriers that have prevented schools 
from taking action to install three-point seat belt systems in school 
buses. The workshop will include presentations and discussions on the 
topic. Information on the date, time, location, and framework for this 
public event is included in this notice. Attendance requires prior 
registration; there will be no registration at the door. There are no 
fees to register or to attend this event; however space is limited on a 
first-come basis. The meeting will also be webcast live at 
www.nhtsa.gov.

DATES: The workshop will be held on July 23, 2015, at the location 
indicated in the ADDRESSES section below. The workshop will start at 
9:00 a.m. and is scheduled to continue until 4:15 p.m., local time. If 
you would like to register to attend the workshop, please contact the 
person identified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than 
July 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The July 23, 2015 meeting will be held in the Media Center 
of the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to attend the 
workshop, please contact Pei Lee by the date specified under DATES 
section above, at: Telephone (202) 366-1836; email address: 
[email protected]. Please provide her with the following information: 
Name, title, affiliation, address, email address, and telephone number, 
and indicate whether you require accommodations such as a sign language 
interpreter or translator. If you are not a U.S. citizen, also provide 
your country of citizenship, date of birth, title or position, and 
passport or diplomatic ID number, along with expiration date.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA is hosting a meeting to address the 
challenges and barriers that have prevented schools from taking action 
to install three-point seat belt systems in school buses.
    This meeting will update the current state of knowledge regarding 
occupant protection technology on school buses, identify operational 
challenges, and explore new approaches for funding mechanisms. The 
meeting will explore topics such as seating capacity loss, which in the 
past has prevented many States and school districts from considering 
three-point belt systems as an option, communication strategies to 
reach parents and children, and new training programs that may be 
needed for bus drivers and students. Additionally, the National 
Transportation Safety Board has been invited to present on their 
findings and recommendations from investigations of school bus crashes.
    Workshop Procedures. NHTSA will conduct the meeting informally. 
Thus, technical rules of evidence will not apply. The workshop will 
include brief presentations and breakout group discussions with 
representatives from NHTSA and school transportation officials. There 
will be opportunities for attendees to ask NHTSA and the speakers 
questions.
    To attend this workshop, please register with NHTSA by the date 
specified under the DATES section above by sending the required 
information to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section. Registration is necessary for security and space limitation 
reasons. After registration, NHTSA will send attendees follow-up 
information regarding workshop day logistics (i.e., directions

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to the building, parking accommodations, etc.).
    For security purposes, photo identification is required to enter 
the Department of Transportation building. To allow sufficient time to 
clear security and enter the building, NHTSA recommends that workshop 
participants arrive 30 to 60 minutes prior to the start of the event.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30182.

    Issued on: July 1, 2015.
Mark R. Rosekind,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015-16892 Filed 7-9-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 132 / Friday, July 10, 2015 / Notices 39835 that is the only dynamic performance NHTSA’S Decision: In consideration ADDRESSES: The July 23, 2015 meeting requirement that applies to the CRSs. of the foregoing, NHTSA has decided will be held in the Media Center of the Failure to comply with the requirement that the ProRIDE and Performance U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 is not inconsequential to safety. RIDE’s noncompliance poses a risk to New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, NHTSA has taken enforcement action safety and is therefore not DC 20590. for similar failures. In 2001, the agency inconsequential. Recaro has not met its FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If notified Britax Child Safety, Inc., burden of persuasion that the FMVSS you would like to attend the workshop, (Britax) of a potential noncompliance No. 213 noncompliance identified in please contact Pei Lee by the date due to the detachment of a tether strap Recaro’s noncompliance information specified under DATES section above, at: during dynamic testing of one of its report is inconsequential to motor Telephone (202) 366–1836; email child restraint models. Britax initiated a vehicle safety. Accordingly, Recaro’s address: pei.lee@dot.gov. Please provide recall campaign to provide owners of petition is hereby denied and Recaro is her with the following information: the affected model with repair kits. In obligated to provide notification of, and Name, title, affiliation, address, email 2007, the agency notified Britax of a a remedy for, that noncompliance under address, and telephone number, and potential noncompliance due to the 49 U.S.C. 30118 and 30120. indicate whether you require tether hook opening during dynamic Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: accommodations such as a sign testing of one of its child restraint delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and language interpreter or translator. If you models. Britax initiated a recall 501.8) are not a U.S. citizen, also provide your campaign to provide owners of the country of citizenship, date of birth, title Frank S. Borris, affected model with new tether hooks. or position, and passport or diplomatic Acting Associate Administrator for (C) The materials cited by the Enforcement. ID number, along with expiration date. petitioner have no bearing on the merits of Recaro’s petition. As explained above [FR Doc. 2015–16936 Filed 7–9–15; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA is in NHTSA’s response to Recaro’s first BILLING CODE 4910–59–P hosting a meeting to address the argument, FMVSS No. 213 requires that challenges and barriers that have the ProRIDE and Performance RIDE prevented schools from taking action to DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION install three-point seat belt systems in child restraints meet the structural integrity requirements when installed school buses. National Highway Traffic Safety with the top tether. NHTSA does not This meeting will update the current Administration know of any current material published state of knowledge regarding occupant on use of child restraint top tethers that [Docket No. NHTSA–2015—0069] protection technology on school buses, supports not using the child restraint’s identify operational challenges, and School Bus Occupant Protection: explore new approaches for funding top tether. Taking Safety to a New Level Meeting mechanisms. The meeting will explore (D) Recaro’s statement that ‘‘the environment in which [previous denials AGENCY: National Highway Traffic topics such as seating capacity loss, of inconsequentiality petitions on tether Safety Administration (NHTSA), which in the past has prevented many failures] were made has changed’’ is Department of Transportation (DOT). States and school districts from incorrect. NHTSA does not know of any ACTION: Notice of public meeting. considering three-point belt systems as current material published on use of an option, communication strategies to child restraint top tethers that supports SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic reach parents and children, and new not using the child restraint’s top tether. Safety Administration (NHTSA) is training programs that may be needed Moreover, granting the petition would announcing a meeting that will be held for bus drivers and students. be contradictory to NHTSA’s mission to in Washington, DC on July 23, 2015 to Additionally, the National promote greater use of the top tether. address the challenges and barriers that Transportation Safety Board has been (E) The shortcoming in Recaro’s have prevented schools from taking invited to present on their findings and design to meet the applicable FMVSS action to install three-point seat belt recommendations from investigations of No. 213 dynamic test requirements systems in school buses. The workshop school bus crashes. poses an unacceptable safety risk. The will include presentations and Workshop Procedures. NHTSA will risk exists and is unacceptable even if discussions on the topic. Information on conduct the meeting informally. Thus, there has been no incident of separation the date, time, location, and framework technical rules of evidence will not in the tether anchorage area thus far.8 for this public event is included in this apply. The workshop will include brief NHTSA does not agree that the tether notice. Attendance requires prior presentations and breakout group separation occurs in testing due to the registration; there will be no registration discussions with representatives from testing equipment 9 but rather as a at the door. There are no fees to register NHTSA and school transportation shortcoming in Recaro’s design to meet or to attend this event; however space officials. There will be opportunities for the applicable FMVSS No. 213 dynamic is limited on a first-come basis. The attendees to ask NHTSA and the test requirements. meeting will also be webcast live at speakers questions. www.nhtsa.gov. To attend this workshop, please 8 If in fact consumers are not using the tether with DATES: The workshop will be held on register with NHTSA by the date children over 52 lb in accordance with Recaro’s July 23, 2015, at the location indicated specified under the DATES section above instructions, then it follows that there would not be mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES in the ADDRESSES section below. The by sending the required information to reports of tether failure. However, the children would not be benefiting from use of the tether in workshop will start at 9:00 a.m. and is the person listed in the FOR FURTHER a crash. Recaro should have designed its restraints scheduled to continue until 4:15 p.m., INFORMATION CONTACT section. such that they could meet the structural integrity local time. If you would like to register Registration is necessary for security requirement when tethered, to afford the children to attend the workshop, please contact and space limitation reasons. After the benefits of a structurally sound CRS and the benefits of the tether. the person identified under FOR FURTHER registration, NHTSA will send attendees 9 No data or information was submitted by the INFORMATION CONTACT no later than July follow-up information regarding petitioner to support this claim. 17, 2015. workshop day logistics (i.e., directions VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:51 Jul 09, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10JYN1.SGM 10JYN1

39836 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 132 / Friday, July 10, 2015 / Notices to the building, parking STB RAILROAD INFLATION-ADJUSTED Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: accommodations, etc.). INDEX AND DEFLATOR FACTOR 202/622–2410, Office of the General For security purposes, photo TABLE—Continued Counsel, Department of the Treasury identification is required to enter the (not toll free numbers). Department of Transportation building. Year Index Deflator To allow sufficient time to clear security SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and enter the building, NHTSA 2005 .................. 522.41 78.29 Electronic and Facsimile Availability recommends that workshop participants 2006 .................. 567.34 72.09 arrive 30 to 60 minutes prior to the start 2007 .................. 588.30 69.52 The SDN List and additional of the event. 2008 .................. 656.78 62.28 information concerning OFAC sanctions 2009 .................. 619.73 66.00 Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30182. 2010 .................. 652.29 62.71 programs are available from OFAC’s Issued on: July 1, 2015. 2011 .................. 708.80 57.71 Web site (www.treasury.gov/ofac). 2012 .................. 740.61 55.23 Certain general information pertaining Mark R. Rosekind, 2013 .................. 764.19 53.53 to OFAC’s sanctions programs is also Administrator. 2014 .................. 778.41 52.55 available via facsimile through a 24- [FR Doc. 2015–16892 Filed 7–9–15; 8:45 am] 1 Ex Parte No. 492, Montana Rail Link, Inc., hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: 202/ BILLING CODE 4910–59–P and Wisconsin Central Ltd., Joint Petition For 622–0077. Rulemaking With Respect To 49 CFR 1201, 8 I.C.C. 2d 625 (1992), raised the revenue clas- Notice of OFAC Actions DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION sification level for Class I railroads from $50 million (1978 dollars) to $250 million (1991 On July 2, 2014, OFAC blocked the dollars), effective for the reporting year begin- property and interests in property of the Surface Transportation Board ning January 1, 1992. The Class II threshold was also raised from $10 million (1978 dollars) following two persons pursuant to E.O. Indexing the Annual Operating to $20 million (1991 dollars). 13664, ‘‘Blocking Property of Certain Revenues of Railroads Persons With Respect to South Sudan’’: Effective Date: January 1, 2014. The Surface Transportation Board FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. DUAL, Simon Gatwech (a.k.a. DUAL, (STB) is publishing the annual inflation- Pedro Ramirez 202–245–0333. [Federal Simon Gatwec; a.k.a. DUAL, Simon Gatwich; adjusted index factors for 2014. These Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the a.k.a. DUAL, Simon Getwech; a.k.a. factors are used by the railroads to hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339] GARWICH, Simon; a.k.a. GATWEACH, adjust their gross annual operating By the Board, William F. Huneke, Director, Simon; a.k.a. GATWECH, Simon; a.k.a. revenues for classification purposes. Office of Economics. GATWICK, Simon; a.k.a. ‘‘Dhual’’; a.k.a. This indexing methodology ensures that Jeffrey Herzig, ‘‘General Gaduel’’), Jonglei State, South railroads are classified based on real Sudan; DOB 1953; POB Akobo, Jonglei State, Clearance Clerk. South Sudan; alt. POB Akobo, Jonglei State, business expansion and not from the [FR Doc. 2015–16907 Filed 7–9–15; 8:45 am] Sudan; alt. POB Uror County, Jonglei State, effects of inflation. Classification is important because it determines the BILLING CODE 4915–01–P South Sudan; alt. POB Uror County, Jonglei extent to which individual railroads State, Sudan; SPLA in Opposition Chief of must comply with STB reporting General Staff; Major General (individual) requirements. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY [SOUTH SUDAN]. The STB’s annual inflation-adjusted 2. JOK RIAK, Gabriel (a.k.a. JOK, Gabriel; factors are based on the annual average Office of Foreign Assets Control a.k.a. RIAK, Jock; a.k.a. RIAK, Jok), Wau, Railroad’s Freight Price Index which is Western Bahr El Ghazal State, South Sudan; Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Unity State, South Sudan; DOB 1966; POB developed by the Bureau of Labor Executive Order 13664 Bor, South Sudan; alt. POB Bor, Sudan; Statistics (BLS). The STB’s deflator factor is used to deflate revenues for AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets nationality South Sudan; Lieutenant General; comparison with established revenue Control, Treasury. Sector One Commander (individual) [SOUTH thresholds. SUDAN]. ACTION: Notice. The base year for railroads is 1991. OFAC supplemented the identification The inflation index factors are presented The Treasury Department’s SUMMARY: as follows: Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) information for one individual whose is publishing the names of two property and interests in property are STB RAILROAD INFLATION-ADJUSTED individuals and supplemental blocked pursuant to Executive Order INDEX AND DEFLATOR FACTOR TABLE information for one individual whose 13664. The supplemental identification property and interests in property are information for the individual is as Year Index Deflator blocked pursuant to Executive Order follows: (E.O.) 13664 and whose names have WOL, Santino Deng (a.k.a. KUOL, Santino 1991 .................. 409.50 1100.00 been added to OFAC’s list of Specially Deng; a.k.a. WUOL, Santino Deng); DOB 09 1992 .................. 411.80 99.45 Designated Nationals and Blocked 1993 .................. 415.50 98.55 Nov 1962; POB Aweil, South Sudan; alt. POB 1994 .................. 418.80 97.70 Persons (SDN List). Aweil, Sudan; Major General; Sudan People’s 1995 .................. 418.17 97.85 DATES: OFAC’s actions described in this Liberation Army Third Division Commander 1996 .................. 417.46 98.02 notice were effective July 2, 2015. (individual) [SOUTH SUDAN]. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 1997 .................. 419.67 97.50 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: July 2, 2015. 1998 .................. 424.54 96.38 Associate Director for Global Targeting, 1999 .................. 423.01 96.72 John E. Smith, 2000 .................. 428.64 95.45 tel.: 202/622–2420, Assistant Director Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 2001 .................. 436.48 93.73 for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, Control. 2002 .................. 445.03 91.92 tel.: 202/622–2490, Assistant Director [FR Doc. 2015–16931 Filed 7–9–15; 8:45 am] 2003 .................. 454.33 90.03 for Licensing, tel.: 202/622–2480, Office 2004 .................. 473.41 86.40 of Foreign Assets Control, or Chief BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:51 Jul 09, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\10JYN1.SGM 10JYN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesThe workshop will be held on July 23, 2015, at the location
ContactIf you would like to attend the workshop, please contact Pei Lee by the date specified under DATES
FR Citation80 FR 39835 
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