81 FR 37662 - Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation, Lamps and Reflective Devices; Application for an Exemption From STEMCO LP
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 112 (June 10, 2016)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 112 (June 10, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-13774 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 37662-37664] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-13774] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA--2016-0167 Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation, Lamps and Reflective Devices; Application for an Exemption From STEMCO LP AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of application for exemption; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: FMCSA requests public comment on an application for exemption from STEMCO LP (STEMCO) to allow motor carriers to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) that are equipped with STEMCO's TrailerTail[supreg] aerodynamic device with rear identification lamps and rear clearance lamps that are mounted lower than currently permitted by the Agency's regulations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) require rear identification lamps and rear clearance lamps to be located ``as close as practicable to the top of the vehicle.'' While the TrailerTail[supreg] aerodynamic device is currently mounted slightly below the roof of the vehicle, STEMCO states that this offset prevents the device from delivering the maximum available fuel economy benefit as opposed to mounting it flush with the top of the vehicle which may block the visibility of the rear identification lamps and rear clearance lamps. STEMCO believes that locating the rear identification lamps and rear clearance lamps lower on the vehicle, on a horizontal plane with other required lamps (stop, turn, and tail lamps) as is done on a flatbed trailer or an intermodal chassis, will maintain a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety achieved without the exemption. STEMCO is requesting the temporary exemption in advance of petitioning FMCSA to conduct a rulemaking to amend 49 CFR 393.11. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 11, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-2016-0167 using any of the following methods:Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the Federal electronic docket site. Fax: 1-202-493-2251. Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery: Ground Floor, Room W12-140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday-Friday, except Federal holidays. Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and docket number for this notice. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the exemption process, see the ``Public Participation'' heading below. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Please see the ``Privacy Act'' heading for further information. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or to Room W12-140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 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. Public participation: The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is generally available 24 hours each day, [[Page 37663]] 365 days each year. You may find electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ``help'' section of the http://www.regulations.gov Web site as well as the DOT's http://docketsinfo.dot.gov Web site. If you would like notification that we received your comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgment page that appears after submitting comments online. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jose Cestero, Vehicle and Roadside Operations Division, Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations, MC-PSV, (202) 366-5541; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Section 4007 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA- 21) [Pub. L. 105-178, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 401] amended 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e) to provide authority to grant exemptions from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). On August 20, 2004, FMCSA published a final rule (69 FR 51589) implementing section 4007. Under this rule, FMCSA must publish a notice of each exemption request in the Federal Register (49 CFR 381.315(a)). The Agency must provide the public with an opportunity to inspect the information relevant to the application, including any safety analyses that have been conducted. The Agency must also provide an opportunity for public comment on the request. The Agency reviews the safety analyses and the public comments and determines whether granting the exemption would likely achieve a level of safety equivalent to or greater than the level that would be achieved by the current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). The decision of the Agency must be published in the Federal Register (49 CFR 381.315(b)). If the Agency denies the request, it must state the reason for doing so. If the decision is to grant the exemption, the notice must specify the person or class of persons receiving the exemption and the regulatory provision or provisions from which an exemption is granted. The notice must specify the effective period of the exemption (up to 5 years) and explain the terms and conditions of the exemption. The exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 381.315(c) and 49 CFR 381.300(b)). STEMCO Application for Exemption STEMCO, on behalf of motor carriers utilizing its TrailerTail[supreg] aerodynamic devices, applied for an exemption from 49 CFR 393.11 to allow rear identification lamps and rear clearance lamps to be mounted lower than currently permitted by the Agency's regulations. A copy of the application is included in the docket referenced at the beginning of this notice. Table 1 of Sec. 393.11, ``Required lamps and reflectors on commercial motor vehicles,'' specifies the requirements for lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment by the type of CMV. All CMVs manufactured on or after December 25, 1968, must, at a minimum, meet the applicable requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, ``Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment,'' in effect at the time of manufacture of the vehicle. Rear identification lamps must be mounted as close as practicable to the top of the vehicle. One lamp must be as close as practicable to the vertical centerline and one on each side of the center lamp with the lamp centers spaced not less than 6 inches or more than 12 inches apart, and all on the same level. One rear clearance lamp must be located on each side of the vertical centerline of the vehicle to indicate overall width, both of which must be on the same level and as high as practicable. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have jointly proposed a national program that would establish the next phase of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. This ``Phase 2 program'' would significantly reduce carbon emissions and improve the fuel efficiency of heavy-duty vehicles, helping to address the challenges of global climate change and energy security. In February 2015, STEMCO purchased ATDynamics and its TrailerTail[supreg] product line, a collapsible boat tail technology that improves the rear aerodynamic shape of CMVs. STEMCO states that motor carriers are evaluating the TrailerTail[supreg] rear aerodynamic device to help meet (1) the proposed Phase 2 program standards, and (2) the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas Regulation for dry van and refrigerated van type trailers that has been in effect since 2010. For newly manufactured trailers, STEMCO states that the TrailerTail[supreg] top panel is mounted 1.5--3.5 inches below the roof of the trailer in order to comply with the FMVSS No. 108 and FMCSR mounting location requirements for rear identification and clearance lamps. However, STEMCO states: This inset creates an unaeordynamic gap as airflow transitions from the trailer roof onto the TrailerTail panels and has prevented TrailerTails from delivering the maximum available fuel economy benefit. Wind tunnel flow visualization highlights the contrast in airflow between flush and inset panels and our own internal testing estimates an additional 0.14 delta C D A (measured drag area) gain and 70 million gallons of annual diesel fuel savings can be achieved simply by installing TrailerTails flush with the trailer roof. In order to evaluate the actual performance of flush mounted TrailerTail aerodynamic systems on actual fleet based fuel economy, it is necessary to request relief from the location requirements for upper identification lamps and rear clearance lamps on commercial van trailers and box trucks. Additionally, these lower clearance and identification lamp locations will pave the way for the commercial launch of collapsible boat tails for roll door box trailers, where the rear upper header is a critical mounting location of boat tail components. In support of its application, STEMCO states that ``The relocation of the rear identification lamps and rear clearance lamps to a lower location on the trailer or box truck are equivalent to the current required lamp location on a flatbed trailer or intermodal chassis, so no safety impact is anticipated.'' In addition, according to the application: STEMCO believes that there will be no safety impact from the relocation of both the rear identification lamps and the rear clearance lamps to a location on an approximate horizontal plane with other rear lamps. NHTSA issued legal interpretations from 1968 until approximately 1999 to trailer manufacturers to allow the lower mounting location for rear identification lamps and rear clearance lamps when there was no ``practicable'' means of installing the lamps ``as close as practicable to the top of the vehicle.'' NHTSA subsequently issued an interpretative rule on April 5, 1999, 64 FR 16358, suggesting that trailer manufacturers could no longer mount lamps at the lower location as narrow lamps were now readily available, and NHTSA would no longer defer to a manufacturer's subjective determination of practicability for locating lamps in the rear upper header location on van trailers and box trucks. However, NHTSA noted in that same Notice that they did not intend to bring enforcement actions based on this interpretive rule immediately. Subsequently, trailer manufacturers continued to manufacture van trailers and box trucks with the rear identification lamps and rear clearance lamps mounted lower on the vehicles on an approximate horizontal plane with the other required lamps.'' STEMCO states that without the exemption, it will be unable to verify fleet performance of a higher performance TrailerTail[supreg] design that is expected to provide the maximum available fuel economy benefit that may [[Page 37664]] be necessary in order to meet future fuel efficiency requirements. Request for Comments In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), FMCSA requests public comment from all interested persons on STEMCO's application for an exemption from 49 CFR 393.11. All comments received before the close of business on the comment closing date indicated at the beginning of this notice will be considered and will be available for examination in the docket at the location listed under the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Comments received after the comment closing date will be filed in the public docket and will be considered to the extent practicable. In addition to late comments, FMCSA will continue to file relevant information in the public docket that becomes available after the comment closing date. Interested persons should continue to examine the public docket for new material. Issued on: June 2, 2016. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2016-13774 Filed 6-9-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P
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USDOT Number. Most for-hire carriers total estimated annual burden of clearance lamps lower on the vehicle,
are also required to file a separate 192,320 hours. on a horizontal plane with other
application for operating authority Public Comments Invited: You are required lamps (stop, turn, and tail
under 49 U.S.C. 13901. Mexico- and asked to comment on any aspect of this lamps) as is done on a flatbed trailer or
Non-North America-domiciled motor information collection, including: (1) an intermodal chassis, will maintain a
carriers file a separate registration form. Whether the proposed collection is level of safety that is equivalent to, or
The information collection will replace necessary for the performance of greater than, the level of safety achieved
these three collections and create a FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of without the exemption. STEMCO is
single on-line form. This rule will the estimated burden; (3) ways for requesting the temporary exemption in
streamline the collection and eliminate FMCSA to enhance the quality, advance of petitioning FMCSA to
the need for motor carriers to file the usefulness, and clarity of the collected conduct a rulemaking to amend 49 CFR
same information on multiple forms. information; and (4) ways that the 393.11.
Title: Unified Registration System, burden could be minimized without DATES: Comments must be received on
FMCSA Registration/Updates. reducing the quality of the collected or before July 11, 2016.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0051. information. The agency will summarize
Type of Request: Extension of a ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
or include your comments in the request
currently approved information for OMB’s clearance of this information bearing the Federal Docket Management
collection. collection. System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA–
Respondents: Motor carriers 2016–0167 using any of the following
Issued on: June 3, 2016. methods:
(including private and exempt for-hire
carriers effective September 30, 2016),
G. Kelly Regal, • Web site: http://
freight forwarders, brokers, cargo tank Associate Administrator, Office of Research www.regulations.gov. Follow the
and Information Technology. instructions for submitting comments
(CT) facilities, and intermodal
[FR Doc. 2016–13752 Filed 6–9–16; 8:45 am] on the Federal electronic docket site.
equipment providers (IEPs) that are
required to initially register for and then BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P • Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
maintain their safety and operating • Mail: Docket Management Facility,
authority registrations with USDOT. U.S. Department of Transportation,
Estimated Number of Respondents: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
78,400 respondents for initial Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590–
Federal Motor Carrier Safety 0001.
registration filings; 507,500 respondents Administration
for completing the biennial update; • Hand Delivery: Ground Floor, Room
13,000 respondents for filing name/ [Docket No. FMCSA—2016–0167 W12–140, DOT Building, 1200 New
address change requests; 1,100 Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC,
respondents for transfer of operating Parts and Accessories Necessary for between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday-
Safe Operation, Lamps and Reflective Friday, except Federal holidays.
authority registration notifications; and
Devices; Application for an Exemption Instructions: All submissions must
2,030 respondents for reinstatements of
From STEMCO LP include the Agency name and docket
operating authority registration.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.34 AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety number for this notice. For detailed
hours for initial registration filings; and Administration (FMCSA), DOT. instructions on submitting comments
10 minutes each for the biennial update, ACTION: Notice of application for
and additional information on the
name/address change request, exemption; request for comments. exemption process, see the ‘‘Public
notification of transfer of operating Participation’’ heading below. Note that
authority registration, and reinstatement SUMMARY: FMCSA requests public all comments received will be posted
of revoked or inactive registration. comment on an application for without change to http://
Expiration Date: November 30, 2016. exemption from STEMCO LP (STEMCO) www.regulations.gov, including any
Frequency of Response: This to allow motor carriers to operate personal information provided. Please
information collection covers the initial commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) that see the ‘‘Privacy Act’’ heading for
application to register with FMCSA as a are equipped with STEMCO’s further information.
motor carrier, freight forwarder, broker, TrailerTail® aerodynamic device with Docket: For access to the docket to
intermodal equipment provider, and rear identification lamps and rear read background documents or
cargo tank facility; as well as subsequent clearance lamps that are mounted lower comments received, go to http://
applications to complete a biennial than currently permitted by the www.regulations.gov or to Room W12–
update or any other update of the Agency’s regulations. The Federal Motor 140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey
information recorded on the registration Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
system, submit a name/address change require rear identification lamps and a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
request, seek a reinstatement of revoked rear clearance lamps to be located ‘‘as Friday, except Federal holidays.
or inactive registration, and notify the close as practicable to the top of the Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
Agency of a transfer of operating vehicle.’’ While the TrailerTail® U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
authority registration. aerodynamic device is currently from the public to better inform its
Estimated Total Annual Burden: mounted slightly below the roof of the rulemaking process. DOT posts these
105,000 burden hours for the initial vehicle, STEMCO states that this offset comments, without edit, including any
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applications of registration; 84,600 prevents the device from delivering the personal information the commenter
burden hours for completing biennial maximum available fuel economy provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
updates; 2,200 burden hours for filing benefit as opposed to mounting it flush described in the system of records
name/address change requests; 180 with the top of the vehicle which may notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
burden hours for operating authority block the visibility of the rear be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
registration transfer notifications; and identification lamps and rear clearance Public participation: The http://
340 burden hours for reinstatements of lamps. STEMCO believes that locating www.regulations.gov Web site is
revoked or inactive registration; for a the rear identification lamps and rear generally available 24 hours each day,
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365 days each year. You may find devices, applied for an exemption from identification and clearance lamps.
electronic submission and retrieval help 49 CFR 393.11 to allow rear However, STEMCO states:
and guidelines under the ‘‘help’’ section identification lamps and rear clearance This inset creates an unaeordynamic gap as
of the http://www.regulations.gov Web lamps to be mounted lower than airflow transitions from the trailer roof onto
site as well as the DOT’s http:// currently permitted by the Agency’s the TrailerTail panels and has prevented
docketsinfo.dot.gov Web site. If you regulations. A copy of the application is TrailerTails from delivering the maximum
would like notification that we received included in the docket referenced at the available fuel economy benefit. Wind tunnel
your comments, please include a self- beginning of this notice. flow visualization highlights the contrast in
addressed, stamped envelope or airflow between flush and inset panels and
Table 1 of § 393.11, ‘‘Required lamps our own internal testing estimates an
postcard or print the acknowledgment and reflectors on commercial motor additional 0.14 delta CDA (measured drag
page that appears after submitting vehicles,’’ specifies the requirements for area) gain and 70 million gallons of annual
comments online. lamps, reflective devices and associated diesel fuel savings can be achieved simply by
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. equipment by the type of CMV. All installing TrailerTails flush with the trailer
Jose Cestero, Vehicle and Roadside CMVs manufactured on or after roof. In order to evaluate the actual
Operations Division, Office of Bus and December 25, 1968, must, at a performance of flush mounted TrailerTail
Truck Standards and Operations, MC– aerodynamic systems on actual fleet based
minimum, meet the applicable
fuel economy, it is necessary to request relief
PSV, (202) 366–5541; Federal Motor requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle from the location requirements for upper
Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, identification lamps and rear clearance lamps
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, ‘‘Lamps, reflective devices, and on commercial van trailers and box trucks.
DC 20590–0001. associated equipment,’’ in effect at the Additionally, these lower clearance and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: time of manufacture of the vehicle. Rear identification lamp locations will pave the
identification lamps must be mounted way for the commercial launch of collapsible
Background boat tails for roll door box trailers, where the
as close as practicable to the top of the
Section 4007 of the Transportation vehicle. One lamp must be as close as rear upper header is a critical mounting
Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA– location of boat tail components.
practicable to the vertical centerline and
21) [Pub. L. 105–178, June 9, 1998, 112 one on each side of the center lamp with In support of its application, STEMCO
Stat. 401] amended 49 U.S.C. 31315 and the lamp centers spaced not less than 6 states that ‘‘The relocation of the rear
31136(e) to provide authority to grant inches or more than 12 inches apart, identification lamps and rear clearance
exemptions from the Federal Motor and all on the same level. One rear lamps to a lower location on the trailer
Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). clearance lamp must be located on each or box truck are equivalent to the
On August 20, 2004, FMCSA published side of the vertical centerline of the current required lamp location on a
a final rule (69 FR 51589) implementing vehicle to indicate overall width, both flatbed trailer or intermodal chassis, so
section 4007. Under this rule, FMCSA of which must be on the same level and no safety impact is anticipated.’’ In
must publish a notice of each exemption as high as practicable. addition, according to the application:
request in the Federal Register (49 CFR The U.S. Environmental Protection STEMCO believes that there will be no
381.315(a)). The Agency must provide Agency (EPA) and the Department of safety impact from the relocation of both the
the public with an opportunity to Transportation’s National Highway rear identification lamps and the rear
inspect the information relevant to the Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) clearance lamps to a location on an
application, including any safety have jointly proposed a national approximate horizontal plane with other rear
analyses that have been conducted. The program that would establish the next
lamps. NHTSA issued legal interpretations
Agency must also provide an from 1968 until approximately 1999 to trailer
phase of greenhouse gas (GHG) manufacturers to allow the lower mounting
opportunity for public comment on the
emissions and fuel efficiency standards location for rear identification lamps and rear
request.
for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. clearance lamps when there was no
The Agency reviews the safety
analyses and the public comments and This ‘‘Phase 2 program’’ would ‘‘practicable’’ means of installing the lamps
significantly reduce carbon emissions ‘‘as close as practicable to the top of the
determines whether granting the vehicle.’’ NHTSA subsequently issued an
exemption would likely achieve a level and improve the fuel efficiency of
heavy-duty vehicles, helping to address interpretative rule on April 5, 1999, 64 FR
of safety equivalent to or greater than 16358, suggesting that trailer manufacturers
the level that would be achieved by the the challenges of global climate change could no longer mount lamps at the lower
current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). and energy security. In February 2015, location as narrow lamps were now readily
The decision of the Agency must be STEMCO purchased ATDynamics and available, and NHTSA would no longer defer
published in the Federal Register (49 its TrailerTail® product line, a to a manufacturer’s subjective determination
CFR 381.315(b)). If the Agency denies collapsible boat tail technology that of practicability for locating lamps in the rear
improves the rear aerodynamic shape of upper header location on van trailers and box
the request, it must state the reason for trucks. However, NHTSA noted in that same
doing so. If the decision is to grant the CMVs. STEMCO states that motor
carriers are evaluating the TrailerTail® Notice that they did not intend to bring
exemption, the notice must specify the enforcement actions based on this
person or class of persons receiving the rear aerodynamic device to help meet interpretive rule immediately. Subsequently,
exemption and the regulatory provision (1) the proposed Phase 2 program trailer manufacturers continued to
or provisions from which an exemption standards, and (2) the California Air manufacture van trailers and box trucks with
is granted. The notice must specify the Resources Board (CARB) Tractor-Trailer the rear identification lamps and rear
Greenhouse Gas Regulation for dry van clearance lamps mounted lower on the
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effective period of the exemption (up to
and refrigerated van type trailers that vehicles on an approximate horizontal plane
5 years) and explain the terms and
has been in effect since 2010. with the other required lamps.’’
conditions of the exemption. The
exemption may be renewed (49 CFR For newly manufactured trailers, STEMCO states that without the
381.315(c) and 49 CFR 381.300(b)). STEMCO states that the TrailerTail® top exemption, it will be unable to verify
panel is mounted 1.5—3.5 inches below fleet performance of a higher
STEMCO Application for Exemption the roof of the trailer in order to comply performance TrailerTail® design that is
STEMCO, on behalf of motor carriers with the FMVSS No. 108 and FMCSR expected to provide the maximum
utilizing its TrailerTail® aerodynamic mounting location requirements for rear available fuel economy benefit that may
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be necessary in order to meet future fuel approximately 5:00 p.m. central time. information provided. Please see the Privacy
efficiency requirements. The workshop will be webcasted live Act statement below for additional
and recorded for pipeline safety information.
Request for Comments
stakeholders who are unable to travel to
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315 the workshop. Privacy Act Statement
and 31136(e), FMCSA requests public ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held Anyone may search the electronic
comment from all interested persons on in Chicago, IL. The meeting location in form of all comments received for any
STEMCO’s application for an exemption Chicago and the hotel information will of our dockets. You may review DOT’s
from 49 CFR 393.11. All comments be provided on the meeting Web site at complete Privacy Act Statement in the
received before the close of business on https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/ Federal Register published April 11,
the comment closing date indicated at MtgHome.mtg?mtg=114&nocache=5719 2000, (65 FR 19477) or visit http://
the beginning of this notice will be in the near future. The meeting room dms.dot.gov.
considered and will be available for location will be posted on the day of the
examination in the docket at the Information on Services for Individuals
workshop. With Disabilities
location listed under the ADDRESSES Registration: Members of the public
section of this notice. may attend this free workshop. To help For information on facilities or
Comments received after the comment assure that adequate space is provided, services for individuals with
closing date will be filed in the public all attendees, both in person and by disabilities, or to request special
docket and will be considered to the webcast, should register in advance for assistance at the meeting, please contact
extent practicable. In addition to late the workshop at the PHMSA Public Dr. Christie Murray, Director, Program
comments, FMCSA will continue to file Meeting Web site at: https:// Development Division, PHMSA, at (202)
relevant information in the public primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/ 366–4996 or by email at
docket that becomes available after the MtgHome.mtg?mtg=114&nocache=5719. Christie.Murray@dot.gov no later than
comment closing date. Interested The meeting agenda will be posted and July 8, 2016.
persons should continue to examine the updated on the registration site. On-site FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
public docket for new material. registration will also be available for Christie Murray, Director, Program
Issued on: June 2, 2016. those attending in person starting at Development Division, PHMSA, at 202–
Larry W. Minor, 7:00 a.m. central time. All workshop 366–4996 or by email at
Associate Administrator for Policy. presentations will be available on the Christie.Murray@dot.gov.
[FR Doc. 2016–13774 Filed 6–9–16; 8:45 am] meeting registration Web site within 15 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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days following the workshop. Stakeholders are encouraged to review
Comments: Members of the public the PAPWG SWOT Report prior to the
may submit written comments either workshop. The PAPWG SWOT Report is
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION before or after the workshop. Comments available at: https://primis.
should reference Docket No. PHMSA– phmsa.dot.gov/comm/publicawareness/
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 2016–0059. Comments may be docs/PAPWG%20SWOT%20Analysis
Safety Administration submitted in the following ways: %20Report-FINAL%2005–16–16.pdf.
• E-Gov Web site: http:// The Federal pipeline safety
[Docket ID PHMSA–2016–0059]
www.regulations.gov. This site allows regulations (49 CFR 192.616 and 49 CFR
Pipeline Safety: Public Workshop on the public to enter comments on any 195.440) require pipeline operators to
Public Awareness Federal Register notice issued by any develop and implement public
agency. Follow the instructions for awareness programs that follow the
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous submitting comments. guidance provided by the API RP 1162,
Materials Safety Administration • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 1st Edition, ‘‘Public Awareness
(PHMSA), DOT. • Mail: Docket Management System, Programs for Pipeline Operators’’
ACTION: Notice of public meeting. U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 (incorporated by reference in the
New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12– pipeline safety regulations 49 CFR
SUMMARY: This notice is announcing a 140, Washington, DC 20590. 192.616 and 49 CFR 195.440). Pipeline
one-day public workshop PHMSA is Hand Delivery: DOT Docket operators are required to implement
sponsoring on public awareness to bring Management System, Room W12–140, public awareness programs that provide
pipeline safety stakeholders together to on the ground floor of the West pipeline safety information to the
review the findings from the joint Public Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., affected public, emergency response
Awareness Program Working Group’s Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 officials, local public officials, and
(PAPWG) Strengths, Weaknesses, p.m. eastern time, Monday through excavators. Implementing and
Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Friday, except Federal holidays. improving public awareness programs
Report and explore future actions that Instructions: Identify the docket allows pipeline stakeholders an
can be taken to expand public number (PHMSA–2016–0059) at the opportunity to address pipeline safety
awareness and stakeholder engagement beginning of your comments. If you concerns, such as third party damages,
efforts. Various stakeholders, including submit your comments by mail, submit in a proactive manner.
federal and state regulators, industry, two copies. If you wish to receive The PAPWG was a collaborative
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pipeline operators, public, emergency confirmation that PHMSA has received stakeholder work group comprised of
response officials, local public officials, your comments, include a self- myriad pipeline safety stakeholders.
land planners, and excavators, will addressed stamped postcard. Internet The PAPWG was established in
engage to strengthen pipeline safety users may submit comments at http:// September 2013. The mission of the
public awareness. www.regulations.gov. PAPWG was to review pipeline safety
DATES: The workshop will be held on Note: Comments will be posted without public awareness data and information
July 13, 2016. The workshop will take changes or edits to http:// from various sources, identify relevant
place from 8:00 a.m. until www.regulations.gov including any personal topical review areas, perform SWOT
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of application for exemption; request for comments. | |
| Dates | Comments must be received on or before July 11, 2016. | |
| Contact | Mr. Jose Cestero, Vehicle and Roadside Operations Division, Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations, MC-PSV, (202) 366-5541; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 37662 |
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