81_FR_75070 81 FR 74862 - Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Multiyear Plans

81 FR 74862 - Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Multiyear Plans

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 208 (October 27, 2016)

Page Range74862-74864
FR Document2016-25980

The Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act requires the Secretary to prescribe procedures for a State to submit multiple-year plans for the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) grants. FMCSA seeks information to improve development and implementation of multiple-year plans.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0325]


Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Multiyear Plans

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

ACTION: Notice: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act 
requires the Secretary to prescribe procedures for a State to submit 
multiple-year plans for the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program 
(MCSAP) grants. FMCSA seeks information to improve development and 
implementation of multiple-year plans.

DATES: Responses to these questions must be received on or before 
November 28, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket 
Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-2016-0325 using any of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line 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., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    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.
    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

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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 on-line FDMS is available 24 hours each 
day, 365 days each year. If you want acknowledgment that we received 
your comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or 
postcard or print the acknowledgement page that appears after 
submitting comments on-line.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Liberatore, Chief, State 
Programs Division, FMCSA, (202) 366-3030 or by email at 
[email protected]. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    FMCSA encourages you to participate by submitting comments and 
related materials.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
notice (FMCSA-2016-0325), indicate the specific section of this 
document to which each comment applies, 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 the Agency can contact you if it has questions regarding 
your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov and 
put the docket number, ``FMCSA-2016-0325'' in the ``Keyword'' box, and 
click ``Search.'' When the new screen appears, click on ``Comment 
Now!'' button and type your comment into the text box in 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.
    FMCSA will consider all comments and material received during the 
comment period and may change this notice based on your comments.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble 
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov and 
insert the docket number, ``FMCSA-2016-0325'' in the ``Keyword'' box 
and click ``Search.'' Next, click ``Open Docket Folder'' button and 
choose the document listed 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.

Background

    As prescribed in the FAST Act, the goal of the MCSAP is to ensure 
that there is a partnership to establish programs to improve motor 
carrier, commercial motor vehicle (CMV), and driver safety to support a 
safe and efficient surface transportation system. MCSAP makes targeted 
investments to promote CMV safety, including the transportation of 
passengers and hazardous materials. FMCSA encourages the States and 
Territories to invest in activities likely to maximize reductions in 
the number and severity of CMV crashes and fatalities resulting from 
such crashes. This is accomplished by adopting and enforcing effective 
motor carrier, CMV, and driver safety regulations and practices 
consistent with Federal requirements, assessing and improving statewide 
performance by setting program goals, and meeting performance 
standards, measures, and benchmarks.
    Since Fiscal Year (FY) 1983, the Federal Highway Administration 
(FHWA), FMCSA's predecessor agency, or FMCSA have awarded MCSAP funds 
annually to the States after submission of a satisfactory Commercial 
Vehicle Safety Plan (CVSP). Pursuant to FMCSA regulation, CVSPs are due 
to the Agency on August 1 of the fiscal year preceding the requested 
funds.
    Often safety initiatives can only be properly evaluated after 
lengthy implementation periods. The removal of the annual CVSP 
requirement is intended to provide States/Territories with additional 
flexibility to continue these initiatives for a longer period, such 
that funding can be appropriate requested and CMV crash reduction 
benefits can be documented. In addition, the use of multiple-year plans 
will reduce the States'/Territories' administrative burdens associated 
with submitting the plan each year. With implementation of multi-year 
plans, an annual, full submission of the CVSP will no longer be 
required. Only annual data and budget updates might be needed, 
depending on changes in the States'/Territories' operations and/or 
annual MCSAP funding allocation.
    It is noted that the period of performance for MCSAP grants did not 
change under the FAST Act, so MCSAP funding will continue to be 
available to the State/Territory for the fiscal year of award and for 
the next fiscal year.
    FMCSA codified the FAST Act changes to remove the annual 
requirements for the plan in the final rule titled, ``Amendments to 
Implement Grants Provisions of the Fixing America's Surface 
Transportation Act.'' This rule was published in the Federal Register 
on October 14, 2016 [81 FR 71002].
    Additionally, the FAST Act requires that FMCSA publish each 
approved State/Territory multiple-year plan, and each annual update 
thereto, on a publically accessible Internet Web site of the Department 
of Transportation not later than 30 days after the date the Secretary 
approves the plan or update. 49 U.S.C. 311029(c)(3).

Questions

    To assist FMCSA in developing the information technology system, 
form, and procedures for submission of a multiple-year plan, FMCSA 
requests information primarily from the MCSAP agencies responsible for 
developing and submitting the plan in response to the following 
questions:
    1. How many years should a multi-year plan cover (i.e., 2 years, 3 
years, 5 years, etc.)? Please explain and provide a rationale for the 
specific length of time between full plans.
    2. Should the length (e.g., 2 years, 3 years, etc.) of a multi-year 
plan be fixed for all States/Territories or should States/Territories 
be able to vary the length? Please explain.
    3. How many years long is the State's Strategic Highway Safety Plan 
(SHSP)? Should the CVSP be aligned with length of the SHSP? Please 
explain.
    4. Can your State/Territory provide complete and accurate data to 
support a performance-based, multi-year plan? If so, how many years?

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    5. What data elements, certifications, and documents required under 
49 CFR part 350 should be revised from or added to the current CVSP 
format to capture multiple years (e.g., State certification, etc.)? 
Please explain how they should be revised.
    6. Would your State/Territory be confident submitting a multi-year 
plan knowing that FMCSA's program authorizations (i.e., U.S. 
Congressional legislation that continues one or more programs) are 
expiring in the next year? Two Years? If so or if not, please explain.
    7. Should a State/Territory be required to submit a full 
application on Grants.gov only once for a multi-year plan or annually? 
Please explain.
    8. Should FMCSA institute the multi-year CVSP at one time for all 
States/Territories, or is a phased-in approach, with a proportionate 
number of States submitting such plans over the time period of the 
multi-year plan (e.g., half of States over a two-year plan, a third of 
States for a three-year plan, etc.), be a more advantageous 
implementation method? Please explain.
    9. Are there other factors, concerns and/or elements that FMCSA 
should consider in the implementation of multi-year plans? Please 
provide specifics regarding these additional considerations.
    10. In moving to a multi-year CVSP with annual updates, in order to 
enhance usability of the electronic CVSP (eCVSP) application, what 
additional features should FMCSA add? Please be specific in providing 
recommendations for additional features.
    11. FMCSA is considering requiring certain CVSP data fields to be 
validated or updated annually. Examples of such data fields include 
prior-year activity objectives, current-year activity goals, current-
year spending plans, etc. What additional data fields do you believe 
should be updated annually and why?
    12. Should the annual update be a mechanism within the eCVSP tool's 
multi-year CVSP or a completely separate module with the eCVSP tool? 
Please explain.
    13. What data elements and documents should be revised from, or 
added to, the current CVSP format to capture the annual update? Please 
explain how they should be revised.
    14. Should the FMCSA require States/Territories to provide detailed 
spending plans or only require grantees to estimate their costs 
utilizing the SF-424A budget categories for the multi-year plan and 
annual update in the eCVSP tool? Please explain how your preference 
would enhance the CVSP planning process.
    After consideration of the information received in response to this 
notice, FMCSA will prescribe the procedures required by the FAST Act 
through a future Federal Register notice.

    Issued on: October 20, 2016.
T.F. Scott Darling, III,
Administrator.
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                                                request, the military’s training and                    establish their own administrative                      (3) Participating SDLAs may establish
                                                licensing programs could be accepted as                 procedures to implement the                           their own requirements and
                                                SDLA programs; i.e., military licenses                  exemption, e.g., policies for acceptable              administrative procedures for verifying
                                                could be treated as equivalent to a CDL.                documentation showing that the                        the eligibility of applicants.
                                                   The Advocates pointed out that the                   applicant has received the required                     Issued on: October 20, 2016.
                                                current skills test exemption in § 383.77               military heavy-vehicle operation                      T.F. Scott Darling, III,
                                                requires applicants to provide evidence                 training, and has been employed in the
                                                that they were regularly employed                                                                             Administrator.
                                                                                                        past year in a position requiring such
                                                within the last 90 days in a military                                                                         [FR Doc. 2016–25965 Filed 10–26–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        duties.
                                                position requiring the operation of a                      Although Missouri used the term                    BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
                                                CMV. Advocates expressed concern that                   ‘‘veterans’’ in its application, to add
                                                the Missouri DOR application did not                    clarity and be consistent with similar
                                                include a similar experience                                                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                        programs, we have expanded the
                                                requirement for ex-military personnel                   eligibility to include ‘‘current or former            Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                                                seeking a knowledge test exemption.                     members of the military services
                                                Such a requirement should be included                                                                         Administration
                                                                                                        (including Reserve and National Guard
                                                if the Agency grants the application to                 units), who have been regularly                       [Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0325]
                                                ensure that the knowledge obtained in                   employed within the last year in a
                                                the military has not diminished over an                                                                       Motor Carrier Safety Assistance
                                                                                                        military position that requires operation
                                                extended period of time. However,                                                                             Program Multiyear Plans
                                                                                                        of large trucks, and have received formal
                                                Advocates argues that making this                       military training for that duty.’’ This is            AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                                                exemption available to all 50 States and                consistent with comments filed by                     Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
                                                the District of Columbia is a permanent                 Advocates.                                            ACTION: Notice: Request for comments.
                                                and material revision of Federal
                                                regulations that must be done through                   VI. FMCSA Decision                                    SUMMARY:   The Fixing America’s Surface
                                                formal rulemaking allowing for review                      FMCSA has evaluated Missouri DOR’s                 Transportation (FAST) Act requires the
                                                and comment by the public, including                    application and the public comments                   Secretary to prescribe procedures for a
                                                SDLAs.                                                  and decided to grant the exemption.                   State to submit multiple-year plans for
                                                V. FMCSA Response                                       FMCSA agrees with the reasons for the                 the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance
                                                                                                        request made by the Missouri DOR. The                 Program (MCSAP) grants. FMCSA seeks
                                                   FMCSA disagrees with the North
                                                                                                        two primary reasons were that the                     information to improve development
                                                Dakota Department of Transportation
                                                                                                        training provided by these specialized                and implementation of multiple-year
                                                comments that this exemption should
                                                                                                        military programs includes many hours                 plans.
                                                not be granted until there are assurances
                                                that military training in lieu of the State             of classroom training, practical skills               DATES: Responses to these questions
                                                knowledge tests meets the requirements                  training, and on-the-road training that               must be received on or before November
                                                in 49 CFR 383.111. The training                         are essential for safe driving. In                    28, 2016.
                                                provided by these specialized military                  addition, the hours of training in these
                                                                                                                                                              ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                programs includes many hours of                         programs is in excess of the training
                                                                                                                                                              bearing the Federal Docket Management
                                                classroom training (typically based on                  proposed in FMCSA’s own entry-level
                                                                                                                                                              System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA–
                                                FMCSA’s own regulations, including all                  driver training rule (81 FR 11944, March
                                                                                                                                                              2016–0325 using any of the following
                                                of the elements of § 383.111), practical                7, 2016), and is comparable to the skills
                                                                                                                                                              methods:
                                                skills training, and on-the-road training,              needed to pass the AAMVA CDL test                       • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
                                                followed by actual driving in support of                model. FMCSA has concluded that the                   www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
                                                the military mission. There is no reason                exemption would likely achieve a level                instructions for submitting comments.
                                                to believe that military training is                    of safety that is equivalent to or greater              • Mail: Docket Management Facility;
                                                deficient compared to the requirements                  than the level that would be achieved                 U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
                                                of § 383.111. FMCSA further disagrees                   absent such exemption, in accordance                  New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
                                                with the Minnesota Department of                        with § 381.305(a).                                    Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                Motor Vehicle Safety’s suggestion that                  VII. Terms and Conditions                             Washington, DC 20590–0001.
                                                in lieu of granting this exemption                                                                              • Hand Delivery or Courier: West
                                                request, the military’s licensing and                      The following are the Terms and                    Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                training program should be accepted as                  Conditions of this exemption:                         1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                an SDLA program. Such an action                            (1) SDLAs may, at their discretion,                Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
                                                would first require extensive legal                     issue CLP/CDLs to qualifying applicants               p.m., ET, Monday through Friday,
                                                analysis and would be very complex in                   as described below, without these                     except Federal Holidays.
                                                any case.                                               applicants being required to complete                   • Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
                                                   The limited exemption approved                       the knowledge test required by 49 CFR                   Each submission must include the
                                                today allows the States to waive the                    383.71(a)(2)(ii).                                     Agency name and the docket number for
                                                CDL knowledge test but does not require                    (2) ‘‘Qualifying applicants’’ must:                this notice. Note that DOT posts all
                                                them to do so. The Agency expects few                      (a) Be current or former members of                comments received without change to
                                                SDLAs to participate due to a lack of                   the military services (including Reserve
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                                                                                                                                                              www.regulations.gov, including any
                                                demand in their geographical areas and                  and National Guard units),                            personal information included in a
                                                the administrative burden involved.                        (b) Have been regularly employed                   comment. Please see the Privacy Act
                                                However, because FMCSA cannot                           within the year prior to application in               heading below.
                                                predict which State SDLAs may want to                   a military position that requires                       Docket: For access to the docket to
                                                use this exemption, the Agency has                      operation of large trucks, and                        read background documents or
                                                made it available to all States. SDLAs                     (c) Have received formal military                  comments, go to www.regulations.gov at
                                                that choose to participate will be able to              training for that duty.                               any time or visit Room W12–140 on the


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                                                ground level of the West Building, 1200                 suitable for copying and electronic                   intended to provide States/Territories
                                                New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,                      filing. If you submit comments by mail                with additional flexibility to continue
                                                DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET,                      and would like to know that they                      these initiatives for a longer period,
                                                Monday through Friday, except Federal                   reached the facility, please enclose a                such that funding can be appropriate
                                                holidays. The on-line FDMS is available                 stamped, self-addressed postcard or                   requested and CMV crash reduction
                                                24 hours each day, 365 days each year.                  envelope.                                             benefits can be documented. In
                                                If you want acknowledgment that we                         FMCSA will consider all comments                   addition, the use of multiple-year plans
                                                received your comments, please include                  and material received during the                      will reduce the States’/Territories’
                                                a self-addressed, stamped envelope or                   comment period and may change this                    administrative burdens associated with
                                                postcard or print the acknowledgement                   notice based on your comments.                        submitting the plan each year. With
                                                page that appears after submitting                      Viewing Comments and Documents                        implementation of multi-year plans, an
                                                comments on-line.                                                                                             annual, full submission of the CVSP
                                                   Privacy Act: In accordance with 5                       To view comments, as well as                       will no longer be required. Only annual
                                                U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments                    documents mentioned in this preamble                  data and budget updates might be
                                                from the public to better inform its                    as being available in the docket, go to               needed, depending on changes in the
                                                rulemaking process. DOT posts these                     http://www.regulations.gov and insert                 States’/Territories’ operations and/or
                                                comments, without edit, including any                   the docket number, ‘‘FMCSA–2016–                      annual MCSAP funding allocation.
                                                personal information the commenter                      0325’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box and click                  It is noted that the period of
                                                provides, to www.regulations.gov, as                    ‘‘Search.’’ Next, click ‘‘Open Docket                 performance for MCSAP grants did not
                                                described in the system of records                      Folder’’ button and choose the                        change under the FAST Act, so MCSAP
                                                notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can                     document listed to review. If you do not              funding will continue to be available to
                                                be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.                     have access to the Internet, you may                  the State/Territory for the fiscal year of
                                                                                                        view the docket online by visiting the                award and for the next fiscal year.
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.                    Docket Management Facility in Room
                                                Thomas Liberatore, Chief, State                                                                                  FMCSA codified the FAST Act
                                                                                                        W12–140 on the ground floor of the                    changes to remove the annual
                                                Programs Division, FMCSA, (202) 366–                    DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey
                                                3030 or by email at Thomas.Liberatore@                                                                        requirements for the plan in the final
                                                                                                        Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,                     rule titled, ‘‘Amendments to Implement
                                                dot.gov. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m.                between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday
                                                to 5:00 p.m., E.T., Monday through                                                                            Grants Provisions of the Fixing
                                                                                                        through Friday, except Federal holidays.              America’s Surface Transportation Act.’’
                                                Friday, except Federal holidays.
                                                                                                        Background                                            This rule was published in the Federal
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                              Register on October 14, 2016 [81 FR
                                                                                                           As prescribed in the FAST Act, the                 71002].
                                                Public Participation and Request for
                                                                                                        goal of the MCSAP is to ensure that                      Additionally, the FAST Act requires
                                                Comments
                                                                                                        there is a partnership to establish                   that FMCSA publish each approved
                                                  FMCSA encourages you to participate                   programs to improve motor carrier,                    State/Territory multiple-year plan, and
                                                by submitting comments and related                      commercial motor vehicle (CMV), and                   each annual update thereto, on a
                                                materials.                                              driver safety to support a safe and                   publically accessible Internet Web site
                                                Submitting Comments                                     efficient surface transportation system.              of the Department of Transportation not
                                                                                                        MCSAP makes targeted investments to                   later than 30 days after the date the
                                                   If you submit a comment, please                      promote CMV safety, including the                     Secretary approves the plan or update.
                                                include the docket number for this                      transportation of passengers and                      49 U.S.C. 311029(c)(3).
                                                notice (FMCSA–2016–0325), indicate                      hazardous materials. FMCSA
                                                the specific section of this document to                encourages the States and Territories to              Questions
                                                which each comment applies, and                         invest in activities likely to maximize                  To assist FMCSA in developing the
                                                provide a reason for each suggestion or                 reductions in the number and severity                 information technology system, form,
                                                recommendation. You may submit your                     of CMV crashes and fatalities resulting               and procedures for submission of a
                                                comments and material online or by fax,                 from such crashes. This is accomplished               multiple-year plan, FMCSA requests
                                                mail, or hand delivery, but please use                  by adopting and enforcing effective                   information primarily from the MCSAP
                                                only one of these means. FMCSA                          motor carrier, CMV, and driver safety                 agencies responsible for developing and
                                                recommends that you include your                        regulations and practices consistent                  submitting the plan in response to the
                                                name and a mailing address, an email                    with Federal requirements, assessing                  following questions:
                                                address, or a phone number in the body                  and improving statewide performance                      1. How many years should a multi-
                                                of your document so the Agency can                      by setting program goals, and meeting                 year plan cover (i.e., 2 years, 3 years, 5
                                                contact you if it has questions regarding               performance standards, measures, and                  years, etc.)? Please explain and provide
                                                your submission.                                        benchmarks.                                           a rationale for the specific length of time
                                                   To submit your comment online, go to                    Since Fiscal Year (FY) 1983, the                   between full plans.
                                                http://www.regulations.gov and put the                  Federal Highway Administration                           2. Should the length (e.g., 2 years, 3
                                                docket number, ‘‘FMCSA–2016–0325’’                      (FHWA), FMCSA’s predecessor agency,                   years, etc.) of a multi-year plan be fixed
                                                in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and click                       or FMCSA have awarded MCSAP funds                     for all States/Territories or should
                                                ‘‘Search.’’ When the new screen                         annually to the States after submission               States/Territories be able to vary the
                                                appears, click on ‘‘Comment Now!’’                      of a satisfactory Commercial Vehicle                  length? Please explain.
                                                button and type your comment into the
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                                                                                                        Safety Plan (CVSP). Pursuant to FMCSA                    3. How many years long is the State’s
                                                text box in the following screen. Choose                regulation, CVSPs are due to the Agency               Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)?
                                                whether you are submitting your                         on August 1 of the fiscal year preceding              Should the CVSP be aligned with length
                                                comment as an individual or on behalf                   the requested funds.                                  of the SHSP? Please explain.
                                                of a third party and then submit. If you                   Often safety initiatives can only be                  4. Can your State/Territory provide
                                                submit your comments by mail or hand                    properly evaluated after lengthy                      complete and accurate data to support a
                                                delivery, submit them in an unbound                     implementation periods. The removal of                performance-based, multi-year plan? If
                                                format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches,               the annual CVSP requirement is                        so, how many years?


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                                                  5. What data elements, certifications,                preference would enhance the CVSP                       Interested parties are invited to
                                                and documents required under 49 CFR                     planning process.                                     participate in these proceedings by
                                                part 350 should be revised from or                        After consideration of the information              submitting written views, data, or
                                                added to the current CVSP format to                     received in response to this notice,                  comments. FRA does not anticipate
                                                capture multiple years (e.g., State                     FMCSA will prescribe the procedures                   scheduling a public hearing in
                                                certification, etc.)? Please explain how                required by the FAST Act through a                    connection with these proceedings since
                                                they should be revised.                                 future Federal Register notice.                       the facts do not appear to warrant a
                                                  6. Would your State/Territory be                        Issued on: October 20, 2016.                        hearing. If any interested party desires
                                                confident submitting a multi-year plan                  T.F. Scott Darling, III,                              an opportunity for oral comment, they
                                                knowing that FMCSA’s program                            Administrator.                                        should notify FRA, in writing, before
                                                authorizations (i.e., U.S. Congressional                                                                      the end of the comment period and
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2016–25980 Filed 10–26–16; 8:45 am]
                                                legislation that continues one or more                                                                        specify the basis for their request.
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                                                programs) are expiring in the next year?
                                                Two Years? If so or if not, please                                                                              All communications concerning these
                                                explain.                                                                                                      proceedings should identify the
                                                                                                        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          appropriate docket number and may be
                                                  7. Should a State/Territory be
                                                required to submit a full application on                Federal Railroad Administration                       submitted by any of the following
                                                Grants.gov only once for a multi-year                                                                         methods:
                                                                                                        [Docket Number FRA–2016–0098]
                                                plan or annually? Please explain.                                                                               • Web site: http://
                                                  8. Should FMCSA institute the multi-                  Notice of Application for Approval of                 www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
                                                year CVSP at one time for all States/                   Discontinuance or Modification of a                   instructions for submitting comments.
                                                Territories, or is a phased-in approach,
                                                with a proportionate number of States
                                                                                                        Railroad Signal System                                  • Fax: 202–493–2251.
                                                submitting such plans over the time                        In accordance with part 235 of Title                 • Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
                                                period of the multi-year plan (e.g., half               49 Code of Federal Regulations and 49                 U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
                                                of States over a two-year plan, a third                 U.S.C. 20502(a), this document provides               New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
                                                of States for a three-year plan, etc.), be              the public notice that by a document                  Washington, DC 20590.
                                                a more advantageous implementation                      dated October 3, 2016, CSX                              • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
                                                method? Please explain.                                 Transportation (CSX) petitioned the                   Avenue SE., Room W12–140,
                                                  9. Are there other factors, concerns                  Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)                 Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
                                                and/or elements that FMCSA should                       seeking approval for the discontinuance
                                                                                                                                                              and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                                consider in the implementation of                       or modification of a signal system. FRA
                                                                                                                                                              except Federal Holidays.
                                                multi-year plans? Please provide                        assigned the petition Docket Number
                                                specifics regarding these additional                    FRA–2016–0098.                                          Communications received by
                                                considerations.                                         Applicant: CSX Transportation, Mr.                    December 12, 2016 will be considered
                                                  10. In moving to a multi-year CVSP                       Jody Cox, Chief Engineer,                          by FRA before final action is taken.
                                                with annual updates, in order to                           Communications & Signals, 500 Water                Comments received after that date will
                                                enhance usability of the electronic                        Street, Speed Code J–350,                          be considered as far as practicable.
                                                CVSP (eCVSP) application, what                             Jacksonville, FL 32202                               Anyone is able to search the
                                                additional features should FMCSA add?                      CSX proposes to retire CSX rules for               electronic form of any written
                                                Please be specific in providing                         Control Point (CP) 511, Traffic Control               communications and comments
                                                recommendations for additional                          (TC) 510, and Yard Limit (YL–S) 508 on                received into any of our dockets by the
                                                features.                                               all tracks and operate under Rule 502,                name of the individual submitting the
                                                  11. FMCSA is considering requiring                    Other Than Main Track, between                        comment (or signing the document, if
                                                certain CVSP data fields to be validated                Milepost (MP) CA–664.9 and RH West                    submitted on behalf of an association,
                                                or updated annually. Examples of such                   MP BB–4.7, on the Cincinnati Terminal                 business, labor union, etc.). In
                                                data fields include prior-year activity                 Subdivision, Louisville Division,
                                                objectives, current-year activity goals,                                                                      accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT
                                                                                                        Cincinnati, OH.                                       solicits comments from the public to
                                                current-year spending plans, etc. What                     All existing power switches would
                                                additional data fields do you believe                                                                         better inform its processes. DOT posts
                                                                                                        remain in place, controlled by the yard
                                                should be updated annually and why?                     master, and all existing signals would be             these comments, without edit, including
                                                  12. Should the annual update be a                     retired and replaced with switch                      any personal information the
                                                mechanism within the eCVSP tool’s                       position indicators. In support of its                commenter provides, to
                                                multi-year CVSP or a completely                         request, CSX indicates the signal                     www.regulations.gov as described in the
                                                separate module with the eCVSP tool?                    system, CSX rules TC–510 and YL–S                     system of records notice (DOT/ALL–14
                                                Please explain.                                         508, is no longer needed for present-day              FDMS), which can be reviewed at
                                                  13. What data elements and                            operation.                                            www.dot.gov/privacy. See also https://
                                                documents should be revised from, or                       A copy of the petition, as well as any             www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice for
                                                added to, the current CVSP format to                    written communications concerning the                 the privacy notice of regulations.gov.
                                                capture the annual update? Please                       petition, is available for review online at
                                                                                                                                                              Robert C. Lauby,
                                                explain how they should be revised.                     www.regulations.gov and in person at
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                                                  14. Should the FMCSA require States/                  the U.S. Department of Transportation’s               Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
                                                Territories to provide detailed spending                (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200                Chief Safety Officer.
                                                plans or only require grantees to                       New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,                       [FR Doc. 2016–25975 Filed 10–26–16; 8:45 am]
                                                estimate their costs utilizing the SF–                  Washington, DC 20590. The Docket                      BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
                                                424A budget categories for the multi-                   Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m.
                                                year plan and annual update in the                      to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                                eCVSP tool? Please explain how your                     except Federal Holidays.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice: Request for comments.
DatesResponses to these questions must be received on or before November 28, 2016.
ContactMr. Thomas Liberatore, Chief, State Programs Division, FMCSA, (202) 366-3030 or by email at [email protected] Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FR Citation81 FR 74862 

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