81 FR 95266 - Emergency Route Working Group-Notice of Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 248 (December 27, 2016)

Page Range		95266-95267
FR Document		2016-31243

This notice announces three meetings of the Emergency Route Working Group (ERWG). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that notice of these meetings be published in the Federal Register.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95266-95267]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31243]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2016-0015]


Emergency Route Working Group--Notice of Public Meetings

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces three meetings of the Emergency Route 
Working Group (ERWG). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that 
notice of these meetings be published in the Federal Register.

DATES: Three public meetings will be held on:
     Monday, January 9, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., e.t.
     Thursday, February 16, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 
e.t.
     Thursday, March 16, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 
e.t.

ADDRESSES: All three public meetings will be held at the U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., Conference Center, 
Washington, DC 20590.
    Due to the limited amount of parking around DOT Headquarters, use 
of public transit is strongly advised. DOT is served by the Navy Yard 
Metrorail Station (Green line). The closest exit to DOT Headquarters is 
the Navy Yard exit. Train and bus schedules are available at 
Metrorail's Web site at: http://www.wmata.com/rider_tools/tripplanner/tripplanner_form_solo.cfm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Jones, FHWA Office of Freight 
Management and Operations, (202) 366-2976, or via email at 
[email protected] or [email protected]. For legal questions, contact 
Seetha Srinivasan, FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-4099 or 
via email at [email protected]. Office hours for FHWA are from 
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

    An electronic copy of this notice may be downloaded from the from 
the Federal Register's home page at: http://www.archives.gov; the 
Government Publishing Office's database at: https://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/; 
or the specific docket page at: www.regulations.gov.

Background

    Purpose of the Committee: The ERWG was established pursuant to 
section 5502 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act 
(Pub. L. 114-94). Section 5502 of the (FAST) Act requires the DOT to 
establish an emergency route working group to determine best practices 
for expeditious State approval of special permits for vehicles involved 
in emergency response and recovery. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), the FHWA's Office of Freight Management and 
Operations is announcing three public meetings of the Emergency Route 
Working Group (ERWG) on the following dates:
     Monday, January 9, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., e.t.
     Thursday, February 16, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 
e.t.
     Thursday, March 16, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 
e.t.
    These meetings are being conducted to develop recommendations for 
the DOT Secretary on issues and associated best practices to encourage 
expeditious State approval of special permits for vehicles involved in 
emergency response and recovery.
    Tentative Agenda: The agenda will include a welcome and 
introduction by the Designated Federal Officer and Committee Chair, a 
review of literature related to special permits and emergency response 
and recovery, and a topical discussion on considerations for best 
practices; including whether:
    (1) Impediments currently exist that prevent expeditious State 
approval of special permits for vehicles involved in emergency response 
and recovery;
    (2) it is possible to pre-identify and establish emergency routes 
between States through which infrastructure repair materials could be 
delivered following a natural disaster or emergency;
    (3) a State could pre-designate an emergency route identified under 
paragraph (2) as a certified emergency route if a motor vehicle that 
exceeds the otherwise applicable Federal and State truck size and 
weight limits may safely operate along such route during periods of 
declared emergency and recovery from such periods; and
    (4) an online map could be created to identify each pre-designated 
emergency route under paragraph (3), including information on specific 
vehicle limitations, obligations, and notification requirements along 
that route.
    Public Participation: All three meetings are open to the public. 
The Designated Federal Officer and the Chair of the Committee will 
conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. If 
you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may 
do so either before or after the meeting by submitting an electronic 
copy of that statement to [email protected] or the specific docket page at: 
www.regulations.gov. If you would like to make oral statements 
regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact Crystal 
Jones at the phone number listed above or email your request to 
[email protected]. You must make your request for an oral statement at least 
5 business days prior to the meeting. Reasonable provisions will be 
made to include any such presentation on the agenda. Public comment 
will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker, per topic.
    Minutes: An electronic copy of the minutes from these meetings will 
be available for download within 60 days of each meeting at: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/fastact/erwg/index.htm.

    Authority: Section 5502 of Public Law 114-94; 5 U.S.C. Appendix 
2; 41 CFR 102-3.65; 49 CFR 1.85.


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    Dated: December 21, 2016.
Gregory G. Nadeau,
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.
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Type of Review: Revision of an • Thursday, March 16, 2017, from State approval of special permits for
information collection. 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., e.t. vehicles involved in emergency
Background: The Federal Aviation ADDRESSES: All three public meetings response and recovery.
Administration (FAA) Extension, Safety, will be held at the U.S. Department of Tentative Agenda: The agenda will
and Security Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114– Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., include a welcome and introduction by
190) (FESSA) was enacted on July 15, Conference Center, Washington, DC the Designated Federal Officer and
2016. Section 2307 of FESSSA, medical 20590. Committee Chair, a review of literature
certification of certain small aircraft Due to the limited amount of parking related to special permits and
pilots, directed the FAA to ‘‘issue or around DOT Headquarters, use of public emergency response and recovery, and a
revise regulations to ensure that an transit is strongly advised. DOT is topical discussion on considerations for
individual may operate as pilot in served by the Navy Yard Metrorail best practices; including whether:
command of a covered aircraft’’ if the Station (Green line). The closest exit to (1) Impediments currently exist that
pilot and aircraft meet certain DOT Headquarters is the Navy Yard prevent expeditious State approval of
prescribed conditions as outlined in exit. Train and bus schedules are special permits for vehicles involved in
FESSA. The FAA notes that the use of available at Metrorail’s Web site at: emergency response and recovery;
section 2307 by any eligible pilot is (2) it is possible to pre-identify and
http://www.wmata.com/rider_tools/
voluntary. Persons may elect to use establish emergency routes between
tripplanner/tripplanner_form_solo.cfm.
these alternative pilot physical States through which infrastructure
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: repair materials could be delivered
examination and education Crystal Jones, FHWA Office of Freight
requirements or may continue to operate following a natural disaster or
Management and Operations, (202) 366– emergency;
using any FAA medical certificate. 2976, or via email at Crystal.Jones@ (3) a State could pre-designate an
The FAA is publishing a final rule, dot.gov or erwg@dot.gov. For legal emergency route identified under
Alternative Pilot Physical Examination questions, contact Seetha Srinivasan, paragraph (2) as a certified emergency
and Education Requirements, to FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel, route if a motor vehicle that exceeds the
implement the provisions of section (202) 366–4099 or via email at otherwise applicable Federal and State
2307 (RIN 2120–AK96). Seetha.Srinivasan@dot.gov. Office hours truck size and weight limits may safely
Respondents: Approximately 198,847 for FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 operate along such route during periods
(8500–8) form applicants. p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, of declared emergency and recovery
Frequency: Information is collected except Federal holidays. from such periods; and
on occasion. (4) an online map could be created to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Estimated Average Burden per identify each pre-designated emergency
Response: 3 minutes. Electronic Access route under paragraph (3), including
Estimated Total Annual Burden: An electronic copy of this notice may information on specific vehicle
9,900 hours. be downloaded from the from the limitations, obligations, and notification
Issued in Washington, DC, on December Federal Register’s home page at: http:// requirements along that route.
19, 2016. www.archives.gov; the Government Public Participation: All three
Ronda L. Thompson, Publishing Office’s database at: https:// meetings are open to the public. The
FAA Information Collection Clearance www.gpo.gov/fdsys/; or the specific Designated Federal Officer and the
Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records docket page at: www.regulations.gov. Chair of the Committee will conduct the
Management Branch, ASP–110. meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct
[FR Doc. 2016–31233 Filed 12–23–16; 8:45 am]
Background of business. If you would like to file a
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Purpose of the Committee: The ERWG written statement with the Committee,
was established pursuant to section you may do so either before or after the
5502 of the Fixing America’s Surface meeting by submitting an electronic
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114– copy of that statement to erwg@dot.gov
94). Section 5502 of the (FAST) Act or the specific docket page at:
Federal Highway Administration requires the DOT to establish an www.regulations.gov. If you would like
[Docket No. FHWA–2016–0015] emergency route working group to to make oral statements regarding any of
determine best practices for expeditious the items on the agenda, you should
Emergency Route Working Group— State approval of special permits for contact Crystal Jones at the phone
Notice of Public Meetings vehicles involved in emergency number listed above or email your
response and recovery. Pursuant to the request to erwg@dot.gov. You must
AGENCY: Federal Highway Federal Advisory Committee Act make your request for an oral statement
Administration (FHWA); DOT. (FACA), the FHWA’s Office of Freight at least 5 business days prior to the
ACTION: Notice of public meetings. Management and Operations is meeting. Reasonable provisions will be
announcing three public meetings of the made to include any such presentation
SUMMARY: This notice announces three Emergency Route Working Group on the agenda. Public comment will be
meetings of the Emergency Route (ERWG) on the following dates: limited to 3 minutes per speaker, per
Working Group (ERWG). The Federal • Monday, January 9, 2017, from 8:30 topic.
Advisory Committee Act requires that a.m. to 4:00 p.m., e.t. Minutes: An electronic copy of the
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notice of these meetings be published in • Thursday, February 16, 2017, from minutes from these meetings will be
the Federal Register. 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., e.t. available for download within 60 days
DATES: Three public meetings will be • Thursday, March 16, 2017, from of each meeting at: http://
held on: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., e.t. ops.fhwa.dot.gov/fastact/erwg/
• Monday, January 9, 2017, from 8:30 These meetings are being conducted index.htm.
a.m. to 4:00 p.m., e.t. to develop recommendations for the Authority: Section 5502 of Public Law
• Thursday, February 16, 2017, from DOT Secretary on issues and associated 114–94; 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2; 41 CFR 102–
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., e.t. best practices to encourage expeditious 3.65; 49 CFR 1.85.

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Dated: December 21, 2016. Inc., (‘‘Takata’’) in connection with the November 3, 2015, from approximately
Gregory G. Nadeau, recall and remedy of certain types of 23 million to approximately 61 million 5
Administrator, Federal Highway Takata air bag inflators. The CRO, and the number of affected vehicle
Administration. including all facts, findings, terms, and manufacturers has grown from 12 to 19.
[FR Doc. 2016–31243 Filed 12–23–16; 8:45 am] prior amendments,3 is hereby The size of these recalls, ages of vehicles
BILLING CODE 4910–22–P incorporated by reference as if fully set affected, nature of the defect, and
forth herein. associated communications and
outreach challenges, as well as remedy
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION I. Nature of the Matter and Findings part and alternative part supply
1. On November 3, 2015, upon the challenges, lends unprecedented
National Highway Traffic Safety conclusion of the Coordinated Remedy complexity to the recall and remedy
Administration Program Proceeding and closing of process. Given the potential severity of
[Docket No. NHTSA–2015–0055] public Docket Number NHTSA–2015– the harm to vehicle occupants when an
0055 (addressing the recalls of certain inflator rupture occurs and the wide-
Third Amendment to the Coordinated Takata air bag inflators), NHTSA issued spread exposure across a large vehicle
Remedy Order With Annex A; a Consent Order to Takata on November population, the ongoing risk of harm
Coordinated Remedy Program 3, 2015 (‘‘November 2015 Consent presented by the defective Takata air
Proceeding Order’’) and the CRO. See Coordinated bag inflators is extraordinary.
Remedy Order with Annex A, 80 FR Accordingly, for the reasons that follow,
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 70866 (Nov. 16, 2015). and upon consideration of the entire
Safety Administration (NHTSA), 2. Since that time, NHTSA has record in this proceeding (including
Department of Transportation (DOT). continued its investigation into the NHTSA’s ongoing investigation in
ACTION: Third Amendment to the Takata air bag inflator ruptures (EA15– EA15–001, oversight of the Takata non-
Coordinated Remedy Order. 001) and has been implementing and desiccated PSAN inflator recalls issued
overseeing the Coordinated Remedy in May and June 2015 by the Original
DATES: Effective date: This Third Program. As part of the ongoing
Amendment to the Coordinated Remedy Affected Manufacturers (the ‘‘Inflator
investigation NHTSA has, among other Recalls’’) to date, and the Amended
Order went into effect on November 9, things, received briefings from three
2016. Consent Order) NHTSA now issues this
independent research organizations,4 Third Amendment to the Coordinated
Order: This Amendment to the
each of which had undertaken scientific Remedy Order.
Coordinated Remedy Order
evaluations of Takata’s frontal air bag
(‘‘Amendment’’) is issued by the Additional Factual Background
inflators containing non-desiccated
Administrator of the National Highway
phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate 4. Following the issuance of the
Traffic Safety Administration
(‘‘PSAN’’). See Amendment to November 2015 Consent Order and the
(‘‘NHTSA’’), an operating
November 3, 2015 Consent Order, CRO, NHTSA continued its
administration of the U.S. Department
EA15–001 Air Bag Inflator Rupture investigation into the rupturing Takata
of Transportation. Pursuant to NHTSA’s
(May 4, 2016) (‘‘Amended Consent air bag inflators and began to implement
authority under the National Traffic and
Order’’). NHTSA staff evaluated the the Coordinated Remedy Program.
Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, as 5. In late 2015, Takata shared new
research and also consulted with the
amended and recodified (the ‘‘Safety inflator ballistic testing data with the
Agency’s independent expert on the
Act’’), 49 U.S.C. 30101, et seq., and Agency. That data included ruptures
various researchers’ findings. See id.
specifically, 49 U.S.C. 30118–30120, during testing of four (4) non-desiccated
(including Expert Report of Harold R.
30120(a)(1), 30120(c)(2)–(3), 30166(b), PSPI inflators and two (2) non-
Blomquist, Ph.D. as Exhibit A). Based
30166(c), 30166(e), 30166(g)(1), and 49 desiccated PSPI–L inflators (both of
upon the scientific analyses and data
CFR 573.6, 573.14, this Amendment which are passenger side air bag
obtained from the researchers and
modifies the Coordinated Remedy Order inflators). Based on the new ballistic
additional data from Takata, on May 4,
issued on November 3, 2015 (‘‘CRO’’) to testing data, in December 2015, Takata
2016, NHTSA issued, with Takata’s
add newly affected vehicle amended DIRs 15E–042 (for the PSPI–L)
agreement, the Amended Consent
manufacturers 1 (the ‘‘Expansion and 15E–043 (for the PSPI) to include
Order, which, among other things,
Vehicle Manufacturers’’) to the inflators through model year 2008, and
established a phased schedule for the
Coordinated Remedy Program and to set the impacted vehicle manufacturers 6
future recall of all Takata frontal
forth additional requirements and expanded their existing recalls to all
inflators containing non-desiccated
obligations of the affected vehicle vehicles with those inflator types
PSAN by December 31, 2019.
manufacturers (the ‘‘Affected Vehicle 3. The number of Takata air bag through model year 2008.
Manufacturers’’) 2 and TK Holdings, inflators currently recalled, or 6. Meanwhile, in the fall of 2015,
1 Including Ferrari North America, Inc.
scheduled for recall, has increased since Takata began ballistic testing and
(‘‘Ferrari’’), Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC analysis of certain non-desiccated PSDI–
(‘‘Jaguar-Land Rover’’), McLaren Automotive, Ltd. (‘‘Ford’’), General Motors, LLC (‘‘GM’’), American 5 driver air bag inflators returned from
(‘‘McLaren’’), Mercedes-Benz U.S., LCC (‘‘Mercedes- Honda Motor Company (‘‘Honda’’), Mazda North the field. In January 2016, Takata
Benz’’), Tesla Motors, Inc. (‘‘Tesla’’), Volkswagen American Operations (‘‘Mazda’’), Mitsubishi Motors
North America, Inc. (‘‘Mitsubishi’’), Nissan North
notified the Agency that of 961 returned
Group of America, Inc. (‘‘Volkswagen’’), and, per
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Memorandum of Understanding dated September America, Inc. (‘‘Nissan’’), Subaru of America, Inc. non-desiccated PSDI–5 inflators
16, 2016, Karma Automotive on behalf of certain (‘‘Subaru’’), and Toyota Motor Engineering and subjected to testing, three (3) had
Fisker vehicles (‘‘Karma’’). Manufacturing (‘‘Toyota’’). ruptured during testing and an
2 Including, in addition to the Expansion Vehicle 3 Amendments were issued granting extensions of
additional five (5) had shown elevated
Manufacturers, the previously included companies, time to BMW on March 15, 2016, and to GM,
or ‘‘Original Affected Manufacturers’’: BMW of Daimler Vans, and Ford on September 29, 2016. internal pressure levels during testing
North America, LLC (‘‘BMW’’), FCA US, LLC These amendments are publicly available at: http://
(‘‘FCA’’) (formerly Chrysler), Daimler Trucks North www.safercar.gov/rs/takata/takata-docs.html. 5 This number of inflators does not include like-

America, LLC (‘‘Daimler Trucks’’), Daimler Vans 4 Exponent, Inc., Fraunhofer ICT, and Orbital for-like remedies.
USA, LLC (‘‘Daimler Vans’’), Ford Motor Company ATK. 6 Honda, Mazda, and Subaru.

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Dates		Three public meetings will be held on:
Contact		Crystal Jones, FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations, (202) 366-2976, or via email at [email protected] or [email protected] For legal questions, contact Seetha Srinivasan, FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-4099 or via email at [email protected] Office hours for FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FR Citation		81 FR 95266

81 FR 95266 - Emergency Route Working Group-Notice of Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 248 (December 27, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration