81 FR 96200 - Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation Meeting Notice

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 250 (December 29, 2016)

Page Range		96200-96200
FR Document		2016-31668

The Department of Transportation is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT). The meeting is open to the public.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No.: DOT-OST-2016-0203]


Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation Meeting Notice

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation 
(DOT).

ACTION: Notice of open committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation is publishing this notice to 
announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the 
Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT). The meeting 
is open to the public.

DATES: The Committee will meet from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST on January 
16, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Augustine, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Office of Policy, Room W84-
306, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; phone: (202) 
366-5437; or Rachael Sack, U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe 
National Transportation Systems Center, Room 1-541, 55 Broadway, 
Cambridge, MA 02142; phone: 617-494-6352; or by email at: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee meeting is being held in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
    Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the Committee is to 
provide information, advice, and recommendations to the U.S. Secretary 
of Transportation on cross-modal matters relating to the development 
and deployment of automated vehicles and assess the state of 
Departmental research, policy and regulatory support within this 
framework. The committee may convene and determine topics and is 
assembled around subject areas related to transportation aspects 
including the safety, mobility, environmental sustainability, 
maintaining state of good repair, human impact, data use and 
cybersecurity.
    Proposed Agenda: This will be the first meeting of the ACAT. The 
committee will conduct introductions of members, discuss organizational 
details and logistics, and discuss automated vehicle research, policy, 
and regulation. Agenda will be as follows:

--Welcome and Mission of ACAT
--Remarks by U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx
--Briefing on FACA Rules and Ethics
--Discussion on Automated Vehicles
--Public Comments

    Public Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as 
amended, and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102- 3.165, and subject to the 
availability of space, this meeting is open to the public. Seating is 
on a first to arrive basis. Because the meeting of the committee will 
be held in a Federal Government facility, security screening is 
required. Attendees are requested to register by submitting their name, 
affiliation, email address and daytime phone number three business days 
prior to the meeting by email to: [email protected]. A photo ID is 
required to enter the premises. Please note that parking is limited. 
DOT Headquarters is fully accessible to individuals with disabilities. 
Wheelchair access is available in front at the main entrance of the 
building. For additional information about public access procedures, 
contact John Augustine, the committee's Designated Federal Officer, at 
the email address or telephone number listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Written Comments or Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 
102-3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
the public or interested organizations may submit written comments or 
statements to the committee in response to the stated agenda of the 
meeting or in regard to the committee's mission in general. Written 
comments or statements should be submitted to John Augustine, the 
committee Designated Federal Officer, via electronic mail, the 
preferred mode of submission, at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section. Each page of the comment or statement must 
include the author's name, title or affiliation, address, email address 
and daytime phone number. The Designated Federal Official will review 
all submitted written comments or statements and provide them to 
members of the committee for their consideration. Written comments or 
statements being submitted in response to the agenda set forth in this 
notice must be received by the Designated Federal Official at least 
three business days prior to the meeting to be considered by the 
committee. Written comments or statements received after this date may 
not be provided to the committee until its next meeting.
    Verbal Comments or Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140d, the 
Committee is not obligated to allow a member of the public to speak or 
otherwise address the Committee during the meeting. Members of the 
public are invited to provide verbal comments or statements during the 
Committee meeting only at the time and in the manner described below. 
All requests to speak or otherwise address the Committee during the 
meeting must be submitted to the committee's Designated Federal 
Official at least three days prior to the meeting, via electronic mail, 
the preferred mode of submission, at the address listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The request should include a brief 
statement of the subject matter to be addressed by the comment, and 
should be relevant to the stated agenda of the meeting or in regard to 
the committee's mission in general. The Designated Federal Official 
will log each request in the order received. A 30-minute period will be 
available for verbal public comments, if time allows. Members of the 
public who have requested to make a verbal comment will be allotted no 
more than two minutes, and will be invited to speak in the order in 
which their requests were received by Designated Federal Official.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying within 90 days at the following Web site: 
www.transportation.gov/acat.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 23, 2016.
Anthony R. Foxx,
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary.
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Given that this update of Circular maintaining state of good repair, human must be received by the Designated
7050.1 is a direct implementation of a impact, data use and cybersecurity. Federal Official at least three business
statutory change and imposes no new Proposed Agenda: This will be the days prior to the meeting to be
requirements on grantees, FTA is not first meeting of the ACAT. The considered by the committee. Written
soliciting public comment. committee will conduct introductions of comments or statements received after
members, discuss organizational details this date may not be provided to the
Carolyn Flowers,
and logistics, and discuss automated committee until its next meeting.
Acting Administrator. vehicle research, policy, and regulation. Verbal Comments or Statements:
[FR Doc. 2016–31443 Filed 12–28–16; 8:45 am] Agenda will be as follows: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.140d, the
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—Welcome and Mission of ACAT Committee is not obligated to allow a
—Remarks by U.S. Transportation member of the public to speak or
Secretary Anthony Foxx otherwise address the Committee during
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION —Briefing on FACA Rules and Ethics the meeting. Members of the public are
—Discussion on Automated Vehicles invited to provide verbal comments or
Office of the Secretary statements during the Committee
—Public Comments
[Docket No.: DOT–OST–2016–0203] Public Accessibility to the Meeting: meeting only at the time and in the
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, manner described below. All requests to
Advisory Committee on Automation in and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102– speak or otherwise address the
Transportation Meeting Notice 3.165, and subject to the availability of Committee during the meeting must be
space, this meeting is open to the submitted to the committee’s Designated
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Federal Official at least three days prior
Department of Transportation (DOT). public. Seating is on a first to arrive
basis. Because the meeting of the to the meeting, via electronic mail, the
ACTION: Notice of open committee preferred mode of submission, at the
committee will be held in a Federal
meeting. address listed in the FOR FURTHER
Government facility, security screening
is required. Attendees are requested to INFORMATION CONTACT section. The
SUMMARY: The Department of
register by submitting their name, request should include a brief statement
Transportation is publishing this notice
affiliation, email address and daytime of the subject matter to be addressed by
to announce the following Federal
phone number three business days prior the comment, and should be relevant to
advisory committee meeting of the
to the meeting by email to: the stated agenda of the meeting or in
Advisory Committee on Automation in
Automation@dot.gov. A photo ID is regard to the committee’s mission in
Transportation (ACAT). The meeting is
required to enter the premises. Please general. The Designated Federal Official
open to the public.
note that parking is limited. DOT will log each request in the order
DATES: The Committee will meet from 9 received. A 30-minute period will be
a.m. to 12 p.m. EST on January 16, 2017. Headquarters is fully accessible to
individuals with disabilities. available for verbal public comments, if
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at time allows. Members of the public who
Wheelchair access is available in front
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., at the main entrance of the building. For have requested to make a verbal
Washington, DC. additional information about public comment will be allotted no more than
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John access procedures, contact John two minutes, and will be invited to
Augustine, U.S. Department of Augustine, the committee’s Designated speak in the order in which their
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Federal Officer, at the email address or requests were received by Designated
Office of Policy, Room W84–306, 1200 telephone number listed in the FOR Federal Official.
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting
DC 20590; phone: (202) 366–5437; or Written Comments or Statements: will be available for public review and
Rachael Sack, U.S. Department of Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and copying within 90 days at the following
Transportation, Volpe National 102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the Web site: www.transportation.gov/acat.
Transportation Systems Center, Room Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Issued in Washington, DC, on December
1–541, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA public or interested organizations may 23, 2016.
02142; phone: 617–494–6352; or by submit written comments or statements Anthony R. Foxx,
email at: Automation@dot.gov. to the committee in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The stated agenda of the meeting or in regard [FR Doc. 2016–31668 Filed 12–28–16; 8:45 am]
committee meeting is being held in to the committee’s mission in general. BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P
accordance with the Federal Advisory Written comments or statements should
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. be submitted to John Augustine, the
Purpose of the Committee: The committee Designated Federal Officer, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
purpose of the Committee is to provide via electronic mail, the preferred mode
information, advice, and of submission, at the address listed in Internal Revenue Service
recommendations to the U.S. Secretary the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
of Transportation on cross-modal section. Each page of the comment or Proposed Collection; Comment
matters relating to the development and statement must include the author’s Request for Form 4422
deployment of automated vehicles and name, title or affiliation, address, email
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AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
assess the state of Departmental address and daytime phone number. Treasury.
research, policy and regulatory support The Designated Federal Official will ACTION: Notice and request for
within this framework. The committee review all submitted written comments comments.
may convene and determine topics and or statements and provide them to
is assembled around subject areas members of the committee for their SUMMARY: The Department of the
related to transportation aspects consideration. Written comments or Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
including the safety, mobility, statements being submitted in response to reduce paperwork and respondent
environmental sustainability, to the agenda set forth in this notice burden, invites the general public and

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open committee meeting.
Dates		The Committee will meet from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST on January 16, 2017.
Contact		John Augustine, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Office of Policy, Room W84- 306, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; phone: (202) 366-5437; or Rachael Sack, U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Room 1-541, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142; phone: 617-494-6352; or by email at: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 96200

81 FR 96200 - Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation Meeting Notice

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 250 (December 29, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary