82 FR 50933 - Motorcyclist Advisory Council to the Federal Highway Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 211 (November 2, 2017)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 211 (November 2, 2017)
| Page Range | 50933-50933 | |
| FR Document | 2017-23862 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 211 (Thursday, November 2, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 50933] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-23862] [[Page 50933]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration [Docket No. FHWA-2017-0043] Motorcyclist Advisory Council to the Federal Highway Administration AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the first meeting of the Motorcycle Advisory Council (MAC) to the FHWA. The purpose of this meeting is to advise the Secretary of Transportation, through the Administrator of the FHWA, on infrastructure issues of concern to motorcyclists, including; barrier design, road design, construction and maintenance practices, and the architecture and implementation of intelligent transportation system technologies, pursuant to Section 1426 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. DATES: The MAC will meet on December 5, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Transportation Institute (NHI) located at 1310 North Courthouse Road, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22201. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Griffith, the Designated Federal Official, Office of Safety, 202-366-2829, ([email protected]) or Ms. Guan Xu, 202-366-5892, ([email protected]) Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Access An electronic copy of this notice may be downloaded 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: Section 1426 of the FAST Act, Public Law 114-94 required the FHWA Administrator, on behalf of the Secretary, to establish a MAC. The MAC is responsible for providing advice and making recommendations concerning infrastructure issues related to motorcyclist safety including barrier design; road design, construction, and maintenance practices; and the architecture and implementation of intelligent transportation system technologies. On July 28, 2017, the Secretary of Transportation appointed 10 members to the MAC. Tentative Agenda: The agenda will include a topical discussion of the infrastructure issues described above, namely: Barrier design; road design, construction, and maintenance practices; and the architecture and implementation of intelligent transportation system technologies. Public Participation: This meeting will be open to the public. Members of the public who wish to attend in person are asked to send an email to [email protected] no later than November 24, 2017, in order to facilitate entry and guarantee seating. The Designated Federal Official 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 Mr. Michael Griffith 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. Services for Individuals with Disabilities: The public meeting will be physically accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to note this when they send an email about attending to [email protected] by November 24, 2017. Minutes: An electronic copy of the minutes from all meetings will be available for download within 60 days of the conclusion of the meeting at: https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/motorcycles/ motorcycles/. Authority: Section 1426 of Pub. L. 114-94. Issued on: October 27, 2017. Brandye L. Hendrickson, Acting Administrator, Federal Highway Administration. [FR Doc. 2017-23862 Filed 11-1-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-22-P
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Tentative Agenda: The agenda will DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
include a topical discussion of the
Federal Highway Administration infrastructure issues described above, Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2017–0043] namely: Barrier design; road design, [Docket Number FRA–2017–0099]
construction, and maintenance
Motorcyclist Advisory Council to the practices; and the architecture and Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Federal Highway Administration implementation of intelligent Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of
AGENCY: Federal Highway transportation system technologies. Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides
Administration (FHWA), DOT. Public Participation: This meeting the public notice that on September 22,
ACTION: Notice of public meeting. will be open to the public. Members of 2017, the Rogue Valley Terminal
the public who wish to attend in person Railroad Corporation (RVT) petitioned
SUMMARY: This notice announces the are asked to send an email to MAC@ the Federal Railroad Administration
first meeting of the Motorcycle Advisory dot.gov no later than November 24, (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from
Council (MAC) to the FHWA. The certain provisions of the Federal
2017, in order to facilitate entry and
purpose of this meeting is to advise the railroad safety regulations contained at
guarantee seating. The Designated
Secretary of Transportation, through the 49 CFR part 223, Safety Glazing
Administrator of the FHWA, on Federal Official and the Chair of the
Committee will conduct the meeting to Standards—Locomotives, Passenger
infrastructure issues of concern to Cars and Cabooses. FRA assigned the
motorcyclists, including; barrier design, facilitate the orderly conduct of
petition Docket Number FRA–2017–
road design, construction and business. If you would like to file a
0099.
maintenance practices, and the written statement with the Committee, Specifically, RVT seeks a waiver for
architecture and implementation of you may do so either before or after the one diesel-electric switching
intelligent transportation system meeting by submitting an electronic locomotive, RVT 82. This locomotive is
technologies, pursuant to Section 1426 copy of that statement to MAC@dot.gov an EMD Model SW1200 constructed in
of the Fixing America’s Surface or the specific docket page at: 1965. RVT 82 will be used exclusively
Transportation (FAST) Act. www.regulations.gov. If you would like in common carrier industrial switching
DATES: The MAC will meet on December to make oral statements regarding any of service on RVT non-main tracks and
5, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. the items on the agenda, you should spurs (9.5 miles of track) and Central
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at contact Mr. Michael Griffith at the Oregon & Pacific Railroad, Inc. (CORP)
the National Transportation Institute phone number listed above or email yard limit trackage (2 miles of track).
(NHI) located at 1310 North Courthouse your request to MAC@dot.gov. You must Speeds shall not exceed 10 miles per
Road, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22201. make your request for an oral statement hour. All 11.5 miles of trackage are
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. at least 5 business days prior to the located within the Medford Industrial
Michael Griffith, the Designated Federal meeting. Reasonable provisions will be Park complex located in White City,
Official, Office of Safety, 202–366–2829, made to include any such presentation Oregon. The glass currently installed on
(mike.griffith@dot.gov) or Ms. Guan Xu, on the agenda. Public comment will be RVT 82 meets an ASI rating of AS–1.
202–366–5892, (guan.xu@dot.gov) limited to 3 minutes per speaker, per RVT states that the cost of replacing this
Federal Highway Administration, 1200 topic. glass with FRA-compliant safety glazing
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, at this time would be prohibitively
DC 20590. Services for Individuals with expensive and uneconomic due to the
Disabilities: The public meeting will be low volume of traffic presently handled
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
physically accessible to people with by RVT.
Electronic Access disabilities. Individuals requiring A copy of the petition, as well as any
An electronic copy of this notice may accommodations, such as sign language written communications concerning the
be downloaded from the Federal interpretation or other ancillary aids, are petition, is available for review online at
Register’s home page at: http:// asked to note this when they send an www.regulations.gov and in person at
www.archives.gov; the Government email about attending to MAC@dot.gov the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
Publishing Office’s database at: https:// by November 24, 2017. (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/; or the specific Minutes: An electronic copy of the New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
docket page at: www.regulations.gov. minutes from all meetings will be Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
available for download within 60 days Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m.
Background
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
Purpose of the Committee: Section of the conclusion of the meeting at:
except Federal Holidays.
1426 of the FAST Act, Public Law 114– https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ Interested parties are invited to
94 required the FHWA Administrator, motorcycles/. participate in these proceedings by
on behalf of the Secretary, to establish Authority: Section 1426 of Pub. L. 114–94. submitting written views, data, or
a MAC. The MAC is responsible for Issued on: October 27, 2017. comments. FRA does not anticipate
providing advice and making scheduling a public hearing in
recommendations concerning Brandye L. Hendrickson,
connection with these proceedings since
Acting Administrator, Federal Highway
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infrastructure issues related to the facts do not appear to warrant a
motorcyclist safety including barrier Administration. hearing. If any interested parties desire
design; road design, construction, and [FR Doc. 2017–23862 Filed 11–1–17; 8:45 am] an opportunity for oral comment and a
maintenance practices; and the BILLING CODE 4910–22–P public hearing, they should notify FRA,
architecture and implementation of in writing, before the end of the
intelligent transportation system comment period and specify the basis
technologies. On July 28, 2017, the for their request.
Secretary of Transportation appointed All communications concerning these
10 members to the MAC. proceedings should identify the
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| Dates | The MAC will meet on December 5, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. | |
| Contact | Mr. Michael Griffith, the Designated Federal Official, Office of Safety, 202-366-2829, ([email protected]) or Ms. Guan Xu, 202-366-5892, ([email protected]) Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. | |
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