82_FR_52001 82 FR 51786 - National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Freight Movement on the Interstate System, and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program

82 FR 51786 - National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Freight Movement on the Interstate System, and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 215 (November 8, 2017)

Page Range51786-51787
FR Document2017-24345

The FHWA is extending the comment period for a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and request for comments, which was published on October 5, 2017. The original comment period is set to close on November 6, 2017. The extension is based on concern expressed by stakeholders that this closing date does not provide sufficient time to review and provide comprehensive comments on the proposal. The FHWA recognizes that others interested in commenting may have similar concerns, but is mindful of commenters who have expressed opposition to a lengthy rulemaking process. Therefore, the closing date for comments is extended, which will provide stakeholders interested in commenting additional time to submit responses to the docket.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 215 (Wednesday, November 8, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 8, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51786-51787]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24345]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

23 CFR Part 490

[FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2017-0025]
RIN 2125-AF776


National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance 
of the National Highway System, Freight Movement on the Interstate 
System, and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is extending the comment period for a notice of 
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and request for comments, which was 
published on October 5, 2017. The original comment period is set to 
close on November 6, 2017. The extension is based on concern expressed 
by stakeholders that this closing date does not provide sufficient time 
to review and provide comprehensive comments on the proposal. The FHWA 
recognizes that others interested in commenting may have similar 
concerns, but is mindful of commenters who have expressed opposition to 
a lengthy rulemaking process. Therefore, the closing date for comments 
is extended, which will provide stakeholders interested in commenting 
additional time to submit responses to the docket.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published October 5, 
2017, at 82 FR 46427, is extended. Comments must be received on or 
before November 15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver comments to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Dockets Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, or submit electronically at http://www.regulations.gov. All comments should include the docket number that 
appears in the heading of this document. All comments received will be 
available for examination and copying at the above address from 8 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Those 
desiring notification of receipt of comments must include a self-
addressed, stamped postcard or may print the acknowledgment page that 
appears after submitting comments electronically. Anyone is able to 
search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our 
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or 
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act 
Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 
65, Number 70, Pages 19477-78) or you may visit http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susanna Hughes-Reck, Office of 
Infrastructure, (202) 366-1548, or Janet Myers, Office of Chief 
Counsel, (202) 366-2019, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 8 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access and Filing

    You may submit or access all comments received by DOT online 
through: http://www.regulations.gov. Electronic submission and 
retrieval help and guidelines are available on the Web site. It is 
available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. Please follow the 
instructions. An electronic copy of this document may also be 
downloaded from the Federal Register's home page at: http://www.federalregister.gov.

Background

    Section 150 of title 23, U.S.C., identifies the national 
transportation goals and requires the Secretary by rule

[[Page 51787]]

to establish performance measures in specified Federal-aid highway 
program areas. One of the measures FHWA created to assess the 
performance of the NHS under the National Highway Performance Program 
(NHPP) is Percent Change in Tailpipe Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 
Emissions on the NHS from the Calendar Year 2017 (also referred to as 
the GHG measure). It was created to advance a policy preference of the 
prior Administration. On October 5th at 82 FR 46427, FHWA published an 
NPRM proposing to repeal the measure.
    The original comment period for the NPRM closes on November 6, 
2017. Clean Air Carolina, Natural Resources Defense Council, Southern 
Environmental Law Center, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, and The 
City of New York Law Department have expressed concern that this 
closing date does not provide sufficient time to review and provide 
comprehensive comments on the proposal. The FHWA is mindful, however, 
of requests by the State Department of Transportation of Michigan, 
Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Missouri to 
complete the rulemaking as expeditiously as possible to provide them 
certainty in their investment and programming activities. As such, FHWA 
is extending the closing date from November 6, 2017, to November 15, 
2017.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 104(b)(1), 119, and 150.

Brandye L. Hendrickson,
Acting Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-24345 Filed 11-3-17; 4:15 pm]
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51786 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 215 / Wednesday, November 8, 2017 / Proposed Rules the 1 o’clock through 11 o’clock position. It to the manager of the Wichita ACO Branch, which will provide stakeholders is recommended to use backlighting to see send it to the attention of the person interested in commenting additional gaps. If gaps between the outer band and the identified in paragraph (m) of this AD. If time to submit responses to the docket. v-retainer coupling segments are found, do sending information directly to the manager not re-install the v-band coupling. Before of the Chicago ACO Branch, send it to the DATES: The comment period for the further flight, you must install a new v-band attention of John Tallarovic, Aerospace proposed rule published October 5, coupling and restart the hours TIS for the Engineer, AIR–7C3 Chicago ACO Branch, 2017, at 82 FR 46427, is extended. repetitive replacement of the v-band 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL Comments must be received on or coupling. 60018–4696; telephone: (847) 294–8180; fax: before November 15, 2017. (v) Visually inspect the bend radii of the (847) 294–7834; email: john.m.tallarovic@ ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver coupling v-retainer coupling segments for faa.gov. cracks. Inspect the radii throughout the (2) Before using any approved AMOC, comments to the U.S. Department of length of the segment. See figure 1 to notify your appropriate principal inspector, Transportation, Dockets Management paragraphs (k)(1)(iii) and (v) of this AD. If or lacking a principal inspector, the manager Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., any cracks are found, do not re-install the v- of the local flight standards district office/ Washington, DC 20590, or submit band coupling. Before further flight, you certificate holding district office. electronically at http:// must install a new v-band coupling and (m) Related Information www.regulations.gov. All comments restart the hours TIS for the repetitive should include the docket number that replacement of the v-band coupling. For more information about this AD, contact Thomas Teplik, Aerospace Engineer, appears in the heading of this (vi) Visually inspect the outer band document. All comments received will opposite the t-bolt for damage (distortion, Wichita ACO Branch, FAA, 1801 Airport creases, bulging, or cracks), which may be Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; be available for examination and caused from excessive spreading of the phone: (316) 946–4196; fax: (316) 946–4107; copying at the above address from 8 coupling during installation and/or removal. email: thomas.teplik@faa.gov. a.m. to 4:30 p.m., ET, Monday through If any damage is found, do not re-install the Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday, except Federal holidays. Those v-band coupling. Before further flight, you October 23, 2017. desiring notification of receipt of must install a new v-band coupling and William Schinstock, comments must include a self- restart the hours TIS for the repetitive addressed, stamped postcard or may Acting Deputy Director, Policy & Innovation replacement of the v-band coupling. print the acknowledgment page that Division, Aircraft Certification Service. (2) If the removed exhaust tailpipe v-band appears after submitting comments coupling passes all of the inspection steps [FR Doc. 2017–24065 Filed 11–7–17; 8:45 am] listed in paragraphs (k)(1)(i) through (vi) of BILLING CODE 4910–13–P electronically. Anyone is able to search this AD, you may re-install the same v-band the electronic form of all comments coupling. After the coupling is re-installed received into any of our dockets by the and torqued as specified in Replacement of DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION name of the individual submitting the the V-Band Coupling, paragraph (i) of this comment (or signing the comment, if AD, verify there is space between each v- Federal Highway Administration submitted on behalf of an association, retainer coupling segment below the t-bolt. If business, labor union, etc.). You may there is no space between each v-retainer 23 CFR Part 490 review DOT’s complete Privacy Act coupling segment below the t-bolt, before Statement in the Federal Register further flight, you must install a new v-band [FHWA Docket No. FHWA–2017–0025] coupling and restart the hours TIS for the published on April 11, 2000 (Volume RIN 2125–AF776 65, Number 70, Pages 19477–78) or you repetitive replacement of the v-band coupling. may visit http://www.regulations.gov. National Performance Management (3) The inspections required in paragraphs FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (k)(1) and (2) of this AD only apply to re- Measures; Assessing Performance of Susanna Hughes-Reck, Office of installing the same exhaust tailpipe v-band the National Highway System, Freight Infrastructure, (202) 366–1548, or Janet coupling that was removed as specified in Movement on the Interstate System, Myers, Office of Chief Counsel, (202) paragraph (j) of this AD. It does not apply to and Congestion Mitigation and Air 366–2019, Federal Highway installation of a new v-band coupling. These Quality Improvement Program inspections do not terminate the 500-hour Administration, 1200 New Jersey TIS repetitive replacement of the v-band AGENCY: Federal Highway Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– coupling and do not restart the hours TIS for Administration (FHWA), DOT. 0001. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to the repetitive replacement of the v-band ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, coupling. extension of comment period. except Federal holidays. (4) As of the effective date of this AD, do SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: not install a used exhaust tailpipe v-band SUMMARY: The FHWA is extending the coupling on the airplane except for the comment period for a notice of Electronic Access and Filing reinstallation of the inspected exhaust proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and You may submit or access all tailpipe v-band coupling that was removed as request for comments, which was specified in paragraphs (j) and (k) of this AD. comments received by DOT online published on October 5, 2017. The through: http://www.regulations.gov. (l) Alternative Methods of Compliance original comment period is set to close Electronic submission and retrieval help (AMOCs) on November 6, 2017. The extension is and guidelines are available on the Web (1) The Manager, Wichita ACO Branch, based on concern expressed by site. It is available 24 hours each day, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs stakeholders that this closing date does 365 days each year. Please follow the for this AD, if requested using the procedures not provide sufficient time to review jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with PROPOSALS instructions. An electronic copy of this found in 14 CFR 39.19. The Manager, and provide comprehensive comments document may also be downloaded Chicago ACO Branch, FAA, has the authority on the proposal. The FHWA recognizes to approve AMOCs concerning STC from the Federal Register’s home page that others interested in commenting at: http://www.federalregister.gov. SA1035WE, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In may have similar concerns, but is mindful of commenters who have Background accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or local expressed opposition to a lengthy Section 150 of title 23, U.S.C., Flight Standards District Office, as rulemaking process. Therefore, the identifies the national transportation appropriate. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 215 / Wednesday, November 8, 2017 / Proposed Rules 51787 to establish performance measures in intention to repeal the Carbon Pollution those via email starting on November specified Federal-aid highway program Emission Guidelines for Existing 17, 2017. Please note that updates made areas. One of the measures FHWA Stationary Sources: Electric Utility to any aspect of the hearing will be created to assess the performance of the Generating Units, commonly referred to posted online at: https://www.epa.gov/ NHS under the National Highway as the Clean Power Plan (CPP), as stationary-sources-air-pollution/electric- Performance Program (NHPP) is Percent promulgated on October 23, 2015. The utility-generating-units-repealing-clean- Change in Tailpipe Carbon Dioxide proposal also requested public comment power-plan. While the EPA expects the (CO2) Emissions on the NHS from the on the proposed rule. The EPA is hearing to go forward as set forth above, Calendar Year 2017 (also referred to as announcing that a public hearing will be it asks that you monitor its Web site or the GHG measure). It was created to held. In addition, the EPA is extending contact Tanya Johnson at (888) 627– advance a policy preference of the prior the public comment period. 7764; email address airaction@epa.gov Administration. On October 5th at 82 DATES: The public hearing for the to determine if there are any updates to FR 46427, FHWA published an NPRM proposed rule (82 FR 48035) will be the information on the hearing. The EPA proposing to repeal the measure. held November 28 and 29, 2017. The does not intend to publish a notice in The original comment period for the deadline for accepting written the Federal Register announcing any NPRM closes on November 6, 2017. comments is being extended by 32 days such updates. Clean Air Carolina, Natural Resources to January 16, 2018. Questions concerning the proposed Defense Council, Southern ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be rule that was published in the Federal Environmental Law Center, U.S. Public held on November 28 and 29, 2017, at Register on October 16, 2017, should be Interest Research Group, and The City of the West Virginia Capitol Complex, addressed to Mr. Peter Tsirigotis, Office New York Law Department have 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, of Air Quality Planning and Standards, expressed concern that this closing date Charleston, West Virginia 25305. The Sector Policies and Programs Division does not provide sufficient time to hearing will convene at 9:00 a.m. (D205–01), Environmental Protection review and provide comprehensive (Eastern Standard Time) and will Agency, Research Triangle Park, North comments on the proposal. The FHWA conclude at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Carolina 27711; telephone number: is mindful, however, of requests by the Time). If the EPA receives a high (888) 627–7764; email address: State Department of Transportation of volume of requests, we may continue airaction@epa.gov. Michigan, Idaho, Montana, North the public hearing to November 30, Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and 2017, at the Capitol Complex. The EPA SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Missouri to complete the rulemaking as may also hold an additional hearing to proposal for which the EPA is holding expeditiously as possible to provide be announced at a later date. The EPA the public hearing was published in the them certainty in their investment and will make every effort to accommodate Federal Register on October 16, 2017, programming activities. As such, FHWA all speakers. The EPA’s Web site for the and is available at: https://www.epa.gov/ is extending the closing date from rulemaking, which includes the stationary-sources-air-pollution/electric- November 6, 2017, to November 15, proposal and information about the utility-generating-units-repealing-clean- 2017. hearing, can be found at: https:// power-plan and also in the docket Authority: 23 U.S.C. 104(b)(1), 119, and www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air- identified below. The public hearing 150. pollution/electric-utility-generating- will provide interested parties the units-repealing-clean-power-plan. opportunity to present oral comments Brandye L. Hendrickson, regarding the EPA’s proposed repeal, Written comments on the proposed rule Acting Administrator, Federal Highway including data, views, or arguments Administration. may be submitted to the EPA electronically, by mail, by facsimile or concerning the proposal. The EPA may [FR Doc. 2017–24345 Filed 11–3–17; 4:15 pm] through hand delivery/courier. Please ask clarifying questions during the oral BILLING CODE 4910–22–P refer to the proposal (82 FR 48035) for presentations, but will not respond to the addresses and detailed instructions. the presentations at that time. Written How To Register: If you would like to statements and supporting information ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION present oral testimony at the public submitted during the comment period AGENCY hearing, registration will begin on will be considered with the same weight November 8, 2017. The last day to as any oral comments and supporting 40 CFR Part 60 register to present oral testimony will be information presented at the public November 16, 2017. To register to speak hearing. The period for providing [EPA–HQ–OAR–2017–0355; FRL–9970–58– at the hearing, please use the online written comments to the EPA will OAR] registration form available at: https:// remain open until January 16, 2018. RIN 2060–AT55 www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air- Once the EPA learns how many pollution/electric-utility-generating- people have registered to speak at the Repeal of Carbon Pollution Emission units-repealing-clean-power-plan or public hearing, it will allocate speaking Guidelines for Existing Stationary contact Tanya Johnson at (888) 627– times, allowing time for necessary Sources: Electric Utility Generating 7764; email address: airaction@epa.gov. breaks. In addition, a block of time will Units We request the following information: be reserved for anyone in the audience AGENCY: Environmental Protection The time you wish to speak (morning or who wants to give testimony. For jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with PROPOSALS Agency (EPA). afternoon), name, affiliation, email planning purposes, each speaker should ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public address, and telephone number. If you anticipate speaking for no more than 5 hearing and extension of comment require the service of a translator or minutes, although we might need to period. accommodation, please let us know at shorten that time if there is a large the time of registration. Once turnout. The EPA encourages SUMMARY: On October 16, 2017, the registration closes, the EPA will allocate commenters to submit to the docket a Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) available morning and afternoon pre- copy of their testimony electronically published a proposal to announce its registered speaking slots and confirm (via email or CD) or in hard copy form. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:31 Nov 07, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\08NOP1.SGM 08NOP1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
DatesThe comment period for the proposed rule published October 5, 2017, at 82 FR 46427, is extended. Comments must be received on or before November 15, 2017.
ContactSusanna Hughes-Reck, Office of Infrastructure, (202) 366-1548, or Janet Myers, Office of Chief Counsel, (202) 366-2019, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FR Citation82 FR 51786 
RIN Number2125-AF77
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