83_FR_26649 83 FR 26539 - Notice of Public Meeting: National Dialogue on Highway Automation

83 FR 26539 - Notice of Public Meeting: National Dialogue on Highway Automation

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 110 (June 7, 2018)

Page Range26539-26539
FR Document2018-12292

FHWA will conduct a series of public meetings to seek input on the integration of automated vehicles on the Nation's roadways that will be held at different locations across the country. The objectives of the public meetings are to: engage with a diverse group of stakeholders to understand key issues regarding automated vehicles and their implications for the roadway infrastructure; and gather input on highway automation to help inform FHWA research, policy, and programs. The public meetings will have presentations and breakout sessions during which participants can provide written and oral comments. This meeting is the first in a series of related public meetings being conducted during 2018.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 110 (Thursday, June 7, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 110 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 26539]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12292]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Public Meeting: National Dialogue on Highway Automation

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: FHWA will conduct a series of public meetings to seek input on 
the integration of automated vehicles on the Nation's roadways that 
will be held at different locations across the country. The objectives 
of the public meetings are to: engage with a diverse group of 
stakeholders to understand key issues regarding automated vehicles and 
their implications for the roadway infrastructure; and gather input on 
highway automation to help inform FHWA research, policy, and programs. 
The public meetings will have presentations and breakout sessions 
during which participants can provide written and oral comments. This 
meeting is the first in a series of related public meetings being 
conducted during 2018.

DATE AND TIME: FHWA will hold the first public meeting on June 7, 2018, 
in Detroit, Michigan. The meeting will start at 8 a.m. and continue 
until 2 p.m. EDT. Check-in will begin at 7:30 a.m. Attendees should 
arrive early enough to check in by 7:50 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Cobo Center located at 1 
Washington Blvd., Detroit, Michigan 48226. This facility is accessible 
to individuals with disabilities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about the public 
meeting, please contact John Corbin at [email protected]. More 
information is available at https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/automationdialogue/index.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Registration is necessary for all attendees. 
Attendees should register at: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/automationdialogue/index.htm. Please provide your name, email address, 
and affiliation. In person attendance will be limited, so advance 
registration is required. Should it be necessary to cancel the meeting 
due to inclement weather or other emergency, FHWA will take all 
available measures to notify registered participants beforehand.

Background

    Automated vehicles have the potential to significantly transform 
the Nation's roadways. They could help save lives, expand access to 
transportation, and improve the convenience of travel. However, even as 
these technologies offer new opportunities, they may introduce new 
challenges for those responsible for the planning, design, 
construction, operation, and maintenance of the Nation's roadway 
infrastructure. As a result, FHWA is interested in better understanding 
the implications of highway automation for its stakeholders and the 
Agency.
    As the effect of automation on the Nation's roadways becomes 
clearer, FHWA will define its role in further facilitating innovation 
and enabling the benefits of the capabilities. This National Dialogue 
on Highway Automation is an opportunity to engage the public and broad 
stakeholder community to understand their key areas of interest. These 
stakeholders will include original equipment manufacturers, technology 
suppliers, transportation network companies, associations, and public-
sector partners. The National Dialogue will help inform national 
research, policy, and implementation assistance activities to support 
highway automation readiness. This meeting is one in a series of 
related public meetings being conducted during 2018.

Meeting Agenda

The draft meeting agenda is as follows:
8:00 a.m. Welcome and Overview of Dialogue Objectives
8:15 a.m. Panel Discussion on Preliminary Focus Areas
9:00 a.m. Breakout Session 1: Issues and Challenges for Highway 
Automation
9:45 a.m. Report Out: Breakout Session 1
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Keynote
10:30 a.m. Breakout Session 2: Developing New Models for Partnering: 
Bringing Industry, Government, and Associations Together
11:15 a.m. Report Out: Breakout Session 2
11:30 a.m. Next Steps for the National Dialogue
12:00 p.m. Lunch (not included)
1:00 p.m. Open Debrief
2:00 p.m. Adjourn

    Issued: June 1, 2018.
Brandye L. Hendrickson,
Acting Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-12292 Filed 6-4-18; 4:15 pm]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 110 / Thursday, June 7, 2018 / Notices 26539 Aviation Administration (FAA) office by attendees. Attendees should register at: 11:15 a.m. Report Out: Breakout an interested organization. https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/automation Session 2 Frequency: Information is collected dialogue/index.htm. Please provide 11:30 a.m. Next Steps for the National on occasion. your name, email address, and Dialogue Estimated Average Burden per affiliation. In person attendance will be 12:00 p.m. Lunch (not included) Response: 43.5 hours. limited, so advance registration is 1:00 p.m. Open Debrief Estimated Total Annual Burden: required. Should it be necessary to 2:00 p.m. Adjourn 5,623 hours. cancel the meeting due to inclement Issued: June 1, 2018. Issued in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2018. weather or other emergency, FHWA will Brandye L. Hendrickson, Barbara L. Hall, take all available measures to notify Acting Administrator, Federal Highway FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer registered participants beforehand. Administration. Performance, Policy, and Records [FR Doc. 2018–12292 Filed 6–4–18; 4:15 pm] Management Branch, ASP–110. Background BILLING CODE 4910–22–P [FR Doc. 2018–12299 Filed 6–6–18; 8:45 am] Automated vehicles have the BILLING CODE 4910–13–P potential to significantly transform the Nation’s roadways. They could help DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION save lives, expand access to DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION transportation, and improve the Federal Highway Administration convenience of travel. However, even as Federal Highway Administration these technologies offer new Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions opportunities, they may introduce new on Proposed Highway in California Notice of Public Meeting: National challenges for those responsible for the Dialogue on Highway Automation AGENCY: Federal Highway planning, design, construction, Administration (FHWA), DOT. AGENCY: Federal Highway operation, and maintenance of the ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims Administration (FHWA), U.S. Nation’s roadway infrastructure. As a for Judicial Review of Actions by the Department of Transportation (DOT). result, FHWA is interested in better California Department of Transportation ACTION: Notice of public meeting. understanding the implications of (Caltrans), pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. highway automation for its stakeholders SUMMARY: FHWA will conduct a series and the Agency. SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of of public meetings to seek input on the As the effect of automation on the Caltrans, is issuing this notice to integration of automated vehicles on the Nation’s roadways becomes clearer, announce actions taken by Caltrans, that Nation’s roadways that will be held at FHWA will define its role in further are final. The actions relate to a different locations across the country. facilitating innovation and enabling the proposed highway project, I–110 High- The objectives of the public meetings benefits of the capabilities. This Occupancy Toll Lane Flyover Project are to: engage with a diverse group of National Dialogue on Highway 07–LA–110–PM 20.10/20.92 in the City stakeholders to understand key issues Automation is an opportunity to engage and County of Los Angeles, State of regarding automated vehicles and their the public and broad stakeholder California. Those actions grant licenses, implications for the roadway community to understand their key permits, and approvals for the project. infrastructure; and gather input on areas of interest. These stakeholders will DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on highway automation to help inform include original equipment behalf of Caltrans, is advising the public FHWA research, policy, and programs. manufacturers, technology suppliers, of final agency actions subject to 23 The public meetings will have transportation network companies, U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking presentations and breakout sessions associations, and public-sector partners. judicial review of the Federal agency during which participants can provide The National Dialogue will help inform actions on the highway project will be written and oral comments. This national research, policy, and barred unless the claim is filed on or meeting is the first in a series of related implementation assistance activities to before 150 days after publication in the public meetings being conducted during support highway automation readiness. Federal Register for actions relate to a 2018. This meeting is one in a series of related proposed highway project, I–110 High- DATE AND TIME: FHWA will hold the first public meetings being conducted during Occupancy Toll Lane Flyover Project public meeting on June 7, 2018, in 2018. 07–LA–110–PM 20.10/20.92 in the City Detroit, Michigan. The meeting will Meeting Agenda and County of Los Angeles, State of start at 8 a.m. and continue until 2 p.m. California. If the Federal law that EDT. Check-in will begin at 7:30 a.m. The draft meeting agenda is as follows: authorizes judicial review of a claim Attendees should arrive early enough to 8:00 a.m. Welcome and Overview of provides a time period of less than 150 check in by 7:50 a.m. Dialogue Objectives days for filing such claim, then that 8:15 a.m. Panel Discussion on ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at shorter time period still applies. Preliminary Focus Areas the Cobo Center located at 1 Washington FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 9:00 a.m. Breakout Session 1: Issues Blvd., Detroit, Michigan 48226. This Caltrans: Jason Roach Senior and Challenges for Highway facility is accessible to individuals with Environmental Planner Chief, Automation disabilities. 9:45 a.m. Report Out: Breakout Session Environmental Branch Caltrans, District FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 7, 100 South Main Street, MS 16A, Los sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 1 you have questions about the public 10:00 a.m. Break Angeles, CA 90012, Office Hours: 9 meeting, please contact John Corbin at 10:15 a.m. Keynote a.m.–4:00 p.m., Office Phone: (213) 897– john.corbin@dot.gov. More information 10:30 a.m. Breakout Session 2: 0357, Email: jason.roach@dot.ca.gov. is available at https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/ Developing New Models for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective automationdialogue/index.htm. 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Document Created: 2018-06-07 00:49:53
Document Modified: 2018-06-07 00:49:53
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
ContactIf you have questions about the public meeting, please contact John Corbin at [email protected] More information is available at https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/ automationdialogue/index.htm.
FR Citation83 FR 26539 
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