83 FR 2719 - Automated Driving Systems
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 12 (January 18, 2018)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 12 (January 18, 2018)
| Page Range | 2719-2721 | |
| FR Document | 2018-00784 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 2719-2721] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-00784] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration [Docket no. FHWA-2017-0049] Automated Driving Systems AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Request for Information (RFI). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Automated Driving Systems (ADS) are increasingly being tested and introduced onto the public roadways. The FHWA is interested in hearing from the public, including stakeholders (e.g., State and local agencies, vehicle manufacturing industry, road hardware and intelligent transportation systems industry, related associations, transportation advocates, ADS hardware and software platform developers, etc.), on a range of issues related to assessing the infrastructure requirements and standards that may be necessary for enabling safe and efficient operations of ADS. DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 5, 2018. ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not duplicate your docket submissions, please submit all comments by only one of the following means:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12-140, Washington, DC 20590- 0001. Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is (202) 366- 9329. Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number at the beginning of your comments. All comments received will be posted without change to http:// [[Page 2720]] www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this notice, contact Martin C. Knopp, Associate Administrator for Operations, Federal Highway Administration, (202) 366-9210, or via email at [email protected]; for legal questions: Mr. William Winne, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-1397, or via email at [email protected]; 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590. Business 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 and Filing A copy of this document is available for download and public inspection under the docket number noted above at the Federal eRulemaking portal at: http://www.regulations.gov. You may also submit or retrieve comments online through the Federal eRulemaking portal. The website is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. Electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines are available under the help section of the website. An electronic copy of this document may also be downloaded from Office of the Federal Register's home page at: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register and the Government Publishing Office's web page at: https://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/ fdsys/. Late comments will be considered to the extent practicable. Background Automated Driving Systems are increasingly being tested and introduced onto the public roadways. Many road owners and operators are trying to determine whether, and which, modifications or enhancements to the infrastructure are needed to eliminate barriers to ADS technology or to further accelerate its adoption, as well as to ensure highway safety. Some vehicle manufacturers have expressed an interest in greater uniformity of lane markings, signage, and other traffic control devices as being helpful for ADS operation. Infrastructure providers have expressed an interest in understanding which traffic control device materials and other characteristics present challenges for ADS, specifically the machine vision technologies' ability to interpret some roadway markings over others. The FHWA is interested in hearing from the public, including stakeholders (e.g., State and local agencies, vehicle manufacturing industry, road hardware and intelligent transportation systems industry, related associations, transportation advocates, ADS hardware and software platform developers, etc.), on a range of issues related to assessing the infrastructure requirements, ADS-infrastructure interface standards and operating practices that may be necessary for enabling safe and efficient operations of ADS. The FHWA invites the public to provide comments to inform the development of an agency strategy on ADS. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released the ``Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety'' document. It replaces the 2016 Federal Automated Vehicles Policy. This new document focuses on two sections: Voluntary guidance for ADS and technical assistance to States. The FHWA aims to complement NHTSA's guidance and will continue to coordinate across the U.S. Department of Transportation in its automation activities. For information about the recent guidance, please visit the Department's website at: www.transportation.gov/av. The FHWA seeks information directly from the public and stakeholders to better understand FHWA's role in automation and inform future Agency research and activities. In addition, FHWA seeks comments more broadly on planning, development, maintenance, and operations of the roadway infrastructure necessary for supporting ADS, including any information detailing the costs associated with implementation. Comments are requested on the following questions: 1. What roadway characteristics are important for influencing the safety, efficiency, and performance of ADS? Are there certain physical infrastructure elements (e.g., lane markings, signage, signals, etc.) that are necessary for ADS? If so, what current challenges exist for ADS to interpret them? Are these characteristics important for all levels of automation, or only specific levels? (For levels of automation, see https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/documents/13069a-ads2.0_090617_v9a_tag.pdf, page #4) 2. What challenges do non-uniform traffic control devices present for ADS technologies and how does this affect the costs of ADS systems? 3. How does the state of good repair (e.g., pavement and road markings quality) impact ADS, including technology or safety costs, if at all? 4. How should FHWA engage with industry and automation technology developers to understand potential infrastructure requirements? Are there specific issues that FHWA should engage with industry directly? 5. What is the role of digital infrastructure and data in enabling needed information exchange between ADS and roadside infrastructure? What types of data transmission between ADS and roadside infrastructure could enhance safe and efficient ADS operations? What type of infrastructure and operations data, if available, would help accelerate safe and efficient deployment of the ADS on our Nation's public roadways? How might the interface between ADS and digital infrastructure best be defined to facilitate nationwide interoperability while still maximizing flexibility and cost effectiveness for ADS technology developers and transportation agencies and minimizing threats to cybersecurity or privacy? 6. What concerns do State and local agencies have regarding infrastructure investment and planning for ADS, given the level of uncertainty around the timing and development of this technology? How should FHWA engage with its State and local partners as they consider impacts on infrastructure, transportation funding, finance, and revenue? Are changes to any of the programs that comprise the Federal- aid Highway Program needed to enable State and local agencies to more effectively make infrastructure investments to support deployment of ADS? 7. Are there existing activities and research in the area of assessing infrastructure-ADS interface needs and/or associated standards? What is the current thinking on where potential revisions may be necessary? How should FHWA work with existing research partners (e.g., American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Transportation Research Board, etc.) in sharing research results and information? 8. What are the priority issues that road owners and operators need to consider in terms of infrastructure requirements, modifications, investment, and planning, to accommodate integration of ADS and to derive maximum system efficiency benefits from ADS additional capabilities? 9. What variable information or data would ADS benefit from obtaining and how should that data be best obtained? Examples might include information about zone locations, incidents, special event routing, bottleneck locations, weather conditions, and speed recommendations. 10. What issues do road owners and operators need to consider in terms of [[Page 2721]] infrastructure modifications and traffic operations as they encounter a mixed vehicle fleet (e.g., fully-automated, partially-automated, and non-automated; cooperative and unconnected) during the transition period to a potentially fully automated fleet? What are likely the most significant impacts of ADS on other motorized and non-motorized users of public roadways? What plans do stakeholders have to address these impacts, and are there possible roles for road owners and operators to support the interaction of ADS with those users through infrastructure changes or operational strategies? Issued: January 10, 2018. Brandye L. Hendrickson, Acting Administrator, Federal Highway Administration. [FR Doc. 2018-00784 Filed 1-17-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-22-P
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 10th Street East in downtown Palmdale (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
from two lanes to three lanes in each Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
Federal Highway Administration direction. Additionally, Caltrans and Construction. The regulations
proposes to widen Sierra Highway from implementing Executive Order 12372
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions regarding intergovernmental consultation on
two lanes to three lanes in each Federal Programs and activities apply to this
of Proposed Highway Improvement in direction between Avenue R and a point
California; Statute of Limitations on program.)
500 feet south of Avenue Q, a distance
Claims of approximately 0.9 mile. Double left- Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1)
AGENCY: Federal Highway turn lanes and a right-turn lane are Omar Elkassed,
Administration (FHWA), DOT. proposed in the northbound and Senior Transportation Engineer, Federal
ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims southbound directions of Sierra Highway Administration, California Division.
for Judicial Review of Actions by the Highway and SR–138 (Palmdale [FR Doc. 2018–00775 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am]
California Department of Transportation Boulevard) intersection. The existing BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P
(Caltrans), pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. on-street parking along northbound
Sierra Highway between SR–138 and
SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of Avenue Q6 would be maintained. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Caltrans, is issuing this notice to Additionally, the project proposes to
announce actions taken by Caltrans. The extend the existing Class I bicycle path, Federal Highway Administration
actions relate to the proposed widening which runs along the west side of Sierra
project on State Route 138 (SR–138) Highway, southerly to provide [Docket no. FHWA–2017–0049]
between 5th Street East and 10th Street connectivity to Avenue R. The actions
Automated Driving Systems
East from two lanes to three lanes in by the Federal agencies, and the laws
each direction, a distance of under which such actions were taken, AGENCY: Federal Highway
approximately 0.5 mile. Additionally, are described in the Final Initial Study Administration (FHWA), DOT.
the project proposes to widen Sierra (IS) with Mitigated Negative Declaration ACTION: Request for Information (RFI).
Highway from two lanes to three lanes (MND)/Environmental Assessment (EA)
in each direction between Avenue R and with Finding of No Significant Impact SUMMARY: Automated Driving Systems
a point 500 feet south of Avenue Q, a (FONSI), approved on December 29, (ADS) are increasingly being tested and
distance of approximately 0.9 mil, in the 2017, and in other documents in the introduced onto the public roadways.
City of Palmdale within the County of FHWA project records. The Final IS/EA The FHWA is interested in hearing from
Los Angeles, State of California. Those with MND/FONSI, and other project the public, including stakeholders (e.g.,
actions grant licenses, permits, and records are available by contacting State and local agencies, vehicle
approvals for the project. Caltrans at the addresses provided manufacturing industry, road hardware
DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on above. The Caltrans Final IS/EA with and intelligent transportation systems
behalf of Caltrans, is advising the public MND/FONSI can be viewed and industry, related associations,
of final agency actions subject to 23 downloaded from the project website at: transportation advocates, ADS hardware
U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking http://www.dot.ca.gov/d7/env-docs/ and software platform developers, etc.),
judicial review of the Federal Agency docs/, or viewed at public libraries in on a range of issues related to assessing
Actions on the highway project will be the project area. This notice applies to the infrastructure requirements and
barred unless the claim is filed on or all Federal agency decisions as of the standards that may be necessary for
before June 18, 2018. If the Federal law issuance date of this notice and all laws enabling safe and efficient operations of
that authorizes judicial review of a under which such actions were taken, ADS.
claim provides a time period of less including but not limited to: DATES: Comments must be received on
(1) Council on Environmental Quality
than 150 days for filing such claim, then or before March 5, 2018.
regulations;
that shorter time period still applies. (2) National Environmental Policy Act ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For (NEPA); To ensure that you do not duplicate
Caltrans: Lourdes Ortega, Branch Chief, (3) Moving Ahead for Progress in the your docket submissions, please submit
Environmental Planning Division, 21st Century Act (MAP–21); all comments by only one of the
California Department of (4) Department of Transportation Act following means:
Transportation—District 7, 100 South of 1966; • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
Main Street, Los Angeles, California, 8 (5) Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970; http://www.regulations.gov and follow
a.m. to 5 p.m., 213–897–9572, (6) Clean Air Act Amendments of the online instructions for submitting
lourdes.ortega@dot.ca.gov. 1990; comments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective (7) Noise Control Act of 1970; • Mail: Docket Management Facility,
July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway (8) 23 CFR part 772 FHWA Noise U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
Administration (FHWA) assigned, and Standards, Policies and Procedures; New Jersey Ave. SE, W12–140,
the California Department of (9) Department of Transportation Act Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Transportation (Caltrans) assumed, of 1966, Section 4(f); • Hand Delivery: West Building
(10) Clean Water Act of 1977 and
environmental responsibilities for this Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
1987;
project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. (11) Endangered Species Act of 1973; New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9 a.m. and
Notice is hereby given that Caltrans, has 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
(12) Migratory Bird Treaty Act;
taken final agency actions subject to 23 (13) National Historic Preservation Federal holidays. The telephone number
U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing licenses, Act of 1966, as amended; is (202) 366–9329.
permits, and approvals for the following (14) Historic Sites Act of 1935; and, • Instructions: You must include the
highway project in the State of (15) Executive Order 13112, Invasive agency name and docket number at the
California: Caltrans proposes to widen Species. beginning of your comments. All
State Route (SR) 138 (Palmdale (16) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of comments received will be posted
Boulevard) between 5th Street East and 1964. without change to http://
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infrastructure modifications and traffic Turnpike extending north from the FHWA will be inviting agencies to
operations as they encounter a mixed Gosling Road/Pease Boulevard become cooperating or participating
vehicle fleet (e.g., fully-automated, Interchange (Exit 1) in the Town of agencies for the SEIS, including
partially-automated, and non- Newington, across the Little Bay agencies that may have not been
automated; cooperative and Bridges, to a point just south of the cooperating or participating agencies for
unconnected) during the transition existing Toll Plaza in the City of Dover. the Draft and Final EIS. In addition,
period to a potentially fully automated Consistent with the National FHWA and NHDOT will invite
fleet? What are likely the most Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) participation from tribes, organizations
significant impacts of ADS on other regulations, the U.S. Army Corps of and individuals on the SEIS. Written
motorized and non-motorized users of Engineers, U.S. Environmental and verbal comments on the Draft SEIS
public roadways? What plans do Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and will be taken by email, through the
stakeholders have to address these Wildlife Service, National Marine project website http://www.newington-
impacts, and are there possible roles for Fisheries Service, U.S. Coast Guard, dover.com/gsb_subsite/index.html, at
road owners and operators to support Federal Aviation Administration, N.H. public informational meetings and
the interaction of ADS with those users Department of Environmental Services, hearing. Public notice will be given on
through infrastructure changes or N.H. Fish and Game Department, N.H. the time and location of these meetings.
operational strategies? Office of Energy and Planning, and N.H. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Issued: January 10, 2018. Division of Historical Resources were Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
Brandye L. Hendrickson, cooperating agencies in preparing the and Construction. The regulations
Acting Administrator, Federal Highway Draft EIS and Final EIS. implementing Executive Order 12372
Administration. In October 2008, FHWA issued a regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Record of Decision (ROD) (FHWA–NH– Federal programs and activities apply to this
[FR Doc. 2018–00784 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am] program.)
BILLING CODE 4910–22–P EIS–06–01–F) following the Final EIS
for the Spaulding Turnpike Issued on: January 8, 2018.
Improvements Project (known as Cynthia Vigue,
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Newington-Dover Project). The ROD Assistant Division Administrator, Federal
proposed to rehabilitate the GSB so that Highway Administration, Concord, New
Federal Highway Administration it could continue to serve as a Hampshire.
connection for pedestrians and [FR Doc. 2018–00785 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am]
Environmental Impact Statement: bicyclists across Little Bay and to BILLING CODE 4910–22–P
Strafford and Rockingham County, provide recreational access for fishing.
New Hampshire Following the ROD, NHDOT prepared a
AGENCY: Federal Highway Type, Size and Location Study which, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Administration (FHWA), DOT. in part, provided additional information
on the condition of the GSB and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
ACTION: Notice of intent. Safety Administration
evaluated the feasibility of rehabilitating
SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this the bridge. Based upon the results of the Hazardous Materials: Notice of
notice to advise the public that a study, NHDOT determined that it was Applications for Special Permits
Supplemental Environmental Impact necessary and reasonable to consider
Statement (SEIS) will be prepared to re- alternatives to the proposed AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous
evaluate a reasonable range of rehabilitation. Materials Safety Administration
transportation alternatives associated On August 17, 2017, NHDOT (PHMSA), DOT.
with the General Sullivan Bridge (GSB) requested that FHWA reopen the FEIS ACTION: Notice of actions on special
for maintaining access for pedestrians for a specific review of alternatives for permit applications.
and bicyclists across Little Bay in the GSB and, on September 5, 2017,
Newington and Dover, New Hampshire, FHWA responded in support of SUMMARY: In accordance with the
thereby retaining this regional NHDOT’s request to re-evaluate the procedures governing the application
connectivity in northern coastal New reasonable range of transportation for, and the processing of, special
Hampshire. alternatives associated with the GSB for permits from the Department of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. maintaining access for pedestrians and Transportation’s Hazardous Material
Jamie Sikora, New Hampshire Division, bicyclists across Little Bay. Regulations, notice is hereby given that
Federal Highway Administration, 53 the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
FHWA is initiating a limited scope
Pleasant Street, Suite 2200, Concord, has received the application described
SEIS pursuant to 23 CFR 771.130 and 40
New Hampshire 03301, Telephone: herein.
CFR 1502.9 to evaluate additional
(603) 410–4870. Mr. Kevin Nyhan, alternatives for the Newington-Dover DATES: Comments must be received on
Administrator, Bureau of Environment, Project; specifically, evaluating the or before February 20, 2018.
New Hampshire Department of social, economic and environmental ADDRESSES: Record Center, Pipeline and
Transportation, 7 Hazen Drive, JOM effects of reasonable transportation Hazardous Materials Safety
Building Room 160, Concord, New alternatives for maintaining access for Administration U.S. Department of
Hampshire 03302–0483, Telephone: pedestrians and bicyclists across the Transportation Washington, DC 20590.
(603) 271–3226. Little Bay in Newington and Dover, New Comments should refer to the
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FHWA, in Hampshire, thereby retaining a regional application number and be submitted in
cooperation with the New Hampshire connection in northeastern coastal New triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of
Department of Transportation (NHDOT), Hampshire. Since issues and concerns comments is desired, include a self-
prepared a Draft EIS and Final EIS related to the broader Newington-Dover addressed stamped postcard showing
[NHS–027–1(37), 11238, December Project are well known and reported in the special permit number.
2007] for proposed improvements to a the Draft and Final EIS, formal scoping FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
3.5-mile section of the Spaulding will not be conducted. Ryan Paquet, Director, Office of
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| Contact | For questions about this notice, contact Martin C. Knopp, Associate Administrator for Operations, Federal Highway Administration, (202) 366-9210, or via email at [email protected]; for legal questions: Mr. William Winne, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-1397, or via email at [email protected]; 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590. Business hours for FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. | |
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