83 FR 50746 - Notice of Request for Comments: Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0)
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 195 (October 9, 2018)
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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 195 (October 9, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 50746-50747] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-21840] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary [Docket No. DOT-OST-2018-0149] Notice of Request for Comments: Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0) AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) invites public comment on the document, Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0) [ISBN 978-0-16-094944- 9]. This document builds upon Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety and expands the scope to provide a framework and multimodal approach to the safe integration of AVs into the Nation's broader surface transportation system. DATES: You should submit your comments within 60 days after the publication of AV 3.0. Written Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number above and be submitted by one of the following methods:Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public Participation heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Privacy Act: 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 (65 FR 19477-78) or at https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or to the street address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact us at [email protected] or Sujeesh Kurup (202-366-9953) for policy issues or Timothy Mullins (202-366-9038) for legal issues. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0) builds upon Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety, expands the scope to all surface on-road transportation systems, and was developed through the input from a diverse set of stakeholder engagements 1 2 throughout the Nation. AV 3.0 is structured around three key areas: (1) Advancing multi-modal safety, (2) Reducing policy uncertainty, and (3) Outlining a process for working with DOT. The AV 3.0 document is available at: www.transportation.gov/av. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ https://www.transportation.gov/av/publicnotices. \2\ https://www.transportation.gov/av/events. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The U.S. DOT sees AV 3.0 as the beginning of a national discussion about the future of our on-road surface transportation system. The U.S. DOT is seeking public comments on the document, Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0 [ISBN 978-0-16-094944- 9]. This document will necessarily evolve over time, changing based on public comment, the experience of the Department, manufacturers, suppliers, consumers, and others, and further technological innovation. The Department intends to revise and refine its approach to automation, as needed, to reflect such public input, experience, [[Page 50747]] and innovation, and will address significant comments received in the next revision of this document. Public Participation How do I prepare and submit comments? Your comments must be written and in English. To ensure that your comments are filed correctly in the docket, please include the docket number of this document in your comments. Please submit one copy (two copies if submitting by mail or hand delivery) of your comments, including the attachments, to the docket following the instructions given above under ADDRESSES. Please note, if you are submitting comments electronically as a PDF (Adobe) file, we ask that the documents submitted be scanned using an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) process, thus allowing the agency to search and copy certain portions of your submissions. How do I submit confidential business information? Any submissions containing Confidential Information must be delivered to OST in the following manner: Submitted in a sealed envelope marked ``confidential treatment requested''; Accompanied by an index listing the document(s) or information that the submitter would like the Department to withhold. The index should include information such as numbers used to identify the relevant document(s) or information, document title and description, and relevant page numbers and/or section numbers within a document; and Submitted with a statement explaining the submitter's grounds for objecting to disclosure of the information to the public. OST also requests that submitters of Confidential Information include a non-confidential version (either redacted or summarized) of those confidential submissions in the public docket. In the event that the submitter cannot provide a non-confidential version of its submission, OST requests that the submitter post a notice in the docket stating that it has provided OST with Confidential Information. Should a submitter fail to docket either a non-confidential version of its submission or to post a notice that Confidential Information has been provided, we will note the receipt of the submission on the docket, with the submitter's organization or name (to the degree permitted by law) and the date of submission. Will the agency consider late comments? The U.S. DOT will consider all comments received before the close of business on the comment closing date indicated above under DATES. To the extent possible, the agency will also consider comments received after that date. Given that we intend for the policy document to be a living document and to be developed in an iterative fashion, subsequent opportunities to comment will also be provided periodically. How can I read the comments submitted by other people? You may read the comments received at the address given above under COMMENTS. The hours of the docket are indicated above in the same location. You may also see the comments on the internet, identified by the docket number at the heading of this notice, at http://www.regulations.gov. Issued in Washington, DC, on October 3, 2018, under authority delegated at 49 U.S.C. 1.25a. Finch Fulton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy. [FR Doc. 2018-21840 Filed 10-5-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-9X-P
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filing a civil action. information on the rulemaking process,
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see the Public Participation heading of
Whistleblower Protection Laws Pursuant to section 205 of the No the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
A USDOT employee with authority to FEAR Act, neither the Act nor this of this document. Note that all
take, direct others to take, recommend, notice creates, expands, or reduces any comments received will be posted
or approve any personnel action must rights otherwise available to any without change to http://
not use that authority to take, or fail to employee, former employee, or www.regulations.gov, including any
take, or threaten to take a personnel applicant under the laws of the United personal information provided.
action against an employee or applicant States, including the provisions of law Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
because of a disclosure of information specified in 5 U.S.C. 2302(d). the electronic form of all comments
by that individual that is reasonably Issued in Washington, DC, on October 2, received into any of our dockets by the
believed to evidence violations of law, 2018. name of the individual submitting the
rule, or regulation; gross Charles E. James, Sr., comment (or signing the comment, if
mismanagement; gross waste of funds; submitted on behalf of an association,
Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights,
an abuse of authority; or a substantial U.S. Department of Transportation. business, labor union, etc.). You may
and specific danger to public health or review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
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law and such information is specifically 19477–78) or at https://
required by Executive Order to be kept DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION www.transportation.gov/privacy.
secret in the interest of national defense Docket: For access to the docket to
or the conduct of foreign affairs. Office of the Secretary read background documents or
Retaliation against a USDOT comments received, go to http://
employee or applicant for making a [Docket No. DOT–OST–2018–0149] www.regulations.gov or to the street
protected disclosure is prohibited (5 address listed above. Follow the online
Notice of Request for Comments:
U.S.C. 2302(b)(8)). If you believe you are instructions for accessing the dockets.
Preparing for the Future of
a victim of whistleblower retaliation, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Transportation: Automated Vehicles
you may file a written complaint with Please contact us at automation@dot.gov
3.0 (AV 3.0)
the U.S. Office of Special Counsel at or Sujeesh Kurup (202–366–9953) for
1730 M Street NW, Suite 218, AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), policy issues or Timothy Mullins (202–
Washington, DC 20036–4505 using U.S. Department of Transportation 366–9038) for legal issues.
Form OSC–11. Alternatively, you may (DOT). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Preparing
file online through the OSC website at ACTION: Notice of request for comments. for the Future of Transportation:
http://www.osc.gov. Automated Vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0) builds
SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of upon Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A
Disciplinary Actions Transportation (OST) invites public Vision for Safety, expands the scope to
Under existing laws, USDOT retains comment on the document, Preparing all surface on-road transportation
the right, where appropriate, to for the Future of Transportation: systems, and was developed through the
discipline a USDOT employee who Automated Vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0) [ISBN input from a diverse set of stakeholder
engages in conduct that is inconsistent 978–0–16–094944–9]. This document engagements 1 2 throughout the Nation.
with Federal Antidiscrimination and builds upon Automated Driving Systems AV 3.0 is structured around three key
Whistleblower Protection laws up to 2.0: A Vision for Safety and expands the areas: (1) Advancing multi-modal safety,
and including removal from Federal scope to provide a framework and (2) Reducing policy uncertainty, and (3)
service. If OSC initiates an investigation multimodal approach to the safe Outlining a process for working with
under 5 U.S.C. 1214, USDOT must seek integration of AVs into the Nation’s DOT. The AV 3.0 document is available
approval from the Special Counsel to broader surface transportation system. at: www.transportation.gov/av.
discipline employees for, among other DATES: You should submit your The U.S. DOT sees AV 3.0 as the
activities, engaging in prohibited comments within 60 days after the beginning of a national discussion about
retaliation (5 U.S.C. 1214). Nothing in publication of AV 3.0. the future of our on-road surface
the No FEAR Act alters existing laws, or Written Comments: Comments should transportation system. The U.S. DOT is
permits an agency to take unfounded refer to the docket number above and be seeking public comments on the
disciplinary action against a USDOT submitted by one of the following document, Preparing for the Future of
employee, or to violate the procedural methods: Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0
rights of a USDOT employee accused of • Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// [ISBN 978–0–16–094944–9]. This
discrimination. www.regulations.gov. Follow the online document will necessarily evolve over
instructions for submitting comments. time, changing based on public
Additional Information • Mail: Docket Management Facility, comment, the experience of the
For more information regarding the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 Department, manufacturers, suppliers,
No FEAR Act regulations, refer to 5 CFR New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building consumers, and others, and further
part 724, as well as the appropriate Ground Floor, Room W12–140, technological innovation. The
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office(s) within your agency (e.g., EEO/ Washington, DC 20590–0001. Department intends to revise and refine
civil rights offices, human resources • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey its approach to automation, as needed,
offices, or legal offices). You can find Avenue SE, West Building Ground to reflect such public input, experience,
additional information regarding Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC,
Federal antidiscrimination, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday 1 https://www.transportation.gov/av/
whistleblower protection, and through Friday, except Federal publicnotices.
retaliation laws at the EEOC website at Holidays. 2 https://www.transportation.gov/av/events.
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and innovation, and will address permitted by law) and the date of and U.S. Department of Health and
significant comments received in the submission. Human Services.
next revision of this document. Each component of the study will
Will the agency consider late engage the relevant interested and
Public Participation comments? affected stakeholders such as industry
How do I prepare and submit The U.S. DOT will consider all representatives, driver and operator
comments? comments received before the close of groups, and workforce training
business on the comment closing date providers to ensure input from across
Your comments must be written and indicated above under DATES. To the the diverse commercial and non-
in English. To ensure that your extent possible, the agency will also commercial driver industry. While it
comments are filed correctly in the consider comments received after that may not be feasible to precisely predict
docket, please include the docket date. Given that we intend for the policy the exact capabilities or timing of new
number of this document in your document to be a living document and automated vehicles technologies
comments. to be developed in an iterative fashion, entering the marketplace, this study
Please submit one copy (two copies if may construct statistical models, use-
subsequent opportunities to comment
submitting by mail or hand delivery) of cases, and scenarios based projections
will also be provided periodically.
your comments, including the based on the best available data on
attachments, to the docket following the How can I read the comments submitted
market forecasts, industry trends, and
instructions given above under by other people?
relevant labor markets to evaluate
ADDRESSES. Please note, if you are You may read the comments received different technology penetration
submitting comments electronically as a at the address given above under scenarios and their potential effects on
PDF (Adobe) file, we ask that the COMMENTS. The hours of the docket the workforce and related factors.
documents submitted be scanned using are indicated above in the same The objectives of the request for
an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) location. You may also see the comments on the comprehensive
process, thus allowing the agency to comments on the internet, identified by analysis of the impact of automated
search and copy certain portions of your the docket number at the heading of this vehicle technologies on workforce are to
submissions. notice, at http://www.regulations.gov. obtain feedback into the scope of the
How do I submit confidential business Issued in Washington, DC, on October 3, study regarding the magnitude of the
information? 2018, under authority delegated at 49 U.S.C. potential pace of transition in the
1.25a. transportation workforce and how other
Any submissions containing
Finch Fulton, sectors of the workforce will adapt to
Confidential Information must be
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation the quality of life effects due to
delivered to OST in the following
Policy. automation. The study will also
manner:
examine training availability and what
• Submitted in a sealed envelope [FR Doc. 2018–21840 Filed 10–5–18; 8:45 am]
will be required to transition the
marked ‘‘confidential treatment BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P
traditional commercial driver into the
requested’’;
new environment including transit bus
• Accompanied by an index listing
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION automation. Finally, the study will
the document(s) or information that the
analyze the issues of driver situational
submitter would like the Department to
Office of the Secretary awareness in vehicles which may
withhold. The index should include
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2018–0150] require operator re-engagement, the
information such as numbers used to
safety of truck platooning, and related
identify the relevant document(s) or
Notice of Request for Comments: traffic management.
information, document title and Background: The pace of
description, and relevant page numbers Scope of the Study on the Impact of
Automated Vehicle Technologies on development and deployment of
and/or section numbers within a automated vehicle-related technology is
document; and Workforce
expected to accelerate over the next
• Submitted with a statement AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), decade. Likewise, the effects of this new
explaining the submitter’s grounds for U.S. Department of Transportation technology on the current workforce is
objecting to disclosure of the (DOT). a concern to operators and industry. In
information to the public. ACTION: Notice of request for comments. August 2017, a Department of
OST also requests that submitters of Commerce’s Office of the Chief
Confidential Information include a non- SUMMARY: OST is announcing a request Economist study focused on ‘‘workers
confidential version (either redacted or for information to solicit comment and impacted by the adoption of
summarized) of those confidential feedback on the scope of the autonomous vehicles used on roadways,
submissions in the public docket. In the congressionally-required comprehensive such as automobiles, buses, and trucks
event that the submitter cannot provide analysis of the impact of automated (The Employment Impact of
a non-confidential version of its vehicle technologies on workforce. This Autonomous Vehicles,1 Economics and
submission, OST requests that the study will be conducted by DOT in
Statistics Administration Issue Brief
submitter post a notice in the docket consultation with the Department of
#05–17). The study found that ‘‘. . . the
stating that it has provided OST with Labor to provide a comprehensive
adoption of AVs has the potential to
Confidential Information. Should a analysis of the impact of [Advanced
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impact a sizable share of jobs in the
submitter fail to docket either a non- Driver Assist Systems] ADAS and
economy.’’ This could include job
confidential version of its submission or [Highly Automated Vehicles] HAV
creation as well as displacement. Also,
to post a notice that Confidential technologies on drivers and operators of
the America’s Workforce and the Self-
Information has been provided, we will commercial motor vehicle, including
note the receipt of the submission on the potential for any labor displacement. 1 http://www.esa.doc.gov/sites/default/files/
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| Contact | Please contact us at [email protected] or Sujeesh Kurup (202-366-9953) for policy issues or Timothy Mullins (202-366-9038) for legal issues. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 50746 |
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