83 FR 6089 - Notice of Public Meeting: Automated Vehicle Policy Summit

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 29 (February 12, 2018)

Page Range		6089-6090
FR Document		2018-02738

OST is announcing a public meeting to seek input regarding Automated Vehicles (AV) 3.0. This document will provide a framework for automation in the surface transportation system and describe DOT's multimodal approach to the safe rollout of AVs. The objectives of the public meeting are to: (1) Get feedback on the draft AV 3.0 Framework; and (2) identify priority Federal and non-Federal activities that can accelerate the safe rollout of AVs. The public meeting will be an open listening session to provide as great an opportunity for comment as possible. All comments provided during the meeting will be oral, and all written comments and presentations should be submitted to the docket for consideration.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 29 (Monday, February 12, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2018-0017]


Notice of Public Meeting: Automated Vehicle Policy Summit

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: OST is announcing a public meeting to seek input regarding 
Automated Vehicles (AV) 3.0. This document will provide a framework for 
automation in the surface transportation system and describe DOT's 
multimodal approach to the safe rollout of AVs. The objectives of the 
public meeting are to: (1) Get feedback on the draft AV 3.0 Framework; 
and (2) identify priority Federal and non-Federal activities that can 
accelerate the safe rollout of AVs. The public meeting will be an open 
listening session to provide as great an opportunity for comment as 
possible. All comments provided during the meeting will be oral, and 
all written comments and presentations should be submitted to the 
docket for consideration.

DATES: OST will hold the public meeting on March 1, 2018, in 
Washington, DC. The meeting will start at 1:00 p.m. and continue until 
4:00 p.m. EST. Check-in will begin at 12:00 p.m. Attendees should 
arrive early enough to go through security by 12:50 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. DOT Headquarters 
building located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 
(Green Line Metro station at Navy Yard) on the [Ground Floor Atrium]. 
This facility is accessible to individuals with disabilities. The 
meeting will also be Webcast live; a link to the Webcast will be made 
available through the registration process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about the public 
meeting, please contact us at [email protected] or Sujeesh Kurup (202-
366-9953) or Kevin Gay (202-493-0259).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Registration is necessary for all attendees. Attendees should 
register at: www.transportation.gov/av by February 23, 2018. Please 
provide your name, email address, and affiliation. Also, indicate if 
you wish to offer oral remarks, and whether you require accommodations 
such as a sign language interpreter. In person attendance will be 
limited, so advance registration is required. In-person participants 
will be accepted on a first-come, first serve basis up to the maximum 
capacity of the event. For those unable to attend in person, there will 
also be the option to register for the Webcast of the event through the 
same registration site.
    Although attendees will be given the opportunity to offer oral 
remarks during the Question and Answer portion of the meeting, there 
will not be time for attendees to make audio-visual presentations. 
Also, OST may not be able to accommodate all attendees who wish to make 
oral remarks; therefore, OST encourages submission of written comments 
to the docket. OST will conduct the public meeting informally, and 
technical rules of evidence will not apply. OST will arrange for a 
written transcript of the meeting and keep the official record open for 
30 days after the meeting to allow submission of supplemental 
information. You may make arrangements to receive copies of the 
transcripts directly with the court reporter, and the transcript will 
also be posted in the docket when it becomes available.
    In addition to the afternoon public meeting, the Department is 
hosting, in the morning, several stakeholder breakout sessions on 
various topics related to automation. The Department anticipates 
providing a brief summary of those sessions at the public meeting, 
followed later by a written report, which will be made publicly 
available, including being placed in the docket. Should it be necessary 
to cancel the meeting due to inclement weather or other emergency, OST 
will take all available measures to notify registered participants 
beforehand.
    Written Comments: Written statements and supporting information 
submitted during the comment period will be considered with the same 
weight as oral comments and supporting information presented at the 
public meeting. Please submit all written comments no later than March 
9, 2018, by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.

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     Mail: Docket Management Facility: DOT, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax: 202-366-1767.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and 
docket number. Note that all comments received will be posted without 
change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided. Please see the Privacy Act discussion below.
    Docket: For access to the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 
to find Docket No. DOT-OST-2018-0017 at any time or to 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
Holidays. Telephone: 202-366-9826.
    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 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78), or you may visit 
http://www.regulations.gov/privacy.html.
    Confidential 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 Departments 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 pages 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.

Background

    On September 12, 2017, DOT released Automated Driving Systems (ADS) 
2.0: A Vision for Safety and requested public comment. ADS 2.0, which 
includes Voluntary Guidance for ADS and Technical Assistance to States, 
aims to support industry, government officials, safety advocates, and 
the public. ADS 2.0 responds to public comments, advances a voluntary 
guidance framework, and assures industry, the States, and the public 
that the Department will remain a leader in innovation and safety. The 
full Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety can be found at 
www.transportation.gov/av. DOT plans to release a third iteration of 
the guidance, AV 3.0, in 2018, which responds to feedback provided on 
2.0 and provides a framework for automation in the surface 
transportation system.

Meeting Agenda

    This public meeting is being held during the Automated Vehicles 3.0 
open comment period and provides an opportunity for individuals and 
stakeholders to express feedback on that draft framework. Input 
received at the public meeting may be used to make any necessary 
clarifications to the draft AV 3.0 Framework, or a future version of 
the automated vehicle guidance. As appropriate, OST will post 
clarification information on www.transportation.gov/av. The draft 
meeting agenda is as follows:

12:30-1:30 p.m. Arrival/Check-In
1:30-2:00 p.m. Keynote Addresses
2:00-2:10 p.m. Overview of AV 3.0
2:10-2:30 p.m. Expert Stakeholder Panel
2:30-3:00 p.m. Multimodal Executive Panel
3:00-3:30 p.m. Audience Question and Answer
3:30-4:00 p.m. Report Outs from Stakeholder Sessions
4:00-4:15 p.m. Closing Remarks
4:15 p.m. Adjourn

    Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated by 49 U.S.C. 
1.25a on:

    Dated: February 5, 2018.
Finch Fulton,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-02738 Filed 2-9-18; 8:45 am]
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request that PHMSA will submit to 1.97. www.transportation.gov/av by February
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Description of affected public; (7) registration is required. In-person
Estimate of total annual reporting and Office of the Secretary participants will be accepted on a first-
recordkeeping burden; and (8) [Docket No. DOT–OST–2018–0017] come, first serve basis up to the
Frequency of collection. PHMSA will maximum capacity of the event. For
request a three-year term of approval for Notice of Public Meeting: Automated those unable to attend in person, there
this information collection activity. Vehicle Policy Summit will also be the option to register for the
PHMSA requests comments on the Webcast of the event through the same
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST),
following information collection: registration site.
U.S. Department of Transportation
1. Title: Recordkeeping Requirements Although attendees will be given the
(DOT).
for Gas Pipeline Operators. opportunity to offer oral remarks during
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
the Question and Answer portion of the
OMB Control Number: 2137–0049.
SUMMARY: OST is announcing a public meeting, there will not be time for
Current Expiration Date: 4/30/2018. attendees to make audio-visual
meeting to seek input regarding
Type of Request: Renewal of a Automated Vehicles (AV) 3.0. This presentations. Also, OST may not be
currently approved information document will provide a framework for able to accommodate all attendees who
collection. automation in the surface transportation wish to make oral remarks; therefore,
Abstract: A person owning or system and describe DOT’s multimodal OST encourages submission of written
operating a natural gas pipeline facility approach to the safe rollout of AVs. The comments to the docket. OST will
is required to maintain records, make objectives of the public meeting are to: conduct the public meeting informally,
reports, and provide information to the (1) Get feedback on the draft AV 3.0 and technical rules of evidence will not
Secretary of Transportation at the Framework; and (2) identify priority apply. OST will arrange for a written
Secretary’s request. Federal and non-Federal activities that transcript of the meeting and keep the
can accelerate the safe rollout of AVs. official record open for 30 days after the
Affected Public: Owners and meeting to allow submission of
operators of natural gas pipeline The public meeting will be an open
listening session to provide as great an supplemental information. You may
facilities. make arrangements to receive copies of
opportunity for comment as possible.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping All comments provided during the the transcripts directly with the court
Burden: meeting will be oral, and all written reporter, and the transcript will also be
Estimated number of responses: comments and presentations should be posted in the docket when it becomes
12,300. submitted to the docket for available.
Estimated annual burden hours: consideration. In addition to the afternoon public
940,454. meeting, the Department is hosting, in
DATES: OST will hold the public the morning, several stakeholder
Frequency of collection: On occasion. meeting on March 1, 2018, in breakout sessions on various topics
Comments are invited on: Washington, DC. The meeting will start related to automation. The Department
at 1:00 p.m. and continue until 4:00 anticipates providing a brief summary of
(a) The need for the renewal of this p.m. EST. Check-in will begin at 12:00
collection of information for the proper those sessions at the public meeting,
p.m. Attendees should arrive early followed later by a written report, which
performance of the functions of the enough to go through security by 12:50
agency, including whether the will be made publicly available,
p.m. including being placed in the docket.
information will have practical utility;
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Should it be necessary to cancel the
(b) The accuracy of the agency’s the U.S. DOT Headquarters building meeting due to inclement weather or
estimate of the burden of the proposed located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, other emergency, OST will take all
collection of information, including the Washington, DC 20590 (Green Line available measures to notify registered
validity of the methodology and Metro station at Navy Yard) on the participants beforehand.
assumptions used; [Ground Floor Atrium]. This facility is Written Comments: Written
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, accessible to individuals with statements and supporting information
utility, and clarity of the information to disabilities. The meeting will also be submitted during the comment period
be collected; and Webcast live; a link to the Webcast will will be considered with the same weight
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of be made available through the as oral comments and supporting
the collection of information on those registration process. information presented at the public
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who are to respond, including the use FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If meeting. Please submit all written
of appropriate automated, electronic, you have questions about the public comments no later than March 9, 2018,
mechanical, or other technological meeting, please contact us at by any of the following methods:
collection techniques. automation@dot.gov or Sujeesh Kurup • Federal Rulemaking Portal: Go to
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act (202–366–9953) or Kevin Gay (202–493– http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 0259). online instructions for submitting
and 49 CFR 1.48. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comments.

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Dates		OST will hold the public meeting on March 1, 2018, in Washington, DC. The meeting will start at 1:00 p.m. and continue until 4:00 p.m. EST. Check-in will begin at 12:00 p.m. Attendees should arrive early enough to go through security by 12:50 p.m.
Contact		If you have questions about the public meeting, please contact us at [email protected] or Sujeesh Kurup (202- 366-9953) or Kevin Gay (202-493-0259).
FR Citation		83 FR 6089

83 FR 6089 - Notice of Public Meeting: Automated Vehicle Policy Summit

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