83 FR 8919 - Public Meeting Regarding NHTSA's Research Portfolio
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 41 (March 1, 2018)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 41 (March 1, 2018)
| Page Range | 8919-8920 | |
| FR Document | 2018-04122 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 41 (Thursday, March 1, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 8919-8920] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-04122] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA-2018-0016] Public Meeting Regarding NHTSA's Research Portfolio AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NHTSA is announcing a public meeting where the agency's Vehicle Safety Research and Behavioral Safety Research offices will present information on activities related to priority research programs in vehicle and behavioral safety, including a focused overview session on NHTSA's research in Automated Driving Systems (ADSs). Representatives from multiple research offices will present the research program area activities, near-term expected deliverables, and accept questions from the audience at the end. DATES: NHTSA will hold the public meeting on March 16, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. Check-in (through security) will begin at 7:30 a.m. Attendees should arrive early enough to enable them to go through security by 8:30 a.m. The public docket will remain open until April 2, 2018. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the DOT headquarters building located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 (Green Line Metro Station at Navy Yard) in the [West Building Atrium]. This facility is accessible to individuals with disabilities. The meeting will also be webcast live, and a link to the webcast will be made available to registrants prior to the event. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about the public meeting, please contact Lisa Floyd at 202-366-4697, by email at [email protected], or by U.S. Mail at U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Registration is necessary for all attendees. Attendees should register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NHTSAPUBLICMEETING by March 9, 2018. Please provide name, affiliation, email, and indicate whether you will be attending in person and whether you require special accommodations. Space is limited, so advanced registration is highly encouraged. NHTSA DOT is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you need an accommodation because of a disability, please contact Lisa Floyd at 202-366-4697, or via email at [email protected], with your request by close of business March 9, 2018. Should it be necessary to cancel or reschedule the meeting due to inclement weather or other emergency, NHTSA will take all available measures to notify registered participants. NHTSA will conduct the public meeting informally, and technical rules of evidence will not apply. We 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 obtain copies of the transcript directly with the court reporter, and the transcript will also be posted in the docket when it becomes available. Written Comments: Written comments on the presented information can be submitted during the 30-day comment period. Please submit all written comments no later than April 2, 2018 by any of the following methods:Federal Rulemaking Portal: Go to 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 or Courier: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001, 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. [[Page 8920]] Docket: For access to the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 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 can search the electronic form for comments published in the docket 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 https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice. Confidential Business Information: If you wish to submit any information under a claim of confidentiality, you should submit three copies of your complete submission, including the information you claim to be confidential business information to the Chief Counsel, NHTSA, at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. In addition, you should submit two copies, from which you have deleted the claimed confidential business information, to Docket Management at the address given above. When you send a comment containing information claimed to be confidential business information, you should submit a cover letter setting forth the information specified in our confidential business information regulation (49 CFR part 512). Background: Each year, NHTSA executes a broad array of research programs in support of agency priorities. The agency's research portfolio covers program areas pertaining to vehicle safety, including safety countermeasures implemented through the vehicle, components, operation and use, among others, and behavioral safety, which includes safety countermeasures that pertain to the behavior and actions of the driver, occupant, and other road users. The public meeting is intended to provide public outreach regarding the priority research activities at NHTSA for both vehicle and behavioral safety, including expected near-term deliverables. One of the key priority program areas for NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Research is Automated Driving Systems; thus, the public meeting will allocate dedicated time to discuss research in this program area. For each of the areas of discussion at this public meeting, NHTSA will briefly discuss the work underway and allow time to answer questions from participants. The agency invites comments on the information presented regarding research priorities, research goals, and additional research gaps/needs the public may believe NHTSA should be addressing. Slides presented at the public meeting will be posted to the docket subsequently. The webcast will also be made available for off-line viewing after the public meeting. Draft Agenda Friday, March 16, 2018 7:30 a.m.-8:45 p.m. Arrival/Check-In 8:45 a.m.-9 a.m. Housekeeping 9 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Overview 9:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Public Meeting Session--Crash Avoidance and Electronic Systems Safety Research 10:45 a.m.-11 a.m. Break 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Public Meeting Session--Biomechanics and Crashworthiness 12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Lunch Break 1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Automated Driving Systems Research 2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Break 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Behavioral Safety Research Closing Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated by 49 CFR 1.95. Nathaniel Beuse, Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research. [FR Doc. 2018-04122 Filed 2-28-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-59-P
![Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 41 / Thursday, March 1, 2018 / Notices 8919
with a very limited number serving in experience in trade matters relevant to New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
an individual capacity as subject matter the work of the IGPAC and USTR; and 20590.
experts. These members, known as fostering balanced in terms of points of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
special government employees or SGEs, view and geography. Registration is necessary for all
are subject to conflict of interest rules attendees. Attendees should register at
Gregory Walters,
and will have to complete a financial https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/
disclosure report. Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for
Intergovernmental Affairs and Public
NHTSAPUBLICMEETING by March 9,
III. Request for Nominations Engagement, Office of the United States Trade 2018. Please provide name, affiliation,
Representative. email, and indicate whether you will be
USTR is soliciting nominations for attending in person and whether you
[FR Doc. 2018–04169 Filed 2–28–18; 8:45 am]
membership on the IGPAC. To apply for require special accommodations. Space
BILLING CODE 3290–F8–P
membership, an applicant must meet is limited, so advanced registration is
the following eligibility criteria: highly encouraged.
1. The applicant must be a U.S. NHTSA DOT is committed to
citizen. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION providing equal access to this meeting
2. The applicant cannot be a full-time for all participants. If you need an
employee of a U.S. governmental entity. National Highway Traffic Safety accommodation because of a disability,
3. The applicant cannot be registered Administration please contact Lisa Floyd at 202–366–
with the U.S. Department of Justice 4697, or via email at Lisa.Floyd@
under the Foreign Agents Registration [Docket No. NHTSA–2018–0016]
dot.gov, with your request by close of
Act. Public Meeting Regarding NHTSA’s business March 9, 2018. Should it be
4. The applicant must be able to necessary to cancel or reschedule the
Research Portfolio
obtain and maintain a security meeting due to inclement weather or
clearance. AGENCY: National Highway Traffic other emergency, NHTSA will take all
5. For representative members, who Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. available measures to notify registered
will comprise the overwhelming Department of Transportation (DOT). participants.
majority of the IGPAC, the applicant ACTION: Notice of public meeting. NHTSA will conduct the public
must represent the executive and meeting informally, and technical rules
legislative branches of state, county, and SUMMARY: NHTSA is announcing a of evidence will not apply. We will
municipal governments. public meeting where the agency’s arrange for a written transcript of the
6. For members who will serve in an Vehicle Safety Research and Behavioral meeting and keep the official record
individual capacity, the applicant must Safety Research offices will present open for 30 days after the meeting to
possess subject matter expertise on information on activities related to allow submission of supplemental
issues involving trade and development priority research programs in vehicle information. You may make
that have a significant relationship to and behavioral safety, including a arrangements to obtain copies of the
the affairs of U.S. state and local focused overview session on NHTSA’s transcript directly with the court
governments. If serving in an individual research in Automated Driving Systems reporter, and the transcript will also be
capacity, the applicant cannot be a (ADSs). Representatives from multiple posted in the docket when it becomes
federally registered lobbyist. research offices will present the available.
In order to be considered for IGPAC research program area activities, near- Written Comments: Written comments
membership, interested persons should term expected deliverables, and accept on the presented information can be
submit the following to Cameron questions from the audience at the end. submitted during the 30-day comment
Seward at Cameron.T.Seward@ DATES: NHTSA will hold the public period. Please submit all written
ustr.eop.gov: meeting on March 16, 2018 from 8:30 comments no later than April 2, 2018 by
• Name, title, affiliation, and contact a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard any of the following methods:
information of the individual requesting Time. Check-in (through security) will • Federal Rulemaking Portal: Go to
consideration. begin at 7:30 a.m. Attendees should http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
• If applicable, a letter on the online instructions for submitting
arrive early enough to enable them to go
organization’s letterhead from the comments.
through security by 8:30 a.m. The public
sponsoring executive or legislative
docket will remain open until April 2, • Mail: Docket Management Facility:
branch of a state, county, or municipal U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
2018.
government, containing a brief New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
description of the manner in which ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
international trade affects the state, held at the DOT headquarters building Washington, DC 20590–0001.
county, or municipality and why USTR located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, • Hand Delivery or Courier: 1200
should consider the applicant for Washington, DC 20590 (Green Line New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
membership. Metro Station at Navy Yard) in the Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
• The applicant’s personal resume or [West Building Atrium]. This facility is Washington, DC 20590–0001, between 9
comprehensive biography. accessible to individuals with a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
• An affirmative statement that the disabilities. The meeting will also be Friday, except Federal holidays.
applicant and the organization he or she webcast live, and a link to the webcast • Fax: 202–366–1767.
represents meet all eligibility will be made available to registrants Instructions: All submissions must
amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES
requirements. prior to the event. include the agency name and docket
USTR will consider applicants who FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If number. Note that all comments
meet the eligibility criteria based on the you have questions about the public received will be posted without change
following factors: Ability to represent meeting, please contact Lisa Floyd at to http://www.regulations.gov, including
the sponsoring executive or legislative 202–366–4697, by email at Lisa.Floyd@ any personal information provided.
branch of a state, county, or municipal dot.gov, or by U.S. Mail at U.S. Please see the Privacy Act discussion
government; knowledge of and Department of Transportation, 1200 below.
VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Feb 28, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1](https://thefederalregister.org/doc/83_FR_8960/page/1.svg)
![8920 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 41 / Thursday, March 1, 2018 / Notices
Docket: For access to the docket, go to time to answer questions from professionals; toxicologists; drug
http://www.regulations.gov at any time, participants. recognition experts; and others—to join
or to 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West The agency invites comments on the the DOT in setting a course of action
Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– information presented regarding and taking measurable steps to address
140, Washington, DC 20590 between research priorities, research goals, and drug-impaired driving. Registration
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through additional research gaps/needs the information for this event will be
Friday, except Federal holidays. public may believe NHTSA should be available at www.nhtsa.gov on March 1,
Telephone: 202–366–9826. addressing. Slides presented at the 2018. Attendance at the meeting is
Privacy Act: Anyone can search the public meeting will be posted to the limited because of space limitations of
electronic form for comments published docket subsequently. The webcast will the DOT Conference Center; however,
in the docket by the name of the also be made available for off-line the meeting will be available for live
individual submitting the comment (or viewing after the public meeting. public viewing on the NHTSA website
signing the comment, if submitted on (www.nhtsa.gov).
Draft Agenda
behalf of an association, business, labor DATES: The meeting will be held on
union, etc.). You may review DOT’s Friday, March 16, 2018 March 15, 2018, in Washington, DC. The
complete Privacy Act Statement in the 7:30 a.m.–8:45 p.m. Arrival/Check-In meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. and
Federal Register published on April 11, 8:45 a.m.–9 a.m. Housekeeping continue until 4:00 p.m., EST. Check-in
2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; pages 9 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Overview (through security) will begin at 8:30 a.m.
19477–78) or you may visit https:// 9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Public Meeting Attendees should arrive early enough to
www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice. Session—Crash Avoidance and enable them to go through security by
Confidential Business Information: If Electronic Systems Safety Research no later than 8:50 a.m. to allow
you wish to submit any information 10:45 a.m.–11 a.m. Break sufficient time to enter the building.
under a claim of confidentiality, you 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Public Meeting ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
should submit three copies of your Session—Biomechanics and the Atrium of the West Building of the
complete submission, including the Crashworthiness U.S. Department of Transportation,
information you claim to be confidential 12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Lunch Break located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
business information to the Chief 1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Automated Washington, DC 20590 (Green Line
Counsel, NHTSA, at 1200 New Jersey Driving Systems Research Metro Station at Navy Yard). This
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. In 2:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Break facility is accessible to individuals with
addition, you should submit two copies, 2:30 p.m.–4 p.m. Behavioral Safety disabilities. The meeting will also be
from which you have deleted the Research webcast live, and a link to the actual
claimed confidential business Closing webcast will be available on
information, to Docket Management at www.NHTSA.gov. NHTSA is committed
Issued in Washington, DC, under authority
the address given above. When you send to providing equal access to this event
delegated by 49 CFR 1.95.
a comment containing information for all participants. Accessibility
Nathaniel Beuse,
claimed to be confidential business requests should be submitted to
information, you should submit a cover Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Caroline Cash at Caroline.Cash@dot.gov
Research.
letter setting forth the information or 202–366–9712 by close of business
[FR Doc. 2018–04122 Filed 2–28–18; 8:45 am] on March 2, 2018.
specified in our confidential business
information regulation (49 CFR part BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
512). Caroline Cash at caroline.cash@dot.gov
Background: Each year, NHTSA or 202–366–9712.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
executes a broad array of research SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Driving
programs in support of agency National Highway Traffic Safety under the influence of drugs (DUID) is
priorities. The agency’s research Administration against the law in all 50 States. Early
portfolio covers program areas data and anecdotal reports indicate that
pertaining to vehicle safety, including [Docket No. NHTSA–2018–0025]
drug-impaired driving is on the rise,
safety countermeasures implemented potentially responsible for thousands of
through the vehicle, components, Drugged Driving Call to Action Meeting
driving-related fatalities. As a result,
operation and use, among others, and AGENCY: National Highway Traffic NHTSA and its partners are prioritizing
behavioral safety, which includes safety Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. the elimination of drug-impaired
countermeasures that pertain to the Department of Transportation (DOT). driving to ensure U.S. roads,
behavior and actions of the driver, ACTION: Notice of public meeting. communities, and families are safe. The
occupant, and other road users. event is open to the public. The invited
The public meeting is intended to SUMMARY: NHTSA is announcing a speakers include representatives with
provide public outreach regarding the public meeting as part of the Agency’s backgrounds in traffic and highway
priority research activities at NHTSA for initiative to combat drug-impaired safety, public health, and
both vehicle and behavioral safety, driving on U.S. roads. NHTSA is representatives from diverse
including expected near-term holding this public meeting to facilitate organizations including state
deliverables. One of the key priority a national dialogue on best practices, government, and other Federal
program areas for NHTSA’s Vehicle lessons learned, and to develop a call- Agencies. Written statements may be
amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES
Safety Research is Automated Driving to-action with short-, mid-, and long- submitted to the public docket.
Systems; thus, the public meeting will term plans to address drug-impaired NHTSA will use this meeting to
allocate dedicated time to discuss driving in the U.S. NHTSA is bringing launch a call to action to develop plans
research in this program area. together key stakeholders—including to combat the growing problem of drug
For each of the areas of discussion at safety partners; state and local officials; impaired driving. Saving lives by
this public meeting, NHTSA will briefly data and policy experts; law preventing traffic deaths is NHTSA’s top
discuss the work underway and allow enforcement and criminal justice priority. Please go to the NHTSA
VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Feb 28, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1](https://thefederalregister.org/doc/83_FR_8960/page/2.svg)
Document Created: 2018-02-28 23:58:29
Document Modified: 2018-02-28 23:58:29
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of public meeting. | |
| Dates | NHTSA will hold the public meeting on March 16, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. Check-in (through security) will begin at 7:30 a.m. Attendees should arrive early enough to enable them to go through security by 8:30 a.m. The public docket will remain open until April 2, 2018. | |
| Contact | If you have questions about the public meeting, please contact Lisa Floyd at 202-366-4697, by email at [email protected], or by U.S. Mail at U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 8919 |
2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR