[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 52361-52362] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-25086] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Safety Performance Standards Program Meeting
Agency
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.
Action
Notice of NHTSA rulemaking status meeting.
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Summary
This notice announces a public meeting at which NHTSA will answer questions from the public and the automobile industry regarding the agency's vehicle regulatory program.
Dates
The Agency's regular, quarterly public meeting relating to its vehicle regulatory program will be held on Thursday, December 16, 1999, beginning at 9:45 a.m. and ending at approximately 12:00 p.m, at the Tysons Westpark Hotel, McLean, VA. Questions relating to the vehicle regulatory program must be submitted in writing with a diskette (Wordperfect) by Thursday, November 18, 1999, to the address shown below or by e-mail. If sufficient time is available, questions received after November 18 may be answered at the meeting. The individual, group or company
submitting a question(s) does not have to be present for the question(s) to be answered. A consolidated list of the questions submitted by November 18, 1999, and the issues to be discussed, will be posted on NHTSA's web site (www.nhtsa.dot.gov) by Monday, December 13, 1999, and also will be available at the meeting.
Addresses
Questions for the December 16, NHTSA Rulemaking Status Meeting, relating to the agency's vehicle regulatory program, should be submitted to Delia Lopez, NPS-01, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Room 5401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, Fax Number 202-366-4329, e-mail dlopez@nhtsa.dot.gov. The meeting will be held at the Tysons Westpark Hotel, 8401 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA.
For Further Information Contact
Delia Lopez, (202) 366-1810.
Supplementary Information
NHTSA holds a regular, quarterly meeting to answer questions from the public and the regulated industries regarding the agency's vehicle regulatory program. Questions on aspects of the agency's research and development activities that relate directly to ongoing regulatory actions should be submitted, as in the past, to the agency's Safety Performance Standards Office. The purpose of this meeting is to focus on those phases of NHTSA activities which are technical, interpretative or procedural in nature. Transcripts of these meetings will be available for public inspection in the DOT Docket in Washington, DC, within four weeks after the meeting. Copies of the transcript will then be available at ten cents a page, (length has varied from 80 to 150 pages) upon request to DOT Docket, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. The DOT Docket is open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The transcript may also be accessed electronically at dms.dot.gov, at docket NHTSA-1999- 5087. Questions to be answered at the quarterly meeting should be organized by categories to help us process the questions into an agenda form more efficiently. Sample format:
dms.dot.govI. RULEMAKING A. Crash avoidance B. Crashworthiness C. Other Rulemakings II. CONSUMER INFORMATION III. MISCELLANEOUS
NHTSA will provide auxiliary aids to participants as necessary. Any person desiring assistance of ``auxiliary aids'' (e.g., sign-language interpreter, telecommunications devices for deaf persons (TDDs), readers, taped texts, brailled materials, or large print materials and/ or a magnifying device), please contact Delia Lopez on (202) 366-1810, by COB November 18, 1999.
Issued: September 21, 1999. Stephen R. Kratzke, Acting Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards. [FR Doc. 99-25086 Filed 9-27-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-59-U