Advisory Committee on Underride Protection; Notice of Public Meeting Publication: Federal Register Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Date: 26 April 2023 Subjects: American Government , Trucking

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25452-25453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08810]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2023-0009]


Advisory Committee on Underride Protection; Notice of Public 
Meeting

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department 
of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 
announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Underride Protection 
(ACUP). This notice announces the date, time, and location of the 
meeting, which will be open to the public. The purpose of the ACUP is 
to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of 
Transportation on safety regulations to reduce underride crashes and 
fatalities relating to underride crashes.

DATES: This meeting will be held on May 25, 2023, from 12:30 p.m. to 
4:30 p.m. ET. Pre-registration is required to attend this online 
meeting. A link permitting access to the meeting will be distributed to 
registrants within 24 hours of the meeting start time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Information and 
registration for the meeting will be available on the NHTSA website 
(https://www.nhtsa.gov/events-and-public-meetings) at least one week in 
advance of the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Myers, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Special Vehicles & Systems Division, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, acup@dot.gov or (202) 493-0031.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The ACUP was established as a statutory committee pursuant to 
section 23011(d) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, enacted as the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58 (2021), and 
in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app. 2. The purpose of the ACUP is to provide 
information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of 
Transportation on safety regulations to reduce underride crashes and 
fatalities relating to underride crashes.
    The Committee duties include the following:
    a. Gathering information as necessary to discuss issues presented 
by the Designated Federal Officer.
    b. Deliberating on issues relevant to safety regulations related to 
underride crashes and fatalities from underride crashes.
    c. Providing written consensus advice to the Secretary on underride 
protection to reduce underride crashes and fatalities relating to 
underride crashes.

II. Agenda

    At the meeting, the agenda will cover the following topics:


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[ssquf] Committee Purpose and Guidelines
[ssquf] Committee Member Introductions
[ssquf] Selection of the Committee Chair

III. Public Participation

    This meeting will be open to the public. We are committed to 
providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. Persons 
with disabilities in need of an accommodation should send a request to 
the individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
notice no later than May 17, 2023.
    Members of the public may also submit written materials, questions, 
and comments to the Committee in advance to the individual listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice no later 
than May 17, 2023.
    All advance submissions will be reviewed by the Designated Federal 
Officer. If approved, advance submissions shall be circulated to the 
ACUP representatives for review prior to the meeting. All advance 
submissions will become part of the official record of the meeting.
    Authority: The Committee is established as a statutory committee 
under the authority of section 23011 of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58 (2021), and in accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 
app. 2.

    Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 
501.5.
Sophie Shulman,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-08810 Filed 4-25-23; 8:45 am]
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