Retrospective Regulatory Review--State Safety Plan Development and Reporting

Gregory G. Nadeau
Federal Highway Administration
David J. Friedman
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
December 30, 2014

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78555-78556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30570]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2014-0032]


Retrospective Regulatory Review--State Safety Plan Development 
and Reporting

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA and NHTSA are extending the comment period for a 
notice and request for comment which was published on November 28, 
2014, at 79 FR 70914. The original comment

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period is set to close on December 29, 2014. The extension is based on 
concern expressed by the American Association of State Highway and 
Transportation Officials (AASHTO) that the December 29 closing date 
does not provide sufficient time to review and provide comprehensive 
comments on the notice. The FHWA and NHTSA recognize that others 
interested in commenting may have similar concerns and agrees that the 
comment period should be extended. Therefore, the closing date for 
comments is changed to February 15, 2015, which will provide 
stakeholders interested in commenting additional time to discuss, 
evaluate, and submit responses to the docket.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver comments to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Dockets Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, or submit electronically at http://www.regulations.gov. All comments should include the docket number that 
appears in the heading of this document. All comments received will be 
available for examination and copying at the above address from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Those 
desiring notification of receipt of comments must include a self-
addressed, stamped postcard or may print the acknowledgment page that 
appears after submitting comments electronically. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the program 
discussed herein, contact Melonie Barrington, FHWA Office of Safety, 
(202) 366-8029, or via email at Melonie.Barrington@dot.gov; or Barbara 
Sauers, NHTSA Office of Regional Operations and Program Delivery, (202) 
366-0144, or via email at Barbara.Sauers@dot.gov. For legal questions, 
please contact William Winne, Attorney-Advisor, FHWA Office of the 
Chief Counsel, (202) 366-1397, or via email at William.winne@dot.gov; 
or Jin H. Kim, Attorney-Advisor, NHTSA Office of the Chief Counsel, 
(202) 366-1834, or via email at Jin.Kim@dot.gov. Business hours for the 
DOT are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access and Filing

    You may submit or access all comments received by DOT online 
through: http://www.regulations.gov. Electronic submission and 
retrieval help and guidelines are available on the Web site. It is 
available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. Please follow the 
instructions. An electronic copy of this document may also be 
downloaded from the Federal Register's home page at: http://www.federalregister.gov.

Background

    On November 28, 2014, FHWA and NHTSA published in the Federal 
Register a notice and request for comment on actions the agencies could 
take without statutory changes to better streamline and harmonize State 
highway safety plan development and reporting requirements. The notice 
seeks comments from all interested parties to help evaluate potential 
future courses of action.
    The original comment period for the notice closes on December 29, 
2014. The AASHTO has expressed concern that this closing date does not 
provide sufficient time to review and provide comprehensive comments 
and has requested the comment period be extended to February 15, 2015. 
The agencies recognize that others interested in commenting may have 
similar concerns and agree that the comment period should be extended. 
To allow time for this organization and others to submit comprehensive 
comments, the closing date is changed from December 29, 2014, to 
February 15, 2015.

Gregory G. Nadeau,
Acting Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.
David J. Friedman,
Deputy Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-30570 Filed 12-29-14; 8:45 am]
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