New Car Assessment Program Public Meeting; Reschedule

Heidi Renate King
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
14 September 2018

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 179 (Friday, September 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 46777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20116]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2018-0055]


New Car Assessment Program Public Meeting; Reschedule

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

ACTION: Reschedule notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: Due to the anticipated severe weather from Hurricane Florence, 
which is forecast to make landfall along the East Coast of the United 
States later this week, NHTSA is rescheduling the NCAP public meeting 
to October 1, 2018. The public meeting was originally scheduled on 
September 14, 2018. Furthermore, due to the new schedule of the public 
meeting, NHTSA is extending the comment period on the notice of public 
meeting and request for comments to October 31, 2018. The comment 
period for the notice of public meeting was originally scheduled to end 
on October 2, 2018.

DATES: NHTSA will hold the public meeting on October 1, 2018 (instead 
of September 14, 2018), from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. 
Check-in will begin at 8 a.m. Attendees should arrive by 8 a.m. to 
allow sufficient time for security clearance. In addition to this 
meeting, the public will have the opportunity to submit written 
comments to the docket for this notice concerning matters addressed in 
this notice. The comment period for the notice of public meeting and 
request for comments published August 3, 2018, at 83 FR 38201, is 
extended. Written comments must be received on or before October 31, 
2018 to be considered timely.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at DOT Headquarters, located 
at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001 (Green Line 
Metro station at Navy Yard) in the Media Center. This facility is 
accessible to individuals with disabilities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Ms. Jennifer N. Dang, 
Division Chief, New Car Assessment Program, Office of Crashworthiness 
Standards (Telephone: 202-366-1810).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Meeting Details

    Registration: Registration is still necessary for all attendees due 
to limited space. Even if you have already registered for the September 
14th meeting, please re-register if you plan to attend the October 1st 
meeting. Attendees must register online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Rescheduled-NCAP-Public-Meeting by September 21, 
2018. Please provide your name, email address, and affiliation. Also, 
indicate whether you plan to participate actively in the meeting 
(speaking will be limited to 10 minutes per speaker for each of the 
four agenda topics, unless the number of registered speakers is such 
that more time per agenda topic will be available), and whether you 
require accommodations, such as a sign language interpreter.
    Written Comments: Docket NHTSA-2018-0055 is available for written 
statements and supporting information regarding matters addressed in 
this notice. All interested persons, regardless of whether they attend 
or speak at the public meeting, are invited to submit written comments 
to the docket and are encouraged to do so. The formal docket comment 
period will close on October 31, 2018, but NHTSA will consider comments 
received after the closing date to the extent practicable. Instructions 
for submitting comments are described in the Public Meeting Details 
section of the original notice of public meeting (83 FR 38201, August 
3, 2018).
    The public meeting is structured to be a listening session in which 
NHTSA considers recommendations from the public on how best to improve 
NCAP. Webcast will be available for this public meeting.

    Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 
1.95 and 501.5.
Heidi Renate King,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018-20116 Filed 9-12-18; 4:15 pm]
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