Advisory Committee on Underride Protection; Notice of Public Meeting Publication: Federal Register Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Date: 27 October 2023 Subjects: American Government , Safety, Trucking

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73940-73941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23697]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2023-0045]


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 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 November 15, 2023, from 12:30 p.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. EST. 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

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Transportation, NHTSA, Special Vehicles and Systems Division, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, acup@dot.gov or (202) 493-0031.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    ACUP was established as a statutory committee pursuant to Section 
23011(d) of the November 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, 
Public Law 117-58 (commonly referred to as the Bipartisan 
Infrastructure Law or BIL), and in accordance with the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. 
The purpose of 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 (DFO).
    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

    The meeting agenda will include the following:

I. Review of Committee Guidelines
II. New Member Introductions
III. Underride Discussion
    a. Target Population
    b. Guard technologies--existing and emerging
    c. Other existing and emerging crash avoidance technologies
    d. Implementation and operation hurdles

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 November 8, 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 November 8, 2023. All advance submissions will be reviewed by the 
DFO. If approved, advance submissions shall be circulated to 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 (IIJA), Public Law 117-58 (2021), and established in 
accordance with the provisions of the FACA, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 
2.

    Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 
1.95 and 49 CFR 501.8.
Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator, Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2023-23697 Filed 10-26-23; 8:45 am]
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