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Gregory G. Nadeau
Federal Highway Administration
April 1, 2015
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17371-17372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07443]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
23 CFR Part 515
[FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2013-0052]
RIN 2125-AF57
Asset Management Plan
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is extending the comment period for a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and request for comments, which was
published on February 20, 2015, at 80 FR 9231. The original comment
period is set to close on April 21, 2015. The extension is based on
concern expressed by the American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials (AASHTO) that the April 21 closing date does
not provide sufficient time to review and provide comprehensive
comments. The FHWA recognizes 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 May
29, 2015, which will provide AASHTO and others interested in commenting
additional time to discuss, evaluate, and submit responses to the
docket.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on February
20, 2015, at 80 FR 9231, is extended. Comments must be received on or
before May 29, 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 8:00
a.m. to 4:30 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: Ms. Nastaran Saadatmand, Office of
Asset Management, 202-366-1336, nastaran.saadatmand@dot.gov or Ms.
Janet Myers, Office of the Chief Counsel, 202-366-2019,
janet.myers@dot.gov, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours 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
Section 119 of title 23, U.S.C., requires the Secretary to
establish a process that States DOTs would use to develop a State asset
management plan. On February 20, 2015, FHWA published in the Federal
Register an NPRM proposing to establish a process for the development
of a State asset management plan to improve or preserve the condition
of the assets and the performance of the National Highway System as
they relate to physical assets. State asset management plans must
include strategies leading to a program of projects that would: (1)
Make progress toward achievement of the State targets for asset
condition and performance of the NHS in accordance with 23 U.S.C.
150(d), and (2) support progress toward the achievement of the national
goals identified in 23 U.S.C. 150(b). 23 U.S.C. 119(e)(2). The
development and implementation of an asset management plan is an
important
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part of the overall Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
framework for enhancing the management and performance of
transportation highway infrastructure funded through the Federal-aid
highway program.
The original comment period for the NPRM closes on April 21, 2015.
The AASHTO has expressed concern that this closing date does not
provide sufficient time to review and provide comprehensive comments on
the proposal. The FHWA recognizes that others interested in commenting
may have similar concerns and agrees 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 April 21,
2015, to May 29, 2015.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 104(b)(1), 119.
Issued on: March 25, 2015.
Gregory G. Nadeau,
Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-07443 Filed 3-31-15; 8:45 am]
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