Rules of the Road: 2016 Draft Federal Bus Standards/Comment Collector

General Services Administration
June 15, 2015

GSA's Comment Collector is an interactive online coordination tool that replaced the GSA Federal Vehicle Standards Conference and the printed version of the federal vehicle standards. Interested parties are invited to provide their comments on the 2016 Draft Bus Standards via the Comment Collector from June 15, 2015, to July 29, 2015, at 4:30 pm, EasternTime.

The Comment Collector supports the required coordination activities for vehicle standards and specifications development.

Interested parties can view federal vehicle standard items and documentation and submit their comments online.

To submit comments to the Draft 2016 Federal Bus Standards, go to www.gsa.gov/ vehiclestandards and click the blue "Visit This Website Now" button. Once the standards online application is open:

1) Select the year “2016” in the dropdown box
2) Click on the drop down box and select the vehicle type (Buses only)
3) Select the standard item number you wish to comment on and then click "Get Standards"
4) Click "Add Generic Comment" to add your comments to the standard. You must enter your email address before submitting comments.
5) Select the highlighted link "tutorial" for detailed instructions

Viewing Standards Supporting Documents

1) Select the year “2016” in the dropdown box
2) On the right dropdown menu pick the vehicle type
3) Click "Get Document"
4) Click on the PDF or Word doc you want to view
5) A pop-up will open asking if you want to download, click "download file"

IMPORTANT - Click "Save" and save it on your computer somewhere (desktop, etc.) and then click "Open". If you do not save it first, it will open in a small window that cannot be expanded.

If you have any questions, please contact Dan Buckingham at 703-605-2728 or via email at daniel.buckingham@gsa.gov.