Public Meeting Regarding NHTSA's Research Portfolio

Nathaniel Beuse
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
19 September 2016

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 181 (Monday, September 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64267-64268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22382]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0097]


Public Meeting Regarding NHTSA's Research Portfolio

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

ACTION: Announcement of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NHTSA is announcing a public meeting to present information 
describing our vehicle and behavioral safety research portfolio and 
outline the activities we plan to pursue over the next 12 to 16 months. 
Each year, NHTSA executes a broad array of research in the areas of 
crash avoidance, electronics systems safety, biomechanics, 
crashworthiness, and behavioral research. The purpose of this meeting 
is to present and describe research projects in these areas that the 
agency will be focusing on to enhance safety.

DATES: NHTSA will hold the public meeting on September 27, 2016, in 
Detroit, MI. The meeting will start at 10:00 a.m. and continue until 
4:00 p.m., local time. Check-in (through security) will begin at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Patrick V. McNamara Federal 
Building located at 477 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226, Bottom 
Floor. This facility is accessible to individuals with disabilities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about the public 
meeting, please contact Inez Finley at 937-666-3289, by email at 
Inez.finley@dot.gov, or by U.S. Mail at NHTSA's Vehicle Research & Test 
Center, P.O. Box B37, Building 60, 10820 State Route 347, East Liberty, 
Ohio 43319.
    Registration is necessary for all attendees. Attendees should 
register at https://goo.gl/forms/FEO60sf0tOQDBqlU2 by September 22, 
2016. Please provide name, affiliation, email, and indicate whether you 
require accommodations such as a sign language interpreter. Space is 
limited, so advanced registration is highly encouraged.
    Should it be necessary to cancel the meeting due to inclement 
weather or other emergency, NHTSA will take all available measures to 
notify registered participants.
    NHTSA will conduct the public meeting informally, and technical 
rules of evidence will not apply. We will arrange for a written 
transcript of the meeting and keep the official record open for 30 days 
after the meeting to allow submission of public comments. You may make 
arrangements for copies of the transcripts directly with the court 
reporter, and the transcript will also be posted in the docket when it 
becomes available.
    Written Comments: Attendees are welcome to submit written comments 
and other supporting information during the 30 day comment period. 
Please submit all written comments no later than October 27, 2016 by 
any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

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     Fax: 202-366-1767.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number. Note that all comments received will be posted without 
change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided. Please see the Privacy Act discussion below.
    Docket: For access to the docket go to http://www.regulations.gov 
at any time or to 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Ground 
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Telephone: 202-366-
9826.
    Privacy Act: 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/privacy.html.
    Confidential Business Information: If you wish to submit any 
information under a claim of confidentiality, you should submit three 
copies of your complete submission, including the information you claim 
to be confidential business information to the Chief Counsel, NHTSA, at 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. In addition, you 
should submit two copies, from which you have deleted the claimed 
confidential business information, to Docket Management at the address 
given above. When you send a comment containing information claimed to 
be confidential business information, you should submit a cover letter 
setting forth the information specified in our confidential business 
information regulation (49 CFR part 512).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Each year, NHTSA executes a broad array of research in the areas of 
crash avoidance, electronics systems safety, biomechanics, 
crashworthiness, and behavioral research. The purpose of this meeting 
is to present and describe research projects in these areas that the 
agency will be focusing on over the next year or more to enhance 
vehicle safety. For more information on NHTSA's research programs, 
please visit our Web site at: www.nhtsa.gov.

Draft Agenda

09:00-10:00--Arrival/Check-In
10:00-12:00--Morning Public Meeting Session (Crash Avoidance and 
Electronic Systems Safety Research)
12:00-13:00--Lunch Break
13:00-15:30--Afternoon Public Meeting Session (Biomechanics, 
Crashworthiness and Behavioral Safety Research)
15:30-16:00--Open discussion (Q&A)
16:00--Adjourn

Public Meeting Topics

    NHTSA will provide information on the following topics during the 
morning and afternoon sessions of the meeting.
 Crash Avoidance Research (driver assistance systems, human 
factors)
 Electronic Systems Safety/Emerging Technologies Research 
(electronics reliability, cybersecurity, automated vehicles)
 Biomechanics/Human Injury Research
 Crashworthiness/Occupant Protection Research
 Behavioral Safety Research

    Issued in Washington DC on: September 13, 2016 under authority 
delegated by 49 CFR 1.95.
Nathaniel Beuse,
Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2016-22382 Filed 9-16-16; 8:45 am]
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