Emergency Route Working Group--Notice of Public Meeting |
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Walter C. Waidelich, Jr.
Federal Highway Administration
20 April 2017
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 75 (Thursday, April 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 18684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08025]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2016-0015]
Emergency Route Working Group--Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Emergency Route Working
Group (ERWG). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that notice
of such meetings be published in the Federal Register.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., and Thursday, May 11, 2017, from 8:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Both sessions of this public meeting will be held at U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., Conference Center,
Washington, DC 20590.
Due to the limited amount of parking around DOT Headquarters, use
of public transit is strongly advised. The DOT is served by the Navy
Yard Metrorail Station (Green line). The closest exit to DOT
Headquarters is the Navy Yard exit. Train and bus schedules are
available at Metrorail's Web site at: http://www.wmata.com/rider_tools/tripplanner/tripplanner_form_solo.cfm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Jones, FHWA Office of Freight
Management and Operations, (202) 366-2976, or via email at
Crystal.Jones@dot.gov or erwg@dot.gov. For legal questions, contact
Seetha Srinivasan, FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-4099 or
via email at Seetha.Srinivasan@dot.gov. Office hours for FHWA are from
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
An electronic copy of this notice may be downloaded from the from
the Federal Register's home page at: http://www.archives.gov; the
Government Publishing Office's database at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/;
or the specific docket page at: www.regulations.gov.
Background
Purpose of the Committee: Section 5502 of the Fixing America's
Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114-94) requires DOT to
establish an emergency route working group to determine best practices
for expeditious State approval of special permits for vehicles involved
in emergency response and recovery. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), FHWA's Office of Freight Management and
Operations is announcing a public meeting of the Emergency Route
Working Group (ERWG). The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, May
10, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5p.m., e.t., and Thursday, May 11, 2017,
from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. These meetings are being conducted to develop
recommendations for the DOT Secretary on issues and associated best
practices to encourage expeditious State approval of special permits
for vehicles involved in emergency response and recovery.
Tentative Agenda: The agenda will include a topical discussion on
considerations for best practices; including whether:
(1) Impediments currently exist that prevent expeditious State
approval of special permits for vehicles involved in emergency response
and recovery;
(2) it is possible to pre-identify and establish emergency routes
between States through which infrastructure repair materials could be
delivered following a natural disaster or emergency;
(3) a State could pre-designate an emergency route identified under
paragraph (2) as a certified emergency route if a motor vehicle that
exceeds the otherwise applicable Federal and State truck size and
weight limits may safely operate along such route during periods of
declared emergency and recovery from such periods; and
(4) an online map could be created to identify each pre-designated
emergency route under paragraph (3), including information on specific
vehicle limitations, obligations, and notification requirements along
that route.
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
8:30 a.m.-9 Opening Remarks
9-11:30 Recommendations and Advice (Utilities perspective)
11:30-1 p.m. Lunch
1-3:30 Recommendations and Advice (Federal perspective)
3:30 Break
3:30-4:30 Recommendations and Advice (State Department of
Transportation and enforcement perspective)
4:30 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjournment for the day
Thursday, May 11, 2017:
8:30 a.m.-9 Opening Remarks
9:00-10:30 Recommendations and Advice (State Department of
Transportation and enforcement perspective, continued from May 10)
10:00-12 p.m. ERWG Report to the DOT Secretary (Outline
Discussion)
12:00-12:30 Outstanding Issues and topics for additional
deliberation
12:30 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjournment
Public Participation: Both sessions of this meeting are open to the
public. The Designated Federal Officer and the Chair of the Committee
will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business.
If you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you
may do so either before or after the meeting by submitting an
electronic copy of that statement to erwg@dot.gov or the specific
docket page at: www.regulations.gov. If you would like to make oral
statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact
Crystal Jones at the phone number listed above or email your request to
erwg@dot.gov. You must make your request for an oral statement at least
5 business days prior to the meeting. Reasonable provisions will be
made to include any such presentation on the agenda. Public comment
will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker, per topic.
Minutes: An electronic copy of the minutes from this meeting will
be available for download within 60 days of the conclusion of the
meeting at: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/fastact/erwg/index.htm.
Authority: Section 5502 of Pub. L. 114-94; 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2;
41 CFR 102-3.65; 49 CFR 1.85.
Issued on: April 17, 2017.
Walter C. Waidelich, Jr.,
Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.
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