Motorcyclist Advisory Council to the Federal Highway Administration

Brandye L. Hendrickson
Federal Highway Administration
27 November 2018

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 60938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25876]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2017-0043]


Motorcyclist Advisory Council to the Federal Highway 
Administration

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the third meeting of the Motorcyclist 
Advisory Council (MAC) to the FHWA. The purpose of this meeting is to 
advise the Secretary of Transportation, through the Administrator of 
the FHWA, on infrastructure issues of concern to motorcyclists, 
including barrier design, road design, construction, and maintenance 
practices, and the architecture and implementation of intelligent 
transportation system technologies, pursuant to Section 1426 of the 
Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.

DATES: The MAC will meet on December 12, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at National Highway Institute, 1310 
North Courthouse Road, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Griffith, the Designated 
Federal Official, Office of Safety, 202-366-2829, 
(mike.griffith@dot.gov), or Ms. Guan Xu, 202-366-5892, 
(guan.xu@dot.gov), Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

    An electronic copy of this notice may be downloaded 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 1426 of the FAST Act, Public Law 
114-94 required the FHWA Administrator, on behalf of the Secretary, to 
establish a MAC. The MAC is responsible for providing advice and making 
recommendations concerning infrastructure issues related to 
motorcyclist safety including barrier design; road design, 
construction, and maintenance practices; and the architecture and 
implementation of intelligent transportation system technologies. On 
July 28, 2017, the Secretary of Transportation appointed 10 members to 
the MAC.
    Tentative Agenda: The agenda will include a topical discussion of 
the infrastructure issues described above, namely: Barrier design; road 
design, construction, and maintenance practices; and the architecture 
and implementation of intelligent transportation system technologies.
    Public Participation: This meeting will be open to the public. 
Members of the public who wish to attend in person are asked to send an 
email to MAC-FHWA@dot.gov no later than December 1, 2018, in order to 
facilitate entry and guarantee seating. The Designated Federal Official 
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 MAC-FHWA@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 Mr. Michael Griffith at the phone number 
listed above or email your request to MAC-FHWA@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.
    Services for Individuals with Disabilities: The public meeting will 
be physically accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals 
requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other 
ancillary aids, are asked to note this when they send an email about 
attending to MAC-FHWA@dot.gov by December 1, 2018.
    Minutes: An electronic copy of the minutes from all meetings will 
be available for download within 60 days of the conclusion of the 
meeting at: https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/motorcycles/.

    Authority: Section 1426 of Pub. L. 114-94.

    Issued on: November 20, 2018.
Brandye L. Hendrickson,
Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-25876 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am]
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