Safe Integration of Automated Driving Systems-Equipped Commercial Motor Vehicles

Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
31 July 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37228-37229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16331]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

49 CFR Chapter III, Subchapter B

[Docket No. FMCSA-2018-0037]


Safe Integration of Automated Driving Systems-Equipped Commercial 
Motor Vehicles

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) 
extends the comment period for its May 28, 2019, advance notice of 
proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) and its May 31, 2019 correction notice 
concerning Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that may need to be 
amended, revised, or eliminated to facilitate the safe introduction of 
automated driving systems equipped commercial motor vehicles onto our 
Nation's roadways. FMCSA received a request for an extension to the 
comment period from the American Trucking Associations and the U.S. 
Chamber of Commerce's Technology Engagement Center. The Agency believes 
it is appropriate to extend the comment period to provide interested 
parties additional time to submit their responses to the ANPRM. 
Therefore, the Agency extends the deadline for the submission of 
comments for 30 days.

DATES: The comment period for the ANPRM published May 28, 2019, at 84 
FR 24449, and corrected on May 31, 2019, at 84 FR 25229, is extended by 
30 days. Comments must be received on or before August 28, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket 
Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-2018-0037 using any of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FMCSA-2018-0037. 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: West Building, Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: (202) 493-2251.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. 
See the ``Public Participation'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Huntley, Division Chief, 
Vehicle and Roadside Operations, Office of Carrier, Driver, and Vehicle 
Safety, MC-PSV, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, michael.huntley@dot.gov, 
(202) 366-9209. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material 
to the docket, contact Docket Services, (202) 366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation and Request for Comments

A. Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
ANPRM (Docket No. FMCSA-2018-0037), indicate the specific section of 
the ANPRM to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each 
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material 
online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of 
these means. FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a mailing 
address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of your 
document so that FMCSA can contact you if there are questions regarding 
your submission. To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FMCSA-2018-0037. Click on the ``Comment 
Now!'' button and type your comment into the text box on the following 
screen. Choose whether you are submitting your comment as an individual 
or on behalf of a third party and then submit.
    If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them 
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for 
copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would 
like to know that they reached the facility, please enclose a stamped, 
self-addressed postcard or envelope.
    FMCSA will consider all comments and material received during the 
comment period.

B. Viewing Documents and Comments

    To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in the ANPRM 
as being available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FMCSA-2018-0037 and choose the document to review. If you do 
not have access to the internet, you may view the docket online by 
visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground 
floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 
DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

C. Privacy Act

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 
public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these 
comments, without edit, including any personal information the 
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system 
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
www.dot.gov/privacy.

II. Background

    The May 2019 ANPRM (84 FR 24449) requested public comment on 10 
subject areas: Whether the FMCSRs require a human driver; commercial 
driver's license endorsements; drivers' hours of service rules; medical 
qualifications for human operators; distracted driving and monitoring; 
safe driving and drug and alcohol testing; inspection, repair, and 
maintenance; roadside inspections; cybersecurity; and confidentiality 
of shared information.
    The comment period for the ANPRM was set to expire on July 29, 
2019. FMCSA received a request to extend the comment period from the 
American Trucking Associations and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's 
Technology Engagement Center. A copy of the request, which was not 
filed in the docket, has been placed in the docket for this rulemaking.
    ATA and C_TEC requested a 30-day extension of the comment period, 
stating that the additional time was needed to coordinate with and 
gather information from members and more usefully respond to the 
detailed questions posed in the ANPRM.
    FMCSA believes that other potential commenters to this ANPRM will 
benefit from an extension as well. Accordingly, FMCSA extends the 
comment period for all comments on the ANPRM to August 28, 2019.
    Issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-16331 Filed 7-26-19; 4:15 pm]
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