Public Meeting Regarding NHTSA's Research Portfolio

Cem Hatipoglu
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
10 October 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54728-54729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22130]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2019-0083]


Public Meeting Regarding NHTSA's Research Portfolio

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NHTSA is announcing a public meeting where the Agency's 
Vehicle Safety Research and Behavioral Safety Research offices will 
present information on activities related to the Agency's research 
programs. Representatives from across the two research offices will 
present the information and accept questions from the audience after 
presentations.

DATES: NHTSA will hold the public meeting on November 20-21, 2019, from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time on November 20, and 8:30 
a.m. to 12 p.m., Eastern Standard Time on November 21. Check-in 
(through security) will begin at 7:30 a.m. both days. Attendees should 
arrive early enough to enable them to go through security by 8:20 a.m. 
The public docket will remain open for 90 days following the conclusion 
of the public meeting.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the DOT headquarters 
building located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 
(Green Line Navy Yard/Ballbark Metro station) in the West Building 
Atrium. This facility is accessible to individuals with disabilities. 
The meeting will also be recorded and made available after the event 
for offline viewing (no planned live broadcast) at https://www.nhtsa.gov/events-and-public-meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about the public 
meeting, please contact Lisa Floyd at 202-366-4697, by email at 
Lisa.Floyd@dot.gov, or by US Mail at NHTSA's Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Registration is recommended for all 
attendees. Attendees should register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NHTSAResearchPortfolio2019 by November 13, 2019. Please provide name, 
affiliation, email, and indicate whether you need special 
accommodations. Space is limited, so advance registration is highly 
encouraged.
    NHTSA DOT is committed to providing equal access to this meeting 
for all participants. If you need accommodation because of a 
disability, please contact Lisa Floyd at 202-366-4697, or via email at 
Lisa.Floyd@dot.gov, with your request by close of business November 13, 
2019. Should it be necessary to cancel or reschedule the meeting due to 
inclement weather or emergency, NHTSA will take all available measures 
to notify registered participants as soon as possible.
    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 90 days 
after the meeting to allow submission of public comments and 
supplemental information. You may make arrangements for copies of the 
transcripts directly with the court reporter, and the transcript will 
also be

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posted in the docket when it becomes available.
    Written Comments: Written comments can be submitted during the 90-
day comment period. Please submit all written comments no later than 
February 20, 2019, following the close of the public meeting 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: US 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.
     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).
    Background: Each year, NHTSA executes a broad array of research 
programs in support of agency priorities. The Agency's research 
portfolio covers program areas pertaining to vehicle safety, including 
safety countermeasures implemented through the vehicle, components, 
operation and use, among others, and behavioral safety, which includes 
safety countermeasures that pertain to the behavior and actions of the 
driver, occupant, and other road users.
    The public meeting is intended to provide public outreach regarding 
research activities at NHTSA for both vehicle and behavioral safety, 
including expected near term deliverables. NHTSA technical research 
staff will discuss projects underway and allow time for meeting 
attendees to ask questions. There will be display information available 
and posters illustrating select research activities and staff available 
for discussion.
    The Agency invites comments on the information presented regarding 
research priorities, research goals, and additional research gaps/needs 
the public may believe NHTSA should be addressing. Select project work 
may be posted to the docket for which comments are also welcome. Slides 
presented at the public meeting will be posted to the docket 
subsequently for public viewing and a recording of the meeting will be 
made available after the event for offline viewing (no planned live 
broadcast).

    Issued in Washington, DC under authority delegated by 49 CFR 
1.95.
Cem Hatipoglu,
Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2019-22130 Filed 10-9-19; 8:45 am]
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