Rural Opportunities To Use Transportation for Economic Success: Request for Information

Joel Szabat
U.S. Department of Transportation
31 December 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72432-72433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28250]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2019-0167]


Rural Opportunities To Use Transportation for Economic Success: 
Request for Information

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Request for information (RFI); extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) extends the comment 
period for its November 27, 2019 request for information (RFI) on unmet 
transportation infrastructure needs in rural transportation, barriers 
that rural communities face in addressing these needs, stakeholders' 
experiences with applying to and using DOT discretionary grant and 
credit programs, and opportunities for DOT to improve its services and 
technical assistance to rural communities in relation to these grant 
and credit programs. The Department believes it is appropriate to 
extend the comment period to provide interested parties additional time 
to submit their responses to the RFI. Therefore, the Department extends 
the deadline for the submission of comments until January 27, 2020.

DATES: The comment period for the RFI published November 27, 2019, at 
84 FR 65459, is extended to January 27, 2020. DOT will consider 
comments filed after this date to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to the docket number above and be 
submitted by one of the following methods:
     Electronic Submission: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. 
Search by using the docket number (provided above). Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on the electronic docket site.
     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, between 9 a.m. and 
5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket numbers.
    Note: All comments received, including any personal information, 
will be posted without change to the docket and will be accessible to 
the public at http://www.regulations.gov. You should not include 
information in your comment that you do not want to be made public. 
Input submitted online via www.regulations.gov is not immediately 
posted to the site. It may take several business days before your 
submission is posted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Visit http://www.transportation.gov/rural, or contact Robert Hyman at rural@dot.gov or 202-366-5843. If you 
have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact 
Docket Services, telephone (202) 366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The November RFI requested information directly from the public and 
other stakeholders to inform the development and implementation of the 
Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) 
initiative. DOT seeks comments that illustrate rural communities' needs 
and experiences with transportation infrastructure, including the 
condition of that infrastructure, its effect on safety, and how its use 
affects the community. This includes comments and data pertaining to 
current unmet needs in rural transportation, barriers rural communities 
face in addressing these transportation needs, stakeholders' 
experiences with applying to and using DOT discretionary grant and 
credit programs, and opportunities for the DOT to improve its services 
and technical assistance to rural communities in relation to these 
grant and credit programs, within the limits of statutory requirements.
    The comment period for the RFI was set at 30 days, ending on 
December 27, 2019. In consideration of holiday schedules that may have 
impacted commenter's ability to prepare comments during this period and 
in the interest of receiving a greater number of comments, DOT extends 
the public comment period until January 27, 2020.

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Public Comment

    DOT invites comments by all those interested in the Rural 
Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) 
initiative. Comments may be submitted and viewed at Docket Number DOT-
OST-2019-0167 at http://www.regulations.gov, or at the address given 
above under ADDRESSES. Comments must be received on or before January 
27, 2020 to receive full consideration by DOT. DOT will consider 
comments filed after this date to the extent practicable. After that 
date, comments will continue to be available for viewing by the public.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 23, 2019, under authority 
delegated at 49 U.S.C. 1.25a.
Joel Szabat,
Acting Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-28250 Filed 12-30-19; 8:45 am]
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