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Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operations; Speed Limiting Devices Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Date: 27 May 2022 Subject: American Government  , Safety, Trucking
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32108-32109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11490]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 393
[Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0004]
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operations; Speed
Limiting Devices
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Advance notice of supplemental 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 4, 2022, advance notice of
supplemental proposed rulemaking concerning its intent to proceed with
a speed limiter rulemaking. FMCSA received requests for an extension to
the comment period from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and
the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA). Extension
of the comment period will provide interested parties additional time
to submit their responses. Therefore, the Agency extends the deadline
for the submission of comments.
DATES: The comment period for the advance notice of supplemental
proposed rulemaking is extended from June 3, 2022 to July 18, 2022.
Comments must be received on or before July 18, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2022-0004 using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/document/FMCSA-2022-0004-0001. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Dockets Operations, 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: Dockets Operations, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure
someone is there to help you, please call (202) 366-9317 or (202) 366-
9826 before visiting Dockets Operations.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting
comments, including information collection comments for the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Luke Loy, Office of Vehicle and
Roadside Operations, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590-0001; (202) 366-0676; MCPSV@dot.gov. If you have questions on
viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Dockets Operations
at (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 the
advance notice of supplemental proposed rulemaking (FMCSA-2022-0004),
indicate the specific section of the document to which your 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 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 FMCSA can contact you if
there are questions regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov/document/FMCSA-2022-0004-0001, click ``Comment,'' and type your comment
into the text box on the following screen.
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.
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public disclosure.
If your comments responsive to the advance notice of supplemental
proposed rulemaking contain commercial or financial information that is
customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and
that is relevant or responsive to the advance notice of supplemental
proposed rulemaking, it is important that you clearly designate the
submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission
that constitutes CBI as ``PROPIN'' to indicate it contains proprietary
information. FMCSA will treat such marked submissions as confidential
under the Freedom of Information Act, and they will not be placed in
the public docket. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Mr.
Brian Dahlin, Chief, Regulatory Evaluation Division, Office of Policy,
FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590-0001. Any
comments FMCSA receives not specifically designated as CBI will be
placed in the public docket for this rulemaking.
B. Viewing Comments and Documents
To view any documents mentioned as being available in the docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2022-0004/document and
choose the document to review. To view comments, click the advance
notice of supplemental proposed rulemaking, then click ``Browse
Comments.'' If you do not have access to the internet, you may view the
docket online by visiting
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Dockets Operations in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To
be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 366-9317 or
(202) 366-9826 before visiting Dockets Operations.
C. Privacy
DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its
regulatory process, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c). 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--Federal Docket Management System), which
can be reviewed at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-01-17/pdf/E8-785.pdf.
II. Background
On May 4, 2022, FMCSA published an advance notice of supplemental
proposed rulemaking (87 FR 26317) requesting public comment on
questions related to the programming, adjustment, and maintenance of
settings to engine control units as well as feedback on the
applicability of the speed limiting devices rulemaking under
consideration. The comment period for the advance notice of
supplemental proposed rulemaking was set to expire on June 3, 2022.
FMCSA received requests to extend the comment period from the ATA
and OOIDA. Copies of the requests are included in the docket.
The ATA requested a 30-day extension and OOIDA requested a 60-day
extension. The requesters explained that due to the potential impacts
and complexity of the issues associated with the speed limiters
rulemaking, additional time was necessary to ensure that the most
accurate data could be obtained and submitted by the associations'
members.
FMCSA has determined that extending the comment period would
provide the organizations, and other interested parties, additional
time to prepare more detailed comments that are reflective of the
concerns of their members. Accordingly, FMCSA extends the public
comment period for the advance notice of supplemental proposed
rulemaking to July 18, 2022.
Robin Hutcheson,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2022-11490 Filed 5-26-22; 8:45 am]
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