Re-Designation of the Primary Highway Freight System (PHFS) Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Stephanie Pollack Date: 25 October 2021 Subject: American Government , Roads & Highways, Trucking

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 203 (Monday, October 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 58998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23130]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2020-0010]


Re-Designation of the Primary Highway Freight System (PHFS)

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is extending the comment period for the Re-
Designation of the PHFS notice. The original comment period is set to 
close on October 25, 2021. The extension is based on input received 
from DOT stakeholders that the October 25 closing date does not provide 
sufficient time for submission of comments to the docket. The FHWA 
agrees that the comment period should be extended. Therefore, the 
closing date for submission of comments is extended to December 15, 
2021, which will provide others interested in commenting additional 
time to submit comments to the docket.

DATES: The comment period for the notice published August 26, 2021, at 
86 FR 47705, is extended. Comments must be received on or before 
December 15, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit comments identified 
by DOT Docket ID FHWA-2020-0010 by any of the following methods:
    Website: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to Birat 
Pandey, birat.pandey@dot.gov, 202-366-2842, Office of Freight 
Management & Operations (HOFM-1), Office of Operations, FHWA, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 
20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 26, 2021, at 86 FR 47705, FHWA published in the Federal 
Register a notice on the re-designation of the PHFS pursuant to 23 
U.S.C. 167(d)(2).
    Each re-designation of the network may increase the mileage on the 
PHFS by not more than 3 percent of the total mileage of the system. The 
current PHFS consists of 41,518 centerline miles of roadway and is a 
component of the National Highway Freight Network. The re-designation 
initiated through this notice may add up to 1,246 miles of additional 
mileage to the current PHFS. Please be advised that this notice and 
process is not related to prior notices and processes for the 
designation of the National Multimodal Freight Network at 81 FR 36381 
(June 6, 2016) and 82 FR 49478 (October 25, 2017).
    State Freight Advisory Committees, represented by their States, are 
invited to submit comments. Other entities are encouraged to engage 
directly with their State Freight Advisory Committee or the State 
department of transportation.
    The original comment period for the notice closes on October 25, 
2021. However, DOT stakeholders have expressed concern that this 
closing date does not provide sufficient time for submission of 
comments to the docket. To allow time for interested parties to submit 
comments, the closing date is changed from October 25, 2021, to 
December 15, 2021.

(Authority: 23 U.S.C. 167(d))

Stephanie Pollack,
Acting Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-23130 Filed 10-22-21; 8:45 am]
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