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Advisory Committee on Underride Protection; Notice of Public Meetings Publication: Federal Register Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Date: 17 January 2024 Subjects: American Government  , Safety, Trucking
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3020-3021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00733]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0002]
Advisory Committee on Underride Protection; Notice of Public
Meetings
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
announces multiple meetings of the Advisory Committee on Underride
Protection (ACUP). This notice announces the date, time, and location
of these meetings, which will be open the public. The purpose of ACUP
is to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of
Transportation on safety regulations to reduce underride crashes and
fatalities relating to underride crashes.
DATES: The four ACUP meetings will be held on February 8, March 13,
April 24, and May 22, 2024, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Pre-
registration is required to attend each online meeting. A link
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permitting access to the meeting will be distributed to registrants
within 24 hours of the meeting start time.
ADDRESSES: Each meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Information
and registration for the meetings will be available on the NHTSA
website (https://www.nhtsa.gov/events-and-public-meetings) at least one
week in advance of the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Myers, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Special Vehicles and Systems Division, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, acup@dot.gov or (202) 493-0031.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
ACUP was established as a statutory committee pursuant to section
23011(d) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Public
Law 117-58 (commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
or BIL), and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. app. 2. The purpose of ACUP
is to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary
of Transportation on safety regulations to reduce underride crashes and
fatalities relating to underride crashes.
The Committee duties include the following:
a. Gathering information as necessary to discuss issues presented
by the Designated Federal Officer (DFO).
b. Deliberating on issues relevant to safety regulations related to
underride crashes and fatalities from underride crashes.
c. Providing written consensus advice to the Secretary on underride
protection to reduce underride crashes and fatalities relating to
underride crashes.
II. Agenda
The agenda for the 3rd ACUP meeting on February 8, 2024, will
include the following:
[ssquf] Welcome & Call to Order
[ssquf] Overview of Rulemaking Process
[ssquf] Presentations
[ssquf] Discussion
a. Rear underride crashes
b. Prevention and mitigation technologies
c. Committee's recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation
and Committee's report to Congress
[ssquf] Motions
[ssquf] Public Comment Period
[ssquf] Wrap Up, Assignments, and Adjourn
The agenda for the 4th ACUP meeting on March 13, 2024, will include
the following:
[ssquf] Welcome & Call to Order
[ssquf] Presentations
[ssquf] Discussion
a. Side underride crashes
b. Prevention and mitigation technologies
c. Committee's recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation
and Committee's report to Congress
[ssquf] Motions
[ssquf] Public Comment Period
[ssquf] Wrap Up, Assignments, and Adjourn
The agenda for the 5th ACUP meeting on April 24, 2024, will include
the following:
[ssquf] Welcome & Call to Order
[ssquf] Presentations
[ssquf] Discussion
a. Front override crashes
b. Prevention and mitigation technologies
c. Committee's recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation
and Committee's report to Congress
[ssquf] Motions
[ssquf] Public Comment Period
[ssquf] Wrap Up, Assignments, and Adjourn
The agenda for the 6th ACUP meeting on May 22, 2024, will include
the following:
[ssquf] Welcome & Call to Order
[ssquf] Presentations
[ssquf] Discussion
a. Underride data needs
b. Committee's recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation
and Committee's report to Congress
[ssquf] Motions
[ssquf] Public Comment Period
[ssquf] Wrap Up, Assignments, and Adjourn
III. Public Participation
The meetings will be open to the public. We are committed to
providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. Persons
with disabilities in need of an accommodation should send a request to
the individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice no later than one week prior to each meeting.
Members of the public wanting to reserve time to speak directly to
the Committee during the meeting must submit a request. The request
must include the name, contact information (address, phone number, and
email address), and organizational affiliation of the individual
wishing to address ACUP; it must also include a written copy of
prepared remarks and must be forwarded to the individual listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice no later than
one week before each meeting. Due to limited availability of public
speaking time, some requests may not be granted.
Members of the public may also submit written materials, questions,
and comments to the Committee in advance to the individual listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice no later
than one week before each meeting. All advance submissions will be
reviewed by the DFO. Advance submissions shall be circulated to ACUP
representatives for review prior to the meeting. Advance submissions
that become part of the committee deliberations will become part of the
official record of the meeting.
Authority: The Committee is established as a statutory committee
under the authority of section 23011 of IIJA, Pub. L. 117-58 (2021),
and established in accordance with the provisions of the FACA, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. app. 2.
Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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