National Performance Management Measures; Extenuating Circumstances, Highway Performance Monitoring System Data Field Names, Safety Performance Measure, Pavement Condition Measure, and Freight Performance Measure Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Shailen P. Bhatt Date: 13 February 2024 Subjects: American Government , Roads & Highways

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10018-10019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02835]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

23 CFR Part 490

[FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2023-0014]
RIN 2125-AG06


National Performance Management Measures; Extenuating 
Circumstances, Highway Performance Monitoring System Data Field Names, 
Safety Performance Measure, Pavement Condition Measure, and Freight 
Performance Measure

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is extending the comment period for a notice of 
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and request for comments, which was 
published on January 25, 2024. The

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original comment period is set to close on February 26, 2024. The 
extension is based on concern expressed by stakeholders that the 
February 26, 2024, closing date does not provide sufficient time to 
review and provide comprehensive comments. The FHWA recognizes that 
others interested in commenting may have similar concerns and agrees 
that the comment period should be extended. Therefore, the closing date 
for comments is changed to March 12, 2024, which will provide 
stakeholders and others interested in commenting additional time to 
discuss, evaluate, and submit responses to the docket.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 12, 2024. Late-
filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not duplicate your docket submissions, 
please submit them by only one of the following means:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov and 
follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590;
     Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., e.t., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is (202) 
366-9329;
     Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket 
number or the Regulatory Identification Number for the rulemaking at 
the beginning of your comments. All comments received will be posted 
without change to www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Alexis Kuklenski, Office of 
Infrastructure, (202) 689-9229, Alexis.Kuklenski@dot.gov, or Ms. Dawn 
Horan, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-9615, 
Dawn.M.Horan@dot.gov, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access and Filing

    This document and all comments received may be viewed online 
through the Federal eRulemaking portal at www.regulations.gov. The 
website is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. An 
electronic copy of this document may also be downloaded by accessing 
the Office of the Federal Register's home page at: 
www.federalregister.gov.

Background

    On January 25, 2024, at 89 FR 4857, FHWA published in the Federal 
Register an NPRM proposing updates to the National Performance 
Management Measure regulations. The original comment period for the 
NPRM closes on February 26, 2024. Stakeholders have expressed concern 
that this closing date does not provide sufficient time to review and 
provide comprehensive comments on the proposal. The FHWA recognizes 
that others interested in commenting may have similar concerns and 
agrees that the comment period should be extended by 15 days for these 
organizations and others to submit comprehensive comments. The closing 
date is changed from February 26, 2024, to March 12, 2024.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 134, 135, 148, and 150; 49 CFR 1.85.

Shailen P. Bhatt,
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-02835 Filed 2-12-24; 8:45 am]
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