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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
49 CFR Part 605
[Docket No. FTA–2008–0044]
RIN 2132–AB00
School Bus Operations
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking;
withdrawal.
The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) hereby withdraws
SUMMARY:
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a notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) regarding school bus operations
published in the Federal Register on
November 18, 2008. FTA has
determined that withdrawal of the
NPRM is appropriate in consideration of
public misperceptions with FTA’s
regulatory proposal.
DATES: Effective Date: The proposed
rule, published on November 18, 2008
(73 FR 68375), is withdrawn as of June
26, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael L. Culotta, Attorney, Office of
Chief Counsel, Federal Transit
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., East Building-5th Floor,
Washington, DC 20590. E-mail:
Michael.Culotta@dot.gov. Telephone:
(202) 366–1936. Facsimile: (202) 366–
3809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 18, 2008, FTA issued a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
to amend its school bus operations
regulations at 49 CFR part 605.1 FTA
issued the NPRM to make the
regulations consistent with the changes
to the Agency’s authorization statute, 49
U.S.C. 5323(f), as amended by Section
3023(f) of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–
LU); 2 to provide clarification about the
regulations in the context of the recent
decision by the U.S. District Court for
the Western District of New York in
Rochester-Genesee Regional
1 Federal Transit Administration, Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking on School Bus Operations, 73
FR 68375 (Nov. 18, 2008).
2 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
(SAFETEA–LU) sec. 3023, 49 U.S.C. 5323(f) (2006).
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Transportation Authority v. HynesCherin; 3 and generally, to update the
regulation based on experience and
industry practice. Through the NPRM,
FTA intended to provide its grantees
with a regulatory basis which would
allow them to continue to provide the
service that FTA historically has
allowed through administrative
adjudications, while simultaneously
satisfying the statutory requirements of
49 U.S.C. 5323(f).
The comment period for the NPRM
closed on February 18, 2009. FTA has
received and considered all 233 written
comments in response to the NPRM.
Although FTA received a good deal of
support for the NPRM, many
commenters opposed it. Generally,
critics of the NPRM believed that FTA
was attempting to restrict opportunities
for its grantees to provide
transportation, when in fact, FTA was
attempting to allow its grantees to
provide service it historically has
allowed. FTA finds, moreover, that
many commenters misunderstood FTA’s
objectives to rectify a significantly
outdated regulatory scheme.
The Withdrawal
In consideration of the foregoing, FTA
hereby withdraws its NPRM on school
bus operations for FTA Docket Number
FTA–2008–0044, as published in the
Federal Register on November 18, 2008
(73 FR 68375). FTA will revisit the
issues addressed in the NPRM in the
near future.
Issued in Washington, DC, on this 23rd day
of June 2009.
Peter M. Rogoff,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
49 CFR Part 605
[Docket No. FTA-2008-0044]
RIN 2132-AB00
School Bus Operations
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) hereby withdraws a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding school bus operations
published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2008. FTA has
determined that withdrawal of the NPRM is appropriate in consideration
of public misperceptions with FTA's regulatory proposal.
DATES: Effective Date: The proposed rule, published on November 18,
2008 (73 FR 68375), is withdrawn as of June 26, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. Culotta, Attorney, Office
of Chief Counsel, Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., East Building-5th Floor,
Washington, DC 20590. E-mail: Michael.Culotta@dot.gov. Telephone: (202)
366-1936. Facsimile: (202) 366-3809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 18, 2008, FTA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) to amend its school bus operations regulations at 49 CFR part
605.\1\ FTA issued the NPRM to make the regulations consistent with the
changes to the Agency's authorization statute, 49 U.S.C. 5323(f), as
amended by Section 3023(f) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU);
\2\ to provide clarification about the regulations in the context of
the recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Western District
of New York in Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority v.
Hynes-Cherin; \3\ and generally, to update the regulation based on
experience and industry practice. Through the NPRM, FTA intended to
provide its grantees with a regulatory basis which would allow them to
continue to provide the service that FTA historically has allowed
through administrative adjudications, while simultaneously satisfying
the statutory requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5323(f).
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\1\ Federal Transit Administration, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking on School Bus Operations, 73 FR 68375 (Nov. 18, 2008).
\2\ Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) sec. 3023, 49 U.S.C. 5323(f)
(2006).
\3\ 531 F.Supp.2d 494 (W.D.N.Y. 2008).
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The comment period for the NPRM closed on February 18, 2009. FTA
has received and considered all 233 written comments in response to the
NPRM. Although FTA received a good deal of support for the NPRM, many
commenters opposed it. Generally, critics of the NPRM believed that FTA
was attempting to restrict opportunities for its grantees to provide
transportation, when in fact, FTA was attempting to allow its grantees
to provide service it historically has allowed. FTA finds, moreover,
that many commenters misunderstood FTA's objectives to rectify a
significantly outdated regulatory scheme.
The Withdrawal
In consideration of the foregoing, FTA hereby withdraws its NPRM on
school bus operations for FTA Docket Number FTA-2008-0044, as published
in the Federal Register on November 18, 2008 (73 FR 68375). FTA will
revisit the issues addressed in the NPRM in the near future.
Issued in Washington, DC, on this 23rd day of June 2009.
Peter M. Rogoff,
Administrator.
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