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[Docket No. DOT–OST–2011–0025]
Notice of Retrospective Review of DOT
Existing Regulations
Office of the Secretary of
Transportation (OST), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
tentative agenda; opportunities for
public participation in review.
AGENCY:
On February 16, 2011,
Department of Transportation (DOT)
published a notice of regulatory review
of existing DOT regulations. This review
is in accordance with Executive Order
13563, ‘‘Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review.’’ As part of the
notice of review, DOT announced it will
hold a public meeting to discuss and
consider the public’s comments. This
notice provides information on how to
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participate in this meeting and
opportunities for enhanced public
participation in the review and the
public meeting. Please note that the
deadline for registering to speak at the
public meeting has been extended to
March 7, 2011.
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Background
On January 18, 2011, President
Obama issued Executive Order 13563,
which outlined a plan to improve
regulation and regulatory review (76 FR
3821, January 31, 2011). Executive
Order 13563 reaffirms and builds upon
governing principles of contemporary
DATES:
Deadline to register to attend hearing in regulatory review, including Executive
Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory Planning and
person/watch Web stream/listen by
Review’’ (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993),
phone—March 7, 2011.
by requiring Federal agencies to design
Deadline to register to speak in person/
cost-effective, evidence-based
by phone at the meeting—March 7,
regulations that are compatible with
2011.
economic growth, job creation, and
Agenda released on https://regs.dot.gov— competitiveness. The President’s plan
March 9, 2011.
recognizes that these principles should
Web streaming/call-in info distributed
not only guide the Federal government’s
to registrants—March 10, 2011.
approach to new regulation, but to
Deadline to submit any digital
existing ones as well. To that end,
presentation materials—March 10,
Executive Order 13563 requires agencies
2011.
to review existing significant rules to
determine if they are outmoded,
Public Meeting—March 14, 2011—9:30
ineffective, insufficient, or excessively
a.m.–4:30 p.m.
burdensome.
ADDRESSES:
On February 16, 2011, DOT published
Public Meeting Location: The public
a notice of regulatory review (76 FR
meeting will be held in the DOT
8940) that invited public comment on
Conference Center’s Media Center,
how to effectively implement Executive
located on the ground floor of 1200 New Order 13563 and set forth a number of
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC
issues and questions. Our notice stated
20590.
that we would hold a public meeting on
DOT Regulatory Review IdeaScale
March 14, 2011. The following section
Web site: https://
provides the procedures for
dotregreview.ideascale.com/.
participating in the meeting and our
IdeaScale Web site that can also be used
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
to submit comments to DOT.
Jennifer Abdul-Wali, Office of
Regulation and Enforcement,
Public Meeting Procedures
Department of Transportation, (202)
1. As stated in our February 16 notice,
366–6322; e-mail:
those who wish to make presentations at
jennifer.abdulwali@dot.gov.
the meeting should submit initial
comments with sufficient details with
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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their registration to enable DOT to set an
agenda and ensure that the appropriate
officials are present for the discussions.
We hope to be able to accommodate
everyone who would like to speak at the
meeting, but if there are more interested
participants than time available, we will
limit participants in order of date and
time of registration. When registering to
speak, please also estimate the amount
of time that you would like to use for
your presentation; final times will be
allotted to participants based on the
time available and the issues raised in
their initial comments. Any person
wishing to present an oral statement
should notify Jennifer Abdul-Wali at the
address above by March 7, 2011; any
digital presentation materials for the
meeting should be submitted to her by
March 10, 2011. If available, time will
be given for those people attending the
meeting in person to speak, even if they
had not previously registered to speak.
2. Due to security requirements, all
public attendees must register to ensure
their access to the building. To register,
contact Jennifer Abdul-Wali. Foreign
National registrants must provide your
full name, title, country of citizenship,
date of birth, passport number, and
passport expiration date when
registering. Because seating space is
limited, we may have to limit attendees
in order of date and time of registration.
3. Attendees are encouraged to arrive
early for processing through security.
All participants and attendees must
enter through the New Jersey Avenue
entrance (West Building—at the corner
of New Jersey Avenue and M Street,
SE.). Photo identification is required
and Foreign National attendees must
bring their passports with them.
Participants or attendees who have
Federal government identification will
still need to register to attend. To
facilitate security screening, all
participants and attendees are
encouraged to limit the bags and other
items (laptops, cameras, etc.) they bring
into the building. Anyone exiting the
building for any reason will be required
to re-enter through the security
checkpoint at the New Jersey Avenue
entrance.
4. DOT does not offer visitor parking;
we suggest that attendees consider using
alternative means of transportation to
the building. DOT Headquarters is
served by Metrorail (Navy Yard station),
Metrobus, DC Circulator, and taxi
service. There are a number of private
parking lots near the DOT building, but
the DOT cannot guarantee the
availability of parking spaces.
5. For information on facilities or
services for persons with disabilities, or
to request special assistance at the
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meeting, contact Ms. Abdul-Wali as
soon as possible.
6. For those unable to attend the
public meeting in person, it will be
broadcast via Web streaming (with
captioning) and over a listen-only phone
line. Registrants will be given the Web
URL or phone number on March 10,
2011. Because the number of people
who can participate in Web streaming
and by phone is limited, we will
provide access in order of date and time
of registration.
7. We will post an Agenda for the
public meeting at https://regs.dot.gov by
March 9, 2011.
8. DOT’s General Counsel will preside
over the public meeting. Senior officials
of DOT’s operating administrations also
will attend this meeting as part of a
panel with the General Counsel to
receive comments from the public.
During the hearing, we may ask
questions that will clarify statements or
gather more information or data to help
us understand the problems or issues
raised by commenters.
9. The meeting is designed to solicit
public views and gather additional
information for our regulatory review.
Therefore, the meeting will be
conducted in an informal and nonadversarial manner. In developing
prepared remarks, participants should
leave time during their remarks for
questions and discussion by the panel.
10. We plan to make a record of the
meeting available to the public;
information about how to access the
record will be placed in the docket and
posted on https://regs.dot.gov.
DOT IdeaScale Web Site
In order to provide the public with
alternative means of providing feedback
to DOT in ways that may better suit
their needs, we have created a Web site
using IdeaScale that will allow
submissions to DOT in a less formal
manner. This Web site will provide
members of the public an opportunity to
submit their ideas about our regulatory
review, categorized by the DOT
Operating Administration that
administers the regulation. Participants
in this site may discuss one another’s
ideas and agree/disagree with others.
This Web site may be particularly useful
for individuals and small entities
(including State, local, and Tribal
governments) who prefer a less formal
method of submitting ideas to DOT. It
may also assist participants in refining
their suggestions and gathering
additional information or data to
support those suggestions.
To ensure that ideas are most useful
in informing our deliberation and
decision process, you should include
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the citation to the regulation on which
you are commenting (e.g. 49 CFR 1.69),
a description of any concerns regarding
the regulation (e.g. it is duplicative, too
costly, etc.), and any supporting
information (e.g., the citation to a
duplicative regulation or actual cost or
benefit data) that would assist DOT in
making a decision. Please also include
in your comment whether you found
this Web site useful for your purposes,
so that we can best plan how to deploy
DOT’s scarce resources to most
effectively reach the public in the
future. To go directly to the IdeaScale
Web site use the following link:
https://dotregreview.ideascale.com/.
Follow-Up Action by DOT
The comments received during our
review will provide meaningful and
significant information for DOT senior
officials, including those in the Office of
the Secretary and each of DOT’s
operating administrations. As soon as
possible after the public meeting and
the close of the comment period, taking
account of the number of comments
received and the complexity of issues
raised, DOT will publish a report
providing at least a brief response to the
comments we receive, including a
description of any further action we
intend to take.
Privacy Act Statement
Anyone is able to search all comments
entered into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19476, 04/11/2011) or at https://
www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 610; E.O. 13563, 76 FR
3821, Jan. 21 2011; E.O. 12866, 58 FR 51735,
Oct. 4, 1993.)
Issued on February 25, 2011, in
Washington, DC.
Robert S. Rivkin,
General Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
14 CFR Chapters I, II, III
23 CFR Chapters I, II, III
46 CFR Chapter II
48 CFR Chapter 12
49 CFR Chapters I, II, III and V, VI, VII, VIII, X, XI
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2011-0025]
Notice of Retrospective Review of DOT Existing Regulations
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and tentative agenda; opportunities
for public participation in review.
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SUMMARY: On February 16, 2011, Department of Transportation (DOT)
published a notice of regulatory review of existing DOT regulations.
This review is in accordance with Executive Order 13563, ``Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review.'' As part of the notice of review,
DOT announced it will hold a public meeting to discuss and consider the
public's comments. This notice provides information on how to
participate in this meeting and opportunities for enhanced public
participation in the review and the public meeting. Please note that
the deadline for registering to speak at the public meeting has been
extended to March 7, 2011.
DATES:
Deadline to register to attend hearing in person/watch Web stream/
listen by phone--March 7, 2011.
Deadline to register to speak in person/by phone at the meeting--March
7, 2011.
Agenda released on https://regs.dot.gov--March 9, 2011.
Web streaming/call-in info distributed to registrants--March 10, 2011.
Deadline to submit any digital presentation materials--March 10, 2011.
Public Meeting--March 14, 2011--9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES:
Public Meeting Location: The public meeting will be held in the DOT
Conference Center's Media Center, located on the ground floor of 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
DOT Regulatory Review IdeaScale Web site: https://dotregreview.ideascale.com/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Abdul-Wali, Office of
Regulation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, (202) 366-
6322; e-mail: jennifer.abdulwali@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 18, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order 13563,
which outlined a plan to improve regulation and regulatory review (76
FR 3821, January 31, 2011). Executive Order 13563 reaffirms and builds
upon governing principles of contemporary regulatory review, including
Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993), by requiring Federal agencies to design cost-
effective, evidence-based regulations that are compatible with economic
growth, job creation, and competitiveness. The President's plan
recognizes that these principles should not only guide the Federal
government's approach to new regulation, but to existing ones as well.
To that end, Executive Order 13563 requires agencies to review existing
significant rules to determine if they are outmoded, ineffective,
insufficient, or excessively burdensome.
On February 16, 2011, DOT published a notice of regulatory review
(76 FR 8940) that invited public comment on how to effectively
implement Executive Order 13563 and set forth a number of issues and
questions. Our notice stated that we would hold a public meeting on
March 14, 2011. The following section provides the procedures for
participating in the meeting and our IdeaScale Web site that can also
be used to submit comments to DOT.
Public Meeting Procedures
1. As stated in our February 16 notice, those who wish to make
presentations at the meeting should submit initial comments with
sufficient details with
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their registration to enable DOT to set an agenda and ensure that the
appropriate officials are present for the discussions. We hope to be
able to accommodate everyone who would like to speak at the meeting,
but if there are more interested participants than time available, we
will limit participants in order of date and time of registration. When
registering to speak, please also estimate the amount of time that you
would like to use for your presentation; final times will be allotted
to participants based on the time available and the issues raised in
their initial comments. Any person wishing to present an oral statement
should notify Jennifer Abdul-Wali at the address above by March 7,
2011; any digital presentation materials for the meeting should be
submitted to her by March 10, 2011. If available, time will be given
for those people attending the meeting in person to speak, even if they
had not previously registered to speak.
2. Due to security requirements, all public attendees must register
to ensure their access to the building. To register, contact Jennifer
Abdul-Wali. Foreign National registrants must provide your full name,
title, country of citizenship, date of birth, passport number, and
passport expiration date when registering. Because seating space is
limited, we may have to limit attendees in order of date and time of
registration.
3. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early for processing through
security. All participants and attendees must enter through the New
Jersey Avenue entrance (West Building--at the corner of New Jersey
Avenue and M Street, SE.). Photo identification is required and Foreign
National attendees must bring their passports with them. Participants
or attendees who have Federal government identification will still need
to register to attend. To facilitate security screening, all
participants and attendees are encouraged to limit the bags and other
items (laptops, cameras, etc.) they bring into the building. Anyone
exiting the building for any reason will be required to re-enter
through the security checkpoint at the New Jersey Avenue entrance.
4. DOT does not offer visitor parking; we suggest that attendees
consider using alternative means of transportation to the building. DOT
Headquarters is served by Metrorail (Navy Yard station), Metrobus, DC
Circulator, and taxi service. There are a number of private parking
lots near the DOT building, but the DOT cannot guarantee the
availability of parking spaces.
5. For information on facilities or services for persons with
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
Ms. Abdul-Wali as soon as possible.
6. For those unable to attend the public meeting in person, it will
be broadcast via Web streaming (with captioning) and over a listen-only
phone line. Registrants will be given the Web URL or phone number on
March 10, 2011. Because the number of people who can participate in Web
streaming and by phone is limited, we will provide access in order of
date and time of registration.
7. We will post an Agenda for the public meeting at https://regs.dot.gov by March 9, 2011.
8. DOT's General Counsel will preside over the public meeting.
Senior officials of DOT's operating administrations also will attend
this meeting as part of a panel with the General Counsel to receive
comments from the public. During the hearing, we may ask questions that
will clarify statements or gather more information or data to help us
understand the problems or issues raised by commenters.
9. The meeting is designed to solicit public views and gather
additional information for our regulatory review. Therefore, the
meeting will be conducted in an informal and non-adversarial manner. In
developing prepared remarks, participants should leave time during
their remarks for questions and discussion by the panel.
10. We plan to make a record of the meeting available to the
public; information about how to access the record will be placed in
the docket and posted on https://regs.dot.gov.
DOT IdeaScale Web Site
In order to provide the public with alternative means of providing
feedback to DOT in ways that may better suit their needs, we have
created a Web site using IdeaScale that will allow submissions to DOT
in a less formal manner. This Web site will provide members of the
public an opportunity to submit their ideas about our regulatory
review, categorized by the DOT Operating Administration that
administers the regulation. Participants in this site may discuss one
another's ideas and agree/disagree with others. This Web site may be
particularly useful for individuals and small entities (including
State, local, and Tribal governments) who prefer a less formal method
of submitting ideas to DOT. It may also assist participants in refining
their suggestions and gathering additional information or data to
support those suggestions.
To ensure that ideas are most useful in informing our deliberation
and decision process, you should include the citation to the regulation
on which you are commenting (e.g. 49 CFR 1.69), a description of any
concerns regarding the regulation (e.g. it is duplicative, too costly,
etc.), and any supporting information (e.g., the citation to a
duplicative regulation or actual cost or benefit data) that would
assist DOT in making a decision. Please also include in your comment
whether you found this Web site useful for your purposes, so that we
can best plan how to deploy DOT's scarce resources to most effectively
reach the public in the future. To go directly to the IdeaScale Web
site use the following link: https://dotregreview.ideascale.com/.
Follow-Up Action by DOT
The comments received during our review will provide meaningful and
significant information for DOT senior officials, including those in
the Office of the Secretary and each of DOT's operating
administrations. As soon as possible after the public meeting and the
close of the comment period, taking account of the number of comments
received and the complexity of issues raised, DOT will publish a report
providing at least a brief response to the comments we receive,
including a description of any further action we intend to take.
Privacy Act Statement
Anyone is able to search all comments entered into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19476, 04/11/2011) or at https://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 610; E.O. 13563, 76 FR 3821, Jan. 21 2011;
E.O. 12866, 58 FR 51735, Oct. 4, 1993.)
Issued on February 25, 2011, in Washington, DC.
Robert S. Rivkin,
General Counsel.
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