Capital Project Management, 67400-67401 [2011-28300]

Download as PDF 67400 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 211 / Tuesday, November 1, 2011 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration 49 CFR Part 633 [Docket No. FTA–2009–0030] RIN 2132–AA92 Capital Project Management Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT. ACTION: Extension of comment period on proposed rule and notice of informational webinar. AGENCY: FTA is extending the comment period on its proposed rule for Capital Project Management to December 2, 2011, to allow interested parties time to carefully review the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued September 13, 2011. Also, FTA will hold a webinar on November 10, 2011, to enable the public to ask questions and to clarify any misunderstandings regarding the NPRM or the Federal Transit Administrator’s Dear Colleague letter of September 30, 2011. DATES: Comments on the NPRM must be received by December 2, 2011. Late-filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable. Webinar Date: FTA will hold a webinar on Thursday, November 10, 2011, commencing at 1 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. Interested parties are invited to join the webinar and conference call as follows: 1. Click on or paste in your browser the following link: https:// fta.adobeconnect.com/capitalprojectsnprm. 2. Click ‘‘Enter as Guest,’’ then type your first and last name, then click ‘‘Enter Room.’’ 3. Connect to the Conference Call at 1–(877) 873–8017, Access Code: 2956512. Note that the webinar is only for informational purposes. Commenters must submit their comments to the official docket to have them considered by FTA. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to DOT Docket Number FTA–2009–0030 by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. U.S. Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:55 Oct 31, 2011 Jkt 226001 West Building, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Fax: (202) 493–2251. Instructions: You must include the agency name (Federal Transit Administration) and docket number [FTA–2009–0030] or Regulatory Identification Number [RIN–2132– AA92] for this rulemaking at the beginning of your comments. All comments received will be posted, without change and including any personal information provided, to https://www.regulations.gov, where they will be available to internet users. Please see the Privacy Act. You should submit two copies of your comments if you submit them by mail. If you wish to receive confirmation that FTA received your comments, you must include a self-addressed, stamped postcard. Due to security procedures in effect since October 2001 regarding mail deliveries, mail received through the U.S. Postal Service may be subject to delays. Parties submitting comments may wish to consider using an express mail firm to ensure the prompt filing of any submissions not filed electronically or by hand. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For program matters, please contact Aaron C. James, Sr. at (202) 493–0107 or aaron.james@dot.gov or Carlos M. Garay at (202) 366–6471 or carlos.garay@dot.gov. For legal matters, please contact Scott A. Biehl at (202) 366–0826 or scott.biehl@dot.gov or Jayme L. Blakesley at (202) 366–0304 or jayme.blakesley@dot.gov. FTA is headquartered at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., East Building, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 13, 2011, FTA published an NPRM in the Federal Register (76 FR 56363–81) proposing to transform the current FTA rule for project management oversight into a discrete set of managerial principles for sponsors of major capital projects; set standards to enable FTA to more clearly identify whether a sponsor has the management capacity and capability necessary to manage a major capital project; spell out the many facets of project management that must be addressed by a sponsor in the project management plan for a major capital project; change the scope and applicability of the rule; tailor the level of FTA oversight to the costs, complexities, and risks of a major capital project; set forth the means and objectives of FTA risk assessments; and PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 articulate the roles and responsibilities of FTA’s project management oversight contractors. On September 20, 2011, FTA staff made an informational presentation on the NPRM during the agency’s Construction Roundtable, held in Salt Lake City, which was attended by a number of managers and engineers from sponsors of major capital projects from across the United States. On October 5, 2011, FTA staff made another informational presentation on the NPRM during the New Starts Workshop held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) in New Orleans, which was attended by a number of managers and planners from sponsors of major capital projects across the nation, and a number of consultants to the transit industry. By letter dated October 14, 2011, APTA has requested an extension of the comment period to allow its members additional time to consider the many proposals set forth in the NPRM and provide thoughtful comments to the rulemaking docket. Moreover, FTA is aware that the NPRM is of considerable interest throughout the transit, public works, and engineering communities, thus, the agency has scheduled a webinar for November 10, 2011, to summarize the NPRM and answer any questions from the public on any of the subjects related to the NPRM. This webinar is not an opportunity to submit comments to FTA on the NPRM, however. Interested parties must submit their comments to the rulemaking docket as described in this notice, above. Also, on a related matter, on September 30, 2011, the Federal Transit Administrator issued a Dear Colleague letter announcing a more streamlined process for conducting risk assessments on New Starts projects, which are among the types of ‘‘major capital projects’’ that are the subject of the NPRM for Capital Project Management. The Administrator’s Dear Colleague letter, and the accompanying letter of the same date from two of the agency’s associate administrators which sets forth additional information on risk assessments, are posted on FTA’s public Web site and are available at https:// www.fta.dot.gov/newsroom/ 12910_13883.html. FTA staff will be available to answer any questions regarding the Dear Colleague letter on risk assessments during the webinar on the NPRM on November 10, 2011. FTA agrees with APTA that an extension of the comment period is in the public interest. Accordingly, FTA is extending the comment period on the proposed rule from November 14, 2011, E:\FR\FM\01NOP1.SGM 01NOP1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 211 / Tuesday, November 1, 2011 / Proposed Rules to December 2, 2011. This extension applies to all parts of the NPRM. Issued on: October 26, 2011. Peter Rogoff, Federal Transit Administrator. [FR Doc. 2011–28300 Filed 10–31–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–57–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS–R9–ES–2010–0086; MO 92210–0–0010 B6] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List All Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) as Endangered Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of petition finding and initiation of status review; correction, availability of supporting documents, and reopening of public comment period. AGENCY: On September 1, 2011, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, published in the Federal Register a 90day finding on a petition to list all chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We are now correcting an incorrect Docket Number given under ADDRESSES in that document. We are also making the petition and the large volume of supporting documents submitted with the petition available to the public on https://www.regulations.gov. To allow the public adequate time to review the petition and provide information, we are reopening the public comment period for an additional 90 days. However, please note that information already submitted does not need to be resubmitted. DATES: We request that we receive information on or before January 30, 2012. emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:02 Oct 31, 2011 Jkt 226001 You may submit information by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Search for Docket No. FWS–R9–ES–2010–0086 and then follow the instructions for submitting comments. • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS–R9– ES–2010–0086; Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS 2042–PDM; Arlington, VA 22203. We will post all information received on https://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any personal information you provide us. See the Information Solicited section of our September 1, 2011, notice (76 FR 54423) for more details. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janine Van Norman, Chief, Branch of Foreign Species, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA 22203; telephone (703) 358–2171; facsimile (703) 358–1735. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), please call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 1, 2011, we published in the Federal Register (76 FR 54423) a 90-day finding on a petition to list all chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act). This publication opened a public comment period, which ended on October 31, 2011. Upon publication, we initiated a review of the status of the species to determine if listing the entire species as endangered is warranted. To ensure that this status review is comprehensive, we requested scientific and commercial data and other information regarding this species from the public, concerned governmental agencies, the scientific community, industry, or any other interested parties. For details on what kinds of information we are requesting, ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 67401 see our September 1, 2011, document, which can be found on our Web site at https://www.fws.gov/policy/library/2011/ 2011–22372.pdf or at https:// www.regulations.gov. Based on the status review, we will issue a 12-month finding on the petition, which will address whether the petitioned action is warranted, as provided in section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Act. During the course of the comment period for our September 1, 2011, petition finding document, it came to our attention that the docket number given under ADDRESSES for U.S. mail and hand-delivery was incorrect. Therefore, we are correcting this error. Please be assured that any hard-copy comments submitted on this petition finding to the incorrect docket number that published (FWS–R9–IA–2008– 0123) will be routed to the correct docket and do not need to be resubmitted. Moreover, the docket number that published for comments submitted via https:// www.regulations.gov was correct, so comments submitted electronically have already been posted to the docket and do not need to be resubmitted. Additionally, we are now making the petition available to the public on https://www.regulations.gov (Docket No. FWS–R9–ES–2010–0086). This petition includes a large volume of supporting documents. To allow the public adequate time to review these documents and provide information, we are reopening the comment period for an additional 90 days to allow all interested parties to submit information. However, please note that information already submitted to us does not need to be resubmitted. Dated: October 18, 2011. Hannibal Bolton, (Acting) Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2011–28126 Filed 10–31–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P E:\FR\FM\01NOP1.SGM 01NOP1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 67400-67401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28300]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

49 CFR Part 633

[Docket No. FTA-2009-0030]
RIN 2132-AA92


Capital Project Management

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Extension of comment period on proposed rule and notice of 
informational webinar.

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SUMMARY: FTA is extending the comment period on its proposed rule for 
Capital Project Management to December 2, 2011, to allow interested 
parties time to carefully review the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) issued September 13, 2011. Also, FTA will hold a webinar on 
November 10, 2011, to enable the public to ask questions and to clarify 
any misunderstandings regarding the NPRM or the Federal Transit 
Administrator's Dear Colleague letter of September 30, 2011.

DATES: Comments on the NPRM must be received by December 2, 2011. Late-
filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable.
    Webinar Date: FTA will hold a webinar on Thursday, November 10, 
2011, commencing at 1 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. Interested parties 
are invited to join the webinar and conference call as follows:
    1. Click on or paste in your browser the following link: https://fta.adobeconnect.com/capitalprojects-nprm.
    2. Click ``Enter as Guest,'' then type your first and last name, 
then click ``Enter Room.''
    3. Connect to the Conference Call at 1-(877) 873-8017, Access Code: 
2956512. Note that the webinar is only for informational purposes. 
Commenters must submit their comments to the official docket to have 
them considered by FTA.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to DOT Docket Number FTA-2009-0030 
by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    U.S. Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, 
West Building, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 
20590.
    Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 
Operations, West Building, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.
    Fax: (202) 493-2251.
    Instructions: You must include the agency name (Federal Transit 
Administration) and docket number [FTA-2009-0030] or Regulatory 
Identification Number [RIN-2132-AA92] for this rulemaking at the 
beginning of your comments. All comments received will be posted, 
without change and including any personal information provided, to 
https://www.regulations.gov, where they will be available to internet 
users. Please see the Privacy Act.
    You should submit two copies of your comments if you submit them by 
mail. If you wish to receive confirmation that FTA received your 
comments, you must include a self-addressed, stamped postcard. Due to 
security procedures in effect since October 2001 regarding mail 
deliveries, mail received through the U.S. Postal Service may be 
subject to delays. Parties submitting comments may wish to consider 
using an express mail firm to ensure the prompt filing of any 
submissions not filed electronically or by hand.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For program matters, please contact 
Aaron C. James, Sr. at (202) 493-0107 or aaron.james@dot.gov or Carlos 
M. Garay at (202) 366-6471 or carlos.garay@dot.gov. For legal matters, 
please contact Scott A. Biehl at (202) 366-0826 or scott.biehl@dot.gov 
or Jayme L. Blakesley at (202) 366-0304 or jayme.blakesley@dot.gov. FTA 
is headquartered at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., East Building, 
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 13, 2011, FTA published an NPRM 
in the Federal Register (76 FR 56363-81) proposing to transform the 
current FTA rule for project management oversight into a discrete set 
of managerial principles for sponsors of major capital projects; set 
standards to enable FTA to more clearly identify whether a sponsor has 
the management capacity and capability necessary to manage a major 
capital project; spell out the many facets of project management that 
must be addressed by a sponsor in the project management plan for a 
major capital project; change the scope and applicability of the rule; 
tailor the level of FTA oversight to the costs, complexities, and risks 
of a major capital project; set forth the means and objectives of FTA 
risk assessments; and articulate the roles and responsibilities of 
FTA's project management oversight contractors. On September 20, 2011, 
FTA staff made an informational presentation on the NPRM during the 
agency's Construction Roundtable, held in Salt Lake City, which was 
attended by a number of managers and engineers from sponsors of major 
capital projects from across the United States. On October 5, 2011, FTA 
staff made another informational presentation on the NPRM during the 
New Starts Workshop held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the 
American Public Transportation Association (APTA) in New Orleans, which 
was attended by a number of managers and planners from sponsors of 
major capital projects across the nation, and a number of consultants 
to the transit industry.
    By letter dated October 14, 2011, APTA has requested an extension 
of the comment period to allow its members additional time to consider 
the many proposals set forth in the NPRM and provide thoughtful 
comments to the rulemaking docket. Moreover, FTA is aware that the NPRM 
is of considerable interest throughout the transit, public works, and 
engineering communities, thus, the agency has scheduled a webinar for 
November 10, 2011, to summarize the NPRM and answer any questions from 
the public on any of the subjects related to the NPRM. This webinar is 
not an opportunity to submit comments to FTA on the NPRM, however. 
Interested parties must submit their comments to the rulemaking docket 
as described in this notice, above.
    Also, on a related matter, on September 30, 2011, the Federal 
Transit Administrator issued a Dear Colleague letter announcing a more 
streamlined process for conducting risk assessments on New Starts 
projects, which are among the types of ``major capital projects'' that 
are the subject of the NPRM for Capital Project Management. The 
Administrator's Dear Colleague letter, and the accompanying letter of 
the same date from two of the agency's associate administrators which 
sets forth additional information on risk assessments, are posted on 
FTA's public Web site and are available at https://www.fta.dot.gov/newsroom/12910_13883.html. FTA staff will be available to answer any 
questions regarding the Dear Colleague letter on risk assessments 
during the webinar on the NPRM on November 10, 2011.
    FTA agrees with APTA that an extension of the comment period is in 
the public interest. Accordingly, FTA is extending the comment period 
on the proposed rule from November 14, 2011,

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to December 2, 2011. This extension applies to all parts of the NPRM.

    Issued on: October 26, 2011.
 Peter Rogoff,
Federal Transit Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-28300 Filed 10-31-11; 8:45 am]
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