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Opportunities (Announcement) to
promote mobility management—a
customer-focused approach to
transportation service delivery. FTA,
under its National Research Program,
plans to fund a National Center for
Mobility Management (NCMM) which
will carry-out activities to further
mobility management and to improve
and enhance the coordination of Federal
resources for human service
transportation.
expansion of coordinated human service
transportation for older adults, people
with disabilities, and individuals with
lower incomes.
Building upon past efforts, FTA seeks
to expand the use of mobility
management strategies and to improve
human service transportation
coordination through a new National
Center for Mobility Management by
implementing the primary goal and the
following objectives:
For
general program information, as well as
proposal-specific questions, please send
an email to FTA.UWR@dot.gov or
contact Pamela Brown at (202) 493–
2503. A TDD is available at 1–800–877–
8339 (TDD/FIRS).
Goal: Enhance Transportation
Coordination and Mobility Management in
Federal, State, and Local Transportation
Programs:
Objective 1: Supporting and improving
local- and state-coordinated transportation
planning processes to improve coordination
of Federally-funded human service
transportation.
Objective 2: Encouraging the
implementation of mobility management
infrastructure and strategies in relevant
industries, including but not limited to the
transit, workforce, medical, veteran, and
human service industries.
Objective 3: Promoting and assisting in the
development of One Call/One Click strategies
that conveniently connect customers to
transportation services and funding options.
Objective 4: Supporting the activities and
initiatives of the CCAM, its workgroups, and
member agencies that improve Federal
coordination.
Objective 5: Carrying out targeted technical
assistance, research or demonstration,
including demonstration grant programs, as
requested by CCAM and its members and
supported by requisite funding availability.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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I. Overview
In recognition of the fundamental
importance of human service
transportation and the continuing need
to enhance coordination, Executive
Order 13330 (February 24, 2004) was
issued on Human Service
Transportation Coordination,
establishing the Federal Interagency
Coordinating Council on Access and
Mobility (CCAM). The Executive Order
directed multiple Federal departments
and agencies to work together to ensure
that transportation services are
seamless, comprehensive and
accessible.
The Secretaries from the Departments
of Transportation (DOT), Health and
Human Services, Labor, Education,
Interior, Housing and Urban
Development, Agriculture, and Veterans
Affairs; the Commissioner of the Social
Security Administration; the Attorney
General; and the Chairperson of the
National Council on Disability are
members of the CCAM.
Specifically, the CCAM is tasked with
seeking ways to simplify access to
transportation services for persons with
disabilities, persons with lower
incomes, older adults, and other
transportation disadvantaged
populations. The CCAM launched
United We Ride (UWR), a national
initiative on human service
transportation coordination, staffed by
FTA and other CCAM partner agencies.
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU)
authorized funding for the management
of a program to improve and enhance
the coordination of Federal resources for
human services transportation with
those of the Department of
Transportation. The major goal of the
program was to assist states and local
communities in the provision and
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FTA intends to fund the NCMM at
$1,800,000 for the first year. FTA may
extend funding for this Center for up to
five (5) years; however, subsequent
funding will depend upon: (1) Decisions
and program priorities established by
the Secretary of Transportation related
to the implementation of provisions set
forth in Section 20012, Technical
Assistance and Standards, of the
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st
Century Act (MAP–21); (2) future
appropriations; and (3) annual
performance reviews. Furthermore,
additional funding may be provided to
the NCMM by other CCAM members to
support mobility management and
coordinated transportation priorities.
The Announcement includes the
Request for Proposals (RFP) which
describes the priorities established for
the NCMM, as well as the application
process and criteria upon which
proposals will be evaluated. The full
Announcement is available on the
FTA’s Web site at: https://www.fta.dot.
gov/grants/13077.html and on the
United We Ride Web site at: https://
www.unitedweride.gov. The funding
opportunity RFP is posted in the FIND
module of the government-wide
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www.grants.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 6th day of
August, 2012.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[US DOT [Docket No. NHTSA–2012–0022]
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping
Requirements Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, U.S. Department
of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection
and its expected burden. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period was published on May 30, 2012
[77 FR 31910]. No comments were
received.
This document describes the
collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
The collection of information described
is the ‘‘Roof Crush Resistance Phase in
Reporting Requirements—Part 585.’’
(OMB Control Number: 2127–XXXX)
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before September 10, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Louis N. Molino at U.S. Department of
Transportation, NHTSA, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Room
W43–419, NVS–112, Washington, DC
20590. Mr. Molino’s telephone number
is (202) 366–1740 and fax number is
(202) 493–2990.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Title: Roof Crush Resistance Phase in
Reporting Requirements—Part 585.
OMB Control Number: 2127–XXXX.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 30111 authorizes
the issuance of Federal motor vehicle
safety standards (FMVSSs) and
regulations. The agency, in prescribing
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a FMVSS or regulations, considers
available relevant motor vehicle safety
data, and consults with other agencies,
as it deems appropriate. Further, the
statute mandates that in issuing any
FMVSS or regulation, the agency
considers whether the standard or
regulation is ‘‘reasonable, practicable
and appropriate for the particular type
of motor vehicle or item of motor
vehicle equipment for which it is
prescribed,’’ and whether such a
standard will contribute to carrying out
the purpose of the Act.
The Secretary is authorized to invoke
such rules and regulations, as deemed
necessary to carry out these
requirements. Using this authority, on
May 12, 2009, the agency published a
final rule (74 FR 22348) upgrading the
requirements of FMVSS No. 216, ‘‘Roof
crush resistance.’’ The final rule
contained a collection of information
because of the proposed phase-in
reporting requirements. The collection
of information requires manufacturers of
passenger cars and of trucks, buses and
multipurpose passenger vehicles with a
gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)
2,722 kilograms (6,000 pounds) or less,
to annually submit a report, and
maintain records related to the report,
concerning the number of such vehicles
that meet two-sided quasi-static test
requirements of FMVSS No. 216 during
the three year phase-in of those
requirements. The purpose of the
reporting and recordkeeping
requirements is to assist the agency in
determining whether a manufacturer of
vehicles has complied with the
requirements during the phase-in
period.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,260 hours.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30
days, to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
Comments are invited on: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Departments estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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I. Statutory Basis for Temporary
Exemptions
NHTSA established 49 CFR Part 555,
Temporary Exemption From Motor
Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards,
to implement the statutory provisions
concerning temporary exemptions. A
vehicle manufacturer wishing to obtain
an exemption from a standard must
demonstrate in its application (A) that
an exemption would be in the public
interest and consistent with the Safety
Act and (B) that the manufacturer
satisfies one of the following four bases
for an exemption: (i) Compliance with
the standard would cause substantial
economic hardship to a manufacturer
that has tried to comply with the
standard in good faith; (ii) the
exemption would make easier the
development or field evaluation of a
new motor vehicle safety feature
providing a safety level at least equal to
the safety level of the standard; (iii) the
exemption would make the
development or field evaluation of a
low-emission motor vehicle easier and
would not unreasonably lower the
safety level of that vehicle; or (iv)
compliance with the standard would
prevent the manufacturer from selling a
motor vehicle with an overall safety
level at least equal to the overall safety
level of nonexempt vehicles.
For an exemption petition to be
granted on the basis that the exemption
would make the development or field
evaluation of a low-emission motor
vehicle easier and would not
unreasonably lower the safety level of
the vehicle, the petition must include
specified information set forth at 49 CFR
555.6(c). The main requirements of that
section include: (1) Substantiation that
the vehicle is a low-emission vehicle;
(2) documentation establishing that a
temporary exemption would not
unreasonably degrade the safety of a
vehicle; (3) substantiation that a
temporary exemption would facilitate
the development or field evaluation of
the vehicle; (4) a statement of whether
the petitioner intends to conform to the
standard at the end of the exemption
period; and (5) a statement that not
more than 2,500 exempted vehicles will
be sold in the United States in any 12month period for which an exemption
may be granted.
The National Traffic and Motor
Vehicle Safety Act (Safety Act), codified
as 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301, authorizes the
Secretary of Transportation to exempt,
on a temporary basis and under
specified circumstances, motor vehicles
from a motor vehicle safety standard or
bumper standard. This authority is set
forth at 49 U.S.C. 30113. The Secretary
has delegated the authority in this
section to NHTSA.
II. Electronic Stability Control Systems
Requirement
In April 2007, NHTSA published a
final rule requiring that vehicles with a
gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536
kilograms (kg) (10,000 pounds) or less
be equipped with electronic stability
control (ESC) systems. ESC systems use
automatic computer-controlled braking
of individual wheels to assist the driver
in maintaining control in critical driving
Issued on: August 6, 2012.
Christopher J. Bonanti,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2012–19677 Filed 8–9–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2012–0013]
Wheego Electric Cars, Inc.; Grant of
Petition for Temporary Exemption
From the Electronic Stability Control
Requirements of FMVSS No. 126
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of grant of a petition for
temporary exemption from Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
No. 126, Electronic Stability Control
Systems.
AGENCY:
This notice grants the petition
of Wheego Electric Cars, Inc. (Wheego)
for the temporary exemption of its LiFe
model from the electronic stability
control requirements of FMVSS No. 126.
The agency has considered Wheego’s
petition for exemption and has
determined that the exemption would
facilitate the development or field
evaluation of a low-emission motor
vehicle and would not unreasonably
reduce the safety level of that vehicle.
DATES: This exemption is effective
immediately and remains in effect until
December 31, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Jasinski, Office of the Chief
Counsel, NCC–112, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 4th
Floor, Room W41–326, Washington, DC
20590. Telephone: (202) 366–2992; Fax:
(202) 366–3820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[US DOT [Docket No. NHTSA-2012-0022]
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department
of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was
published on May 30, 2012 [77 FR 31910]. No comments were received.
This document describes the collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. The collection of information
described is the ``Roof Crush Resistance Phase in Reporting
Requirements--Part 585.'' (OMB Control Number: 2127-XXXX)
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 10, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Louis N. Molino at U.S. Department
of Transportation, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
Room W43-419, NVS-112, Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Molino's telephone
number is (202) 366-1740 and fax number is (202) 493-2990.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Title: Roof Crush Resistance Phase in Reporting Requirements--Part
585.
OMB Control Number: 2127-XXXX.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 30111 authorizes the issuance of Federal motor
vehicle safety standards (FMVSSs) and regulations. The agency, in
prescribing
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a FMVSS or regulations, considers available relevant motor vehicle
safety data, and consults with other agencies, as it deems appropriate.
Further, the statute mandates that in issuing any FMVSS or regulation,
the agency considers whether the standard or regulation is
``reasonable, practicable and appropriate for the particular type of
motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment for which it is
prescribed,'' and whether such a standard will contribute to carrying
out the purpose of the Act.
The Secretary is authorized to invoke such rules and regulations,
as deemed necessary to carry out these requirements. Using this
authority, on May 12, 2009, the agency published a final rule (74 FR
22348) upgrading the requirements of FMVSS No. 216, ``Roof crush
resistance.'' The final rule contained a collection of information
because of the proposed phase-in reporting requirements. The collection
of information requires manufacturers of passenger cars and of trucks,
buses and multipurpose passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight
rating (GVWR) 2,722 kilograms (6,000 pounds) or less, to annually
submit a report, and maintain records related to the report, concerning
the number of such vehicles that meet two-sided quasi-static test
requirements of FMVSS No. 216 during the three year phase-in of those
requirements. The purpose of the reporting and recordkeeping
requirements is to assist the agency in determining whether a
manufacturer of vehicles has complied with the requirements during the
phase-in period.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,260 hours.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Departments estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication.
Issued on: August 6, 2012.
Christopher J. Bonanti,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2012-19677 Filed 8-9-12; 8:45 am]
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