Public Meeting Concerning Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint, 1073-1074 [2015-00150]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 5 / Thursday, January 8, 2015 / Notices tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each of the 15 applicants has satisfied the entry conditions for obtaining an exemption from the hearing requirement (77 FR 31427). Each of these 15 applicants has requested renewal of the exemption and CDLIS and MCMIS were searched for crash and violation data on the 15 applicants. For non-CDL holders, the Agency reviewed the driving records from the State licensing agency. These factors provide an adequate basis for predicting each driver’s ability to continue to drive safely in interstate commerce. Therefore, FMCSA concludes that extending the exemption for each renewal applicant for a period of two years is likely to achieve a level of safety equal to that existing without the exemption. 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AGENCY: This notice announces a public meeting on Tuesday, January 20, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1073 2015 concerning the development of the Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint (THOR). NHTSA has been developing the THOR anthropomorphic test device (ATD) in order to better understand the causal mechanisms for injury and develop countermeasures to prevent injuries and fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. The purpose of this public meeting is to provide a forum for open communication and data sharing on the THOR ATD towards the common goal of improving the safety of passenger vehicle occupants. This notice announces the date and location of the meeting and explains how those who wish to attend can register for the meeting. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. If you would like to attend the public meeting (either in person or via teleconference), you must register no later than Thursday, January 15, 2015. For further information about registration, please see the information provided under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please submit all written comments no later than March 15, 2015. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave SE., Washington, DC 20590. This facility is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Written comments. You may submit comments to the docket number NHTSA–2014–0133 by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. 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 20590–0001. • Hand Delivery or Courier: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. • Fax: 202–493–2251. Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket number. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act discussion below. Docket: For access to the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov at any time or to 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, E:\FR\FM\08JAN1.SGM 08JAN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 1074 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 5 / Thursday, January 8, 2015 / Notices except Federal Holidays. Telephone: (202) 366–9826. Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received 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, (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you may visit https://www.dot.gov/ privacy.html. Confidential Business Information: If you wish to submit information under a claim of confidentiality, you should submit two copies of your complete submission and one copy of the submission containing only the portions for which no claim of confidential treatment is made and from which those portions for which confidential treatment is claimed have been redacted, to the Office of Chief Counsel (NCC–111), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Room W41–227, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. You should include a cover letter setting forth the information specified in our confidential business information regulation (49 CFR part 512). In addition, you should submit two copies from which you have redacted the claimed confidential business information to Docket Management at the address given above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for the public meeting, please send your name, affiliation, phone number, email address, and whether you will attend in person or over teleconference to Dan.Parent@dot.gov by the date stated under DATES. Teleconference information will be distributed to the pre-registered remote participants. For questions about registering for, or general questions about, the public meeting, please contact Dan Parent (202) 366–1724 or Stephen Ridella (202) 366–4703. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint (THOR) is an advanced anthropomorphic test device (ATD, or test dummy). It is designed to better represent the automotive occupants in the sophisticated restraint systems developed since the advent of the Hybrid III test dummy, such as forcelimited three-point belts and air bags. NHTSA has been researching the application of the THOR 50th percentile VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Jan 07, 2015 Jkt 235001 adult male ATD in frontal and frontal oblique crash test modes. The purpose of this public meeting is to provide a forum for open communication and data sharing on the THOR ATD towards the common goal of improving the safety of passenger vehicle occupants. Potential topics for discussion at the meeting include qualification procedures, repeatability and reproducibility, biofidelity evaluation, injury criteria, and computational models. Registration is necessary for all attendees. Please see registration instructions under DATES and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Should it be necessary to cancel the meeting due to inclement weather or any other emergencies, a decision to cancel will be made as soon as possible and emailed to the registered attendees. If you do not have access to email, you may call the contacts listed in this announcement and leave your telephone number and/or email address. You will be contacted only if the meeting is postponed or canceled. Written comments can be submitted to the docket. See information under DATES and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The final agenda, as well as material presented at the public meeting, will be posted to the NHTSA Web site at https://www.nhtsa.gov/ Research/Biomechanics+&+Trauma/ THOR+50th+Male+ATD. The agenda will be posted one week prior to the meeting. A teleconference will be arranged for those who cannot attend the meeting in person. Tim Johnson, Acting Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research. [FR Doc. 2015–00150 Filed 1–7–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35893] Pennsylvania & Southern Railway, LLC—Operation Exemption—Franklin County General Authority Pennsylvania & Southern Railway, LLC (PSCC), a Class III carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire extended operating rights over approximately 25 miles of track and associated right-ofway within the Cumberland Valley Business Park and the Letterkenny Army Depot near Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pa. (the Rail Lines), PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 pursuant to an amended agreement between PSCC and the Franklin County General Authority (FCGA). PSCC states that it currently operates over the Rail Lines pursuant to an operation exemption issued in Pennsylvania & Southern Railway— Operation Exemption—Franklin County General Authority, FD 34461 (STB served Feb. 12, 2004). PSCC and FCGA have entered into an amended rail operating agreement that extends the term of the current agreement until October 31, 2039, and makes other minor changes to the existing agreement. PSCC states that the amended terms will promote stability for the rail operations and justify further investment in the operations. PSCC also states that it will continue to interchange with CSXT and certifies that no interchange commitments will be required as part of this transaction. PSCC certifies that its projected revenues as a result of the transaction will not result in the creation of a Class I or Class II rail carrier. PSCC states that it intends to begin operations under the amended rail operating agreement on or after the effective date of the exemption, which is January 22, 2015 (30 days after the verified notice was filed). If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the effectiveness of the exemption. Petitions to stay must be filed no later than January 15, 2015 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and ten copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35893, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Eric M. Hocky, Clark Hill PLC, One Commerce Square, 2005 Market Street, Suite 1000, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: January 5, 2015. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2015–00075 Filed 1–7–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P E:\FR\FM\08JAN1.SGM 08JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1073-1074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00150]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2014-0133]


Public Meeting Concerning Test Device for Human Occupant 
Restraint

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Meeting announcement.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting on Tuesday, January 20, 
2015 concerning the development of the Test Device for Human Occupant 
Restraint (THOR). NHTSA has been developing the THOR anthropomorphic 
test device (ATD) in order to better understand the causal mechanisms 
for injury and develop countermeasures to prevent injuries and 
fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. The purpose of this public meeting 
is to provide a forum for open communication and data sharing on the 
THOR ATD towards the common goal of improving the safety of passenger 
vehicle occupants. This notice announces the date and location of the 
meeting and explains how those who wish to attend can register for the 
meeting.

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on 
Tuesday, January 20, 2015. If you would like to attend the public 
meeting (either in person or via teleconference), you must register no 
later than Thursday, January 15, 2015. For further information about 
registration, please see the information provided under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. Please submit all written comments no later than 
March 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: Department of Transportation, 
1200 New Jersey Ave SE., Washington, DC 20590. This facility is 
accessible to individuals with disabilities.
    Written comments. You may submit comments to the docket number 
NHTSA-2014-0133 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. 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 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number. Note that all comments received will be posted without 
change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided. Please see the Privacy Act discussion below.
    Docket: For access to the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov 
at any time or to 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground 
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday,

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except Federal Holidays. Telephone: (202) 366-9826.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received 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, (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit 
https://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
    Confidential Business Information: If you wish to submit 
information under a claim of confidentiality, you should submit two 
copies of your complete submission and one copy of the submission 
containing only the portions for which no claim of confidential 
treatment is made and from which those portions for which confidential 
treatment is claimed have been redacted, to the Office of Chief Counsel 
(NCC-111), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Room W41-
227, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. You should 
include a cover letter setting forth the information specified in our 
confidential business information regulation (49 CFR part 512). In 
addition, you should submit two copies from which you have redacted the 
claimed confidential business information to Docket Management at the 
address given above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for the public meeting, 
please send your name, affiliation, phone number, email address, and 
whether you will attend in person or over teleconference to 
Dan.Parent@dot.gov by the date stated under DATES. Teleconference 
information will be distributed to the pre-registered remote 
participants. For questions about registering for, or general questions 
about, the public meeting, please contact Dan Parent (202) 366-1724 or 
Stephen Ridella (202) 366-4703.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint 
(THOR) is an advanced anthropomorphic test device (ATD, or test dummy). 
It is designed to better represent the automotive occupants in the 
sophisticated restraint systems developed since the advent of the 
Hybrid III test dummy, such as force-limited three-point belts and air 
bags. NHTSA has been researching the application of the THOR 50th 
percentile adult male ATD in frontal and frontal oblique crash test 
modes. The purpose of this public meeting is to provide a forum for 
open communication and data sharing on the THOR ATD towards the common 
goal of improving the safety of passenger vehicle occupants. Potential 
topics for discussion at the meeting include qualification procedures, 
repeatability and reproducibility, biofidelity evaluation, injury 
criteria, and computational models.
    Registration is necessary for all attendees. Please see 
registration instructions under DATES and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. Should it be necessary to cancel the meeting due to inclement 
weather or any other emergencies, a decision to cancel will be made as 
soon as possible and emailed to the registered attendees. If you do not 
have access to email, you may call the contacts listed in this 
announcement and leave your telephone number and/or email address. You 
will be contacted only if the meeting is postponed or canceled.
    Written comments can be submitted to the docket. See information 
under DATES and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The final agenda, as 
well as material presented at the public meeting, will be posted to the 
NHTSA Web site at https://www.nhtsa.gov/Research/Biomechanics+&+Trauma/THOR+50th+Male+ATD. The agenda will be posted one week prior to the 
meeting. A teleconference will be arranged for those who cannot attend 
the meeting in person.

Tim Johnson,
Acting Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2015-00150 Filed 1-7-15; 8:45 am]
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