Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group, 38773-38774 [2016-13991]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 114 / Tuesday, June 14, 2016 / Notices Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments on this petition. Comments must refer to the docket and notice number cited in the title of this notice and be submitted by any of the following methods: • Mail: Send comments by mail addressed to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. • Hand Deliver: Deliver comments by hand to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Section is open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Federal Holidays. • Electronically: Submit comments electronically by: Logging onto the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Web site at https:// www.regulations.gov/. 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Chapter 301 on the basis that this noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. This notice of receipt of Volkswagen’s petition is published under 49 U.S.C. 30118 and 30120 and does not represent any agency decision or other exercise of judgment concerning the merits of the petition. II. Vehicles Involved: Affected are approximately 325 MY 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible passenger cars that were manufactured between June 18, 2015, and November 9, 2015. III. Noncompliance: Volkswagen stated that the subject vehicles have a Tire Placard Label that is misprinted with an incorrect tire size as compared to the tires the vehicle was equipped with and therefore does not fully conform to paragraph S4.3(d) of FMVSS No. 110. IV. Rule Text: Paragraph S4.3(d) of FMVSS No. 110 requires, in pertinent part: S4.3 Placard. Each vehicle, except for a trailer or incomplete vehicle, shall show the information specified in S4.3 (a) through (g), and may show, at the manufacturer’s option, the information specified in S4.3 (h) through (i), on a placard permanently affixed to the driver’s side B-pillar . . . (d) Tire size designation, indicated by the headings ‘‘size’’ or ‘‘original tire size’’ or ‘‘original size,’’ and ‘‘spare tire’’ or ‘‘spare,’’ for the tires installed at the time of the first purchase for purposes other than resale. For full size spare tires, the statement ‘‘see above’’ may, at the manufacturer’s option replace the tire size designation. If no spare tire is provided, the word ‘‘none’’ must replace the tire size designation; V. Summary of Volkswagen’s Petition: Volkswagen described the subject noncompliance and stated its belief that the noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety for the following reasons: (1) Volkswagen stated that the condition described (tire placard with an incorrect label size on it) would not adversely affect the tire and loading capability of the vehicle. (2) Volkswagen stated that the loading and combined weight information was printed correctly on both versions of the Tire Placard Label. PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 38773 NHTSA notes that the statutory provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to file petitions for a determination of inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to exempt manufacturers only from the duties found in sections 30118 and 30120, respectively, to notify owners, purchasers, and dealers of a defect or noncompliance and to remedy the defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any decision on this petition only applies to the subject vehicles that Volkswagen no longer controlled at the time it determined that the noncompliance existed. However, any decision on this petition does not relieve vehicle distributors and dealers of the prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale, or introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of the noncompliant vehicles under their control after Volkswagen notified them that the subject noncompliance existed. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8. Jeffrey M. Giuseppe, Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. [FR Doc. 2016–14000 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST–R), U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). ACTION: Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group (hereafter, ‘‘Working Group’’). The Working Group will provide advice and recommendations to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Director pursuant to Section 6018 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114–94; 129 Stat. 1312) on matters related to port performance measures, including: (a) Specifications and data measurements to be used in the Port Performance Freight Statistics Program established under subsection 6018(a); and (b) a process for the Department to collect timely and consistent data, including identifying safeguards to protect proprietary information described in SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\14JNN1.SGM 14JNN1 srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 38774 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 114 / Tuesday, June 14, 2016 / Notices subsection 6018(b)(2). The Working Group will operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and the rules and regulations issued in implementation of that Act. DATES: The meeting will be held on July 15, 2016, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at U.S. Department of Transportation; 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Any person requiring accessibility accommodations should contact Matthew Chambers at (202) 366–1270 or via email at: portstatistics@ dot.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Attn: Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room #E32– 342, Washington, DC 20590. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group has been created in accordance with Section 6018 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114–94; Dec. 4, 2015; 129 Stat. 1312). The Working Group supports development of the newly-established BTS Port Performance Freight Statistics Program. The goal of the program is ‘‘to provide nationally consistent measures of performance’’ of the nation’s largest ports, and to report annually to Congress on port capacity and throughput. The Working Group is established in the FAST Act to provide recommendations to the BTS Director on matters related to port performance measures; to identify a standard for port data; to specify standards for consistent port performance measures; to recommend statistics for measuring port capacity and throughput; and to develop a process to collect timely and consistent data. The FAST Act also identifies the membership of the Working Group, and sets a due date for recommendations to the BTS Director of December 4, 2016. Agenda: This will be the Working Group’s first meeting and will include a nonpublic administrative work session, including briefings on their responsibilities as Special Government Employees before the public session. The public session, starting at 10:30 a.m., will include U.S. Department of Transportation staff providing an overview of FAST ACT and an update of the Department’s progress implementing its Port Performance VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:36 Jun 13, 2016 Jkt 238001 Freight Statistics Program and related provisions. The Working Group will commence development of a list of tasks and subtask necessary for it to: (a) Identify a generally accepted industry standard for port data collection and reporting. (b) Specify standards for collecting data and reporting nationally consistent port performance measures. (c) Make recommendations for statistics measuring on U.S. port capacity and throughput. (d) Develop a process for the U.S. Department of Transportation (hereafter, ‘‘Department’’) to collect timely and consistent data, including identifying safeguards to protect proprietary information. The final meeting agenda will be posted on the BTS Web site at www.bts.gov/port_performance in advance of the meeting. Public Participation: The meeting will be open to the public on a first-come, first served basis, especially because space is limited. Members of the public who wish to attend in-person are asked to send RSVPs, including name and affiliation to portstatistics@dot.gov by July 11, 2016 in order to request a seat and to facilitate entry. Any person requiring accessibility accommodation, such as sign language interpretation, should contact Matthew Chambers at (202) 366–1270 or via email at: portstatistics@dot.gov five (5) business days before the meeting. Written Comments: Persons who wish to submit written comments for consideration by the Working Group must send them via email to portstatistics@dot.gov or mail to Matthew Chambers, Designated Federal Officer, Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room #E32–342, Washington, DC 20590, which must be received on or before July 11, 2016. Issued in Washington, DC, on June 8, 2016. Patricia S. Hu, Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. [FR Doc. 2016–13991 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 15, 2016 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Tuawana Pinkston, Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or at Elaine.H.Christophe@irs.gov. Please send separate comments for each specific information collection listed below. You must reference the information collection’s title, form number, reporting or record-keeping requirement number, and OMB number (if any) in your comment. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain additional information, or copies of the information collection and instructions, or copies of any comments received, contact Elaine Christophe, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet, at Elaine.H.Christophe@irs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Request for Comments The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, as part of their continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the proposed or continuing information collections listed below in this notice, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in our request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the relevant information collection. All comments will become a matter of public record. Please do not include any confidential or inappropriate material in your comments. We invite comments on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the agency’s functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the E:\FR\FM\14JNN1.SGM 14JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38773-38774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13991]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), U.S. 
Department of Transportation (USDOT).

ACTION: Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group: Notice of 
public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Port Performance 
Freight Statistics Working Group (hereafter, ``Working Group''). The 
Working Group will provide advice and recommendations to the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics (BTS) Director pursuant to Section 6018 of 
the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114-94; 
129 Stat. 1312) on matters related to port performance measures, 
including: (a) Specifications and data measurements to be used in the 
Port Performance Freight Statistics Program established under 
subsection 6018(a); and (b) a process for the Department to collect 
timely and consistent data, including identifying safeguards to protect 
proprietary information described in

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subsection 6018(b)(2). The Working Group will operate in accordance 
with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and 
the rules and regulations issued in implementation of that Act.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 15, 2016, from 10:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at U.S. Department of Transportation; 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Any person requiring 
accessibility accommodations should contact Matthew Chambers at (202) 
366-1270 or via email at: portstatistics@dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Transportation, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, Bureau 
of Transportation Statistics, Attn: Port Performance Freight Statistics 
Working Group, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room #E32-342, Washington, 
DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group 
has been created in accordance with Section 6018 of the Fixing 
America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114-94; Dec. 4, 
2015; 129 Stat. 1312). The Working Group supports development of the 
newly-established BTS Port Performance Freight Statistics Program. The 
goal of the program is ``to provide nationally consistent measures of 
performance'' of the nation's largest ports, and to report annually to 
Congress on port capacity and throughput.
    The Working Group is established in the FAST Act to provide 
recommendations to the BTS Director on matters related to port 
performance measures; to identify a standard for port data; to specify 
standards for consistent port performance measures; to recommend 
statistics for measuring port capacity and throughput; and to develop a 
process to collect timely and consistent data. The FAST Act also 
identifies the membership of the Working Group, and sets a due date for 
recommendations to the BTS Director of December 4, 2016.
    Agenda: This will be the Working Group's first meeting and will 
include a nonpublic administrative work session, including briefings on 
their responsibilities as Special Government Employees before the 
public session. The public session, starting at 10:30 a.m., will 
include U.S. Department of Transportation staff providing an overview 
of FAST ACT and an update of the Department's progress implementing its 
Port Performance Freight Statistics Program and related provisions. The 
Working Group will commence development of a list of tasks and subtask 
necessary for it to:
    (a) Identify a generally accepted industry standard for port data 
collection and reporting.
    (b) Specify standards for collecting data and reporting nationally 
consistent port performance measures.
    (c) Make recommendations for statistics measuring on U.S. port 
capacity and throughput.
    (d) Develop a process for the U.S. Department of Transportation 
(hereafter, ``Department'') to collect timely and consistent data, 
including identifying safeguards to protect proprietary information.
    The final meeting agenda will be posted on the BTS Web site at 
www.bts.gov/port_performance in advance of the meeting.
    Public Participation: The meeting will be open to the public on a 
first-come, first served basis, especially because space is limited. 
Members of the public who wish to attend in-person are asked to send 
RSVPs, including name and affiliation to portstatistics@dot.gov by July 
11, 2016 in order to request a seat and to facilitate entry. Any person 
requiring accessibility accommodation, such as sign language 
interpretation, should contact Matthew Chambers at (202) 366-1270 or 
via email at: portstatistics@dot.gov five (5) business days before the 
meeting.
    Written Comments: Persons who wish to submit written comments for 
consideration by the Working Group must send them via email to 
portstatistics@dot.gov or mail to Matthew Chambers, Designated Federal 
Officer, Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Room #E32-342, Washington, DC 20590, which must be 
received on or before July 11, 2016.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 8, 2016.
Patricia S. Hu,
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2016-13991 Filed 6-13-16; 8:45 am]
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