Public Meeting Regarding NHTSA's Research Portfolio, 54728-54729 [2019-22130]

Download as PDF 54728 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 197 / Thursday, October 10, 2019 / Notices applicable FMVSS in the same manner as their U.S.-certified counterparts, or are capable of being readily altered to conform to those standards. Specifically, the petitioner claims that the non-U.S. certified MY 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari PCs, as originally manufactured, conform to: FMVSS Nos. 102, Transmission Shift Position Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect, 103, Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems, 104, Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems, 105, Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems, 106, Brake Hoses, 113, Hood Latch System, 114, Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention, 116, Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids, 118, Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel System, 124, Accelerator Control Systems, 126, Electronic Stability Control Systems, 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems, 138, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems, 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles, 201, Occupant Protection in Interior Impact, 202, Head Restraints; Applicable at the Manufacturers Option until September 1, 2009, 203, Impact Protection for the Driver from the Steering Control System, 204, Steering Control Rearward Displacement, 205, Glazing Materials, 206, Door Locks and Door Retention Components, 207, Seating Systems, 209, Seat Belt Assemblies, 210, Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages, 212, Windshield Mounting, 213, Child Restraint Systems, 214, Side Impact Protection, 216, Roof Crush Resistance; Applicable unless a Vehicle is Certified to § 571.216a, 219, Windshield Zone Intrusion, 225, Child Restraint Anchorage Systems, and 302, Flammability of Interior Materials. The petitioner also contends that the subject non-U.S certified vehicles are capable of being readily altered to meet the following FMVSS, in the manner indicated: FMVSS No. 101, Controls and Displays: Programming of the body electronic control unit, instrument cluster, and front gateway. FMVSS No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment: Installation of the wiring harness for the U.S. side marker lights which are standard but not working in the Ferrari La Ferrari, programming to activate the U.S. lighting programs systems, replacement of front and rear side markers, replacement of headlamps, and replacement of the taillamps. FMVSS No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or Less: installation of the required tire VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:50 Oct 09, 2019 Jkt 250001 information placard. FMVSS No. 111, Rear Mirrors: Inscription of the required warning statement on the face of the passenger mirror. FMVSS No. 201, Occupant Protection in Interior Impact: Replacement of sun visors, windscreen pillar trim, ‘‘A’’ pillar trim, and rear bulkhead trim. FMVSS No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection: Replacement of passenger air bag warning light, air bag control unit, passenger seat, body harness, child seat restraint latch, knee guard, passenger footrest, under-seat mat, underbody water return pipes, and programming to activate safety restraint system airbag control module. FMVSS No. 301, Fuel System Integrity: Replacement of cap, air filter boxes, and air filter. The petitioner additionally states that a vehicle identification plate must be affixed to the vehicle, near the left windshield pillar, to meet the requirements of 49 CFR part 565, as well as, a reference and certification label added to the left front door post area to meet the requirements of 49 CFR part 567. An owner’s manual and all other information manuals must be replaced with the United States original equipment manufacturer manuals to meet the requirements of 49 CFR part 575. The front and rear bumpers must be modified or changed to meet the requirements of 49 CFR part 581. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), and (b)(1); 49 CFR 593.7; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8. Otto G. Matheke III, Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. [FR Doc. 2019–22164 Filed 10–9–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA–2019–0083] Public Meeting Regarding NHTSA’s Research Portfolio National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: NHTSA is announcing a public meeting where the Agency’s Vehicle Safety Research and Behavioral Safety Research offices will present information on activities related to the Agency’s research programs. Representatives from across the two research offices will present the information and accept questions from the audience after presentations. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00144 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NHTSA will hold the public meeting on November 20–21, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time on November 20, and 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Eastern Standard Time on November 21. Check-in (through security) will begin at 7:30 a.m. both days. Attendees should arrive early enough to enable them to go through security by 8:20 a.m. The public docket will remain open for 90 days following the conclusion of the public meeting. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the DOT headquarters building located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 (Green Line Navy Yard/Ballbark Metro station) in the West Building Atrium. This facility is accessible to individuals with disabilities. The meeting will also be recorded and made available after the event for offline viewing (no planned live broadcast) at https:// www.nhtsa.gov/events-and-publicmeetings. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about the public meeting, please contact Lisa Floyd at 202–366–4697, by email at Lisa.Floyd@ dot.gov, or by US Mail at NHTSA’s Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Registration is recommended for all attendees. Attendees should register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ NHTSAResearchPortfolio2019 by November 13, 2019. Please provide name, affiliation, email, and indicate whether you need special accommodations. Space is limited, so advance registration is highly encouraged. NHTSA DOT is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you need accommodation because of a disability, please contact Lisa Floyd at 202–366– 4697, or via email at Lisa.Floyd@ dot.gov, with your request by close of business November 13, 2019. Should it be necessary to cancel or reschedule the meeting due to inclement weather or emergency, NHTSA will take all available measures to notify registered participants as soon as possible. NHTSA will conduct the public meeting informally, and technical rules of evidence will not apply. We will arrange for a written transcript of the meeting and keep the official record open for 90 days after the meeting to allow submission of public comments and supplemental information. You may make arrangements for copies of the transcripts directly with the court reporter, and the transcript will also be DATES: E:\FR\FM\10OCN1.SGM 10OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 197 / Thursday, October 10, 2019 / Notices posted in the docket when it becomes available. Written Comments: Written comments can be submitted during the 90-day comment period. Please submit all written comments no later than February 20, 2019, following the close of the public meeting by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Docket Management Facility: US 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, Washington, DC 20590–0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. • Fax: 202–366–1767. 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, 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.regulations.gov/ privacy.html. Confidential Business Information: If you wish to submit any information under a claim of confidentiality, you should submit three copies of your complete submission, including the information you claim to be confidential business information to the Chief Counsel, NHTSA, at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. In addition, you should submit two copies, from which you have deleted the claimed confidential business information, to Docket Management at the address given above. When you send a comment containing information VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:50 Oct 09, 2019 Jkt 250001 claimed to be confidential business information, you should submit a cover letter setting forth the information specified in our confidential business information regulation (49 CFR part 512). Background: Each year, NHTSA executes a broad array of research programs in support of agency priorities. The Agency’s research portfolio covers program areas pertaining to vehicle safety, including safety countermeasures implemented through the vehicle, components, operation and use, among others, and behavioral safety, which includes safety countermeasures that pertain to the behavior and actions of the driver, occupant, and other road users. The public meeting is intended to provide public outreach regarding research activities at NHTSA for both vehicle and behavioral safety, including expected near term deliverables. NHTSA technical research staff will discuss projects underway and allow time for meeting attendees to ask questions. There will be display information available and posters illustrating select research activities and staff available for discussion. The Agency invites comments on the information presented regarding research priorities, research goals, and additional research gaps/needs the public may believe NHTSA should be addressing. Select project work may be posted to the docket for which comments are also welcome. Slides presented at the public meeting will be posted to the docket subsequently for public viewing and a recording of the meeting will be made available after the event for offline viewing (no planned live broadcast). Issued in Washington, DC under authority delegated by 49 CFR 1.95. Cem Hatipoglu, Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research. [FR Doc. 2019–22130 Filed 10–9–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Bureau of the Fiscal Service Proposed Collection of Information: CMIA Annual Report and Direct Cost Claims Notice and request for comments. ACTION: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00145 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54729 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. Currently the Bureau of the Fiscal Service within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the CMIA Annual Report and Direct Cost Claims. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 9, 2019 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments and requests for additional information to Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Bruce A. Sharp, Room #4006–A, PO Box 1328, Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328, or bruce.sharp@fiscal.treasury.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: CMIA Annual Report and Direct Cost Claims. OMB Number: 1530–0066. Form Number: None. Abstract: States and Territories must report interest owed to and from the Federal government for major Federal assistance programs on an annual basis. The data is used by Treasury and other Federal agencies to verify State and Federal interest claims, to assess State and Federal cash management practices and to exchange amounts of interest owed. Current Actions: Extension of a currently approved collection. Type of Review: Regular. Affected Public: Federal Government, State, Local or Tribal Government. Estimated Number of Respondents: 56. Estimated Time per Respondent: Average 393.5 hours per state. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,036. Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited on: 1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; 2. the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the collection of information; 3. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 4. ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and 5. estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. E:\FR\FM\10OCN1.SGM 10OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22130]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2019-0083]


Public Meeting Regarding NHTSA's Research Portfolio

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NHTSA is announcing a public meeting where the Agency's 
Vehicle Safety Research and Behavioral Safety Research offices will 
present information on activities related to the Agency's research 
programs. Representatives from across the two research offices will 
present the information and accept questions from the audience after 
presentations.

DATES: NHTSA will hold the public meeting on November 20-21, 2019, from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time on November 20, and 8:30 
a.m. to 12 p.m., Eastern Standard Time on November 21. Check-in 
(through security) will begin at 7:30 a.m. both days. Attendees should 
arrive early enough to enable them to go through security by 8:20 a.m. 
The public docket will remain open for 90 days following the conclusion 
of the public meeting.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the DOT headquarters 
building located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 
(Green Line Navy Yard/Ballbark Metro station) in the West Building 
Atrium. This facility is accessible to individuals with disabilities. 
The meeting will also be recorded and made available after the event 
for offline viewing (no planned live broadcast) at https://www.nhtsa.gov/events-and-public-meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about the public 
meeting, please contact Lisa Floyd at 202-366-4697, by email at 
[email protected], or by US Mail at NHTSA's Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Registration is recommended for all 
attendees. Attendees should register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NHTSAResearchPortfolio2019 by November 13, 2019. Please provide name, 
affiliation, email, and indicate whether you need special 
accommodations. Space is limited, so advance registration is highly 
encouraged.
    NHTSA DOT is committed to providing equal access to this meeting 
for all participants. If you need accommodation because of a 
disability, please contact Lisa Floyd at 202-366-4697, or via email at 
[email protected], with your request by close of business November 13, 
2019. Should it be necessary to cancel or reschedule the meeting due to 
inclement weather or emergency, NHTSA will take all available measures 
to notify registered participants as soon as possible.
    NHTSA will conduct the public meeting informally, and technical 
rules of evidence will not apply. We will arrange for a written 
transcript of the meeting and keep the official record open for 90 days 
after the meeting to allow submission of public comments and 
supplemental information. You may make arrangements for copies of the 
transcripts directly with the court reporter, and the transcript will 
also be

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posted in the docket when it becomes available.
    Written Comments: Written comments can be submitted during the 90-
day comment period. Please submit all written comments no later than 
February 20, 2019, following the close of the public meeting by any of 
the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility: US 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, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax: 202-366-1767.
    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, 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.regulations.gov/privacy.html.
    Confidential Business Information: If you wish to submit any 
information under a claim of confidentiality, you should submit three 
copies of your complete submission, including the information you claim 
to be confidential business information to the Chief Counsel, NHTSA, at 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. In addition, you 
should submit two copies, from which you have deleted the claimed 
confidential business information, to Docket Management at the address 
given above. When you send a comment containing information claimed to 
be confidential business information, you should submit a cover letter 
setting forth the information specified in our confidential business 
information regulation (49 CFR part 512).
    Background: Each year, NHTSA executes a broad array of research 
programs in support of agency priorities. The Agency's research 
portfolio covers program areas pertaining to vehicle safety, including 
safety countermeasures implemented through the vehicle, components, 
operation and use, among others, and behavioral safety, which includes 
safety countermeasures that pertain to the behavior and actions of the 
driver, occupant, and other road users.
    The public meeting is intended to provide public outreach regarding 
research activities at NHTSA for both vehicle and behavioral safety, 
including expected near term deliverables. NHTSA technical research 
staff will discuss projects underway and allow time for meeting 
attendees to ask questions. There will be display information available 
and posters illustrating select research activities and staff available 
for discussion.
    The Agency invites comments on the information presented regarding 
research priorities, research goals, and additional research gaps/needs 
the public may believe NHTSA should be addressing. Select project work 
may be posted to the docket for which comments are also welcome. Slides 
presented at the public meeting will be posted to the docket 
subsequently for public viewing and a recording of the meeting will be 
made available after the event for offline viewing (no planned live 
broadcast).

    Issued in Washington, DC under authority delegated by 49 CFR 
1.95.
Cem Hatipoglu,
Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2019-22130 Filed 10-9-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-59-P

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