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Issued in Washington, DC, on
September 28, 2023, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
T. Glenn Foster,
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention
Branch, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory
Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Lithium Battery Air
Safety Advisory Committee
(Committee).
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on
November 2, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. EDT. Requests to attend the
meeting must be sent by October 18,
2023, to the point of contact identified
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. Persons requesting to
speak during the meeting must submit
a written copy of their remarks to DOT
by October 18, 2023. Requests to submit
written materials to be reviewed during
the meeting must be received no later
than October 18, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
DOT Headquarters, West Building, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590–0001. A remote participation
option will also be available and the
meeting will be webcast. Specific details
on location and access to this meeting
will be posted on the Committee
website at https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/
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III. Public Participation
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
section no later than October 18, 2023.
To accommodate as many speakers as
possible, time for each commenter may
be limited. There will be five minutes
allotted for oral comments from
members of the public joining the
meeting. Individuals wishing to reserve
speaking time during the meeting must
submit a request at the time of
registration, as well as the name,
address, and organizational affiliation of
the proposed speaker. If the number of
registrants requesting to make
statements is greater than can be
reasonably accommodated during the
meeting, PHMSA may conduct a lottery
to determine the speakers. Speakers are
requested to submit a written copy of
their prepared remarks for inclusion in
the meeting records and for circulation
to Committee members. All prepared
remarks submitted on time will be
accepted and considered as part of the
record. Any member of the public may
present a written statement to the
Committee at any time. Copies of the
meeting minutes and Committee
presentations will be available on the
Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory
Committee website. Presentations will
also be posted on the E-Gov website in
docket number [PHMSA–2019–0098]
within 30 days following the meeting.
Written comments: Persons who wish
to submit written comments on the
meetings may submit them to docket
[PHMSA–2019–0098] in the following
ways:
1. E-Gov Website: This site allows the
public to enter comments on any
Federal Register notice issued by any
agency.
2. Mail: Dockets Management System;
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Dockets Operations, M–30, Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
Instructions: Identify the docket
number [PHMSA–2019–0098] at the
beginning of your comments. Note that
all comments received will be posted
without change to the E-Gov website,
including any personal information
provided. Anyone can search the
electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
Steven Webb or Aaron Wiener, PHMSA,
U.S. Department of Transportation.
Telephone: 202–366–8553. Email:
lithiumbatteryFACA@dot.gov. Any
Committee-related request should be
sent to the email address listed in this
section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Lithium Battery Air Safety
Advisory Committee was created under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA, Pub. L. 92–463), in accordance
with section 333(d) of the FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L.
115–254).
II. Agenda
[PHMSA–2019–0098]
DATES:
hazmat/rulemakings/lithium-batterysafety-advisory-committee. The E-Gov
website is located at https://
www.regulations.gov. Mailed written
comments intended for the Committee
should be sent to Docket Management
Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
The meeting agenda will address the
following duties of the Committee as
specifically outlined in section 333(d) of
the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018:
(a) Facilitate communication among
manufacturers of lithium batteries and
products containing lithium batteries,
air carriers, and the federal government.
(b) Discuss the effectiveness and the
economic and social impacts of lithium
battery transportation regulations.
(c) Provide the Secretary with
information regarding new technologies
and transportation safety practices.
(d) Provide a forum to discuss
departmental activities related to
lithium battery transportation safety.
(e) Advise and recommend activities
to improve the global enforcement of
U.S. regulations and the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Technical Instructions relevant to air
transportation of lithium batteries, and
the effectiveness of those regulations.
(f) Provide a forum for feedback on
potential positions to be taken by the
United States at international forums.
(g) Guide activities to increase
awareness of relevant requirements.
(h) Review methods to decrease risks
posed by undeclared hazardous
materials.
A final agenda will be posted on the
Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory
Committee website at least 15 days in
advance of the meeting.
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The meeting will be open to the
public. DOT is committed to providing
equal access to this meeting for all
participants. If you need alternative
formats or services because of a
disability, such as sign language,
interpretation, or other ancillary aids,
please contact the person listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
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comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). Consider
reviewing DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000, (65 FR
19477), or view the Privacy Notice on
the E-Gov website before submitting
comments.
Docket: For docket access or to read
background documents or comments, go
to the E-Gov website at any time or visit
the DOT dockets facility listed in the
ADDRESSES category, between 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except federal holidays.
If you wish to receive confirmation of
receipt of your written comments,
please include a self-addressed,
stamped postcard with the following
statement: ‘‘Comments on [PHMSA–
2019–0098].’’ The docket clerk will date
stamp the postcard prior to returning it
to you via U.S. mail.
Privacy Act Statement: DOT may
solicit comments from the public
regarding certain general notices. DOT
posts these comments, without edit,
including any personal information the
commenter provides, to the E-Gov
website, as described in the system of
records notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS).
Issued in Washington, DC, on September
28, 2023.
William S. Schoonover,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous
Materials Safety Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023–21883 Filed 10–2–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[DOT–OST–2023–0118]
Commercial eLoran Capability
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST–R), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Request for Information (RFI).
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT) is issuing this
Request for Information (RFI) to
determine if there is interest from
private entities in offering a U.S.
commercial enhanced Long Range
Navigation (eLoran) service to the
general public in the United States on
a fee-for-service basis without any
Federal investment, subsidy,
procurement commitment or other
commitment of credit or budgetary
resources. If respondent has an interest
in offering a U.S.-based commercial
eLoran service on a fee-for-service basis,
identify what impediments stand in the
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way of respondent offering a U.S.
commercial eLoran service. If lack of
access to any federally-controlled assets
and non-budgetary assistance related to
utilizing such federally-controlled assets
are identified as impediments to
offering such a service, a subsequent
Request for Information may be issued
to obtain additional data.
DATES: Responses should be filed by
November 2, 2023. All questions
concerning this RFI shall be emailed to
PNT_RFI@dot.gov within 7 days of
publication of this RFI. Questions and
comments are highly encouraged, but
DOT cannot commit to answering any
question(s) received by DOT more than
7 calendar-days after the date on which
this RFI is published.
ADDRESSES: You may file responses
identified by the docket number DOT–
OST–2023–0118 by any of the following
methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Ave., SE, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
When submitting questions and
comments, please refer to the specific
relevant text of this RFI. Each question
submitted to DOT should be stated in
such a way that there would be no
objection to DOT’s publishing that
precise question (and its answer) in a
formal Amendment to the RFI. That is,
each question should be worded in such
a way that the publication of that
question (and its answer) would not
divulge any information that would be
considered proprietary or confidential.
Further, any question concerning any
apparent error, omission, or ambiguity
in this RFI shall include the questioner’s
supporting rationale as well as a
description of the remedies that the
questioner is asking DOT to consider.
All questions that DOT decides to
answer will be collectively answered in
writing.
Instructions: You must include the
agency name and docket number DOT–
OST–2023–0118 at the beginning of
your submission. All submissions
received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided,
unless proprietary and other sensitive
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information is so marked with requested
disposition instructions.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all submissions
received in any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
document (or signing the submission, 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 (65 FR
19477–78), or you may visit https://
DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket and
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or to the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the docket.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Overview
The primary and most recognizable
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
(PNT) service supporting critical
infrastructure is the United States’
Global Positioning System (GPS).
However, because GPS relies on signals
broadcast from satellites in Medium
Earth Orbit (MEO), signal strength at the
receiver is low and thus vulnerable to
intentional and unintentional
disruptions. In 2020, the U.S.
Department of Transportation’s Volpe
National Transportation Systems Center
(Volpe Center) conducted field
demonstrations of candidate PNT
technologies that could offer
complementary service in the event of
GPS disruptions. The purpose of the
demonstrations was to gather
information on PNT technologies at a
high Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
that can work in the absence of GPS.
Such PNT technologies complement
GPS and increase PNT robustness to
enhance national and homeland
security by making critical
infrastructure more resilient, and to
improve efficiency of U.S. commercial
transportation, telecommunications,
energy, financial and industrial systems.
The culmination of the Demonstration
was the 2021 Report to Congress on
Complementary PNT and GPS Backup
Technologies Demonstration Report to
Congress: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/
dot/55765.
As a result of the 2021 DOT Report to
Congress, DOT finds that:
(1) No single solution for the
provision of Complementary PNT
services can meet the diversity of
critical infrastructure application
requirements, and
(2) It would be inefficient and anticompetitive for the Federal Government
to procure or otherwise fund a specific
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[PHMSA-2019-0098]
Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Public
Meeting
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Lithium Battery Air
Safety Advisory Committee (Committee).
DATES: The meeting will be held on November 2, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. EDT. Requests to attend the meeting must be sent by October
18, 2023, to the point of contact identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section. Persons requesting to speak during the
meeting must submit a written copy of their remarks to DOT by October
18, 2023. Requests to submit written materials to be reviewed during
the meeting must be received no later than October 18, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at DOT Headquarters, West Building,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. A remote
participation option will also be available and the meeting will be
webcast. Specific details on location and access to this meeting will
be posted on the Committee website at https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/rulemakings/lithium-battery-safety-advisory-committee. The E-Gov
website is located at https://www.regulations.gov. Mailed written
comments intended for the Committee should be sent to Docket Management
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
West Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Webb or Aaron Wiener, PHMSA,
U.S. Department of Transportation. Telephone: 202-366-8553. Email:
[email protected]. Any Committee-related request should be
sent to the email address listed in this section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory Committee was created under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA, Pub. L. 92-463), in
accordance with section 333(d) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
(Pub. L. 115-254).
II. Agenda
The meeting agenda will address the following duties of the
Committee as specifically outlined in section 333(d) of the FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2018:
(a) Facilitate communication among manufacturers of lithium
batteries and products containing lithium batteries, air carriers, and
the federal government.
(b) Discuss the effectiveness and the economic and social impacts
of lithium battery transportation regulations.
(c) Provide the Secretary with information regarding new
technologies and transportation safety practices.
(d) Provide a forum to discuss departmental activities related to
lithium battery transportation safety.
(e) Advise and recommend activities to improve the global
enforcement of U.S. regulations and the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) Technical Instructions relevant to air
transportation of lithium batteries, and the effectiveness of those
regulations.
(f) Provide a forum for feedback on potential positions to be taken
by the United States at international forums.
(g) Guide activities to increase awareness of relevant
requirements.
(h) Review methods to decrease risks posed by undeclared hazardous
materials.
A final agenda will be posted on the Lithium Battery Air Safety
Advisory Committee website at least 15 days in advance of the meeting.
III. Public Participation
The meeting will be open to the public. DOT is committed to
providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you
need alternative formats or services because of a disability, such as
sign language, interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section no
later than October 18, 2023. To accommodate as many speakers as
possible, time for each commenter may be limited. There will be five
minutes allotted for oral comments from members of the public joining
the meeting. Individuals wishing to reserve speaking time during the
meeting must submit a request at the time of registration, as well as
the name, address, and organizational affiliation of the proposed
speaker. If the number of registrants requesting to make statements is
greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the meeting, PHMSA
may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers. Speakers are requested
to submit a written copy of their prepared remarks for inclusion in the
meeting records and for circulation to Committee members. All prepared
remarks submitted on time will be accepted and considered as part of
the record. Any member of the public may present a written statement to
the Committee at any time. Copies of the meeting minutes and Committee
presentations will be available on the Lithium Battery Air Safety
Advisory Committee website. Presentations will also be posted on the E-
Gov website in docket number [PHMSA-2019-0098] within 30 days following
the meeting.
Written comments: Persons who wish to submit written comments on
the meetings may submit them to docket [PHMSA-2019-0098] in the
following ways:
1. E-Gov Website: This site allows the public to enter comments on
any Federal Register notice issued by any agency.
2. Mail: Dockets Management System; U.S. Department of
Transportation, Dockets Operations, M-30, Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Instructions: Identify the docket number [PHMSA-2019-0098] at the
beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to the E-Gov website, including any personal
information provided. Anyone can search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the
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comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.). Consider reviewing DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477), or view the Privacy Notice on the E-Gov
website before submitting comments.
Docket: For docket access or to read background documents or
comments, go to the E-Gov website at any time or visit the DOT dockets
facility listed in the ADDRESSES category, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
If you wish to receive confirmation of receipt of your written
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard with the
following statement: ``Comments on [PHMSA-2019-0098].'' The docket
clerk will date stamp the postcard prior to returning it to you via
U.S. mail.
Privacy Act Statement: DOT may solicit comments from the public
regarding certain general notices. DOT posts these comments, without
edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to the
E-Gov website, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14
FDMS).
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 28, 2023.
William S. Schoonover,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-21883 Filed 10-2-23; 8:45 am]
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