Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Charter Renewal
| Published date | 26 October 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 67811 |
| Record Number | 2020-23554 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Railroad Administration,Transportation Department |
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 207 / Monday, October 26, 2020 / Notices
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FRA notes it inadvertently published two
notifications in the Federal Register identified as
Notice No. 89 related to the RSAC. See 85 FR 55574
(Sep. 8, 2020), and 84 FR 57943 (Oct. 29, 2019).
FRA is numbering this document as Notice No. 91,
to reflect that it is actually the ninety-first
notification related to the RSAC.
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Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
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The collection is the continuation of
information collected and needed by the
Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs in administering the Exchange
Visitor Program (J-Nonimmigrant) under
the provisions of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act,
as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451, et seq.).
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Methodology
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sponsors electronically via the Student
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Kevin Bryant,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 2020–23567 Filed 10–23–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710–05–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2020–0998; Notice of
Availability Docket No. 20–ASO–26]
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Assessment (Final EA)/
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) and the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the South-Central Florida
Metroplex Project
AGENCY
: Federal Aviation
Administration, (FAA), Department of
Transportation.
ACTION
: Notice of availability.
SUMMARY
: The FAA, Eastern Service
Center, is issuing this notice to advise
the public of the availability of the Final
Environmental Assessment (Final EA)/
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) and the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the South-Central Florida
Metroplex Project.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: Lisa
Favors, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support
Group, Eastern Service Center, 1701
Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
30337, (404) 305–5604. Additional
information about the FAA’s actions
and environmental review of this
project is available at the following
website: http://www.metroplex
environmental.com/fl_metroplex/fl_
introduction.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: The FAA
prepared a Final Environmental
Assessment (EA), dated October 15,
2020, to assess the potential
environmental impacts of the South-
Central Florida Metroplex project in
compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq. Council on
Environmental Quality regulation, 40
CFR parts 1500–1508, the requirements
of Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, and all other
applicable special purpose laws. The
Final EA responds to agency and public
comments received by the FAA and it
updates the Draft EA issued on May 11,
2020. This notice announces that based
on the information and analysis
contained in the Final EA, and after
reviewing comments received on the
Draft EA, the FAA is issuing a Finding
of No Significant Impact and Record of
Decision (FONSI/ROD) for the South-
Central Florida Metroplex Project. The
FONSI/ROD documents the FAA’s
determination that the South-Central
Florida Metroplex Project would not
significantly affect the quality of the
human environment and that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
is therefore not necessary. The FONSI/
ROD also documents the FAA’s decision
to proceed with the proposed action
detailed in the Final EA. The South-
Central Florida Metroplex Project will
improve the operational efficiency of
the national airspace system in the
South-Central Florida area by
optimizing aircraft arrival and departure
procedures at a number of airports.
Availability: The Final EA and
FONSI/ROD is available at the following
locations:
(1) Online at http://metroplex
environmental.com.
(2) Electronic Versions of the
documentation have been sent to 117
libraries in the General Study Area with
a request to make the digital document
available to patrons. A complete list of
these libraries with electronic copies of
the documentation is available online at
the website above. The FAA recognizes
that libraries may be closed due to the
COVID–19 public health emergency
and, therefore, availability through these
libraries may be impacted.
(3) If you are unable to access the
documentation through one of these
means, by contacting Lisa Favors at
404–305–5604.
Lisa Favors,
EPS Operations Support Group, Eastern
Service Center, Air Traffic Organization.
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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2000–7257, Notice No. 91]
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee;
Charter Renewal
AGENCY
: Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION
: Announcement of charter
renewal of the Railroad Safety Advisory
Committee (RSAC).
SUMMARY
: FRA announces the charter
renewal of the RSAC, a Federal
Advisory Committee established by the
U.S. Secretary of Transportation in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act to provide information,
advice, and recommendations to the
FRA Administrator on matters relating
to railroad safety. This charter renewal
will be effective for two years from the
date it is filed with Congress.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Kenton Kilgore, RSAC Designated
Federal Officer/RSAC Coordinator, FRA
Office of Railroad Safety, 202–493–
6286; or Larry Woolverton, Executive
Officer, FRA Office of Railroad Safety,
202–493–6212.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: This
notice is provided in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2).
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RSAC is composed of 34 representatives
from stakeholder organizations
representing various rail industry
perspectives. The diversity of the
committee ensures the requisite range of
views and expertise necessary to
discharge its responsibilities. Please see
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the RSAC website for additional
information at https://rsac.fra.dot.gov/.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Quintin Kendall,
Deputy Administrator.
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BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2018–0100; Notice 2]
Daimler Trucks North America, Denial
of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
AGENCY
: National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION
: Notice of petition denial.
SUMMARY
: Daimler Trucks North
America (DTNA) has determined that
certain model year (MY) 2011–2019
DTNA motor vehicles do not fully
comply with Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108,
Lamps, Reflective Devices, and
Associated Equipment. DTNA filed a
noncompliance report dated September
19, 2018. DTNA subsequently
petitioned NHTSA on October 11, 2018,
for a decision that the subject
noncompliance is inconsequential as it
relates to motor vehicle safety. This
document announces and explains the
denial of DTNA’s petition.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Leroy Angeles, Office of Vehicle Safety
Compliance, NHTSA, telephone (202)
366–5304, facsimile (202) 366–3081.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
I. Overview
DTNA has determined that certain
MY 2011–2019 DTNA motor vehicles do
not fully comply with paragraph S6.2 of
FMVSS No. 108, Lamps, Reflective
Devices, and Associated Equipment (49
CFR 571.108). DTNA filed a
noncompliance report dated September
19, 2018, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573,
Defect and Noncompliance
Responsibility and Reports. DTNA
subsequently petitioned NHTSA on
October 11, 2018, for an exemption from
the notification and remedy
requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301
on the basis that this noncompliance is
inconsequential as it relates to motor
vehicle safety pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
30118(d) and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part
556, Exemption for Inconsequential
Defect or Noncompliance.
Notice of receipt of DTNA’s petition
was published with a 30-day public
comment period on April 23, 2019, in
the Federal Register (84 FR 16930). No
comments were received. To view the
petition and all supporting documents,
log onto the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) website at
https://www.regulations.gov/, and then
follow the online search instructions to
locate docket number ‘‘NHTSA–2018–
0100.’’
II. Vehicles Involved
Approximately 14,340 MY 2011–2019
Western Star 4700 and 4900,
Freightliner Business Class M2, 114SD,
108SD, 122SD, and Coronado motor
vehicles manufactured between May 4,
2010, and August 23, 2018, are
potentially involved.
III. Noncompliance
In its noncompliance report, DTNA
stated that the noncompliance is that
the brake lights in the subject vehicles
illuminate with Automatic Traction
Control (ATC) activation and, therefore,
do not meet the requirements specified
in S6.2.1 of FMVSS No. 108.
IV. Rule Requirements
Paragraphs S6.2.1 and S7.3.5, Table I-
a of FMVSS No. 108, include the
requirements relevant to this petition.
No additional lamp, reflective device, or
other motor vehicle equipment is
permitted to be installed that impairs
the effectiveness of lighting equipment
required by FMVSS No. 108. Stop lamps
must be activated upon application of
the service brakes. The stop lamps may
also be activated by a device designed
to retard the motion of the vehicle.
V. Summary of DTNA’s Petition
DTNA describes the subject
noncompliance and contends that the
noncompliance is inconsequential as it
relates to motor vehicle safety.
In support of its petition, DTNA offers
the following reasoning:
1. ATC events occur during low
traction conditions such as snow, ice,
and mud. The duration of the event can
be very short and may not even be
noticed by the following driver. If brake
light illumination for an ATC event is
noticed, it would help to provide early
warning of an adverse road condition
ahead and encourage the following
driver to slow down. Below are several
examples of ATC events:
a. Taking off from a stop: ATC can be
very helpful to a driver when taking off
from a stop in low traction conditions.
From time to time, a vehicle will park
with one drive axle wheel end right over
a patch of ice, and without ATC, it can
be difficult to take off. This happens
after the vehicle has been stopped and
is trying to move. It seems unlikely that
the activation of the brake lights during
this ATC event would cause a safety
concern to following drivers since the
vehicle is stationary.
b. Low speed: At low speed, hazard
warning lights are commonly used to
warn other drivers of adverse road
conditions such as those that are in
effect when an ATC event may occur.
Since the hazard lights may already be
applied in this case, the addition of
momentary brake light activation is
unlikely to cause confusion.
c. High Speed: For an ATC event to
occur at high speed, it would signify
that road conditions have changed
rapidly. One way it could happen is if
the vehicle has been climbing a hill on
dry roads in sub-freezing conditions and
crosses a patch of ice. This causes a
wheel to lose traction and the ATC
applies brake force to that wheel end.
The torque is transferred to other wheel
ends causing a momentary brake light
illumination. If it is a small ice patch,
the event may be over and the vehicle
may continue on its way. If the ice patch
is large, it is imperative that the vehicle
slows down to a safe speed under slick
conditions and warns others of the
impending slowdown. As soon as slick
road conditions are noticed and wheels
begin to slip, the driver would let up on
the throttle.
Brakes are commonly applied causing
the brake lights to illuminate when a
driver sees or senses a change in road
conditions such as an icy patch.
Reducing vehicle speed in adverse
conditions increases safety, so signaling
changing road conditions to following
drivers would improve safety and give
them the opportunity to increase the
following distance. DOT guidance
supports this goal:
ÆNHTSA’s Winter Driving Tips says:
‘‘Drive slowly. It’s harder to control or
stop your vehicle on a slick or snow-
covered road. Increase your following
distance enough so that you’ll have
plenty of time to stop for vehicles ahead
of you.’’
ÆFMCSA released CMV Driving
Tips; Tip #1 is: Reduce Your Driving
Speed in Adverse Road and/or Weather
Conditions. ‘‘You should reduce your
speed by
1
⁄
3
on wet roads and by
1
⁄
2
or
more on snow-packed roads (i.e., if you
would normally be traveling at a speed
of 60 mph on dry pavement, then on a
wet road you should reduce your speed
to 40 mph, and on a snow-packed road
you should reduce your speed to 30
mph). When you come upon slick, icy
roads you should drive slowly and
cautiously and pull off the road if you
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