Notice2021-28283
Transportation Research and Development Strategic Plan; Request for Information
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Published
December 30, 2021
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Transportation Department
Abstract
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) invites the public to provide comments to inform the development of DOT's Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) Strategic Plan for fiscal years (FY) 2022-2026. We welcome the views of the transportation research community on USDOT's research vision, strategic goals, and priorities, and how our research programs can advance the transportation system of the present and future. Please help us shape our research plans at this pivotal moment in the transformation of the nation's transportation system.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 248 (Thursday, December 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74429-74430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28283]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No.: DOT-OST-2021-0160]
Transportation Research and Development Strategic Plan; Request
for Information
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST-R), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Request for Information (RFI).
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and
Technology (OST-R) invites the public to provide comments to inform the
development of DOT's Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T)
Strategic Plan for fiscal years (FY) 2022-2026. We welcome the views of
the transportation research community on USDOT's research vision,
strategic goals, and priorities, and how our research programs can
advance the transportation system of the present and future. Please
help us shape our research plans at this pivotal moment in the
transformation of the nation's transportation system.
DATES: Comments are due by January 31, 2022. DOT will consider comments
filed after this date to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by email or U.S. mail.
Respondents are encouraged to submit comments electronically to ensure
timely receipt. Please include your name, title, organization, postal
address, telephone number, and email address.
<bullet> Electronic Submission: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Search by using the docket number (provided above). Follow the
instructions for sending comments.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#13617767637f727d53777c673d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ee9c8a9a9e828f80ae8a819ac0898198">[email protected]</span></a>. Include the docket number in the
subject line of the message. Please include the full body of your
comments in the text of the electronic message and as an attachment.
<bullet> Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200
[[Page 74430]]
New Jersey Avenue SE, Room PL-401, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
<bullet> Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name
and docket numbers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jordan Katz, Community Planner, U.S.
DOT Volpe Center, Telephone (617) 494-3783 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f1839585819d909fb1959e85df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6d1f09191d010c032d090219430a021b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 49 U.S.C. Section 6503 requires that the
Secretary of Transportation develop a 5-year transportation research
and development strategic plan to guide future Federal transportation
research and development activities. The statute states that the
strategic plan shall describe how the plan furthers the primary purpose
of the transportation research and development program.
49 U.S.C. Chapter 65 outlines the following primary purposes of
transportation research:
<bullet> Promoting safety
<bullet> Improving mobility of people and goods
<bullet> Reducing congestion
<bullet> Improving the durability and extending the life of
transportation infrastructure
<bullet> Preserving the existing transportation system
<bullet> Preserving the environment
<bullet> Reducing transportation cybersecurity risks
DOT is in the process of updating its strategic plan for FY 2022-
2026 and released a Draft Strategic Framework in December 2021, which
outlined the following six draft DOT Strategic Goals:
<bullet> Safety
<bullet> Economic strength and global competitiveness
<bullet> Equity
<bullet> Climate and sustainability
<bullet> Transformation
<bullet> Organizational excellence
The Draft Strategic Framework can be accessed at <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/dot-strategic-plan">https://www.transportation.gov/dot-strategic-plan</a>.
In order to align its research strategy and programs with the
Department's goals, DOT is developing a new Research, Development, and
Technology (RD&T) Strategic Plan for FY2022-2026.
OST-R invites the public to provide comments to inform the
development of the 5-year strategic plan for transportation RD&T.
Comments should regard appropriate RD&T activities to meet the purposes
and considerations listed above and/or emerging RD&T challenges,
opportunities, and priorities that DOT RD&T should address over the
next five years. In particular, comments may respond to any or all of
the following questions:
1. How should DOT prioritize and invest in research activities over
the next five years? Over the next 30 years?
2. What types of research activities should DOT undertake to meet
its strategic goals?
3. What key social, demographic, economic, technological, and/or
other trends influence transportation today and into the future?
4. What emerging challenges or opportunities or knowledge gaps in
transportation warrant additional Federal RD&T activities or
investments?
5. How can DOT best lead and coordinate its RD&T activities with
Federal, State, local, tribal, private sector, non-profit institutions,
and international partners?
6. What activities should DOT adopt to facilitate deployment of DOT
research results into the U.S. transportation system?
7. Is there anything else you want to share or say regarding DOT's
research portfolio and activities?
Issued on December 23, 2021.
Jordan Wainer Katz,
Community Planner.
[FR Doc. 2021-28283 Filed 12-29-21; 8:45 am]
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