Proposed Rule2022-18850
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Implementation Modifications
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Published
September 1, 2022
Effective
July 21, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation Department
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Transportation is extending the comment period for its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE) notice of proposed rulemaking. The original comment period was scheduled to close on September 19, 2022. The extension is granted in response to requests received from stakeholders, who have stated the September 19 closing date does not provide sufficient time for them to prepare and submit of comments to the docket. The Department agrees to extend the comment period by 60 days. Therefore, the closing date for submission of comments is extended to October 31, 2022, which will provide those entities interested in commenting on the proposed rulemaking additional time to submit comments to the docket.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 169 (Thursday, September 1, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53708-53709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18850]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
49 CFR Parts 23 and 26
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2022-0051]
RIN 2105-AE98
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Airport Concession
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Implementation Modifications
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation is extending the comment
period for its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport
Concession DBE (ACDBE) notice of proposed rulemaking. The original
comment period was scheduled to close on September 19, 2022. The
extension is granted in response to requests received from
stakeholders, who have stated the September 19 closing date does not
provide sufficient time for them to prepare and submit of comments to
the docket. The Department agrees to extend the comment period by 60
days. Therefore, the closing date for submission of comments is
extended to October 31, 2022, which will provide those entities
interested in commenting on the proposed rulemaking additional time to
submit comments to the docket.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published July 21,
2022, at 87 FR 43620 is extended. Comments must be received on or
before October 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not duplicate your docket submissions,
please submit them by only one of the following means:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/DOT-OST-2022-0051/document">https://www.regulations.gov/docket/DOT-OST-2022-0051/document</a> and follow the
online instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W-12-140,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9 a.m. and
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5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
Instructions: To ensure proper docketing of your comment, please
include the agency name and docket number DOT-OST-2022-0051 or the
Regulatory Identification Number (RIN), 2105-AE98 for the rulemaking at
the beginning of your comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal
information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc D. Pentino, Departmental Office
of Civil Rights, Office of the Secretary, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590; telephone number 202-366-6968;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#503d3122337e20353e24393e3f10343f247e373f26"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f323e2d3c712f3a312b3631301f3b302b71383029">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 21, 2022, at 87 FR 43620, DOT published in the Federal
Register a notice of proposed rulemaking proposing to amend its
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Airport Concession Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise regulations at 49 CFR part 26 and part 23. The
proposal includes other provisions to update and strengthen the
Department's regulation, and to modernize the program's eligibility and
procedural requirements. In addition, the rulemaking proposed technical
corrections that have led to substantive misinterpretations of the
rules by recipients, program applicants and participants.
The original comment period for the proposal would have closed
September 19, 2022. However, DOT stakeholders have expressed concern
that this closing date does not provide sufficient time to coordinate
with their respective members and working groups to develop comments to
the NPRM and/or to submit comments to the docket, particularly on
provisions they view are of a complex nature and impact operations.
The Department has carefully considered the requests to extend the
comment period on the NPRM and agrees that given the length and breadth
of topics covered, a period beyond the 60-day comment period is
warranted. The Department finds that there is a strong interest in
timely issuance of this priority rulemaking but is interested in
providing the public with additional time to comment.
To allow time for interested parties to submit comments, the
closing date is changed from September 19, 2022, to October 31, 2022.
All members of the public, including DOT recipients and sponsors, prime
contractors, small businesses, trade organizations, and consultants are
invited to submit comments.
Signed in Washington, DC, on or around August 26, 2022 under
authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.27(a):
John Putnam,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022-18850 Filed 8-31-22; 8:45 am]
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