Notice2023-08810
Advisory Committee on Underride Protection; Notice of Public Meeting
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Published
April 26, 2023
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Abstract
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Underride Protection (ACUP). This notice announces the date, time, and location of the meeting, which will be open to the public. The purpose of the ACUP is to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation on safety regulations to reduce underride crashes and fatalities relating to underride crashes.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25452-25453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08810]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2023-0009]
Advisory Committee on Underride Protection; Notice of Public
Meeting
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Underride Protection
(ACUP). This notice announces the date, time, and location of the
meeting, which will be open to the public. The purpose of the ACUP is
to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of
Transportation on safety regulations to reduce underride crashes and
fatalities relating to underride crashes.
DATES: This meeting will be held on May 25, 2023, from 12:30 p.m. to
4:30 p.m. ET. Pre-registration is required to attend this online
meeting. A link permitting access to the meeting will be distributed to
registrants within 24 hours of the meeting start time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Information and
registration for the meeting will be available on the NHTSA website
(<a href="https://www.nhtsa.gov/events-and-public-meetings">https://www.nhtsa.gov/events-and-public-meetings</a>) at least one week in
advance of the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Myers, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Special Vehicles & Systems Division, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abcac8dedbebcfc4df85ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ffefceaefdffbf0ebb1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 493-0031.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The ACUP was established as a statutory committee pursuant to
section 23011(d) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, enacted as the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58 (2021), and
in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app. 2. The purpose of the ACUP is to provide
information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of
Transportation on safety regulations to reduce underride crashes and
fatalities relating to underride crashes.
The Committee duties include the following:
a. Gathering information as necessary to discuss issues presented
by the Designated Federal Officer.
b. Deliberating on issues relevant to safety regulations related to
underride crashes and fatalities from underride crashes.
c. Providing written consensus advice to the Secretary on underride
protection to reduce underride crashes and fatalities relating to
underride crashes.
II. Agenda
At the meeting, the agenda will cover the following topics:
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[ssquf] Committee Purpose and Guidelines
[ssquf] Committee Member Introductions
[ssquf] Selection of the Committee Chair
III. Public Participation
This meeting will be open to the public. We are committed to
providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. Persons
with disabilities in need of an accommodation should send a request to
the individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice no later than May 17, 2023.
Members of the public may also submit written materials, questions,
and comments to the Committee in advance to the individual listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice no later
than May 17, 2023.
All advance submissions will be reviewed by the Designated Federal
Officer. If approved, advance submissions shall be circulated to the
ACUP representatives for review prior to the meeting. All advance
submissions will become part of the official record of the meeting.
Authority: The Committee is established as a statutory committee
under the authority of section 23011 of the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58 (2021), and in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
app. 2.
Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
501.5.
Sophie Shulman,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-08810 Filed 4-25-23; 8:45 am]
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