Notice2023-12976
Bus Compartment Redesign and Bus of the Future Initiatives; Meeting
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Published
June 16, 2023
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Transit Administration
Abstract
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will hold a virtual listening session concerning FTA's Bus Compartment Redesign and Bus of the Future initiatives. This meeting will be a forum for stakeholders to give feedback on key issues, including operator safety, passenger safety, accessibility, bus component safety, reduction of bus customization, and emerging technologies related to transit vehicles. This online meeting is open to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39507-39508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12976]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[Docket No. FTA-2023-0013]
Bus Compartment Redesign and Bus of the Future Initiatives;
Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will hold a virtual
listening session concerning FTA's Bus Compartment Redesign and Bus of
the Future initiatives. This meeting will be a forum for stakeholders
to give feedback on key issues, including operator safety, passenger
safety, accessibility, bus component safety, reduction of bus
customization, and emerging technologies related to transit vehicles.
This online meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The webinar will be held on June 22, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Comments must be submitted by
July 24, 2023. Late comments will be considered to the extent
practicable.
ADDRESSES: The session will be held virtually. Interested parties
should register in advance at <a href="https://usdot.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_ZPYvheyuQMizlgL2Vs7kvg">https://usdot.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_ZPYvheyuQMizlgL2Vs7kvg</a>.
Members of the public may submit written comments on the questions
provided by FTA on its website prior to the meeting, which also will be
provided during the meeting, no later than July 24, 2023, using any of
the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments to Docket Number FTA-2023-0013.
<bullet> Fax: 202-493-2251.
<bullet> Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590.
<bullet> Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., E.T. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Each submission must include the Agency name and Docket Number FTA
2023-0013. Note that DOT posts all comments received without change to
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information
included in a comment.
Docket: For access to the docket, visit <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
at any time or visit Room W12-140 on the ground level of the West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., EDT, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The on-
line Federal document management system is available 24 hours each day,
365 days each year.
Privacy Act: Anyone may view the electronic docket. The docket may
include the name of the individual submitting the comment (or of the
person signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's Privacy Act
Statement for the Federal Docket Management System published in the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316) or visit <a href="https://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-785.pdf">https://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-785.pdf</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Roell, Transportation Program
Analyst, Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation (TRI) via
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c8a5a9baa1a9e6baa7ada4a488aca7bce6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3cec2d1cac28dd1ccc6cfcfe3c7ccd78dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a>, or phone (202) 366-9214. Individuals with
disabilities requesting reasonable accommodations or special assistance
to participate in the virtual meeting should contact Maria Roell no
later than June 21, 2023.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In October 2020, the FTA awarded two Bus Operator Compartment (BCP)
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Program grants totaling $1,600,000 to the International Transportation
Learning Center (ITLC) and the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
(NORTA) to redesign a transit bus compartment to improve safety for
operators. As the initial piece of this program comes to a close, FTA
is interested in hearing from stakeholders on the outcomes of that
research and both the short-term and long-term strategies for designing
buses of the future.
II. Meeting Participation
This meeting is open to the public. However, FTA particularly
invites participation from:
<bullet> Labor Unions;
<bullet> Disability Community;
<bullet> Academia and Researchers;
<bullet> Transit Vehicle Manufacturers and Component Manufacturers;
<bullet> Standard Development Organizations;
<bullet> Professional Associations; and
<bullet> Recipients of FTA Funding
Read-ahead materials, including questions for consideration, are
available at <a href="https://www.transit.dot.gov/research-innovation/redesign-transit-bus-operator-compartment-improve-safety-operational-efficiency">https://www.transit.dot.gov/research-innovation/redesign-transit-bus-operator-compartment-improve-safety-operational-efficiency</a>.
Although FTA will engage with virtual attendees during the meeting, FTA
recommends that stakeholders submit comments to the docket for
consideration. The meeting will be live-captioned and recorded and made
available after the webinar on the web page noted above.
This listening session will help FTA gather broad stakeholder input
on key issues, including operator safety, passenger safety,
accessibility, bus component safety, reduction of bus customization,
and emerging technologies related to transit vehicles.
III. Docket Information
FTA requests that anyone who cannot participate in this online
listening session submit written comments to the docket as soon as
practicable. In addition, FTA will place any written materials it
receives during the meeting in the docket.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5312.
Nuria I. Fernandez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-12976 Filed 6-15-23; 8:45 am]
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