Proposed Rule2023-28154
Transit Worker Hours of Service and Fatigue Risk Management
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Published
December 21, 2023
Effective
October 30, 2023
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Transit Administration
Abstract
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is extending the comment period for the advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding transit worker hours of service and fatigue risk management, published on October 30, 2023, with the original comment period closing on December 29, 2023. The extension is based on concerns from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) that the comment period did not provide sufficient time to review and provide comprehensive comments to the ANPRM due to two Federal holidays and the closure of many offices between Christmas and New Year's Day. FTA recognizes that others interested in commenting may have similar concerns and agrees that the comment period should be extended.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 244 (Thursday, December 21, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 88337-88338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28154]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
49 CFR Part 675
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2023-0018]
RIN 2132-AB46
Transit Worker Hours of Service and Fatigue Risk Management
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), United States Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking, extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is extending the
comment period for the advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding
transit worker hours of service and fatigue risk management, published
on October 30, 2023, with the original comment period closing on
December 29, 2023. The extension is based on concerns from the American
Public Transportation Association (APTA) that the comment period did
not provide sufficient time to review and provide comprehensive
comments to the ANPRM due to two Federal holidays and the closure of
many offices between Christmas and New Year's Day. FTA recognizes that
others interested in commenting may have similar concerns and agrees
that the comment period should be extended.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published October 30,
2023, at 88 FR 74107, is extended. Comments are requested by January
29, 2024. FTA will consider comments received after that date to the
extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: You may file comments, identified by docket number FTA-2023-
0018, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</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 or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
<bullet> Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number (FTA 2023-0018) for
[[Page 88338]]
this rulemaking. 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.
Docket: To access the docket and read background documents or
comments received, go to: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Background
documents and comments received may also be viewed at the U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington,
DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For program matters, contact Valerie
Beck, Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, FTA, telephone (202) 366-
9178 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#62243623240b160c071111040d102617161b22060d164c050d14"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="06405247406f72686375756069744273727f4662697228616970">[email protected]</span></a>. For legal matters, contact
Emily Jessup, Office of the Chief Counsel, telephone (202) 366-8907 or
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7510181c190c5b1f100606000535111a015b121a03"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13767e7a7f6a3d79766060666353777c673d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a letter submitted to the docket dated
November 29, 2023, the American Public Transportation Association
(APTA) requested a 30-day extension of the comment period for the
advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) published in the Federal
Register on October 30, 2023 (88 FR 74107).
As justification for this extension, APTA believed that it could
synthesize consensus comments from the industry by the December 29,
2023, deadline, but it will be nearly impossible due to two Federal
holidays between the time the NPRM was published and comments are due,
and the fact that that many offices, including APTA's, will be closed
between Christmas and New Year's Day. APTA also notes that it held a
webinar for safety coordinators to collect comments and plans to hold
another one in later December to synthesize comments. APTA also stated
that intends to hold a meeting for transit CEOs to collect their
thoughts on an initial draft response in late December or early
January. APTA believes an extension of time would ensure that APTA and
its members have the necessary time to survey, draft, and vet consensus
comments and to produce a more complete response to the NPRM.
Given the importance of public transportation safety and the desire
for a robust dialogue on the issues surrounding transit worker fatigue,
and the likelihood that other commenters may have similar concerns, FTA
believes an extension of time is justified and is extending the comment
period until January 29, 2024.
FTA is not republishing the questions in this document. Instead,
please refer to the ANPRM (88 FR 74107). To ensure that comments are
filed correctly, please follow the instructions in the ADDRESSES
section above and include the docket number provided [FTA-2023-0018] in
your comments.
Veronica Vanterpool,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-28154 Filed 12-20-23; 8:45 am]
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