[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46305-46306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22113]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-99-6583; Notice 2]


Supplemental Notice on Public Workshop

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

ACTION: Supplemental notice on public workshop.

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SUMMARY: We are issuing this notice to provide additional information 
about the public workshop we will be hosting for the New Car Assessment 
Program (NCAP) on Consumer Braking Information. The purpose of this 
program is to provide comparative stopping distance performance of 
light vehicles, currently targeted to those light vehicles equipped 
with 4-wheel anti-lock braking systems (ABS). Our workshop will focus 
on the issues discussed in the Request for Comments notice published on 
July 17, 2001, including driver variability, test pavement variability, 
and consumer information format. The results of this workshop will be 
included in the subject docket along with other written comments 
received by October 15, 2001. These comments, and any data that are 
submitted, will be used to assist in finalizing plans for a pilot 
program on brake testing of model year 2003 vehicles.

DATES: We will hold the public workshop on September 26, 2001, from 9 
a.m. to 4 p.m. If you wish to participate in the meeting, or submit 
comments on the proposed agenda, please contact Mr. Jeff Woods, at the 
address or telephone number listed below, by September 24, 2001. If you 
wish to give a presentation at the meeting, please provide a synopsis 
of your presentation to Mr. Woods by September 19, 2001. Presentations 
shall be limited to 30 minutes with a brief question-and-answer 
opportunity following each presentation.

ADDRESSES: Public Workshop: We will hold the public meeting in room 
6332-6336 of the Department of Transportation Nassif Building, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Woods, Office of Safety 
Performance Standards, NPS-22, National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: (202) 366-6206; Fax: (202) 366-4329, email: 
[email protected]. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 17, 2001, we published a Federal Register Notice (66 FR 
37253) requesting comments on our consumer braking information program 
for light vehicles that are currently subjected to the NCAP program. We 
also announced a public workshop for September 26, 2001, to discuss 
some of the technical issues about this braking information program. 
This notice provides additional details of the workshop, including the 
location, time, agenda and goals of the workshop.
    In the July 17, 2001 notice, the agency provided an extensive 
discussion of the history of the program, the research conducted to 
date, a discussion of some of the issues that the agency feels have 
been resolved, and a detailed description of the draft test protocol. 
This previous notice can be found in the subject docket (see 
instructions on how to access the docket below under Availability of 
Relevant Documents below).

Public Meeting

A. Time/Location

    The workshop will be held Wednesday, September 26, 2001, at the 
Department of Transportation headquarters building (also known as the 
Nassif Building), 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, Room 
6332-6336. The meeting will be from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

B. Purpose

    The purpose of the meeting is to obtain more technical information 
and discuss some of the outstanding issues related to the consumer 
braking information program. The specific issues that we would like to 
focus on include:

 Driver Variability
 Test Surface Variability
 Consumer Information Format

Though our primary focus will be on these issues, we will be open to 
presentations and discussions of other relevant technical issues 
related to the program, as time allows.

C. Agenda for the Public Workshop on NCAP Braking

I. Opening Remarks
II. Introduction
    Agency Presentation--Brief overview of the development of the NCAP 
Braking program
III. Technical Presentations
    A. Driver Variability
    B. Surface Variability
    C. Consumer Information Format
IV. Post Presentation Open Discussions

    If possible the presentations will be scheduled by the primary 
subject of the presentations, as listed in the agenda. However, 
speakers are encouraged to make their entire presentation at one time.

D. Procedural Matters

    The meeting will be moderated by a NHTSA representative.
    After each presentation, there will be a ten-minute opportunity to 
address questions from the agency panel and from the audience.
    To facilitate communication, we will provide auxiliary aids (e.g., 
sign-language interpreter) to participants as necessary, during the 
meeting. Any person desiring assistance of auxiliary aids should 
contact Mr. Woods no later than 10 days before the meeting. For any 
presentation that will include slides, motion pictures, a computer 
projector, or any other visual aids, the presenters should bring at 
least two paper copies of the presentation to the meeting so that we 
can provide a copy to the court reporter and readily include the 
material in the public record. In addition, we will make a verbatim 
record of the public meeting and place a copy in the docket.

E. Availability of Relevant Documents

    The July 17, 2001, Request for Comments notice for the NCAP Braking 
program has been placed in the docket. To obtain that notice, you may 
either visit the docket in Washington, DC, or

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query the Department of Transportation docket website.
    The docket is located at Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC. Docket hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday. The Docket Management System website is http://dms.dot.gov/. 
You should search for Docket No. 6583.

F. Written Comments

    If you wish to submit written comments on the issues discussed at 
the meeting, please submit them by the comment closing date of October 
15, 2001. Comments must refer to the Docket and Notice numbers cited at 
the beginning of this Notice and be submitted to: Docket Management, 
Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 
Section is open on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Alternatively, you 
may submit your comments electronically by logging onto the Docket 
Management System website at http://dms.dot.gov. Click on ``Help & 
Information'' or ``Help/Info'' to view instructions for filing your 
comments electronically. Regardless of how you submit your comments, 
you should mention the docket number (6583) of this program.

    Issued on: August 28, 2001.
Claude H. Harris,
Acting Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
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