[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32108-32109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11490]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 393

[Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0004]


Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operations; Speed 
Limiting Devices

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department 
of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Advance notice of supplemental proposed rulemaking; extension 
of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) 
extends the comment period for its May 4, 2022, advance notice of 
supplemental proposed rulemaking concerning its intent to proceed with 
a speed limiter rulemaking. FMCSA received requests for an extension to 
the comment period from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and 
the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA). Extension 
of the comment period will provide interested parties additional time 
to submit their responses. Therefore, the Agency extends the deadline 
for the submission of comments.

DATES: The comment period for the advance notice of supplemental 
proposed rulemaking is extended from June 3, 2022 to July 18, 2022. 
Comments must be received on or before July 18, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2022-0004 using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/document/FMCSA-2022-0004-0001. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Dockets Operations, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets Operations, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure 
someone is there to help you, please call (202) 366-9317 or (202) 366-
9826 before visiting Dockets Operations.
     Fax: (202) 493-2251.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. 
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting 
comments, including information collection comments for the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Luke Loy, Office of Vehicle and 
Roadside Operations, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 
20590-0001; (202) 366-0676; [email protected]. If you have questions on 
viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Dockets Operations 
at (202) 366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation and Request for Comments

A. Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for the 
advance notice of supplemental proposed rulemaking (FMCSA-2022-0004), 
indicate the specific section of the document to which your comment 
applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. 
You may submit your comments and material online or by fax, mail, or 
hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. FMCSA recommends 
that you include your name and a mailing address, an email address, or 
a phone number in the body of your document so FMCSA recommends that 
you include your name and a mailing address, an email address, or a 
phone number in the body of your document so FMCSA can contact you if 
there are questions regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov/document/FMCSA-2022-0004-0001, click ``Comment,'' and type your comment 
into the text box on the following screen.
    If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them 
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for 
copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would 
like to know that they reached the facility, please enclose a stamped, 
self-addressed postcard or envelope.
    FMCSA will consider all comments and material received during the 
comment period.
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
    CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily 
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of 
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public disclosure. 
If your comments responsive to the advance notice of supplemental 
proposed rulemaking contain commercial or financial information that is 
customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and 
that is relevant or responsive to the advance notice of supplemental 
proposed rulemaking, it is important that you clearly designate the 
submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission 
that constitutes CBI as ``PROPIN'' to indicate it contains proprietary 
information. FMCSA will treat such marked submissions as confidential 
under the Freedom of Information Act, and they will not be placed in 
the public docket. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Mr. 
Brian Dahlin, Chief, Regulatory Evaluation Division, Office of Policy, 
FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590-0001. Any 
comments FMCSA receives not specifically designated as CBI will be 
placed in the public docket for this rulemaking.

B. Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view any documents mentioned as being available in the docket, 
go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2022-0004/document and 
choose the document to review. To view comments, click the advance 
notice of supplemental proposed rulemaking, then click ``Browse 
Comments.'' If you do not have access to the internet, you may view the 
docket online by visiting

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Dockets Operations in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West 
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To 
be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 366-9317 or 
(202) 366-9826 before visiting Dockets Operations.

C. Privacy

    DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its 
regulatory process, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c). DOT posts these 
comments, without edit, including any personal information the 
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system 
of records notice (DOT/ALL 14--Federal Docket Management System), which 
can be reviewed at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-01-17/pdf/E8-785.pdf.

II. Background

    On May 4, 2022, FMCSA published an advance notice of supplemental 
proposed rulemaking (87 FR 26317) requesting public comment on 
questions related to the programming, adjustment, and maintenance of 
settings to engine control units as well as feedback on the 
applicability of the speed limiting devices rulemaking under 
consideration. The comment period for the advance notice of 
supplemental proposed rulemaking was set to expire on June 3, 2022.
    FMCSA received requests to extend the comment period from the ATA 
and OOIDA. Copies of the requests are included in the docket.
    The ATA requested a 30-day extension and OOIDA requested a 60-day 
extension. The requesters explained that due to the potential impacts 
and complexity of the issues associated with the speed limiters 
rulemaking, additional time was necessary to ensure that the most 
accurate data could be obtained and submitted by the associations' 
members.
    FMCSA has determined that extending the comment period would 
provide the organizations, and other interested parties, additional 
time to prepare more detailed comments that are reflective of the 
concerns of their members. Accordingly, FMCSA extends the public 
comment period for the advance notice of supplemental proposed 
rulemaking to July 18, 2022.

Robin Hutcheson,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2022-11490 Filed 5-26-22; 8:45 am]
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