[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 66795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21120]



DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

49 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. FTA-2023-0018]
RIN 2132-AB46


Transit Worker Hours of Service and Fatigue Risk Management 
Listening Session; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of public listening session.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces that it 
will host a listening session concerning the topics of hours of service 
and fatigue risk management programs for transit workers. The listening 
session will allow interested persons to present comments, views, and 
relevant research on those topics. All comments will be summarized and 
placed in the rulemaking docket for FTA's consideration.

DATES: The listening session will be held on October 8, 2023, in 
Orlando, Florida, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: The listening session will be held in person at the Hyatt 
Regency Orlando, 9801 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819. The 
session will take place during the American Public Transportation 
Association's TRANSform Conference and EXPO.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the listening 
session, contact Valerie Beck, Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, 
FTA, telephone at (202) 366-9178 or [email protected]. Office hours 
are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FTA plans to issue an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) 
seeking public input in two areas: (1) hours of service; and (2) 
fatigue risk management programs. At present, there are no Federal 
minimum standards for hours of service and fatigue risk management 
programs in the transit industry. The listening session will allow 
interested persons to present comments, views, and relevant research on 
those topics. FTA would like to hear from members of the public on 
their views on transit worker fatigue and whether they would support 
FTA adopting mandatory federal hours of service and fatigue risk 
management requirements for transit workers. FTA seeks information to 
understand better current industry practices, priorities, requirements, 
and the costs and benefits of Federal requirements.

II. Meeting Participation

    The listening session is open to the public.

III. Future Meetings

    FTA plans to hold additional listening sessions in the future for 
those unable to attend this in-person listening session. The details of 
those listening sessions will be published in the Federal Register.

(Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5329; 49 CFR 1.91)

Nuria I. Fernandez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-21120 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]
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