[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 73746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20596]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2024-0208]


Notice of Review of Guidance

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

ACTION: Regulatory guidance; notice of review of guidance; extension of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) 
extends the comment period for its August 13, 2024, notice of review of 
guidance requesting public comment identifying and providing input on 
existing guidance documents that are good candidates for revision or 
rescission. FMCSA extends the comment period for 14 days until 
September 26, 2024.

DATES: The comment period for the notice of review of guidance 
published August 13, 2024, at 89 FR 65968, is extended. Comments should 
be received on or before September 26, 2024. FMCSA will consider late-
filed comments as part of this review to the extent practicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Anna Winkle, Attorney-Advisor, 
Office of Chief Counsel, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 
20590-0001; 202-366-5257; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    Instructions and additional information concerning submitting 
comments may be viewed under the ADDRESSES heading and in section I of 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION heading in the August 13, 2024, notice of 
review of guidance at 89 FR 65968-65969.

II. Background

    FMCSA published a notice of review of guidance on August 13, 2024, 
with a comment deadline of September 12, 2024 (89 FR 65968). That 
notice sought written input from the public on all FMCSA guidance 
documents that are good candidates for revision or rescission as part 
of its regular review of guidance documents under Section 5203(c) of 
the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. The public was 
encouraged to identify guidance documents that: (1) are inconsistent or 
unclear; (2) may not be conducive to uniform or consistent enforcement; 
or (3) are no longer necessary.
    On August 26, 2024, CVSA filed a comment requesting a 60-day 
extension of the comment period (https://www.regulations.gov/comment/FMCSA-2024-0208-0007). CVSA notes that 30 days is not an adequate 
amount of time to provide substantive, meaningful feedback to the 
agency on the more than 1,300 individual guidance documents in FMCSA's 
Guidance Portal. While granting a two-week extension to the comment 
period, FMCSA notes that public comments on any FMCSA guidance document 
may be provided at any time.\1\
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    \1\ As stated on the homepage of FMCSA's Guidance Portal 
(https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/guidance), ``[t]o comment on any guidance 
document, or to request issuance, reconsideration, modification, or 
rescission of any guidance document, please identify the guidance 
document in your request and send it to: [email protected].''
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    The comment period for the notice of review of guidance is 
scheduled to close on September 12, 2024. FMCSA believes it is in the 
public interest to allow for public comment for an extended period. 
Accordingly, FMCSA extends the comment period for all comments on 
FMCSA's existing guidance documents for 14 days, until September 26, 
2024.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-20596 Filed 9-10-24; 8:45 am]
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