[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 10856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04391]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2026-0430]


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology; 
Request for Information--Research To Support Establishing a National 
Strategy for Transportation Digital Infrastructure

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice; request for information (RFI); extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: On February 4, 2026, the U.S. Department of Transportation 
(U.S. DOT), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and 
Technology (OST-R), published in the Federal Register a request for 
information seeking comments on the research and development activities 
needed to modernize the nation's transportation system through the 
application of digital infrastructure at scale. Responses will inform a 
coordinated national strategy for the development and deployment of 
Transportation Digital Infrastructure (TDI). That request established a 
30-day comment period closing on March 6, 2026. DOT is extending the 
public comment period until March 20, 2026.

DATES: The comment period for the notice published on February 4, 2026 
(91 FR 5150) is extended. The due date for submitting comments is March 
20, 2026.
    Submission Instructions: Responses should be submitted 
electronically as a Microsoft Word document, preferably no greater than 
10 MB in file size. Recommended format for responses includes Times New 
Roman 12-point font and 1 inch page margins. Responses should be 
emailed to [email protected] (with the Subject Line of ``TDI 
Strategy RFI Response (INSTITUTION)''. No Confidential Business 
Information or Sensitive Security Information should be submitted in 
response to this RFI. Respondents are not required to answer every 
question. Submissions may be as brief or detailed as appropriate and 
should focus on areas where the respondent has relevant experience.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this RFI, please 
email [email protected]. You may also contact Alasdair Cain, 
Director of Research, Development and Technology Coordination, Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (202-366-0934) 
or by email at [email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2026.
Michael A. Halem,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2026-04391 Filed 3-4-26; 8:45 am]
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