United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2011_register executive 2011-03-12 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c8003596 D09002ee1c800363f United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Transit Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is proposing to amend its bus testing regulation to more accurately reflect average passenger weights and actual transit vehicle loads. Specifically, FTA is proposing to change the average passenger weight from 150 lbs to 175 lbs. In addition, FTA is proposing to change the floor space occupied per standing passenger from 1.5 to 1.75 square feet, and updating the Structural Strength and Distortion test procedures. 76 FR 13580 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-03-14/2011-5831 2011-5831 fr14mr11-32 RIN 2132-AB01 4910-57-P Docket No. FTA-2011-0015 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-03-14/2011-5831 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-03-14/html/2011-5831.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-03-14/pdf/2011-5831.pdf Buses Grant Programs-Transportation Motor Vehicle Safety Public Transportation Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 4 p. 13580 13583 76 FR 13580 Title 49 Part 665 49 CFR Part 665 RIN 2132-AB01 Bus Testing; Calculation of Average Passenger Weight and Test Vehicle Weight; Federal Register Vol. 76, Issue PRORULE 2011-5831 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration 2011-05-13 Docket No. FTA-2011-0015 4910-57-P 2011-5831 Notice of proposed rulemaking.

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is proposing to amend its bus testing regulation to more accurately reflect average passenger weights and actual transit vehicle loads. Specifically, FTA is proposing to change the average passenger weight from 150 lbs to 175 lbs. In addition, FTA is proposing to change the floor space occupied per standing passenger from 1.5 to 1.75 square feet, and updating the Structural Strength and Distortion test procedures.

Comments must be received no later than May 13, 2011. Late-filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable. For technical information, Gregory Rymarz, Bus Testing Program Manager, Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation (TRI), (202) 366-6410, gregory.rymarz@dot.gov. For legal information, Richard Wong, Office of the Chief Counsel (TCC), (202) 366-0675, richard.wong@dot.gov. Buses Grant Programs-Transportation Motor Vehicle Safety Public Transportation Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Bus Testing: Calculation of Average Passenger Weight and Test Vehicle Weight , gregory.rymarz@dot.gov richard.wong@dot.gov http://docketsinfo.dot.gov/ http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr010.pdf http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 76, no. 49 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2011-03-14 continuing daily deposited born digital 387 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-03-14 P0b002ee180c266fb 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr14mr11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-03-14 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-03-14/pdf/FR-2011-03-14.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-03-14/xml/FR-2011-03-14.xml fdlp 13501 13878 DGPO 2011-03-12 2024-06-04 FR-2011-03-14 machine generated eng FR FR-2011-03-14 76 49