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 2012_register executive 2012-05-12 article Part IV Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fd0736 D09002ee1c7fd0827 United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Highway Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The MUTCD is incorporated in regulations, approved by the FHWA, and recognized as the national standard for traffic control devices used on all streets, highways, bikeways, and private roads open to public travel. The purpose of this final rule is to revise certain information relating to target compliance dates for traffic control devices. This final rule revises Table I-2 of the MUTCD by eliminating the compliance dates for 46 items (8 that had already expired and 38 that had future compliance dates) and extends and/or revises the dates for 4 items. The target compliance dates for 8 items that are deemed to be of critical safety importance will remain in effect. In addition, this final rule adds a new Option statement exempting existing historic street name signs within a locally identified historic district from the Standards and Guidance of Section 2D.43 regarding street sign color, letter size, and other design features, including retroreflectivity. Consistent with Executive Order 13563, and in particular its emphasis on burden-reduction and on retrospective analysis of existing rules, the changes adopted are intended to reduce the costs and impacts of compliance dates on State and local highway agencies and to streamline and simplify the information. The MUTCD, with these changes incorporated, is being designated as Revision 2 of the 2009 edition of the MUTCD. 77 FR 28460 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-05-14/2012-11710 2012-11710 fr14my12-31 RIN 2125-AF43 4910-22-P FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2010-0159 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-05-14/2012-11710 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-14/html/2012-11710.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-14/pdf/2012-11710.pdf Design Standards Grant Programs-Transportation Highways and Roads Incorporation by Reference Signs Traffic Regulations 7 p. 28460 28466 77 FR 28460 Title 23 Part 655 23 CFR Part 655 RIN 2125-AF43 National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Revision; Federal Register Vol. 77, Issue RULE 2012-11710 IV DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration 2012-06-13 FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2010-0159 4910-22-P 2012-11710 Final rule.

The MUTCD is incorporated in regulations, approved by the FHWA, and recognized as the national standard for traffic control devices used on all streets, highways, bikeways, and private roads open to public travel. The purpose of this final rule is to revise certain information relating to target compliance dates for traffic control devices. This final rule revises Table I-2 of the MUTCD by eliminating the compliance dates for 46 items (8 that had already expired and 38 that had future compliance dates) and extends and/or revises the dates for 4 items. The target compliance dates for 8 items that are deemed to be of critical safety importance will remain in effect. In addition, this final rule adds a new Option statement exempting existing historic street name signs within a locally identified historic district from the Standards and Guidance of Section 2D.43 regarding street sign color, letter size, and other design features, including retroreflectivity. Consistent with Executive Order 13563, and in particular its emphasis on burden-reduction and on retrospective analysis of existing rules, the changes adopted are intended to reduce the costs and impacts of compliance dates on State and local highway agencies and to streamline and simplify the information. The MUTCD, with these changes incorporated, is being designated as Revision 2 of the 2009 edition of the MUTCD.

Effective Date: This final rule is effective June 13, 2012. The incorporation by reference of the publication listed in this regulation is approved by the Director of the Office of the Federal Register as of June 13, 2012. Mr. Chung Eng, Office of Transportation Operations, (202) 366-8043; or Mr. William Winne, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-1397, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Design Standards Grant Programs-Transportation Highways and Roads Incorporation by Reference Signs Traffic Regulations National Standards for Traffic Control Devices: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways , http://archives.gov/federal-register http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_470-a.pdf http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/index.html http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys http://www.nhtsa.gov/FARS http://www.regulations.gov http://www.tfhrc.gov/humanfac/01105/cover.htm Vol. 77, no. 93 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2012-05-14 continuing daily deposited born digital 244 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-05-14 P0b002ee18267dc92 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr14my12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-05-14 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-14/pdf/FR-2012-05-14.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-14/xml/FR-2012-05-14.xml fdlp 28237 28470 DGPO 2012-05-12 2024-06-03 FR-2012-05-14 machine generated eng FR FR-2012-05-14 77 93