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 2026_register executive 2026-01-13 article Notices D09002ee1dce0a89d D09002ee1dce0ad03 United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency 49 U.S.C. 6503 requires that the Secretary of Transportation develop a 5-year transportation research and development strategic plan to guide future Federal transportation research and development activities. The statute states that the strategic plan shall describe how the plan furthers the primary purpose of the transportation research and development program. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) invites the public and transportation system stakeholders to provide comments to inform the development of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) Strategic Plan for fiscal years (FY) 2026-2030. We welcome the views of the transportation research community on the Department's research vision, strategic goals, and priorities, and how our research programs can advance the transportation system of the present and future. 91 FR 1373 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-01-13/2026-00455 2026-00455 fr13ja26-95 4910-9X-P Docket No.: DOT-OST-2025-2085 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-01-13/2026-00455 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-13/html/2026-00455.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-13/pdf/2026-00455.pdf 2 p. 1373 1374 91 FR 1373 Transportation Research and Development Strategic Plan; Request for Information; Federal Register Vol. 91, Issue NOTICE 2026-00455 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 2026-02-12 Docket No.: DOT-OST-2025-2085 4910-9X-P 2026-00455 Request for Information (RFI).

49 U.S.C. 6503 requires that the Secretary of Transportation develop a 5-year transportation research and development strategic plan to guide future Federal transportation research and development activities. The statute states that the strategic plan shall describe how the plan furthers the primary purpose of the transportation research and development program. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) invites the public and transportation system stakeholders to provide comments to inform the development of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) Strategic Plan for fiscal years (FY) 2026-2030. We welcome the views of the transportation research community on the Department's research vision, strategic goals, and priorities, and how our research programs can advance the transportation system of the present and future.

Comments are due by February 12, 2026. DOT will consider comments filed after this date to the extent practicable. Gina Filosa, U.S. DOT Volpe Center, 617-494-3452, rdtplan@dot.gov. Request for Information Transportation Research and Development Strategic Plan, rdtplan@dot.gov http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 91, no. 8 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2026-01-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 148 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-01-13 P0b002ee1dce08935 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13ja26 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-01-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-13/pdf/FR-2026-01-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-13/xml/FR-2026-01-13.xml fdlp 1241 1379 DGPO 2026-01-13 2026-01-13 FR-2026-01-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2026-01-13 91 8