[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 19, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 75898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21579]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
23 CFR Part 630
[FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2006-25203]
RIN 2125-AF10
Temporary Traffic Control Devices
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is extending the comment period for a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and request for comments, which was
published on November 1, 2006, at 71 FR 64173. The original comment
period is set to close on January 2, 2007. The extension is based on
concern expressed by the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices (NCUTCD) that the January 2 closing date does not provide
sufficient time for discussion of the issues in committee and a
subsequent comprehensive response to the docket. The FHWA recognizes
that others interested in commenting may have similar time constraints
and agree that the comment period should be extended. Therefore, the
closing date for comments is changed to February 16, 2007, which will
provide the NCUTCD and others interested in commenting additional time
to discuss, evaluate, and submit responses to the docket.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver comments to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Dockets Management Facility, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, or submit electronically at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit or fax comments to (202) 493-2251. Alternatively,
comments may be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. All comments should include the docket number that
appears in the heading of this document. All comments received will be
available for examination at the above address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Those desiring
notification of receipt of comments must include a self-addressed,
stamped postcard or print the acknowledgement page that appears after
submitting comments electronically. Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment,
if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
Persons making comments may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement
in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number
70, Pages 19477-78) or may visit http://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chung Eng, Office of
Transportation Operations, (202) 366-8043; or Mr. Raymond W. Cuprill,
Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-0791, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access and Filing
You may submit or retrieve comments online through the Document
Management System (DMS) at: http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. The DMS is
available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. Electronic submission
and retrieval help and guidelines are available under the help section
of the Web site.
An electronic copy of this document may also be downloaded from the
Office of the Federal Register's home page at: http://www.archives.gov
and the Government Printing Office's Web page at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
Background
On November 1, 2006, the FHWA published in the Federal Register an
NPRM that proposes to supplement its regulation governing work zone
safety and mobility in highway and street work zones. The NPRM proposes
to include conditions for the appropriate use of, and expenditure of
funds for, uniformed law enforcement officers, positive protective
measures between workers and motorized traffic, and installation and
maintenance of temporary traffic control devices during construction,
utility, and maintenance operations. The proposed changes are intended
to decrease the likelihood of fatalities and injuries to workers who
are exposed to motorized traffic (vehicles using the highways for the
purposes of travel) while working on Federal-aid highway projects.
The original comment period for the NPRM closes on January 2, 2007.
The NCUTCD has expressed concern that this closing date does not
provide sufficient time to review and discuss the proposed changes; and
then, develop and submit complete responses to the docket. To allow
time for this organization and others to submit comprehensive comments,
the closing date is changed from January 2, 2007, to February 16, 2007.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 109(c) and 112; Sec. 1110 of Pub. L. 109-
59; 23 CFR 1.32; and 49 CFR 1.48(b).
Issued on: December 12, 2006.
J. Richard Capka,
Federal Highway Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-21579 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am]
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