[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9234-9235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5022]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration


Revised Filing Procedures for the FHWA Rulemaking and 
Adjudicatory Dockets

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of docket filing procedures.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA open rulemaking and adjudicatory docket files will be 
temporarily relocated and available for inspection and copying in Room 
2200-G on the second floor of the Nassif Building within the TASC 
Library at 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. This 
temporary relocation is necessary because there will be no access to 
the fourth floor of the DOT Headquarters building for approximately 
four weeks and because the FHWA dockets are being consolidated with the 
DOT Docket Management System. The DOT is consolidating its nine 
separate docket facilities and converting from a paper-based system to 
an optical imaging system for more efficient storage, management, and 
retrieval of docketed information in order to provide better service 
and access to the public and to government users. The FHWA rulemaking 
and adjudicatory docket files that are closed will be sent to the 
Federal Records Center in the near future and are unavailable for 
retrieval during the temporary relocation of FHWA personnel to 
Techworld Plaza from March 7 through April 7, 1997.

DATES: Open rulemaking and adjudicatory dockets are available for 
inspection and copying in Room 2200-G effective March 3, 1997, until 
April 7, 1997. Open dockets will be available for inspection and 
copying in Room PL-401 beginning on April 7, 1997. Closed rulemaking 
and adjudicatory dockets are temporarily unavailable for inspection and 
copying from March 7 through April 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit all rulemaking comments and adjudicatory dockets to 
the U.S. DOT Dockets, Plaza Level of the Nassif Building at the U.S. 
Department of Transportation, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For FHWA rulemaking information: Mr. 
Thomas P. Holian, HCC-10, (202) 366-1383. For FHWA adjudicatory 
information: Mr. Steven B. Farbman, HCC-04, (202) 366-1358. Both are in 
FHWA's Office of the Chief Counsel. For the U.S. DOT Dockets: Ms. 
Paulette

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Twine, Documentary Services, Room PL-401, (202) 366-9329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 15, 1995, at 60 FR 14050, the DOT 
issued a public meeting notice concerning the centralization and 
computerization of DOT dockets. On June 10, 1996, at 61 FR 29282, the 
Office of the Secretary of the DOT published a final rule revising 
filing procedures for OST dockets.
    The FHWA docket transition to the centralized dockets begins on 
February 28, 1997. All open dockets will be available for inspection 
and copying in Room 2200-G within the TASC Library of the Nassif 
Building from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except 
for Federal holidays, from March 3 through April 7, 1997. All comments 
to open dockets should be clearly marked with the appropriate docket 
number and submitted to the U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    At this time, the U.S. DOT Dockets will accept only paper filings 
for an original document.
    To ensure that the highest quality image is captured during the 
scanning process, documents must be typed double-spaced on 8\1/2\ by 11 
inch white paper with dark type (not green) to provide adequate 
contrast for photographic reproduction. With one exception, original 
documents must be unbound, without tabs, to reduce possible damage 
during removal of pins and staples and to facilitate the use of a high-
speed mechanism for automated scanning. Documents of more than one page 
may be clipped with a removable clip or similar device. In cases 
assigned by order to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, the 
filing requirements with respect to tabbing and binding and the number 
of copies required will be set by order of the Administrative Law 
Judge. Filers are requested to provide one-sided original documents to 
speed the physical scanning process, but the software capability to 
sort double-sided copies is available.
    Material that cannot be scanned will be given special handling and 
a cross-reference to this material will be noted in the docket file.

(23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48)
    Issued on: February 24, 1997.
Jane Garvey,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-5022 Filed 2-27-97; 8:45 am]
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