31944 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 10, 2018 / Proposed Rules 

1Publication No. DOT HS 812 442. 

If the construction/ 

reconstruction date is . . . 

Then the owner or operator must 

comply with . . . 

And the owner or 

operator must achieve compliance 

. . . 

Except as provided in . . . 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Chapter III, Subchapter B 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0037] 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) Which May Be 

a Barrier to the Safe Integration of 

Automated Driving Systems in 

Commercial Vehicle Operations; Public 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public listening 

session. 

SUMMARY: The FMCSA announces a 

public listening session on July 12, 

2018, to solicit information on issues 

relating to the design, development, 

testing, and integration of automated 

driving systems (ADS) equipped 

commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) on 

our Nation’s roadways. The listening 

session will provide interested parties 

an opportunity to share their views on 

the FMCSRs as they relate to the 

development and safe integration of 

ADS. It will also allow FMCSA to share 

with stakeholders the ADS strategy and 

open a channel for two-way 

communication. This listening session 

will supplement the information 

gathered from FMCSA’s previous 

requests for comment on issues related 

to automation. The session will be 

conducted at the same location as the 

2018 Automated Vehicles Symposium 

sponsored by the Association for 

Unmanned Vehicle Systems 

International and the Transportation 

Research Board. During the session 

representatives from FMCSA and the 

Federal Highway Administration 

(FHWA) will solicit information on 

issues relating to the design, 

development, testing and integration of 

ADS-equipped commercial vehicles. 

Attendees are also encouraged to share 

any data or analysis on this topic with 

FMCSA and FHWA representatives. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, July 12, 2018, from 1:30 p.m. 

to 3:30 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time 

(PDT). Comments will be accepted from 

in-person participants as well as 

comments submitted via the internet. If 

all interested participants have had an 

opportunity to comment, the session 

may conclude early. 

ADDRESSES: The public listening session 

will be held as part of the 2018 

Automated Vehicles Symposium at the 

Hilton San Francisco Union Square, 333 

O’Farrell Street, San Francisco, 

California 94102. Participation in the 

listening session is free. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Michael Huntley, Division Chief, 

Vehicle and Roadside Operations 

Division, Office of Carrier, Driver and 

Vehicle Safety, MC–PSV, (202) 366– 

9209, michael.huntley@dot.gov, Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

Services for Individuals With 

Disabilities: For information on facilities 

or services for individuals with 

disabilities or to request special 

assistance at the meeting, please contact 

Victoria Waters, (734) 647–4217 by July 

2, 2018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FMCSA is responsible for 

overseeing the safety of CMVs, their 

drivers, and those motor carriers 

operating CMVs in interstate commerce. 

The Agency works with Federal, State, 

and local enforcement agencies, the 

motor carrier industry, safety groups, 

and organized labor to reduce crashes, 

injuries, and fatalities involving large 

trucks and buses. 

The FMCSRs provide rules to ensure 

the safe operation of CMVs, as defined 

in 49 CFR 390.5, which includes 

vehicles with a gross vehicle weight/ 

gross combination weight or gross 

vehicle weight rating/gross combination 

weight rating, whichever is greater, of 

10,001 pounds or more; passengercarrying vehicles designed or used to 

transport 9 to 15 passengers for direct 

compensation; passenger-carrying 

vehicles designed or used to transport 

16 or more passengers; and any size 

vehicle transporting hazardous 

materials in a quantity requiring 

placards. 

On September 12, 2017, the 

Department published the Automated 

Driving Systems (ADS): A Vision for 

Safety 2.0. (the Voluntary Guidance), 

adopting the SAE International (SAE) 

J3016 standard’s definition for levels of 

automation.1 The SAE definitions 

divide vehicles into levels base on ‘‘who 

does what, when.’’ Generally: 

• SAE Level 0, No Driving 

Automation; the driver performs all 

driving tasks. 

• SAE Level 1, Driver Assistance; the 

vehicle is controlled by the driver, but 

some driving assist features may be 

included in the vehicle design. 

• SAE Level 2, Partial Driving 

Automation; the vehicle has combined 

automated functions, like acceleration 

and steering, but the driver must remain 

engaged with the driving task and 

monitor the environment at all times. 

• SAE Level 3, Conditional Driving 

Automation; the driver is a necessity, 

but is not required to monitor the 

environment. The driver must be ready 

to take control of the vehicle at all times 

with notice. 

• SAE Level 4, High Driving 

Automation; the vehicle is capable of 

performing all driving functions under 

certain conditions. The driver may have 

the option to control the vehicle. 

• SAE Level 5, Full Driving 

Automation: the vehicle is capable of 

performing all driving functions under 

all conditions. 

Using the SAE levels described above, 

the Department draws a distinction 

between Levels 0–2 and 3–5 based on 

whether the human driver or the 

automated system is primarily 

responsible for monitoring the driving 

environment. For the purposes of this 

Federal Register notice and the July 12 

public listening session, the Agency’s 

primary focus is SAE Levels 3–5 ADS. 

The FMCSA encourages the 

development of these advanced safety 

technologies for use in CMVs. The 

Agency also recognizes the need to work 

with the States and localities to ensure 

that all testing and use of these 

advanced safety systems supports the 

safe operation and deployment of ADSequipped CMVs. 

FMCSA’s 2018 Request for Comments 

On March 28, 2018, FMCSA 

published ‘‘Request for Comments 

Concerning Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) Which May Be a 


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2 83 FR 12933, https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/ 

FR-2018-03-26/pdf/2018-05788.pdf. To view the 

public comments, visit www.regulations.gov and 

search under Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0037. 

Barrier to the Safe Testing and 

Deployment of Automated Driving 

Systems-Equipped Commercial Motor 

Vehicles on Public Roads.’’ 2 The notice 

solicited public comments on existing 

FMCSRs that may need to be updated, 

modified, or eliminated to facilitate the 

safe introduction of ADS-equipped 

CMVs onto our Nation’s roadways. The 

Agency indicated that it had 

commissioned the U.S. Department of 

Transportation’s John A. Volpe National 

Transportation Systems Center (Volpe) 

to conduct a preliminary review of the 

FMCSRs to identify regulations that may 

relate to the development and safe 

introduction of ADS. The Agency 

requested comments on this report, 

including whether any of FMCSA’s 

current safety regulations may hinder 

the testing and safe integration of ADSequipped CMVs. Further, FMCSA 

requested comment on certain FMCSRs 

likely to be affected as ADS-equipped 

CMVs are increasingly integrated into 

our roadways, including regulations 

concerning hours of service and driver 

fatigue, the use of electronic devices, 

roadside inspection, and Commercial 

Driver’s License requirements. 

To further support FMCSA’s effort to 

understand necessary changes to the 

FMCSRs, FMCSA requested information 

from companies engaged in the design, 

development, testing, and integration of 

ADS-equipped CMVs into the fleet. 

Specifically, the Agency requested 

information about: (1) The scenarios and 

environments where entities expect that 

ADS will soon be tested and integrated 

into CMVs operating on public roads or 

in interstate commerce; (2) the 

operational design domains (ODD) in 

which these systems are being operated, 

tested and deployed; and, (3) suggested 

measures to ensure the protection of any 

proprietary or confidential business 

information shared with the Agency on 

this topic. 

The comment period ended on May 

10, 2018. Interested parties may view 

the comments the Agency received at 

www.regulations.gov (docket number 

FMCSA–2018–0037). 

In the Spring Regulatory and 

Deregulatory Agenda issued after the 

publication of the March 28 RFC notice, 

FMCSA announced the initiation of 

rulemaking concerning ADS-equipped 

CMVs beginning with an Advance 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(ANPRM), which is currently scheduled 

to be published in late 2018 (‘‘Safe 

Integration of Automated Driving 

Systems-Equipped Commercial Motor 

Vehicles,’’ RIN 2126–AC17). 

Meeting Participation 

The FMCSA hopes to supplement the 

information gathered from the RFC by 

targeting stakeholders who have not 

previously provided many comments, 

including academia, insurance groups, 

and technology providers and 

developers. The listening session will 

provide interested parties an 

opportunity to provide information and 

data that can inform the Agency’s future 

rulemaking efforts by sharing their 

views on the FMCSRs as they relate to 

the development and safe integration of 

ADS through oral presentations. The 

Agency will provide the public with all 

relevant details for this meeting at: 

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov. 

Oral comments from the public will 

be heard during the meeting. Members 

of the public may also submit written 

comments to public docket referenced at 

the beginning of this notice using any of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., E.T. Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Issued on: July 5, 2018. 

Wiley Deck, 

Director of Governmental Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

RIN 0648–XG295 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and 

Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Notice of 

Receipt of a Petition for Rulemaking 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: On March 23, 2018, the State 

of New York submitted a petition to the 

Secretary of Commerce requesting 

rulemaking under the Administrative 

Procedure Act. The petition requests 

that NMFS revise the current state-bystate commercial quota allocations in 

the summer flounder fishery. This 

notice announces that NMFS, acting on 

the Secretary’s behalf, has received this 

request, and provides the opportunity 

for public comment. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

5 p.m. local time, on July 25, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this document, identified by NOAA– 

NMFS–2018–0074, by either of the 

following methods: 

Electronic Submission: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. 

1. Go to www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2018- 

0074, 

2. Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and 

3. Enter or attach your comments. 

- OR - 

Mail: Submit written comments to 

Michael Pentony, Regional 

Administrator, National Marine 

Fisheries Service, 55 Great Republic 

Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the 

outside of the envelope: ‘‘Comments on 

the NY Fluke Petition for Rulemaking.’’ 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NMFS. All comments 

received are part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NMFS will 

accept anonymous comments (enter 

‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish 

to remain anonymous). Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Hanson, Fishery Management 

Specialist, (978) 281–9180. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

23, 2018, the State of New York and the 

New York State Department of 

Environmental Conservation (‘‘New 

York’’) submitted a petition to the 

Secretary of Commerce requesting 

rulemaking under the Administrative 

Procedure Act. The petition requests 

that NMFS amend the Summer 

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