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1https://calstart.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/ 

01/ZIO-ZET-2024_010924_Final.pdf. 

2https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissionsvehicles-and-engines/final-rule-greenhouse-gasemissions-standards-heavy-duty. 

3https://afdc.energy.gov/laws/12473. 

in Part 91, Section 91.706, as 

established by a final rule published 

April 9, 1997 (62 FR 17487, Apr 9, 

1997). Aircraft operators seeking 

specific operational approval to conduct 

RVSM operations outside the U.S. must 

submit their application to the 

responsible Flight Standards office. The 

responsible Flight Standards office 

registers RVSM approved airframes in 

the FAA RVSM Approvals Database to 

track the approval status for operator 

airframes. Application information 

includes evidence of aircraft equipment 

and RVSM qualification information 

along with operational training and 

program elements. 

Respondents: Operators are required 

to submit application for RVSM specific 

approval if they desire to operate in 

RVSM airspace outside the U.S. or if 

they do not meet the provisions of title 

14 of the Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR), part 91, appendix G, section 

9—Aircraft Equipped with Automatic 

Dependent Surveillance—Broadcast 

Out. The FAA estimates processing 900 

initial applications annually and 2,136 

annual updates to existing approvals. 

Frequency: An Operator must make 

application for initial specific approval 

to operate in RVSM airspace, or 

whenever requesting an update to an 

existing approval. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 4.00 hours for updates to 

existing applications and 6.8 hours for 

application of initial approvals. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

14,664 hours. 

Issued in District of Columbia on 

September 6, 2024. 

Douglas J. DiFrancesco, 

Aviation Safety Inspector, FAA Flight 

Technologies & Procedures Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20628 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2024–0028] 

Notice of Request for Information (RFI) 

on Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric 

Charging Technologies and 

Infrastructure Needs 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice; request for information 

(RFI). 

SUMMARY: The FHWA, along with the 

Joint Office of Energy and 

Transportation (Joint Office), invites 

public comment on this request for 

information (RFI) regarding the 

Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric 

Charging Technologies and 

Infrastructure Needs. This RFI seeks 

input in four areas to support medium 

and heavy-duty (MHD) battery electric 

vehicles (EV) (DOT vehicle classes 4 

through 8) including: unique EV charger 

and station needs; vehicle charging 

patterns; MHD EV charger technology 

and standardization; and workforce, 

supply chain, and manufacturing to 

support charging of MHD battery EVs. 

The goal is to inform appropriate future 

Federal Government activities to 

support the development and 

deployment of EV chargers to support 

the anticipated needs of MHD EV 

original equipment manufacturers, fleet 

operators, drivers, charging station 

operators, and electric utilities. 

Comments should also address how to 

balance advances in technology with the 

need to expeditiously build out the 

national EV charging infrastructure, 

including support for MHD segments. 

DATES: Responses to the RFI must be 

received by November 12, 2024. Latefiled comments will be considered to 

the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

encouraged to submit comments using 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov, under docket 

number FHWA–2024–0028. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Alternatively, interested persons may 

submit comments, identified by docket 

number FHWA–2024–0028, by any of 

the following methods: 

Postal Mail: Docket Management 

Facility, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

Hand Delivery/Courier: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 

E.T., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is (202) 366–9329. 

Docket: The docket for this activity, 

which includes Federal Register 

notices, comments, and other 

supporting documents/materials, is 

available for review at 

www.regulations.gov. All documents in 

the docket are listed in the 

www.regulations.gov index. However, 

not all documents listed in the index 

may be publicly available, such as 

information that is exempt from public 

disclosure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about this notice may be 

addressed to Suraiya Motsinger, FHWA 

Office of Natural Environment, via 

email at Suraiya.motsinger@dot.gov or 

telephone (202) 366–4287 or Sarah 

Hipel, Joint Office of Energy and 

Transportation, via email at 

sarah.hipel@ee.doe.gov or telephone 

(240) 994–0050. 

For legal questions, please contact 

Dawn Horan, FHWA Office of Chief 

Counsel, via email at Dawn.M.Horan@

dot.gov or telephone (202) 366–9615 or 

Matthew Schneider, U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE), Office of the General 

Counsel, via email at 

matthew.schneider@hq.doe.gov or 

telephone at (240) 597–6265. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access and Filing 

A copy of this notice, all comments 

received on this notice, and all 

background material may be viewed 

online at www.regulations.gov using the 

docket number listed above. Electronic 

retrieval assistance and guidelines are 

also available at www.regulations.gov. 

An electronic copy of this document 

may also be downloaded from the Office 

of the Federal Register’s website at: 

www.FederalRegister.gov and the U.S. 

Government Publishing Office’s website 

at: www.GovInfo.gov. 

Background 

Vehicle manufacturers and operators 

are deploying MHD EVs at an increasing 

rate with a recent report citing the 

availability of over 160 models and over 

17,500 zero emission trucks in 

operation—a nearly 10-fold increase 

from just 3 years ago.1 This trend in 

MHD EV adoption is driven by a 

combination of factors, including 

declining battery costs, improvements 

in vehicle performance and range, and 

growing recognition of the economic 

and environmental benefits associated 

with electrification. 

The regulatory landscape governing 

MHD EVs (DOT vehicle classes 4 

through 8) is evolving rapidly as well, 

driven in part by imperatives to reduce 

greenhouse gas emissions and criteria 

pollutants. Examples of such regulations 

include performance-based emission 

standards by the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency 2 and the Advanced 

Clean Trucks rule through the California 

Air Resources Board,3 which other 

States may elect to adopt consistent 

with Section 177 of the Clean Air Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7507). 


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4https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/ 

house-bill/3684. 

5https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/ 

house-bill/5376. 

6https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/fast-factstransportation-greenhouse-gas-emissions. 

7https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023- 

01/the-us-national-blueprint-for-transportationdecarbonization.pdf. 

8https://driveelectric.gov/files/zef-corridorstrategy.pdf. 

9https://www.pactcoalition.org/. 10https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy22osti/81656.pdf. 

Fleet operators, cognizant of the longterm sustainability and cost advantages 

offered by electric propulsion, are 

increasingly embracing EVs as viable 

alternatives to conventional dieselpowered vehicles. The momentum 

toward electrification is further 

propelled by corporate sustainability 

goals, regulatory compliance pressures, 

and the emergence of innovative 

business models that prioritize 

operational efficiency and 

environmental stewardship. 

Increased adoption by fleets, the need 

to address the climate crisis, and the 

compelling total cost of EV ownership 

create a well-timed backdrop for federal 

investments in the Bipartisan 

Infrastructure Law 4 and the Inflation 

Reduction Act.5 These investments will 

support the buildout of the electrical 

generation, distribution, and charging 

network needed to provide clean, 

affordable, and reliable energy to a 

sector that accounts for 23 percent of 

transportation emissions despite 

accounting for only five percent of 

vehicles on the road.6 These 

investments will help meet U.S. federal 

goals of 100 percent new zero-emission 

truck and bus sales by 2040, with an 

interim goal of 30 percent new zeroemission vehicle sales by 2030.7

Stakeholders across the public and 

private sectors are mobilizing efforts to 

accelerate the expansion of charging 

infrastructure networks, enhance 

interoperability standards, and facilitate 

strategic investments in key 

infrastructure corridors. For example, 

the Joint Office of Energy and 

Transportation, in collaboration with 

the U.S. Department of Energy, 

Department of Transportation, and the 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

released in March of 2024 an all-of 

government National Zero-Emission 

Freight Corridor Strategy.8 The Strategy 

provides a phased approach to 

prioritizing planning, investment and 

deployment of MHD vehicle charging 

and hydrogen refueling infrastructure 

within freight hubs and along corridors 

to realize a complete zero-emission 

freight network by 2040. The privately 

led Powering America’s Commercial 

Transportation Coalition 9 (PACT) 

brings together vehicle and 

infrastructure manufacturers, fleets, 

utilities and other key stakeholders to 

collaborate on solutions to accelerate 

the pace of transportation electrification 

for MHD EVs. By proactively addressing 

the need for robust charging 

infrastructure, stakeholders can catalyze 

the transition to a cleaner, more 

sustainable transportation ecosystem, 

while positioning the industry for longterm success in an increasingly 

electrified future. 

The charging requirements for MHD 

EVs vary widely, reflecting the diverse 

operational profiles and energy 

demands within this sector.10 This 

spectrum ranges from vehicles engaged 

in on-demand operations with 

structured schedules, such as urban 

delivery trucks and transit buses, to 

inter-city and regional transit vehicles, 

like coaches and tractor trailers that 

cover longer distances between urban 

centers. In addition, fleet operators can 

often use vehicles to meet multiple use 

cases and duty cycles (e.g., municipal 

sanitation trucks that double as 

snowplows in the winter months). 

Shorter haul vehicles can often use 

centralized charging depots with the 

opportunity for lower power charging. 

At the other end of the spectrum, longhaul and over-the-road applications, 

exemplified by heavy-duty trucks 

engaged in Interstate freight 

transportation, may require ultra-fast 

charging capabilities to allow trucks to 

quickly get back on the road. These 

vehicles operate continuously for 

extended periods, necessitating 

strategically located charging stations 

along major transportation corridors to 

facilitate rapid turnaround times or 

provide parking facilities with charging. 

Developing a charging infrastructure 

ecosystem entails addressing this 

spectrum of use cases comprehensively, 

ensuring that solutions are scalable, 

adaptable, and aligned with the 

evolving needs of the transportation 

industry. 

Purpose 

This RFI seeks input in four areas to 

support charging of MHD EVs: (1) 

unique EV charger and station needs; (2) 

vehicle charging patterns; (3) MHD EV 

charger technology and standardization; 

and (4) workforce, supply chain, and 

manufacturing. The information 

received from this RFI will inform 

government activities to support the 

development and deployment of EV 

chargers to meet the anticipated needs 

of MHD EV original equipment 

manufacturers, fleet operators, drivers, 

charging station operators, and electric 

utilities. This RFI also seeks to 

understand MHD EV charging as a 

whole, rather than through 

transportation and electricity-specific 

lenses. Increasing understanding and 

awareness across all relevant sectors is 

key to ensuring that electric MHD 

vehicle fleet operators and charging 

networks: 

• Support a modern electric grid and 

create widespread benefits for fleet 

operators, communities, and all 

ratepayers; and 

• Are served by energy regulatory 

environments and public policies that 

reflect the wide variety of vocational 

needs, use cases, and duty cycles for 

electric medium and heavy-duty buses 

and trucks. 

Though hydrogen refueling can 

provide a zero-emission fuel option for 

commercial MHD vehicles, this RFI only 

seeks information on electric charging 

considerations for MHD EVs. 

Disclaimer and Important Notes 

This RFI is not a Notice of Funding 

Opportunity (NOFO) or Funding 

Opportunity Announcement (FOA). 

Any information obtained as a result of 

this RFI is intended to be used by the 

Government on a non-attribution basis 

for planning and strategy development 

and may be shared with other 

Government agencies; this RFI does not 

constitute a formal solicitation for 

proposals or abstracts. Your response to 

this notice will be treated as information 

only. FHWA and the Joint Office will 

both review and consider all responses 

in formulating program strategies for the 

identified materials of interest that are 

the subject of this request. Neither 

FHWA nor the Joint Office will provide 

reimbursement for costs incurred in 

responding to this RFI. Respondents are 

advised that FHWA and the Joint Office 

are under no obligation to acknowledge 

receipt of the information received or 

provide feedback to respondents with 

respect to any information submitted 

under this RFI. Responses to this RFI do 

not bind FHWA or the Joint Office to 

any further actions related to this topic. 

Confidential Business Information 

Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this notice 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 


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11Chapter 2. Introduction to Vehicle 

Classification—Verification, Refinement, and 

Applicability of Long-Term Pavement Performance 

Vehicle Classification Rules, November 2014— 

FHWA–HRT–13–091 (dot.gov). 

responsive to this notice, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. 

You may ask FHWA to give 

confidential treatment to information 

you give to the Agency by taking the 

following steps: (1) Mark each page of 

the original document submission 

containing CBI as ‘‘Confidential’’; (2) 

send FHWA, along with the original 

document, a second copy of the original 

document with the CBI deleted; and (3) 

explain why the information you are 

submitting is CBI. FHWA will make its 

own determination about the 

confidential status of the information 

and treat it according to its 

determination. FHWA will protect 

confidential information complying 

with these requirements to the extent 

required under applicable law. If DOT 

receives a FOIA request for the 

information that the applicant has 

marked in accordance with this notice, 

DOT will follow the procedures 

described in its FOIA regulations at 49 

CFR 7.29. Only information that is 

marked in accordance with this notice 

and ultimately determined to be exempt 

from disclosure under FOIA and 49 CFR 

7.29 will not be released to a requester 

or placed in the public docket of this 

notice. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to: Suraiya Motsinger, 

FHWA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

HICP–20, Washington, DC 20590 via 

mail, or Suraiya.motsinger@dot.gov via 

email. Any comment submissions that 

FHWA receives that are not specifically 

designated as CBI will be placed in the 

public docket for this matter. 

Confidential information collected in 

this RFI will also be shared with the 

Joint Office consistent with 

Congressional direction that the 

minimum standards and requirements 

for EV chargers be developed in 

coordination between DOT and DOE. 

The Joint Office will protect any such 

shared information in accordance with 

applicable DOE standards, as DOE 

serves as host for the Joint Office. 

Evaluation and Administration by 

Federal and Non-Federal Personnel 

Federal employees are subject to the 

non-disclosure requirements of a 

criminal statute, the Trade Secrets Act, 

18 U.S.C. 1905. The Government may 

seek the advice of qualified non-Federal 

personnel. The Government may also 

use non-Federal personnel to conduct 

routine, nondiscretionary administrative 

activities. The respondents, by 

submitting their response, consent to 

FHWA and the Joint Office providing 

their response to non-Federal parties. 

Non-Federal parties given access to 

responses must be subject to an 

appropriate obligation of confidentiality 

prior to being given the access. 

Submissions may be reviewed by 

support contractors and private 

consultants. 

Request for Information Categories and 

Questions 

The following list of questions are of 

particular interest to FHWA and the 

Joint Office. Commenters are not 

required to answer every question and 

commenters should not view the list as 

a constraint on sharing additional 

information relevant to MHD EV 

charging technologies and infrastructure 

needs. 

Category 1: Unique EV Charger and 

Station Needs 

1. Market Evaluation: Please provide 

any information or plans that you have 

regarding the adoption of MHD EVs now 

and anticipated growth over time (by 

2030 and 2040) by vehicle type (please 

refer to FHWA’s vehicle classification 

definitions).11

2. Station Development 

Considerations: What factors should be 

considered for the siting, location and 

development of a MHD EV charging 

station? What features and site design 

elements need to be considered for a 

station designed to support MHD EVs 

deployed in the next five years 

considering both depot and en-route 

charging applications? How should grid 

interconnectivity/capacity be 

considered in the site design for MHD 

EV stations? Should certain site design 

elements be standardized (e.g., number 

of ports, physical dimensions/spacing 

between charging ports, pull-through 

charging bays, co-location with other 

fuels) or is flexibility needed to 

accommodate different MHD EV 

charging scenarios and site constraints? 

3. Public vs. Private Charging 

Requirements: What is the anticipated 

make up of publicly available charging 

sites vs. charging sites with exclusive or 

limited access? How are public and 

private charging sites likely to differ? 

What are the potential constraints 

between private and public charging 

with regards to charger availability? 

4. Safety Considerations: What are the 

safety considerations for charging MHD 

EVs at a public station vs. a private 

station, including personal safety and 

safe operations? What specific safety 

considerations are important to consider 

for high-power (e.g., megawatt level) 

charging? 

5. Community Engagement: What are 

best practices for engaging communities 

for the deployment of charging 

infrastructure for MHD EVs? What 

community needs should be accounted 

for when siting a location for a MHD EV 

charging station? 

6. Distance Requirements between 

Stations: What would be an appropriate 

maximum distance between MHD EV 

public charging stations along an 

Interstate highway? From an Interstate 

highway? What are the typical mileage 

ranges of MHD EVs? Why and how 

might this consideration change over 

time? 

7. MHD EV Charging Times: What is 

the expectation of charging and/or dwell 

times for MHD EVs and how does that 

vary by use case or other factors? 

8. Overnight Parking/Charging Needs: 

What is the anticipated need for 

overnight or long-duration parking for 

MHD EVs over the next 3 to 5 years and/ 

or longer-term? Should these spaces be 

dedicated for electric MHD vehicles that 

are actively charging? Should these 

spaces also be made available for 

electric MHD trucks that are not actively 

charging or non-electric MHD vehicles? 

9. Delivering Power to a Site: What 

actions are currently being taken by 

electric utilities or can electric utilities 

take to ensure that necessary power is 

available in MHD EV charging 

locations? What actions are currently 

being taken by MHD fleet owners/ 

operators or can MHD fleet owners/ 

operators take to ensure that necessary 

power is available in MHD EV charging 

locations? 

10. Demand Response and Managed 

Charging: What demand response or 

managed charging strategies are needed 

and/or have been employed successfully 

for MHD charging locations? 

11. Role of Onsite Energy Storage and 

Generation: What role is on-site energy 

storage and generation playing or could 

play in supporting MHD EV charging 

needs? What actions are needed to 

enable the utilization of cost-effective 

energy storage and generation? 

12. Grid Interaction: What scenarios 

or use cases would be ideal for 

exporting power from charging sites 

back to the grid? What actions are 

needed to enable cost-effective 

exportable power? 

13. Turning Radius: What are the 

turning radii that should be considered 

to service most MHD EVs at a site? 

14. Driver Amenities: Where 

applicable, what driver amenities (such 

as on-site restrooms, dining, or 

shopping) or fleet services (such as 

vehicle inspections) can or should be 

considered for a station designed to 

support MHD EVs deployed in the next 


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12See Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Guidance on Accounting for Competition 

Effects When Developing and Analyzing Regulatory 

Actions (Oct. 2023), https://www.whitehouse.gov/ 

wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ 

RegulatoryCompetitionGuidance.pdf. 

5 years that will charge: (i) at public enroute chargers; (ii) at freight 

destinations; and (iii) in publicly 

accessible private or quasi-public 

depots? Do needs for on- or 

conveniently located off-site amenities 

at stations designed for MHD EVs differ 

from those designed for light-duty EVs? 

15. Fleet Lessons Learned: For fleets 

experienced in operating and charging 

MHD EVs, what are some important 

lessons learned that should be 

incorporated in the buildout of national 

infrastructure to support charging 

activities? 

16. Equity: What equity-related 

challenges or benefits could be 

associated with MHD EV charging? 

What strategies could increase those 

benefits or mitigate those challenges? 

Are there considerations important to 

independent owner operators and small 

fleets? 

Category 2: Vehicle Charging Patterns 

17. Minimum Power Requirements: Is 

there a preferred minimum power level 

(including any specific voltage or 

current requirements), both per charging 

port and per charging station, to 

adequately serve MHD EV needs in 

public locations now? In 5 years? In 10 

years? Is there a minimum number of 

MHD charging ports at a charging 

station that would make it useful as an 

MHD charging site? Are there 

alternative performance-based 

requirements that should be considered 

for the provision of a minimum number 

of MHD charging ports or total power 

available? 

18. Uptime Reliability: Should 

uptime, as a performance-based 

standard, account for all minimum 

performance shortfalls, e.g., power 

sharing, voltage inadequacy, sites 

relying on supplemental energy storage, 

incompatible connectors/need for 

adapters, payment system or network 

outages, or other EV charger limitations 

that fail to deliver specified minimum 

performance requirements? If uptime is 

insufficient to measure all shortfalls, 

what parameters should be included to 

ensure reliable and comprehensive 

service? 

19. Charge Time Accessibility: What 

are the best methods for supporting 

MHD EV fleets that primarily charge 

enroute or at destination locations? 

What considerations should be given for 

first-come, first-served and/or 

appointment-based scenarios for vehicle 

charging at a station? 

20. Charging Needs Across Vehicle 

Use Case: How does MHD EV charging 

vary across different vehicle classes, use 

cases, and market segments: at private 

or quasi-public depots, en-route (public) 

locations, destinations, or a mix? What 

does that mix look like to form a 

coherent national network? 

Category 3: MHD EV Charger 

Technology and Standardization 

21. Megawatt Charging Standard: 

What is the anticipated adoption 

timeline for megawatt charging system 

(MCS), and other proprietary and nonproprietary connectors, on charging 

infrastructure in various MHD segments 

and is there a preferred connector 

standard? Is it preferable to have 

multiple connector types at MHD public 

charging locations or a single type? 

22. MHD EV Controllers and 

Management System Considerations: 

How are EV charge controllers and 

battery management systems different in 

MHD EVs than in light-duty passenger 

EVs? How do charge controllers differ in 

EV chargers designed for MHD EVs 

compared to chargers designed for lightduty passenger EV applications? 

23. Cybersecurity Considerations: 

How does cybersecurity factor into the 

product or systems engineering process? 

Are there specific cybersecurity 

standards, frameworks, or controls that 

are commonly used in the industry? 

What cybersecurity considerations are 

important in the near-term (12–36 

months)? What cybersecurity concerns 

need to be addressed for MHD EV 

charging in the longer-term? 

24. Alternative Charging Technology 

Solutions: Are there additional 

standards or technologies, such as 

inductive charging or bi-directional 

charging, that should be considered? If 

so, please provide information about 

these technologies, their benefits, and 

their anticipated industry adoption 

timeframes. 

25. Performance-Based Standards: 

Are there performance-based 

alternatives (i.e., standards that specify 

a level of service and types of vehicles 

a charger must support without 

specifying specific connectors) to 

specifying charging standards and 

communications standards by reference 

that would support a convenient, 

affordable, reliable, and equitable MHD 

EV charging network while reducing the 

need for future refinement to federal 

regulations? 

26. Key Performance Indicators: 

Should performance-based standards 

include requirements for achieving Key 

Performance Indicators most important 

to MHD EV customers? If so, what 

should those Key Performance 

Indicators be? 

27. Market Impact of Standardization: 

How would standardization affect the 

ability of firms to compete? 12 Will 

proposed or anticipated industry 

standards favor or disfavor any market 

participants? Will proposed or 

anticipated industry standards impact 

the ability of firms to enter the market? 

If so, how? How could the process for 

developing technology standards for EV 

charging and related technologies be 

more fair, open, and/or transparent? 

Category 4: Workforce, Supply Chain, 

and Manufacturing 

28. Workforce Needs for MHD EV 

Charging Infrastructure: What are the 

workforce needs associated with 

manufacturing, installing, and/or 

maintaining MHD EV chargers? What 

are the current gaps in workforce 

development for MHD EV charging 

infrastructure deployment? Who are the 

critical stakeholders and what is needed 

to promote workforce development for 

MHD EV charging infrastructure? Do 

training programs exist for workers on 

the installation of EV chargers with 

power levels beyond those available 

today for light-duty vehicles? If yes, 

please provide details of the program 

and the availability of a qualified 

workforce. 

29. High Power Charger Availability 

for MHD EVs: What is the expected 

commercial availability (both timing 

and volume) of the MCS or other 

proprietary connectors, cable 

assemblies, EV chargers, and adaptors? 

What safety standards will these 

products be certified against? Please 

provide any specifics on vehicle class, 

vocation, expected charging port type, 

pricing, and timing. 

30. Additional Information: Is there 

anything additionally that should be 

considered related to MHD charging 

technologies and infrastructure needs 

that is not covered in the above 

questions? 

Issued in Washington, DC under authority 

delegated in 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.83. 

Shailen P. Bhatt, 

Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20423 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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