[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26919-26920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12300]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


Safety Performance Standards, Research and Safety Assurance 
Programs Meetings

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces public meetings at which NHTSA will 
answer questions from the public and the automobile industry regarding 
the agency's safety performance standards, safety assurance and other 
programs; and, subject to President Clinton's prior announcement of the 
federal regulatory reform initiative results, NHTSA will also discuss 
its decisions concerning motor vehicle regulatory reform. In addition, 
NHTSA will hold a separate public meeting to describe and discuss 
specific research and development projects.

DATES: The Agency's regular, quarterly public meeting relating to the 
agency's safety performance standards, safety assurance and other 
programs will be held on June 28, 1995 beginning at 9:30 a.m. and 
ending at approximately 12:30 p.m. Assuming a prior announcement by 
President Clinton, NHTSA will also discuss its motor vehicle regulatory 
reform initiatives and its response to public comments on this subject. 
This latter discussion will be held immediately after the regular 
quarterly meeting, either during the 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. period if 
time allows, or else beginning after lunch at 1:30 p.m. For the 
regular, quarterly public meeting, questions relating to the agency's 
safety performance standards, safety assurance and other programs must 
be submitted in writing by June 19, 1995 to the address shown below. If 
sufficient time is available, questions received after the June 19 date 
may be answered at the meeting. The individual, group or company 
submitting a question(s) does not have to be present for the 
question(s) to be answered. A consolidated list of the questions 
submitted by June 19, 1995 and the issues to be discussed will be 
mailed to interested persons by June 22, 1995 and will also be 
available at the meeting.
    Also, the agency will hold a second public meeting on June 27, 
devoted exclusively to a presentation of research and development 
programs. The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. and end at approximately 
5:00 p.m. This meeting is described more fully in a separate 
announcement.

ADDRESSES: Questions for the June 28, NHTSA Technical Industry Meeting, 
relating to the agency's safety performance standards and safety 
assurance programs should be submitted to Barry Felrice, Associate 
Administrator for Safety Performance Standards, NPS-01, National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Room 5401, 400 Seventh Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20590. The meeting will be held at the Ramada Inn, 
near the Detroit Metro Airport, 8270 Wickham Road, Romulus, MI 48174.

[[Page 26920]] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA will hold this regular, 
quarterly meeting to answer questions from the public and the regulated 
industries regarding the agency's safety performance standards, safety 
assurance and other programs. Since the agency is holding a separate 
meeting on its research and development programs, any questions on 
those issues will only be answered at the afternoon meeting to be held 
on June 27, 1995 and should be submitted to the Research and 
Development Office. However, questions on aspects of the agency's 
research and development activities that relate to ongoing regulatory 
actions should be submitted, as in the past, to the agency's Safety 
Performance Standards Office.
    The motor vehicle regulatory reform meeting is a follow-up to 
NHTSA's March 29, 1995 meeting on regulatory reform held in conjunction 
with the agency's previous quarterly technical meeting, and to the 
agency's April 4, 1995 meeting in Washington, D.C., at which NHTSA 
sought information from the public on regulatory reform actions the 
agency should take related to its motor vehicle regulations. These were 
in conjunction with President Clinton's call for a new approach to the 
way Government regulates the private sector, and his request that 
Executive Branch agencies report to him by June 1, 1995 on ways to 
improve the regulatory process. To follow the President's expected 
announcement of the results of this initiative, NHTSA will discuss how 
the agency has handled the public comments and the anticipated next 
actions to implement its motor vehicle regulatory reform decisions.
    The regular, quarterly, meeting to be held on June 28th will be at 
the Ramada Inn near the Detroit Metro Airport, 8270 Wickham Road, 
Romulus, MI 48174. The purpose of this meeting is to focus on those 
phases of NHTSA activities which are technical, interpretative or 
procedural in nature. A transcript will be available for public 
inspection in the NHTSA Technical Reference Section in Washington, DC, 
within four weeks after the meeting. Copies of the transcript will then 
be available at ten cents a page (length has varied from 100 to 150 
pages) upon request to NHTSA Technical Reference Section, Room 5108, 
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. The Technical Reference 
Section is open to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    NHTSA will provide auxiliary aids to participants as necessary, 
during the NHTSA Technical Industry Meeting, NHTSA Regulatory Reform 
Meeting, and the NHTSA Industry Research and Development Meeting. Any 
person desiring assistance of ``auxiliary aids'' (e.g., sign-language 
interpreter, telecommunications devices for deaf persons (TDDs), 
readers, taped texts, brailled materials, or large print materials and/
or a magnifying device), please contact Barbara Carnes on (202) 366-
1810, by COB June 19, 1995 for the June 28, 1995 meetings or Barbara 
Coleman (202) 366-1537 by COB June 19, 1995 for the June 27, 1995 
meeting.

    Issued: May 15, 1995.
Barry Felrice,
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
[FR Doc. 95-12300 Filed 5-18-95; 8:45 am]
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