Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 25, 2017 / Notices 49473 

Written Comments: Written 

statements and supporting information 

submitted during the comment period 

will be considered with the same weight 

as oral comments and supporting 

information presented at the public 

meeting. Please submit all written 

comments no later than November 14, 

2017, by any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility: 

DOT, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

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• Fax: 202–366–1767. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and docket 

number. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

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any personal information provided. 

Please see the Privacy Act discussion 

below. 

Docket: For access to the docket go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or to 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. Telephone: 202–366–9826. 

Privacy Act: 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.). You 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 you 

may visit http://www.regulations.gov/

privacy.html. 

Confidential Business Information: If 

you wish to submit any information 

under a claim of confidentiality, you 

should submit three copies of your 

complete submission, including the 

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business information to the Chief 

Counsel, NHTSA, at the address given 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. In addition, you should 

submit two copies, from which you 

have deleted the claimed confidential 

business information, to Docket 

Management at the address given above. 

When you send a comment containing 

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business information, you should 

submit a cover letter setting forth the 

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confidential business information 

regulation (49 CFR part 512). 

Background 

On September 12, 2017, DOT released 

Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A 

Vision for Safety and requested public 

comment. NHTSA has issued 2.0 as the 

next step on the path forward for the 

safe testing and deployment of ADSs. 

Together, the Voluntary Guidance for 

ADS and Technical Assistance to States 

serve to support industry, Government 

officials, safety advocates, and the 

public. By replacing the Federal 

Automated Vehicles Policy, 2.0 

responds to public comments, continues 

the voluntary guidance framework, and 

assures industry, the States, and the 

public that the Agency will remain a 

leader in innovation and safety. The full 

Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A 

Vision for Safety can be found at 

www.nhtsatransportation.gov/av. 

Meeting and Draft Agenda 

This public meeting is being held 

during the open comment period and 

provides an opportunity for individuals 

and stakeholders to express feedback 

regarding both Section 1: Voluntary 

Guidance for Automated Driving 

Systems and Section 2: Technical 

Assistance to States. Input received at 

the public meeting will be used to make 

any necessary clarifications to 2.0, in 

support of its voluntary 

implementation. As appropriate, 

NHTSA will post clarification 

information on the NHTSA Web site in 

the Frequently Asked Questions section. 

The meeting agenda follows: 

8–9 a.m.—Arrival/Check-In 

9–10:30 a.m.—Section 1: Voluntary 

Guidance for ADSs 

10:30–10:45 a.m.—Break 

10:45–12 a.m.—Section 2: Technical 

Assistance to States 

12 a.m.—Adjourn 

Issued in Washington, DC under authority 

delegated by 49 CFR 1.95. 

Nathaniel Beuse, 

Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety 

Research. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23198 Filed 10–24–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0081] 

Traffic Records Program Assessment 

Advisory; Public Comment 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA) is in 

the process of reviewing the Traffic 

Records Program Assessment Advisory, 

DOT HS 811 644, (Advisory) and 

requests comments to determine if 

updates or improvements are 

appropriate. States need timely, 

accurate, complete, and uniform traffic 

records to identify and prioritize traffic 

safety issues and to choose appropriate 

safety countermeasures and evaluate 

their effectiveness. The Advisory 

provides information on the contents, 

capabilities, and data quality attributes 

of an effective traffic records system, 

and includes assessment questions that 

qualified independent assessors use to 

evaluate the capabilities of a State’s 

traffic records systems. Based on the 

input received in response to this 

notice, and NHTSA’s experience in 

applying the previous Advisory to 

conduct assessments in the past, we 

anticipate issuing a revised Advisory by 

June 2018. 

DATES: Written comments may be 

submitted to this agency and must be 

received no later than December 26, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID number 

NHTSA–2017–0081 by any of the 

following methods: 

Electronic Submissions: Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Fax: 202–366–2746. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

M–30 U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building, Ground 

floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Hand Delivery or Courier: Docket 

Management Facility, M–30, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building, Ground floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

Eastern time, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Regardless of how you submit your 

comments, you should identify the 

Docket number of this notice. 


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49474 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 25, 2017 / Notices 

1 23 U.S.C. 405(c)(3)(E). 

2U.S. Gov’t Accountability Office, GAO–10–454, 

Traffic Safety Data: State Data System Quality 

Varies and Limited Resources and Coordination 

Can Inhibit Further Progress 41 (2010), available at 

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-0-454. 

Instructions: For detailed instructions 

on submitting comments and additional 

information, see http://

www.regulations.gov. Note that all 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

read the ‘‘Privacy Act’’ heading below. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all contents 

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.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78) or you may visit http://

docketsInfo.dot.gov. 

Confidential Information: If you wish 

to submit any information under a claim 

of confidentiality, you should submit 

three copies of your complete 

submission, including the information 

you claim to be confidential business 

information, to the Chief Counsel, 

NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. In 

addition, you should submit two copies, 

from which you have deleted the 

claimed confidential business 

information, to Docket Management at 

the address given above under 

When you send a comment containing 

information claimed to be confidential 

business information, you should 

include a cover letter setting forth the 

information specified in our 

confidential business information 

regulation. (49 CFR part 512) Docket: 

For access to the docket to read 

background documents or comments 

received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov or the street 

address listed above. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov at any time or to 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

programmatic issues: John Siegler, 

Office of Traffic Records and Analysis, 

NVS–423, National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Telephone (202) 366–1268. For legal 

issues: Megan Brown, Office of Chief 

Counsel, NCC–113, National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590. Telephone (202) 366–1834. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: States 

need timely, accurate, complete, and 

uniform traffic records data to identify 

and prioritize traffic safety issues, and 

choose appropriate safety 

countermeasures and evaluate their 

effectiveness. The National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration published 

the Traffic Records Program Assessment 

Advisory (DOT HS 811 644) in 2012 to 

provide guidance on the peer review of 

States’ crash, driver, vehicle, roadway, 

citation and adjudication, and injury 

surveillance systems. 

The Advisory describes the 

capabilities of an ideal traffic records 

system and includes a set of questions, 

which are the basis for an in-depth 

review of State highway safety data and 

State traffic records systems. 

Specifically, these questions examine 

how the State Highway Safety Office 

(SHSO), State Traffic Records 

Coordinating Committee (TRCC), and 

the representative TRCC agencies plan, 

collect, manage, and integrate 

information from the crash, driver, 

vehicle, roadway, citation and 

adjudication, and injury surveillance 

data systems. 

In order to qualify for a State Traffic 

Safety Information System 

Improvements grant under 23 U.S.C. 

405(c), a State must certify that ‘‘an 

assessment of the State’s highway safety 

data and traffic records system was 

conducted or updated during the 

preceding 5 years.’’ 1 The 2012 Advisory 

was created in response to a GAO 

recommendation that ‘‘NHTSA take 

steps to ensure state traffic records 

assessments are complete and consistent 

to provide an in-depth evaluation of all 

state traffic safety data systems across 

all performance measures’’.2

The Advisory is divided into nine 

topical areas: Traffic records 

coordinating committee, strategic 

planning for traffic records systems, 

crash data system, vehicle data system, 

driver data system, roadway data 

system, citation and adjudication 

systems, injury surveillance systems, 

and data use and integration. Each of 

these modules is further subdivided into 

submodules: Description and contents, 

applicable guidelines, data dictionaries, 

procedures and process flows, interface 

with other traffic records components, 

and data quality and control. Each 

assessment question is supplemented by 

‘‘suggested evidence’’ and linked to the 

associated narrative description of the 

ideal traffic records system. 

Between 2012 and 2017, NHTSA 

conducted 55 traffic records 

assessments where independent subject 

matter expert assessors evaluated the 

response to each question and rated 

State responses as either (1) meeting the 

description of the ideal traffic records 

system, (2) partially meeting the 

description, or (3) not meeting the 

description. These assessments 

identified the strengths and 

opportunities of each component of the 

State’s traffic records systems and 

provided States with recommendations 

to improve their traffic records 

programs. 

During the first five-year assessment 

cycle (2012–2017), NHTSA received 

feedback on the assessment process 

from State coordinators and respondents 

as well as the assessment facilitators 

and assessors. NHTSA intends to 

consider this feedback in addition to 

comments received on this notice to 

update the Advisory. Specifically, 

NHTSA will revise as appropriate the 

questions and evidence for the nine 

topical areas. Based on the feedback 

received during the first assessment 

cycle, anticipated changes may include 

updates to the ideal traffic records 

system description, expansion of 

suggested evidence notes, alteration 

and/or elimination of questions— 

particularly regarding performance 

measures—and a restructuring of the 

Injury Surveillance System section. 

NHTSA is seeking comment on the 

description of the ideal traffic records 

system and associated assessment 

questions in the Advisory to provide 

greater clarity and ease for both State 

respondents and assessment teams. In 

undertaking this update to the Advisory, 

NHTSA seeks to minimize the level of 

effort required by States while still 

ensuring a robust evaluation of State 

traffic safety data systems that States 

can use to inform improvements to 

traffic safety data systems. The most 

helpful comments will suggest potential 

procedural changes that will streamline 

the process or will provide feedback on 

how to improve a specific question, its 

suggested evidence, and/or the 

associated text found in the module 

introduction. The full text of the Traffic 

Records Program Assessment Advisory, 

DOT HS 811 644, is available at http:// 

www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/ 

811644.pdf. NHTSA will consider all 

comments received as part of its 

revision of the Advisory. Comments will 

be addressed in a subsequent Federal 

Register notice that announces the final 

version of the Advisory. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 25, 2017 / Notices 49475 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. Section 405(c)(3)(E). 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Terry T. Shelton, 

Associate Administrator, National Center for 

Statistics and Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23124 Filed 10–24–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0128; Notice 2] 

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc., 

Grant of Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Grant of petition. 

SUMMARY: Harley-Davidson Motor 

Company, Inc. (Harley-Davidson), has 

determined that certain model year 

(MY) 2016–2017 Harley-Davidson XL 

1200CX Roadster motorcycles do not 

fully comply with Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 

120, Tire selection and rims and motor 

home/recreation vehicle trailer load 

carrying capacity information for motor 

vehicles with a GVWR of more than 

4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds). 

Harley-Davidson filed a noncompliance 

information report dated November 4, 

2016. Harley-Davidson also petitioned 

NHTSA on November 28, 2016, for a 

decision that the subject noncompliance 

is inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety. 

ADDRESSES: For further information on 

this decision, contact Kerrin Bressant, 

Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, the 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration (NHTSA), telephone 

(202) 366–1110, facsimile (202) 366– 

3081. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Overview: Harley-Davidson Motor 

Company, Inc. (Harley-Davidson), has 

determined that certain model year 

(MY) 2016–2017 Harley-Davidson XL 

1200CX Roadster motorcycles do not 

fully comply with paragraph S5.3.2 of 

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 

(FMVSS) No. 120, Tire selection and 

rims and motor home/recreation vehicle 

trailer load carrying capacity 

information for motor vehicles with a 

GVWR of more than 4,536 kilograms 

(10,000 pounds). Harley-Davidson filed 

a report dated November 4, 2016, 

pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, Defect and 

Noncompliance Responsibility and 

Reports. Harley-Davidson also 

petitioned NHTSA on November 28, 

2016, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) 

and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part 556, for 

an exemption from the notification and 

remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

Chapter 301 on the basis that this 

noncompliance is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety. 

Notice of receipt of the petition was 

published with a 30-day public 

comment period, on April 7, 2017, in 

the Federal Register (82 FR 17074). No 

comments were received. To view the 

petition and all supporting documents 

log onto the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Web site 

at: https://www.regulations.gov/. Then 

follow the online search instructions to 

locate docket number ‘‘NHTSA–2016– 

0128.’’ 

II. Vehicles Involved: Approximately 

2,352 MY 2016–2017 Harley-Davidson 

XL 1200CX Roadster motorcycles 

manufactured between March 8, 2016 

and August 23, 2016, are potentially 

involved. 

III. Noncompliance: Harley-Davidson 

explains that the noncompliance is that 

the certification label on the subject 

vehicles incorrectly identifies the rear 

wheel rim size as 18 X 4.50 instead of 

18 X 4.25, and therefore does not meet 

the requirements of paragraph S5.3.2 of 

FMVSS No. 120. 

IV. Rule Text: paragraph 5.3 of 

FMVSS No. 120 states: 

Each vehicle shall show the 

information specified in S5.3.1. and 

S5.3.2 . . . in the English language, 

lettered in block capitals and numerals 

not less than 2.4 millimeters high and 

in the format set forth following this 

paragraph. This information shall 

appear either: 

(a) After each GAWR listed on the 

certification label required by § 567.4 or 

§ 567.5 of this chapter; or at the option 

of the manufacturer, 

(b) On the tire information label 

affixed to the vehicle in the manner, 

location, and form described in 

§ 567.4(b) through (f) of this chapter as 

appropriate of each GVWR–GAWR 

combination listed on the certification 

label. 

Paragraph S5.3.2 of FMVSS No. 120 

states: 

S5.3.2 Rims. The size designation and, if 

applicable, the type designation of Rims (not 

necessarily those on the vehicle) appropriate 

for those tires. 

V. Summary of Harley-Davidson’s 

Petition: Harley-Davidson described the 

subject noncompliance and stated its 

belief that the noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety. 

In support of its petition, HarleyDavidson submitted the following 

reasoning: 

1. Harley-Davidson believes this 

labeling noncompliance is 

inconsequential to motor vehicle safety 

because consumers have the following 

sources to reliably identify the correct 

tire and rim combination: 

a. The correct tire size is listed on the 

sidewall of the tire originally installed 

on the rim; 

b. The correct tire, including tire size, 

is listed in the Owner’s Manual; 

c. The correct wheel size is shown in 

the Original Equipment & 

Recommended Replacement Tires table 

in the Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor 

Parts and Accessories catalog; and 

d. The correct wheel size is imprinted 

in the wheel. 

Harley-Davidson believes these 

sources, particularly the tire size 

information listed on the rear tire’s 

sidewall, are the most likely places for 

consumers to look when replacing tires 

and rims. 

2. Harley-Davidson states that NHTSA 

has granted petitions for 

inconsequential noncompliance for 

similar labeling errors regarding the rim 

size or the omission of the rim size. 

(Please see Harley-Davidson’s petition 

for a complete list of referenced 

petitions.) 

In these cases, Harley-Davidson stated 

that the agency reasoned that consumers 

were unlikely to mismatch tires and 

rims because ‘‘the rim size information 

can be found in the vehicle’s owner’s 

manual or on the rim itself, and the tire 

size information is available from 

multiple sources including the owner’s 

manual, the sidewalls of the tires on the 

vehicle and on the tire placard or 

information label located on the door or 

door opening. The rim size can be 

derived using this tire information. 

3. The incorrect rim size on the 

subject motorcycles’ certification label 

is unlikely to expose operators to a 

significantly greater risk than an 

operator riding a compliant motorcycle. 

Operators have several reliable sources 

to assist them in correctly matching the 

rims and tires. 

4. Lastly, Harley-Davidson is not 

aware of any warranty claims, field 

reports, customer complaints, legal 

claims, or any incidents or injuries 

related to the subject condition. 

Harley-Davidson concluded by 

expressing the belief that the subject 

noncompliance is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety, and that 

its petition to be exempted from 

providing notification of the 

noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the 


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