[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9198-9199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3206]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

23 CFR Parts 655 and 940

[FHWA Docket No. FHWA-99-5899]
RIN 2125-AE65


Intelligent Transportation System Architecture and Standards: 
Delay of Effective Date

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2001, from 
the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled 
``Regulatory Review Plan,'' published in the Federal Register on 
January 24, 2001, this action temporarily delays for 60 days the 
effective date of the rule entitled Intelligent Transportation System 
Architecture and Standards, published in the Federal Register on 
January 8, 2001, 66 FR 1446. The rule concerns Intelligent 
Transportation System (ITS) projects carried out using funds made 
available from the Highway Trust Fund. This rule requires regions which 
have implemented ITS or are planning ITS implementations to develop a 
regional ITS architecture, based on the National ITS Architecture, to 
guide their implementation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the Intelligent Transportation 
System Architecture and Standards rule, published in the Federal 
Register on January 8, 2001, at 66 FR 1446, is delayed for 60 days, 
from February 7, 2001, to a new effective date of April 8, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information: Mr. Robert 
Rupert, Office of Travel Management (HOTM-1), (202) 366-2194 and Mr.

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Michael Freitas, (202) 366-9292, ITS Joint Program Office (HOIT-1). For 
legal information: Mr. Wilbert Baccus, Office of the Chief Counsel, 
(HCC-32), (202) 366-1346, Federal Highway Administration, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To the extent that 5 U.S.C section 553 
applies to this action, it is exempt from notice and comment because it 
constitutes a rule of procedure under 5 U.S.C. section 553(b)(A). 
Alternatively, the FHWA's implementation of this rule without 
opportunity for public comment, effective immediately upon publication 
today in the Federal Register, is based on the good cause exceptions in 
5 U.S.C. section 553(b)(B) and 553 (d)(3). Seeking public comment is 
impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public interest. The 
temporary 60-day delay in effective date is necessary to give 
Department officials the opportunity for further review and 
consideration of the new regulations, consistent with the Assistant to 
the President's memorandum of January 20, 2001. Given the imminence of 
the effective date, seeking prior public comment on this temporary 
delay would have been impractical, as well as contrary to the public 
interest in the orderly promulgation and implementation of regulations. 
The imminence of the effective date is also good cause for making this 
action effective immediately upon publication.

    Issued on: January 31, 2001.
Anthony R. Kane,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 01-3206 Filed 2-2-01; 4:50 pm]
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