Document ID: NHTSA-2023-0061-0002
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Request for Comments: Nondiscrimination Compliance Program
Posted Date: 2023-12-14T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86727-86728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27391]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2023-0061]

Request for Comment: NHTSA's Nondiscrimination Compliance 
Program; Extension of Written Submission Deadline

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Extension of deadline for written submissions in response to 
NHTSA's Request for Comment on NHTSA's Nondiscrimination Compliance 
Program.

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SUMMARY: NHTSA has received requests to extend the period during which 
commenters may submit written comments in response to the Request for 
Comment: NHTSA's Nondiscrimination Compliance Program published on 
November 16, 2023. The original written submission deadline was January 
16, 2024. NHTSA is extending the deadline by 30 days to February 15, 
2024.

DATES: The written submission deadline related to the Request for 
Comment published on November 16, 2023, at 88 FR 78811, is extended to 
February 15, 2024.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the docket number identified in 
the heading of this document by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
Docket No. NHTSA-2023-0061. All comments received will be posted 
without change, including any personal information provided. For access 
to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to 
https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. NHTSA-2023-0061.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form for all 
comments received into USDOT's dockets by entering the name of the 
individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted 
on behalf of an organization, association, business, or other entity). 
You may review the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) complete 
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 
2000 (65 FR 19477) or visit https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov or the street 
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the 
dockets via internet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information, contact Heather 
Moss, Division Chief, Title VI Compliance, Office of Civil Rights, 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Telephone number: (202) 
366-0972. You may also contact NHTSA's Office of Civil Rights at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 16, 2023, NHTSA published a 
Request for Comment regarding NHTSA's Nondiscrimination Compliance 
Program. The original written submission deadline was January 16, 2024. 
NHTSA is extending the deadline by 30 days to February 15, 2024.
    Through this request for comment (RFC), NHTSA seeks input to inform 
the development of Nondiscrimination Compliance Guidelines for NHTSA 
Financial Assistance Recipients (Nondiscrimination Guidelines). NHTSA's 
Nondiscrimination Guidelines will provide guidance for recipients on 
how to comply with their Federal civil rights obligations. NHTSA 
published this RFC to engage a broad cross-section of stakeholders and 
the public. After considering and incorporating comments and 
information received from this solicitation, NHTSA intends to publish 
draft Nondiscrimination Guidelines for comment before publishing final 
guidance.
    With this 30-day extension, interested parties have until February 
15, 2024, to submit written comments. Although submissions are strictly 
voluntary, all interested parties are encouraged to respond.
    Comments may be submitted and viewed at Docket No. NHTSA-2023-0061 
at https://www.regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 8, 2023.
Regina E. Morgan,
Director, NHTSA Office of Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2023-27391 Filed 12-13-23; 8:45 am]
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