Document ID: DOT-OST-2021-0056-0020
Agency: dot
Document Type: Notice
Title: Request for Information: Transportation Equity Data
Posted Date: 2021-06-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 112 (Monday, June 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31572-31573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12328]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2021-0056]

Extension of the Comment Deadline Date; Request for Information 
on Transportation Equity Data

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation 
(DOT).

ACTION: Notice of extension for request for information (RFI).

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SUMMARY: On May 25, 2021, DOT published in the Federal Register a 
request for information (RFI) regarding an potential data and 
assessment tools that could assist in the ongoing and continuous 
evaluation of Federal policies and programs concerning equitable 
services and safety in the transportation sector. The RFI is assisting 
the DOT in responding to the Executive Order 13985, ``Advancing Racial 
Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal 
Government'' (Equity E.O.). This notice extends the deadline date for 
receiving comments until July 22, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. (ET).

DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by July 22, 2021, no later 
than 5:00 p.m. (ET) to ensure consideration of your views.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted using any one of the 
following methods:
     Electronic mail: Email comments to 
transportationequity@dot.gov. Responses must be provided as attachments 
to an email. It is recommended that attachments with file sizes 
exceeding 25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to ensure message delivery. 
Responses must be provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx) attachment to 
the email, and be no more than 5 pages in length, with 12-point font 
and 1-inch margins.
     Internet: To submit comments electronically, go to the 
Federal regulations website at http://www.regulations.gov. Search by 
using the docket number (DOT-OST-2021-0056). Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.

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    Respondents may answer as many or as few questions (see the 
questions below) as they wish.
    Responses are preferred in one file submission, in a question and 
response manner. DOT will not respond to individual submissions but 
will publish publicly a compendium of responses. A response to this RFI 
will not be viewed as a binding commitment to develop or pursue the 
ideas proposed.
    Respondents are requested to provide the following information at 
the beginning of their response to this RFI:

 Contact name/Institution name
 Institution contact
 Address, phone number, and email address

    DOT looks forward to your submission in response to this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The monitored inbox at 
transportationequity@dot.gov. You may also contact Maya Sarna at 
maya.sarna@dot.gov or (202) 366-5811.
    Please reference ``RFI for Transportation Equity Data'' in the 
subject line when submitting your email.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Public Webinar

    On June 18, 2021 DOT will hold a public webinar to broadly discuss 
the actions DOT has taken to respond to the Equity E.O. Details of the 
public webinar are noted below. The public webinar requires 
registration and will be open to the first 500 unique registrants. The 
DOT requests that multiple participants from the same organization 
wishing to attend the public webinar limit registration to no more than 
10 participants.

Date: Friday, June 18, 2021
Time: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (ET)
Registration Link: www.transportation.gov/equity

    DOT invites the public, transportation equity thought leaders, 
advocacy groups and stakeholders to provide input on the critical first 
steps in this process. This notice is not a Solicitation, and it does 
not seek the submission of formal, binding quotations/proposals. In the 
event OST-P determines that services will be procured, a formal Request 
for Quote/Proposal will be issued. OST-P cannot and will not reimburse 
any organization for its time, effort, or costs expended in responding 
to this RFI.

    Issued on: June 8, 2021.
Irene Marion,
Director, Office of Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2021-12328 Filed 6-11-21; 8:45 am]
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