        DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
        50 CFR Part 648
        [I.D. 082002B]
        New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

          AGENCY:
          National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

          ACTION:
          Public meeting notification.

          SUMMARY:
          The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a 3-day Council meeting from September 10 through September 12, 2002, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

          DATES:
          The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, September 10, 11, and 12, 2002.  The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday and at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday.

          ADDRESSES:
          The meeting will be held at the Providence Biltmore Hotel, 11 Dorrance Street, Kennedy Plaza, Providence, RI  02903; telephone (401) 421-0700.  Requests for special accommodations should be addressed to the New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone (978) 465-0492.

          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
          Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council, (978) 465-0492.

        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
        Tuesday, September 10, 2002

        Following introductions, newly appointed and re-appointed Council members will take the Oath of Office and the Council will elect its 2002-2003 slate of officers.  Late in the morning session there will be a presentation by the State Department liaison on the European Union's request to negotiate a governing international fisheries agreement (GIFA), with particular implications for the Atlantic herring fishery.  There also will be a briefing on the status of the U.S. National Plan of Action under the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s International Plan of Action to address Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported Fishing.  During the afternoon session there will be a presentation by NMFS Office of Law Enforcement about its Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) program.  There also will be a discussion, led by the Council’s VMS Committee, on recommendations concerning consistency of VMS requirements across fishery management plans (FMPs).  This will be discussed in the context of a change to the Atlantic Herring FMP that would require evidence of a VMS onboard the vessel prior to issuance of a herring fishing permit, thereby creating consistency with other Council management plans that require a VMS.  The Enforcement Committee will then report on a proposal to prohibit fishermen who hold Federal fisheries permits from selling fish to an unlicenced dealer.  This committee also will brief the Council on its review of management measures proposed for inclusion in the Northeast Multispecies and Atlantic Sea Scallop FMPs, and the proposed Northeast Skate FMP from an enforcement perspective, the enforceability of general category landings restrictions, particularly the state waters only exemption for Atlantic sea scallops.  The final agenda item for the day will consist of a presentation by NMFS staff on streamlining the FMP adjustment and monitoring process and a discussion of potential alternatives that would promote regulatory efficiency.
        Wednesday, September 11, 2002
        The Council meeting will reconvene on Wednesday with possible action on groundfish concerning the review and approval of draft text for the status determination criteria section to be included in the Northeast Multispecies FMP Amendment 13 Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS).  Council staff also will brief the Council on progress to date on preparation of the Amendment 13 DSEIS to clarify any associated issues related to that work.  The Council’s Research Steering Committee will then review recent committee activities, including the status and content of recent and future NMFS’ Requests for Proposals to solicit collaborative research projects.  The Council’s Whiting Committee will present a report, including a presentation of 2002 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Report for small mesh multispecies, and a discussion of  recommendations from the Whiting Monitoring Committee.  The committee intends to approve initial action on Framework 37 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP.  The Council will select management options for analysis that may modify or eliminate the Year 4 default measure for small mesh multispecies and may establish new exempted fishery areas for whiting within the Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank Regulated Mesh Area.   The Mid-Atlantic and New England Councils will hold a scoping hearing on issues related to Amendment 2 to the Monkfish FMP.  The Councils are considering revising the monkfish limited access permit system in Amendment 2 to allow vessels that landed monkfish after the original control date in the southern end of the range of the fishery to qualify for permits.  The public will have an opportunity to provide oral comments at this time.
        Thursday, September 12, 2002
        The meeting will reconvene on Thursday with reports on recent activities from the Council Chairman and Executive Director, the NMFS Regional Administrator, Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council liaisons, NOAA General Counsel and representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard, NMFS Enforcement and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. This will be followed by a brief period for public comments on any item relevant to Council business, but not otherwise listed on the agenda.  The Habitat Committee will request that the Council consider its recommendations on alternatives to minimize the effects of scallop fishing on Essential Fish Habitat for inclusion in Amendment 10 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP and for analysis in the associated DSEIS.  During the final afternoon of the meeting, the Scallop Committee will ask the Council to consider approval of final action on Framework Adjustment 15, the annual adjustment to the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP.  Options under consideration for the 2003 fishing year include, but are not limited to, an adjustment to the annual day-at-sea allocations for vessels with full-time, part-time, and occasional limited access permits, ranging from 45 full-time days (no action) to 120 full-time days (status quo) and other amounts that meet the FMP’s mortality objective; continuing the controlled access program for one or both of the Hudson Canyon and Virginia Beach/North Carolina Areas (VA/NC) or no action (re-opening the areas to general scallop management).  The controlled access program changes include raising the scallop possession limit to 21,000 pounds meat weight and allocating trips to limited access vessels based on a high or low mortality target for these rebuilt areas.  Other provisions of the controlled access program would continue unchanged.  A day-at-sea tradeoff exemption procedure for vessels that fish in the Hudson Canyon and VA/NC Areas controlled access program, but whose trips are terminated early due to weather, illness, equipment failure or other reasons also will be considered. The Council meeting will adjourn once any other outstanding business is addressed.
        Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subjects of formal action during this meeting.  Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice.  Any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act will be addressed, provided that the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.
        The New England Council will consider public comments at a minimum of one Council meeting before making recommendations to the NMFS Regional Administrator on any framework adjustment to a fishery management plan.  Documents pertaining to framework adjustments are available for public review 7 days prior to a final vote by the Council.
        Special Accommodations

        This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.  Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

          Dated: August 21, 2002.
          Virginia M. Fay,
          Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

      [FR Doc. 02-21809 Filed 8-27-02; 8:45 am]
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        DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
        Fish and Wildlife Service
        RIN 1018-AI95
        DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
        [Docket No. 021223326-4022-02]
        RIN 0648-AQ69
        50 CFR Part 402
        Joint Counterpart Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation Regulations

          AGENCIES:
          Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior; National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

          ACTION:
          Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.

          SUMMARY:
          We, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) (referred to jointly as “Services” and individually as “Service”), after coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announce the extension of the public comment period for the proposal to issue joint counterpart regulations pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (as amended). We are extending the comment period for the proposal to allow all interested parties additional time to provide comments. Comments previously submitted will be incorporated into the public record as part of this extended comment period, and will be fully considered in the final decision.

          DATES:
          Comments on this proposal must be received by April 16, 2004, to be considered in the final decision on this proposal.

          ADDRESSES:

          Comments or materials concerning the proposed rule should be sent by regular mail or courier service to the Assistant Director for Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, Virginia 22203. You may also submit electronic comments via the Internet to Pesticide.ESARegulations@noaa.gov. Please submit Internet comments as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Please also include “Attn: 1018-AI95” and your name and return address in your Internet message. Comments and materials received in conjunction with this rulemaking will be available for inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above address.
          The FWS agreed to take responsibility for receipt of public comments and will share any comments it receives with NOAA Fisheries, EPA and USDA. All the agencies will work together to compile, analyze, and respond to the public comments. Due to a recent court decision blocking the Fish and Wildlife Service's access to the internet, NOAA Fisheries will assume responsibility for receiving any subsequent comments sent electronically from the date of this notice until the close of the comment period and will share those comments with the other agencies. Comments that are sent via the postal service or courier should be sent to the FWS at the above address.

          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
          Gary Frazer, Assistant Director for Endangered Species, at the above address (Telephone 703/358-2171, Facsimile 703/358-1735) or Phil Williams, Chief, Endangered Species Division, NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-1401; facsimile 301/713-0376).

        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
        The U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) (referred to jointly as “Services” and individually as “Service”), after coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), proposed joint counterpart regulations for consultation under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA) for regulatory actions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) on January 30, 2004 (69 FR 4465).
        Counterpart regulations, described in general terms at 50 CFR 402.04, are intended to provide flexibility in the ways that a federal agency may meet its obligations under the ESA by creating alternative procedures to the existing section 7 consultation process described at 50 CFR subpart B. These proposed counterpart regulations would complement the existing section 7 consultation process and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the section 7 consultation process by increasing interagency cooperation and providing two optional alternatives for completing section 7 consultation for FIFRA regulatory actions. One alternative process would eliminate the need for EPA to conduct informal consultation and obtain written concurrence from the Service for those FIFRA actions that EPA determines are “not likely to adversely affect” any listed species or critical habitat. The other alternative consultation process would permit the Service to conduct formal consultation in a manner that more effectively takes advantage of EPA's substantial expertise in evaluating ecological effects of FIFRA regulatory actions on federally-protected threatened and endangered species (“listed species”) and critical habitats.

        By court order dated March 15, 2004, the Department of the Interior was directed to disconnect all of its Information Technology systems from the Internet. This court order has precluded agencies and other parties from submitting comments electronically to the Internet mailbox PesticideESARegulations@fws.gov, which was established for the purpose of receiving electronic comments. Although a stay was granted allowing the FWS to reconnect to the Internet on March 24, 2004, parties wishing to submit public comments on this proposed rule should no longer use the e-mail address described in the January 30, 2004, notice of proposed rulemaking. We are establishing a new electronic mailbox to receive electronic comments. Any comments that were submitted electronically to PesticideESARegulations@fws.gov between March 15, 2004, and March 25, 2004, should be re-submitted to the internet address described below or by hardcopy to the address indicated in the ADDRESSES section above. Other comments submitted to PesticideESARegulations@fws.gov before March 15, 2004, will be considered and do not need to be re-submitted. As of March 31, 2004 electronic comments should now be submitted to Pesticide.ESARegulations@noaa.gov. Any comments on this proposed rule must be received no later than April 16, 2004, to be considered in the final decision. Additional information regarding this proposed rule may be viewed online at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/laws/pesticides.htm.

          Dated: March 26, 2004.
          Craig Manson,
          Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
          Dated: March 25, 2004.
          Rebecca Lent,
          Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

      [FR Doc. 04-7284 Filed 3-29-04; 10:23 am]
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        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
        National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
        49 CFR Parts 571, 580, 581, 582, 583, 585, 587, 588, 591, 592, 593, 594, and 595
        [Docket No. NHTSA-2018-0064]
        Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Plain Language and Small Business Impacts of Motor Vehicle Safety

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

          ACTION:
          Notification of regulatory review; request for comments.

          SUMMARY:
          NHTSA seeks comments on the economic impact of its regulations on small entities. As required by Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, we are attempting to identify rules that may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. We also request comments on ways to make these regulations easier to read and understand. The focus of this notification is rules that specifically relate to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers, motorcycles, and motor vehicle equipment.

          DATES:
          You should submit comments early enough to ensure that Docket Management receives them not later than July 30, 2018.

          ADDRESSES:
          You may submit comments [identified by Docket Number NHTSA-2018-0064] by any of the following methods:
          • Internet: To submit comments electronically, go to the U.S. Government regulations website at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
          • Mail: Send comments to Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
          • Hand Delivery: If you plan to submit written comments by hand or courier, please do so at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
          • Fax: Written comments may be faxed to 202-493-2251.
          • You may call Docket Management at 1-800-647-5527.

            Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional Information, see the COMMENTS heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
          Jonathan Roth, Office of Regulatory Analysis and Evaluation, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone 202-366-0818, fax 202-366-3189).

        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

        I. Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
        A. Background and Purpose
        Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-354), as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), requires agencies to conduct periodic reviews of final rules that have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small business entities. The purpose of the reviews is to determine whether such rules should be continued without change, or should be amended or rescinded, consistent with the objectives of applicable statutes, to minimize any significant economic impact of the rules on a substantial number of such small entities.
        B. Review Schedule
        On December 1, 2008, NHTSA published in the Federal Register (73 FR 72758) a 10-year review plan for its existing regulations. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, “we”) has divided its rules into 10 groups by subject area. Each group will be reviewed once every 10 years, undergoing a two-stage process-an Analysis Year and a Review Year. For purposes of these reviews, a year will coincide with the fall-to-fall publication schedule of the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, see http://www.regulations.gov. Year 1 (2008) begins in the fall of 2008 and ends in the fall of 2009; Year 2 (2009) begins in the fall of 2009 and ends in the fall of 2010; and so on.
        During the Analysis Year, we will request public comment on and analyze each of the rules in a given year's group to determine whether any rule has a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities and, thus, requires review in accordance with section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. In each fall's Regulatory Agenda, we will publish the results of the analyses we completed during the previous year. For rules that have subparts, or other discrete sections of rules that do have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities, we will announce that we will be conducting a formal section 610 review during the following 12 months.
        The section 610 review will determine whether a specific rule should be revised or revoked to lessen its impact on small entities. We will consider: (1) The continued need for the rule; (2) the nature of complaints or comments received from the public; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other federal rules or with state or local government rules; and (5) the length of time since the rule has been evaluated or the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule. At the end of the Review Year, we will publish the results of our review. The following table shows the 10-year analysis and review schedule:

          National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
          Section 610 Reviews

            Year
            Regulations to be reviewed
            Analysisyear

            Reviewyear

            1
            49 CFR 571.223 through 571.500, and parts 575 and 579
            2008
            2009

            2
            23 CFR parts 1200 and 1300
            2009
            2010

            3
            49 CFR parts 501 through 526 and 571.213
            2010
            2011

            4
            49 CFR 571.131, 571.217, 571.220, 571.221, and 571.222
            2011
            2012

            5
            49 CFR 571.101 through 571.110, and 571.135, 571.138 and 571.139
            2012
            2013

            6
            49 CFR parts 529 through 578, except parts 571 and 575
            2013
            2014

            7
            49 CFR 571.111 through 571.129 and parts 580 through 588
            2014
            2015

            8
            49 CFR 571.201 through 571.212
            2015
            2016

            9
            49 CFR 571.214 through 571.219, except 571.217
            2016
            2017

            10
            49 CFR parts 591 through 595 and new parts and subparts
            2017
            2018

        C. Regulations Under Analysis
        NHTSA did not publish a Federal Register notification for year 9, opting instead to publish years 9 and 10 simultaneously. During this year, we will continue to conduct a preliminary assessment of the following sections of 49 CFR 571.214 through 571.219, except 571.217, and also 49 CFR parts 591 through 595 and new parts and subparts.

          Year 9

            Section
            Title

            571.214
            Side impact protection.

            571.215
            [RESERVED].

            571.216
            Roof crush resistance; Applicable unless a vehicle is certified to § 571.216a.

            571.216a
            Roof crush resistance; Upgraded Standard.

            571.218
            Motorcycle Helmets.

            571.219
            Windshield zone intrusion.

          Year 10

            Section
            Title

            591
            Importation of Vehicles and Equipment.

            592
            Registered Importers of Vehicles not originally manufactured to meet FMVSSs.

            593
            Determination that a vehicle not originally manufactured to meet FMVSS is eligible for importation.

            594
            Schedule of Fees Authorized by 49 U.S.C. 30141.

            595
            “Make Inoperative” Exemptions.

            571.141
            Sound Alerts.

            571.136
            ESC for Heavy Trucks.

            571.111
            Rear Visibility.

            571.208, 571.210
            Occupant Crash Protection.

            571.214
            Ejection Mitigation.

            571.218
            Motorcycle Helmets.

            571.121
            Air Brake Systems.

            571.216
            Roof Crush Resistance.

            571.3, 571.5, 571.10, 571.210
            Designated Seating Positions and Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages.

            571.126
            ESC Systems; Controls and Displays.

            571.214
            Occupant Protection in Interior Impact; Side Impact Protection; Fuel System Integrity, Electric Powered Vehicles: Electrolyte Spillage and Electrical Shock Protection, Side Impact Phase in Reporting Requirements.

        We are seeking comments on whether any requirements in 49 CFR 571.214 through 571.219, except 571.217, and 49 CFR 591 through 595, and all new parts and subparts added since 2008 have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. “Small entities” include small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations under 50,000. Business entities are generally defined as small businesses by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code, for the purposes of receiving Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance. Size standards established by SBA in 13 CFR 121.201 are expressed either in number of employees or annual receipts in millions of dollars, unless otherwise specified. The number of employees or annual receipts indicates the maximum allowed for a concern and its affiliates to be considered small. If your business or organization is a small entity and if any of the requirements in 49 CFR 571.214 through 571.219, except 571.217, and 49 CFR 591 through 595, and all new parts and subparts added since 2008 have a significant economic impact on your business or organization, please submit a comment to explain how and to what degree these rules affect you, the extent of the economic impact on your business or organization, and why you believe the economic impact is significant.
        If the agency determines that there is a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, it will ask for comment in a subsequent notification during the Review Year on how these impacts could be reduced without reducing safety.
        II. Plain Language
        A. Background and Purpose
        Executive Order 12866 and the President's memorandum of June 1, 1998, require each agency to write all rules in plain language. Application of the principles of plain language includes consideration of the following questions:
        • Have we organized the material to suit the public's needs?
        • Are the requirements in the rule clearly stated?
        • Does the rule contain technical language or jargon that is not clear?
        • Would a different format (grouping and order of sections, use of headings, paragraphing) make the rule easier to understand?
        • Would more (but shorter) sections be better?
        • Could we improve clarity by adding tables, lists, or diagrams?
        • What else could we do to make the rule easier to understand?
        If you have any responses to these questions, please include them in your comments on this document.
        B. Review Schedule
        In conjunction with our section 610 reviews, we will be performing plain language reviews over a ten-year period on a schedule consistent with the section 610 review schedule. We will review 49 CFR 571.214 through 571.219, except 571.217, and 49 CFR 591 through 595, and all new parts and subparts added since 2008, determine if these regulations can be reorganized and/or rewritten to make them easier to read, understand, and use. We encourage interested persons to submit draft regulatory language that clearly and simply communicates regulatory requirements, and other recommendations, such as for putting information in tables that may make the regulations easier to use.
        Comments
        How do I prepare and submit comments?
        Your comments must be written and in English. To ensure that your comments are correctly filed in the Docket, please include the docket number of this document in your comments.
        Your comments must not be more than 15 pages long. (49 CFR 553.21.) We established this limit to encourage you to write your primary comments in a concise fashion. However, you may attach necessary additional documents to your comments. There is no limit on the length of the attachments.

        Please submit one copy of your comments, including the attachments, to Docket Management at the address given above under ADDRESSES.

        Please note that pursuant to the Data Quality Act, in order for substantive data to be relied upon and used by the agency, it must meet the information quality standards set forth in the OMB and DOT Data Quality Act guidelines. Accordingly, we encourage you to consult the guidelines in preparing your comments. OMB's guidelines may be accessed at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg_reproducible. DOT's guidelines may be accessed at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit/DataQualityGuidelines.pdf.

          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 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit http://www.regulations.gov.

        How can I be sure that my comments were received?
        If you wish Docket Management to notify you upon its receipt of your comments, enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard in the envelope containing your comments. Upon receiving your comments, Docket Management will return the postcard by mail.
        How do I submit 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 information you claim to be confidential business information, to the Chief Counsel, NHTSA, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. In addition, you should submit a copy, from which you have deleted the claimed confidential business information, to Docket Management at the address given above under ADDRESSES. 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.)
        Will the Agency consider late comments?

        We will consider all comments that Docket Management receives before the close of business on the comment closing date indicated above under DATES. To the extent possible, we will also consider comments that Docket Management receives after that date.
        How can I read the comments submitted by other people?

        You may read the comments received by Docket Management at the address given above under ADDRESSES. The hours of the Docket are indicated above in the same location.
        You may also see the comments on the internet. To read the comments on the internet, take the following steps:
        (1) Go to the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at http://www.regulations.gov.

        (2) FDMS provides two basic methods of searching to retrieve dockets and docket materials that are available in the system: (a) “Quick Search” to search using a full-text search engine, or (b) “Advanced Search,” which displays various indexed fields such as the docket name, docket identification number, phase of the action, initiating office, date of issuance, document title, document identification number, type of document, Federal Register reference, CFR citation, etc. Each data field in the advanced search may be searched independently or in combination with other fields, as desired. Each search yields a simultaneous display of all available information found in FDMS that is relevant to the requested subject or topic.
        (3) You may download the comments. However, since the comments are imaged documents, instead of word processing documents, the “pdf” versions of the documents are word searchable.
        Please note that even after the comment closing date, we will continue to file relevant information in the Docket as it becomes available. Further, some people may submit late comments. Accordingly, we recommend that you periodically check the Docket for new material.

          Authority:
           49 U.S.C. 30111, 30168; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8.

          Issued in Washington, DC.
          Terry T. Shelton,
          Associate Administrator for the National Center for Statistics and Analysis.

      [FR Doc. 2018-11671 Filed 5-30-18; 8:45 am]
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