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project, unless FTA issues a written New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, multipurpose passenger vehicles with a determination otherwise. Ground Floor, Room W12–140, gross vehicle weight rating more than Washington, DC 20590–0001. 11,793.4 kilograms (26,000 pounds) to Carolyn Flowers, • Hand Delivery or Courier: 1200 be equipped with a speed limiting Acting Administrator. New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building device set to a designated speed. [FR Doc. 2016–23504 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am] Ground Floor, Room W12–140, between Further, under the proposal, motor BILLING CODE P 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through carriers operating commercial vehicles Friday, except Federal holidays. in interstate commerce would be • Fax: (202) 493–2251. responsible for maintaining the speed DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Each submission must include the limiting devices at or below the National Highway Traffic Safety Agencies’ names and the docket designated speed for the service life of the vehicle. Although the agencies do Administration numbers for this notice. Note that all comments received will be posted not propose the designated speed for the [Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0087] without change to http:// speed limiting devices to be set, the www.regulations.gov, including any agencies considered the benefits and Federal Motor Carrier Safety personal information provided. Please costs of four alternatives in the Administration see the ‘‘Privacy Act’’ heading below. proposal: 60 mph, 65 mph, 68 mph [Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0083] You may call the Docket at 202–366– maximum speeds and the No Action 9324. Alternative of not requiring the Notice of Availability of a Draft Docket: For access to the docket to installation of speed limiters in heavy Environmental Assessment for read background documents or vehicles. At this time, the agencies have Rulemaking To Require the Installation comments received, go to not selected a preferred alternative and and Maintenance of Speed Limiting www.regulations.gov or the street seek public comment on the specified Devices in Heavy Vehicles address listed above. maximum speed level to require in the Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 final rule. AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments Environment Federal Motor Carrier Safety from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347) requires Administration (FMCSA), Department Federal agencies to integrate of Transportation (DOT). comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter environmental values into their ACTION: Notice of availability; request provides, to www.regulations.gov, as decision-making processes by requiring for comments. described in the system of records Federal agencies to consider the notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can potential environmental impacts of their SUMMARY: NHTSA and FMCSA proposed actions. In accordance with announce the availability of a Draft be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. Anyone is able to search the electronic NEPA, CEQ’s regulations implementing Environmental Assessment (EA) to NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), U.S. form of all comments received into any evaluate the potential environmental DOT Order 5610.1C, NHTSA’s NEPA of our dockets by the name of the impacts of proposed regulations implementing regulations (49 CFR part individual submitting the comment (or requiring the installation of vehicle 520), and FMCSA’s NEPA Order 5610.1 signing the comment, if submitted on speed limiting devices in new heavy (69 FR 9680 [Mar. 1, 2004]), NHTSA and behalf of an association, business, labor vehicles and maintenance of a FMCSA have prepared a Draft EA to union, etc.). maximum speed setting by motor outline the purpose and need for the carriers operating affected vehicles. The FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: proposed rulemaking, a reasonable Draft EA was prepared in compliance NHTSA: Mr. Markus Price, Chief, range of alternative actions the agencies with the National Environmental Policy Visibility and Injury Prevention could adopt through rulemaking (in Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Council on Division, National Highway Traffic particular, the maximum specified Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey speeds under consideration), and the regulations implementing NEPA, U.S. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. projected environmental impacts of DOT Order 5610.1C, NHTSA’s NEPA Telephone: 202–366–1810. these alternatives. implementing regulations, and FMCSA: Ms. Andrea Pahlevanpour, NHTSA and FMCSA anticipate that FMCSA’s NEPA Order 5610.1. Environmental Program Analyst, the action alternatives will have Interested persons are invited to Regulatory Evaluation Division, Federal negligible or no impact on the following comment on the Draft EA. Motor Carrier Safety Administration, resource and impact categories: (1) DATES: You should submit your 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Topography, geology, and soils; (2) comments early enough to ensure that Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: water resources (including wetlands and the docket receives them not later than 202–366–5370. floodplains); (3) biological resources; (4) November 7, 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: resources protected under the ADDRESSES: Endangered Species Act; (5) historical You may submit comments Background on the Draft EA, bearing the Federal and archeological resources; (6) Docket Management System Docket IDs Pursuant to NEPA, NHTSA and farmland resources; (7) environmental [NHTSA–2016–0087] or [FMCSA–2014– FMCSA have prepared a Draft EA justice; and (8) resources protected 0083] using any of the following analyzing the potential environmental under 49 U.S.C. 303 (‘‘Section 4(f)’’ methods: impacts of the agencies’ proposed properties). The impact areas that may • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to rulemaking regarding the installation be affected and were evaluated in the http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the and maintenance of speed limiting Draft EA include air quality and online instructions for submitting devices in heavy vehicles. See 81 FR greenhouse gas emissions; comments. 61942 (Sep. 7, 2016). Specifically, the socioeconomics; public health and • Mail: Docket Management Facility: proposal requires all newly safety; solid waste; hazardous materials; U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 manufactured U.S. trucks, buses, and and fuel savings.

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NHTSA and FMCSA invite interested Comments must refer to the docket and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: parties to comment on the Draft EA by notice number cited in the title of this I. Overview: Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. following the instructions under notice and be submitted by any of the 30118(d) and 30120(h) and their ADDRESSES above. The Draft EA is following methods: implementing regulations at 49 CFR part available on both agencies’ Web sites at • Mail: Send comments by mail 556, GM submitted a petition for an http://www.nhtsa.gov/ and http:// addressed to U.S. Department of exemption from the notification and www.fmcsa.dot.gov/ or on the public Transportation, Docket Operations, M– remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. docket at http://www.regulations.gov 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room Chapter 301 on the basis that this (Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0087–0003 W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., noncompliance is inconsequential as it and Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0083– Washington, DC 20590. relates to motor vehicle safety. • 0002). Hand Deliver: Deliver comments by This notice of receipt of GM’s petition Subject to public notice and hand to U.S. Department of is published under 49 U.S.C. 30118 and comment, NHTSA and FMCSA Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 30120 and does not represent any anticipate issuing a Finding of No 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room agency decision or other exercise of Significant Impact (FONSI) related to W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., judgment concerning the merits of the this action. Washington, DC 20590. The Docket petition. Section is open on weekdays from 10 II. Vehicles Involved: Affected are Issued pursuant to authority delegated in a.m. to 5 p.m. except Federal Holidays. 49 CFR 1.81, 1.95, and 501.8 on: September • 46,205 of the following MY 2016–2017 22, 2016. Electronically: Submit comments motor vehicles manufactured electronically by logging onto the Raymond R. Posten, between March 10, 2015, and June 13, Federal Docket Management System 2016: Associate Administrator for Rulemaking, (FDMS) Web site at https:// National Highway Traffic Safety • www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online Cadillac CT6 Administration. • Cadillac CTS instructions for submitting comments. • Issued pursuant to authority delegated in • Comments may also be faxed to 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.87 on: September 22, • (202) 493–2251. Cadillac Escalade ESV 2016. • Comments must be written in the Cadillac XTS Larry W. Minor, English language, and be no greater than III. Noncompliance: GM explains that Associate Administrator for Policy, Federal 15 pages in length, although there is no the noncompliance is that when the Motor Carrier Safety Administration. limit to the length of necessary parking brake is applied on the subject [FR Doc. 2016–23486 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am] attachments to the comments. If vehicles the telltale light that BILLING CODE 4910–59–P comments are submitted in hard copy illuminates within the cluster does not form, please ensure that two copies are meet the lettering height requirements provided. If you wish to receive as specified in paragraph S5.5.5(a) of DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION confirmation that comments you have FMVSS No. 135 and also referenced in National Highway Traffic Safety submitted by mail were received, please table 1; column 1, of FMVSS No. 101. Administration enclose a stamped, self-addressed Specifically, the lettering height for the postcard with the comments. Note that telltale on the subject vehicles is 2.44 [Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0093; Notice 1] all comments received will be posted mm when it should be a minimum without change to https:// height of 3.2 mm. , LLC, Receipt of www.regulations.gov, including any IV. Rule Text: Paragraph S5.5.5(a) of Petition for Decision of personal information provided. FMVSS No. 135 states, in pertinent part: Inconsequential Noncompliance The petition, supporting materials, S5.5.5 Labeling. (a) Each visual indicator and all comments received before the AGENCY: National Highway Traffic shall display a word or words in accordance Safety Administration (NHTSA), close of business on the closing date with the requirements of Standard No. 101 Department of Transportation (DOT). indicated above will be filed in the (49 CFR 571.101) and this section, which docket and will be considered. All shall be legible to the driver under all ACTION: Receipt of petition. comments and supporting materials daytime and nighttime conditions when activated. Unless otherwise specified, the SUMMARY: General Motors, LLC (GM), received after the closing date will also be filed and will be considered to the words shall have letters not less than 3.2 mm has determined that certain model year (1⁄8 inch) high and the letters and background (MY) 2016–2017 Cadillac CTS, CT6, extent possible. When the petition is granted or shall be of contrasting colors, one of which XTS and Escalade motor vehicles do not is red . . . denied, notice of the decision will also fully comply with paragraph S5.5.5(a) of V. Summary of GM’s Petition: GM Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard be published in the Federal Register pursuant to the authority indicated at described the subject noncompliance (FMVSS) No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake and stated its belief that the Systems. GM filed a report dated August the end of this notice. All documents submitted to the noncompliance is inconsequential as it 17, 2016, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, docket may be viewed by anyone at the relates to motor vehicle safety. Defect and Noncompliance address and times given above. The In support of its petition, GM Responsibility and Reports. GM then documents may also be viewed on the submitted the following reasoning: petitioned NHTSA under 49 CFR part Internet at https://www.regulations.gov (a) The park brake applied telltale 556 for a decision that the subject by following the online instructions for (identified by the word ‘‘PARK’’) is red noncompliance is inconsequential as it accessing the dockets. The docket ID in color contrasted against a black relates to motor vehicle safety. number for this petition is shown in the screen, as required by S5.5.5(a) and DATES: The closing date for comments heading of this notice. (d)(4), conspicuously located and on the petition is October 31, 2016. DOT’s complete Privacy Act readily visible at the top left-of-center ADDRESSES: Interested persons are Statement is available for review in a position of the instrument panel cluster. invited to submit written data, views, Federal Register notice published on Additionally, the four letters of the and arguments on this petition. April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78). word ‘‘PARK’’ are all capitalized such

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