[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9424-9425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4028]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Research and Development Programs Meeting
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting at which NHTSA will
describe and discuss specific research and development projects and
requests suggestions for agenda topics.
DATES AND TIMES: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
will hold a public meeting devoted primarily to presentations of
specific research and development projects on March 28, 1995, beginning
at 1:30 p.m. and ending at approximately 5:00 p.m. The deadline for
interested parties to suggest agenda topics is 4:15 p.m. on February
28, 1995. Questions may be submitted in advance regarding the Agency's
research and development projects. They must be submitted in writing by
March 21, 1995 to the address given below. If sufficient time is
available, questions received after the March 21 date will be answered
at the meeting in the discussion period. The individual, group or
company asking a question does not have to be present for the question
to be answered. A consolidated list of the questions submitted by March
21 will be available at the meeting and will be mailed to requesters
after the meeting.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ramada Inn, near Detroit
Metro Airport, 8270 Wickham Rd., Romulus, MI 48174. Suggestions for
specific R&D topics as described below and questions for the March 28,
1995, meeting relating to the Agency's research and development
programs should be submitted to George L. Parker, Associate
Administrator for Research and Development, NRD-01, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Room 6206, 400 Seventh St. SW,
Washington, DC 20590. The fax number is 202-366-5930.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA intends to provide detailed
presentation about its research and development programs in a series of
quarterly public meetings. The series started in April, 1993. The
purpose is to make available more complete and timely information
regarding the Agency's research and development programs. This ninth
meeting in the series will be held on March 28, 1995.
NHTSA requests suggestions from interested parties on the specific
agenda topics. NHTSA will base its decisions about the agenda, in part,
on the suggestions it receives by close of business at 4:15 p.m. on
February 28, 1995. Before the meeting, it will publish a notice with an
agenda listing the research and development topics to be discussed.
NHTSA asks that the suggestions be taken from the list below and that
they be limited to six, in priority order, so that the presentation at
the March 28 R&D meeting can be most useful to the audience. Please
note that almost all of these topics have been discussed at the
previous eight meetings to some extent and that presentations at the
ninth meeting will be reports on current status, results, and plans.
Specific Crashworthiness R&D topics are: Improved frontal crash
protection, Advanced glazing research, Highway traffic injury studies,
Head and neck injury research, Lower extremity injury research, Thorax
injury research, Human injury simulation and analysis, Crash test dummy
component development, Vehicle agressivity and fleet compatibility,
Upgrade side crash protection, Upgrade seat and occupant restraint
systems, Child safety research, and Electric and alternate fuel vehicle
safety.
Specific Crash Avoidance R&D topics are: Tuck crashworthiness/
occupant protection, Truck tire traction, Portable data acquisition
system for crash avoidance research, Systems to enhance EMS response
(automatic collision notification), Vehicle motion environment, Crash
causal analysis, Guidelines for crash avoidance warning devices, Longer
combination vehicle safety, Drowsy driver monitoring, Driver workload
assessment, and Performance guidelines for IVHS systems (approach).
Specific topics from the National Center for Statistics and
Analysis are: National safety belt use survey, New data elements for
FARS and NASS, Special crash investigations program regarding air bag
performance, Pedestrian special NASS data collection project, and
Critical Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES)--Linkage of databases
on police accident reporting and medical outcomes.
Questions regarding research projects that have been submitted in
writing not later than close of business on march 21, 1995, will be
answered as time permits. A transcript of the meeting, copies of
materials handed out at the meeting, and copies of the suggestions
offered by commenters will be available for public inspection in the
NHTSA Technical Reference Section, Room 5108, 400 Seventh Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20590. Copies of the transcript will then be available
at 10 cents a page, upon request to NHTSA Technical Reference Section.
The Technical Reference Section is open to the public from 9:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.
NHTSA will provide technical aids to participants as necessary,
during the NHTSA Industry Research and Development Meeting. Thus any
person desiring assistance of ``auxiliary aids'' (e.g. sign-language
interpreter, telecommunication devices for deaf persons (TTDs), readers
taped texts, braille materials, or large print materials and/or a
magnifying device), please contact Barbara Coleman on 202/366-1537 by
COB March 21, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard L. Stronbotne, Special
Assistant for Technology Transfer Policy and Programs, Office of
Research and Development, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone: 202-366-4730. Fax number: 202-366-5930
Issued: February 9, 1995.
George L. Parker,
Associate Administrator for Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 95-4028 Filed 2-16-95; 8:45 am]
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