Transportation Research and Development Strategic Plan; Request for Information; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY:

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT).

ACTION:

Request for Information (RFI); extension of comment period.

SUMMARY:

On December 30, 2021, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) published in the Federal Register a request for information seeking input from the public to inform the development of USDOT's Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) Strategic Plan for fiscal years (FY) 2022-2026. That request established a 30-day comment period closing on January 31, 2022. USDOT is extending the public comment period until March 4, 2022.

DATES:

The comment period for the notice published on December 30, 2021 (86 FR 74429) is extended. The due date for submitting comments is March 4, 2022.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments may be submitted by email or U.S. mail, identified by Docket Number DOT-OST-2021-0160. Respondents are encouraged to submit comments electronically to ensure timely receipt. Please include your name, title, organization, postal address, telephone number, and email address.

• Electronic Submission: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Search by using Docket Number DOT-OST-2021-0160. Follow the instructions for sending comments.

• Email: rdtplan@dot.gov. Include the docket number in the subject line of the message. Please include the full body of your comments in the text of the electronic message and as an attachment.

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room PL-401, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

• Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket numbers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jordan Katz, Community Planner, U.S. DOT Volpe Center, Telephone (617) 494-3783 or Email rdtplan@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

USDOT published a request for information in the Federal Register on December 30, 2021 (86 FR 74429) seeking public input to inform the development of USDOT's RD&T Strategic Plan for FY 2022-2026. The public comment period is extended to March 4, 2022. All other information in the notice from December 30, 2021 remains the same.