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3. Notice of this decision will be
published in the Federal Register.
4. This decision is effective on May
20, 2021. Petitions to stay must be filed
by April 30, 2021. Petitions for
reconsideration must be filed by May
10, 2021.
Decided: April 19, 2021.
By the Board, Board Members Begeman,
Fuchs, Oberman, Primus, and Schultz.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2021–08492 Filed 4–22–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2020–0203]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Approval of a New
Information Collection Request
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA) announces its
plan to submit the Information
Collection Request (ICR) described
below to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for its review and
approval and invites public comment.
This notice invites comment on a
proposed information collection project
titled Trucking Fleet Concept of
Operations (CONOPS) for Managing
Mixed Fleets. It is a survey study that
will assess the self-reports of
approximately 2,000 survey
respondents, including commercial
motor vehicle (CMV) fleet managers,
CMV sales personnel, State and Federal
government personnel, industry
engineers, researchers, and CMV
drivers. The questionnaire is designed
to collect baseline opinions of
automated driving systems (ADS) before
and after hands-on demonstrations with
ADS technologies.
DATES: Please send your comments by
May 24, 2021. OMB must receive your
comments by this date in order to act
quickly on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting

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‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Kelly, Technology Division,
Department of Transportation, FMCSA,
West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590. Telephone: 202–480–5240; email
[email protected]. Office hours are
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal Holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Trucking Fleet Concept of
Operations (CONOPS) for Managing
Mixed Fleets.
OMB Control No.: To be determined
by OMB upon OMB approval of the ICR.
Type of Request: new information
collection.
Respondents: CMV fleet managers,
CMV sales personnel, State and Federal
government personnel, industry
engineers, researchers, and CMV
drivers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,000 total respondents (675 CMV fleet
managers, 150 CMV sales personnel,
600 Industry Engineers, 100 CMV
Drivers, 325 State and Federal
government, and 150 Researchers).
Estimated Time per Response: 3.5
minutes for the Pre-Roadshow
Questionnaire and 4.4 minutes for the
Post-Roadshow Questionnaire.
Expiration Date: This is a new
information collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
(if attending one of four roadshows).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 175
hours.
Background
Although ADS-equipped trucks hold
the promise of increased safety,
productivity, and efficiency, it is not
clear how these vehicles should be
integrated into fleet operations with
conventional trucks for mixed-fleet
operations. Reflecting this issue is a
question frequently asked by trucking
executives: How can I integrate ADS
into my fleet operations? FMCSA needs
information from truck industry
representatives regarding their opinions
and perception of ADS.
The introduction of ADS technology
on heavy trucks (Class 8 vehicles) will
profoundly affect all commerce in the
U.S., as the U.S. moves more than 70%
of all goods by truck. However, existing
stakeholders in the road freight
ecosystem (primarily for-hire and
private truck fleets, but also shippers,
brokers, truck manufacturers, and
service and maintenance providers) do
not have a clear picture of how they will
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operations. At present, technical
progress in this nascent but promising
technology is outstripping the ability of
truck fleets to keep up and plan for ADS
deployment. This may adversely affect
adoption by truck fleets and associated
industries, resulting in the delayed
achievement of safety, productivity, and
efficiency benefits of ADS-equipped
trucks. If ADS technology is to gain
traction in the U.S. trucking industry,
current stakeholders and new entrants
need a rigorous, data driven CONOPS.
This project focuses on the
development and demonstration of a
CONOPS for ADS-equipped trucks,
which will ensure the results translate
directly to real-world settings that are of
practical importance to the trucking
industry, regulators, and the public at
large. Part of the development of
CONOPS includes a series of outreach
events where the public, with a focus on
truck drivers and truck fleet managers,
will have the opportunity to meet ADS
technology developers and original
equipment manufacturers. The outreach
will also provide opportunities to
participate in hands-on technology
demonstrations, such as in-vehicle
demonstrations and closed-course
scenarios. Lessons learned from this
demonstration will influence all three
phases of the research to ensure the
CONOPS developed is true to real-life
fleet operations. Thus, the purpose of
the hands-on demonstrations: (1)
Expose truck fleet managers and other
personnel, truck drivers, government
officials, insurance and inspection
personnel, and the general public to
ADS; (2) collect valuable qualitative
data on participants’ opinions and
perceptions regarding ADS; and (3) use
the data to ensure the CONOPS covers
major industry concerns.
Data will be collected from CMV
drivers, CMV fleet managers, industry
engineers, CMV sales personnel,
researchers, and State and Federal
government personnel at four
roadshows. The roadshows will
coincide with large conferences, such as
the Technology Maintenance Council
(TMC) Annual Meeting, North American
Commercial Vehicle Show, SAE
Commercial Vehicle Engineering
Congress, and Automated Vehicle
Symposium. The questionnaire data
collected in Phase I of the study (preroadshow) will allow us to gather
baseline opinions regarding ADS
technologies. Once they participate in
the hands-on demonstrations at the
roadshow, we will see if their opinions
on the technologies have changed
(Phase 2 or post-roadshow).
The research team will use cell
phones to collect participant data

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(adhering to cleaning procedures
between each participant). The pre- and
post-study questionnaires will be loaded
onto a cell phone which will be
distributed to participants at the
beginning (and end) of the roadshow.
Each questionnaire will be loaded in an
app format. Once the participants
submit their answers, the data will be
stored on the phone and will not be
accessible until researchers download
the data to a computer.
FMCSA conducted a pilot test with
some of the proposed end-users. This
pilot test included six end users, two
researchers, one government employee,
one commercial/motor vehicle fleet
representative, and two commercial
driver’s license holders. Participants
completed the Pre-Roadshow
Questionnaire and Post-Roadshow
Questionnaire, timing completion of
each and reviewing for content and/or
comprehension issues. Based on this
pilot test, FMCSA revised the PreRoadshow Questionnaire and PostRoadshow Questionnaire. Pilot test
participants indicated mean completion
times of 3.5 minutes and 4.4 minutes for
the Pre-Roadshow Questionnaire and
Post Roadshow Questionnaire,
respectively.

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I. Summary of Public Comments
Received
On November 3, 2020, FMCSA
published a notice in the Federal
Register (85 FR 69678) with a 60-day
public comment period to announce
this proposed information collection. As
of the closing date of January 4, 2021,
the agency received nine comments in
response to this notice; however, one
comment was blank.
Seven of the comments expressed
concern for the safety of ADS
technologies and the potential job losses
associated with this technology.
The remaining comment indicated
concern for real-world ADS testing as
opposed to using simulations. FMCSA
appreciates the commenters taking the
time to provide feedback; however,
these comments are beyond the scope of
this information collection.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the FMCSA to perform its
functions; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways for the
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
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Issued under the authority delegated in 49
CFR 1.87 on:
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2021–08419 Filed 4–22–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2021–0015; Notice 1]

Toyota Motor North America, Inc.,
Receipt of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Receipt of petition.
AGENCY:

Toyota Motor North America,
Inc. (TMNA) on behalf of Toyota Motor
Corporation (TMC) (collectively referred
to as ‘‘Toyota’’), has determined that
certain model year (MY) 2020–2021
Toyota C–HR motor vehicles do not
fully comply with Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.
110, Tire Selection and Rims and Motor
Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load
Carrying Capacity Information for Motor
Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536
Kilograms (10,000 pounds) or Less.
Toyota filed a noncompliance report
dated February 3, 2021, and
subsequently petitioned NHTSA on
February 26, 2021, for a decision that
the subject noncompliance is
inconsequential as it relates to motor
vehicle safety. This notice announces
receipt of Toyota’s petition.
DATES: Send comments on or before
May 24, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written data, views,
and arguments on this petition.
Comments must refer to the docket and
notice number cited in the title of this
notice and submitted by any of the
following methods:
• Mail: Send comments by mail
addressed to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: Deliver comments
by hand to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
Section is open on weekdays from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Federal
holidays.
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• Electronically: Submit comments
electronically by logging onto the
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) website at https://
www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Comments may also be faxed to
(202) 493–2251.
Comments must be written in the
English language and be no greater than
15 pages in length, although there is no
limit to the length of necessary
attachments to the comments. If
comments are submitted in hard copy
form, please ensure that two copies are
provided. If you wish to receive
confirmation that comments you have
submitted by mail were received, please
enclose a stamped, self-addressed
postcard with the comments. Note that
all comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
All comments and supporting
materials received before the close of
business on the closing date indicated
above will be filed in the docket and
will be considered. All comments and
supporting materials received after the
closing date will also be filed and will
be considered to the fullest extent
possible.
When the petition is granted or
denied, notice of the decision will also
be published in the Federal Register
pursuant to the authority indicated at
the end of this notice.
All comments, background
documentation, and supporting
materials submitted to the docket may
be viewed by anyone at the address and
times given above. The documents may
also be viewed on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov by following the
online instructions for accessing the
docket. The docket ID number for this
petition is shown in the heading of this
notice.
DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement is available for review in a
Federal Register notice published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kerrin Bressant, General Engineer,
NHTSA, Office of Vehicle Safety
Compliance, (202) 366–1110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Overview
Toyota has determined that certain
MY 2020–2021 Toyota C–HR motor
vehicles do not fully comply with the
requirements of paragraph S4.3(d) of
FMVSS No. 110, Tire Selection and
Rims and Motor Home/Recreation
Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity
Information for Motor Vehicles with a

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