the transportation of self-inflating life-saving appliances that maintain these special permits and contain non-specification steel cylinders when being transported CA approvals. on between a vessel and an authorized facility for servicing. This rulemaking action would facilitate commerce activity and reduce paperwork burdens while maintaining an appropriate level of safety. Incorporation of these provisions would reduce the compliance burden and cost both industry and government. Transportation Priority These regulations would complement DOT´s Defense Production SB no IC no SLT no; costs/benefits Allocation System, Part Act regulations. unknown Considering whether rule 341 (RRR) necessary since OST?s rule was meant to cover entire DOT. Schedule undetermined - dependent OST's Defense Production Act rulemaking. on Disadvantaged Business This NPRM would propose changes to the DBE rule in such areas SB - Y IC - N SLT - Y This item Enterprise (DBE as application and personal net worth forms, transit vehicle covers both OST the August of Program Improvements, manufacturers, and certification standards and procedures. RRR plan. The rule is expected to the Phase 2) (RRR) streamline and clarify regulations, which should ease compliance burdens, but there are no current quantified benefits. Early Acquisition of The FHWA received extensive public comment on the issue of SB - No; IC - No; SLT - Yes. Actual Right-of-Way (RRR) advance acquisition of right-of-way, most noting that current or Target Completion Date - To be (MAP-21) regulations make it difficult to identify and preserve potential future determined. Anticipated savings in transportation corridors, and that they otherwise disrupt project and/or information collection delivery. Section 1302 of MAP-21 amends section 108 of title 23 burdens, together with any U.S.C. to provide States with new flexibility for reimbursements of anticipated changes in benefits - The costs of State acquisitions of interests in real property FHWA has substantial experience incurred before completion of the NEPA environmental review dealing with States this issue. process for the entire project. MAP-21 also allows the Secretary to While FHWA is constrained by
the transportation of self-inflating life-saving appliances that contain non-specification steel cylinders when being transported between a vessel and an authorized facility for servicing. This rulemaking action would facilitate commerce activity and reduce paperwork burdens while maintaining an appropriate level of safety. Incorporation of these provisions would reduce the compliance burden and cost both industry and government. maintain these special permits and CA approvals. Transportation Priority Allocation System, Part 341 (RRR) These regulations would complement DOT´s Defense Production Act regulations. SB no IC no SLT no; costs/benefits unknown Considering whether rule necessary since OST?s rule was meant to cover entire DOT. Schedule undetermined - dependent OST's Defense Production Act rulemaking. of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE Program Improvements, Phase 2) (RRR) This NPRM would propose changes to the DBE rule in such areas as application and personal net worth forms, transit vehicle manufacturers, and certification standards and procedures. SB - Y IC - N SLT - Y This item covers both OST the August RRR plan. The rule is expected to streamline and clarify regulations, which should ease compliance burdens, but there are no current quantified benefits. Early Acquisition of Right-of-Way (RRR) (MAP-21) The FHWA received extensive public comment on the issue of advance acquisition of right-of-way, most noting that current regulations make it difficult to identify and preserve potential future transportation corridors, and that they otherwise disrupt project delivery. Section 1302 of MAP-21 amends section 108 of title 23 U.S.C. to provide States with new flexibility for reimbursements of costs of State acquisitions of interests in real property incurred before completion of the NEPA environmental review process for the entire project. MAP-21 also allows the Secretary to SB - No; IC - No; SLT - Yes. Actual or Target Completion Date - To be determined. Anticipated savings in and/or information collection burdens, together with any anticipated changes in benefits - The FHWA has substantial experience dealing with States this issue. While FHWA is constrained by on on
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