(4) FHWA/NHTSA Orders. These are orders issued jointly by the Federal Highway Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and contain policies, procedures, and information pertaining to the joint administration of the State and Community Highway Safety Programs.

(5) Technical Advisories. These contain permanent or long-lasting detailed techniques or technical material that is advisory in nature.

(6) FHWA Manuals. These manuals are issued by the Federal Highway Administration and contain detailed procedures relating to policies and program responsibilities. They include the following:

(i) Federal-Aid Highway Program 1 Manual. This Manual contains poliIcies, procedures, standards, and guides relating to the administration of the Federal Aid Highway Program and the Direct Federal Construction Program. (ii) Labor Compliance Manual.

(iii) Civil Rights-Equal Opportunity Manual.

(iv) Highway Planning Program Manual.

(v) Motor Carrier Safety Manual. (vi) Highway Safety Program Manual.

(vii) Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

(viii) Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects FP-85, 1985. (ix) FP-79 Construction Manual.

(x) Emergency Relief Disaster Assistance Manual.

These Manuals contain details of compliance programs, accident investigations, enforcement programs, and interpretations.

(7) Highway Safety Standards. These highway related standards, issued by the Federal Highway Administration, apply to the aspect of State highway safety programs for which responsibility resides in the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Safety Act of 1966 and dele

gations of authority by the Secretary of Transportation.

(8) Motor Carrier Safety Administrative Rulings.

(9) Motor Carrier Safety Waivers From Regulations (including Handicapped Driver Waiver Program).

(10) Indices for the above records.

4. Requests for Records Under Subpart F of this Part

Each person desiring to inspect a record, or to obtain a copy thereof, should submit a request, in writing to the appropriate Federal Highway Administration official at the address listed in paragraph 2 above. If it is unknown where in FHWA the record(s) sought may be found, the request may be submitted to the FOIA Program Officer, at the address given in paragraph 2 above. Each request is subject to the appropriate fee prescribed in subpart I of this part.

5. Determinations Not To Disclose
Records

The FOIA Program Officer in Washington Headquarters is the only official authorized to deny requests for the disclosure of records for any Federal Highway Administration element, both headquarters and field.

6. Reconsideration of Determinations Not To Disclose Records and To Deny Fee Waivers

Any person who has been notified that a record or part of a record that has been requested will not be disclosed, or that a request for a fee waiver or reduction will not be granted, may appeal, in writing, to the Associate Administrator for Administration, Federal Highway Administration, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC. 20590, for reconsideration of the determination. The decision of the Associate Administrator for Administration is administratively final.

APPENDIX E TO PART 7-FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

1. General.

This appendix describes the document inspection facility of the Federal Railroad Administration, the kinds of records that are available for public inspection and copying at that facility, and the procedures by which members of the public may make requests for identifiable records.

2. Document Inspection Facility

The document inspection facility is maintained by the Executive Director of the Federal Railroad Administration, Room 8212, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. This facility is open to the public 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except for legal public holidays and other special closings.

3. Records Available at the Document Inspection Facility

The following records are maintained at the document inpsection facility:

(a) Any material issued by the Federal Railroad Administration and published in the FEDERAL REGISTER, including regulations.

(b) Final opinions (including concurring and dissenting opinions, if any) and orders made in the adjudication of cases and issued by the Federal Railroad Administration. Included are opinions and orders issued under the Safety Appliance Act, Hours of Service Act, Locomotive Inspection Act, Accident Reports Act, and the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970.

(c) Any policy or interpretation issued within the Federal Railroad Administration, including any policy or interpretation concerning a particular factual situation, if that policy or interpretation can reasonably be expected to have precedential value in any case involving a member of the public in a similar situation.

(d) Subject to § 7.41(a)(3) of this part, any administrative staff manual or instruction to staff, issued by the Federal Railroad Administration, that affects any member of the public, in

cluding the prescribing of any standard, procedure, or policy that, when implemented, requires or limits any action of any member of the public or prescribes the manner of performance of any activity by any member of the public.

(e) Public notice of pending administrative actions.

(f) Office of Safety Annual Report. (g) Accident/Incident Bulletin. (h) Rail-Highway Grade-Crossing Bulletin.

(i) Summary of accidents investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration.

(j) Certain railroad employee fatalities investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration.

(k) Subject to § 7.69 of this part, documents related to loans, loan guarantees, or grant programs conducted by the Federal Railroad Administration.

(1) An index to the material described in (a) through (d). The records and the index may be inspected at the facility without charge. Copies of records may be obtained upon payment of fees prescribed in subpart I of this part.

4. Requests for Identifiable Records Under Subpart F of this Part

Each person desiring to inspect a record, or to obtain a copy thereof, should submit a request in writing to the Executive Director, Federal Railroad Administration, Room 8212, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Each request should be accompanied by a signed authorization to conduct the search and agreement to pay any costs incurred. Requester will be notified when it is estimated that the fee will likely exceed $25. Prepayment may be required before delivery is made.

5. Reconsideration of Department Not To Disclose Records and To Deny Fee Waivers.

Any person who has been notified that a record or part of a record that has been requested will not be disclosed or that a request for a fee waiver or reduction will not be granted, either in whole or in part, may appeal, in writing, to the Federal Rail

road Administrator, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590 for reconsideration of that determination. The decision of the Federal Railroad Administrator is administratively final.

APPENDIX F TO PART 7-NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

1. General. This appendix describes the document inspection facilities of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the kinds of records that are available for inspection and copying at these facilities, and the procedures by which members of the public may make requests for identifiable records.

2. Document inspection facilities. Document inspection facilities are maintained for NHTSA Headquarters and each NHTSA regional office. Unless otherwise noted, these facilities, which are located at the following addresses, are open to the public from 7:45 to 4:15 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday, except legal public holidays and other special closings.

a.m.

WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Technical Reference Division, Room 5108, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Technical Reference Division, Docket Section Room 5109, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. (Material covered by paragraph 3(a)(8) of this Appendix only). Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Management and Data Systems (OMDS), Room 5238, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. (Material covered by paragraphs 3(a) (9) and (10) of this Appendix only). Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

REGIONAL OFFICES

Region I-Regional Administrator, NHTSA, Transportation Systems Center, Kendall Square, Code 903, Cambridge, MA 02142. (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) Region II-Regional Administrator, NHTSA, 222 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 204, White Plains, New York 10605. (New

York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and Virgin
Islands)

Region III-Regional Administrator, NHTSA, Airport Plaza Building, 793 Elkridge Landing Road, Room D-203, Linthicum, MD 21090. Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia)

Region IV-Regional Administrator, NHTSA, Suite 501, 1720 Peachtree Road, NW., Atlanta, GA 30309. (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee) Region V-Regional Administrator, NHTSA, 18209 Dixie Highway, Homewood, IL 60430. Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) Region VI-Regional NHTSA, Room 8A38, 819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102. Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas)

Administrator,

Region VII-Regional Administrator, NHTSA, P.O. Box 412515, Kansas City, MO 64141. (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska)

Region

VIII-Regional Administrator, NHTSA, 555 Zang Street, Fourth Floor, Denver, CO 80228. (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming)

Region

Administrator,

IX-Regional NHTSA, 211 Main Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105. (American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, and Nevada)

Region X-Regional Administrator, NHTSA, 3140 Jackson Federal Building, Seattle, Washington 98174. Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT. (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington)

3. Records Available at Document
Inspection Facilities

(a) Certain documents not in the custody of the document inspection facility (for example, current defect investigations) may be reviewed there, but only if they are requested in advance. The following records are available at the NHTSA Headquarters document inspection facility:

(1) Final opinions and orders made in the adjudication of cases and issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

(2) NHTSA test reports that assess manufacturer's compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

(3) Investigative reports concerning compliance with standards and possible safety-related defects.

(4) Summaries and detailed reports of motor vehicle recall campaigns.

(5) Consumers' complaint letters regarding motor vehicles.

(6) Contractors' technical reports documenting the results of research performed for NHTSA pursuant to contract.

(7) Multidisciplinary case studies on the causes of selected motor vehicle accidents.

(8) Rulemaking actions including comments and informal interpretations and opinions concerning provisions of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act and the Highway Safety Act and regulations and standards issued thereunder which have been given to members of the public by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials.

(9) NHTSA Orders. These orders are issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and contain policy, instructions, and general procedures.

(10) NHTSA Notices. These notices are issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and transmit one-time or short-term announcements or temporary directives (1 year or less).

(b) The following records are available at all NHTSA document inspection facilities:

(1) Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. These standards, issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, apply to new motor vehicles and equipment thereon.

(2) Highway Safety Standards. These standards, issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, apply to State highway safety programs.

(3) State Highway Programs. Reports on State highway programs presenting the proposed implementation of Federal Highway Standards on an annual and long-range basis. These reports are available at the NHTSA Headquarters document inspection facility and the appropriate Regional Administrator's Office.

4. Requests for records under subpart F of this part. Persons wishing to inspect a record, or to obtain a copy thereof, should submit a request in writing to the NHTSA facility in which such record is located. If the records are located at Washington Headquarters, requests should be sent to Director, Executive Secretariat, NHTSA, Room 5221, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. If the records are located in a regional office, requests should be sent to the appropriate inspection facility.

5. Reconsideration of determinations not to disclose records and to deny fee waivers. Any person who has been notified that a record or part of a record that has been requested will not be disclosed or that a request for a fee waiver or reduction will not be granted, either in whole or in part, may appeal in writing, to the Associate Administrator for Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

6. The fee for a search for a record or records identified by class or subject is pursuant to § 7.95 of this part.

APPENDIX G TO PART 7-URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION

1. General

This appendix describes the document inspection facilities of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA), the kind of records that are available for public inspection and copying at these facilities, and the procedures by which members of the public may make requests for identifiable records.

2. Document Inspection Facilities

Document inspection facilities are maintained at the Urban Mass Transportation Administration Headquarters and each UMTA regional office. Except for legal public holidays and other special closings, these facilities are open to the public, Monday through Friday, at the prescribed times and locations:

UMTA, 841 Chestnut Street, Suite 714, Philadelphia, PA 19107. 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET. (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia)

Region IV-Regional Administrator, UMTA, 1720 Peachtree Road, NW., Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30309. 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET. (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Puerto Rico) Region V-Regional Administrator, UMTA, 300 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1720, Chicago, IL 60606. 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CT. (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin) Region VI Regional Administrator, UMTA, 819 Taylor Street, Suite 9A32, Ft. Worth, TX 76102. 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CT. (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas)

Region VII-Regional

Administrator,

UMTA, 6301 Rockhill Road, Suite 100, Kansas City, MO 64131. 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CT. (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska)

Region VIII-Regional

Administrator,

UMTA, 1050 17th Street, Suite 1822 Prudential Plaza, Denver, CO 80265. 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MT. (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming)

Region IX-Regional

Administrator,

UMTA, 211 Main Street, Room 1160, San Francisco, CA 94105. 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. PT. (Nevada, California, Arizona, Hawaii, and Guam)

Region X-Regional Administrator, UMTA, 915 Second Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle, WA 98174. 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. PT. (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington)

3. Records Available at the Document Inspection Facilities

The following records are located at the document inspection facilities:

(a) Final opinions (including concurring or dissenting opinions) and orders made in the adjudication of cases and issued by the Office of the Secretary.

(b) Any policy or interpretation issued by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, including any policy or interpretation concerning a particular factual situation, if that policy or interpretation can reasonably be expected to have precedential value in any case involving a member of the public in a similar situation.

(c) Any administrative staff manual or instruction to staff, issued by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration that affects any member of the public, including the prescribing of any standard, procedure, or policy that, when implemented, requires or limits any action of any member of the public or prescribes the manner of performance of any activity by any member of the public.

(d) An index to, and copies of, the internal and external directives of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. The records and the index may be inspected without charge. Copies of records may be obtained upon payment of the fee prescribed in subpart I of this part.

(e) Any proposed or final regulation issued by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration and any docket materials regarding these regulations. Public dockets for rulemakings are kept by the Docket Clerk, Room 9223, and are available for public inspection and copying.

4. Requests for Identifiable Records Under Subpart F of This Part

Each person desiring to inspect a record or to obtain a copy thereof, should submit the request in writing to the Director of Public Affairs, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Room 9314, Department of Transportation Building (Nassif Building), 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Each request should be accompanied by a signed authorization to conduct the search and agreement to pay any costs incurred, as provided in 49 CFR part 7. The requester may stipulate a maximum fee which he or she will pay. Prepayment may be