NHTSA simplifies paperwork for state highway safety grant programs
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is updating how states report public input when applying for federal highway safety grants. Under current rules, states must include a specific section in their three-year plans detailing how they engaged with communities about traffic safety issues. This new rule removes that requirement from the long-term plan.
Why it matters: This is primarily an administrative change aimed at cutting red tape for state highway safety offices. It does not change the legal requirement that states must engage with communities, but it makes reporting on that engagement less rigid. The impact is limited to state agencies managing these grants and the federal agency overseeing them.
Who it affects
- State highway safety offices responsible for applying for and reporting on federal grants
This final rule was issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at the Department of Transportation; readers should check the original Federal Register document for full regulatory text.
Agency: Transportation Department, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Source: Federal Register — read the official document