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Office of the Secretary (OST), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

Notice of public meeting.

The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is planning to hold a conference entitled Traffic Safety and the 5.9 GHz Spectrum on June 3, 2019 to seek input regarding Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Communications. This event is a critical element for the Department in identifying areas of common ground that can assist deployers and investors in V2X technologies in advancing the use of the 5.9 GHz spectrum for traffic safety and congestion mitigation. The Department seeks to gain a greater understanding of industry leaders’ current and future investment strategies, as well as potential considerations for efficient use of spectrum that will foster greater opportunities for some level of interoperability and compatibility moving forward.

Meeting: The meeting will be held at U.S. DOT Headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, on Monday, June 3, 2019 from 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). Further information concerning registration and the availability of the agenda can be found below in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. Comments: The Department has reopened the docket for comments associated with this meeting, which will close on Monday July 8, 2019. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for more information about written comments.

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5.9GHzSpectrum@dot.gov; Karen Van Dyke, 202-366-3180; Suzanne Sloan, 617-494-3282.

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Background

The Department has reviewed the comments that were recently submitted under the Request for Comments (RFC) on V2X Communications, DOT-OST-2018-0210, and understands the desire for greater stability on addressing the complex issues surrounding spectrum and use of the band. With over 75 connected vehicle projects in the U.S. alone, 54 currently operational, there is a need to identify a common path forward that ensures current deployments can continue without the risk of loss of investment and/or jeopardizing the intended safety and mobility benefits due to deployment delays.

Meeting Details

This conference is open to the general public by registration only. For those who would like to attend the conference, we request that you register no later than May 28, 2019. Please use the following link to register: [https://www.eventbrite.com/​e/​59-ghz-spectrum-conference-tickets-61242857034].

You must include:

• Name
• Organization
• Telephone number
• Mailing and email addresses
• Country of citizenship

The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to providing equal access to this conference for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please contact Karen Van Dyke or Suzanne Sloan (contact information above) with your request by close of business May 28, 2019.

Several days leading up to the conference, an email containing the agenda will be provided, as well as posted on https://www.transportation.gov/​v2x. The Department will also be providing a livestream of the event, the link to which will be posted on https://www.transportation.gov/​v2x shortly before the meeting. Further, the Department will include a transcript from the conference in the docket as soon as practicable following the conference.

Written Comments

How do I prepare and submit comments?

Your comments must be written and in English. To ensure that your comments are filed correctly in the docket, please include the docket number of this document in your comments.

Please submit one copy (two copies if submitting by mail or hand delivery) of your comments, including the attachments, to the docket following the instructions given above. Please note, if you are submitting comments electronically as a PDF (Adobe) file, we ask that the documents submitted be scanned using an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) process, thus allowing the agency to search and copy certain portions of your submissions.

Comments should be submitted by one of the following methods:

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building…