{"abstract":"The Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act requires FMCSA to implement a \"Beyond Compliance\" program no later than 18 months after the enactment of the Act. Through this proposed program, the FMCSA Administrator must allow recognition, either through credit recognized by a new Beyond Compliance Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC), or an improved Safety Measurement System (SMS) percentile, for a motor carrier that: (1) Installs advanced safety equipment; (2) uses enhanced driver fitness measures; (3) adopts fleet safety management tools, technologies, and programs; or (4) satisfies other standards determined appropriate by the Administrator. The FAST Act also requires that the Agency provide the opportunity for notice and comment on a process for identifying and reviewing advanced safety equipment, enhanced driver fitness measures, fleet safety management tools, technologies, and programs, and other standards for use by motor carriers to receive recognition. This proposed program will not allow relief from regulatory requirements. This notice satisfies that requirement to seek comments on this program. Comments and data received in response to this notice will be used to further develop the Beyond Compliance program.","action":"Notice; request for comment.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2016/04/20/2016-09118.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"81 FR 23351","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2016-06-20","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments must be received on or before June 20, 2016.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0124"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Murray, Keppler, Lueck, Fender, Assessing the Benefits of Alternative Compliance, 2011, American Transportation Research Institute","document_id":"FMCSA-2015-0124-0007"},{"title":"Overview of Truck and Bus Safety Research Needs, 2014, Transportation Research Board","document_id":"FMCSA-2015-0124-0006"},{"title":"Bergoffen, G., Short, J., Inderbitzen, B. and Daecher, C. 2007. 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