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The FHWA also proposes to repeal two outdated regulations: The Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program and the Discretionary Bridge Candidate Rating Factor.","action":"Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).","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 Highway Administration","name":"Federal Highway Administration","id":170,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-highway-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/170","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-highway-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2019/11/12/2019-23929.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":650,"title":23}],"citation":"84 FR 61494","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2020-01-13","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments must be received on or before January 13, 2020. 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