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DOT/FHWA RIN: 2125-AE86 Publication ID: Spring 2004 
Title: National Bridge Inspection Standards 
Abstract: The FHWA is proposing to amend and update its regulation on National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS). The FHWA asked in an ANPRM whether there is a need to update the regulations to incorporate current, state-of-the-art bridge inspection practices which public authorities may be using. A public authority means a Federal, State, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, municipal, or other local government or instrumentality with the authority to finance, build, operate, or maintain toll or toll-free facilities. The primary purpose of the NBIS is to identify bridges that need work to ensure the safety of the traveling public. The FHWA proposed a revision of its regulation on the NBIS to address perceived ambiguities in the NBIS since it was last updated over 14 years ago. The proposed changes would clarify the NBIS language that is vague or ambiguous; reorganize the NBIS into a more logical sequence; and make the regulation easier to read and understand, not only by the inspector in the field, but also by those administering the highway bridge inspection programs at the State and Federal level. This rulemaking is significant because of the public and congressional interest in bridge safety. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 23 CFR 650    23 CFR 1.32    49 CFR 1.48(b)   
Legal Authority: 23 USC 109(a)    23 USC 109(h)    23 USC 144    23 USC 151    23 USC 315    23 USC 319    EO 11988    ...   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  09/26/2001  66 FR 49154   
ANPRM Comment Period End  12/26/2001    
NPRM  09/09/2003  68 FR 53063   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/10/2003    
Final Action  10/00/2004    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Wade F Casey
Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
400 Seventh Street SW. ,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-9487