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Background: Rulemaking process included a NPA and a SNPA in advance of a Final Rule

In an earlier notice of proposed amendments (NPA), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) proposed to amend the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD) to include methods to maintain traffic sign retroreflectivity. Based on the review and analysis of the numerous comments received in response to the NPA, the FHWA has decided to substantially revise the proposed amendments to the MUTCD and, as a result, has issued a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Amendments (SNPA). With this SNPA, the FHWA proposes to amend the MUTCD to include a standard for minimum maintained levels of traffic sign retroreflectivity and methods to maintain traffic sign retroreflectivity at or above these levels.

The SNPA was published on May 8, 2006. Comments accepted for this SNPA are viewable on the Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA): Maintaining Sign Retroreflectivity (Docket). The SNPA can be found on the Federal Register below under related links.

Comments can be viewed electronically at the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. All comments should include the docket number, which is 15149.

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