2/13/08 N.Y. St. Reg. TRN-49-07-00001-A
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
Addition of section 8160.1(b) to Title 15 NYCRR.
Statutory authority:
Vehicle and Traffic Law, section 385(16)(t); and Transportation Law, section 14(18)
Subject:
Access of overdimensional vehicles including thruway tandem trailers on 1.55 miles of highway in vicinity of exit 44 of the thruway (Town of Farmington).
Purpose:
To formalize the department's determination that thruway tandem trailers (twin 48′ trailers) can operate on such route.
Text or summary was published
in the notice of proposed rule making, I.D. No. TRN-49-07-00001-P, Issue of December 5, 2007.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:
David Woodin, Department of Transportation, 50 Wolf Rd., Albany, NY 12232, (518) 457-1793, e-mail:
dwoodin@dot.state. ny.usAssessment of Public Comment
The Department of Transportation received one comment regarding the proposed rulemaking. The comment was from TROMA New York Recycling and urged the Department of Transportation to adopt the subject rule. The comment indicated that the authorization of tandem trailers proposed by the rule would reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions and save energy.
