Civil & Administrative

Bureau of Transportation Statistics Extends Comment Period on Future Data Priorities

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics is giving the public more time to comment on how its data products should evolve. The deadline for responses to its request for information moves from July 2, 2026, to July 31, 2026. Transportation companies, researchers, state and local agencies, industry groups, and other data users now have extra time to explain what BTS data they use, where they see gaps, and how the agency could improve access and usability.

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Key Changes

  • Extends the public comment deadline from July 2, 2026, to July 31, 2026
  • Gives stakeholders more time to respond to the BTS request for information
  • Keeps the focus on feedback about BTS data products, data gaps, and user experience

Obligations

What this law requires

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Interested parties that choose to submit comments on the BTS Request for Information must ensure their comments are received by BTS on or before July 31, 2026, following the ADDRESSES instructions in the June 1, 2026 Federal Register notice.

interested parties submitting commentstransportation data userstransportation companiesresearchersstate and local agenciesindustry groups
Comments must be received on or before July 31, 2026
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Affected Parties

Transportation industry stakeholdersResearchers and data users+2 more…

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transportation statistics,public comments,data policy