U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
400 Seventh St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590

Refer to: HOTO-1
March 10, 2000

Ms. Penelope Oteri
Engineering Technician
Public Works Department
Traffic Engineering Division
P.O. Box 1900
Reno, NV 89505

Dear Ms. Oteri:

We have received your letter of February 3 to Michael F. Trentacoste the former Director of the Office of Highway Safety, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

Thank you for transmitting your semiannual progress report on your experiment with pedestrian countdown signals (IV-136(Ex)). We appreciate the effort that has been expended by the City on this experimentation. We look forward to receiving your final report later this year.

The responsibilities for the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the responsibilities for monitoring and approving experimentation of devices not in conformance with the Manual now lie with the new Office of Transportation Operations. Please submit your future reports, and any request or comment, to the FHWA, Office of Transportation Operations, HOTO-1, Room 3408, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

If we can be of further assistance, please contact Ms. Louisa M. Ward on 202-366-4372.

Sincerely yours,

Jeffrey A. Lindley
Acting Director, Office of Transportation