[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26195-26196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8809]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2007-28117]


Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory 
Committee (MCSAC) will hold its first planning and organizational 
meeting. The meeting is open to the public. Establishment of the 
advisory committee was announced in the Federal Register (71 FR 67200), 
on November 20, 2006.

DATES: The MCSAC meeting will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 22-
23, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Hilton Alexandria Mark 
Center Hotel, 5000 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22311.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Greg Parks, Acting Chief, 
Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation Division, Office of Policy 
Plans and Regulation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20590-0001, (202) 366-5370, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c7a717f6f7d4e595b4f7c585348125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="03454e4050427166647043676c772d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Section 4144 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU, Pub. L. 109-
59) required the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation to 
establish in FMCSA, a Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. The 
advisory committee provides advice and recommendations to the FMCSA 
Administrator on motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety 
regulations. The advisory committee will operate in accordance with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App 2). FMCSA Administrator 
John H. Hill appointed 15 members to serve on the advisory committee on 
March 5, 2007.

II. Meeting Participation:

    The meeting is open to the public and FMCSA invites participation 
by all interested parties, including motor carriers, drivers, and 
representatives of motor carrier associations. During this initial 
organizational and planning meeting, oral comments will not be taken 
from the public. Individuals wanting to present written materials to 
the committee should submit written comments identified by DOT Docket 
Management System (DMC) Docket Number FMCSA-2007-28117 using any of the 
following methods:
    <bullet> Web site: http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
    <bullet> Fax: 202-493-2251.
    <bullet> Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    <bullet> Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the 
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

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    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Karen Lynch at 202-366-8997.

    Issued on: May 3, 2007.
Pamela M. Pelcovits,
Acting Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
 [FR Doc. E7-8809 Filed 5-7-07; 8:45 am]
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