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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95897-95898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28236]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2006-26367]

Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC); Notice of Public 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a virtual meeting of the MCSAC, which 
will take place via videoconference.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 17 and Wednesday, 
December 18, 2024, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ET each day. Requests for 
accommodations for a disability must be received by Friday, December 6. 
Requests to submit written materials for consideration during the 
meeting must be received no later than Friday, December 6.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be in a virtual format for its entirety. 
Please register in advance of the meeting at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mcsac. A 
copy of the agenda will be made available at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mcsac 1 
week in advance of the meeting. Once approved, copies of the meeting 
minutes will be available at the website following the meeting. You may 
visit the MCSAC

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website at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mcsac for further information on the 
committee and its activities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shannon L. Watson, Deputy 
Designated Federal Officer, MCSAC, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 360-2925, [email protected]. Any committee-
related request should be sent to the person listed in this section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Purpose of the Committee

    MCSAC was established to provide FMCSA with advice and 
recommendations on motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier 
safety regulations. MCSAC is composed of 20 voting representatives from 
the motor carrier safety advocacy, safety enforcement, labor, and 
industry sectors. The diversity of MCSAC ensures the requisite range of 
views and expertise necessary to discharge its responsibilities. MCSAC 
operates as a statutory committee under the authority of the U.S. 
Department of Transportation (DOT), established in accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 
U.S.C. ch. 10).

Meeting Agenda

    Agenda topics for the meeting will include:
     Ethics Briefing--An attorney from FMCSA's Office of Chief 
Counsel will conduct MCSAC's annual ethics training;
     Truck Parking--FMCSA will provide a presentation of 
Federal and State efforts to increase truck parking, and task the MCSAC 
to provide recommendations concerning additional government and private 
sector actions that should be considered to increase parking; and
     CMV Crash Data Trends and Seat Belt Usage--FMCSA will 
present a review of truck crash data and, truck occupant fatality/
injury data and the percentage of these drivers that were not wearing 
their seat belts. The Agency will engage the MCSAC to identify 
opportunities to promote greater levels of seat belt usage among CMV 
drivers.

II. Meeting Participation

    Advance registration is required. Please register at 
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mcsac by the deadline referenced in the DATES 
section. The meeting will be open to the public for its entirety. The 
U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to providing equal 
access to this meeting for all participants. If you need alternative 
formats or services because of a disability, such as sign language, 
interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Oral comments from the public will be heard during a public comment 
period at the discretion of the MCSAC chair and Designated Federal 
Officer. FMCSA asks individuals to limit their comments to two minutes 
on the issues under consideration only. Members of the public may 
submit written comments to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section on the topics to be considered during the 
meeting by the deadline referenced in the DATES section.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-28236 Filed 12-2-24; 8:45 am]
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