[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 10049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3631]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2000-7645]


Developing and Implementing a Long-Term Strategy and Performance 
Plan for Improving Commercial Motor Vehicle, Operator, and Carrier 
Safety

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

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: To comply with section 104 of the Motor Carrier Safety 
Improvement Act of 1999 (MCSIA), the FMCSA developed a draft long-term 
strategy and performance plan for the period between fiscal years 2002 
and 2009. Both the Congress and the Department of Transportation have 
stated long-term goals for improving commercial motor vehicle safety. 
This notice asks for public comment on the draft long-term plan. A copy 
of the plan is available electronically at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit 
by referencing the docket number at the heading of this document. It is 
also available electronically at http://spp.fmcsa.dot.gov.

DATES: You should submit your comments to this notice no later than 
February 28, 2001. We will consider late comments if we can within our 
tight deadline for action.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver comments to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Dockets Management Facility, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, or submit electronically at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. Please include the docket number that appears in 
the heading of this document. You can examine and copy comments at the 
above address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal Holidays. If you want notification of receipt of 
comments, you must include a self-addressed, stamped postcard or you 
may print the acknowledgment page that appears after submitting 
comments electronically.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bob Proferes, Chief, Strategic 
Planning and Program Evaluation Division, (202) 366-9220, Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration (MC-PRS), 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
e.t, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access and Filing

    You may submit or retrieve comments online through the Document 
Management System (DMS) at: http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. Acceptable 
formats include: MS Word (versions 95 to 97), MS Word for Mac (versions 
6 to 8), Rich Text File (RTF), American Standard Code Information 
Interchange (ASCII)(TXT), Portable Document Format (PDF), and 
WordPerfect (versions 7 to 8). The DMS is available 24 hours each day, 
365 days each year. Electronic submission and retrieval help and 
guidelines are available under the help section of the web site. 
Internet users also may find this document at http://spp.fmcsa.dot.gov.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322; 49 CFR 1.73.

    Dated: February 7, 2001.
Julie Anna Cirillo,
Assistant Administrator and Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-3631 Filed 2-12-01; 8:45 am]
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