Document ID: FMCSA-2016-0412-0001
Agency: fmcsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Advisory Committee; Post-Accident Reporting
Posted Date: 2016-11-22T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83922-83923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28015]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0412]

Post-Accident Reporting (PAR) Advisory Committee Meeting: Public 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Announcement of advisory committee public meeting.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a meeting of its Post-Accident Reporting (PAR) 
Advisory Committee on Tuesday, and Wednesday, December 6 and 7, 2016. 
The PAR Advisory Committee will continue the work it began as a 
subcommittee of the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) in 
April 2016 at the meeting of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance 
(CVSA). Under section 5306 of the FAST Act, the PAR is charged with 
reviewing post-accident reports and making recommendations on the data 
elements required by the reports and any modifications that may improve 
their use through the addition of data elements. The PAR will 
deliberate on Task 16-1 and make recommendations to the FMCSA 
Administrator for transmittal to the Secretary. The meeting is open to 
the public for its entirety.

TIMES AND DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 6 and 
Wednesday, December 7, 2016, from 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time 
(E.T.), at the DoubleTree by Hilton Washington DC--Crystal City, 300 
Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Copies of the task statement and 
an agenda for the entire meeting will be made available in advance of 
the meeting at http://par.fmcsa.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shannon L. Watson, Senior Policy 
Advisor, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
(202) 366-5221.
    Services for Individuals With Disabilities: For information on 
facilities

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or services for individuals with disabilities or to request special 
assistance at the meeting, contact Eran Segev at (617) 494-3174, 
eran.segev@dot.gov, by Wednesday, November 30.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The U.S. Secretary of Transportation established the PAR Working 
Group as a discretionary committee under the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA, 5 U.S.C. App 2) on October 13, 2016, making it effective 
through October 13, 2018. The PAR Working Group provides advice and 
recommendations to the FMCSA Administrator on post-accident reporting 
requirements, specifically those in section 5306, operating in 
accordance with FACA.

II. Meeting Participation

    Oral comments from the public will be heard throughout the meeting, 
at the discretion of the PAR chairman. Members of the public may submit 
written comments on the topics to be considered during the meeting by 
Wednesday, November 30, to Federal Docket Management System (FDMC) 
Docket Number FMCSA-2016-0412 using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., E.T. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued on: November 16, 2016.
 Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-28015 Filed 11-21-16; 8:45 am]
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