Document ID: FMCSA-2006-26367-0115
Agency: fmcsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2013-03-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17751-17752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06607]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2006-26367]

Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC): Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of Meeting of Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee 
(MCSAC).

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory 
Committee will meet from Monday-Wednesday, April 8-10, 2013, in 
Alexandria, VA. On Monday and Tuesday, April 8 and 9, 2013, the MCSAC 
will complete its deliberations on Task 13-1 concerning entry-level 
driver training (ELDT). The MCSAC will receive a briefing from its 
Compliance, Safety and Accountability (CSA) subcommittee concerning the 
subcommittee's preliminary work, to date. The MCSAC will also receive 
briefings from the Agency on its Motor Carrier Safety Assistance 
Program and the requirements for States to adopt and enforce compatible 
regulations and FMCSA exemptions allowing motor carriers to use 
windshield-mounted driver video monitoring systems. On Wednesday, April 
10, 2013, the MCSAC's CSA Subcommittee will convene. Meetings are open 
to the public for their entirety and there will be a public comment 
period at the end of each day.
    Times and Dates: The meeting will be held Monday-Tuesday, April 8-
9, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (E.D.T.), and on 
Wednesday, April 10, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., E.D.T. The meetings 
will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town, 1767 King Street, 
Alexandria, VA 22314 in the Washington and Jefferson Rooms on the 2nd 
floor. The Hilton Alexandria Old Town is located across the street from 
the King Street Metro station.
    Copies of all MCSAC Task Statements and an agenda for the entire 
meeting will be made available in advance of the meeting at http://mcsac.fmcsa.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shannon L. Watson, Senior Advisor 
to the Associate Administrator for Policy, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 385-2395, mcsac@dot.gov.

Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Elizabeth Turner at (617) 494-2068, elizabeth.turner@dot.gov, by 
Tuesday, April 2, 2013.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

MCSAC

    Section 4144 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU, Pub. L. 109-
59, 119 Stat. 1144, August 10, 2005) required the Secretary of 
Transportation to establish the MCSAC. The MCSAC provides advice and 
recommendations to the FMCSA Administrator on motor carrier safety 
programs and regulations, and operates in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA, 5 U.S.C. App 2).

II. Meeting Participation

    Oral comments from the public will be heard during the last half-
hour of the meetings each day. Should all public comments be exhausted 
prior to the end of the specified period, the comment period will 
close. Members of the public may submit written comments on the topics 
to be considered during the meeting by Tuesday, April 2, 2013, to 
Federal Docket Management System (FDMC) Docket Number FMCSA-2006-26367 
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

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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: March 19, 2013.
Larry W. Minor,
 Associate Administrator for Policy.
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