Document ID: FMCSA-2010-0143-0001
Agency: fmcsa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Meetings: Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2010-05-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register: May 25, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 100)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2010-0143]

 
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 its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory 
Committee (MCSAC) will hold a three-day committee meeting concerning 
distracted driving by commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operators, from 
June 8 through June 10, 2010. This meeting is open to the public.

DATES: Meeting dates: The meeting will be held on the following dates: 
Tuesday, June 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, June 9, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Thursday, June 10, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 
p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
    Location: Hilton Alexandria Old Town, Washington and Jefferson 
Rooms, 2nd Floor, 1767 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 (located 
across the street from the King Street Metrorail Station).
    Subject: FMCSA will request that MCSAC provide information, 
concepts, and ideas on ways to prevent distracted driving by commercial 
motor vehicle operators, with a particular emphasis on in-cab 
technologies and activities. This task will assist FMCSA in identifying 
options for addressing driver distraction associated with certain in-
cab technologies. This activity is separate from FMCSA's current 
rulemaking concerning texting and the Agency's forthcoming rulemaking 
concerning the use of wireless telephones. In addition, FMCSA will seek 
information, and ideas for consideration in updating the Agency's 
Strategic Plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shannon L. Watson, Senior 
Management Analyst, Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation Division, 
Office of Policy Plans and Regulation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 385-2395, or e-mail 
mcsac@dot.gov.

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, 119 Stat. 1144, August 10, 2005) required the Secretary of 
Transportation to establish a Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. 
The committee 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 (5 
U.S.C. App 2).

II. Meeting Participation

    Comments from the public will be heard orally during the last hour 
of each day's meeting. To be assured of timely consideration, 
interested parties may submit written comments on the subject topic by 
Wednesday, June 2, 2010, to the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) 
in Docket Number FMCSA-2010-0143 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 WI2-
140, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey

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Avenue, SE., Room WI2-140, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued on: May 19, 2010.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2010-12616 Filed 5-24-10; 8:45 am]
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