The meeting was to take place in Washington, D.C., on February 10, 1997. Due to scheduling conflicts with several people and entities that wish to participate, BTS has decided to reschedule the public meeting. In addition, BTS is further extending the comment period to April 30, 1997. Extended comment period. Interested parties may file comments and nominations for committee membership on or before April 30, 1997.
Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space available.
Persons with a disability requiring special services, such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired, should contact Mr. Mednick at least seven days prior to the meeting. Commenters desiring notification of receipt of comments must include a stamped, self-addressed postcard. The Docket Clerk will date stamp the postcard and mail it back to the commenter. The Committee would consider the relevant issues and attempt to reach a consensus on regulations governing the collection of financial and operating data from motor carriers of property. This effort also is in response to the President's Regulatory Reinvention Initiative, which specifically directed agencies to increase use of regulatory negotiation in rulemaking proceedings.