[Federal Register: February 28, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 39)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2007-27357]
Commercial Driver's License Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of meetings of advisory committee.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule for the meetings of the
Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Advisory Committee. Pursuant to
section 4135 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the
Secretary of Transportation established this advisory committee to
study and address current impediments and foreseeable challenges to the
commercial driver's license program's effectiveness and measures needed
to realize the full safety potential of the commercial driver's license
program. Members of the advisory committee will include State motor
vehicle administrators, organizations representing government agencies
or officials, members of the Judicial Conference, representatives of
the trucking industry, representatives of labor organizations, safety
advocates, and other significant stakeholders.
DATES: Meetings of the committee will take place on the following
dates:
Meeting 1: March 20-22, 2007
Meeting 2: April 17-19, 2007
Meeting 3: May 15-17, 2007
ADDRESSES: The committee's meetings will be held at the Hilton
Arlington, 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, Virginia 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lloyd E. Goldsmith, Transportation
Specialist, CDL Division, at (202) 366-2964 (lloyd.goldsmith@dot.gov),
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 400 7th Street, SW., Room
8310, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 10, 2005, the President signed
into law the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109-59, 119 Stat.1144).
Section 4135 mandates the establishment of a Commercial Driver's
License (CDL) Task Force to study and address current impediments and
foreseeable challenges to the commercial driver's license program's
effectiveness and measures needed to realize the full safety potential
of the commercial driver's license program. The CDL program was
established by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act (CMVSA) of 1986
and is codified at 49 U.S.C. Chapter 313.
To carry out this requirement, FMCSA formed an advisory committee,
consistent with the standards of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA). See 71 FR 69605, December 1, 2006. The notice requested
applications from persons interested in serving as members of the CDL
Advisory Committee not later than January 2, 2007. The applications
received by the due date have been evaluated and membership
recommendations made to the Secretary of Transportation who will
appoint members of the committee.
The statutory timetable for this effort is short. Section 4132 of
the SAFETEA-LU specifies that not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act (e.g., by August 10, 2007), the Secretary, on
behalf of the task force, shall complete a report of findings and
recommendations for legislative, regulatory, and enforcement changes to
improve the commercial drivers license program and submit the report to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives. To meet this deadline, FMCSA will conduct a very
compressed schedule of Committee meetings. The FMCSA has scheduled
three meetings on the following dates:
Meeting 1: March 20-22, 2007
Meeting 2: April 17-19, 2007
Meeting 3: May 15-17, 2007
The meetings of the committee are open to the public. Attendance
will be limited by the size of the meeting room. As a general matter,
the committee will make one hour available for public comments on the
Thursday of each
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meeting (March 22 April 19, and May 17) from 1-2 p.m. Individuals
wishing to address the committee should sign up on the public comment
sign-in sheet before 11:30 a.m. The time available will be reasonably
divided among those who have signed up, but no one will have more than
15 minutes. Written comments and reports can be given to the
facilitator for distribution to the committee members. Persons wanting
to present written materials to the committee should make enough copies
for the 15 committee members and the facilitator.
The agenda topics for the meetings will include, but not
necessarily be limited to, discussion of the following issues:
1. State enforcement practices;
2. Operational procedures to detect and deter fraud;
3. Needed improvements for seamless information sharing between
States;
4. Effective methods for accurately sharing electronic data between
States;
5. Adequate proof of citizenship;
6. Updated technology; and
7. Timely notification from judicial bodies concerning traffic and
criminal convictions of commercial driver's license holders.
The agenda topics presented in this notice are necessarily very
general since the direction and nature of the advisory committee
discussions will shape each subsequent meeting. The DOT may issue
additional notices, as needed, with respect to changes in the schedule
or agenda topics.
Issued on February 21, 2007.
Rose A. McMurray,
Assistant Administrator, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-3481 Filed 2-27-07; 8:45 am]
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