[Federal Register: August 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 156)]
[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-2007-28117]
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 the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory
Committee (MCSAC) will hold a committee meeting. The meeting is open to
the public. Establishment of the advisory committee was announced in
the Federal Register (71 FR 67200), on November 20, 2006.
DATES: The MCSAC meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on
September 13, 2007, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 14, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Conference Center, West Wing, First Floor, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Greg Parks, Acting Chief,
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) 366-5370, FMCSAregs@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) required the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation to
establish in FMCSA, a Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. The
advisory committee provides advice and recommendations to the FMCSA
Administrator on motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety
regulations. The advisory committee operates in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App 2). The FMCSA
Administrator appointed 15 members to serve on the advisory committee
on March 5, 2007.
II. Meeting Participation
The meeting is open to the public and FMCSA invites participation
by all interested parties, including motor carriers, drivers, and
representatives of motor carrier associations. As a general matter, the
committee will make one hour available for public comments on Friday,
September 14, 2007, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Individuals wishing to address the
committee should sign up on the public comment sign-in sheet before
noon on September 14, 2007. The time available will be reasonably
divided among those who have signed up, but no one will have more than
15 minutes. Individuals wanting to present written materials to the
committee should submit written comments identified by DOT Docket
Management System (DMC) Docket Number FMCSA-2007-28117 using any of the
following methods:
Web Site: http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12-140, Washington,
DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, S.E., Room W12-140, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
Karen Lynch at 202-366-8997, or Karen.Lynch@dot.gov.
Issued on: August 8, 2007.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E7-15837 Filed 8-13-07; 8:45 am]
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