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[Federal Register: November 21, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 226)]
[Notices]
[Page 70695]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr21no08-110]
----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA-2006-26367]
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Public Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), USDOT.
ACTION: Notice of Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Meetings. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory
Committee (MCSAC) will hold committee meetings on December 1, 2008, and
December 10, 2008. The meetings are open to the public.
DATES: The meetings will be held on December 1, 2008, from 12 p.m. to 1
p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and December 10, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting on December 1, 2008, will be held by conference
call. The meeting on December 10, 2008, will be held at the U.S.
Department of Transportation, Media Center, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeffrey Miller, 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) 366-1258, 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) 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).
II. Meeting Participation
December 1, 2008, Conference Call: 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. For information on the agenda, bridge line and Web link
for the conference call, please send an e-mail to mcsac@dot.gov. For
information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities
or to request special assistance, please e-mail your request to
mcsac@dot.gov by November 28, 2008. During the December 1, 2008,
conference call, oral comments will not be taken from the public due to
time limitations. Members of the public are encouraged to submit
written comments by November 28, 2008, identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMC) Docket Number FMCSA-2006-26367.
December 10, 2008, Meeting: Please note that participants will need
to be pre-cleared in advance of the meeting in order to enter the U.S.
Department of Transportation headquarters building. By December 5,
2008, e-mail mcsac@dot.gov if you plan to attend the meeting to
facilitate the pre-clearance process. For information on facilities or
services for individuals with disabilities or to request special
assistance, please e-mail your request to mcsac@dot.govM by December 5,
2008. For information on the agenda, please send an e-mail to
mcsac@dot.gov. As a general matter, the committee will make time
available for public comments at the meeting at 3 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time. The time available will be reasonably divided among those who
have signed up to address the committee; however, no one will have more
than 15 minutes. Individuals wishing to address the committee should
send an e-mail to mcsac@dot.gov by close of business on December 5,
2008. Individuals wanting to present written materials to the committee
should submit written comments identified by Federal Docket Management
System (FDMC) Docket Number FMCSA-2006-26367 using any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&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 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., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Issued on: November 18, 2008.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E8-27859 Filed 11-20-08; 8:45 am]
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