[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 50797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20222]
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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
fatigue management of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operators, from
August 30 through September 1, 2010. This meeting is open to the
public.
DATES: Meeting dates: The meeting will be held on the following dates:
Monday, August 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday, August 31, from
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Wednesday, September 1, 2010, from 8:30 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight 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 develop a safe and efficient fatigue
management system for commercial motor vehicle operators in the United
States. For this meeting, the MCSAC will hear presentations from
fatigue management experts and government officials from Australia,
Canada, Mexico, and the United States, on efforts to manage how fatigue
affects operators of CMVs on their roadways. The MCSAC will draw on the
experiences of these other nations and studies performed by the United
States and Canada to recommend tenets of fatigue management for the
United States. The MCSAC will present a report on its findings and
recommendations to Anne Ferro, FMCSA Administrator, at its December
2010 meeting.
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
[email protected].
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
For information on services for individuals with disabilities or to
request special assistance, please e-mail your request to [email protected]
by Wednesday, August 18, 2010. 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, August 18, 2010, to the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) in Docket Number FMCSA-2010-0143 using either
of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Issued on: August 11, 2010.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2010-20222 Filed 8-16-10; 8:45 am]
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