[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 230 (Monday, December 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67258-67259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29851]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration


Office of Research and Technology Forum

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting/forum.

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SUMMARY: This notice invites interested persons to participate in a 
forum sponsored by the FMCSA Office of Research and Technology in 
conjunction with the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research 
Board. The purpose of the forum is to provide insights into building 
public-private partnerships that involve government, academia and 
industry through panel discussions and presentations highlighting such 
collaborations. On Panel I, attendees will learn about some recently 
completed and current research being managed by FMCSA staff in the 
areas of the Commercial Vehicle Information Systems & Networks, 
electronic on-board recorders, crash causation, CMV medical 
qualifications and testing, and the National Commercial Vehicle 
Roadside Testing Lab. On Panel II, industry representatives will 
present firsthand accounts of how their

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organizations have worked with FMCSA to develop and promote research 
and technology designed to achieve mutual commercial motor vehicle 
safety goals and objectives. Time will be allotted for questions and 
answers following each panel, and dialogue between attendees and 
presenters is encouraged.
    Where and When: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, the Delaware Room, 
2660 Woodley Road, NW., Washington, DC 20008, on Sunday, January 11, 
2004, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    Registration: This forum is listed as a session in the TRB Annual 
Meeting Program and all registrants are welcome to attend. TRB 
registration is not required to attend the forum and it is open to the 
public at no cost. To register for the TRB Annual Meeting, visit 
www.trb.org. To attend the forum only, send an e-mail to: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Albert Alvarez, Office of Research 
and Technology (MC-RTR), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 
400 Virginia Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024; telephone (202) 385-
2387 or e-mail [email protected]. Or, contact Mike Lange in 
the same office at (202) 385-2373 or e-mail [email protected]. 
Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., E.S.T., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Forum attendees will receive an Information 
Packet on current programs the Office of Research and Technology is 
working on. While the forum will be open to the public, it will be 
limited to the space available. Individuals requiring special needs/
accommodations (sign, reader, etc.), please call Joanice Cole at (202) 
334-2287, or e-mail [email protected].

    Issued on: November 20, 2003.
Annette M. Sandberg,
Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-29851 Filed 11-28-03; 8:45 am]
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