[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26170-26171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6647]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2005-23239]


Proposed Improvements to the Motor Carrier Safety Status 
(SafeStat) Measurement System

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) 
proposes improvements to its Motor Carrier Safety Status (SafeStat) 
Measurement System algorithm. The SafeStat system analyzes current and 
historical safety performance and compliance information to rank the 
relative safety fitness of commercial motor carriers. SafeStat enables 
FMCSA to quantify and monitor trends in the safety status of individual 
motor carriers. FMCSA focuses compliance review and roadside inspection 
resources on carriers posing the greatest potential safety risk. The 
proposed improvements are intended to make the algorithm more effective 
in identifying motor carriers posing a high crash risk.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 3, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the proposed changes through the 
SafeStat Online section of FMCSA's Analysis & Information Online Web 
site: http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/SafeStat/SafeStatMain.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bryan Price, Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Suite 305, Pittsburgh, PA 
15222. Telephone 412-395-4816. E-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SafeStat is an automated, data-driven 
analysis system designed by FMCSA. It combines current and historical 
carrier-based safety performance information to measure the relative 
(peer-to-peer) safety fitness of interstate commercial motor carriers 
and intrastate commercial motor carriers that transport hazardous 
materials. This information includes Federal and State data on crashes 
and roadside inspections, on-site compliance review results, and 
enforcement history. SafeStat enables FMCSA to quantify and monitor the 
safety status of individual motor carriers on a monthly basis, and 
thereby focus compliance review and roadside inspection resources on 
carriers posing the greatest potential safety risk.

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    SafeStat can be accessed through the SafeStat Online portion of 
FMCSA's A&I Online Web site: http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/SafeStat/SafeStatMain.asp. The Agency has proposed improvements to the SafeStat 
system that would simplify the Accident Safety Evaluation Area (SEA), 
increase the relevance of moving violations in the Driver SEA, include 
in the Vehicle SEA vehicle out-of-service violations from inspections 
marked as driver-only, and shorten the data exposure time period 
considered by SafeStat from 30 months to 24 months. The proposed 
changes are also consistent with FMCSA's Comprehensive Safety Analysis 
2010 (CSA 2010) reform initiative. The ultimate goal of CSA 2010 is 
development of an optimal operational model that will allow FMCSA to 
focus its limited resources on improving the performance of high-risk 
operators. For more information about CSA 2010, visit http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/safety-initiatives/csa2010listening.htm.
    Revisions to the SafeStat system are exempt from notice and comment 
under the Administrative Procedure Act because they are both matters 
``relating to agency management'' and ``general statements of policy, 
or rules of agency * * * procedure, or practice'' under 5 U.S.C. 
553(a)(2) and (b)(A), respectively. Nonetheless, FMCSA encourages the 
public to review the details of the proposed SafeStat improvements by 
accessing SafeStat Online, and to submit comments directly to the Web 
site. The Agency will give careful consideration to all comments 
received, and provide appropriate notice regarding the changes to its 
safety measurement system at http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/SafeStat/SafeStatMain.asp.

    Issued on: April 24, 2006.
William A. Quade,
Acting Associate Administrator, Enforcement and Program Delivery.
[FR Doc. E6-6647 Filed 5-2-06; 8:45 am]
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