[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 45480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15837]


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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, [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) 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 [email protected].

    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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