[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 165 (Monday, August 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 50067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19742]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory 
Committee (MCSAC) will hold a committee meeting. The meeting is open to 
the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 9, 2008, from 12 pm to 4 
pm Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 
Quorum Room, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024.

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, [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. For information on 
facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to request 
special assistance, please e-mail your request to [email protected] by 
September 5, 2008. As a general matter, the committee will make one 
hour available for public comments at the meeting from 3 pm to 4 pm. 
Individuals wishing to address the committee should send an e-mail to 
[email protected] by close of business on September 5, 2008. 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 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://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.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E8-19742 Filed 8-22-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P