[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 88 (Monday, May 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26815-26816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10932]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2006-26367]


Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC): Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of Meeting of Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee 
(MCSAC).

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that MCSAC will hold a meeting on Monday -
Wednesday, May 21-23, 2012. On Monday and Tuesday, May 21 and 22, MCSAC 
will consider ideas and concepts to address certain open 
recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). 
Wednesday, May 23, will be reserved for MCSAC's Cross-Border trucking 
subcommittee and the Motorcoach Hours-of-Service (HOS) subcommittee. 
All three days of the meeting will be open to the public.

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DATES: Time and Dates: The meetings will be held on Monday-Tuesday, May 
21-22, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (E.D.T.), 
and on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., E.D.T. The 
meetings will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town, 1767 King 
Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 in the Washington and Jefferson Rooms on 
the 2nd floor. The Hilton Alexandria Old Town is located across the 
street from the King Street Metro station.
    Copies of all MCSAC Task Statements and an agenda for the entire 
meeting will be made available in advance of the meeting at http://mcsac.fmcsa.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shannon L. Watson, Senior Advisor 
to the Associate Administrator for Policy, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 385-2395, [email protected].

Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Elizabeth Turner at (617) 494-2068, [email protected], by 
Wednesday, May 9, 2012.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

MCSAC

    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 the MCSAC. The MCSAC 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 (FACA, 5 U.S.C. App 2).

Recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

    At this meeting, the MCSAC will hear presentations and deliberate 
on Task 12-02, soliciting ideas, concepts, and suggestions for 
alternative strategies the Agency could pursue to address certain NTSB 
recommendations that are classified as ``Open-Unacceptable.'' 
Specifically, the Agency will focus its efforts and seek strategies to 
address 11 such recommendations, which relate to such issues as 
measuring tire pressure, inspection procedures for drivers and 
carriers, and ensuring that vehicles operated by motor carriers comply 
with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) in effect on 
the date the vehicle was manufactured. These recommendations are as 
follows: H-05-003--005; H-08-013; H-09-019--020; and H-09-037--041.

Long-Haul Cross Border Trucking Pilot Program Task

    During the MCSAC's March 2011 meeting, FMCSA tasked the Committee 
with designating a subcommittee to provide independent monitoring for 
the program (MCSAC Task 11-03). The subcommittee will continue its work 
from previous meetings.

Hours-of-Service (HOS) for Drivers of Passenger-Carrying CMVs

    The MCSAC subcommittee will continue its consideration of Task 11-
06, concerning ideas and concepts the Agency should consider in 
deciding whether to initiate a rulemaking to amend or revise the HOS 
requirements for drivers of passenger-carrying CMVs.

II. Meeting Participation

    Oral comments from the public will be heard during the last half-
hour of the meetings on Monday and Tuesday and during the last 15 
minutes of the meeting on Thursday. Should all public comments be 
exhausted prior to the end of the specified period, the comment period 
will close. Members of the public may submit written comments on the 
topics to be considered during the meeting by Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 
to 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., E.T. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued on: May 1, 2012.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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