[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 69918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28336]


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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 its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory 
Committee (MCSAC) will meet from Monday-Wednesday, December 3-5, 2012, 
in Alexandria, VA. On Monday, December 3, the Agency will assign the 
MCSAC a new task concerning entry-level driver training (ELDT) and 
provide briefings on previous rulemaking actions, research and data 
analyses on the issue, and the ELDT provision in the recently enacted 
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Surface 
Transportation Act. On Tuesday, December 4, the MCSAC will receive 
staff-level briefings from the DOT Office of the Inspector General 
(OIG) and General Accountability Office (GAO) on their oversight 
responsibilities with regard to the DOT and MCSAC. On Wednesday, the 
MCSAC's Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) Subcommittee will be 
provided with presentations and a panel discussion from researchers and 
data analyst concerning the CSA Safety Measurement System and will 
continue its deliberations. Meetings are open to the public for their 
entirety and there will be a public comment period at the end of each 
day.
    Times and Dates: The meeting will be held Monday-Tuesday, December 
3-4, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (E.D.T.), 
and on Wednesday, December 5, 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 
Tuesday, November 27, 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).

II. Meeting Participation

    Oral comments from the public will be heard during the last half-
hour of the meetings each day. 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 Tuesday, November 27, 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: November 15, 2012 .
 Larry W. Minor
 Associate Administrator for Policy.
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