Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee and Subcommittee: Public Meeting

Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
January 28, 2014

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4530-4531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01518]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2006-26367]


Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee and Subcommittee: Public 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory 
Committee (MCSAC) will meet on February 10-11, 2014, to provide ideas 
that Agency should consider for reauthorization of the surface 
transportation legislation. On February 12, 2014, MCSAC's Compliance, 
Safety and Accountability (CSA) subcommittee will convene. Meetings are 
open to the public for their entirety and there will be a period of 
time at the end of each day for the public to submit oral comments.
    Times and Dates: The meeting will be held Monday-Tuesday, February 
10-11, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), at 
the Hilton Alexandria Old Town, 1767 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 
in the Washington and Jefferson Rooms on the 2nd floor. On Wednesday, 
February 12, 2014, the CSA subcommittee will meet at that same location 
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Copies of the MCSAC Task Statement 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, mcsac@dot.gov.

Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, please 
contact Ms. Dana Larkin at (617) 494-2821 or dana.larkin@dot.gov by 
Wednesday, February 5, 2014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    MCSAC was established to provide FMCSA with advice and 
recommendations on motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier 
safety regulations. MCSAC is composed of 20 voting representatives from 
safety advocacy, safety enforcement, labor, and industry stakeholders 
of motor carrier safety. The diversity of the Committee ensures the 
requisite range of views and expertise necessary to discharge its 
responsibilities. The Committee operates as a discretionary committee 
under the authority of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 
established in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. See FMCSA's MCSAC 
Web site for additional information about the committee's activities at 
http://mcsac.fmcsa.dot.gov/.

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 Wednesday, February 5, 2014, to 
Federal Docket Management

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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: January 22, 2014.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-01518 Filed 1-27-14; 8:45 am]
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