Meetings: Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC); Public Meeting

Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
25 June 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 123 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38248-38249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13709]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2006-26367]


Meetings: Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC); Public 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a meeting of the MCSAC, which will take place 
via videoconference.

DATES: The meeting will be held Monday, July 13, and Tuesday, July 14, 
2020, from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. Requests for 
accommodations because of a disability must be received by Thursday, 
July 2, 2020. Requests to submit written materials to be reviewed 
during the meeting must be received no later than July 2, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via videoconference. Those members 
of the public who would like to participate should go to https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/advisory-committees/mcsac/meetings to access the 
meeting, task statements, a detailed agenda for the entire meeting, 
meeting minutes and additional information on the committee and its 
activities.

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) 366-5221, mcsac@dot.gov. Any 
committee-related request or submission should be sent via email to the 
person listed in this section.
    Information may also be submitted by docket through 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 Operations; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590.
     Hand Delivery: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., E.T. Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 366-9317 or (202) 366-9826 before visiting Docket 
Operations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Purpose of the Committee

    MCSAC was established to provide FMCSA with advice and 
recommendations on motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier 
safety regulations. MCSAC is composed of up to 25 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.

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Meeting Agenda

    The MCSAC will take up the following issues:
     Task 20-1 will provide the MCSAC with the opportunity to 
discuss changes to the package and small goods delivery sector. A 
number of companies are now using small vehicles (e.g., vehicles with a 
gross vehicle weight rating less than 10,000 pounds, etc.) to deliver 
goods and there appears to be a gap in safety oversight of both drivers 
and vehicles. For this task, members will hear from Agency experts on 
trends in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor 
Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) crash and highway safety 
data.
     Task 20-2 will focus on the impact of the aging 
demographic of the commercial motor vehicle driver workforce on the 
truck and bus industries and whether this trend will exacerbate the 
driver shortage problem. Stakeholders have expressed concerns about the 
need to address the driver shortage, including options for allowing 
younger drivers to enter the industry. How would an aging workforce 
impact motor carriers' ability to deliver services and goods safely in 
interstate commerce? For this task, FMCSA will consider data by agency 
experts on the distribution of age among CMV drivers.
     Additionally, FMCSA will brief the MCSAC members on the 
impact of the legalization of hemp on the safety oversight of CMV 
drivers. While FMCSA's safety regulations prohibit drivers' use or 
transportation of illegal drugs, what actions should be considered to 
ensure motor carriers, drivers and enforcement officials have 
appropriate guidance concerning hemp and what happens if drivers test 
positive for tetrahydrocannabinol.

II. Meeting Participation

    While not required, advance registration is encouraged. To indicate 
that you will attend, please email the person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section by the deadline referenced in the DATES 
section. The meeting will be open to the public for its entirety. The 
U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to providing equal 
access to this meeting for all participants. If you need alternative 
formats or services because of a disability, such as sign language, 
interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Oral comments from the public will be heard throughout the meeting, 
at the discretion of the MCSAC chairman and designated federal officer. 
Additionally, to ensure that all participants have had the opportunity 
to have their comments heard, the agenda will include a public comment 
period at the end of each day's session. Members of the public may 
submit written comments to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section on the topics to be considered during the 
meeting by the deadline referenced in DATES section. Any member of the 
public may submit a written statement after the meeting deadline, and 
it will be presented to the committee.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-13709 Filed 6-24-20; 8:45 am]
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