

[Federal Register: February 19, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 33)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2008-0039]

 
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Meeting.

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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 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 
March 12, 2008. Written comments must be received by April 12, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of

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Transportation, Media Center, West Building, Ground Floor, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pamela Pelcovits, Director, 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) 366-5370, mcsac@dot.gov.

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. Please note that 
participants will need to be pre-cleared in advance of the meeting in 
order to enter the building. By March 7, 2008, e-mail mcsac@dot.gov if 
you plan to attend the meeting to facilitate the pre-clearance process. 
For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, e-mail 
mcsac@dot.gov. As a general matter, the committee will make one hour 

available for public comments on Wednesday, March 12, 2008, from 4 p.m. 
to 5 p.m. Individuals wishing to address the committee should send an 
e-mail to mcsac@dot.gov by noon on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. The time 
available will be reasonably divided among those who have signed up to 
address the committee, but 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-2008-0039 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.

    Issued on: February 12, 2008.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
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