Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) and Medical Review Board (MRB): Public Meetings

Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
August 22, 2013

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52233-52234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20451]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket Nos. FMCSA-2008-0362 and FMCSA-2006-26367]


Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) and Medical 
Review Board (MRB): Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Announcement of advisory committee public meetings.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a joint meeting of its Motor Carrier Safety 
Advisory Committee (MCSAC) and Medical Review Board (MRB) on September 
9-10, 2013. MCSAC and the MRB will identify ideas and concepts the 
Agency should consider in reviewing the current hours of service 
requirements for drivers of passenger-carrying vehicles. This will 
enable MCSAC to complete its deliberations on Task 11-6 concerning 
hours-of-service (HOS) requirements for drivers of passenger-carrying 
vehicles. The committees will receive briefings on fatigue research on 
motorcoach drivers, and the North American Fatigue Management Program. 
On the afternoon of September 10, the committees will receive briefings 
on Schedule II medications. On Wednesday, September 11, MCSAC's 
Compliance, Safety and Accountability (CSA) subcommittee will convene. 
Also on Wednesday, September 11, the MRB will meet separately to 
discuss ideas and concepts the Agency should consider for gathering 
additional information about Schedule II medications and their effect 
on CMV drivers' ability to operate safely. 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 joint meeting will be held Monday-Tuesday, 
September 9-10, 2013, 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, September 11, 2013, the CSA subcommittee will meet at that 
same location and the MRB will meet across the street at the Embassy 
Suites Hotel, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, VA 22314 in the Mason 
Room on the Mezzanine level. Both meetings will take place from 9 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m., EDT. Copies of all MRB and MCSAC Task Statements and an 
agenda for the entire meeting will be made available in advance of the 
meeting at http://mrb.fmcsa.dot.gov and 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, contact 
Elizabeth Turner at (617) 494-2068, elizabeth.turner@dot.gov, by 
Friday, August 30, 2013.

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

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10, 2005) required the Secretary of Transportation to establish the 
MCSAC. 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).

MRB

    The MRB is comprised of five medical experts who each serve 2-year 
terms. Section 4116 of SAFETEA-LU requires the Secretary of 
Transportation, with the advice of the MRB and the chief medical 
examiner, to establish, review, and revise ``medical standards for 
operators of commercial motor vehicles that will ensure that the 
physical condition of operators of commercial motor vehicles is 
adequate to enable them to operate the vehicles safely.'' The MRB 
operates in accordance with FACA, as announced in the Federal Register 
(70 FR 57642, October 3, 2005).

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 Friday, August 30, 2013, to 
Federal Docket Management System (FDMC) Docket Number FMCSA-2008-0362 
for the MRB and FMCSA-2006-26367 for the MCSAC 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., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued on: August 16, 2013.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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