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Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
June 3, 2015
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31641-31642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13482]
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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.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that its MCSAC will meet on Monday and
Tuesday, June 15-16, 2015, to complete its recommendations concerning
the Agency's Beyond Compliance initiative, provide ideas the Agency
should consider for updating its strategic plan, and receive a briefing
concerning FMCSA's current research projects. The meeting is open to
the public 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, June 15-
16, 2015, 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.
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 Policy
Advisor, 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 Mr. Eran Segev at
(617) 494-3174 or eran.segev@dot.gov by Wednesday, June 10, 2015.
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 up to 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/.
Voluntary Compliance Task
The truck and motorcoach industries and the DOT have invested
significant resources to research, develop, and test strategies and
technologies to reduce truck and bus crashes. In September 2014, the
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance submitted a request to FMCSA to
consider initiating a pilot program to investigate the benefits and
feasibility of voluntary compliance. Citing research that has been
underway for several years, the Agency established an Alternative
Compliance initiative the goal of which is to analyze the concept and
gather data to support how this concept might be developed and
implemented. During its March 2015 meeting, the Agency tasked the
MCSAC, with its collective expertise on transportation safety, with
identifying options for the motor carrier safety community to promote
programs that could improve safety beyond the standards established in
FMCSA regulations.
Strategic Plan Discussion
FMCSA is updating its Strategic Plan to align with the new FY2014-
FY2018 DOT Strategic Plan that was released in November 2014. The new
FMCSA Plan would extend to FY2018; the current Plan ends in FY2016. The
revised Plan would include the status on strategies FMCSA employed in
the FY2012-FY2016 plan as well as new programs and strategies FMCSA
plans to implement by FY2018. FMCSA is presenting an overview of the
draft Strategic Plan to the MCSAC to obtain stakeholder feedback. FMCSA
plans to publish the updated Strategic Plan by September 30, 2015.
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Research and Technology Conversation
FMCSA maintains an active research program to promote the Agency's
understanding of factors impacting safe driver behavior and carrier
operations. The Agency also examines new technologies for their
potential to improve motor carrier safety and the enforcement of
commercial motor vehicle safety regulations. At the June 2015 MCSAC
meeting, FMCSA plans to present its portfolio of current and planned
research activities for committee members' information and comment.
FMCSA will also use the opportunity to solicit Committee input on
additional areas of safety research.
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, June 10, 2015, 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.
Dated: May 27, 2015.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-13482 Filed 6-2-15; 8:45 am]
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