Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee and Medical Review Board Public Meetings

Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
September 4, 2015

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 172 (Friday, September 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 53614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22046]


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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 and Medical Review Board 
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 Monday and 
Tuesday, September 21 and 22. Together, the MCSAC and MRB will identify 
concepts the Agency and stakeholders should consider in relation to the 
issue of health and wellness of drivers of commercial motor vehicles 
and the establishment of a driver wellness initiative, a non-regulatory 
public-private partnership of stakeholders to improve drivers' health. 
The MRB and MCSAC will discuss the structure, content, delivery, and 
evaluation of this initiative. The meeting is open to the public for 
its entirety.

DATES: The joint meeting will be held on Monday and Tuesday, September 
21 and 22, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time 
(E.T.), at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. Copies of the MRB and MCSAC joint task 
statement 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 Policy 
Advisor, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
(202) 366-2551, 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 
Eran Segev at (617) 494-3174, eran.segev@dot.gov, by Wednesday, 
September 16.

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 10, 2005) required the Secretary of 
Transportation to establish the MCSAC. The Moving Ahead for Progress in 
the 21st Century Act (MAP-21, Pub. L. 112-141) reauthorized the MCSAC 
through September 30, 2013, at which time its statutory authority 
expired, necessitating the establishment of MCSAC as a discretionary 
committee under FACA. Secretary Foxx established that effective 
September 30, 2013, through September 30, 2015. 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

    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 under the terms of its charter, filed 
November 25, 2013.

II. Meeting Participation

    Oral comments from the public will be heard throughout the meeting, 
at the discretion of the MCSAC and MRB chairmen. Members of the public 
may submit written comments on the topics to be considered during the 
meeting by Wednesday, September 16, 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., E.T. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued on: September 1, 2015.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-22046 Filed 9-3-15; 8:45 am]
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