Post-Accident Reporting (PAR) Advisory Committee Meeting: Public Meeting

Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
6 April 2017

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 65 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16873-16874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06809]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0412]


Post-Accident Reporting (PAR) Advisory Committee Meeting: Public 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Announcement of advisory committee public meeting.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a meeting of its Post-Accident Reporting (PAR) 
Advisory Committee on Monday, April 24, 2017, at the Commercial Vehicle 
Safety Alliance (CVSA) Workshop in Atlanta, GA. Under section 5306 of 
the FAST Act, the PAR was charged with reviewing post-accident reports 
and made recommendations on the data elements required by the reports 
and modifications that may improve their use through the addition of 
data elements at its meeting in December 2016. At this meeting, the PAR 
will provide suggestions concerning the implementation of its 
recommendations to the FMCSA Administrator. The meeting is open to the 
public for its entirety.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, April 24, 2017, from 1:30-5 
p.m., Eastern Time (E.T.), at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 265 Peachtree 
Street NE., Atlanta, GA 30303. Copies of the task statement and an 
agenda for the entire meeting will be made available in advance of the 
meeting at http://par.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) 366-5221.
    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, April 12.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Department established the PAR Advisory Committee as a 
discretionary committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA, 
5 U.S.C. App 2) on October 13, 2016, making it effective through 
October 13, 2018. The PAR Committee met in December 2016 and provided 
advice and recommendations

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to the FMCSA Administrator on post-accident reporting requirements, 
specifically those in section 5306. During the April 24 meeting, the 
Committee will provide suggestions on the implementation of its 
recommendations, seeking standardization of definitions related to 
crash reporting, classification of Minimum Model Uniform Crash Criteria 
(MMUCC) and which should be prioritized for inclusion on police 
accident reporting forms, and a discussion of how to best implement the 
PAR's recommendations. The PAR operates in accordance with FACA.

II. Meeting Participation

    Oral comments from the public will be heard throughout the meeting, 
at the discretion of the PAR chairman. Members of the public may submit 
written comments on the topics to be considered during the meeting by 
Wednesday, April 12, to Federal Docket Management System (FDMC) Docket 
Number FMCSA-2016-0412 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: March 30, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017-06809 Filed 4-5-17; 8:45 am]
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