Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC); Public Meeting

Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
2 July 2021

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 125 (Friday, July 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35375-35376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14214]


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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 advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a meeting of the MCSAC, which will take place 
via videoconference.

DATES: The meeting will be held Monday and Tuesday, July 19 and 20, 
2021, from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. Requests for 
accommodations because of a disability must be received by Friday, July 
9, 2021. Requests to submit written materials to be reviewed during the 
meeting must be received no later than July 9, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via videoconference. Those members 
of the public who would like to participate should go to https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/advisory-committees/mcsac/meetings to access the 
meeting, task statements, a detailed agenda for the entire meeting, 
meeting minutes and additional information on the committee and its 
activities.

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) 360-2925, mcsac@dot.gov. Any 
committee-related request or submission should be sent via email to the 
person listed in this section. Information may also be submitted by 
docket through 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 Operations; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590.
     Hand Delivery: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., E.T. Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 366-9317 or (202) 366-9826 before visiting Docket 
Operations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Purpose of the Committee

    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 25 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.

Meeting Agenda

    On Tuesday, the MCSAC will begin considering Task 21-1, relating to 
supply chains for the transportation industrial base. Task 21-1 will 
include discussions about workforce skills for the motor carrier sector 
and identified gaps, opportunities, and potential best practices in 
meeting the future workforce needs and driver retention for the motor 
carrier industry, as well as the role of transportation systems in 
supporting existing supply chains and risks associated with those 
transportation systems and the safe and efficient transportation of 
passengers and freight across our Nation. Following its initial 
consideration of data and presentations on the topic, the MCSAC

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will engage its Driver Subcommittee for its consideration of workforce 
needs, at a meeting later this summer.
    Additionally, MCSAC will resume consideration of the following 
issues:
     Task 20-2 will focus on the impact of the aging 
demographic of the commercial motor vehicle driver workforce on the 
truck and bus industries and whether this trend will exacerbate the 
driver shortage problem. Stakeholders have expressed concerns about the 
need to address the driver shortage, including options for allowing 
younger drivers to enter the industry. How would an aging workforce 
impact motor carriers' ability to deliver services and goods safely in 
interstate commerce? For this task, FMCSA will consider data by agency 
experts on the distribution of age among CMV drivers.
     Task 20-1 will provide the MCSAC with the opportunity to 
discuss changes to the package and small goods delivery sector. A 
number of companies are now using small vehicles (e.g., vehicles with a 
gross vehicle weight rating less than 10,000 pounds, etc.) to deliver 
goods and there appears to be a gap in safety oversight of both drivers 
and vehicles. For this task, members will hear from Agency experts on 
trends in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor 
Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) crash and highway safety 
data.

II. Meeting Participation

    While not required, advance registration is encouraged. To indicate 
that you will attend, please register at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mcsac by the 
deadline referenced in the DATES section. The meeting will be open to 
the public for its entirety. The U.S. Department of Transportation is 
committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all 
participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a 
disability, such as sign language, interpretation, or other ancillary 
aids, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section.
    Oral comments from the public will be heard throughout the meeting, 
at the discretion of the MCSAC chairman and designated federal officer. 
Additionally, to ensure that all participants have had the opportunity 
to have their comments heard, the agenda will include a public comment 
period at the end of each day's session. Members of the public may 
submit written comments to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section on the topics to be considered during the 
meeting by the deadline referenced in DATES section. Any member of the 
public may submit a written statement after the meeting deadline, and 
it will be presented to the committee.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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