Women of Trucking Advisory Board (WOTAB); Notice of Public Meeting Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Date: 2 May 2023 Subjects: American Government , Trucking

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27559-27560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09250]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0209]


Women of Trucking Advisory Board (WOTAB); Notice of Public 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the WOTAB.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, from 10 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. ET. Requests for accommodations for a disability must be 
received by Tuesday, May 9. Requests to submit written materials for 
consideration during the meeting must be received no later than 
Tuesday, May 9.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually for its entirety. Please 
register in advance of the meeting at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/wotab. Copies 
of WOTAB task statements and an agenda for the entire meeting will be 
made available at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/wotab at least 1 week in advance of 
the meeting. Once approved, copies of the meeting minutes will be 
available at the website following the meeting. You may visit the WOTAB 
website at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/wotab for further information on the 
committee and its activities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shannon L. Watson, Designated 
Federal Officer, WOTAB, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 
DC 20590, (202) 360-2925, wotab@dot.gov. Any committee-related request 
should be sent to the person listed in this section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    WOTAB was created under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 
in accordance with section 23007(d)(1) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure 
Law (BIL) (Pub. L. 117-58), which requires the Federal Motor

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Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to establish WOTAB. WOTAB will 
review and report on policies that provide education, training, 
mentorship, and outreach to women in the trucking industry and identify 
barriers and industry trends that directly or indirectly discourage 
women from pursuing and retaining careers in trucking.
    WOTAB operates in accordance with FACA under the terms of the WOTAB 
charter, filed February 11, 2022.

II. Agenda

    The agenda will cover the following topics:
     WOTAB will review and conclude its deliberations on Task 
22-1, Crime Prevention for Women Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles, 
and finalize its report.
     WOTAB will begin consideration of Task 23-1, Barriers to 
the Participation of Women Minority Groups and Women Who Live in Rural, 
Suburban, or Urban Areas Women to Entering the Trucking Workforce.
     For each topic, FMCSA will include presentations by Agency 
experts and those in the field under discussion.

III. Public Participation

    The meeting will be open to the public via virtual platform. 
Advance registration via the website is required.
    DOT is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all 
participants. If you need alternative formats or services due to a 
disability, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary 
aids, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section by Tuesday, May 9.
    Oral comments from the public will be heard during designated 
comment periods at the discretion of the WOTAB chair and Designated 
Federal Officer. To accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time 
for each commenter may be limited. Speakers are requested to submit a 
written copy of their remarks for inclusion in the meeting records and 
for circulation to WOTAB members. All prepared remarks submitted on 
time will be accepted and considered as part of the record. Any member 
of the public may present a written statement to the committee at any 
time.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023-09250 Filed 5-1-23; 8:45 am]
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