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Meetings: Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC); Notice of Public Meeting Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Date: 5 November 2021 Subjects: American Government  , Safety
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 212 (Friday, November 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61386-61387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24245]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2006-26367]
Meetings: Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC); Notice
of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a meeting of MCSAC, which will take place via
videoconference.
DATES: The meeting will be held Monday and Tuesday, December 6 and 7,
2021, from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. Requests for
accommodations because of a disability must be received by Monday,
November 29. Requests to register and/or to submit written materials to
be reviewed during the meeting must be received no later than Monday,
November 29.
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 MCSAC and its activities.
The meeting will be recorded, and a link to the recording will be
posted on the FMCSA website.
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
MSCAC-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 the motor carrier safety advocacy, safety
enforcement, labor, and industry sectors. The diversity of MCSAC
ensures the requisite range of views and expertise necessary to
discharge its responsibilities. MCSAC 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
MCSAC will resume consideration of Task 21-1, relating to supply
chains for the transportation industrial base. Task 21-1 includes
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. The task also includes discussions about the role of
transportation systems in supporting existing supply chains and risks
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associated with those transportation systems and the safe and efficient
transportation of passengers and freight across our Nation. Subsequent
to its July meeting, MCSAC engaged its Driver Subcommittee for its
consideration of workforce needs, the results of which are to be
submitted to MCSAC for its consideration and final recommendations to
FMCSA.
Additionally, MCSAC will resume consideration of Task 20-1, which
relates to 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) 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 FMCSA 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
Advance registration is requested. 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.
FMCSA asks that individuals from the public limit their comments to one
minute on the issues under consideration only. 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 the DATES section.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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