Joint Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee and Medical Review Board Public Meeting

Joint Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee and Medical Review Board Public Meeting

Topics: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Joint Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee and Medical Review Board Public Meeting

Larry W. Minor
Federal Register
August 10, 2011

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49527-49528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20295]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket Nos. FMCSA-2006-26367 and FMCSA-2011-0131]

Joint Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee and Medical Review
Board Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of Joint Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC)
and Medical Review Board (MRB) meeting.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that the Agency's MCSAC and MRB will hold a
joint meeting on Monday, August 29, 2011. The MCSAC will continue to
meet on Tuesday, August 30-Wednesday, August 31, with the afternoon of
August 31 being used for a meeting of the Cross-Border Trucking Pilot
Program subcommittee. All three days of the meeting will be open to the
public for their duration.

TIME AND DATES: The MCSAC-MRB meeting will be held on Monday, August
29, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time (E.T.), and the MCSAC
meeting will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 30-31, from 8:30
a.m. to 1 p.m., E.T. The last hour of each day of the full committee
meeting will be reserved for public comment. At 1:30 p.m., E.T., on
Wednesday, August 31, the MCSAC Cross Border Trucking Pilot Program
subcommittee will meet until 5 p.m., E.T., with a public comment period
from 4:30-5 p.m., E.T. The meeting will be held at the Hilton
Alexandria Old Town, 1767 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 in the
Washington and Jefferson Rooms on the 2nd floor.
Matters to be considered: The MCSAC and MRB will consider expert
presentations on obstructive sleep apnea during the joint meeting on
Monday. On Tuesday, the MCSAC will consider the report of its
Electronic On-Board Recorder (EOBR) Implementation Subcommittee
established in response to Task 11-04, with relevant expert
presentations on the topic. On Wednesday, the MCSAC will return to its
Task 11-02 regarding roadside violation severity weightings in the
Carrier Safety Measurement System in FMCSA's Compliance, Safety,
Accountability (CSA) program. That afternoon, the MCSAC Subcommittee
established in response to Task 11-03, regarding the Agency's Cross
Border Trucking Pilot Program, will meet. Copies of all MCSAC Task
Statements

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are available at http://mcsac.fmcsa.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shannon L. Watson, Senior Adviser
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) 385-2395, mcsac@dot.gov.
Information on services for individuals with disabilities:
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
Elizabeth Turner at 617-494-2068.

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 a Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.
The committee 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 the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU, Pub. L. 109-
59) requires the Secretary of Transportation with the advice of the MRB
to ``establish, review, and revise medical standards for operators of
Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) that will ensure that the physical
condition of operators is adequate to enable them operate the vehicles
safely.'' On November 2, 2010, the Secretary of Transportation
announced the five medical experts who serve on the MRB. FMCSA is
planning revisions to the physical qualification regulations of CMV
drivers, and the MRB will provide the necessary science-based guidance
to establish realistic and responsible medical standards. The MRB
operates in accordance with FACA.

Sleep Apnea and Other Sleep Disorders

The MCSAC and the MRB will discuss ideas and concepts the Agency
should consider for regulatory guidance or future rulemaking on
obstructive sleep apnea.

EOBR Implementation Task

The MCSAC EOBR Implementation Subcommittee will report back to the
full committee on its work on Task 11-04, to examine technical issues
relating to the electronic transfer of hours-of-service information
from trucks to law enforcement personnel at the roadside.

Roadside Violation Severity Weightings Task

The MCSAC will continue its deliberations on Task 11-02, concerning
violation severity weightings under the Compliance, Safety,
Accountability (CSA) program.

Cross Border Trucking Pilot Program Task

The MCSAC Subcommittee will continue its work on Task 11-03
concerning the opening of the Southern Border to long-haul Mexican
trucks.

II. Meeting Participation

Oral comments from the public will be heard during the last hour of
each day of this meeting. Members of the public may submit written
comments on this topic by Wednesday, August 24, 2011, to Federal Docket
Management System (FDMC) 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 Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Room WI2-
140, Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Room WI2-140, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Issued on: August 5, 2011.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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