[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12214-12215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4968]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2006-26367]
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Public Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice: Announcement of Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee
meeting; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
announces that its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) will
hold a public meeting on March 31 and April 1, 2011, in Louisville,
Kentucky. Discussion will focus on Patterns of Safety Violations by
Motor Carrier Management (Committee Task 11-01), which was begun at the
December 2010 meeting. The meeting will be held as part of the Mid
America Trucking Show and will be open to the public for oral comment.
DATES: March 31, 2011, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., ET. The last hour of the
day will be reserved for public comment.
April 1, 2011, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., ET. The public may comment
throughout the meeting.
ADDRESSES: Thursday, March 31, 2011: Galt House Hotel, 1400 N. Fourth
Street, Louisville, KY 40202. Willow Room, 3rd Floor, Rivue Tower.
Friday, April 1, 2001: Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC), 937 Phillips
Lane, Louisville, KY 40209. South Wing, Lobby B, Meeting Room C-101.
You may submit written comments identified by Docket ID Number
FMCSA-2006-26367 by March 23, 2011, using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday
through Friday except Federal holidays.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Do not submit the same comment by more than one method. To allow
effective public participation before the comment period deadline,
FMCSA encourages use of the Web site listed above (Federal eRulemaking
Portal: http://www.regulations.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, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee
Section 4144 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) (Pub. L.
109-59, 119 Stat. 1144, Aug. 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 (5
U.S.C. App. 2).
Patterns of Safety Violations Task (MCSAC Task 11-01)
Section 4133 of SAFETEA-LU allows the Secretary to suspend, amend,
or revoke any part of a motor carrier's registration if the Secretary
finds that any individual, while serving as an officer of that motor
carrier, engages or has engaged in a pattern or practice of avoiding
compliance, or masking or otherwise concealing noncompliance, with the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and/or Hazardous Materials
Regulations. Section 4133 defines an officer as ``an owner, director,
chief executive officer, chief financial officer, safety director,
vehicle maintenance supervisor, and driver supervisor of a motor
carrier, regardless of title attached to these functions, and any
person, however designated, exercising controlling influence over the
operations of a motor carrier.''
Under MCSAC Task 11-01, FMCSA requests that the Committee identify
concepts and ideas the Agency should consider in developing standards
for Patterns of Safety Violations by Motor Carrier management to assist
the Agency with implementing the requirements of section 4113 of
SAFETEA-LU. In addition to providing suggestions on definitions and
standards of what
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constitutes a pattern of safety violations, the Committee is encouraged
to offer suggestions to the Administrator regarding: (1) Which company
officials should be included under the definition of ``officer,'' and
(2) how to ensure that officers responsible for safety violations or
their concealment are subjected to appropriate penalties and sanctions
under the new system mandated by SAFETEA-LU. In developing its
recommendations, the MCSAC should consider principles of due process,
including whether additional enforcement and legal staff resources are
needed to address the volume of cases and appeals.
The MCSAC began deliberations on these issues at its December 2010
meeting and will complete action on the Patterns of Safety Violations
task during the forthcoming meeting. Following the meeting, which may
include presentations by experts, the Committee anticipates completion
of a letter report to the Administrator.
Issued on: February 28, 2011.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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