Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Public Meeting, 50067 [E8-19742]
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Agency will consider all comments
received by close of business on
September 24, 2008. Comments will be
available for examination in the docket
at the location listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. The
Agency will consider to the extent
practicable comments received in the
public docket after the closing date of
the comment period.
Issued on August 18, 2008.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and
Program Development.
[FR Doc. E8–19639 Filed 8–22–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2006–26367]
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory
Committee Public Meeting
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Motor Carrier Safety
Advisory Committee Meeting.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that the
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory
Committee (MCSAC) will hold a
committee meeting. The meeting is open
to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
September 9, 2008, from 12 pm to 4 pm
Eastern Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, Quorum
Room, 480 L’Enfant Plaza, SW.,
Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jeffrey Miller, Chief, Strategic Planning
and Program Evaluation Division, Office
of Policy Plans and Regulation, Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC 20590, (202) 366–1258,
mcsac@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 4144 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU,
Pub. L. 109–59) required the Secretary
of the U.S. Department of
Transportation to establish in FMCSA, a
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory
Committee. The advisory committee
provides advice and recommendations
to the FMCSA Administrator on motor
carrier safety programs and motor
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carrier safety regulations. The advisory
committee operates in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App 2). The FMCSA
Administrator appointed 15 members to
serve on the advisory committee on
March 5, 2007.
compliance from certain requirements
of its safety standards. The individual
petition is described below, including
the party seeking relief, the regulatory
provisions involved, the nature of the
relief being requested, and the
petitioner’s arguments in favor of relief.
II. Meeting Participation
The meeting is open to the public and
FMCSA invites participation by all
interested parties, including motor
carriers, drivers, and representatives of
motor carrier associations. For
information on facilities or services for
individuals with disabilities or to
request special assistance, please e-mail
your request to mcsac@dot.gov by
September 5, 2008. As a general matter,
the committee will make one hour
available for public comments at the
meeting from 3 pm to 4 pm. Individuals
wishing to address the committee
should send an e-mail to mcsac@dot.gov
by close of business on September 5,
2008. The time available will be
reasonably divided among those who
have signed up to address the
committee; however, no one will have
more than 15 minutes. Individuals
wanting to present written materials to
the committee should submit written
comments identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMC) Docket
Number FMCSA–2006–26367 using any
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://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 W12–140, Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
Harsco Track Technologies (Waiver
Petition Docket Number FRA–2008–
0070)
Harsco Track Technologies (HTT) is
seeking a waiver of compliance from 49
CFR Part § 214.505(a), pertaining to
enclosed cabs on on-track roadway
maintenance machines (RMM).
Specifically, HTT would like relief from
the requirement of an enclosed cab,
operable heating and air conditioning
system, and positive pressurized
ventilation system on a remotely
controlled RMM.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before
the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g. ,
Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–
2008–0070) and may be submitted by
any of the following methods:
• Web site: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Communications received within 45
days of the date of this notice will be
considered by FRA before final action is
taken. Comments received after that
date will be considered as far as
practicable. All written communications
concerning these proceedings are
available for examination during regular
business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the
above facility. All documents in the
public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the Internet
at the docket facility’s Web site at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and
Program Development.
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Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
notice is hereby given that the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) has
received a request for a waiver of
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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 (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Meeting.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory
Committee (MCSAC) will hold a committee meeting. The meeting is open to
the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on September 9, 2008, from 12 pm to 4
pm Eastern Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel,
Quorum Room, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeffrey Miller, Chief, Strategic
Planning and Program Evaluation Division, Office of Policy Plans and
Regulation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC 20590, (202) 366-1258, mcsac@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 4144 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU, Pub. L. 109-
59) required the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation to
establish in FMCSA, a Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. The
advisory committee provides advice and recommendations to the FMCSA
Administrator on motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety
regulations. The advisory committee operates in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App 2). The FMCSA
Administrator appointed 15 members to serve on the advisory committee
on March 5, 2007.
II. Meeting Participation
The meeting is open to the public and FMCSA invites participation
by all interested parties, including motor carriers, drivers, and
representatives of motor carrier associations. For information on
facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to request
special assistance, please e-mail your request to mcsac@dot.gov by
September 5, 2008. As a general matter, the committee will make one
hour available for public comments at the meeting from 3 pm to 4 pm.
Individuals wishing to address the committee should send an e-mail to
mcsac@dot.gov by close of business on September 5, 2008. The time
available will be reasonably divided among those who have signed up to
address the committee; however, no one will have more than 15 minutes.
Individuals wanting to present written materials to the committee
should submit written comments identified by Federal Docket Management
System (FDMC) Docket Number FMCSA-2006-26367 using any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
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 W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12-140, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E8-19742 Filed 8-22-08; 8:45 am]
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