Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Public Meeting, 32390-32391 [2011-13899]

Download as PDF 32390 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 108 / Monday, June 6, 2011 / Notices submission, FMCSA for the first time estimates the extent of voluntary EOBR use by motor carriers, and subtracts that same number from its estimate of the extent of the use of written RODS. The Agency maintains its OMB-approved estimates of the total number of CMV drivers subject to the HOS rules, and the total number of CMV drivers subject to an Agency remedial HOS directive. By this notice, the Agency seeks public comment on its revised estimate of the paperwork burden of the HOS rules. Title: Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers Regulations. OMB Control Number: 2126–0001. Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently-approved information collection. Respondents: Motor Carriers, Drivers of CMVs. Estimated Annual Respondents: 4.93 million [4.60 million drivers + 0.33 million active motor carriers = 4.93 million respondents]. Estimated Time per Response: A driver employing a paper RODS takes an average of 6.5 minutes to complete it; a driver employing an EOBR takes an average of 2 minutes to complete it. A driver takes an average of 5 minutes to forward a paper RODS to the motor carrier; a driver employing an EOBR is relieved of this task by automation. Whether using a paper or EOBR RODS, a motor carrier takes 2 minutes to review a RODS and its corresponding supporting documents, and 1 additional minute to maintain those supporting documents. For those motor carriers using an EOBR, the ICR burden of maintaining the RODS is eliminated by automation; for those motor carriers using paper RODS, 1 minute is required to maintain the RODS. Expiration Date: 8/31/2011. Estimated Frequency of Response: Drivers: 240 days per year, on average. Motor Carriers: 240 days per year, on average. Estimated Annual Responses: 3,843.59 million—the sum of the following: A. Driver Tasks (1) Filling out the RODS: 1,104 million, and (2) Forwarding the RODS to the motor carrier: 102.23 million. jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES B. Motor Carrier Tasks (1) Reviewing the RODS: 552 million, (2) Maintaining the RODS: 981.36 million, and (3) Maintaining the supporting documents: 1,104 million. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 172.08 million burden hours [118.92 VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:06 Jun 03, 2011 Jkt 223001 million driver hours + 53.16 million carrier hours = 172.08]. Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection is necessary for the performance of FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for the FMCSA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of the information collected. The Agency will summarize or include your comments in the request for OMB’s clearance of this ICR. Issued on: May 27, 2011. Kelly Leone, Associate Administrator for Research and Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2011–13900 Filed 6–3–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 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 (MCSAC) Meeting. AGENCY: FMCSA announces that MCSAC will hold a committee meeting from Monday, June 20 through Wednesday, June 22, 2011. The meeting will be open to the public for its duration. The MCSAC will complete action on Task 11–01, regarding Patterns of Safety Violations by Motor Carrier Management and will begin work on Tasks 11–02, regarding Roadside violation severity weightings in the Carrier Safety Measurement System (CSMS) in FMCSA’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program, and 11–03, regarding Oversight of the Agency’s Long-Haul Cross Border Trucking Pilot Program. TIME AND DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday and Tuesday, June 20– 21, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Eastern Time (E.T.), and on Wednesday, June 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., E.T. The last hour of each day will be reserved for public comment. 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 385–2395, mcsac@dot.gov. 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 (5 U.S.C. App 2). Patterns of Safety Violations Task SAFETEA–LU Section 4133 allows the Secretary to suspend, amend, or revoke any part of a motor carrier’s registration if the Secretary finds that an officer of a 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 Hazardous Materials Regulations, while serving as an officer of any motor carrier. The section 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.’’ Following deliberations of the Committee, the MCSAC will submit written recommendations in the form of a report to the FMCSA Administrator on this topic following its June 2011 meeting. Roadside Violation Severity Weightings Task FMCSA’s new compliance and enforcement program, Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA), includes a new measurement system to assess carriers’ safety performance. One of the core purposes of the CSMS is to identify poor motor carrier safety behavior. Building upon FMCSA’s previous Safety Status Measurement System (SafeStat), CSMS quantifies the on-road safety performance of carriers to identify candidates for interventions, determine the specific safety problems exhibited by a carrier and its drivers, and monitor whether safety problems are improving or worsening. FMCSA requests that E:\FR\FM\06JNN1.SGM 06JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 108 / Monday, June 6, 2011 / Notices MCSAC provide the CSA team with its observations and recommendations regarding the violation groups and their associated crash risk by reviewing the tables of violation groups. The Committee will designate a subcommittee to address this task and subsequently report back to the full MCSAC. Long-Haul Cross Border Trucking Pilot Program Task During the MCSAC’s March 2011 meeting, FMCSA tasked the Committee with designating a subcommittee to provide independent monitoring for the program. The subcommittee would then report back to the full committee. 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, June 15, 2011, to Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) 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 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: June 1, 2011. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2011–13899 Filed 6–3–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket No. FRA–2011–0027; Notice No. 1] 212 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA). The Committee is made up of stakeholders operating on the Northeast Corridor, and the purpose of the Committee is to provide annual recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation. The meeting of the Northeast Corridor Safety Committee is scheduled to commence on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at 9 a.m. and will adjourn by 3 p.m. DATES: The Northeast Corridor Safety Committee meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Washington National Airport, located at 1480 Crystal Drive in Arlington, VA. The meeting is open to the public on a first-come, firstserved basis, and is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Sign and oral interpretation can be made available if requested 10 calendar days before the meeting. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Woolverton, Northeast Corridor Committee Administrative Officer/ Coordinator, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493–6212; or Mark McKeon, Special Assistant to the Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety/Chief Safety Officer, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493–6350. The Northeast Corridor Safety Committee is mandated by a statutory provision in Section 212 of the PRIIA (codified at 49 U.S.C. 24905(f)). This Committee is chartered by the Secretary and is an official Federal Advisory Committee established in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. Title 5–Appendix. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issued in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2011. Jo Strang, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety/ Chief Safety Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–13924 Filed 6–1–11; 4:15 pm] Northeast Corridor Safety Committee; Notice of Meeting BILLING CODE 4910–06–P Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Announcement of the Northeast Corridor Safety Committee Meeting. jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: FRA announces the first meeting of the Northeast Corridor Safety Committee, a Federal advisory committee that is mandated by Section SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:06 Jun 03, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 32391 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. DOT–NHTSA–2011–0061, Notice 1] Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 2007 Dodge Durango Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles Manufactured for the Mexican Market Are Eligible for Importation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition. AGENCY: This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2007 Dodge Durango multipurpose passenger vehicles (MPV) manufactured for the Mexican market (Mexican market 2007 Dodge Durango MPV), that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), are eligible for importation into the United States because they are substantially similar to vehicles that were originally manufactured for sale in the United States and that were certified by their manufacturer as complying with the safety standards (the U.S.-certified version of the 2007 Dodge Durango MPV,) and they are capable of being readily altered to conform to the standards. SUMMARY: The closing date for comments on the petition is July 6, 2011. ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to the docket and notice numbers above and be submitted by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://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. E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. • Fax: 202–493–2251 Instructions: Comments must be written in the English language, and be no greater than 15 pages in length, although there is no limit to the length of necessary attachments to the comments. If comments are submitted in hard copy form, please ensure that DATES: E:\FR\FM\06JNN1.SGM 06JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32390-32391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13899]


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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 (MCSAC) 
Meeting.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that MCSAC will hold a committee meeting from 
Monday, June 20 through Wednesday, June 22, 2011. The meeting will be 
open to the public for its duration. The MCSAC will complete action on 
Task 11-01, regarding Patterns of Safety Violations by Motor Carrier 
Management and will begin work on Tasks 11-02, regarding Roadside 
violation severity weightings in the Carrier Safety Measurement System 
(CSMS) in FMCSA's Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program, and 
11-03, regarding Oversight of the Agency's Long-Haul Cross Border 
Trucking Pilot Program.

TIME AND DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday and Tuesday, June 
20-21, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Eastern Time (E.T.), and on 
Wednesday, June 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., E.T. The last hour of 
each day will be reserved for public comment.

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.

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 (5 
U.S.C. App 2).

Patterns of Safety Violations Task

    SAFETEA-LU Section 4133 allows the Secretary to suspend, amend, or 
revoke any part of a motor carrier's registration if the Secretary 
finds that an officer of a 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 Hazardous Materials Regulations, while serving as an 
officer of any motor carrier. The section 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.'' Following deliberations of 
the Committee, the MCSAC will submit written recommendations in the 
form of a report to the FMCSA Administrator on this topic following its 
June 2011 meeting.

Roadside Violation Severity Weightings Task

    FMCSA's new compliance and enforcement program, Compliance, Safety, 
Accountability (CSA), includes a new measurement system to assess 
carriers' safety performance. One of the core purposes of the CSMS is 
to identify poor motor carrier safety behavior. Building upon FMCSA's 
previous Safety Status Measurement System (SafeStat), CSMS quantifies 
the on-road safety performance of carriers to identify candidates for 
interventions, determine the specific safety problems exhibited by a 
carrier and its drivers, and monitor whether safety problems are 
improving or worsening. FMCSA requests that

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MCSAC provide the CSA team with its observations and recommendations 
regarding the violation groups and their associated crash risk by 
reviewing the tables of violation groups. The Committee will designate 
a subcommittee to address this task and subsequently report back to the 
full MCSAC.

 Long-Haul Cross Border Trucking Pilot Program Task

    During the MCSAC's March 2011 meeting, FMCSA tasked the Committee 
with designating a subcommittee to provide independent monitoring for 
the program. The subcommittee would then report back to the full 
committee.

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, June 15, 2011, to Federal Docket 
Management System (FDMS) 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 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: June 1, 2011.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011-13899 Filed 6-3-11; 8:45 am]
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