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Docket ID: [Docket No. FMCSA-2006-26367]

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Meetings:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Meeting.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Public Meeting

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 9, 2008, from 12 pm to 4 pm Eastern Daylight Time.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) will hold a committee meeting. The meeting is open to the public.

SUMMARY: Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Public Meeting,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Section 4144 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEALU, 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 email 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 email 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 FMCSA200626367 using any of the following methods: