Action
Notice of Public Listening Sessions.
Summary
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces a series of Public Listening Sessions to solicit input on ways the FMCSA can improve its process of monitoring and assessing the safety of the motor carrier industry and how that information should be presented to the public. FMCSA is calling this effort the Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 Initiative. Through its current compliance review process, FMCSA is able to conduct compliance reviews on only a small percentage of the 675,000 active interstate motor carriers. The FMCSA is looking for ways to improve monitoring of motor carriers, to make agency processes more efficient, and to expand its enforcement and compliance reach in the regulated community in order to improve FMCSA's ability to meet its goal of significantly reducing crashes, fatalities, and injuries involving large trucks and buses. Dates and Locations: The Public Listening Sessions will be held from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on the following dates at the following locations: Session 1: September 21, 2004--Doubletree Hotel, Mission Valley, 7450 Hazard Center Drive, San Diego, California. Session 2: September 28, 2004--Sheraton Atlanta, 165 Courtland Street at International Blvd, Atlanta, Georgia. Session 3: October 5, 2004--Hampton Inn & Suites Dallas/Mesquite, 1700 Rodeo Drive, Mesquite, Texas. Session 4: October 12, 2004--Wyndham Chicago, 633 North St. Clair, Chicago, IL. Session 5: October 19, 2004--Fairview Park Marriot, 3111 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA. Session 6: October 26, 2004--Sheraton Springfield, One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA. Registration for each session will be limited. For more information or to register to attend or speak at the Public Listening Sessions, see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below.