FMCSA to Hold Listening Sessions
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will hold a series of "public listening sessions" to solicit inpu
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will hold a series of "public listening sessions" to solicit input
on ways the agency 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 said it 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. All listening sessions will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Following are the dates and locations.
Session 1: Sept. 21, 2004--Doubletree Hotel, Mission Valley, 7450 Hazard Center Drive, San Diego, Calif.
Session 2: Sept. 28, 2004--Sheraton Atlanta, 165 Courtland Street at International Blvd, Atlanta, Ga.
Session 3: Oct. 5, 2004--Hampton Inn & Suites Dallas/Mesquite, 1700 Rodeo Drive, Mesquite, Texas.
Session 4: Oct. 12, 2004--Wyndham Chicago, 633 North St. Clair, Chicago, Ill.
Session 5: Oct. 19, 2004--Fairview Park Marriot, 3111 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, Va.
Session 6: Oct. 26, 2004--Sheraton Springfield, One Monarch Place, Springfield, Mass.
Registration for each session is limited. Online registration is available at www.Acteva.com/go/FMCSA or by telephone by Telephone Touchstone Consulting, (202) 449-7354. Registration will open at 9 a.m. EDT on Aug. 30, 2004 and will end at 5 p.m. EDT on the Tuesday preceding each session. For example, registration for the Oct. 26, 2004 Public Listening Session will close 5 p.m. EDT Tuesday Oct. 19, 2004.
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