Mark your calendars on March 22, 2013 for The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) public listening session (from 1-5 p.m) at the Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville, KY in Room C101. FMCSA will solicit ideas and information on the issue of entry-level training for drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in anticipation of a rulemaking to implement the entry-level driver training (ELDT) provisions in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.

The Agency also requests that participants indicate whether the ideas identified are supported by research or data analyses, including cost/benefit considerations.

Speakers will be given a chance to speak for 5 minutes each. No pre-registration is required. The public may submit material to the FMCSA staff at the session for inclusion in the public docket, FMCSA-2007-27748.

FMCSA will webcast the listening session. The tele***** access number and other information on how to participate via the Internet will be posted on the FMCSA website at fmcsa.dot.gov one week before the listening session.

Source: J.J. Keller