Notice2024-11740
Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF); Notice of Public Meeting
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Published
May 29, 2024
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Abstract
This notice announces two meetings of the TLTF.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46571-46572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11740]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2023-0143]
Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF); Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces two meetings of the TLTF.
DATES: The meetings will be held on Thursday, June 13 and Thursday,
July 18, 2024, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ET. Requests for accommodations for
a disability must be received by Friday, June 7 for the first meeting
and by Friday, July 12 for the second meeting. Requests to submit
written materials for consideration during the meeting must be received
no later than Friday, June 7 and Friday, July 12, respectively.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be virtual for their entirety. Please
register in advance of the meeting <a href="http://atwww.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf">atwww.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf</a>. A copy of
the agenda for each meeting will be made available <a href="http://atwww.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf">atwww.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf</a> at least 1 week in advance of each meeting. Once
approved, copies of the meeting minutes will be available at the
website following each meeting. You may visit the TLTF website <a href="http://atwww.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf">atwww.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf</a> for further information on the committee and its
activities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shannon L. Watson, Deputy
Designated Federal Officer, TLTF, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 360-2925, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82f6eef6e4c2e6edf6ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="186c746c7e587c776c367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>. Any committee-
related request should
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be sent to the person listed in this section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 23009 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) (Pub. L.
117-58) requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
(FMCSA) to establish the TLTF, which was set up in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463 (1972). TLTF
will examine the terms, conditions, and equitability of common truck
leasing arrangements, particularly as they impact owner-operators and
trucking businesses subject to such agreements and submit a report on
the task force's identified issues and conclusions regarding truck
leasing arrangements, including recommended best practices, to the
Secretary, the Secretary of Labor, and the appropriate committees of
Congress. TLTF will work in coordination with the United States
Department of Labor.
TLTF operates in accordance with FACA under the terms of the TLTF
charter, filed February 11, 2022, and amended April 28, 2023, and
renewed February 9, 2024.
II. Agendas
June 13, 2024, Meeting
<bullet> TLTF will begin consideration of Task 24-3: whether truck
leasing agreements properly incentivize the safe operation of vehicles,
including driver compliance with the hours-of-service regulations and
laws governing speed and safety generally and resources to assist CMV
drivers in assessing the financial impacts of leasing agreements;
<bullet> A presentation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(CFPB) on Its Findings of Submitted Leases for Commercial Motor
Vehicles (CMV); and
<bullet> A public comment period that will allow drivers and
lessees of CMVs to tell their personal experiences with leases and to
present any supporting information they would like to share to assist
TLTF in making recommendations on such agreements.
July 18, 2024, Meeting
<bullet> TLTF will begin consideration of Task 24-4: the
opportunity that equitable leasing agreements provide for drivers to
start or expand trucking companies and the history of motor carriers
starting from single owner operators;
<bullet> A presentation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(CFPB) on Its Findings of Submitted Leases for Commercial Motor
Vehicles (CMV); and
<bullet> A public comment period that will allow drivers and
lessees of CMVs to tell their personal experiences with leases and to
present any supporting information they would like to share to assist
TLTF in making recommendations on such agreements.
III. Public Participation
The meeting will be open to the public via virtual platform.
Advance registration via the website (<a href="http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf">www.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf</a>) is
required by Friday, June 7 for the first meeting and Friday, July 12,
2024, for the second meeting.
DOT is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all
participants. If you need alternative formats or services due to a
disability, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary
aids, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section by Friday, June 7 for the June 13 meeting and Friday,
July 12, 2024, for the July 18 meeting.
Oral comments from the public will be heard during the designated
comment period at the discretion of the TLTF chair and Designated
Federal Officer. To accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time
for each commenter will be limited to 2 minutes. Speakers are requested
to submit a written copy of their remarks for inclusion in the meeting
records and for circulation to TLTF members. All prepared remarks
submitted on time will be accepted and considered as part of the
record. Any member of the public may present a written statement to the
committee at any time.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-11740 Filed 5-28-24; 8:45 am]
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