MEXICANS' TRUCKS DEBATE * USA
FMCSA extends comment period on cross-border trucking demonstration program
Washington,DC,USA -The Trucker -June 29, 2007: -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration today announced it is extending the comment period for its June 8 Federal Register notice concerning the cross-border trucking demonstration program until the close of business on July 9... “In the spirit of transparency, we have extended the comment period to give the public more time to review supplemental information added to the docket and because of technical problems due to relocation of the docket computer servers, which interfered with viewing access,” John Hill, FMCSA administrator, said...
* FMCSA Tries to Fast-Track NAFTA Trucks
Washington,DC,USA -Public Citizen/Auto Safety & Consumer Protection -29 June 2007: -- In the rush to open the border to Mexican-domiciled trucks, FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) has not only continued to ignore statutory requirements and the public’s safety, but also is short-changing the public by allowing only 20 days to comment on this program... The initial notice of proposed rulemaking was only 4 pages in length with a proper 30 days provided for the public to weigh in on this important topic. The current supplemental notice is 18 pages, complete with complicated tables that are ambiguous and cannot be independently verified...
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