02-30312. Office of Research and Technology Forum

AGENCY:

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting/forum.

SUMMARY:

This notice invites interested persons to participate in a forum sponsored by the FMCSA Office of Research and Technology for the purpose of: Sharing information regarding the FMSCA new research approach; Learning how to establish partnerships with the agency's Office of Research and Technology on future projects; and Providing information on the accomplishments of the Research and Technology Office since last year's Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting.

Where: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, in the Delaware Room, 2660 Woodley Road, NW., Washington, DC 20008.

When: Sunday, January 12, 2003, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Registration: To register for the forum and obtain more detailed information, you may visit the FMCSA R&T Forum Web site at: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/​rtforum;​; or call [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Albert Alvarez, Office of Research and Technology (MC-RTR), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 400 Virginia Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024; telephone [phone] or e-mail [e-mail]. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., E.S.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Forum attendees will receive a Continental Breakfast and a Information Packet. The forum is open to the public, but will be limited to the space available. If you are planning to attend this forum, you must register online at: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/​rtforum,, or call [phone] by December 20, 2002. Individuals needing special accommodations (sign, reader, etc.), please call Joanice Cole at [phone], or e-mail [e-mail] by December 20, 2002.

Note:

If you are planning to attend the TRB Annual Meeting, you must register separately for it at: http://www4.trb.org/​trb/​annual.nsf.

Issued on: November 25, 2002.

Brian M. McLaughlin,

Associate Administer for Policy and Program Development.