99-28129. Amtrak Reform Council; Notice of Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 58123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28129]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Amtrak Reform Council; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Amtrak Reform Council.

ACTION: Notice of special public outreach meeting with South/South 
Central State Departments of Transportation.

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SUMMARY: As provided in Section 203 of the Amtrak Reform and 
Accountability Act of 1997, the Amtrak Reform Council (ARC) gives 
notice of a special public outreach meeting of the Council with 
representatives from the South/South Central states. At the special 
meeting, the Council will hear from, among others, representatives from 
the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 
Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia, to discuss all aspects 
of intercity railroad passenger service, including corridor service, in 
the South/South Central region of the country. The Honorable Kay Bailey 
Hutchison, U.S. Senator from Texas, is scheduled as the Keynote 
Speaker.

DATES: The Special Public Outreach meeting will be held on November 8, 
1999 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Dallas Union Station (attached 
to the Hyatt Regency Dallas), 400 S. Houston Street, Dallas, TX 75207.

ADDRESSES: The Meetings will held in Pullman Room B, Dallas Union 
Station (attached to the Hyatt Regency Dallas), 400 S. Houston Street, 
Dallas, TX 75207, telephone at the Hyatt [phone]. Persons in 
need of special arrangements should contact the person listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deirdre O'Sullivan, Amtrak Reform 
Council, Room 7105, JM-ARC, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20590, or by telephone at [phone]; FAX: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: The ARC was created by the Amtrak Reform and 
Accountability Act of 1997 (ARAA), as an independent commission, to 
evaluate Amtrak's performance and to make recommendations to Amtrak for 
achieving further cost containment, productivity improvements, and 
financial reforms. In addition, the ARAA requires that the ARC monitor 
cost savings resulting from work rules established under new agreements 
between Amtrak and its labor unions; that the ARC provide an annual 
report to Congress that includes an assessment of Amtrak's progress on 
the resolution of productivity issues; and that, after two years, the 
ARC has the authority to determine whether Amtrak can meet certain 
financial goals specified under the ARAA and, if not, to notify the 
President and the Congress.
    The ARAA provides that the ARC consist of eleven members, including 
the Secretary of Transportation and ten others nominated by the 
President and Congressional leaders. Each member is to serve a five-
year term.

    Issued in Washington, DC, October 20, 1999.
Thomas A. Till,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 99-28129 Filed 10-27-99; 8:45 am]
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