[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25529-25530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11904]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Amtrak Reform Council; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Amtrak Reform Council.
ACTION: Notice of Meeting.
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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 meeting of the Council. The Council will discuss its 1999
work program and schedule and consider action on a conflict of interest
guidelines for non-government members of the Council. The meeting will
also consider matters raised by individual Council members. The
Council's business meeting will precede a one-day seminar on May 18,
1999, sponsored by the Council on Intercity Rail Passenger Services--
Past, Present and Future. (FR 5/6/99).
DATES: The Council meeting is scheduled from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on
Monday, May 17, 1999.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 9210, Department of
Transportation, Nassif Building, 400 7th St. SW Washington, DC. 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 (202) 366-0591; FAX: 202-493-2061.
SUPPLEMENTARY 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 or Congressional leaders. Each member is to serve a five year
term.
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Issued in Washington, DC May 6, 1999.
Thomas A. Till,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 99-11904 Filed 5-11-99; 8:45 am]
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