[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30555-30556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14521]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Amtrak Reform Council; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Amtrak Reform Council.
ACTION: Notice of special meeting with southeast states and business
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 business meeting of the Council, preceded by a special
meeting with southeast state representatives. At the special meeting,
the Council will hear from, among others, the representatives of the
Commonwealth of Virginia and the states of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida on all aspects of intercity railroad
passenger service, including corridor service, in the
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southeast states. At its business meeting the Council will consider
committee assignments and committee work schedules and action on
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 follow the special
meeting with representatives of southeast states.
DATES: The meeting with representatives of southeast states is
scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29, 1999. The
Council's business meeting will follow at 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting with the southeast states will be held in Room
267, Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center (City Hall), 600 East 4th
St. Charlotte, N.C. 28202. The Council's business meeting will be held
in the South Carolina Hall of the Hilton Hotel, 222 East Third Street,
Charlotte, N.C. 28202, telephone 704-3777-1500. 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, S.W., Washington, D. C.
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 and Congressional leaders. Each member is to serve a five
year term.
Issued in Washington, DC June 3, 1999.
Thomas A. Till,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 99-14521 Filed 6-7-99; 8:45 am]
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