[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 128 (Monday, July 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36476-36477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17746]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Intelligent Transportation Society of America; Public Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS
AMERICA) will hold a meeting of its Board of Directors on Wednesday,
August 5, 1998. The meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. The letter designations
that follow each item mean the following: (I) is an information item;
(A) is an action item; (D) is a discussion item. The General Session
includes the following items: (1) Introductions and ITS America
Antitrust Policy and Conflict of Interest Statements; (2) Review and
Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes (A); (3) Federal Reports (I/D);
(4) Board Retreat Report-Out--TBD (A)--(a) Topic #1--Board Internal
Policy Direction: Governance Structure; Executive Limitations; Scope of
Board Activities; (b) Topic #2--Board External Policy Direction &
Priority Objectives: Federal Advisory Role; International Role;
Training Role; State Chapter Relationship; (5) Intelligent Vehicle
Initiative RFI Response Analysis (A); (6) Coordinating Council Workshop
Report (A), (a) Topic #1--Role of the Coordinating Council; (b) Topic
#2--Review of IVI Analysis; (c) Topic #3--TEA-21 Deployment Policy:
Deployment Integration, and Architecture and Standards Conformity; (7)
State Chapters Council Report (I); (8) ITS America Association Report
(I); (9) President's Report (I/D); (10) Other Program Business.
11:30 a.m. Business Session (U.S. DOT participants excused. Board
Members, ITS America Members, and Staff only.) (11) Report of the
Membership Committee (I); (12) Report of the Administrative Policy and
Finance Committee (I/D); (13) Report of
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the Nominating Committee (A); (14) Other Business; (15) Adjournment
until October 11, 1998, Board of Directors Meeting in Conjunction with
the Fifth ITS World Congress at the Inter-Continental Hotel, Seoul,
Korea (not a Federal Advisory Committee Meeting).
ITS AMERICA provides a forum for national discussion and
recommendations on ITS activities including programs, research needs,
strategic planning, standards, international liaison, and priorities.
The charter for the utilization of ITS AMERICA establishes this
organization as an advisory committee under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) 5 USC app. 2, when it provides advice or
recommendations to DOT officials on ITS policies and programs. (56 FR
9400, March 6, 1991).
DATES: The Board of Directors of ITS AMERICA will meet on Wednesday,
August 5, 1998, from 9:30 a.m.-noon.
ADDRESSES: The Hyatt Regency Savannah, #2 W. Bay Street, Savannah,
Georgia, 31401. Phone: (912) 238-1234. Fax: (912) 944-3678.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Materials associated with this meeting
may be examined at the offices of ITS AMERICA, 400 Virginia Avenue SW.,
Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024. Persons needing further information or
who request to speak at this meeting should contact Kenneth Faunteroy
at ITS AMERICA by telephone at (202) 484-4130 or by FAX at (202) 484-
3483. The DOT contact is Mary C. Pigott, FHWA, HVH-1, Washington, DC
20590, (202) 366-9230. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t.,
Monday through Friday, except for legal holidays.
(23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48)
Issued on: June 29, 1998.
Jeffrey Paniati,
Deputy Director, ITS Joint Program Office.
[FR Doc. 98-17746 Filed 7-2-98; 8:45 am]
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