[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 2748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-770]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Research Innovative Technology Administration, U.S. Department
of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
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This notice announces, pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 72-363; 5 U.S.C. app. 2), a
meeting of the Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics (ACTS).
The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 24, 2011, from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. EST in the Oklahoma City Room at the U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC. Section
5601(o) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) directs the U.S. Department
of Transportation to establish an Advisory Council on Transportation
Statistics subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.,
App. 2) to advise the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) on the
quality, reliability, consistency, objectivity, and relevance of
transportation statistics and analyses collected, supported, or
disseminated by the Bureau and the Department. The following is a
summary of the draft meeting agenda: (1) USDOT welcome and introduction
of Council Members; (2) Overview of prior meeting; (3) Discussion of
the FY 2012 budget; (4) Discussion of product dissemination; (5)
Council Members review and discussion of statistical programs; (6)
future Council activities and (7) Public Comments and Closing Remarks.
Participation is open to the public. Members of the public who wish to
participate must notify Petrina Collier at [email protected], not
later than February 2, 2011. Members of the public may present oral
statements at the meeting with the approval of Steven K. Smith, Deputy
Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Noncommittee
members wishing to present oral statements or obtain information should
contact Petrina Collier via e-mail no later than February 9, 2011.
Questions about the agenda or written comments may be e-mailed or
submitted by U.S. Mail to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research
and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, Attention: Petrina Collier, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Room E34-457, Washington, DC 20590, [email protected],
or faxed to (202) 366-3640. BTS requests that written comments be
received by February 9, 2011. Access to the DOT Headquarters building
is controlled therefore all persons who plan to attend the meeting must
notify Ms. Petrina Collier at (202) 366-5796 prior to February 9, 2011.
Individuals attending the meeting must report to the main DOT entrance
on New Jersey Avenue, SE., for admission to the building. Attendance is
open to the public, but limited space is available. Persons with a
disability requiring special services, such as an interpreter for the
hearing impaired, should contact Ms. Collier at (202) 366-5796 at least
seven calendar days prior to the meeting.
Notice of this meeting is provided in accordance with the FACA and
the General Services Administration regulations (41 CFR part 102-3)
covering management of Federal advisory committees.
Issued in Washington, DC, on the 30th day of December 2010.
Steven K. Smith,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2011-770 Filed 1-13-11; 8:45 am]
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