[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2345-2346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-430]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics
Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics; Request for
Nominations
AGENCY: Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA),
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT.
ACTION: Request for Nominations to the Advisory Council on
Transportation Statistics (ACTS).
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SUMMARY: The BTS solicits nominations for interested persons to serve
on the ACTS. The ACTS is composed of BTS stakeholders who advise the
Director on the quality, reliability, consistency, objectivity, and
relevance of transportation statistics and analyses collected,
supported, or disseminated by the BTS and DOT.
DATES: Nominations for the ACTS must be received on or before January
27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Deborah D. Johnson, ACTS Liaison at the Research and
Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room E34-316, Washington, DC
20590 at (202) 366-8578 or email at [email protected]. Send
nominations with complete contact information and biography or the
completed application in written form (for self-nominations) to the
above street address. This notice and the DOT F 1120.1 application form
are available on the Internet at http://www.bts.gov/programs/advisory_council_on_transportation_statistics/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of
1991 (Pub. L. 102-240), directed the Director of the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS) to establish an advisory Council on
Transportation Statistics. In 2005, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
codified the requirement for the ACTS in 49 U.S.C. Section 111 (See
Section 5601 of SAFETEA-LU). The functions of the ACTS are to: (1)
Advise the Director on the quality, reliability, consistency,
objectivity, and relevance of transportation statistics and analyses
collected, supported, or disseminated by BTS and DOT; (2) provide input
to and review the congressional report required by 49 U.S.C. Section
111(d)(4); and (3) advise the Director of BTS on methods to encourage
cooperation and interoperability of transportation data collected by
BTS, the operating administrations of DOT, States, local governments,
metropolitan planning organizations, and private sector entities http://www.bts.gov/programs/advisory_council_on_transportation_statistics/charter.html.
Committee members must not be officers or employees of the Federal
Government and serve without pay on staggered 3-year terms. The
Director may allow a member, when attending meetings of the Committee
or a subcommittee, reimbursement of expenses authorized under Section
5703 of Title 5, United States Code and the Federal Travel Regulation,
41 CFR part 301, relating to per diem, travel, and transportation.
The President's Memorandum of June 18, 2010, concerning lobbyists
on Agency boards and commissions (75 FR 35995, 6/23/10) directed the
heads of Executive departments and agencies not to make any new
appointments or reappointments of federally registered lobbyists to
advisory committees and other boards and commissions. Pursuant to the
President's directive, BTS will not consider for appointment to the
ACTS any individual who is subject to the registration and reporting
requirements of the Lobbying Disclosure Act (2 U.S.C. 1605).
The Designated Federal Officer anticipates calling Committee
meetings approximately twice each year. Meetings are open to the
general public, except as provided under the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.). Notice of each meeting is published in the
Federal Register at least 15 calendar days prior to the date of the
meeting.
II. Request for Nominations
The BTS seeks nominations for membership to the ACTS from among its
stakeholder groups. The ACTS is composed of not fewer than nine and not
more than 11 members appointed by the BTS Director, who are not
officers or employees of the United States. Each member shall have
expertise in transportation data collection or analysis or application;
except that one member shall have expertise in economics, one member
shall have expertise in statistics, and one member shall have
experience in transportation safety. At least one member shall be a
senior official of a State department of transportation. Members shall
include representation of a cross-section of transportation community
stakeholders.
The Agency is required under FACA to appoint members of diverse
views and interests to ensure the committee is balanced with
appropriate consideration of background. All Committee members must be
able to attend at least one meeting each year in person or by
teleconference. Interested persons should have a commitment to
improving transportation statistics and have knowledge of
transportation
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issues, experience on panels that deal with transportation statistics
and data, and a record of collaboration and professional experience in
transportation statistics and data issues.
Nominations should be submitted to Deborah Johnson at the address
given in the ADDRESSES section at the beginning of this Notice.
Applicants must submit Form F 1120.1 to apply for membership. The form
is available at http://www.bts.gov/programs/advisory_council_on_transportation_statistics/. This Internet site also contains
additional information on the ACTS, including reports, meeting minutes,
and membership information.
Nominations must be received on or before January 27, 2012.
Issued in Washington, DC, on the 5th day of December 2011.
Pat Hu,
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2012-430 Filed 1-13-12; 8:45 am]
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