[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 51654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20969]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Notice of Meeting of the Advisory Council on Transportation
Statistics (ACTS) of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research
and Technology (OST-R)
AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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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, September 10th, 2015 from 8:30
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Room
E37-302, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC. Section 52011 of the
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) 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) Update on Current BTS Issues;
(3) Discussion about Future Data Products; (4) Program Review; (5)
Public Comments and Closing Remarks. Participation is open to the
public.
Members of the public who wish to participate must notify Mr.
D.Senay Gales at [email protected], not later than August 31, 2015.
Members of the public may present oral statements at the meeting with
the approval of Patricia Hu, Director of the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics. Non-committee members wishing to present oral statements or
obtain information should contact Mr. D.Senay Gales via email no later
than August 31, 2015. Questions about the agenda or written comments
may be emailed to [email protected] or submitted by U.S. Mail to:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Research and Technology, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Attn:
Mr. D.Senay Gales, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room #E34-429,
Washington, DC 20590, or faxed to (202) 366-3383. BTS requests that
written comments be received by August 31, 2015. Access to the DOT
Headquarters building is controlled therefore all persons who plan to
attend the meeting must notify Mr. Gales at 202-366-1270 prior to
August 31, 2015. 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 Mr. D.Senay
Gales at 202-366-1270 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 18th day of August 2015.
Rolf Schmitt,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2015-20969 Filed 8-24-15; 8:45 am]
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