[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 86775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28965]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No.: DOT-OST-2016-0206]
Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity Meeting Notice
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice of open committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation is publishing this notice to
announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the
Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE). The meeting is open
to the public.
DATES: The Committee will meet from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. EST on December
15, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara McCann, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Office of Policy, Room W84-
212, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; phone (202) 366-
2234; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee meeting is being held in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the Committee is to
provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation
on comprehensive, interdisciplinary issues related to transportation
equity from a variety of stakeholders involved in transportation
planning, design, research, policy, and advocacy.
Proposed Agenda: This will be the first meeting of the ACTE. The
committee will conduct introductions of members, discuss organizational
details and logistics, and discuss equity in transportation planning,
design, research, policy and advocacy. Agenda will be as follows:
--Welcome and Mission of ACTE
--Remarks by U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx
--Briefing on FACA Rules and Ethics
--Discussion on Transportation Equity
--Public Comments
Public Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as
amended, and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the
availability of space, this meeting is open to the public. Seating is
on a first to arrive basis. Because the meeting of the committee will
be held in a Federal Government facility, security screening is
required. Attendees are requested to register by submitting their name,
affiliation, email address and daytime phone number three business days
prior to the meeting to Barbara McCann, the committee Designated
Federal Officer at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. A photo ID is required to enter the premises. Please
note that parking is limited. DOT Headquarters is fully handicap
accessible. Wheelchair access is available in front at the main
entrance of the building. For additional information about public
access procedures, contact Ms. McCann, the committee's Designated
Federal Officer, at the email address or telephone number listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Written Comments or Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and
102-3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
the public or interested organizations may submit written comments or
statements to the committee in response to the stated agenda of the
meeting or in regard to the committee's mission in general. Written
comments or statements should be submitted to Ms. McCann, the committee
Designated Federal Officer, via electronic mail, the preferred mode of
submission, at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. Each page of the comment or statement must include the
author's name, title or affiliation, address, email address and daytime
phone number. The Designated Federal Official will review all submitted
written comments or statements and provide them to members of the
committee for their consideration. Written comments or statements being
submitted in response to the agenda set forth in this notice must be
received by the Designated Federal Official at least three business
days prior to the meeting to be considered by the committee. Written
comments or statements received after this date may not be provided to
the committee until its next meeting.
Verbal Comments or Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140d, the
Committee is not obligated to allow a member of the public to speak or
otherwise address the Committee during the meeting. Members of the
public are invited to provide verbal comments or statements during the
Committee meeting only at the time and in the manner described below.
All requests to speak or otherwise address the Committee during the
meeting must be submitted to the committee's Designated Federal
Official at least three days prior to the meeting, via electronic mail,
the preferred mode of submission, at the address listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The request should include a brief
statement of the subject matter to be addressed by the comment, and
should be relevant to the stated agenda of the meeting or in regard to
the committee's mission in general. The Designated Federal Official
will log each request in the order received. A 30-minute period will be
available for verbal public comments. Members of the public who have
requested to make a verbal comment will be allotted no more than two
minutes, and will be invited to speak in the order in which their
requests were received by Designated Federal Official.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public
review and copying within 60 days at the following Web site:
www.transportation.gov/acte.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 28, 2016.
Anthony R. Foxx,
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-28965 Filed 11-30-16; 8:45 am]
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