[Federal Register: May 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 91)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 
Amtrak Reform Council; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Amtrak Reform Council.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

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SUMMARY: As provided in Section 203 of the Amtrak Reform and 
Accountability Act of 1997, the Amtrak Reform Council (ARC) gives 
notice of a meeting of the Council. The Council will discuss its 1999 
work program and schedule and consider action on a conflict of interest 
guidelines for non-government members of the Council. The meeting will 
also consider matters raised by individual Council members. The 
Council's business meeting will precede a one-day seminar on May 18, 
1999, sponsored by the Council on Intercity Rail Passenger Services--
Past, Present and Future. (FR 5/6/99).

DATES: The Council meeting is scheduled from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on 
Monday, May 17, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 9210, Department of 
Transportation, Nassif Building, 400 7th St. SW Washington, DC. Persons 
in need of special arrangements should contact the person listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deirdre O'Sullivan, Amtrak Reform 
Council, Room 7105, JM-ARC, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20590, or by telephone at (202) 366-0591; FAX: 202-493-2061.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ARC was created by the Amtrak Reform and 
Accountability Act of 1997 (ARAA), as an independent commission, to 
evaluate Amtrak's performance and to make recommendations to Amtrak for 
achieving further cost containment, productivity improvements, and 
financial reforms. In addition, the ARAA requires: that the ARC monitor 
cost savings resulting from work rules established under new agreements 
between Amtrak and its labor unions; that the ARC provide an annual 
report to Congress that includes an assessment of Amtrak's progress on 
the resolution of productivity issues; and that after two years the ARC 
has the authority to determine whether Amtrak can meet certain 
financial goals specified under the ARAA and, if not, to notify the 
President and the Congress.
    The ARAA provides that the ARC consist of eleven members, including 
the Secretary of Transportation and ten others nominated by the 
President or Congressional leaders. Each member is to serve a five year 
term.


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    Issued in Washington, DC May 6, 1999.
Thomas A. Till,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 99-11904 Filed 5-11-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P