[Federal Register: September 26, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 187)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. OST-1995-246]
North American Free Trade Agreement Conference
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces postponement of the North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA) information conference, which was to have taken
place at the Hyatt Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, October 21-24, 2001.
Background: In anticipation of the United States moving forward
with implementation of the land transportation provisions of the NAFTA,
the Department of Transportation (DOT), in cooperation with Canada,
Mexico, other federal agencies, and state and provincial
representatives, announced a NAFTA information conference that would
take place in San Antonio, Texas, October 21-24, 2001 to promote an
understanding of the requirements for legal cross-border transport
operations among the three NAFTA countries. The conference was
announced in the Federal Register on July 13, 2001 (Vol. 66, No. 135;
p. 36819).
Postponement: Due to the unforeseen events of September 11, 2001,
the conference is postponed. A new date will be announced by DOT in the
near future. More information can be obtained at the DOT website, which
is located at www.dot.gov/NAFTA. Anyone who has registered for the
conference may either receive a full refund of the registration fee or
they may take no action and will be considered as registered for the
conference at its future date. Those wishing to request a refund should
contact the Free Trade Alliance San Antonio at 203 South St. Mary's
Street, Suite 130, San Antonio, Texas 78205; by telephone at 210-229-
9036, or by fax at 210-229-9724. To cancel reservations at the Hyatt
Hotel, 123 Lasoya Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205, please telephone
210-222-1234 or send faxes to 210-227-4927. Those electing to remain
registered for the conference will be contacted individually when a new
date has been chosen. Additional information can be found on the Free
Trade Alliance website at www.freetradealliance.org.
Address and Phone Numbers: For further information please contact
Eddie Carazo, U.S. Department of Transportation, OST/X-20, Room 10300,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202) 366-
2892, or fax (202) 366-7417.
Dated: September 19, 2001.
Bernestine Allen,
Director, Office of International, Transportation and Trade.
[FR Doc. 01-23989 Filed 9-25-01; 8:45 am]
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