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[Federal Register: October 29, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 209)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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AMTRAK REFORM COUNCIL

 
Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Amtrak Reform Council.

ACTION: Notice of special public business meeting in Washington, DC.

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SUMMARY: As provided in section 203 of the Amtrak Reform and 
Accountability Act of 1997 (Reform Act), the Amtrak Reform Council 
(Council) gives notice of a special public meeting of the Council. On 
Friday, November 9, 2001, the Council will hold a Business Meeting from 
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) during which time the 
Council members will discuss, among other issues, Amtrak's financial 
performance for FY 2001, the impact of the events of September 11th on 
Amtrak's ridership and financial performance, and their views on 
whether Amtrak is likely to meet the statutory self-sufficiency 
requirement set forth in section 204 of the Amtrak Reform and 
Accountability Act of 1997 (Reform Act).

DATES: The Business Meeting will be held on Friday, November 9, 2001, 
from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. EST. The event is open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The Business Meeting will take place in room 2230, US DOT 
Headquarters, (the Nassif Building), 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20590. 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. For 
information regarding ARC's upcoming events, the agenda for meetings, 
the ARC's Second Annual Report, information about ARC Council Members 
and staff, and much more, you can also visit the Council's website at 
<A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.amtrakreformcouncil.gov">www.amtrakreformcouncil.gov</A>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ARC was created by the Amtrak Reform and 
Accountability Act of 1997 (Reform

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Act), 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 Reform Act provides: that the Council is to monitor cost 
savings from work rules established under new agreements between Amtrak 
and its labor unions; that the Council submit an annual report to 
Congress that includes an assessment of Amtrak's progress on the 
resolution of productivity issues; and that, after a specified period, 
the Council has the authority to determine whether Amtrak can meet 
certain financial goals specified under the Reform Act and, if it finds 
that Amtrak cannot, to notify the President and the Congress.
    The Reform Act prescribes that the Council is to consist of eleven 
members, including the Secretary of Transportation and ten others 
nominated by the President and the leadership of the Congress. Members 
serve a five-year term.

    Issued in Washington, DC on October 23, 2001.
Thomas A. Till,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 01-27092 Filed 10-25-01; 8:45 am]
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