[Federal Register: June 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 109)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 
Amtrak Reform Council; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Amtrak Reform Council.

ACTION: Notice of special meeting with southeast states and business 
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 business meeting of the Council, preceded by a special 
meeting with southeast state representatives. At the special meeting, 
the Council will hear from, among others, the representatives of the 
Commonwealth of Virginia and the states of North Carolina, South 
Carolina, Georgia and Florida on all aspects of intercity railroad 
passenger service, including corridor service, in the

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southeast states. At its business meeting the Council will consider 
committee assignments and committee work schedules and action on 
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 follow the special 
meeting with representatives of southeast states.

DATES: The meeting with representatives of southeast states is 
scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29, 1999. The 
Council's business meeting will follow at 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting with the southeast states will be held in Room 
267, Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center (City Hall), 600 East 4th 
St. Charlotte, N.C. 28202. The Council's business meeting will be held 
in the South Carolina Hall of the Hilton Hotel, 222 East Third Street, 
Charlotte, N.C. 28202, telephone 704-3777-1500. 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, S.W., Washington, D. C. 
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 and Congressional leaders. Each member is to serve a five 
year term.

    Issued in Washington, DC June 3, 1999.
Thomas A. Till,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 99-14521 Filed 6-7-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P