[Federal Register: April 8, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 67)]
[Notices]
[Page 17255]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Intelligent Transportation Society of America; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS
AMERICA) will hold a meeting of its Board of Directors on Wednesday,
May 6, 1998. The meeting begins at 1:00 p.m. The letter designations
that follow each item mean the following: (I) Is an information item;
(A) is an action item; (D) is a discussion item. The General Session
includes the following items: (1) Introductions and ITS America
Antitrust Policy and Conflict of Interest Statements; (2) Review and
Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes (A); (3) Review and Acceptance
of Election Results: Installation of New Board Members (A); (4)
Election of New Officers of the Board of Directors (A). Then, there
will be a transfer of the gavel from the outgoing Chairman to the
incoming Chairman. (5) Federal Report (A); (6) Appointment of At-large
Coordinating Council Members (A); (7) Appointment of State Chapters
Council Officers (A); (8) Coordinating Council Report (I/D); (9) State
Chapters Council Report (I/D); (10) President's Report (I/D); (11)
Eighth Annual Meeting Update and Report of the World Congresses (I);
(12) Plans for Board of Directors Workshop (August 4-5, 1998) (I/D);
(13) Report on ITS in Japan; (14) ISTEA Reauthorization Update; (15)
ITS Awareness Program Plans (I/D); (16) Other Program Business.
    4 p.m. Business Session (Board Members, ITS America Members, and
Staff only.) (17) President Search Committee Report (I); (18) Report of
the Membership Committee (I); (19) Report of the Administrative Policy
and Finance Committee (I/D); (20) Bylaws Committee Report (A); (21)
Governance Policy Discussion (I/D); (22) New Board of Directors
Committee Assignments (A); (23) Other Business; (24) Adjournment until
August 4-5, 1998, Board of Directors Workshop in Savannah, GA.
    ITS AMERICA provides a forum for national discussion and
recommendations on ITS activities including programs, research needs,
strategic planning, standards, international liaison, and priorities.
    The charter for the utilization of ITS AMERICA establishes this
organization as an advisory committee under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) 5 U.S.C. app. 2, when it provides advice or
recommendations to DOT officials on ITS policies and programs. (56 FR
9400, March 6, 1991).

DATES: The Board of Directors of ITS AMERICA will meet on Wednesday,
May 6, 1998, from 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Westin Hotel, Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan
48243. (No street address provided.) The Mackinac Ballroom, Level 5.
Phone: (313) 568-8000 and fax: (313) 568-8118.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Materials associated with this meeting
may be examined at the offices of ITS AMERICA, 400 Virginia Avenue SW,
Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20024. Persons needing further information
or who request to speak at this meeting should contact Kenneth
Faunteroy at ITS AMERICA by telephone at (202) 484-4130 or by FAX at
(202) 484-3483. The DOT contact is Mary C. Pigott, FHWA, HVH-1,
Washington, D.C. 20590, (202) 366-9230. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except for legal holidays.

(23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48)

    Issued on: April 3, 1998.
Jeffrey Paniati,
Deputy Director, ITS Joint Program Office.
[FR Doc. 98-9255 Filed 4-7-98; 8:45 am]
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