[Federal Register: June 4, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 107)]
[Notices]
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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 Coordinating Council on Wednesday,
July 8, 1998. The following designations are made for each item: (A) is
an ``action'' item; (I) is an ``information item;'' and (D) is a
``discussion'' item. The agenda includes the following: (1) Call to
Order and Introductions (I); (2) Statements of Antitrust Compliance and
Conflict of Interest (A); (3) Approval of Last Meeting's Minutes (A);
(4) Federal Report (I&D); (5) Shared Resource Policy

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(A); (6) ISTEA Reauthorization Update (I/D); (7) President's Report
(I); (8) National ITS Advanced Construction and Maintenance Program
Action Plan (A); (9) DTAG Program Advice Memorandum (A); (10)
Professional Capacity Building Update (I); (11) Research Agenda
Framework (I); (12) ITS America Training Program Update (I);(13) FCC
Frequency Petition Update (I); (14) Report on ITS World Congresses (I/
D); (15) Update on Board Governance Policy Task Force (I); (16) Status
of Planning for 9th Annual Meeting (I); (17) Coordinating Council
Workshop Report-out (A), (a) Role of the Coordinating Council, (b) The
IVI: Review of the RFI Analysis, and Desired Role of the Coordinating
Council and Committees in the Future, and (c) ISTEA Reauthorization:
Deployment Policy; (18) Roundtable Discussion Of Committee And Task
Force Activities--Committee And Task Force Chairs (I/D); (19) Other
Business.
    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 USC app. 2, when it provides advice or
recommendations to DOT officials on ITS policies and programs. (56 FR
9400, March 6, 1991).

DATES: The Coordinating Council of ITS AMERICA will meet on Wednesday,
July 8, 1998, from 10:20 a.m.--2 p.m.(Eastern Standard time).

ADDRESSES: Airlie Conference Center, 6809 Airlie Road, Warrenton,
Virginia, 20187. Phone number: (540) 347-1300. Fax number: (540) 341-
3207.

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, DC. 20024. Persons needing further
information or to 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 Pigott, FHWA, HVH-1,
Washington, D.C. 20590, (202) 366-9230. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except for legal holidays.

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

    Issued on: May 29, 1998.
Jeffrey Paniati,
Deputy Director, ITS Joint Program Office.
[FR Doc. 98-14770 Filed 6-3-98; 8:45 am]
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