[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53434-53435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25599]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Amtrak Reform Council; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Amtrak Reform Council.

ACTION: Notice of Special Meeting with Midwestern States and Business 
Meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 representatives from the Mid-West states. At the special 
meeting, the Council will hear from, among others, representatives from 
the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, 
Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska to discuss all aspects of intercity 
railroad passenger service, including corridor service, in the Mid-West 
states. At its business meeting the Council will discuss, among other 
items, the general make-up of the Annual Report due to Congress in 
January 2000 and a schedule of meetings and events for the year 2000. 
The meeting will also consider matters raised by individual Council 
members.

DATES: The meeting with representatives of Mid-West states is scheduled 
from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 13, 1999. The 
Council's business meeting will be held on the following day, Thursday, 
October 14, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held in Wolf Pointe Ballroom, Holiday 
Inn Mart Plaza, 350 North Orleans Street, Chicago, IL 60654, telephone 
(312) 836-5000. 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, DC

[[Page 53435]]

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, September 24, 1999.
Thomas A. Till,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 99-25599 Filed 9-30-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P