[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
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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 
(ARC) gives notice of a special public meeting of the Council. The 
meeting will begin at 1 p.m. with a presentation from H. Brent Coles, 
President of U.S. Conference of Mayors and Mayor of Boise, Idaho, on 
the importance of rail in U.S. cities; followed by a presentation from 
Florida DOT and Amtrak on plans for improved rail service in Florida. 
Also on the agenda is a presentation(s) from Rail Labor Organizations 
who represent Amtrak employees on issues of importance to the Council. 
The Council will conclude its business with a discussion of the staff 
working paper that deals with the Amtrak's ownership and operation of 
the Northeast Corridor (Washington, DC to Boston, MA).

DATES: The Business Meeting will be held on Thursday, September 7, 2000 
from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. This meeting is open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The Business Meeting will take place in the Captain's Room 
(which is on the floor below the lobby) of the Channel Inn Hotel on 650 
Water Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024. 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 First Annual Report, information about ARC Council Members 
and staff, and much more, you can also visit the Council's website at 
www.amtrakreformcouncil.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ARC was created by the Amtrak Reform and 
Accountability Act of 1997 (Reform 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 ARAA 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, August 24, 2000.
Thomas A. Till,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 00-22024 Filed 8-28-00; 8:45 am]
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