[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66963-66964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28598]


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AMTRAK REFORM COUNCIL


Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Amtrak Reform Council.

ACTION: Notice of Special Public Business Meeting in New York, New 
York.

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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

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special public meeting of the Council on Thursday, November 16, 2000. 
The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. The Council's agenda includes a 
discussion of the staff's working paper on Amtrak and the Northeast 
Corridor infrastructure; and a discussion of the staff's summary of the 
Council's outreach meetings, as well as other items proposed by the 
Council staff.

DATES: The Business Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 16, 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 New York State 
Public Service Commission, Department of Public Service, New York City 
Branch at One Penn Plaza, in New York, New York 10019. The location is 
between Seventh and Eighth Avenue and has street entrances on West 33rd 
and West 34th Street. The meeting will take place in the Boardroom on 
the eighth floor. 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--November 2, 2000.
Thomas A. Till,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 00-28598 Filed 11-7-00; 8:45 am]
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