[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14519-14520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6117]


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AMTRAK REFORM COUNCIL


Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Amtrak Reform Council.

ACTION: Notice of Special Public Business Meeting and Press Conference 
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 
(Council) gives notice of a special public meeting of the Council. The 
business meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. The Council's agenda for 
business meeting includes formal adoption of the Second Annual Report, 
election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman, and discussion of goals and 
schedules for upcoming business meetings.
    During the Press Conference, which will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the 
same location, the Council will release its Second Annual Report to 
Congress. The press conference will open with a statement from the 
Chairman, Gilbert E. Carmichael, followed by a briefing on the key 
features of the report, and statements by members of the Council. 
Following these statements, the Council will take questions from the 
press and the public.

DATES: The Business Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 20, 2001 
from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., followed by a Press Conference from 10:30 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Both events are open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The Business Meeting will take place in the Ballroom at the 
Phoenix Park Hotel on 520 North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC. 
The Ballroom is located on the first floor to the left of the front 
desk. The location is on the corner of North Capitol Street, NW., and 
Massachusetts Ave, NW. The nearest Metro Station is Union Station,

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which is about a block away. 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, March 6, 2001.
Thomas A. Till,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 01-6117 Filed 3-12-01; 8:45 am]
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