[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 57 (Friday, March 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 16311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7268]


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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 Tuesday, 
April 17, 2001. The meeting begins at 8 am. The letter designations 
that follow each item mean the following: (I) Is an information item; 
(A) is an action item; (D) is a discussion item. The General Session 
includes the following items: (1) Housekeeping items--introductions, 
antitrust, previous minutes, etc.; (2) Federal Report (I/D); (3) 
President's Report (I/D); (4) Council Membership Issues Discussion, SAE 
& APTA Ex-Officio with Voting Rights designation (D/A); (5) Annual 
Meeting 2001 Update (I/D); (6) 511 Update (I/D); (7) Break (20 
minutes); (8) Joint Task Force on Deployment Strategy (I/D/A); (9) 
Weather Information Applications Task Force, Position Paper on 
Environmental Information in the ITS Architecture (D/A); (10) Data 
Security & Privacy Task Force, Standards & Protocol Committee (I/D); 
(11) APTS Committee Report, Bus & Paratransit Research Program Advice 
(D/A); (12) IVI Advice Letter (D/A); (13) Closing Housekeeping--next 
meeting dates/locations, adjourn.
    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 U.S.C. 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 Tuesday, 
April 17, 2001, from 8 a.m.-noon.

ADDRESSES: Hilton Crystal City at National Airport, 2399 Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202; Phone: (703) 418-6800; Fax: (703) 
418-3763.

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 
who request to speak at this meeting should contact Debbie M. Busch at 
ITS AMERICA by telephone at (202) 484-2904 or by FAX at (202) 484-3483. 
The DOT contact is Kristy Frizzell, FHWA, HOIT, Washington, DC 20590, 
(202) 366-9536. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday 
through Friday, except for legal holidays.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: March 20, 2001.
Jeffrey Paniati,
ITS Program Manager, ITS Joint Program Office.

[FR Doc. 01-7268 Filed 3-22-01; 8:45 am]
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