[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39005-39006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18736]


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AMTRAK REFORM COUNCIL


Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Amtrak Reform Council.

ACTION: Notice of special public business meeting in St. Louis, 
Missouri.

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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. On 
July 26, 2001, the Council will hold a Business Meeting 3:30 p.m.-5:30 
p.m. (central time) during which time the Council members will discuss 
general Council business. The following day, July 27, 2001, the Council 
will hold a formal Hearing inviting states from the Midwest and South 
Central region of the U.S. to testify before the Council regarding the 
issues raised in the Council's Second Annual Report published in March 
2001. The Hearing will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (central time).

DATES: The Business Meeting will be held on Thursday, July 26, 2001, 
from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (central time). The Hearing will be held on 
Friday, July 27, 2001, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (central time). Both 
events are open to the public.

ADDRESSES: Both the Business Meeting and the Hearing will take place in 
the New York Central Room at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at One St. 
Louis Union Station, St. Louis, MO 63103. 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 Second Annual Report, information about ARC Council Members 
and staff, and much more, you can also visit the Council's website at 
www.amtrakreformcouncil.gov.
    The next Council meetings will be held on Thursday, September 20, 
2001, in Los Angeles, CA and on Thursday, October 11, 2001, in Atlanta, 
GA.

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

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financial goals specified under the Reform Act and, if it finds that 
Amtrak cannot, to notify the President and the Congress.
    The Reform Act 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, July 23, 2001.
Thomas A. Till,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 01-18736 Filed 7-24-01; 10:30 am]
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