[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 49247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23989]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. OST-1995-246]


North American Free Trade Agreement Conference

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces postponement of the North American Free 
Trade Agreement (NAFTA) information conference, which was to have taken 
place at the Hyatt Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, October 21-24, 2001.
    Background: In anticipation of the United States moving forward 
with implementation of the land transportation provisions of the NAFTA, 
the Department of Transportation (DOT), in cooperation with Canada, 
Mexico, other federal agencies, and state and provincial 
representatives, announced a NAFTA information conference that would 
take place in San Antonio, Texas, October 21-24, 2001 to promote an 
understanding of the requirements for legal cross-border transport 
operations among the three NAFTA countries. The conference was 
announced in the Federal Register on July 13, 2001 (Vol. 66, No. 135; 
p. 36819).
    Postponement: Due to the unforeseen events of September 11, 2001, 
the conference is postponed. A new date will be announced by DOT in the 
near future. More information can be obtained at the DOT website, which 
is located at www.dot.gov/NAFTA. Anyone who has registered for the 
conference may either receive a full refund of the registration fee or 
they may take no action and will be considered as registered for the 
conference at its future date. Those wishing to request a refund should 
contact the Free Trade Alliance San Antonio at 203 South St. Mary's 
Street, Suite 130, San Antonio, Texas 78205; by telephone at 210-229-
9036, or by fax at 210-229-9724. To cancel reservations at the Hyatt 
Hotel, 123 Lasoya Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205, please telephone 
210-222-1234 or send faxes to 210-227-4927. Those electing to remain 
registered for the conference will be contacted individually when a new 
date has been chosen. Additional information can be found on the Free 
Trade Alliance website at www.freetradealliance.org.
    Address and Phone Numbers: For further information please contact 
Eddie Carazo, U.S. Department of Transportation, OST/X-20, Room 10300, 
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202) 366-
2892, or fax (202) 366-7417.

    Dated: September 19, 2001.
Bernestine Allen,
Director, Office of International, Transportation and Trade.
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