[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62510-62511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25411]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Transportation Labor-Management Board; Establishment and Notice 
of Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Establishment and notice 
of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Following consultation with the General Services 
Administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announces 
the establishment of the Transportation Labor-Management Board (Board) 
and the Board's first meeting. Notice of the establishment of the Board 
and the meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    Time and Place: The Board will meet on Tuesday, October 22, 2002, 
at 9 a.m., at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Nassif Building, 
room 4438/40, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. The room 
is located on the 4th floor.
    Type of Meeting: The meeting is open to the public. Please note 
that visitors without a government identification badge should enter 
the Nassif Building at the Southwest lobby, for clearance at the 
Visitor's Desk. Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served 
basis. Handicapped individuals wishing to attend should contact DOT to 
obtain appropriate accommodations.
    Point of Contact: Stephen Gomez, U.S. Department of Transportation, 
Office of the Secretary, Corporate Human Resource Policy Division, M-
13, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., room 7411, Washington, DC 
20590, (202) 366-9455.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Transportation Labor-

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Management Board is to foster a cooperative and constructive working 
relationship between employees, labor representatives, and managers 
within DOT by providing a forum for discussions between management and 
the unions on significant departmental issues. The Board will serve as 
an advisory committee providing information, advice and recommendations 
on cross-cutting departmental issues to DOT through the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration, and shall exist for two years from the 
date of the Charter. The Board will be comprised of seven management 
representatives and seven union representatives, appointed by the DOT's 
operating administrations and unions. The Secretary of Transportation 
or his/her designee will appoint a Chairperson from among the Board's 
membership.
    The purpose of the October 22nd meeting is to establish a 
collaborative working relationship between Board members, determine the 
Board's operating principles, and address approaches for achieving the 
objectives identified in the Board's Charter.

Public Participation

    We invite interested persons and organizations to submit comments. 
Mail or deliver your comments or recommendations to Stephen Gomez at 
the address shown above. Comments should be received by October 18, 
2002 in order to be considered at the October 22nd meeting.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 30, 2002.

    For the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Linda Moody,
Associate Director, Human Resource Leadership Division.
[FR Doc. 02-25411 Filed 10-4-02; 8:45 am]
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