[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 71993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24578]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


National Safe Routes to School Task Force to the Secretary of 
Transportation

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting of advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: This document announces a meeting of the National Safe Routes 
to School Task Force to the Secretary of Transportation. This is the 
fifth meeting of the Task Force. The purpose of the Task Force is to 
advise the Secretary of Transportation, through the Federal Highway 
Administration (FHWA) Office of Safety, on strategies to advance Safe 
Routes to School (SRTS) Programs nationwide and to encourage children, 
including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school 
pursuant to section 1404(h) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) 
(Pub. L. 109-59, Aug. 10, 2005). The meeting is open to the public and 
will have time allocated for public testimony. The public is welcome to 
present written or oral comments to the Task Force.

DATES: The fifth meeting of the Task Force is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., m.t., on January 23, 2008, and for 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 
m.t., on January 24, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The fifth meeting will be held at the Wyndham Phoenix Hotel, 
50 East Adams Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tim Arnade, the Designated Federal 
Official, Safe Routes to School Program Manager, FHWA Office of Safety 
Programs, (202) 366-2205, [email protected]; Federal Highway 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Section 1404 of SAFETEA-LU required the Secretary of Transportation 
to establish a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program. The purpose of the 
program is to enable and encourage children, including those with 
disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school and to make bicycling and 
walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation 
alternative. Section 1404(h) requires the establishment of a National 
SRTS Task Force. This meeting is the fifth meeting of the Task Force. 
The first two meetings were held in Washington, DC; the first was held 
on January 11, 2007, and the second was held on April 19, 2007. The 
third meeting was held in Denver, CO, on September 25-26, 2007. The 
fourth meeting was held in Washington, DC, on November 15-16, 2007. 
Complete meeting minutes from the previous meetings are posted on the 
Web site listed below.
    The agenda for the fifth meeting will include discussion of a draft 
report to the Secretary of Transportation about national strategies to 
advance SRTS programs nationwide.
    Public comments will be taken at approximately 2:45 p.m., m.t., on 
January 23, 2008. Further information about the Task Force can be found 
at http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/task_force/.
    Once a detailed agenda is developed, it will be posted on this Web 
site. Please note that agenda items are subject to change as priorities 
dictate.

Conclusion

    The fifth meeting of the National Safe Routes to School Task Force 
will be held at the Wyndham Phoenix Hotel, 50 East Adams Street, 
Phoenix, AZ 85004, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., m.t., on January 23, 2008, 
and from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., m.t., on January 24, 2008.

    Authority: Section 1404(h), Pub. L. 109-59; 5 U.S.C., App. II 
section 1.

    Issued on: December 7, 2007.
J. Richard Capka,
Federal Highway Administrator.
 [FR Doc. E7-24578 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am]
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