[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9850-9851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3311]


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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 teleconference meeting of advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the scheduling of a teleconference by 
the National Safe Routes to School Task Force to the Secretary of 
Transportation. 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). During this teleconference, the Task Force will discuss their 
draft report to the Secretary.

DATES: A teleconference meeting of the Task Force is scheduled for 1 
p.m. to 3 p.m. e.t. on March 4, 2008.

ADDRESSES: This teleconference will originate at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Safety, 1200 
New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590. Room E71-124 will be 
available to the public to listen to this teleconference but visitors 
must first report to the DOT reception desk to receive a visitor's 
badge and call (202) 366-2288 for a security escort. Members of the 
public will not be permitted to participate in the conference call via 
telephone.

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 teleconference is the sixth meeting of the Task 
Force. Complete meeting minutes from the previous

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meetings are posted on the Web site listed below.
    The agenda for this teleconference will include discussion of a 
draft report to the Secretary of Transportation about national 
strategies to advance SRTS programs nationwide.
    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

    A teleconference by National Safe Routes to School Task Force will 
be held at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Room E71-124, Federal 
Highway Administration, Office of Safety, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. e.t., on March 4, 2008. 
Members of the public will not be permitted to participate in the 
conference call via telephone, but are invited to listen to the 
teleconference at the address listed above.

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

    Issued on: February 15, 2008.
J. Richard Capka,
Federal Highway Administrator.
 [FR Doc. E8-3311 Filed 2-21-08; 8:45 am]
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