[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 2748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-770]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Innovative Technology Administration


Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Research Innovative Technology Administration, U.S. Department 
of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces, pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 72-363; 5 U.S.C. app. 2), a 
meeting of the Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics (ACTS). 
The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 24, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 
5 p.m. EST in the Oklahoma City Room at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC. Section 
5601(o) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) directs the U.S. Department 
of Transportation to establish an Advisory Council on Transportation 
Statistics subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., 
App. 2) to advise the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) on the 
quality, reliability, consistency, objectivity, and relevance of 
transportation statistics and analyses collected, supported, or 
disseminated by the Bureau and the Department. The following is a 
summary of the draft meeting agenda: (1) USDOT welcome and introduction 
of Council Members; (2) Overview of prior meeting; (3) Discussion of 
the FY 2012 budget; (4) Discussion of product dissemination; (5) 
Council Members review and discussion of statistical programs; (6) 
future Council activities and (7) Public Comments and Closing Remarks. 
Participation is open to the public. Members of the public who wish to 
participate must notify Petrina Collier at [email protected], not 
later than February 2, 2011. Members of the public may present oral 
statements at the meeting with the approval of Steven K. Smith, Deputy 
Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Noncommittee 
members wishing to present oral statements or obtain information should 
contact Petrina Collier via e-mail no later than February 9, 2011.
    Questions about the agenda or written comments may be e-mailed or 
submitted by U.S. Mail to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research 
and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation 
Statistics, Attention: Petrina Collier, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Room  E34-457, Washington, DC 20590, [email protected], 
or faxed to (202) 366-3640. BTS requests that written comments be 
received by February 9, 2011. Access to the DOT Headquarters building 
is controlled therefore all persons who plan to attend the meeting must 
notify Ms. Petrina Collier at (202) 366-5796 prior to February 9, 2011. 
Individuals attending the meeting must report to the main DOT entrance 
on New Jersey Avenue, SE., for admission to the building. Attendance is 
open to the public, but limited space is available. Persons with a 
disability requiring special services, such as an interpreter for the 
hearing impaired, should contact Ms. Collier at (202) 366-5796 at least 
seven calendar days prior to the meeting.
    Notice of this meeting is provided in accordance with the FACA and 
the General Services Administration regulations (41 CFR part 102-3) 
covering management of Federal advisory committees.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on the 30th day of December 2010.
Steven K. Smith,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2011-770 Filed 1-13-11; 8:45 am]
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