[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2345-2346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-430]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics


Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics; Request for 
Nominations

AGENCY: Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), 
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT.

ACTION: Request for Nominations to the Advisory Council on 
Transportation Statistics (ACTS).

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SUMMARY: The BTS solicits nominations for interested persons to serve 
on the ACTS. The ACTS is composed of BTS stakeholders who advise the 
Director on the quality, reliability, consistency, objectivity, and 
relevance of transportation statistics and analyses collected, 
supported, or disseminated by the BTS and DOT.

DATES: Nominations for the ACTS must be received on or before January 
27, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Deborah D. Johnson, ACTS Liaison at the Research and 
Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation 
Statistics, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room E34-316, Washington, DC 
20590 at (202) 366-8578 or email at [email protected]. Send 
nominations with complete contact information and biography or the 
completed application in written form (for self-nominations) to the 
above street address. This notice and the DOT F 1120.1 application form 
are available on the Internet at http://www.bts.gov/programs/advisory_council_on_transportation_statistics/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 
1991 (Pub. L. 102-240), directed the Director of the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics (BTS) to establish an advisory Council on 
Transportation Statistics. In 2005, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) 
codified the requirement for the ACTS in 49 U.S.C. Section 111 (See 
Section 5601 of SAFETEA-LU). The functions of the ACTS are to: (1) 
Advise the Director on the quality, reliability, consistency, 
objectivity, and relevance of transportation statistics and analyses 
collected, supported, or disseminated by BTS and DOT; (2) provide input 
to and review the congressional report required by 49 U.S.C. Section 
111(d)(4); and (3) advise the Director of BTS on methods to encourage 
cooperation and interoperability of transportation data collected by 
BTS, the operating administrations of DOT, States, local governments, 
metropolitan planning organizations, and private sector entities http://www.bts.gov/programs/advisory_council_on_transportation_statistics/charter.html.
    Committee members must not be officers or employees of the Federal 
Government and serve without pay on staggered 3-year terms. The 
Director may allow a member, when attending meetings of the Committee 
or a subcommittee, reimbursement of expenses authorized under Section 
5703 of Title 5, United States Code and the Federal Travel Regulation, 
41 CFR part 301, relating to per diem, travel, and transportation.
    The President's Memorandum of June 18, 2010, concerning lobbyists 
on Agency boards and commissions (75 FR 35995, 6/23/10) directed the 
heads of Executive departments and agencies not to make any new 
appointments or reappointments of federally registered lobbyists to 
advisory committees and other boards and commissions. Pursuant to the 
President's directive, BTS will not consider for appointment to the 
ACTS any individual who is subject to the registration and reporting 
requirements of the Lobbying Disclosure Act (2 U.S.C. 1605).
    The Designated Federal Officer anticipates calling Committee 
meetings approximately twice each year. Meetings are open to the 
general public, except as provided under the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.). Notice of each meeting is published in the 
Federal Register at least 15 calendar days prior to the date of the 
meeting.

II. Request for Nominations

    The BTS seeks nominations for membership to the ACTS from among its 
stakeholder groups. The ACTS is composed of not fewer than nine and not 
more than 11 members appointed by the BTS Director, who are not 
officers or employees of the United States. Each member shall have 
expertise in transportation data collection or analysis or application; 
except that one member shall have expertise in economics, one member 
shall have expertise in statistics, and one member shall have 
experience in transportation safety. At least one member shall be a 
senior official of a State department of transportation. Members shall 
include representation of a cross-section of transportation community 
stakeholders.
    The Agency is required under FACA to appoint members of diverse 
views and interests to ensure the committee is balanced with 
appropriate consideration of background. All Committee members must be 
able to attend at least one meeting each year in person or by 
teleconference. Interested persons should have a commitment to 
improving transportation statistics and have knowledge of 
transportation

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issues, experience on panels that deal with transportation statistics 
and data, and a record of collaboration and professional experience in 
transportation statistics and data issues.
    Nominations should be submitted to Deborah Johnson at the address 
given in the ADDRESSES section at the beginning of this Notice. 
Applicants must submit Form F 1120.1 to apply for membership. The form 
is available at http://www.bts.gov/programs/advisory_council_on_transportation_statistics/. This Internet site also contains 
additional information on the ACTS, including reports, meeting minutes, 
and membership information.
    Nominations must be received on or before January 27, 2012.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on the 5th day of December 2011.
Pat Hu,
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2012-430 Filed 1-13-12; 8:45 am]
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