[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63672-63673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19972]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[DOT-OST-2023-0137]


Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE); Notice of 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: DOT OST announces a meeting of ACTE, which will take place via 
videoconference.

DATES: The meeting will be held Friday, September 22, 2023, from 2:30 
to 4:30 p.m. eastern time. Requests for accommodations because of a 
disability must be received by Friday, September 15. Requests to submit 
questions must be received no later than Friday, September 15.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via videoconference. Those members 
of the public who would like to participate virtually should go to 
https://www.transportation.gov/civil-rights/acte/meetinginfo to access 
the meeting, a detailed agenda for the entire meeting, meeting minutes, 
and additional information on ACTE and its activities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Norman, Senior Advisor, 
Departmental Office of Civil Rights and Warner Dixon, Special Assistant 
for Civil Rights, Departmental Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 
(202) 934-2380, [email protected]. Any ACTE-related request or submissions 
should be sent via email to the points of contact listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is required under 
section 1009(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). 41 CFR 
102-3.150(b) provides ``In exceptional circumstances, the agency may 
give less than 15 calendar days' notice, provided that the reasons for 
doing so are included in the advisory committee meeting notice 
published in the Federal Register.'' Consequently, this notice is being 
published less than 15 days from the meeting date due to the immediate 
need to establish the framework and work flows of the FACA and to 
identify items and measures for action in light of the increased 
infrastructure planning needs and funding opportunities created in BIL 
is Public Law 117-58 https://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ58/PLAW-117publ58.pdf and and IRA Public Law 117-169 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-117publ169/pdf/PLAW-117publ169.pdf).

Background

Purpose of the Committee

    ACTE was established to provide independent advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation about comprehensive, 
interdisciplinary issues related to civil rights and transportation 
equity in the planning, design, research, policy, and advocacy contexts 
from a variety of transportation equity practitioners and community 
leaders. Specifically, the Committee will provide advice and 
recommendations to inform the Department's efforts to:
    Implement the Agency's Equity Action Plan and Strategic Plan, 
helping to institutionalize equity into Agency programs, policies, 
regulations, and activities:
    Strengthen and establish partnerships with overburdened and 
underserved communities who have been historically underrepresented in 
the Department's outreach and engagement, including those in rural and 
urban areas:
    Empower communities to have a meaningful voice in local and 
regional transportation decisions; and ensure the compliance of Federal 
funding recipients with civil rights laws and nondiscrimination 
programs, policies, regulations, and activities.

Meeting Agenda

    The agenda for the meeting will consist of:

An inauguration of the ACTE members
An overview of the ACTE charter
An overview of the role and impact of ACTE members
Remarks from Secretary Buttigieg
An overview of ACTE focus areas
A discussion on collaborative approaches and transparency

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Concluding remarks
Meeting Participation

    Advance registration is required. Please register at https://www.transportation.gov/civil-rights/acte/meetinginfo by the deadline 
referenced in the DATES section. The meeting will be open to the public 
for its entirety. The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to 
providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you 
need alternative formats or services because of a disability, such as 
sign language, interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact 
the points of contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section.
    Questions from the public will be answered during the public 
comment period only at the discretion of the ACTE chair, vice chair, 
and designated Federal officer. Members of the public may submit 
written comments and questions to the points of contact listed in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section on the topics to be considered 
during the meeting by the deadline referenced in the DATES section.

    Dated: September 11, 2023.
Irene Marion,
Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2023-19972 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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