[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 92 (Thursday, May 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30390-30391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11782]


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AMTRAK REFORM COUNCIL


Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Amtrak Reform Council.

ACTION: Notice of Special Public Outreach Hearing for the State of 
California and a Public Business Meeting.

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SUMMARY: As provided in section 203 of the Amtrak Reform and 
Accountability Act of 1997, the Amtrak Reform Council (ARC) gives 
notice of a special public outreach meeting of the Council with 
representatives from the State of California to discuss Amtrak's 
California services and the California State Rail Program. The Council 
has invited to the Outreach Hearing, various state legislators, 
California Department of Transportation officials, various rail 
corridor officials, rail commuter officials, and Amtrak executives. 
They will discuss all aspects of current and future intercity railroad 
passenger service in the State of California.

DATES: The Special Public Outreach Hearing will be held on Thursday, 
May 18, 2000 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the Business Meeting will 
be held on Friday, May 19, 2000 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Both the 
Hearing and Business Meeting are opened to the general public.

ADDRESSES: Both the Outreach Hearing and Business Meeting will take 
place in the Folsom Room at the Hilton Sacramento Arden West, 2200 
Harvard Street, Sacramento, CA 95816. Persons in need of special 
arrangements should contact the person listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deirdre O'Sullivan, Amtrak Reform 
Council, Room 7105, JM-ARC, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20590, or by telephone at (202) 366-0591; FAX: 202-493-2061. You can 
also visit the ARC's website at www.amtrakreformcouncil.gov, for 
information regarding ARC's upcoming events, the agenda for meetings, 
the ARC's First Annual Report, information about the ARC Staff and the 
Council Members and much more.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ARC was created by the Amtrak Reform and 
Accountability Act of 1997 (ARAA), as an independent commission, to 
evaluate Amtrak's performance and to make recommendations to Amtrak for 
achieving further cost containment, productivity improvements, and 
financial reforms. In addition, the ARAA requires that the ARC monitor 
cost savings resulting from work rules established under new agreements 
between Amtrak and its labor unions;

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that the ARC provide an annual report to Congress that includes an 
assessment of Amtrak's progress on the resolution of productivity 
issues; and that, after two years, the ARC has the authority to 
determine whether Amtrak can meet certain financial goals specified 
under the ARAA and, if not, to notify the President and the Congress.
    The ARAA provides that the ARC consist of eleven members, including 
the Secretary of Transportation and ten others nominated by the 
President and Congressional leaders. Members serve a five-year term.

    Issued in Washington, DC, May 4, 2000.
Thomas A. Till,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 00-11782 Filed 5-10-00; 8:45 am]
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