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post specific information about the 

outreach meetings on its Web site at 

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/ 

hpms/index.htm. 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 502; 23 CFR 1.5. 

Issued on: February 2, 2007. 

J. Richard Capka, 

Federal Highway Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 07–578 Filed 2–8–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[Docket No. FTA–2005–23082] 

RIN 2132–AA90 

Buy America: Notice of Public Meeting 

and Agenda 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice announcing public 

meeting agenda and conference call 

capability. 

SUMMARY: On January 17, 2007, the 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 

announced a public meeting regarding 

the Buy America second notice of 

proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) to allow 

the public to ask questions regarding the 

SNPRM published on November 30, 

2006. In the public meeting notice, FTA 

also extended the comment period to 

February 28, 2007, to allow affected 

parties time to carefully consider the 

changes made in the SNRM and the 

information presented at the public 

meeting. This Notice announces the 

agenda for the public meeting, and a 

conference call number for interested 

parties who cannot attend in person. 

DATES: FTA will hold a public meeting 

on February 13 and 14, 2007 from 9 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m. at the Department of 

Transportation (DOT) headquarters 

building (400 7th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20590, Room 2201). 

Individuals interested in attending the 

meeting should arrive at the southwest 

entrance of the DOT building to go 

through security screening. Please allow 

a minimum of 15 minutes to clear 

security. A summary of the meeting will 

be posted in the docket. FTA will not 

accept public comment during the 

public meeting. Instead, interested 

parties must submit their comments to 

the docket in order to have their 

comments considered by FTA. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the docket number [FTA–

2005–23082] by any of the following 

methods: 

1. Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

2. Fax: 202–493–2251. 

3. Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

4. Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: you must include the 

agency name (Federal Transit 

Administration) and Docket number 

(FTA–2005–23082) for this Notice at the 

beginning of your comments. You 

should submit two copies of your 

comments if you submit them by mail. 

If you wish to receive confirmation that 

FTA received your comments, you must 

include a self-addressed stamped 

postcard. Note that all comments 

received will be posted, without change, 

to http://dms.dot.gov including any 

personal information provided and will 

be available to Internet users. You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477) or you may visit http:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents and 

comments received, go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL–

401 on the plaza level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Wong, Attorney-Advisor, Office 

of the Chief Counsel, Federal Transit 

Administration, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Room 9316, Washington, DC 

20590, (202) 366–4011 or 

Richard.Wong@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 17, 2007, FTA published a 

Notice of Public Meeting in the Federal 

Register (72 FR 1976) in which FTA 

offered to allow the public to ask 

questions regarding FTA’s second notice 

of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) that 

was published in the Federal Register 

on November 30, 2006 (71 FR 69411). 

Interested parties who would like to 

participate in the public meeting but 

cannot be physically present are invited 

to use FTA’s conference call number at 

1–888–603–8914 and to enter the 

passcode ‘‘53081’’ when prompted. Up 

to 50 conference call attendees may 

participate at the same time. Conference 

call attendees may join and exit the 

conference call at any time during the 

public meeting. 

The meeting will begin with a brief 

outline of the SNPRM, followed by indepth thirty-minute discussion sessions 

during which FTA will entertain 

questions on the six key issues proposed 

in the SNPRM. Any questions not 

addressed on the first day will be 

answered on the second. The agenda for 

the public meeting is as follows: 

Agenda 

Tuesday, February 13, 2007 

9:30 a.m. Introduction & Welcome 

9:45 a.m. Brief Overview of Regulatory 

History—statutory requirements, 

initial Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, partial Final Rule, 

Second Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking. 

10 a.m. Brief Summary of FTA’s 

Proposals. 

10:15 a.m. Discussion on Public Interest 

Waivers. 

10:45 a.m. Discussion on 

Microprocessor Waivers. 

11:15 a.m. Discussion on Post-Award 

Waivers. 

11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. Lunch on your 

own. 

1:15 p.m. Discussion on ‘‘End Products’’

and ‘‘Systems’’. 

1:45 p.m. Discussion on ‘‘Final 

Assembly’’. 

2:15 p.m. Discussion on Lists of 

Communications, Train Control, 

and Traction Power Equipment. 

2:45 p.m. Break. 

3 p.m. Resume Discussions. 

4:30 p.m. Adjournment. 

Wednesday, February 14, 2007 (if 

necessary) 

9:30 a.m. Summary of Previous Day’s 

Presentations. 

10 a.m. Responses to Additional 

Questions. 

11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. Lunch on your 

own. 

1:15 p.m. Resume Responses to 

Questions. 

2:45 p.m. Break. 

3 p.m. Resume responses to Questions. 

4:30 p.m. Final Adjournment. 

Issued this 6th day of February, 2007. 

James S. Simpson, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 07–612 Filed 2–7–05; 1:14 pm 

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