Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 246 / Friday, December 21, 2001 / Notices 66007

AMERICA by telephone at (202) 484–

2904 or by Fax at (202) 484–3483. The

DOT contact is Kristy Frizzell, FHWA,

HOIT, Washington, DC 20590, (202)

366–9536. Office hours are from 8:30

a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through

Friday, except for legal holidays.

(23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48)

Issued on: December 17, 2001.

Jeffrey Paniati,

Program Manager, ITS Joint Program Office,

US Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 01–31516 Filed 12–20–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Intelligent Transportation Society of

America; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Intelligent Transportation

Society of America (ITS AMERICA) will

hold a meeting of its Coordinating

Council on Tuesday, January 15, 2001,

at its headquarters. The meeting begins

at 1 p.m.

The General Session includes the

following items: (1) Housekeeping

Items: Welcome, Introductions,

Antitrust statement, previous minutes,

etc.; (2) Coordinating Council

Reorganization; (3) Closing

Housekeeping (Next meeting dates/

locations?); (4) Adjournment.

ITS AMERICA provides a forum for

national discussion and

recommendations on ITS activities

including programs, research needs,

strategic planning, standards,

international liaison, and priorities.

The charter for the utilization of ITS

AMERICA establishes this organization

as an advisory committee under the

Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA) 5 U.S.C. app. 2, when it

provides advice or recommendations to

DOT officials on ITS policies and

programs. (56 FR 9400, March 6, 1991).

DATES: The Coordinating Council of ITS

AMERICA will meet on Tuesday,

January 15, 2001 from 1 p.m.–4 p.m. at

the ITS America Offices in Conference

Room #1.

ADDRESS: ITS America, 400 Virginia

Avenue, SW., Suite #800, Washington,

DC 20024. (202) 484–4847 and the fax

(202) 484–3483.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Materials associated with this meeting

may be examined at the offices of ITS

AMERICA, 400 Virginia Avenue SW.,

Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024.

Persons needing further information or

who request to speak at this meeting

should contact Debbie M. Busch at ITS

AMERICA by telephone at (202) 484–

2904 or by FAX at (202) 484–3483. The

DOT contact is Kristy Frizzell, FHWA,

HOIT, Washington, DC 20590, (202)

366–9536. Office hours are from 8:30

a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through

Friday, except for legal holidays.

(23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48)

Issued on: December 18, 2001.

Jeffrey Paniati,

Program Manager, ITS Joint Program Office,

Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 01–31525 Filed 12–20–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Notice of Application for Approval of

Discontinuance or Modification of a

Railroad Signal System or Relief From

Requirements

Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) part 235 and 49

U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroads

have petitioned the Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA) seeking approval

for the discontinuance or modification

of the signal system or relief from the

requirements of 49 CFR part 236 as

detailed below.

Docket Number FRA–2001–10816

Applicant: Montana Rail Link,

Incorporated, Mr. Richard L. Keller,

Chief Engineer, Post Office Box

16390, Missoula, Montana 59808–

6390.

Montana Rail Link, Incorporated

seeks approval of the proposed

modification of the signal system, on the

Eastward Main Track, at milepost 224.5,

on the First Subdivision Division, near

Billings, Montana, consisting of the

discontinuance and removal of

intermediate signal 2245.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is to upgrade the signal system

and improve train operations between

East Billings and milepost 224.6 on the

Eastward Main Track.

Any interested party desiring to

protest the granting of an application

shall set forth specifically the grounds

upon which the protest is made, and

contain a concise statement of the

interest of the party in the proceeding.

Additionally, one copy of the protest

shall be furnished to the applicant at the

address listed above.

All communications concerning this

proceeding should be identified by the

docket number and must be submitted

to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket

Management Facility, Room PI–401,

Washington, DC 20590–0001.

Communications received within 45

days of the date of this notice will be

considered by the FRA before final

action is taken. Comments received after

that date will be considered as far as

practicable. All written communications

concerning these proceedings are

available for examination during regular

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PI–401 (Plaza Level), 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001. All documents in the public

docket are also available for inspection

and copying on the internet at the

docket facility’s Web site at

http://dms.dot.gov.

FRA expects to be able to determine

these matters without an oral hearing.

However, if a specific request for an oral

hearing is accompanied by a showing

that the party is unable to adequately

present his or her position by written

statements, an application may be set

for public hearing.

Issued in Washington, DC on December 17,

2001.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards, and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 01–31520 Filed 12–20–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

Preparation of an Environmental

Impact Statement on a Transit

Connection Between the 6400 West

Light Rail Station and South Jordan in

Metropolitan Salt Lake City, UT

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement.

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit

Administration (FTA), in cooperation

with the Wasatch Front Regional

Council (WFRC) and Utah Transit

Authority (UTA), is issuing this notice

to advise interested agencies and the

public that, in accordance with the

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA), an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a

transit connection from the North-South

Light Rail (TRAX) Station at 6400 West,

extending westward along, or near, an

existing rail corridor to a logical

terminus in the city of South Jordan.

The need for the proposed