Document ID: DOT-OST-2009-0092-0379
Agency: dot
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics
Posted Date: 2014-10-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 63209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24837]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 
Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of 
Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces, pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 72-363; 5 U.S.C. app. 2), a 
meeting of the Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics (ACTS). 
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 5th from 8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m. E.S.T. at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Room E37-302, 
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC. Section 52011 of the Moving 
Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) directs the U.S. 
Department of Transportation to establish an Advisory Council on 
Transportation Statistics subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C., App. 2) to advise the Bureau of Transportation Statistics 
(BTS) on the quality, reliability, consistency, objectivity, and 
relevance of transportation statistics and analyses collected, 
supported, or disseminated by the Bureau and the Department. The 
following is a summary of the draft meeting agenda: (1) USDOT Welcome 
and Introduction of Council Members; (2) Update on Integration with the 
Office of the Secretary; (3) Discussion about Stakeholder Interaction; 
(4) Program Review; (5) Research Priorities; (6) Public Comments and 
Closing Remarks. Participation is open to the public.
    Members of the public who wish to participate must notify Courtney 
Freiberg at Courtney.Freiberg@dot.gov, not later than November 3, 2014. 
Members of the public may present oral statements at the meeting with 
the approval of Patricia Hu, Director of the Bureau of Transportation 
Statistics. Noncommittee members wishing to present oral statements or 
obtain information should contact Courtney Freiberg via email no later 
than November 3, 2014. Questions about the agenda or written comments 
may be emailed (Courtney.Freiberg@dot.gov) or submitted by U.S. Mail 
to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Research and Technology, Bureau of Transportation 
Statistics, Attention: Courtney Freiberg, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Room #E34-429, Washington, DC 20590, or faxed to (202) 366-3383. BTS 
requests that written comments be received by November 3, 2014. Access 
to the DOT Headquarters building is controlled therefore all persons 
who plan to attend the meeting must notify Courtney Freiberg at 202-
366-1270 prior to November 3, 2014. Individuals attending the meeting 
must report to the main DOT entrance on New Jersey Avenue SE., for 
admission to the building. Attendance is open to the public, but 
limited space is available. Persons with a disability requiring special 
services, such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired, should 
contact Courtney Freiberg at 202-366-1270 at least seven calendar days 
prior to the meeting.
    Notice of this meeting is provided in accordance with the FACA and 
the General Services Administration regulations (41 CFR part 102-3) 
covering management of Federal advisory committees.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on the 15th day of October 2014.
Rolf Schmitt,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2014-24837 Filed 10-21-14; 8:45 am]
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