Document ID: DOT-OST-2023-0177-0001
Agency: dot
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2023-12-29T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 249 (Friday, December 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 90227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28771]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2023-0177]

Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation 
(DOT).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) announces 
a public meeting of the Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee 
(TTAC) on Thursday, January 18, 2024. This notice announces the date, 
time, and location of the meeting, which will be virtually open to the 
public. The purpose of the TTAC is to provide information, advice, and 
recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to transportation 
innovations.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Thursday, January 18, 2024 from 9 
a.m. to 3 p.m. eastern time (ET). A link allowing for live viewing of 
the meeting will be posted to https://www.transportation.gov/ttac ahead 
of the meeting start time.

ADDRESSES: The TTAC members will be meeting in-person at USDOT 
Headquarters in Washington, DC. The public may attend the meeting 
virtually, with information available on the USDOT TTAC website 
(https://www.transportation.gov/ttac) at least one week in advance of 
the meeting date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vincent White, Jr., Senior Advisor for 
Innovation and TTAC Designated Federal Officer, Office of the 
Secretary, [email protected], (202) 770-8887.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The U.S. Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) established TTAC 
as a Federal Advisory Committee in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. app. 2) to provide information, 
advice, and recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to 
transportation innovations. TTAC is tasked with advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary about needs, objectives, plans, and 
approaches for transportation innovations.
    Description of Duties: TTAC will undertake only tasks assigned to 
it by the Secretary of Transportation or designee and provide direct, 
first-hand information, advice, and recommendations by meeting and 
exchanging ideas on the tasks assigned. In addition, TTAC will respond 
to ad-hoc informational requests from OST.

II. Agenda

    At the meeting, the agenda will cover the following topics:

1. Call to Order, Official Statement of the Designated Federal Officer, 
Meeting Logistics
2. Opening Remarks
3. Overview of Committee Purpose
4. Committee Member Introductions
5. Committee Business
6. Break for Lunch
7. DOT Leadership Remarks
8. Committee Business
9. Recap of Meeting Progress and Review of Next Steps

III. Public Participation

    The meeting will be open to the public via livestream. Members of 
the public who wish to observe the virtual meeting can access the 
livestream accessible on the following website: https://www.transportation.gov/ttac.
    We are committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all 
participants. Sign language interpretation and live-captioning will be 
available during the livestream. If you need alternative formats or 
services because of a disability, such as interpretation or other 
ancillary aids, or if you require translation into a language other 
than English, please contact the person listed in the For Further 
Information Contact section of this notice no later than Thursday, 
January 11, 2024.
    Members of the public may also submit written materials, questions, 
and comments to the Committee in advance to the individual listed in 
the For Further Information Contact section of this notice no later 
than Thursday, January 11, 2024.
    All advance submissions will be reviewed by the Designated Federal 
Officer. If approved, advance submissions shall be circulated to the 
TTAC members for review prior to the meeting. All advance submissions 
will become part of the official record of the meeting.
    Authority: The Committee is a discretionary Committee under the 
authority of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), established 
in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. app. 2.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 22, 2023.
Vincent Gerard White Jr.,
Senior Advisor for Innovation.
[FR Doc. 2023-28771 Filed 12-28-23; 8:45 am]
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