

[Federal Register: November 13, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 218)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 
ITS Joint Program Office; Intelligent Transportation Systems 
Program Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Research and Innovative Technology Administration, 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 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Program 
Advisory Committee (ITSPAC). The meeting will be held November 26, 
2007, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and November 27, 2007, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 
meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. 
DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington DC, in Conference Room 
6 on the lobby level of the West Building.
    The ITSPAC, established under section 5305 of Public Law 109-59, 
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users, August 10, 2005, and chartered on February 24, 2006, 
was created to advise the Secretary of Transportation on all matters 
relating to the study, development and implementation of intelligent 
transportation systems. Through its sponsor, the ITS Joint Program 
Office, the ITSPAC will make recommendations to the Secretary regarding 
the ITS program needs, objectives, plans, approaches, contents, and 
progress.
    The following is a summary of the meeting's tentative agenda. Day 
1: (1) Welcome and Introductions; (2) ITS Program Overview; (3) 
Identifying Trends in ITS (Panel Session); and (4) A & A and Wrap-up. 
Day 2: (1) Reports on Results of ITSPAC Member Interviews; (2) Future 
Vision for ITS Program (Gaps and Opportunities, What Does Success Look 
Like?, Implications for the Future ITS Program); (3) Summary of 
Outcomes (Prioritizing Trends/Programs in Terms of JPO Role

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and Opportunities); and (4) Next Steps in Strategic Planning 
Activities.
    Since access to the U.S. DOT building is controlled, all persons 
who plan to attend the meeting must notify Ms. Marcia Pincus, the 
Committee Management Officer, at (202) 366-9230 not later than November 
21, 2007. Individuals attending the meeting must report to the 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue entrance of the U.S. DOT Building for admission. 
Attendance is open to the public, but limited space is available. With 
the approval of Ms. Shelley Row, the Committee Designated Federal 
Official, members of the public may present oral statements at the 
meeting. Non-committee members wishing to present oral statements or 
obtain information should contact Ms. Pincus.
    Questions about the agenda or written comments may be submitted by 
U.S. Mail to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and 
Innovative Technology Administration, ITS Joint Program Office, 
Attention: Marcia Pincus, Room E33-401, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington DC 20590 or faxed to (202) 493-2027. The ITS Joint Program 
Office requests that written comments be submitted prior to the 
meeting.
    Persons with a disability requiring special services, such as an 
interpreter for the hearing impaired, should contact Ms. Pincus at 
least seven calendar days prior to the meeting.
    Notice of this meeting is provided in accordance with the FACA and 
the General Service Administration regulations (41 CFR part 102-3) 
covering management of Federal advisory committees.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on the 6th day of November, 2007.
John Augustine,
Managing Director, ITS Joint Program Office.
[FR Doc. E7-22148 Filed 11-9-07; 8:45 am]

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