[Federal Register: July 28, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 144)]
[Notices]
[Page 40330-40331]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr28jy98-124]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. OST-98-4146]


TEA-21 Listening Sessions and One-DOT Conferences

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Public meetings; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21)
was signed into law on June 9, 1998. Prior to implementation, the US
DOT will conduct a series of TEA-21 outreach sessions to consult with
its partners and customers. This program will consist of five National
listening sessions conducted by US DOT leadership to listen to our
partners and customers. The first listening session was held in
Portland, OR on July 20. There will also be five One-DOT Conferences
with our partners and customers on new program initiatives or major
revisions in ISTEA programs. The TEA-21 outreach sessions are scheduled
to be held between July 20, 1998 and October 8, 1998.
    The four remaining listening sessions are to be held in the
following cities: Lakewood, CO (Lead Mode: National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration); New Orleans, LA (Lead Mode: Federal Highway
Administration); Kansas City, MO (Lead Mode: Federal Transit
Administration); New York, NY (Federal Transit Administration).
    The five One-DOT Conferences are topic specific and will be held in
the following cities; Access to Jobs, Philadelphia, PA (Lead Mode:
Federal Transit Administration); Borders and Corridors, San Diego, CA
and Detroit, MI (Lead Mode: Federal Highway Administration); Safety,
Providence, RI (Lead Modes: National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration/Federal Railroad Administration); Planning and
Environment, Atlanta, GA (Lead Mode: Federal Highway Administration).

DATES: The following dates are subject to change. Listening Sessions:
Lakewood, CO (8/3/98); New Orleans, LA (9/15/98); Kansas City, MO (late
September); New York, NY (early October). One-ODT Conferences: Access
to Jobs, Philadelphia, PA (mid August); Borders and Corridors, San
Diego, CA (8/25/98); Borders and Corridors, Detroit, MI (8/27/98);
Safety, Providence, RI (early September); Planning and Environment,
Atlanta, GA (late September).

ADDRESSES: Comments and questions must be submitted directly to Walter
Finch; Office of the Secretary; S-3, Room  10126;
400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Walter Finch, Special Assistant to the Associate Deputy Secretary and
Director, Office of Intermodalism; (202) 366-8015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

    Dates, logistical information and other pertinent information will
be available on the DOT Home Page. Address: www.fhwa.dot.gov/tea21/
outreach.

                             Modal Contracts
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            Agency                   Contact name          Phone No.
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Federal Highway Administration  Leslie J. Wright.....     (202) 366-9227
National Highway Traffic        C. Hrncir............     (202) 366-2105
 Safety Administration.
Federal Transit Administration  Jackie Brooks and         (202) 366-0786
                                 Bruce Frame.
Research and Special Programs   Steve Vanbeek........     (202) 366-5441
 Administration.
Federal Railroad                Norma Krayem.........     (202) 632-3114
 Administration.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 22, 1998.
Walter P. Finch,
Special Assistant, Office of Intermodalism, Department of
Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-20119 Filed 7-27-98; 8:45 am]
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