Notice2024-04394
Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE); Notice of Public Meeting
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Published
March 1, 2024
Issuing agencies
Transportation Department
Abstract
DOT OST announces a hybrid meeting of ACTE's Wealth Creation Subcommittee, which will take place via Zoom Webinar and in-person.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 42 (Friday, March 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15261-15262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04394]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[DOT-OST-2024-0028]
Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE); Notice of
Public Meeting
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: DOT OST announces a hybrid meeting of ACTE's Wealth Creation
Subcommittee, which will take place via Zoom Webinar and in-person.
DATES: The meeting will be held Friday, March 15, 2024, from 12 to 1
p.m. eastern time. Requests for accommodations because of a disability
must be received by Friday, March 8. Requests to submit questions must
be received no later than Friday, March 8. The registration form will
close on Thursday, March 14.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via Zoom and in-person at the
Washington Marriot at Metro Center, 775 12th Street NW, Washington, DC
20005. Those members of the public who would like to participate
virtually should go to <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/mission/civil-rights/advisory-committee-transportation-equity-meetings-materials">https://www.transportation.gov/mission/civil-rights/advisory-committee-transportation-equity-meetings-materials</a> to
access the meeting, a detailed agenda for the entire meeting, meeting
minutes, and additional information on ACTE and its activities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra D. Norman, Senior Advisor and
Designated Federal Officer, Departmental Office of Civil Rights, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590, (804) 836-2893, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5b4b6a1b0b5919a81db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="430200170603272c376d242c35">[email protected]</span></a>. Any ACTE-related request or
submissions should be sent via email to the point of contact listed
above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Purpose of the Committee
ACTE was established to provide independent advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation about comprehensive,
interdisciplinary issues related to civil rights and transportation
equity in the planning, design, research, policy, and advocacy contexts
from a variety of transportation equity practitioners and community
leaders. Specifically, the Committee will provide advice and
recommendations to inform the Department's efforts to:
Implement the Agency's Equity Action Plan and Strategic Plan,
helping to institutionalize equity into Agency programs, policies,
regulations, and activities;
Strengthen and establish partnerships with overburdened and
underserved communities who have been historically underrepresented in
the Department's outreach and engagement, including those in rural and
urban areas;
Empower communities to have a meaningful voice in local and
regional transportation decisions; and
Ensure the compliance of Federal funding recipients with civil
rights laws and nondiscrimination programs, policies, regulations, and
activities.
Meeting Agenda
The agenda for the meeting will consist of:
Opening remarks
Wealth Creation background
Review of existing recommendations
Feedback and new recommendations from attendees
USDOT updates
Next steps and closing remarks
Meeting Participation
Advance registration is required. Please register at https://
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usdot.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_ynlFzk6oTIWrDnuSlwKhnw by the
deadline referenced in the DATES section. The meeting will be open to
the public for its entirety. The U.S. Department of Transportation is
committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all
participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a
disability, such as sign language, interpretation, or other ancillary
aids, please contact the point of contact listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section. Questions from the public will be answered
during the public comment period only at the discretion of the ACTE
Wealth Creation subcommittee co-chairs and designated Federal officer.
Members of the public may submit written comments and questions to the
point of contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
on the topics to be considered during the meeting by the deadline
referenced in the DATES section.
Dated: February 27, 2024.
Irene Marion,
Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2024-04394 Filed 2-29-24; 8:45 am]
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