### ADVISOR Y COMMITTE E CHARTE R

TH E FUTUR E O FAVIATIO N ADVISOR Y COMMITTE E 1 . Committee' s Officia l Designatio n (Title) . Thi s committe e shal l b e entitle dTh e Futur e of Aviatio n Advisor y Committee . 2 . Authority . Thi s charte r establishe s Th e Futur e o f Aviatio n Advisory Committe e i n accordanc e with th e provision s o f th e Federa l Advisor y Committe e Ac t (FACA) , a s amended , 5 U.S.C . App . 2 . 3 . Objective s an dScop e o f Activities . Th e Aviatio n Advisory Committe e wil l provid e information , advice , an drecommendation s t o th e Secretar y o f Transportatio n o n ensurin g th e competitivenes s o f

th e U.S . aviatio n industry an dit s capabilit y t o addres s th e evolvin g transportatio n needs , challenges , an dopportunitie s o f th e global economy . Th e committe e wil l asses s fundamenta l change s i n eac h o f th e area s below , an didentif y th e driver s of

suc h chang e an dth e challenge s an dopportunitie s presente db y industry developments . 4 . Descriptio n o f

Duties . Balancin g th e industry' s competitivenes s an dviability— A competitiv e airlin e industry i s critica l t o ou r

nationa l economy . Therefore , th e committe e should :

• examin e change s i n th e operatin g an dcompetitiv e structure s of th e U.S . airlin e industry ; • conside r

innovativ e strategie s t o ope n u p ne w internationa l market s an dexpan d commercia l opportunitie s i n existin g markets ; • investigat e strategie s t o encourag e th e developmen t o f cost-effective , cutting-edg e technologie s an dequipmen t that ar e critica l for

acompetitiv e industr y copin g with increasin g economi c an denvironmenta l challenges ; an d • examin e th e adequac y of curren t Federa l program s t o addres s th e availabilit y o f intermoda l transportatio n option s an dalternatives , smal l an dmra l communit y acces s t o th e aviatio n transportatio n system , th e rol e o f Stat e an dlocal government s in contributin g t o suc h access , an dho w th e changin g competitiv e structur e of

th e U.S . airlin e industry i s likel y t o transformtrave l habit s o f smal l an dmra l communities . Ensurin g aworld-clas s workforc e necessar y fo r arobus t aviatio n industry—I n ligh t o f th e changin g socio-economi c dynamic s o f th e aviatio n industry , th e committe e shoul d examin e avenue s for

recruitin g th e bes t

an dbrightes t

of ou r future workforc e for

career s i n th e aviatio n industry .Securin g stabl e an dsufficien t fundin g fo r

ou r aviatio n systems—Th e importanc e of th e aviatio n syste mfor

th e Nation' s econom y require s state-of-the-art infrastructure . Th e committe e shoul dexplor e ways of augmentin g fundin g system s t o ensur e th e development , implementation , an dmaintenanc e of lon g ter maviatio n investments . Addressin g environmenta l challenge s an dfinding solutions—Th e aviatio n industry face s increasin g environmenta l an denerg y challenge s that requir e integrate dsolution s an dstrategies , whic h allo w continue dgrowth an deconomi c vitality o f th e aviatio n sector . Th e committe e shoul dexamin e short- , medium- , an dlong-ter mstep s an dstrategie s that can b e take n b y aviatio n secto r stakeholder s an dth e Federa l Governmen t t o reduc e aviation' s environmenta l footprin t an dfoster

efficienc y gain s an dsustainabl e energ y i n cost-beneficia l ways . It

shoul dals o conside r

potentia l approache s t o promot e effectiv e internationa l actio n o n thes e issue s throug h th e Internationa l Civi l Aviatio n Organizatio n (ICAO) . Ensurin g safet y i n aviation—Futur e expecte dgrowth an dincrease dcomplexit y i n th e ai r transportatio n syste mcreate s ne w opportunitie s an dchallenge s i n th e way th e ai r transportatio n syste mmanage s safety . Th e committe e shoul dexamin e policie s an d practice s tha t

tak e aproactiv e approac h i n ensurin g th e aviatio n syste mcontinue s t o achiev e ahig h leve l of

safety . 5 . Officia l t o Who mthi s Committe e Reports . Thi s committe e report s t o th e Secretary of Transportation . 6 . Support . Th e Offic e of th e Assistan t

Secretar y for

Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affairs , with support b y th e Federa l Aviatio n Administration , wil l provid e administrativ e support for al l meeting s o f

th e committee , subcommittees , and/o r wor k group s an densur e that

a t leas t on e agenc y representativ e i s presen t for eac h meeting . 7 . Estimate dAnnua l Operatin g Cost s an dStaf f Years . I

t i s estimate dthat

th e annua l operatin g cost s i s $400,000 . Approximatel y four person-year s wil l b e require dt o support th e committee . 8 . Designate dFedera l Officer . Th e Assistan t Secretar y fo r

Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair s shal l designat e an agenc y representativ e t o serv e a s th e Designate dFedera l Officer for th e Futur e of Aviatio n Advisor y Committee . 1 . Th e Designate dFedera l Officer shal l approv e th e callin g o f th e committe e meeting s an dsubcommitte e meeting s an ddevelo p an dapprov e th e agenda s i n consultatio n with th e Secretary o f

Transportation .2 . Th e Designate dFedera l Officer mus t b e presen t

a t eac h committe e an dsubcommitte e meetin g an dha s th e authorit y t o adjourn ameetin g wheneve r suc h actio n woul db e deeme dt o b e i n th e publi c interest . 9 . Estimate dNumbe r

an dFrequenc y o f

Meetings . Th e committe e wil l mee t a t leas t four time s ove r

th e yeaf . Specia l meeting s ma y b e calle da s necessary . A notic e o f eac h meetin g shal l b e publishe di n th e Federa l Registe r at leas t 1 5 calendar

day s prio r

t o th e meeting . Al l meeting s ar e ope n t o th e public , unles s th e Assistan t Secretary for

Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair s o r th e Designate dFedera l Officer close s th e meetin g i n accordanc e with asecretaria l determinatio n unde r

4 1 CF R102-3.155 . Member s o f th e publi c ar e invite dt o appear befor e o r fil e statement s with th e committee . 10 . Duration . Thi s committe e shal l continu e i n operatio n for 1 year fro mth e filin g dat e o f

thi s charter . 11 . Termination . Thi s committe e shal l continu e i n operatio n for 1 year unles s th e Secretary of Transportatio n determine s that th e committe e wil l b e dissolve di n les s tha n that time . 12 . Membershi p an dDesignation . a . Oualification : Member s o f th e committe e wil l b e representative s of th e aviatio n community . b . Estimate dnumbe r

o f members : Th e committe e wil l consis t o f approximatel y 1 9 votin g members . c . Selectio n of

membership : Member s wil l b e selecte dt o provid e abalance dcross sectio n of viewpoint s i n th e aviatio n industry o r relate ddisciplines . Th e member s wil l represen t avariety of

interest s relatin g t o th e industry , includin g ai r carriers , airports , labor , manufacturers , financ e an dacademia , consume r interests , an dgenera l aviatio n stakeholders . Al l member s wil l b e appointe db y th e Secretar y of Transportatio n for

th e duratio n o f

th e term . Replacemen t

member s may b e appointe dt o serv e ou t th e remainder o f aterm . Member s wh o ar e no t Federa l employee s shal l serv e a s representative s of thei r interests . d . Committe e officers : Th e Chairperso n wil l b e th e Assistan t Secretary for

Aviatio n an d Internationa l Affair s o f

th e Departmen t

of Transportation . Th e Chairperso n shal l ensur e adherenc e t o th e agend aan dmaintai n order . I f th e Chairperso n i s absent , the n th e Designate dFedera l Officer shal l performth e dutie s o f th e Chairperson .e . Compensatio n for members : Member s shal l not receiv e salary compensatio n an dshal l b e responsibl e fo r

thei r ow n expense s o f

participatio n i n th e committee . 13 . Subcommittees. . Th e chai r o f th e committe e i s authorize dt o establis h subcommittee s a s necessary . Th e subcommittee s shal l hol dope n meetings , subjec t t o th e exceptio n describe di n paragrap h 9 o f

thi s Charter , an dshal l compl y with al l regulation s t o whic h th e committe e i s subject . Subcommitte e meeting s wil l b e announce dt o th e public . Th e subcommittee s shal l brin g t o th e committe e al l actions , decisions , an drecommendation s an dwil l no t provid e advic e o r wor k product s directl y t o th e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportation . 14 . Recordkeeping . Th e record s o f th e committee , subcommittees , o r othe r subgroup s o f

th e committe e shal l b e handle di n accordanc e with Genera l Record s Schedul e 26 , Ite m2 . Thes e record s shal l b e availabl e fo r publi c inspectio n an dcopying , subjec t t o th e Freedo mof Informatio n Act , 5 U.S.C . 552 , a t th e headquarter s buildin g o f th e U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportation . Th e records , reports , transcripts , minutes , an dothe r document s that

ar e mad e availabl e t o o r prepare dfor

o r b y th e committe e wil l b e availabl e t o th e publi c vi ath e Government' s docke t managemen t

syste ma t http://www.regulations.gov . 

### Ap e t 9fff ^ 15 . Filin g date . Th e filin g dat e o f thi s charte r

i s , whic h i s th e dat e it wa s file dwith Congress .