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Thank you for your letter rccolllmclKling a Illl.'mbl'r ofIhe National Business Travel Association for membership on the U.S. Department llfTnmsportation's newly formed Future ofAviation Advisory Committee. Secretary LaHood has aski.'d me to respond on his 

### behalf. As you may know. 

### the Secretary approved 

### a charter for the cOlllmittee on March 

### 24. and a notice was published in the Federal Register on April 

### :1 announcing his intent to establish an advisory committee. The 15 day comment period having passed, the committee is now officially established, The objective ofthe committee is to provide advice to the Secretary on ensuring the competitiveness ofthe U.S. aviation industry and its capability to address the evolving transportation needs, challenges and opportunities ofa global economy. The committee will assess fundamental changes: identify the drivers ofstich changes. and the challenges and opportunities presented by induslry developments. The Depm1ment recognizes the importance ofa national ail' transportation policy that ensures access /{)r all citizens to safe, efficient, and reliable air service and we belicve the Future ofAviation Advisory Committee is a significant step towards achieving that visioll. The selection ofmembers ofthe committee is cun'ently underway. You can be sure that selected members 

### will reprl'scnt a balanced vicw ofthe aviation industry. Please be assured that we will give your recommendation all due consideration as we complete 

### this process.

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### The Honorable Ray LaHood Secretary U.S. Department ofTransporlation 1200 New Jersey Ave, SF. 

### Washington, DC 20590 Dear Seeretru'y LaHood: Janu£u-y 

### 8, 2010

As you 

### work toward the 

### creation orLhe newly an.nounced 

### Department ofTransportation aviation advisory 

### panel, Iencourage 

### you to consider the NatiOllal 

### Business Travel Association (NBTA) for membership, NBTA is 

### the only trade association that represents corporate 

### travel**manag(~rs** 

### and travel 

### service providers. As such. NBTA brings both the perspectives ofthe providcrs and end users to the table on issues impacting air travel. 

### security issues, and safety. The National Business TC'c.tvel Association, Ute voice ofthe business travel industry. is 

### the wurld's premier hu:;inel'lS travel and corporate meeLingloi urganizalion. NBTA amI iL'i regiunal alliliutC:!i 

### NBTA TJSA. NBTA Canada, NBTA Mexico, NBTA Asia Pacific, and the Brazilian Business Travel Association (ABGEV)

- serve nnetwork ofmore than 1 5,000 business travel professionals around the globe with 

### il1dustry-letlding events, networking, education and 

### professional developn1ent,**research~** 

### news and information, and advocacy, NBTA lllcmbel'S, numbering morc than 4,000 in thirty 

### oations, manage 

### corporate and 

### govenU11entu'avel and 

### meetings. They collectively manage and direct morc than $200 billion u('**~lobaJ** business 

### travel 

### and meetings expenditures 

### annually on 

### behalfofmorc 

### than ten million business lravders 

### within their organizations. In the United States, NHTA has forty-two chapter affiliates, which include national members as well a.'I regional members. I 

### urge your consideration for NBTA's membership as I feel they wilt 

### pr.ovide a un.ique and valuable'perspective to the panel. {look forward to t.he ponel's 

### creation as we work to imptnve and advance 

### the aviation 

### community, Thank you for 

### your attention to this request.

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