Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 155 / Monday, August 16, 2021 / Notices 45819 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2018–0204] 

Air Carrier Access Act Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (‘‘OST’’), 

Department of Transportation (‘‘DOT’’). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Air Carrier Access Act 

Advisory Committee (‘‘ACAA Advisory 

Committee’’). 

DATES: The ACAA Advisory Committee 

will hold virtual meetings on September 

2, 8 and 9, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. 

Requests to attend the meeting must 

be received by August 30, 2021. 

Requests for accommodations because 

of a disability must be received by 

August 30, 2021. If you wish to speak 

during the meeting, you must submit a 

written copy of your remarks to DOT by 

August 30, 2021. 

Requests to submit written materials 

to be reviewed during the meeting must 

be received no later than August 30, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: The virtual meetings will be 

open to the public and held via the 

Zoom Webinar Platform. Virtual 

attendance information will be provided 

upon registration. A detailed agenda 

will be available on the ACAA Advisory 

Committee website at https://

www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/ 

ACAACommittee at least one week 

before the meeting, along with copies of 

the meeting minutes after the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

register and attend this virtual meeting, 

please contact the Department by email 

at ACAA-Advisory-Committee@dot.gov. 

Attendance is open to the public subject 

to any technical and/or capacity 

limitations. For further information, 

please contact Vinh Nguyen, Senior 

Attorney, by email at vinh.nguyen@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The ACAA Advisory Committee was 

created under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (‘‘FACA’’), in 

accordance with Section 439 of the FAA 

Reauthorization Act of 2018 (‘‘FAA 

Act’’), to identify and assess barriers to 

accessible air travel, determine the 

extent to which DOT’s programs and 

activities are addressing the barriers, 

recommend improvements, and advise 

the Secretary on implementing the Air 

Carrier Access Act. The charter of the 

ACAA Advisory Committee sets forth 

policies for the operation of the advisory 

committee. The charter is available at 

https://www.transportation.gov/ 

individuals/aviation-consumerprotection/charter-air-carrier-access-actadvisory-committee. 

The first meeting of the ACAA 

Advisory Committee was held on March 

10 and 11, 2020, in Washington, DC. 

The purpose of the first meeting was to 

gather information on the barriers 

encountered by passengers with 

disabilities in the following areas: 

Ticketing; pre-flight seat assignments; 

access to bulkhead seating; stowage of 

assistive devices; and guide and 

wheelchair assistance at airports and on 

aircraft. In each of these areas, the 

ACAA Advisory Committee heard from 

speakers who provided an overview of: 

The applicable rules, requirements, and 

complaint data; challenges faced by air 

travelers with disabilities; and airlines’ 

policies and procedures. In addition, the 

Department presented a working draft of 

the ‘‘Airline Passenger with Disabilities 

Bill of Rights’’ to the ACAA Advisory 

Committee for discussion. 

At that first meeting, the ACAA 

Advisory Committee also discussed the 

benefits of establishing subcommittees 

to help the Committee with its work. 

Soon thereafter the Department 

established three subcommittees to 

address: (1) Ticketing practices and 

seating accommodations; (2) stowage of 

assistive devices; and (3) assistance at 

airports and on aircraft and related 

training of carrier personnel and 

contractors. The Subcommittees 

submitted reports with 

recommendations to the ACAA 

Advisory Committee members for their 

consideration. The reports are available 

for public review on the ACAA 

Advisory Committee’s docket, DOT– 

OST–2018–0204. 

II. Summary of the Agenda 

During the September 2, 8 and 9, 2021 

meeting, the ACAA Advisory 

Committee will deliberate on the 

Subcommittees’ recommendations and 

continue its discussion of the draft 

Airline Passenger with Disabilities Bill 

of Rights. A more detailed agenda will 

be made available at least one week 

before the meeting at https://

www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/ 

ACAACommittee. 

III. Public Participation 

The meeting will be open to the 

public and attendance may be limited 

due to virtual meeting constraints. To 

register, please send an email to the 

Department as set forth in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

The Department 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 

interpreter or other ancillary aids, 

please contact the person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section above no later than August 30, 

2021. 

Members of the public may also 

present written comments at any time. 

The docket number referenced above 

(DOT–OST–2018–0204) has been 

established for committee documents, 

including any written comments that 

may be filed. At the discretion of the 

Chair or DFO, after completion of the 

planned agenda, individual members of 

the public may provide comments 

through the chat feature of the webinar 

platform or orally, time permitting. Any 

oral comments presented must be 

limited to the objectives of the 

committee and will be limited to five (5) 

minutes per person. Individual 

members of the public who wish to 

present oral comments must notify the 

Department of Transportation contact 

noted above via email that they wish to 

attend and present oral comments no 

later than August 30, 2021. 

Speakers are requested to submit a 

written copy of their prepared remarks 

for inclusion in the meeting records and 

for circulation to ACAA Advisory 

Committee members by August 30, 

2021. All prepared remarks submitted 

on time will be accepted and considered 

as part of the meeting’s record. 

IV. Viewing Documents 

You may view documents mentioned 

in this notice at https://

www.regulations.gov. After entering the 

docket number (DOT–OST–2018–0204), 

click the link to ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ 

and choose the document to review. 

Issued in Washington, DC, this 10th day of 

August 2021. 

John E. Putnam, 

Acting General Counsel. 

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