Document ID: DOT-OST-2010-0074-0148
Agency: dot
Document Type: Rule
Title: Meetings: Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Environment Subcommittee
Posted Date: 2010-09-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register: September 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 182)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary of Transportation

[DOT Docket No. DOT-OST-2010-0074]

 
The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Environment 
Subcommittee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation.

ACTION: The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Environment 
Subcommittee; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the 
Secretary of Transportation, announces a meeting of the FAAC 
Environment Subcommittee, which will be held at InterContinental 
Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Field Room, 5300 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 
60018. This notice announces the date, time, and location of the 
meeting, which will be open to the public. The purpose of the FAAC is 
to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of 
Transportation to ensure the competitiveness of the U.S. aviation 
industry and its capability to manage effectively the evolving 
transportation needs, challenges, and opportunities of the global 
economy. The Environment Subcommittee is charged with examining steps 
and strategies that can be taken by aviation-sector stakeholders and 
the Federal Government to reduce aviation's environmental footprint and 
foster sustainability gains in cost-effective ways. This includes 
consideration of potential approaches to promote effective 
international actions through the International Civil Aviation 
Organization.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 5, 2010, from 10:30 a.m. to 
3 p.m., Central Daylight Time (CDT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the InterContinental Chicago 
O'Hare Hotel, Field Room, 5300 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018. 
Rosemont is located in the Chicago, IL, metropolitan area.
    Public Access: The meeting is open to the public. (See below for 
registration instructions.)
    Public Comments: Persons wishing to offer written comments and 
suggestions concerning the activities of the advisory committee or 
Environment Subcommittee should file comments in the Public Docket 
(Docket Number DOT-OST-2010-0074 at http://www.regulations.gov) or 
alternatively through the FAAC@dot.gov e-mail. If comments and 
suggestions are intended specifically for the Environment Subcommittee, 
the term ``Environment'' should be listed in the subject line of the 
message. To ensure such comments can be considered by the subcommittee 
before its October 5, 2010, meeting, public comments must be filed by 5 
p.m., Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, October, 1, 2010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App. 2), we are giving notice of a meeting of the Environment 
Subcommittee of the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee taking place 
on October 5, 2010, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT, at the 
InterContinental Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Field Room, 5300 North River 
Road, Rosemont, IL 60018. The agenda includes--
    1. Discussion of operational and technology improvements, 
sustainable alternative fuels, and harmonized domestic and global 
efforts that can contribute to reducing aviation carbon emissions.
    2. Consideration of public comments.
    3. Identification of environmental options for presentation at the 
next meeting of the full committee.

Registration

    The meeting room can accommodate up to 20 members of the public. 
Persons desiring to attend must pre-register through e-mail to 
FAAC@dot.gov. The term ``Registration: Environment'' should be listed 
in the subject line of the message and admission will be limited to the 
first 20 persons to pre-register and receive a confirmation of their 
pre-registration. The last day for registration is October 1, 2010.
    Minutes of the meeting will be taken and will be made available to 
the public.

Requests for Special Accommodation

    The DOT is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for 
all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because 
of a disability, please send a request to FAAC@dot.gov with the term 
``Special Accommodations'' listed in the subject line of the message by 
close of business Friday, October 1, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Camille Mittelholtz, Deputy Director, 
Office of Safety, Energy, and Environment, Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590; 
telephone (202) 366-4861; fax (202) 366-7638; 
Camille.Mittelholtz@dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2010.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Designated Federal Official, Future of Aviation Advisory Committee.
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