Document ID: DOT-OST-2012-0087-0252
Agency: dot
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection
Posted Date: 2014-10-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 61686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24361]

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 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2012-0087]

Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation 
(DOT).

ACTION: Notice of sixth meeting of advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the sixth meeting of the Advisory 
Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection.

DATES: The sixth meeting of the advisory committee is scheduled for 
October 29, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Media Center (located on the 
lobby level of the West Building) at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT) headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC. Attendance is open to the public up to the room's 
capacity of 100 attendees. Since space is limited and access to the DOT 
headquarters building is controlled for security purposes, any member 
of the general public who plans to attend this meeting must notify the 
Department contact identified below no later than October 22, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register to attend the meeting, 
please contact Amy Przybyla, Research Analyst, Centra Technology, Inc., 
przybylaa@centratechnology.com; 703-894-6910. For other information 
please contact Kathleen Blank Riether, Senior Attorney, Office of 
Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, kathleen.blankriether@dot.gov; 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 
Washington, DC 20590; 202-366-9342 (phone), 202-366-5944 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 24, 2012, the Secretary, as mandated 
by Section 411 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 
112-95, 126 Stat. 11 (2012)), established the Advisory Committee on 
Aviation Consumer Protection. The committee's charter, drafted in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 
5 U.S.C. App. 2, sets forth policies for the operation of the advisory 
committee and is available on the Department's Web site at http://www.facadatabase.gov/committee/charters.aspx?cid=2448&aid=47.
    The sixth meeting of the committee is scheduled for Wednesday, 
October 29, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time in the Media 
Center at the DOT headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC 20590. At the meeting, the three issues that will be discussed are: 
(1) The impact of airline mergers and consolidations on consumers and 
the aviation industry; (2) regulating the use of mobile wireless 
devices for voice calls on aircraft by DOT; and (3) the impact of 
government-imposed taxes and fees on consumers and the aviation 
industry. Additionally, the DOT's Office of Aviation Enforcement and 
Proceedings (Enforcement Office) will provide an update on the 
implementation status of the committee's recommendations to the 
Secretary as well as an update regarding its rulemaking and enforcement 
activities.
    As announced in the notices of previous meetings of the committee, 
the meeting will be open to the public, and, time permitting, comments 
by members of the public are invited. Attendance will necessarily be 
limited by the size of the meeting room (maximum 100 attendees). If 
interest exceeds capacity, DOT has the capability to stream the event 
live on the Internet. Since space is limited and access to the DOT 
headquarters building is controlled for security purposes, we ask that 
any member of the general public who plans to attend the sixth meeting 
notify the Department contact noted above no later than October 22, 
2014.
    Members of the public may present written comments at any time. The 
docket number referenced above (DOT-OST-2012-0087, available at https://www.regulations.gov) has been established for committee documents 
including any written comments that may be filed. At the discretion of 
the Chairperson and time permitting, after completion of the planned 
agenda, individual members of the public may provide oral comments. 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 contact noted above via email that they wish to 
attend and present oral comments at no later than October 22, 2014.
    Persons with a disability who plan to attend the meeting and 
require special accommodations, such as an interpreter for the hearing 
impaired, should notify the Department contact noted above no later 
than October 22, 2014. Persons attending with a service animal should 
also advise us of that fact so that it can be taken into account in 
connection with space and possible allergy issues.
    Notice of this meeting is being provided in accordance with the 
FACA and the General Services Administration regulations covering 
management of Federal advisory committees. (41 CFR Part 102-3.)

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6, 2014.
Blane A. Workie,
Acting Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement & 
Proceedings, U.S. Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2014-24361 Filed 10-10-14; 8:45 am]
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