Document ID: DOT-OST-2010-0074-0183
Agency: dot
Document Type: Rule
Title: Meetings: Future of Aviation Advisory Committee Environment Subcommittee
Posted Date: 2010-11-04T04:00Z

[Federal Register: November 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 213)]
[Notices]               
[Page 68017-68018]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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: Office of the Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department 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 by teleconference. This 
notice announces the date and time 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 November 16, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 12 
p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference. Call-in 
information will be provided to members of the public who register to 
participate.
    Public Access: The meeting is open to the public. (See below for 
registration instructions.)

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    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 November 16, 2010, meeting, public comments must be filed by 
5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, November 12, 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 FAAC taking place on November 16, 2010, from 9 a.m. 
to 12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The meeting will be held by 
teleconference. The agenda includes completing and prioritizing the 
Environment Subcommittee's recommendations to the FAAC.

Registration

    The meeting can accommodate up to 15 members of the public. Persons 
desiring to call in must pre-register through e-mail to FAAC@dot.gov by 
5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Friday, November 12, 2010. The term 
``Registration: Environment'' should be listed in the subject line of 
the message and participation will be limited to the first 15 persons 
to pre-register and receive a confirmation of their pre-registration. 
Instructions for participating by phone will be provided with 
registration confirmation.
    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, November 12, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynne Pickard, Deputy Director, Office 
of Environment and Energy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-
3577; fax (202) 267-5594; Lynne.Pickard@faa.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 1, 2010.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Designated Federal Official, Future of Aviation Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 2010-27862 Filed 11-3-10; 8:45 am]
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