Document ID: DOT-OST-2018-0190-0021
Agency: dot
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee Matters
Posted Date: 2020-09-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55577-55578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19161]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2018-0190]

Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee Matters

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department) announces a 
public meeting of the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee 
(ACPAC) on September 24, 2020. Three topics will be discussed at that 
meeting--(1) the report of the National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct 
Task Force (Task Force), an ACPAC subcommittee; (2) transparency of 
airline ancillary service fees; and (3) involuntary changes to travel 
itineraries.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Eastern 
Daylight Time on September 24, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be open to the public and held virtually. 
Virtual attendance information will be provided upon registration. A 
detailed agenda will be available on the ACPAC website at https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/ACPAC 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 ACPAC@dot.gov. 
Attendance is open

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to the public subject to any technical and/or capacity limitations. For 
further information, contact Stuart Hindman, Senior Attorney, by email 
at Stuart.Hindman@dot.gov or 202-366-9342.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On November 23, 2018, the Department announced the reformation of 
the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee, formerly known as 
the Advisory Committee on Aviation Consumer Protection, as a Federal 
advisory committee. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (2018 FAA Act), 
signed by President Trump on October 5, 2018, extended the 
authorization for the ACPAC from September 30, 2018, to September 30, 
2023. The Department appointed new members to the ACPAC, and 
established the Task Force as an ACPAC subcommittee.
    The Committee held a public meeting on April 4, 2019. During that 
meeting, the Committee discussed: (1) The establishment of the Task 
Force (including the tasks to be carried out by the Task Force); (2) 
transparency of airline ancillary service fees; and (3) involuntary 
changes to travel itineraries.
    On March 16, 2020, the Task Force submitted a report to the ACPAC 
on awareness, training, reporting, and data collection regarding 
incidents of sexual misconduct by passengers onboard commercial 
aircraft. That report is available for public review on the ACPAC's 
docket, DOT-OST-2018-0190.
    Moreover, earlier this year, the Secretary appointed Christopher 
Carr, Attorney General of Georgia, as the State or local government 
representative and Chair of the Committee, to replace the outgoing 
State and local government representative and Chair, Pete Rahn.

II. Agenda

    During the meeting the Committee will discuss and deliberate on the 
report of the Task Force, as well as the information and 
recommendations made to the Committee at the previous public meeting on 
the topics of the transparency of airline ancillary service fees and 
involuntary changes to itineraries.

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.
    Members of the public may also present written comments at any 
time. The docket number referenced above (DOT-OST-2018-0190) has been 
established for committee documents including any written comments that 
may be filed. At the discretion of the Chairperson, after completion of 
the planned agenda, individual members of the public may provide oral 
comments 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 Thursday, September 17, 2020.
    Speakers are requested to submit a written copy of their prepared 
remarks for inclusion in the meeting records and for circulation to 
ACPAC members by September 21, 2020. 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-
0190), click the link to ``Open Docket Folder'' and choose the document 
to review.

     Issued in Washington, DC, this day of August 25, 2020.
Steven G. Bradbury,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2020-19161 Filed 9-4-20; 8:45 am]
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