[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29180-29181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14098]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Task Force on Assistance to Families in Aviation Disasters, Open 
Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Task Force on Assistance to Families in Aviation Disasters 
will hold a meeting to discuss assistance to families of passengers 
involved in aviation accidents. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, June 9, 1997, from 9:30 am 
to 4:30 pm.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in Room 2230 of Department of 
Transportation (DOT) Headquarters, 400 7th Street, SW, Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven R. Okun, Task Force Executive 
Director, telephone 202-366-0140, or Marc C. Owen, Task Force Staff 
Director, mailing address, 400 7th Street SW, Room 5424, Washington, 
D.C. 20590, telecopier 202-366-7147, and telephone 202-366-6823.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix), DOT gives notice of a meeting of the Task 
Force on Assistance to Families in Aviation Disasters (Task Force). The 
Task Force was established by the Aviation Disaster Family Assistance 
Act of 1996 to develop recommendations on ways to improve the treatment 
of families of passengers involved in aviation accidents. The principal 
purpose of the meeting on June 9 is to examine the role of Federal, 
State, and private entities at aviation accident sites, as well as to 
discuss issues facing private and public entities on the treatment of 
families of persons involved in aviation accidents.
    The meeting will be open to the public. Limited seating is 
available on a first-come, first-served basis. The public may submit 
written comments to the Task Force at any time. Comments should be sent 
to Mr. Owen at the address or telecopier number shown above. Another 
public meeting will be held in July, on a date to be determined, in 
which the public will be invited to testify on issues within the 
charter of the Task Force.


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    Issued in Washington, D.C., on May 23, 1997.
Steven R. Okun,
Task Force Executive Director, Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-14098 Filed 5-28-97; 8:45 am]
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