[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 52174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26393]


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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, (DOT).

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 Wednesday, October 8, 1997, from 
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Thursday, October 9, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will take place Room 2230 of Department of 
Transportation (DOT) Headquarters, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven R. Okun, Task Force Executive 
Director, telephone 202-366-4702, or Marc C. Owen, Task Force Staff 
Director, mailing address, 400 7th Street SW., Room 5424, Washington, 
DC 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 meeting 
is open to the public both days. In particular, topics for discussion 
on both days include a review of draft recommendations to be included 
in the Task Force's final report to Congress.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on September 29, 1997.
Steven R. Okun,
Task Force Executive Director, Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-26393 Filed 10-3-97; 8:45 am]
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