[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 53120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26597]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-1998-4465]


Flight Attendant Training and Qualifications

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a 
meeting to obtain information about potential issues and solutions 
regarding flight attendant training and qualifications. This meeting is 
a precursor to possible regulatory and or policy changes regarding 
flight attendant training and qualification.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on October 14, 1998, at the 
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence, Ave. SW, Washington, 
DC, in Bessie Coleman Conference Center, the 2nd Floor; Registration: 
9:00 a.m.; Meeting: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be mailed or delivered, in duplicate, to: 
U.S. Department of Transportation Dockets, Docket No. FAA-1998-4465, 
400 Independence Avenue, SW, Room Plaza 401, Washington, DC 20591. 
Comments may also be sent electronically to the Rules Docket by using 
the following Internet address: [email protected]. Comments must 
be marked Docket No. FAA-1998-4465. Comments may be filed and/or 
examined in Room Plaza 401 on weekdays between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 
p.m., except on Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donell Pollard, Flight Standards 
Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-7035; 
[email protected].
    Requests to present a statement at the public meeting on Flight 
Attendant Training and Qualification and questions regarding the 
logistics of the meeting should be directed to Regina L. Jones, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of Rulemaking (ARM-104), 800 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-
9822; fax (202) 267-5075.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to participate in this public 
meeting by submitting written data, views, or arguments. Comments 
should identify the regulatory docket and should be submitted in 
duplicate to the Rules Docket address specified above. The docket is 
available for public inspection both before and after the public 
meeting.
    Requests from persons who wish to present oral statements at the 
public meeting on Flight Attendant Training and Qualifications should 
be received by the FAA no later than October 7, 1998. Such requests 
should be submitted to Regina L. Jones as listed in the section titled 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Requests received after October 7, 
will be scheduled if time is available during the meeting; however, the 
name of those individuals may not appear on the written agenda. The FAA 
will prepare an agenda of speakers that will be available at the 
meeting. To accommodate as many speakers as possible, the amount of 
time allocated to each speaker may be less than the amount of time 
requested. Those persons desiring to have available audiovisual 
equipment should notify the FAA when requesting to be placed on the 
agenda.
    The FAA will acknowledge receipt of a comment if the commenter 
includes a self-addressed, stamped postcard with the comment. The 
postcard should be marked ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-1998-4465.'' 
When the comment is received by the FAA, the postcard will be dated, 
time stamped, and returned to the commenter.

Public Meeting Procedures

    The public meeting will be held on October 14, 1998, at the Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC, in 
the Bessie Coleman Conference Center on the 2nd Floor; Registration: 
9:00 a.m.; Meeting: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
    The following procedures are established to facilitate the public 
meeting:
    1. There will be no admission fee or other charge to attend or to 
participate in the public meeting. The meeting will be open to all 
persons who have requested in advance to present statements or who 
register on the day of the meeting (between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.) 
subject to availability of space in the meeting room.
    2. The public meeting may adjourn early if scheduled speakers 
complete their statements in less time than currently is scheduled for 
the meeting.
    3. The FAA will try to accommodate all speakers; therefore, it may 
be necessary to limit the time available for an individual or group.
    4. Participants should address their comments to the panel. No 
individual will be subject to cross-examination by any other 
participant.
    5. Sign and oral interpretation can be made available at the 
meeting, as well as an assistive listening device, if requested 10 
calendar days before the meeting.
    6. Representatives of the FAA will conduct the public meeting. A 
panel of FAA personnel involved in this issue will be present.
    7. The meeting will be recorded by a court reporter. A transcript 
of the meeting and any material accepted by the panel during the 
meeting will be included in the public docket (Docket number FAA-1998-
4465). Any person who is interested in purchasing a copy of the 
transcript should contact the court reporter directly. This information 
will be available at the meeting.
    8. The FAA will review and consider all material presented by 
participants at the public meeting. Position papers or material 
presenting views or information related to flight attendant training 
and qualifications may be accepted at the discretion of the presiding 
officer and subsequently placed in the public docket. The FAA requests 
that persons participating in the meeting provide 10 copies of all 
materials to be presented for distribution to the panel members; other 
copies may be provided to the audience at the discretion of the 
participant.
    9. Statements made by members of the public meeting panel are 
intended to facilitate discussion of the issues or to clarify issues. 
Final decisions concerning issues that the public may raise cannot be 
made at the meeting. The FAA may, however, ask questions to clarify 
statements made by the public and to ensure a complete and accurate 
record.
    10. The meeting is designed to solicit public views on flight 
attendant training and qualifications. Therefore, the meeting will be 
conducted in an informal and nonadversarial manner.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 14, 1998.
Richard O. Gordon,
Acting Director, Flight Standards Services.
[FR Doc. 98-26597 Filed 9-30-98; 12:56 pm]
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