[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66229-66230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30608]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FA-1999-6483]


Fractional Ownership Advisory Committee; Submission of Comments 
and Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This document announces a public meeting in which the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA), on behalf of the Fractional Ownership 
Advisory Committee (FOAC), solicits the views and recommendations of 
all interested parties, who are not members of the FOAC, on such 
revisions to the Federal Aviation Regulations as may be appropriate 
with respect to fractional ownership programs.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on November 30, 1999, and 
December 1, 1999, at 9:00 a.m. in Washington, DC. Registration will 
begin at 8:30 a.m. on each day. Written statements must be received no 
later than December 1, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Loews L'Enfant Plaza 
Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza East, SW., Washington, DC 20024; telephone 
(202) 484-1000, facsimile (202) 646-4456.
    Persons who are unable to attend the meeting and wish to submit 
written statements may mail statements (clearly marked with the docket 
number) in triplicate to Federal Aviation Administration, office of the 
Chief Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket (AGC-200), Docket No. FAA-1999-
6483, 400 Seventh St., SW., Nassif Building, Rm. PL-401, Washington, DC 
20590. Statements also may be submitted electronically to the following 
Internet address: [email protected]. Statements may be inspected in 
room PL-401. Written statements to the docket will receive the same 
consideration as oral statements made at the public meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request to present an oral statement 
at the public meeting and questions regarding the logistics of the 
meeting should be directed to Carrie Pugh, Flight Standards Service, 
AFS-200, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 493-4153, facsimilie (202) 267-
5229.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public meeting will be held at the 
Lowe's L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 
20024, telephone: (202) 484-1000. Persons needing overnight 
accommodations should contact the hotel directly.
    The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for 
interested parties to make oral and written statements to the FOAC 
expressing their views and recommendations concerning the management of 
and operation of fractional ownership programs and how the FAA should 
regulate such operations. The agenda for the meeting will include:

Day One:
     Welcoming remarks.
     Public presentations.
     Responses by presenters to questions posed by members of 
the FOAC.

Day Two:
     Public Presentations.
     Responses by presenters to questions posed by members of 
the FOAC.

Participation at the Public Meeting

    Requests from persons who wish to present oral statements at the 
public meetings should be received by the FAA no later than November 
26, 1999. Such requests should be submitted to Carrie Pugh, Flight 
Standards Service, AFS-200 listed in the section above titled ``For 
Further Information Contact'' and should include a written time needed 
for the presentation, and identification of the kind of entity that may 
be affected by any future rulemaking with respect to fractional 
ownership programs. Requests received after the date specified above 
will be scheduled if there is time available during the meeting; 
however, the names of those individuals may not appear on the written 
agenda. The FAA will prepare an agenda of speakers and presenters and 
make the agenda available at the meeting. Because presenters on the 
agenda may decide not to make presentations presenters should make 
themselves available to speak earlier than scheduled. To accommodate as 
many presenters as possible, the amount of time allocated to each 
presenter may be less than the amount of time requested. Persons 
requiring audiovisual equipment should notify the FAA when requesting 
to be placed on the agenda.

Background

    In May 1996, a management company asked the FAA to approve the 
master interchange agreement for what it called a fractional ownership 
master interchange program, which the management company sought to 
operate under subpart F of 14 CFR part 91. When this request was 
forwarded to FAA headquarters, it marked the beginning of an extensive 
agency review of master interchange programs and the fractional 
ownership issue. During its review, the FAA obtained information on 
several other programs from the management companies that operate them. 
It also received information from management companies that are not 
engaged in fractional ownership programs, charter operators, corporate 
customers, and various industry associations.
    The FAA's consideration of the fractional ownership issue has now 
proceeded to a point where the Administrator deems it appropriate to 
create the Fractional Ownership Advisory Committee to provide the FAA 
with advice and recommendations on the appropriate regulatory structure 
for fractional ownership programs. The Fractional Ownership Advisory 
Committee will serve as a forum for interaction among FAA, the 
fractional owners, fractional and traditional management companies, and 
charter operators.

Public Meeting Procedures

    Persons who plan to attend the meeting should be aware of the 
following procedures established for this 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 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.), 
subject to availability of space in the meeting room.
    2. Representatives from the FAA will conduct the public meeting.
    3. The public meeting is intended as a forum to gain additional 
information with respect to fractional ownership programs. Participants 
must limit their presentations to this issue.
    4. The meeting will offer the opportunity for all interested 
parties to present additional information not currently available to 
the FAA.
    5. The FAA will try to accommodate all speakers; therefore, it may 
be necessary to limit the time available for an individual or group. If 
necessary, the meeting may be extended to evenings. If practicable, the 
meeting may be accelerated to enable adjournment in less than the time 
scheduled.
    6. 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.

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    7. The meeting will be recorded by a court reporter. A transcript 
of the meeting and written material submitted on fractional ownership 
programs will be included in the public docket. Each person 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.
    9. The meeting is designed to solicit public views and more 
complete information relevant to the regulation of fractional ownership 
operation. Therefore, the meeting will be conducted in an informal and 
nonadversarial manner.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 19, 1999.
L. Nicholas Lacey,
Director, Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 99-30608 Filed 11-22-99; 10:19 am]
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