[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 17991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8192]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Establishment of the Aircraft Repair and Maintenance 
Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the establishment of the FAA Aircraft 
Repair and Maintenance Advisory Committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Bowie, Federal Aviation 
Administration (AFS-340), 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 
20591; phone (202) 267-9952; fax (202) 367-5115; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 27, 2000, a notice was published in the Federal Register, 
65FR46192, announcing the FAA's intent to establish an Aircraft Repair 
and Maintenance Advisory Committee. The advisory committee was mandated 
by the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
Century, Public Law 106-81, section 734, (AIR-21). This notice 
announces the establishment of that advisory committee. In accordance 
with AIR-21, the committee will review issues related to the use and 
oversight of aircraft and aviation component repair and maintenance 
facilities located within, or outside of, the United States. The 
advisory committee will provide advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary of Transportation, through the FAA Administrator, on the 
following tasks:
    (1) The amount and type of aircraft and aviation component repair 
work that is being performed by air carriers and aircraft repair 
facilities located within, and outside of, the United States.
    (2) The staffing needs of those facilities, and
    (3) Any balance of trade or safety issues associated with that 
work.
    The advisory committee affords the FAA additional opportunities to 
obtain direct, firsthand information and insight from the represented 
interests meeting and exchanging ideas with respect to proposed rule 
and existing rules that should be revised or eliminated. The advisory 
committee will make recommendations to increase safety through improved 
oversight of aircraft repair facilities. However, the activities of the 
committee will not circumvent the normal coordination process or the 
public rulemaking procedures.
    The advisory committee consists of twelve members, nine of whom 
have been appointed by the Administrator, as follows:
    (a) Three representatives of labor organizations representing 
aviation mechanics
    (b) One representative of cargo air carriers
    (c) One representative of passenger air carriers
    (d) One representative of aircraft repair facilities
    (e) One representative of aircraft manufacturers
    (f) One representative of on-demand passenger air carriers and 
corporate aircraft operations; and
    (g) One representative of regional passenger air carriers.
    The remaining three positions on the advisory committee consist of 
a representative from the Department of Commerce, designated by the 
Secretary of Commerce, a representative from the Department of State, 
designated by the Secretary of State, and one representative from the 
Federal Aviation Administration, designated by the Administrator.
    Meetings of the Aircraft Repair and Maintenance Advisory Committee 
will be announced in the Federal Register and be open to the public. 
However meetings of any associated working groups will not be open to 
the public except to the extent that individuals or organizations with 
an interest and expertise are selected to participate. No public 
announcement of working group meetings will be made.

    Issued in Washington, DC on March 29, 2001.
Russell S. Unangst, Jr.,
Manager, Resource and Program Management Branch, AFS-310.
[FR Doc. 01-8192 Filed 4-3-01; 8:45 am]
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