[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 172 (Thursday, September 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51688-51689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20485]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2007-0108]


National Task Force To Develop Model Contingency Plans To Deal 
With Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground Delays

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation 
(DOT).

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the National Task Force to 
Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy Airline On-Board 
Ground Delays.

DATES: The Task Force meeting is scheduled for September 22, 2008, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The Task Force meeting will be held at the U.S. Department 
of Transportation (U.S. DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 
DC, in the Oklahoma City Conference Room on the lobby level of the West 
Building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING THE 
TASK FORCE: Livaughn Chapman, Jr., or Kathleen Blank-Riether, Office of 
the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Ave., SE., W-96-429, Washington, DC 20590-0001; Phone: (202) 366-9342; 
Fax: (202) 366-7152; e-mail: [email protected], or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and the General Services 
Administration regulations covering management of Federal advisory 
committees, 41 CFR part 102-3, this notice announces a meeting of the 
National Task Force to Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with 
Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground Delays. The meeting will be held on 
September 22, 2008, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the U.S. Department 
of Transportation (U.S. DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 
DC, in the Oklahoma City Conference Room on the lobby level of the West 
Building.
    DOT's Office of Inspector General recommended, in its audit report, 
entitled ``Actions Needed to Minimize Long, On-Board Flight Delays,'' 
issued on September 25, 2007, that the Secretary of Transportation 
establish a national task force of airlines, airports, and the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) to coordinate and develop contingency 
plans to deal with lengthy delays, such as working with carriers and 
airports to share facilities and make gates available in an emergency. 
To effectuate this recommendation, on January 3, 2008, the Department, 
consistent with the requirements of the FACA, established the National 
Task Force to Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy 
Airline On-Board Ground Delays. The first meeting of the Task Force 
took place on February 26, 2008. The September 22, 2008, meeting will 
be the sixth meeting of the task force.
    The agenda topics for the September 22, 2008, meeting will include 
a continuation of the final review and discussion of the draft model 
contingency planning document for dealing with lengthy tarmac delays 
that was developed by the Contingency Plan Working Group, the working 
group that is tasked with reviewing existing airline and airport 
contingency plans for extended tarmac delays for best practices and 
developing a model contingency plan.

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    Attendance is open to the public, and time will be provided for 
comments by members of the public. Since access to the U.S. DOT 
headquarters building is controlled for security purposes, any member 
of the general public who plans to attend this meeting must notify the 
Department contact noted above no later than ten (10) calendar days 
prior to the meeting. Attendance will be necessarily limited by the 
size of the meeting room.
    Members of the public may present written comments at any time and, 
at the discretion of the Chairman and time permitting, oral comments at 
the meeting. Any oral comments permitted must be limited to agenda 
items and will be limited to five (5) minutes per person. Members of 
the public who wish to present oral comments must notify the Department 
contact noted above via e-mail at least ten (10) calendar days prior to 
the meeting that they wish to attend and present oral comments. For the 
September 22, 2008, meeting, no more than one hour will be set aside 
for oral comments. Although written material may be filed in the docket 
at any time, comments regarding upcoming meeting topics should be sent 
to the Task Force docket, (10) calendar days prior to the meeting. 
Members of the public may also contact the Department contact noted 
above to be placed on the Task Force mailing list.
    Persons with a disability requiring special accommodations, such as 
an interpreter for the hearing impaired, should get in touch with the 
Department contact noted above at least seven (7) calendar days prior 
to the meeting.
    Notice of this meeting is provided in accordance with the FACA and 
the General Service Administration regulations covering management of 
Federal advisory committees.

    Issued on: August 27, 2008.
Samuel Podberesky,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement & Proceedings, U.S. 
Department of Transportation.
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