[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 174 (Thursday, September 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 46654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21905]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee--Open Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee 
open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is hereby given of a 
meeting of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee 
(COMSTAC). The meeting will take place on Thursday, October 29, 2009, 
starting at 8 a.m. at the Marriott Metro Center Hotel, 775 12th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20005. This will be the 50th meeting of the 
COMSTAC.
    The proposed agenda for this meeting will feature information about 
25 years of COMSTAC; and discussions will focus on

--the Committee's work on a White Paper entitled DoD Impact on U.S. 
Commercial Launch Services Competitiveness;
--the Committee's work on the National Space Policy Review;
--the Augustine Panel and the implications for the U.S. commercial 
space transportation industry; and
--orbital debris mitigation, industry impact, costs, and the role of 
the FAA.

    Interested members of the public may submit relevant written 
statements for the COMSTAC members to consider under the advisory 
process. Statements may be concerning the issues and agenda items 
mentioned above and/or additional issues that may be relevant for the 
U.S. commercial space transportation industry. Interested parties 
wishing to submit written statements should contact Brenda Parker, DFO, 
(the Contact Person listed below) in writing (mail or e-mail) by 
October 2, 2009, so that the information can be made available to 
COMSTAC members for their review and consideration prior to the October 
29th meeting. Written statements should be supplied in the following 
formats: one hard copy with original signature and/or one electronic 
copy via e-mail.
    Subject to approval, a portion of the October 29th meeting will be 
closed to the public (starting at 3:45 pm).
    An agenda will be posted on the FAA Web site at http://ast.faa.gov. 
For specific information concerning the times and locations of the 
COMSTAC working group meetings, contact the Contact Person listed 
below.
    Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as 
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should 
inform the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Parker (AST-100), Office of 
Commercial Space Transportation (AST), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Room 331, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-3674; E-mail 
[email protected]. Complete information regarding COMSTAC is 
available on the FAA Web site at: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/advisory_committee/.

     Issued in Washington, DC, September 4, 2009.
 George C. Nield,
Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation.
[FR Doc. E9-21905 Filed 9-9-09; 8:45 am]
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