[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 210 (Monday, November 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 67163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27484]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary of Transportation

[DOT Docket No. DOT-OST-2010-0074]


The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Subcommittee on 
Competitiveness and Viability; Notice of meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the 
Secretary of Transportation, announces a meeting of the FAAC 
Subcommittee on Competitiveness and Viability, which will be held in 
Washington, DC on November 18, 2010. This notice provides details on 
the date, time, and location of the meeting, which will be open to the 
public. The purpose of the FAAC is to provide advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation to ensure the 
competitiveness of the U.S. aviation industry and its capability to 
manage effectively the evolving transportation needs, challenges, and 
opportunities of the global economy. The Subcommittee on 
Competitiveness and Viability is charged with examining changes in the 
operating and competitive structures of the U.S. airline industry; 
considering innovative strategies to open up new international markets 
and expand commercial opportunities in existing markets; investigating 
strategies to encourage the development of cost-effective, cutting-edge 
technologies and equipment that are critical for a competitive industry 
coping with increasing economic and environmental challenges; and 
examining the adequacy of current Federal programs to address the 
availability of intermodal transportation options and alternatives, 
small and rural community access to the aviation transportation system, 
the role of State and local governments in contributing to such access, 
and how the changing competitive structure of the U.S. airline industry 
is likely to transform travel habits of small and rural communities.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 18, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 
2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held on the 12th floor of the Covington 
and Burling LLC Conference Center, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20004.
    Public Access: The meeting is open to the public. (See below for 
registration instructions.)
    Public Comments: Persons wishing to offer written comments and 
suggestions concerning the activities of the advisory committee or 
competition subcommittee should file comments in the Public Docket 
(Docket Number DOT-OST-2010-0074 at http://www.regulations.gov) or 
alternatively through e-mail at [email protected]. If comments and 
suggestions are intended specifically for the Competition and Viability 
Subcommittee, the term ``Competition'' should be listed in the subject 
line of the message. In order to ensure that such comments can be 
considered by the subcommittee before its November 18, 2010 meeting, 
public comments must be filed by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 
Monday, November 8, 2010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

    Under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App. 2), we are giving notice of a meeting of the Subcommittee 
on Competitiveness and Viability of the Future of Aviation Advisory 
Committee taking place on November 18, 2010 at 10 a.m., at 1201 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. The agenda includes 
further consideration and finalization of recommendations for referral 
to the full FAAC concerning global competitiveness, the aviation tax 
burden, jet fuel price volatility, and air passenger and community 
access challenges.

Registration

    The meeting room can accommodate up to 25 members of the public. 
Persons desiring to attend must pre-register by November 8, 2010 
through e-mail to [email protected]. The term ``Registration: Competition'' 
should be listed in the subject line of the message and admission will 
be limited to the first 25 persons to pre-register and receive a 
confirmation of their pre-registration. No arrangements are being made 
for audio or video transmission or for oral statements or questions 
from the public at the meeting. Minutes of the meeting will be taken 
and will be made available to the public.

Request for Special Accommodation

    The DOT is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for 
all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because 
of a disability, please send a request to [email protected] with the term 
``Special Accommodations'' listed in the subject line of the message by 
close of business on November 8, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Homan, Director, Office of 
Aviation Analysis, U.S. Department of Transportation; Room 86W-312, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-5903.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 27, 2010.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Designated Federal Official, Future of Aviation Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 2010-27484 Filed 10-29-10; 8:45 am]
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