[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 209 (Friday, October 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67018-67019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27951]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee--Public 
Teleconference

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee 
Teleconference.

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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 
teleconference of the Space Transportation Operations Working Group 
(STOWG) of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee 
(COMSTAC). The teleconference will take place on Thursday, November 17, 
2011, starting at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Individuals who plan 
to participate should contact Susan Lender, DFO, (the Contact Person 
listed below) by phone or email for the teleconference call in

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number. The proposed agenda for this teleconference is to follow up on 
issues raised during the October 13, 2011, STOWG meeting. These issues 
include:
     Gathering best practice guidelines on the long-term 
sustainability of space for consideration by the UN Office of Outer 
Space Affairs; and
     Collecting COMSTAC's suggestions for revisions to Title 14 
of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 420.
    Interested members of the public may submit relevant written 
statements for the COMSTAC working group members to consider under the 
advisory process. Statements may concern the issues and agenda items 
mentioned above or additional issues that may be relevant for the U.S. 
commercial space transportation industry. Interested parties wishing to 
submit written statements should contact Susan Lender, DFO, (the 
Contact Person listed below) in writing (mail or email) by November 14, 
2011, so that the information can be made available to COMSTAC members 
for their review and consideration before the November 17, 2011, 
teleconference. Written statements should be supplied in the following 
formats: one hard copy with original signature or one electronic copy 
via email.
    An agenda will be posted on the FAA Web site at http://www.faa.gov/go/ast.
    Individuals who plan to participate and need special assistance 
should inform the Contact Person listed below in advance of the 
meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Lender (AST-5), Office of 
Commercial Space Transportation (AST), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Room 331, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-8029; Email 
[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, October 24, 2011.
George C. Nield,
Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2011-27951 Filed 10-27-11; 8:45 am]
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