[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71081-71082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29626]


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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD


Public Aircraft Oversight Safety Forum

    The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will convene a 
Public Aircraft Oversight Safety Forum which will begin at 9 a.m., 
Wednesday, November 30, 2011. NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman will 
chair the two-day forum and all five Board Members will participate. 
The forum is open to all and free to attend (there is no registration).
    Public aircraft are operated by a federal, state, or local 
government for the purpose of fulfilling governmental functions such as 
national defense, intelligence missions, firefighting, search and 
rescue, law enforcement, aeronautical research, or biological or 
resource management. Government organizations conducting public 
aircraft operations supervise their own flight and maintenance 
operations without oversight from the Federal Aviation Administration 
(FAA).
    The goals of the forum, entitled ``Public Aircraft Oversight Forum: 
Ensuring Safety for Critical Missions'', are to (1) raise awareness of 
the importance of effective oversight in ensuring the safety of public 
aircraft operations; (2) identify where responsibility lies for 
oversight of public aircraft operations; and (3) facilitate the sharing 
of best practices and lessons learned across a number of parties 
involved in the oversight of public aircraft operations.
    All of these areas will be explored through presentations by 
invited representatives from federal, state, and local government 
entities, aviation industry trade associations, and civil operators 
contracting with government agencies. At the conclusion of all 
presentations for each topic area, presenters will take part in a 
question and answer discussion with Board Members and NTSB staff.
    Below is the preliminary forum agenda:

Wednesday, November 30

--Welcome and Opening Remarks.
--Defining Public Aircraft.
--Defining Oversight.
--The Role of the FAA in Public Aircraft Oversight.

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--Oversight of Government-Owned Aircraft.

Thursday, December 1

--Oversight of Contracted Aircraft.
--Contractors' Perspective on Public Aircraft Oversight.
--Role of Organizations Representing Public Aircraft Operators and 
Contractors.
--Closing Remarks.
    A detailed agenda and list of participants will be released closer 
to the date of the event.
    Organizations and individuals can submit questions for 
consideration as part of the question and answer discussions. 
Submissions should directly address one or more of the forum's seven 
topic areas (identified by the panel titles) and should be submitted to 
[email protected]. The deadline for receipt is November 25, 2011.
    The forum will be held in the NTSB Board Room and Conference 
Center, located at 429 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC. The public 
can view the forum in person or by webcast at http://www.ntsb.gov.
    NTSB Media Contact: Bridget Serchak, (202) 314-6100 (Washington, 
DC), [email protected].
    NTSB Forum Manager: Georgia Struhsaker, (808) 329-9161 (Hawaii), 
[email protected].

    Dated: November 10, 2011.
Candi R. Bing,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-29626 Filed 11-15-11; 8:45 am]
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