[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43135-43136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17861]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2012-0087]


Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection

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

ACTION: Notice of second meeting of advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the second meeting of the Advisory 
Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection.

DATES: The second meeting of the advisory committee is scheduled for 
August 7, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Meeting Rooms 8, 9 and 10 
(located on the lobby level of the West Building with capacity for 
approximately 80 attendees) at the U.S. Department of Transportation, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC. Attendance is open to the 
public; however, 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 
below at least five (5) calendar days prior to the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register to attend the meeting, 
please contact Amanda Stokes, Associate Research Analyst, Centra 
Technology, Inc., [email protected]; 703-894-6529. For other 
information please contact Nicholas Lowry, Senior Attorney, Office of 
the Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, 
[email protected]; U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Ave. SE., Washington, DC, 20590; 202-366-9342 (phone), 202-366-7152 
(fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 24, 2012, the Secretary, as mandated 
by Section 411 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 
112-95, 126 Stat. 11 (2012)), established the Advisory Committee on 
Aviation Consumer Protection and announced those persons appointed as 
members. By notice dated June 13, 2012, the Department announced the 
first meeting of the committee. That meeting was held on June 28, 2012. 
A charter for the committee, drafted in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, sets forth 
policies for the operation of the advisory committee and is available 
on the Department's Web site at http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2012/dot5912.html.
    The second meeting of the committee is scheduled for August 7, 
2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time in Meeting Rooms 8, 9, 
and 10 at the Department's headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 
Washington, DC 20590. The agenda topics for that second meeting will 
include a continuation of the presentation by the Office of Aviation 
Enforcement and Proceedings (Enforcement Office) regarding its 
enforcement policies and initiatives relating to air travel by persons 
with

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disabilities, which was cut short at the prior meeting. In addition, at 
the request of committee members, the following presentations are 
planned: (1) By representatives of the disability community with 
reference to the Department's program to protect the rights of disabled 
air travelers and recommendations for any new initiatives; (2) by 
representatives from both air carriers and the global distribution 
systems (GDSs) regarding regulatory issues in the display and sale of 
airline ancillary services through the GDSs; (3) by a representative of 
the industry regarding the airline industry's financial condition; and 
(4) by the Enforcement Office on the implementation status and the 
effects of the tarmac delay rule (14 CFR 259.4) and the new tarmac 
delay plan statutory approval requirement, 49 U.S.C. 42301.
    As announced in our notice of June 13, meetings of the committee 
will be open to the public and, time permitting, comments by members of 
the public are invited. Since access to the U.S. DOT headquarters 
building is controlled for security purposes, we ask that any member of 
the general public who plans to attend the second meeting notify the 
Department contact noted above no later than five (5) 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. The 
docket number referenced above (OST 2012-0087, available at https://www.regulations.gov) has been established for committee documents 
including any written comments that may be filed. At the discretion of 
the Chairperson and time permitting, after completion of the planned 
agenda in the afternoon of the second meeting, individual members of 
the public may provide oral comments. Any oral comments presented must 
be limited to the objectives of the committee and will be limited to 
five (5) minutes per person. Individual members of the public who wish 
to present oral comments must notify the Department contact noted above 
via email that they wish to attend and present oral comments at least 
five (5) calendar days prior to the meeting. For this initial meeting, 
no more than one hour will be set aside for oral comments by the 
general public.
    Persons with a disability who plan to attend the meeting and 
require special accommodations, such as an interpreter for the hearing 
impaired, should notify the Department contact noted above at least 
seven (7) calendar days prior to the meeting. Persons attending with a 
service animal should also advise us of that fact so that it can be 
taken into account in connection with space and possible allergy 
issues.
    Notice of this meeting is being provided in accordance with the 
FACA and the General Services Administration regulations covering 
management of Federal advisory committees. (41 CFR Part 102-3.)

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 18, 2012.
Samuel Podberesky,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement & Proceedings, U.S. 
Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2012-17861 Filed 7-20-12; 8:45 am]
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