[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 48585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19906]


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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 Operations Working Group (OWG) of the Commercial 
Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The teleconference 
will take place on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, starting at 10:00 
a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Individuals who plan to participate should 
contact Susan Lender, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), (the Contact 
Person listed below) by phone or email for the teleconference call in 
number. The proposed agenda for this teleconference is to follow up on 
actions from the May 10-11, 2012, COMSTAC meeting, and the July 17, 
2012, OWG teleconference. These issues include:
     Continuing the discussion of on-orbit authority for the 
FAA and receive a report from the smaller working group tasked to 
explore case studies;
     Receiving preliminary results from reopening the survey on 
launch site licensing;
     Updating information on international activities; and
     Exploring the issue of China's proposal for launch vehicle 
international standards and best practices.
    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 September 5, 
2012, so that the information can be made available to COMSTAC members 
for their review and consideration before the September 12, 2012, 
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, August 7, 2012.
George C. Nield,
Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2012-19906 Filed 8-13-12; 8:45 am]
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