[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 86 (Friday, May 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26101-26102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10505]


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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 fourth meeting of advisory committee.

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

DATES: The fourth meeting of the advisory committee is scheduled for 
May 21, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Federal Aviation 
Administration's auditorium on the 3rd floor of the FAA Headquarters 
building at 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. 
Attendance is open to the public up to the room's capacity; however, 
since access to the FAA headquarters building is controlled for 
security purposes, any member of the general public who plans to attend 
this meeting must notify the Department contact identified below at 
least five (5) calendar days prior to the meeting date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register to attend the meeting, 
please contact Jessica Payne, Principal Research Analyst, (703) 894-
6560, or Amanda Stokes, Associate Research Analyst (703) 894-6529, 
Centra Technology, Inc., [email protected]. For other 
information please contact Nicholas Lowry, Senior Attorney, Office of 
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. The committee's charter, 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 fourth meeting of the committee is scheduled for Tuesday, May 
21, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time in the auditorium of 
the Federal Aviation Administration at its headquarters building, 800 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591. At the meeting, staff 
members from the DOT's Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings 
(Enforcement Office) will describe the steps taken by the Department to 
implement the committee's first set of recommendations to the Secretary 
and provide an update on the status of on-going rulemaking and 
enforcement initiatives affecting consumer protection in air travel. 
The meeting will also address privacy of personally identifiable 
information collected in connection with the purchase of air travel 
from airlines and travel agents. Issues to be addressed are: what 
information is collected and by whom; who retains information 
(airlines, travel agents, including on-line travel agents (OTAs), and 
global distribution systems (GDSs)); what privacy policies are in place 
and is information used consistent with those policies; and what 
security measures are in place to protect against unauthorized access? 
We plan on hearing from government representatives, as well as speakers 
from the airline and travel agent industry, including GDSs, online 
travel agents, and consumer groups on the privacy issue. In addition, 
the committee expects to discuss possible agenda items and the 
scheduling of future meetings.
    As announced in the notices of previous meetings of the committee, 
the meeting will be open to the public, and written and, time 
permitting, oral comments by members of the public are invited. 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, 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 
present oral comments at least five (5) calendar days prior to the 
meeting. Also, since access to the FAA headquarters building is 
controlled for security purposes, we ask that any member of the general 
public who plans to attend this meeting notify the Department contact 
noted above no later than five (5) calendar days prior to the meeting 
date (i.e., by May 16). Attendance will be necessarily limited by the 
size of the meeting room.
    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 April 29, 2013.
Samuel Podberesky,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement & Proceedings, U.S. 
Department of Transportation.
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