[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 71706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28659]


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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 fifth meeting of advisory committee.

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

DATES: The fifth meeting of the advisory committee is scheduled for 
December 16, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Oklahoma City Room (located 
on the lobby level of the West Building with capacity for approximately 
100 attendees) at the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC. Attendance is open to the public up 
to the room's capacity; 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 
registration 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 Amy Przybyla, Research Analyst, CENTRA Technology, Inc., 
[email protected]; 703-894-6962. For other information 
please contact Kathleen Blank Riether, 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), 202-366-5944 (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 (ACACP) 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://facasms.fido.gov/committee/charters.aspx?cid=2448&aid=47.
    The fifth meeting of the ACACP initially was scheduled for Tuesday, 
October 8, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time at the 
Federal Aviation Administration headquarters in Washington, DC. Due to 
the lapse in funding of the Federal government on October 1, 2013, key 
preparations for the fifth committee meeting by law had to be placed on 
hold until funding was resumed. The meeting has been rescheduled for 
Monday, December 16, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time in 
the Oklahoma City Room at the U.S. Department of Transportation 
headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC. The agenda for 
the meeting includes an update from the DOT's Office of Aviation 
Enforcement and Proceedings (Enforcement Office) on the implementation 
status of the ACACP's initial set of recommendations to the Secretary 
submitted to Congress on March 22, 2013. Other issues to be discussed 
include making consumer rights information available to the public on 
airport posters, delays in the clearance of passengers arriving on 
international flights through the U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
facilities at U.S. airports, customized airfare pricing and potential 
consumer protection issues, and the ACACP's recommendations for 
calendar year 2013 to the Secretary of Transportation on additional 
needed consumer protection measures.
    As announced in the notices of previous meetings of the ACACP, the 
meeting will be open to the public, and, time permitting, comments by 
members of the public are invited. Since access to the U.S. Department 
of Transportation headquarters building is controlled for security 
purposes, we ask that any member of the general public who plans to 
attend the fifth 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, individual members of the public may provide oral comments. Any 
oral comments presented must be limited to the objectives of the ACACP 
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.
    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.

    Authority: (41 CFR Part 102-3.)

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 25, 2013.
Samuel Podberesky,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement & Proceedings, U.S. 
Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2013-28659 Filed 11-27-13; 8:45 am]
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