[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 41 (Thursday, March 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12769-12770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04430]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


NextGen Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the NextGen Advisory 
Committee (NAC).

DATES: The meeting will be held virtually only, on March 18, 2021, from 
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. EDT. Requests to attend the meeting virtually and 
request for accommodations for a disability must be received by March 
5, 2021. If you wish to make a public statement during the meeting, you 
must submit a written copy of your remarks by March 5, 2021. Requests 
to submit written materials, to be reviewed by NAC Members before the 
meeting, must be received no later than March 5, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a virtual meeting only. Virtual meeting 
information will be provided upon registration. Information on the NAC, 
including copies of previous meeting minutes is available on the NAC 
internet website at https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ang/nac/. Members of the public interested in 
attending must send the required information listed in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Schwab, NAC Coordinator, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, at [email protected] or 202-267-
1201. Any requests or questions not regarding attendance registration 
should be sent to the person listed in this section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Secretary of Transportation established the NAC under agency 
authority in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, Public Law 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 
to provide independent advice and recommendations to FAA, and to 
respond to specific taskings received directly from FAA. The NAC 
recommends consensus-driven advice for FAA consideration relating to 
Air Traffic Management System modernization.

II. Agenda

    At the meeting, the agenda will cover the following topics:

 NAC Chairman's Report
 FAA Report
 NAC Subcommittee Chairman's Report
    [cir] Risk and Mitigations update for the following focus areas: 
Multiple Runway Operations, Data Communications, Performance Based 
Navigation, Surface and Data Sharing, and Northeast Corridor

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 NAC Chairman Closing Comments

    The detailed agenda will be posted on the NAC internet website at 
least one week in advance of the meeting.

III. Public Participation

    This virtual meeting will be open to the public on a first-come, 
first served basis. Members of the public who wish to attend are asked 
to register via email by submitting full legal name, country of 
citizenship, contact information (telephone number and email address), 
and name of your industry association, or applicable affiliation, to 
the email listed in the ADDRESSES section. When registration is 
confirmed, registrants will be provided the virtual meeting 
information/teleconference call-in number and passcode. Callers are 
responsible for paying associated long-distance charges.

    Note: Only NAC Members, members of the public who have 
registered to make a public statement, and briefers will have the 
ability to speak. All other attendees will be listen only.

    The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to providing 
equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you need 
alternative formats or services because of a disability, please contact 
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Five minutes will be allotted for oral comments from members of the 
public joining the meeting. To accommodate as many speakers as 
possible, the time for each commenter may be limited. Individuals 
wishing to reserve speaking time during the meeting must submit a 
request at the time of registration, as well as the name, address, and 
organizational affiliation of the proposed speaker. If the number of 
registrants requesting to make statements is greater than can be 
reasonably accommodated during the meeting, FAA may conduct a lottery 
to determine the speakers. Speakers are required to submit a copy of 
their prepared remarks for inclusion in the meeting records and for 
circulation to NAC members to the person listed under the heading FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All prepared remarks submitted on time 
will be accepted and considered as part of the meeting's record.
    Members of the public may submit written statements for inclusion 
in the meeting records and circulation to the NAC members. Written 
statements need to be submitted to the person listed under the heading 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Comments received after the due date 
listed in the DATES section, will be distributed to the members but may 
not be reviewed prior to the meeting. Any member of the public may 
present a written statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, this 26th day of February 2021.
Tiffany Ottilia McCoy,
General Engineer, NextGen Office of Collaboration and Messaging, ANG-M, 
Office of the Assistant Administrator for NextGen, Federal Aviation 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-04430 Filed 3-3-21; 8:45 am]
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