[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 178 (Friday, September 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51953-51954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20103]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[DOT Docket Number: FAA-2021-0847]


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, on October 19, 2021, from 
1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT. Requests to attend the meeting virtually and 
request for accommodations for a disability must be received by October 
5, 2021. If you wish to make a public statement during the meeting, you 
must submit a written copy of your remarks by October 5, 2021. Written 
materials requested to be reviewed by NAC Members before the meeting 
must be received no later than October 5, 2021.

ADDRESSES: This will be a virtual meeting. 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 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION section 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 the FAA, and to 
respond to specific taskings received directly from the FAA. The NAC 
recommends consensus-driven advice for FAA consideration relating to 
Air Traffic Management System modernization.

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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
 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. Members of the 
public who wish to attend are asked to register via email by submitting 
their full legal name, country of citizenship, contact information 
(telephone number and email address), and name of your industry 
association, or applicable affiliation. Please email this information 
to the email address 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 (if any).

    Note: Only NAC Members, members of the public who have 
registered to make a public statement, and NAC working groups and 
FAA staff who are providing briefings will have the ability to 
speak. All other attendees will be able to 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. This time may be extended if there is a 
significant number of members of the public wishing to provide an oral 
comment. 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.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 14th day of September, 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. 2021-20103 Filed 9-16-21; 8:45 am]
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