[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 10158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02908]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[DOT-OST-2023-0175]


Department of Transportation Advisory Committee on Human 
Trafficking: Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of 
Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY:  This notice announces a virtual meeting of the Department of 
Transportation Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking.

DATES: The meeting will be held on March 13, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually. Any person requiring 
accessibility accommodations should contact the Official listed in the 
next section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maha Alkhateeb, Office of 
International Transportation and Trade, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, at [email protected] or (202) 366-4398. Also visit 
the ACHT website at https://www.transportation.gov/stophumantrafficking/acht.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    ACHT was re-chartered on July 29, 2022, using the Department's 
authorities under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) (Pub. L. 117-
58).\1\ The ACHT was initially established as mandated by sec. 5(a) of 
the 2018 Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act (Pub. 
L. 115-99).\2\ Sec. 23020 of the BIL requires the Secretary of 
Transportation, acting through the ACHT and in coordination with the 
Attorney General, to submit a triennial counter-trafficking report with 
recommendations for countering human trafficking, an assessment of best 
practices by transportation stakeholders, and human trafficking 
violations involving commercial motor vehicles.
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    \1\ https://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ58/PLAW-117publ58.pdf.
    \2\ https://www.govinfo.gov/link/plaw/115/public/99.
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II. Agenda

    At the March 13, 2024, meeting, the agenda will cover the following 
topics:

 Welcome and Introductions
 Subcommittees Reports and Discussion
 Public Participation

    A final agenda that includes a virtual participation link will be 
posted on the ACHT internet website at https://www.transportation.gov/stophumantrafficking/acht, at least one week in advance of the meeting.

III. Public Participation

    The virtual meeting will be open to the public. Members of the 
public who wish to attend are asked to register, including name and 
affiliation to [email protected] by March 5, 2024. Individuals 
requesting accessibility accommodations, such as sign language, 
interpretation, or other ancillary aids, may do so via email at: 
[email protected] by March 5, 2024.
    There will be 30 minutes allotted for oral comments from members of 
the public joining the meeting. To accommodate as many speakers as 
possible, the time for public comments 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, the Office of the Secretary 
may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers. Speakers are requested 
to submit a written copy of their prepared remarks by 5 p.m. EST on 
March 5, 2024, for inclusion in the meeting records and for circulation 
to ACHT members. Written comments timely submitted from those 
participants not selected to speak will be accepted and considered as 
part of the meeting record.
    Persons who wish to submit written comments for consideration by 
ACHT during the meeting must submit them no later than 5 p.m. EST on 
March 5, 2024, to ensure transmission to ACHT prior to the meeting. 
Comments received after that date and time will be distributed to the 
members but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting.
    Copies of the meeting minutes will be available on the ACHT 
internet website at https://www.transportation.gov/stophumantrafficking/acht.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2024.
Carol Annette Petsonk,
Assistant Secretary, Aviation and International Affairs, U.S. 
Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2024-02908 Filed 2-12-24; 8:45 am]
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