[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53477-53478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13980]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[DOT-OST-2023-0175]


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

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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

DATES: The meetings will be held on August 14, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. to 
4:45 p.m. EDT and September 6, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meetings 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\ Sec. 23020 of 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 (1) 
recommendations for countering human trafficking; (2) an assessment of 
best practices by transportation stakeholders; and (3) human 
trafficking violations involving commercial motor vehicles.
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    \1\ https://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ58/PLAW-117publ58.pdf.
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II. Agenda

    At the August 14, 2024, meeting, the agenda will cover the 
following topics:

10:30-10:45 a.m.--Welcome & Call to Order
10:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m.--USG Presentation(s)
12:05-1:00 p.m.--Lunch
1:05-1:30 p.m.--ACHT Report Overview
     David Saperstein, Chair
     Esther Goetsch, Vice Chair
1:35-3:30 p.m.--Discussion and Deliberation
     David Saperstein, Chair
     Esther Goetsch, Vice Chair
3:35-3:50 p.m.--Break
3:55-4:25 p.m.--Public Comment
     Maha Alkhateeb, Designated Federal Officer
4:30-4:45 p.m.--Next Steps and Closing Remarks

    At the September 6, 2024, meeting, the agenda will cover the 
following topics:
11:00-11:30 a.m.--Welcome & Call to Order
     Julie Abraham, Director
11:35 a.m.-12:00 p.m.--ACHT Report Overview
     David Saperstein, Chair
     Esther Goetsch, Vice Chair
12:05-12:35 p.m.--Vote to Adopt the ACHT Final Report Overview
     David Saperstein, Chair
12:40-12:50 p.m.--Break
12:55-1:25 p.m.--Committee Member Reflections
     Esther Goetsch, Vice Chair
1:30-2:00 p.m.--Public Comment
     Maha Alkhateeb, Designated Federal Officer
2:05-2:15 p.m.--Closing Remarks

    Final agendas that include 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 
meetings.

III. Public Participation

    The virtual meetings will be open to the public.
    Members of the public who wish to attend the August 14, 2024, 
meeting are asked to register, including name and affiliation, at 
[email protected], by August 6, 2024. Individuals requesting 
accessibility accommodations, such as sign language, interpretation, or 
other ancillary aids, may do so via email to [email protected], by 
August 6, 2024.
    Members of the public who wish to attend the September 6, 2024 
meeting are asked to register, including name and affiliation, at 
[email protected], by August 28, 2024. Individuals requesting 
accessibility accommodations, such as

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sign language, interpretation, or other ancillary aids, may do so via 
email to [email protected], by August 28, 2024.
    There will be 30 minutes allotted for oral comments from members of 
the public joining the meetings. To accommodate as many speakers as 
possible, the time for each speaker may be limited. Individuals wishing 
to reserve speaking time during the meetings 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 meetings, 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 no later 
than 5:00 p.m. EDT on August 6, 2024, for the August 14, 2024, meeting, 
and no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on August 28, 2024, for the September 
6, 2024, meeting, 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 5:00 p.m. EDT on 
August 6, 2024, for the August 14, 2024, meeting, and on August 28, 
2024, for the September 6, 2024, meeting, to ensure transmission to 
ACHT prior to the meetings. Comments received after those date and time 
will be distributed to the members, but may not be reviewed prior to 
the meetings.
    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 June 20, 2024.
Carol Annette Petsonk,
Assistant Secretary, Aviation and International Affairs, U.S. 
Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2024-13980 Filed 6-25-24; 8:45 am]
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