[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 57546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23504]
[[Page 57546]]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
[DOT Docket No. DOT-OST-2010-0074]
The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Environment
Subcommittee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of
Transportation.
ACTION: The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Environment
Subcommittee; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the
Secretary of Transportation, announces a meeting of the FAAC
Environment Subcommittee, which will be held at InterContinental
Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Field Room, 5300 North River Road, Rosemont, IL
60018. This notice announces the date, time, and location of the
meeting, which will be open to the public. The purpose of the FAAC is
to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of
Transportation to ensure the competitiveness of the U.S. aviation
industry and its capability to manage effectively the evolving
transportation needs, challenges, and opportunities of the global
economy. The Environment Subcommittee is charged with examining steps
and strategies that can be taken by aviation-sector stakeholders and
the Federal Government to reduce aviation's environmental footprint and
foster sustainability gains in cost-effective ways. This includes
consideration of potential approaches to promote effective
international actions through the International Civil Aviation
Organization.
DATES: The meeting will be held on October 5, 2010, from 10:30 a.m. to
3 p.m., Central Daylight Time (CDT).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the InterContinental Chicago
O'Hare Hotel, Field Room, 5300 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018.
Rosemont is located in the Chicago, IL, metropolitan area.
Public Access: The meeting is open to the public. (See below for
registration instructions.)
Public Comments: Persons wishing to offer written comments and
suggestions concerning the activities of the advisory committee or
Environment Subcommittee should file comments in the Public Docket
(Docket Number DOT-OST-2010-0074 at http://www.regulations.gov) or
alternatively through the [email protected] e-mail. If comments and
suggestions are intended specifically for the Environment Subcommittee,
the term ``Environment'' should be listed in the subject line of the
message. To ensure such comments can be considered by the subcommittee
before its October 5, 2010, meeting, public comments must be filed by 5
p.m., Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, October, 1, 2010.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App. 2), we are giving notice of a meeting of the Environment
Subcommittee of the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee taking place
on October 5, 2010, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT, at the
InterContinental Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Field Room, 5300 North River
Road, Rosemont, IL 60018. The agenda includes--
1. Discussion of operational and technology improvements,
sustainable alternative fuels, and harmonized domestic and global
efforts that can contribute to reducing aviation carbon emissions.
2. Consideration of public comments.
3. Identification of environmental options for presentation at the
next meeting of the full committee.
Registration
The meeting room can accommodate up to 20 members of the public.
Persons desiring to attend must pre-register through e-mail to
[email protected]. The term ``Registration: Environment'' should be listed
in the subject line of the message and admission will be limited to the
first 20 persons to pre-register and receive a confirmation of their
pre-registration. The last day for registration is October 1, 2010.
Minutes of the meeting will be taken and will be made available to
the public.
Requests for Special Accommodation
The DOT is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for
all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because
of a disability, please send a request to [email protected] with the term
``Special Accommodations'' listed in the subject line of the message by
close of business Friday, October 1, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Camille Mittelholtz, Deputy Director,
Office of Safety, Energy, and Environment, Office of the Secretary of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590;
telephone (202) 366-4861; fax (202) 366-7638;
[email protected].
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2010.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Designated Federal Official, Future of Aviation Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 2010-23504 Filed 9-20-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P