[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 189 (Thursday, September 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 60492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24540]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
[DOT Docket No. DOT-OST-2010-0074]
The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Subcommittee on
Competitiveness and Viability; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the
Secretary of Transportation, announces the fourth meeting of the FAAC
Subcommittee on Competitiveness and Viability, which will be held in
Denver, Colorado. This notice provides details on 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 Subcommittee on Competitiveness and Viability is charged
with examining changes in the operating and competitive structures of
the U.S. airline industry; considering innovative strategies to open up
new international markets and expand commercial opportunities in
existing markets; investigating strategies to encourage the development
of cost-effective, cutting-edge technologies and equipment that are
critical for a competitive industry coping with increasing economic and
environmental challenges; and examining the adequacy of current Federal
programs to address the availability of intermodal transportation
options and alternatives, small and rural community access to the
aviation transportation system, the role of State and local governments
in contributing to such access, and how the changing competitive
structure of the U.S. airline industry is likely to transform travel
habits of small and rural communities.
DATES: The Subcommittee on Competitiveness and Viability meeting will
be held on October 15, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mountain
Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the New Press Room, Denver
International Airport, 8500 Pe[ntilde]a Boulevard, Main Terminal, Level
6, Denver, Colorado 80249.
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
subcommittee should file comments in the Public Docket (Docket Number
DOT-OST-2010-0074 at www.regulations.gov) or alternatively through e-
mail at [email protected]. If comments and suggestions are intended
specifically for the Subcommittee on Competitiveness and Viability, the
term ``Competition'' should be listed in the subject line of the
message. To ensure such comments can be considered by the subcommittee
before its October 15, 2010, meeting, public comments must be filed by
5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time Thursday, October 7, 2010.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
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 Subcommittee
on Competitiveness and Viability of the Future of Aviation Advisory
Committee taking place on October 15, 2010, at 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Mountain Daylight Time, in the New Press Room, Denver International
Airport, 8500 Pe[ntilde]a Boulevard, Main Terminal, Level 6, Denver,
Colorado 80249. The agenda includes--
1. Discussion of topics offered by subcommittee teams for referral
to the FAAC on the subject of competitiveness and viability of the
aviation industry,
2. Establishment of a plan and timeline for further work, and
3. Identification of priority issues for the next subcommittee
meeting.
Registration
The meeting room can accommodate up to 35 members of the public.
Persons desiring to attend must pre-register by October 7, 2010,
through e-mail to [email protected]. The term ``Registration: Competition''
should be listed in the subject line of the message, and admission will
be limited to the first 35 persons to pre-register and receive a
confirmation of their pre-registration. No arrangements are being made
for audio or video transmission or for oral statements or questions
from the public at the meeting. Minutes of the meeting will be taken
and will be made available to the public.
Request for Special Accommodations
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 Thursday, October 7, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Homan, Director, Office of
Aviation Analysis, U.S. Department of Transportation; Room 86W-312,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-5903.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2010.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Designated Federal Official, Future of Aviation Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 2010-24540 Filed 9-29-10; 8:45 am]
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