[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11845-11846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4749]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2011-0146]
Notice of Intent To Review Structure of the Aviation Rulemaking
Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is considering restructuring the Aviation Rulemaking
Advisory Committee (ARAC). This notice is to inform the public of FAA's
intent and invites the public to provide any ideas or thoughts it may
have on this matter.
DATES: Send your comments on or before April 4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by Docket Number FAA-2011-
0146 using any of the following methods:
Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
Mail: Send comments to the Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
Fax: Fax comments to the Docket Management Facility at
202-493-2251.
Hand Delivery: Bring comments to the Docket Management
Facility in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Privacy: We will post all comments we receive, without change, to
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. Using the search function of our docket Web site, anyone can
find and read the comments received into any of our dockets, including
the name of the individual sending the comment (or signing the comment
for an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).
Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to
http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to the Docket Management
Facility in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) was established
in February 1991 to provide FAA's Administrator with industry and
public input in the form of information, advice, and recommendations to
be considered in the full range of FAA rulemaking activities. These
factors are consistent with the dictates of the Administrative
Procedures Act (APA). The exchange of ideas that occurs through the
ARAC process affords the FAA additional opportunities to obtain
firsthand information and insight from those parties who are most
affected by existing and proposed regulations.
ARAC consists of approximately 55 member organizations selected by
the FAA as most representative of the various viewpoints of those
impacted by FAA regulations. The organizations provide a membership
fairly balanced in terms of points of view of those represented and the
functions to be performed by the committee. The committee is composed
of organizations representing air carriers, airports, flight
attendants, manufacturers, pilots, public interest and advocacy groups,
repair stations, and consumer groups. Members serve in a representative
capacity. In addition, an Executive Committee (ExCom) was formed to
provide overall administrative oversight for committee activities. The
ExCom consists of the ARAC Chair and Vice Chair, who serve as
chairperson and vice chairperson, respectively for ExCom; assistant
chairpersons representing aeronautical technical subject areas
(presently, air carrier operations, maintenance, occupant safety,
general aviation certification and operations, noise, aircraft
certification, airport certification, transport airplane and engine,
rotorcraft, and training and qualifications) with active projects only
in transport airplane and engine, and air carrier operations.
The goal of ARAC is to assemble the strongest expertise possible to
address particular issues facing the aviation industry and traveling
public. The committee conducts its business in open deliberations in
the form of public meetings (working groups are exempted). As an
advisory body, ARAC has consistently exercised its independence and
freedom to provide the FAA recommendations that are not influenced or
predetermined by the government. Since 1998, ARAC has submitted more
than 110 documented recommendations or products to the
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FAA that have contributed significantly to the agency's ability to meet
its regulatory obligations.
In recent years, the level of effort in ARAC has been reduced to
the point that the FAA believes it may be appropriate to reorganize the
committee in order to align the structure more closely with its current
level of effort while maintaining its effectiveness. The FAA is
considering reconstituting a new ARAC that reduces the over-arching
layer of 55 members to a maximum of 25, eliminates the Executive
Committee, while continuing to achieve balance across the broad
spectrum of aviation stakeholders and interests. The FAA invites
interested persons to participate in this request for comments by
submitting written comments, data, or views. The most helpful comments
clearly explain the reason for any position.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Renee Butner, Office of Rulemaking,
ARM-24, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-5093, facsimile (202) 267-
5075; e-mail [email protected].
This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 28, 2011.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 2011-4749 Filed 3-2-11; 8:45 am]
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