80 FR 56534 - Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee; Open Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 181 (September 18, 2015)

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, October 21, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the National Transportation Safety Board Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20594. This will be the 61st meeting of the COMSTAC. The proposed schedule for the COMSTAC working group meetings on October 20 is below:

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 56534]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23512]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee; Open Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee 
Open Meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is hereby given of a 
meeting of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee 
(COMSTAC). The meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, 
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, October 21, 2015, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the National Transportation Safety Board 
Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20594. This 
will be the 61st meeting of the COMSTAC.
    The proposed schedule for the COMSTAC working group meetings on 
October 20 is below:

--International Space Policy (8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.)
--Business/Legal (10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.)
--Standards (1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.)
--Operations (3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.)

    The full Committee will meet on October 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m. The proposed agenda for that meeting features speakers relevant to 
the commercial space transportation industry; and reports and 
recommendations from the working groups.
    Interested members of the public may submit relevant written 
statements for the COMSTAC members to consider under the advisory 
process. Statements may concern the issues and agenda items mentioned 
above and/or additional issues that may be relevant for the U.S. 
commercial space transportation industry. Interested parties wishing to 
submit written statements should contact Larry Scott, COMSTAC 
Designated Federal Officer, (the Contact Person listed below) in 
writing (mail or email) by October 9, 2015, so that the information can 
be made available to COMSTAC members for their review and consideration 
before the October 20-21 meeting. Written statements should be supplied 
in the following formats: One hard copy with original signature and/or 
one electronic copy via email.
    A portion of the October 21 meeting will be unavailable to the 
public (starting at approximately 4:00 p.m.).
    An agenda will be posted on the FAA Web site at www.faa.gov/go/ast. 
For specific information concerning the times and locations of the 
COMSTAC working group meetings, contact the Contact Person listed 
below.
    Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as 
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should 
inform the Contact Persons listed below in advance of the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Scott, telephone (202) 267-7982; 
email [email protected], FAA Office of Commercial Space 
Transportation (AST-3), 800 Independence Avenue SW., Room 331, 
Washington, DC 20591.
    Complete information regarding COMSTAC is available on the FAA Web 
site at: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/advisory_committee/.

    Issued in Washington, DC, September 11, 2015.
George C. Nield,
Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2015-23512 Filed 9-17-15; 8:45 am]
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