81_FR_41590 81 FR 41467 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel: Third Meeting of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee

81 FR 41467 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel: Third Meeting of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 123 (June 27, 2016)

Page Range41467-41468
FR Document2016-15147

This notice announces the third meeting of the Advisory Committee on Accessible Air Transportation (ACCESS Advisory Committee).

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41467-41468]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15147]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

14 CFR Part 382

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2015-0246]
RIN 2105-AE12


Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel: Third 
Meeting of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of third public meeting of advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the third meeting of the Advisory 
Committee on Accessible Air Transportation (ACCESS Advisory Committee).

DATES: The third meeting of the ACCESS Advisory Committee will be held 
on July 11 and 12, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. 
Members of the public may submit written comments on the topics to be 
considered during the meeting by July 5, 2016. See Supplementary 
Information for details.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City, 
1250 Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202, in the Diplomat Room. 
Attendance is open to the public up to the room's capacity of 150 
attendees. Since space is limited, any member of the general public who 
plans to attend this meeting must notify the registration contact 
identified below no later than July 5, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register to attend the meeting, 
please contact Kyle Illgenfritz ([email protected]; 703-442-
4575 extension 128). For other information, please contact Livaughn 
Chapman or Vinh Nguyen, Office of the Aviation Enforcement and 
Proceedings, U.S. Department of Transportation, by email at 
[email protected] or [email protected] or by telephone at 202-
366-9342.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Third Public Meeting of the ACCESS Committee

    The third meeting of the ACCESS Advisory Committee will be held on 
July 11 and 12, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The 
meeting will be held at the Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City, 1250 Hayes 
Street, Arlington, VA 22202, in the Diplomat Room. At the meeting, the 
ACCESS Advisory Committee will continue to address whether to require 
accessible inflight entertainment (IFE) and strengthen accessibility 
requirements for other in-flight communications, whether to require an 
accessible lavatory on new single-aisle aircraft over a certain size, 
and whether to amend the definition of ``service animals'' that may 
accompany passengers with a disability on a flight. This meeting will 
include reports from the three working groups on the status of their 
discussions of the issues identified in previous meetings and any 
strawman proposals that are being developed. Prior to the meeting, the 
agenda will be available on the ACCESS Advisory Committee's Web site, 
www.transportation.gov/access-advisory-committee.
    The meeting will be open to the public. Attendance will be limited 
by the size of the meeting room (maximum 150 attendees). Because space 
is limited, we ask that any member of the public who plans to attend 
the meeting notify the registration contact, Kyle Illgenfritz 
([email protected]; 703-442-4575 extension 128) at Linkvisum, 
no later than July 5, 2016. At the discretion of the facilitator and 
the Committee and time permitting, members of the public are invited to 
contribute to the discussion and provide oral comments.

II. Submitting Written Comments

    Members of the public may submit written comments on the topics to 
be considered during the meeting by July 5, 2016, to FDMC, Docket 
Number DOT-OST-2015-0246. You may submit your comments and material 
online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of 
these means. DOT recommends that you include your name and a mailing 
address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of your 
document so that DOT can contact you if there are questions regarding 
your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov, 
put the docket number, DOT-OST-2015-0246, in the keyword box, and click 
``Search.'' When the new screen appears, click on the ``Comment Now!'' 
button and type your comment into the text box on the following screen. 
Choose whether you are submitting your comment as an individual or on 
behalf of a third party and then submit. If you submit your comments by 
mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 
8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing.

III. Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments and any documents mentioned in this preamble as 
being available in the docket, go to www.regulations.gov. Enter the 
docket number, DOT-OST-2015-0246, in the keyword box, and click 
``Search.'' Next, click the link to ``Open Docket Folder'' and choose 
the document to review. If you do not have access to the Internet, you 
may view the docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility 
in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

IV. ACCESS Advisory Committee Charter

    The ACCESS Advisory Committee is established by charter in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. 
App. 2. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx approved the ACCESS 
Advisory Committee charter on April 6, 2016. The committee's charter 
sets forth policies for the operation of the advisory committee and is 
available on the Department's Web site at www.transportation.gov/office-general-counsel/negotiated-regulations/charter.

V. Privacy Act

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 
public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these 
comments, without edit, including any personal information the 
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system 
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
www.dot.gov/privacy.

VI. Future Committee Meetings

    DOT anticipates that the ACCESS Advisory Committee will have three 
additional two-day meetings in Washington DC The meetings are 
tentatively scheduled for following dates: Fourth meeting, August 16-
17; fifth meeting, September 22-23, and the sixth and final meeting, 
October 13-14. Notices of all future meetings will be published in the 
Federal Register at least 15 calendar days prior to each meeting.
    Notice of this meeting is being provided in accordance with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act and the General Services Administration 
regulations covering management of Federal advisory committees. See 41 
CFR part 102-3.

    Issued under the authority of delegation in 49 CFR 1.27(n).


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    Dated: June 22, 2016.
Molly J. Moran,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2016-15147 Filed 6-24-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 123 / Monday, June 27, 2016 / Proposed Rules 41467 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION address whether to require accessible www.regulations.gov. Enter the docket inflight entertainment (IFE) and number, DOT–OST–2015–0246, in the Office of the Secretary strengthen accessibility requirements for keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, other in-flight communications, whether click the link to ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ 14 CFR Part 382 to require an accessible lavatory on new and choose the document to review. If single-aisle aircraft over a certain size, you do not have access to the Internet, [Docket No. DOT–OST–2015–0246] and whether to amend the definition of you may view the docket online by RIN 2105–AE12 ‘‘service animals’’ that may accompany visiting the Docket Management Facility passengers with a disability on a flight. in Room W12–140 on the ground floor Nondiscrimination on the Basis of This meeting will include reports from Disability in Air Travel: Third Meeting of the DOT West Building, 1200 New the three working groups on the status of the Negotiated Rulemaking Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC of their discussions of the issues Committee 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., E.T., identified in previous meetings and any Monday through Friday, except Federal strawman proposals that are being AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, holidays. developed. Prior to the meeting, the Department of Transportation. agenda will be available on the ACCESS IV. ACCESS Advisory Committee ACTION: Notice of third public meeting Advisory Committee’s Web site, Charter of advisory committee. www.transportation.gov/access- advisory-committee. The ACCESS Advisory Committee is SUMMARY: This notice announces the The meeting will be open to the established by charter in accordance third meeting of the Advisory public. Attendance will be limited by with the Federal Advisory Committee Committee on Accessible Air the size of the meeting room (maximum Transportation (ACCESS Advisory Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. Secretary 150 attendees). Because space is limited, of Transportation Anthony Foxx Committee). we ask that any member of the public approved the ACCESS Advisory DATES: The third meeting of the who plans to attend the meeting notify Committee charter on April 6, 2016. The ACCESS Advisory Committee will be the registration contact, Kyle Illgenfritz committee’s charter sets forth policies held on July 11 and 12, 2016, from 9 (kilgenfritz@linkvisum.com; 703–442– for the operation of the advisory a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. 4575 extension 128) at Linkvisum, no committee and is available on the Members of the public may submit later than July 5, 2016. At the discretion Department’s Web site at written comments on the topics to be of the facilitator and the Committee and www.transportation.gov/office-general- considered during the meeting by July 5, time permitting, members of the public counsel/negotiated-regulations/charter. 2016. See Supplementary Information are invited to contribute to the for details. discussion and provide oral comments. V. Privacy Act ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at II. Submitting Written Comments In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), the Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City, 1250 Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202, in Members of the public may submit DOT solicits comments from the public the Diplomat Room. Attendance is open written comments on the topics to be to better inform its rulemaking process. to the public up to the room’s capacity considered during the meeting by July 5, DOT posts these comments, without of 150 attendees. Since space is limited, 2016, to FDMC, Docket Number DOT– edit, including any personal information any member of the general public who OST–2015–0246. You may submit your the commenter provides, to plans to attend this meeting must notify comments and material online or by fax, www.regulations.gov, as described in the registration contact identified below mail, or hand delivery, but please use the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– no later than July 5, 2016. only one of these means. DOT 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at recommends that you include your www.dot.gov/privacy. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To name and a mailing address, an email register to attend the meeting, please address, or a phone number in the body VI. Future Committee Meetings contact Kyle Illgenfritz (kilgenfritz@ of your document so that DOT can linkvisum.com; 703–442–4575 DOT anticipates that the ACCESS contact you if there are questions extension 128). For other information, regarding your submission. Advisory Committee will have three please contact Livaughn Chapman or To submit your comment online, go to additional two-day meetings in Vinh Nguyen, Office of the Aviation http://www.regulations.gov, put the Washington DC The meetings are Enforcement and Proceedings, U.S. docket number, DOT–OST–2015–0246, tentatively scheduled for following Department of Transportation, by email in the keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ dates: Fourth meeting, August 16–17; at livaughn.chapman@dot.gov or When the new screen appears, click on fifth meeting, September 22–23, and the vinh.nguyen@dot.gov or by telephone at the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type sixth and final meeting, October 13–14. 202–366–9342. your comment into the text box on the Notices of all future meetings will be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: following screen. Choose whether you published in the Federal Register at are submitting your comment as an least 15 calendar days prior to each I. Third Public Meeting of the ACCESS individual or on behalf of a third party meeting. Committee and then submit. If you submit your Notice of this meeting is being The third meeting of the ACCESS comments by mail or hand delivery, mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS provided in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee will be held on submit them in an unbound format, no Advisory Committee Act and the July 11 and 12, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 5 larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for General Services Administration p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The copying and electronic filing. meeting will be held at the Ritz Carlton, regulations covering management of Pentagon City, 1250 Hayes Street, III. Viewing Comments and Documents Federal advisory committees. See 41 Arlington, VA 22202, in the Diplomat To view comments and any CFR part 102–3. Room. 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41468 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 123 / Monday, June 27, 2016 / Proposed Rules Dated: June 22, 2016. Identify the document by docket ID scientific and technical personnel Molly J. Moran, number and other identifying among academia, industry, and Federal Acting General Counsel. information (subject heading, Federal laboratories. [FR Doc. 2016–15147 Filed 6–24–16; 8:45 am] Register date and page number). Under the Stevenson-Wydler Act, BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: several mechanisms have been Courtney Silverthorn, via email: developed which are being used by courtney.silverthorn@nist.gov, or by various Federal agencies for exchanging telephone: 301–975–4189. personnel with the public and private DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE sectors. The proposed rules will SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: facilitate agencies’ use of existing National Institutes of Standards and I. General Information mechanisms, as well as provide for Technology Does this action apply to me? more integrated programs intended to expand the exchange of personnel as 15 CFR Part 17 This proposed rule may be of interest authorized under section 3712, in order [Docket No.: 160311228–6228–01] to you if you are an educational to accelerate the transfer of innovative institution, a company (including a technologies from Federal laboratories RIN 0693–AB62 small business firm), or a nonprofit for the benefit of the United States and institution, that collaborates or would its economy. Some current authorities Technology Innovation—Personnel like to collaborate with Federal relevant to personnel exchange between Exchanges Government employees on technology Federal laboratories and non-federal AGENCY: National Institute of Standards research and development of mutual partners are described below. and Technology (NIST), United States interest. B. Current Personnel Exchange Department of Commerce. II. Background Mechanisms ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. The Stevenson-Wydler Technology 1. Cooperative Research and SUMMARY: NIST is seeking comments on Innovation Act of 1980, Public Law 96– Development Agreement—The proposed regulations intended to foster 480, as amended (codified at title 15 of Cooperative Research and Development the exchange of scientific and technical the United States Code (U.S.C.), Section Agreement (CRADA) is one of the personnel among academia, industry, 3701 et seq.) (the Stevenson-Wydler principal mechanisms used by Federal including particularly small businesses, Act), sets forth a national policy to laboratories to engage in collaborative and Federal laboratories. Such promote cooperation among academia, efforts with non-federal partners to exchanges are an effective means for Federal laboratories, labor, and industry achieve the goals of technology transfer. accelerating the transfer of Federal in order to facilitate the transfer of It affords discretion to Government laboratory technology to benefit the innovative federal technologies to Owned Government Operated (GOGO) United States economy. An objective of United States and world markets. In and Government Owned Contractor this rulemaking is to clarify the furtherance of that policy, the Operated (GOCO) laboratories to enter appropriate use of Cooperative Research Administration’s Lab to Market into collaborative agreements with and Development Agreement authority initiative seeks to ‘‘significantly many types of organizations. CRADAs by a Federal laboratory for personnel accelerate and improve technology allow one or more Federal laboratories exchanges where the Federal laboratory transfer by streamlining administrative and one or more non-federal parties (i.e., has an existing relationship with the processes, facilitating partnerships with state or local government units; industry, evaluating impact, and industrial organizations; public and potential partner through another legal opening federal research and private foundations; universities and mechanism, as well as in the context of development (R&D) assets as a platform other non-profit organizations; and joint research projects or the for innovation and economic growth.’’ other individuals who are licensees of development of existing laboratory (Lab to Market: Cross Agency Priority Government-owned inventions) to technology, and through use of the Goal Quarterly Progress Update, Fiscal collaborate to conduct specified General Services Administration’s Year 2015 Quarter 4). One proven research and development-related Presidential Innovation Fellows method to ensure that federal activities that are consistent with the program for Federal laboratory innovations are made available to laboratory’s mission. Technical Entrepreneur-in-Residence programs. industry and the public is to encourage assistance can also be provided to small Another objective of this rulemaking is businesses. The legal authority for this to remove outdated regulations frequent interactions among Federal laboratories, academic institutions, and personnel exchange mechanism via addressing the licensing of inventions mutual collaboration on research and owned by the Department of Commerce. industry, including small businesses. development projects is 15 U.S.C. When the comment period is A. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 3710a. DOE has recently used the concluded, NIST will analyze the Pursuant to authority delegated to it CRADA authority to enable a pilot comments received, incorporate by the Secretary of Commerce, NIST is program for public-private comments as appropriate, and publish a providing notice to the public of entrepreneurial partnerships between final regulation. proposed rulemaking to remove Federal laboratories and the private DATES: Comments must be received no outdated provisions in part 17 of title 15 sector for the placement of personnel. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS later than July 27, 2016. of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) The DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, regarding the licensing of inventions Laboratory provides a virtual home for identified by docket identification (ID) owned by the Department, and to revise entrepreneurial clean-energy researchers number: 160311228–6228–01, through part 17 to address the use of personnel through ‘‘Cyclotron Road,’’ a new the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// exchange authorities and programs as public-private partnership to advance www.regulations.gov (search using the authorized under 15 U.S.C. 3712, which energy technologies until they can docket number). 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of third public meeting of advisory committee.
DatesThe third meeting of the ACCESS Advisory Committee will be held on July 11 and 12, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. Members of the public may submit written comments on the topics to be considered during the meeting by July 5, 2016. See Supplementary Information for details.
ContactTo register to attend the meeting, please contact Kyle Illgenfritz ([email protected]; 703-442- 4575 extension 128). For other information, please contact Livaughn Chapman or Vinh Nguyen, Office of the Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, U.S. Department of Transportation, by email at [email protected] or [email protected] or by telephone at 202- 366-9342.
FR Citation81 FR 41467 
RIN Number2105-AE12
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