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)

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

[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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