83 FR 59447 - Advisory Committee on Aviation Consumer Protection Matters; Subcommittee on In-Flight Sexual Misconduct
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 226 (November 23, 2018)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 226 (November 23, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-25508 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 226 (Friday, November 23, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 59447-59448] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-25508] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary [Docket No. DOT-OST-2018-0190] Advisory Committee on Aviation Consumer Protection Matters; Subcommittee on In-Flight Sexual Misconduct AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (``OST''), Department of Transportation (``DOT''). ACTION: Notice of reestablishment and first meeting of the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (``Department'') has reestablished the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (``ACPAC'' or ``Committee''), formerly known as the Advisory Committee on Aviation Consumer Protection, as a Federal advisory committee. The Department has also established a National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force (``Task Force'') as an ACPAC Subcommittee. The Task Force will develop recommendations for the ACPAC's consideration on best practices and protocols for air carriers relating to training, reporting, and data collection of sexual assault onboard commercial aircraft. The Department anticipates the first meeting of the ACPAC will be held on January 16, 2019. The meeting will be held in the Media Center (located on the lobby level of the West Building) at the U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters,1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, Washington, DC 20590. Three topics will be discussed at that meeting-- (1) establishment of the Task Force (including the tasks to be carried out by the Task Force); (2) transparency of airline ancillary service fees; and (3) involuntary changes to travel itineraries. DATES: The first meeting of the reestablished ACPAC will be held on January 16, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register to attend the meeting, please contact Stuart Hindman, Senior Attorney, Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 202-366-9342; or Zeenat Iqbal, Senior Attorney, Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 202-366-9893. Attendance is open to the public up to the room's capacity of 100 attendees. Since space is limited and access to the DOT headquarters building is controlled for security purposes, any member of the general public who plans to attend this meeting must notify the registration contact identified no later than Wednesday, January 2, 2019. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 24, 2012, the Department established an advisory committee on aviation consumer protection, known as the Advisory Committee on Aviation Consumer Protection, as mandated by section 411 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-95, 126 Stat. 11 (2012)) (2012 FAA Act) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended. The original Committee held nine meetings and examined a broad range of issues affecting consumers. The Committee has contributed significantly to the Department's aviation consumer protection program as it provides a forum for stakeholders, including representatives of airlines, airports and consumers, to discuss important consumer issues. The statutory termination date for the Committee was originally established by the 2012 FAA Act as September 30, 2015, but has been extended several times, most recently by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. No: 115-254) (2018 FAA Act) to the current termination date of September 30, 2023. The Department has updated the Committee's charter to clarify that the Committee's work should concern aviation consumer protection issues that fall within the current statutory authority of the Department and establish a subcommittee to be called the ``National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force.'' Appointment of New Members The Secretary has appointed four new members to the Committee. The appointed members are: (1) Patricia Vercelli, General Counsel, Airlines for America, as the airline representative; (2) Mario Rodriguez, Executive Director of the Indianapolis Airport Authority, as the airport operator representative; (3) Pete K. Rahn, Maryland Secretary of Transportation, as the State or local government representative; and (4) Frances Smith, Adjunct Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute, as the consumer representative. Mr. Rahn will serve as the Chair of the Committee. The Department chose the Committee members based on two main criteria: (1) Representativeness (does the individual represent one of the four groups mentioned above); and (2) expertise (does the individual bring essential knowledge, expertise, or experience regarding consumer protection). National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force Subcommittee Recent reports of increased incidents of sexual assault and misconduct onboard aircraft have highlighted concerns regarding the response to such incidents. The Joint Explanatory Statement of the 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act requested that the Department establish a Task Force to provide recommendations in this area. In addition, the Task Force is mandated by the 2018 FAA Act. Accordingly, a Task Force has been established as a subcommittee under the ACPAC to consider best practices and protocols for air carriers relating to training, reporting, and data collection of sexual misconduct by passengers onboard commercial aircraft. The Task Force will include representatives from the Department of Transportation, Department of Justice (including the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Office of Victims of Crime and Office on Violence Against Women), Department of Health and Human Services, national organizations which specialize in providing services to sexual assault [[Page 59448]] victims, national consumer protection organizations, national travel organizations, labor organizations representing flight attendants and pilots, State and local law enforcement agencies, airports, and air carriers. As a subcommittee, the Task Force will report its recommendations to the ACPAC for deliberation and not provide its recommendations directly to the Department. The Task Force's report of its findings and recommendations to the ACPAC will be released to the public. ACPAC Administrative Matters; Upcoming Meeting; and Topics The first meeting of the reestablished ACPAC will take place at the Department's headquarters in Washington, DC on January 16, 2019. During the first meeting, the Department will announce the members of the Task Force and there will be a discussion of the duties of the Task Force members. In addition, two other topics--the transparency of airline ancillary service fees and involuntary changes to itineraries--will be discussed. The Joint Explanatory Statement of the 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act requests that the Department work in collaboration with industry, consumers and other stakeholders to establish guidelines on transparency of airline ancillary fees. In addition, the 2018 FAA Act mandates that the Department review and make recommendations with regard to air carriers' handling of involuntary changes to passengers' travel itineraries, and that the Department may consult with the Committee for this purpose. Accordingly, the Committee will discuss these issues during the meeting. The Department's Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, within the Office of the General Counsel, will provide appropriate funding, logistics, administrative, and technical support for the Committee. The Department's subject matter experts will also provide support to the Committee. Viewing Documents You may view any documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket at http://www.regulations.gov. After entering the docket number, 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. Dated: November 8, 2018. Steven G. Bradbury, General Counsel. 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Affected Public: Shippers and carriers (including the tasks to be carried out by Committee’s work should concern
of petroleum liquids by rail. the Task Force); (2) transparency of aviation consumer protection issues that
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping airline ancillary service fees; and (3) fall within the current statutory
Burden: involuntary changes to travel itineraries. authority of the Department and
Number of Respondents: 2,283. DATES: The first meeting of the establish a subcommittee to be called
Total Annual Responses: 2,481. reestablished ACPAC will be held on the ‘‘National In-Flight Sexual
Total Annual Burden Hours: 28,863. January 16, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 Misconduct Task Force.’’
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
p.m. Eastern Time. Appointment of New Members
Issued in Washington, DC, on November FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
19, 2018. The Secretary has appointed four new
register to attend the meeting, please members to the Committee. The
William S. Schoonover, contact Stuart Hindman, Senior
Associate Administrator for Hazard Materials appointed members are: (1) Patricia
Attorney, Office of Aviation Vercelli, General Counsel, Airlines for
Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Enforcement and Proceedings, by email
Safety Administration. America, as the airline representative;
at stuart.hindman@dot.gov, or by (2) Mario Rodriguez, Executive Director
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telephone at 202–366–9342; or Zeenat of the Indianapolis Airport Authority, as
BILLING CODE 4910–60–P Iqbal, Senior Attorney, Office of the airport operator representative; (3)
Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, Pete K. Rahn, Maryland Secretary of
by email at zeenat.iqbal@dot.gov, or by Transportation, as the State or local
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION telephone at 202–366–9893. Attendance government representative; and (4)
Office of the Secretary is open to the public up to the room’s Frances Smith, Adjunct Fellow,
capacity of 100 attendees. Since space is Competitive Enterprise Institute, as the
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2018–0190] limited and access to the DOT consumer representative. Mr. Rahn will
headquarters building is controlled for serve as the Chair of the Committee. The
Advisory Committee on Aviation security purposes, any member of the
Consumer Protection Matters; Department chose the Committee
general public who plans to attend this members based on two main criteria: (1)
Subcommittee on In-Flight Sexual meeting must notify the registration
Misconduct Representativeness (does the individual
contact identified no later than represent one of the four groups
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (‘‘OST’’), Wednesday, January 2, 2019. mentioned above); and (2) expertise
Department of Transportation (‘‘DOT’’). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (does the individual bring essential
ACTION: Notice of reestablishment and knowledge, expertise, or experience
Background
first meeting of the Aviation Consumer regarding consumer protection).
Protection Advisory Committee. On May 24, 2012, the Department
established an advisory committee on National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct
SUMMARY: The Department of aviation consumer protection, known as Task Force Subcommittee
Transportation (‘‘Department’’) has the Advisory Committee on Aviation Recent reports of increased incidents
reestablished the Aviation Consumer Consumer Protection, as mandated by of sexual assault and misconduct
Protection Advisory Committee section 411 of the FAA Modernization onboard aircraft have highlighted
(‘‘ACPAC’’ or ‘‘Committee’’), formerly and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112– concerns regarding the response to such
known as the Advisory Committee on 95, 126 Stat. 11 (2012)) (2012 FAA Act) incidents. The Joint Explanatory
Aviation Consumer Protection, as a and the Federal Advisory Committee Statement of the 2018 Consolidated
Federal advisory committee. The Act (FACA), as amended. The original Appropriations Act requested that the
Department has also established a Committee held nine meetings and Department establish a Task Force to
National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct examined a broad range of issues provide recommendations in this area.
Task Force (‘‘Task Force’’) as an ACPAC affecting consumers. The Committee has In addition, the Task Force is mandated
Subcommittee. The Task Force will contributed significantly to the by the 2018 FAA Act. Accordingly, a
develop recommendations for the Department’s aviation consumer Task Force has been established as a
ACPAC’s consideration on best protection program as it provides a subcommittee under the ACPAC to
practices and protocols for air carriers forum for stakeholders, including consider best practices and protocols for
relating to training, reporting, and data representatives of airlines, airports and air carriers relating to training,
collection of sexual assault onboard consumers, to discuss important reporting, and data collection of sexual
commercial aircraft. The Department consumer issues. misconduct by passengers onboard
anticipates the first meeting of the The statutory termination date for the commercial aircraft. The Task Force will
ACPAC will be held on January 16, Committee was originally established by include representatives from the
2019. The meeting will be held in the the 2012 FAA Act as September 30, Department of Transportation,
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Media Center (located on the lobby level 2015, but has been extended several Department of Justice (including the
of the West Building) at the U.S. times, most recently by the FAA Federal Bureau of Investigations, Office
Department of Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. No: of Victims of Crime and Office on
Headquarters,1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, 115–254) (2018 FAA Act) to the current Violence Against Women), Department
Washington, DC 20590. Three topics termination date of September 30, 2023. of Health and Human Services, national
will be discussed at that meeting—(1) The Department has updated the organizations which specialize in
establishment of the Task Force Committee’s charter to clarify that the providing services to sexual assault
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victims, national consumer protection Dated: November 8, 2018. nationality Libya; Gender Male
organizations, national travel Steven G. Bradbury, (individual) [LIBYA3].
organizations, labor organizations General Counsel. Designated pursuant to Section 1(a)(v)
representing flight attendants and pilots, [FR Doc. 2018–25508 Filed 11–21–18; 8:45 am] of Executive Order 13726 of April 19,
State and local law enforcement BILLING CODE 4910–P 2016, ‘‘Blocking Property and
agencies, airports, and air carriers. As a Suspending Entry Into the United States
subcommittee, the Task Force will of Persons Contributing to the Situation
report its recommendations to the in Libya’’ (E.O. 13726) for being a leader
ACPAC for deliberation and not provide DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
of an entity that has, or whose members
its recommendations directly to the
Office of Foreign Assets Control have, engaged in actions or policies that
Department. The Task Force’s report of
threaten the peace, security, or stability
its findings and recommendations to the
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action of Libya, including through the supply
ACPAC will be released to the public.
of arms or related materiel.
ACPAC Administrative Matters; AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury. Dated: November 19, 2018.
Upcoming Meeting; and Topics
ACTION: Notice. Andrea M. Gacki,
The first meeting of the reestablished
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
ACPAC will take place at the SUMMARY: The Department of the [FR Doc. 2018–25489 Filed 11–21–18; 8:45 am]
Department’s headquarters in Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Washington, DC on January 16, 2019. Control (OFAC) is publishing the names BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P
During the first meeting, the Department of one or more persons that have been
will announce the members of the Task placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated
Force and there will be a discussion of DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Nationals and Blocked Persons List
the duties of the Task Force members. based on OFAC’s determination that one
In addition, two other topics—the Internal Revenue Service
or more applicable legal criteria were
transparency of airline ancillary service satisfied. All property and interests in
fees and involuntary changes to Publication of the Tier 2 Tax Rates
property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of
itineraries—will be discussed. The Joint this person are blocked, and U.S. AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Explanatory Statement of the 2018 persons are generally prohibited from Treasury.
Consolidated Appropriations Act engaging in transactions with them.
requests that the Department work in ACTION: Notice.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
collaboration with industry, consumers
and other stakeholders to establish section.
SUMMARY: Publication of the tier 2 tax
guidelines on transparency of airline FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
rates for calendar year 2019 as required
ancillary fees. In addition, the 2018 OFAC: Associate Director for Global by section 3241(d) of the Internal
FAA Act mandates that the Department Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; Assistant Revenue Code. Tier 2 taxes on railroad
review and make recommendations Director for Sanctions Compliance & employees, employers, and employee
with regard to air carriers’ handling of Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–2490; representatives are one source of
involuntary changes to passengers’ Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.:
funding for benefits under the Railroad
travel itineraries, and that the 202–622–2480; Assistant Director for
Retirement Act.
Department may consult with the Regulatory Affairs, tel. 202–622–4855;
Committee for this purpose. or the Department of the Treasury’s DATES: The tier 2 tax rates for calendar
Accordingly, the Committee will Office of the General Counsel: Office of year 2019 apply to compensation paid
discuss these issues during the meeting. the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets in calendar year 2019.
The Department’s Office of Aviation Control), tel.: 202–622–2410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Enforcement and Proceedings, within SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Kathleen Edmondson,
the Office of the General Counsel, will
Electronic Availability CC:TEGE:EOEG:ET1, Internal Revenue
provide appropriate funding, logistics,
Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
administrative, and technical support The Specially Designated Nationals
Washington, DC 20224, Telephone
for the Committee. The Department’s and Blocked Persons List and additional
Number (202) 317–6798 (not a toll-free
subject matter experts will also provide information concerning OFAC sanctions
number).
support to the Committee. programs are available on OFAC’s
website (www.treasury.gov/ofac). Tier 2 Tax Rates: The tier 2 tax rate
Viewing Documents for 2019 under section 3201(b) on
You may view any documents Notice of OFAC Action(s) employees is 4.9 percent of
mentioned in this preamble as being On November 19, 2018, OFAC compensation. The tier 2 tax rate for
available in the docket at http:// determined that the property and 2019 under section 3221(b) on
www.regulations.gov. After entering the interests in property subject to U.S. employers is 13.1 percent of
docket number, click the link to ‘‘Open jurisdiction of the following person is compensation. The tier 2 tax rate for
Docket Folder’’ and choose the blocked under the relevant sanctions 2019 under section 3211(b) on employee
document to review. If you do not have authority listed below. representatives is 13.1 percent of
access to the internet, you may view the compensation.
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docket online by visiting the Docket Individual
Dated: November 14, 2018.
Management Facility in Room W12–140 1. BADI, Salah (a.k.a. BADI, Omal
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and 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through a.k.a. BADI, Salahidin), Tripoli, Libya; [FR Doc. 2018–25459 Filed 11–21–18; 8:45 am]
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| Action | Notice of reestablishment and first meeting of the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee. | |
| Dates | The first meeting of the reestablished ACPAC will be held on January 16, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. | |
| Contact | To register to attend the meeting, please contact Stuart Hindman, Senior Attorney, Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 202-366-9342; or Zeenat Iqbal, Senior Attorney, Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 202-366-9893. Attendance is open to the public up to the room's capacity of 100 attendees. Since space is limited and access to the DOT headquarters building is controlled for security purposes, any member of the general public who plans to attend this meeting must notify the registration contact identified no later than Wednesday, January 2, 2019. | |
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