
[Federal Register: August 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 151)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2007-0108]

 
National Task Force To Develop Model Contingency Plans To Deal 
With Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground Delays

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation 
(DOT).

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the National Task Force to 
Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy Airline On-Board 
Ground Delays.

DATES: The Task Force meeting is scheduled for August 25, 2008, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The Task Force meeting will be held at the U.S. Department 
of Transportation (U.S. DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 
DC, in the Oklahoma City Conference Room on the lobby level of the West 
Building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Livaughn Chapman, Jr., or Kathleen 
Blank-Riether, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., W-96-429, Washington, DC 
20590-0001; Phone: (202) 366-9342; Fax: (202) 366-7152; e-mail: 
Livaughn.Chapman@dot.gov, or Kathleen.Blankriether@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and the General Services 
Administration regulations covering management of Federal advisory 
committees, 41 CFR Parts 102-3, this notice announces a meeting of the 
National Task Force to Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with 
Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground Delays. The meeting will be held on 
August 25, 2008, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation (U.S. DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, 
in the Oklahoma City Conference Room on the lobby level of the West 
Building.
    DOT's Office of Inspector General recommended, in its audit report, 
entitled ``Actions Needed to Minimize Long, On-Board Flight Delays,'' 
issued on September 25, 2007, that the Secretary of Transportation 
establish a national task force of airlines, airports, and the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) to coordinate and develop contingency 
plans to deal with lengthy delays, such as working with carriers and 
airports to share facilities and make gates available in an emergency. 
To effectuate this recommendation, on January 3, 2008, the Department, 
consistent with the requirements of the FACA, established the National 
Task Force to Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy 
Airline On-Board Ground Delays. The first meeting of the Task Force 
took place on February 26, 2008. This will be the fifth meeting of the 
task force.
    The agenda topics for the August 25, 2008, meeting will include the 
following: (1) A final review and discussion of a draft model 
contingency plan for dealing with lengthy tarmac delays, developed by 
the Contingency Plan Working Group, the working group that is tasked 
with reviewing existing airline and airport contingency plans for 
extended tarmac delays for best practices and developing a model 
contingency plan; and (2) one or more presentations on recent tarmac 
delay events and efforts to avoid them.
    Attendance is open to the public, and time will be provided for 
comments by members of the public. Since access to the U.S. DOT 
headquarters building is controlled for security purposes, any member 
of the general public who plans to attend this meeting must notify the 
Department contact noted above no later than ten (10) calendar days 
prior to the meeting. Attendance will be necessarily limited by the 
size of the meeting room.
    Members of the public may present written comments at any time and, 
at the discretion of the Chairman and time permitting, oral comments at 
the meeting. Any oral comments permitted must be limited to agenda 
items and will be limited to five (5) minutes per person. Members of 
the public who wish to present oral comments must notify the Department 
contact noted above via e-mail that they wish to attend and present 
oral comments at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the meeting. For 
the August 25, 2008, meeting, no more than one hour will be set aside 
for oral comments. Although written material may be filed in the docket 
at any time, comments regarding upcoming meeting topics should be sent 
to the Task Force docket, (10) calendar days prior to the meeting. 
Members of the public may also contact the Department contact noted 
above to be placed on the Task Force mailing list.
    Persons with a disability requiring special accommodations, such as 
an interpreter for the hearing impaired, should get in touch with the 
Department contact noted above at least seven (7) calendar days prior 
to the meeting.
    Notice of this meeting is provided in accordance with the FACA and 
the General Services Administration regulations covering management of 
Federal advisory committees.

    Issued on: July 30, 2008.
Samuel Podberesky,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement & Proceedings, U.S. 
Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. E8-17904 Filed 8-4-08; 8:45 am]

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