
[Federal Register: July 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 139)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary of Transportation

[DOT Docket No. DOT-OST-2010-0074]

 
The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Subcommittee on 
Labor and World-Class Workforce; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Department of 
Transportation.

ACTION: The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Subcommittee 
on Labor and World-Class Workforce; Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the 
Secretary of Transportation, announces a meeting of the FAAC 
Subcommittee on Labor and World-Class Workforce, which will be held via 
teleconference at

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(877) 336-1839, participant code 9757062. This notice announces the 
date, time, and location of the meeting, which will be open to the 
public. The purpose of the FAAC is to provide advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation to ensure the 
competitiveness of the U.S. aviation industry and its capability to 
manage effectively the evolving transportation needs, challenges, and 
opportunities of the global economy. The Subcommittee is charged with 
ensuring the availability and quality of a workforce necessary to 
support a robust, expanding commercial aviation industry in light of 
the changing socioeconomic dynamics of the world's technologically 
advanced economies. Among other matters, the subcommittee will examine 
certain issues affecting the future employment requirements of the 
aviation industry: (1) The need for science, technology, engineering 
and math (STEM) skills in the industry; (2) the creation of a culture 
of dignity and respect in the workplace; and (3) the impact of Next 
Generation Air Transportation System on various aviation workforces; 
and (4) identifying labor and workforce subject-matter experts who 
could brief the subcommittee and the FAAC at its August 25, 2010 
meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 6, 2010, from 1 p.m. to 4 
p.m. Eastern Daylight time.

ADDRESSES: The Labor/World-Class Workforce Subcommittee meeting will be 
held via teleconference at (877) 336-1839, participant code 9757062.
    Public Access: The meeting is open to the public. (See below for 
registration instructions.)
    Public Comments: Persons wishing to offer written comments and 
suggestions concerning the activities of the FAAC or Labor/World-Class 
Workforce Subcommittee should file comments in the Public Docket 
(Docket Number DOT-OST-2010-0074 at http://www.regulations.gov) or 
alternatively through the FAAC@dot.gov e-mail. If comments and 
suggestions are intended specifically for the Subcommittee on Labor and 
World-Class Workforce, the term ``Labor/Workforce'' should be listed in 
the subject line of the message. To ensure such comments can be 
considered by the subcommittee before its August 6, 2010, meeting, 
public comments must be filed by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight time on 
Friday, July 30, 2010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App. 2), we are giving notice of a virtual meeting via 
teleconference of the FAAC Subcommittee on Labor and World-Class 
Workforce taking place on August 6, 2010, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight time, via teleconference at (877) 336-1839, participant code 
9757062. Background information may be found at the FAAC Web site, 
located at http://www.dot.gov/faac/. The agenda includes_
    1. Discussion of topics offered by subcommittee members on the 
subject of labor and improving the workforce of the aviation industry.
    2. Establishment of a plan and timeline for further subcommittee 
work.
    3. Assignment of research projects to subcommittee members.
    4. Identification of priority issues for the third subcommittee 
meeting.
    5. Identification of subject matter experts who could brief the 
Subcommittee and the FAAC at its next meeting.

Registration

    The telephone conference can accommodate up to 100 members of the 
public. Persons desiring to listen to the discussion must pre-register 
through e-mail to FAAC@dot.gov. The term ``Registration: Labor/
Workforce'' must be listed in the subject line of the message, and 
access will be limited to the first 100 persons to pre-register and 
receive a confirmation of their pre-registration. No arrangements are 
being made for audio or video transmission or for oral statements or 
questions from the public during the meeting. Minutes of the meeting 
will be taken and will be posted on the FAAC Web site at http://
www.dot.gov/faac/.

Request for Special Accommodation

    The DOT is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for 
all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because 
of a disability, please send a request to FAAC@dot.gov with the term 
``Special Accommodations'' listed in the subject line of the message by 
close of business on Friday, July 30, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri L. Williams, Director, Center 
for Organizational Excellence, Assistant Administrator for Human 
Resources, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20591; (202) 267-3456, extension 7472; or Regis P. 
Milan, Associate Director, Office of Aviation Analysis, U.S. Department 
of Transportation; Room 86W309, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-2349.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2010.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Designated Federal Official, Future of Aviation Advisory Committee.
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