
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35102-35103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14150]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee; Public 
Teleconference

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee 
Teleconference.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is hereby given of a 
teleconference of the Operations Working Group (OWG) of the Commercial 
Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The teleconference 
will take place on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, starting at 1 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time. Individuals who plan to participate should contact Susan 
Lender, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), (the Contact Person listed 
below) by phone or email for the teleconference call in number. The 
proposed agenda for this teleconference is to follow up on issues 
raised during the May 10, 2012, OWG meeting. These issues include:
     Discussing the question of on-orbit authority for the FAA 
and the

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jurisdiction and regulation aspects of this question; and
     Examining possible next steps for the white paper that 
discussed possible revisions to the requirements for launch site 
licensing.
    Interested members of the public may submit relevant written 
statements for the COMSTAC working group members to consider under the 
advisory process. Statements may concern the issues and agenda items 
mentioned above or additional issues that may be relevant for the U.S. 
commercial space transportation industry. Interested parties wishing to 
submit written statements should contact Susan Lender, DFO, (the 
Contact Person listed below) in writing (mail or email) by July 10, 
2012, so that the information can be made available to COMSTAC members 
for their review and consideration before the July 17, 2012, 
teleconference. Written statements should be supplied in the following 
formats: one hard copy with original signature or one electronic copy 
via email.
    An agenda will be posted on the FAA Web site at http://www.faa.gov/go/ast.
    Individuals who plan to participate and need special assistance 
should inform the Contact Person listed below in advance of the 
meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Lender (AST-5), Office of 
Commercial Space Transportation (AST), 800 Independence Avenue SW., 
Room 331, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-8029; Email 
susan.lender@faa.gov. Complete information regarding COMSTAC is 
available on the FAA Web site at: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/advisory_committee/.

    Dated: Issued in Washington, DC, June 5, 2012.
George C. Nield,
Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2012-14150 Filed 6-11-12; 8:45 am]
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