Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee: Notice of Public Meeting, 31849-31850 [2020-11323]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 102 / Wednesday, May 27, 2020 / Notices BILLING CODE 3290–F0–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee: Notice of Public Meeting Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. AGENCY: This notice announces a meeting of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee for June 22, 2020. DATES: The June 22, 2020 meeting will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Requests for accommodations to a disability must be received by June 15, 2020. Requests to speak during the meeting must be submitted by June 15, 2020, to DOT and include a written copy of their remarks. Requests to submit written materials to be reviewed during the meeting must be received by DOT no later than June 15, 2020. Notices for the September 2020 and March 2021 meetings will be published in the Federal Register at least 15 calendar days before the day of the meeting. ADDRESSES: The June 15, 2020 meeting will be an internet-only meeting. No physical meeting is planned. Instructions on how to attend the meeting, copies of meeting minutes, and a detailed agenda will be posted on the COMSTAC internet website at: https:// jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:59 May 26, 2020 Jkt 250001 James Hatt, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation, at james.a.hatt@faa.gov. Any committee related request should be sent to the person listed in this section. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: I. Background The Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee was created under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), in accordance with Public Law 92–463. Since its inception, COMSTAC has provided information, advice, and recommendations to the U.S. Department of Transportation through FAA regarding technology, business, and policy issues relevant to oversight of the U.S. commercial space transportation sector. II. Agenda At the June 22, 2020 meeting, the agenda will cover the following topics: Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao Welcome Remarks FAA Administrator Steve Dickson Welcome Remarks FAA Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, Gen. Wayne Monteith Welcome Remarks Committee Member Introductions FAA/AST Updates AST’s Priorities for 2020–2021 Public Comments/Other Business link posted above. The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, such as sign language, interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by June 15, 2020. There will be approximately thirty minutes allotted for oral comments from members of the public joining a COMSTAC meeting. To accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time for each commenter may be limited. Individuals wishing to reserve speaking time during the meeting must submit a request at the time of registration, as well as the name, address, and organizational affiliation of the proposed speaker. If the number of registrants requesting to make statements is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the meeting, the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers. Speakers are requested to submit a written copy of their prepared remarks for inclusion in the meeting records and for circulation to COMSTAC members. All prepared remarks submitted on time will be accepted and considered as part of the record. Any member of the public may present a written statement to the committee at any time. III. Public Participation The June 22, 2020 meeting is open to the public. The meeting can be viewed by the public using the internet website PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27MYN1.SGM 27MYN1 EN27MY20.003</GPH> www.faa.gov/space/additional_ information/comstac/. [FR Doc. 2020–11430 Filed 5–22–20; 4:15 pm] 31849 31850 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 102 / Wednesday, May 27, 2020 / Notices Issued in Washington, DC, this 21 day of May 2020. James A. Hatt, Designated Federal Officer, Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation. [FR Doc. 2020–11323 Filed 5–26–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Summary Notice No. PE–2020–31] Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Airlines for America Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption received. AGENCY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public’s awareness of, and participation in, the FAA’s exemption process. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary are intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition. DATES: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket number and must be received on or before June 3, 2024. ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA–2020–0492 using any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your comments electronically. • Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590–0001. • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket Operations in Room W12–140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. • Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202–493–2251. Privacy: 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 https://www.regulations.gov, as jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:59 May 26, 2020 Jkt 250001 described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/ privacy. Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at https://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12–140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deana Stedman, AIR–673, Federal Aviation Administration, 2200 South 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198, phone and fax 206–231–3187, email Deana.Stedman@faa.gov. This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85. Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on May 20, 2020. James E. Wilborn, Acting Manager, Transport Standards Branch. Petition for Exemption Docket No.: FAA–2020–0492. Petitioner: Airlines for America. Sections of 14 CFR Affected: §§ 91.9(a) and (b), 121.153(a), 121.337(b)(9)(iii). Description of Relief Sought: Airlines for America petitions for relief from 14 CFR 91.9(a) and (b), 121.153(a), and 121.337(b)(9)(iii) to allow its member airlines to transport cargo, subject to the FAA’s conditions, on the floor of the main deck of transport category airplanes without revenue passengers onboard. COVID–19 has dramatically reduced the demand for commercial air travel. Due to this extreme reduction in demand, passenger carriers now have the capacity to carry cargo, including critical medical cargo, in-cabin. The relief that would be provided by this exemption would also support the need to replace the cargo capacity provided on airplanes normally flown by passenger carriers. [FR Doc. 2020–11288 Filed 5–26–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2020–0033] Petition for Waiver of Compliance Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that on April 17, 2020, BNSF Railway PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Company (BNSF) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR part 215, Railroad Freight Car Safety Standards, and part 232, Brake System Safety Standards For Freight And Other Non-Passenger Trains And Equipment; End-Of-Train Devices. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA–2020– 0033. Specifically, BNSF requests relief from 49 CFR 215.13, Pre-departure inspection, which requires an inspection when combining two separate consists including one or more cars and one or more locomotives that have been properly inspected and tested in compliance with all applicable regulations, meaning that both consists have had a Class I brake test (§ 232.205), Class IA brake test (§ 232.207), or have been designated as extended haul trains and are compliant with all requirements of § 232.213. BNSF states that the requested relief will allow combining two existing and operating trains without additional inspections, besides a Class III brake test. It further states that the relief will allow subsequent separation of two trains without additional inspections, besides a Class III brake test, provided that a record of the original consist remains intact. In support of its petition, BNSF states that trains to be combined will include both trains operating with head-end locomotives and trains operating with locomotives equipped with LOCOTROL or Radio Controlled Distributed Power Technology (DP), which was developed by GE Transportation Systems. DP technology allows locomotives to be placed strategically in a train and controlled remotely by a leading locomotive at the head of the train. Once trains are combined, BNSF will operate the combined train as a DP train (if it is longer than 10,000 feet) until the train is separated or reaches its destination. The combined train will be allowed one pick-up and/or set-out with the inclusion of the separating event, and the air slips for both trains that were combined will be maintained from the point of combining through the duration of the trip. BNSF explains that an additional inspection when combining trains is redundant because each train to be combined has had a brake test and inspection and a § 215.13 pre-departure inspection. Further, BNSF states that the combined train will continue to receive designated inspection(s) as required or pre-designated prior to the combining event and that no cars will exceed the E:\FR\FM\27MYN1.SGM 27MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31849-31850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11323]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee: Notice of 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Commercial Space 
Transportation Advisory Committee for June 22, 2020.

DATES: The June 22, 2020 meeting will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 
p.m. Eastern Time. Requests for accommodations to a disability must be 
received by June 15, 2020.
    Requests to speak during the meeting must be submitted by June 15, 
2020, to DOT and include a written copy of their remarks. Requests to 
submit written materials to be reviewed during the meeting must be 
received by DOT no later than June 15, 2020.
    Notices for the September 2020 and March 2021 meetings will be 
published in the Federal Register at least 15 calendar days before the 
day of the meeting.

ADDRESSES: The June 15, 2020 meeting will be an internet-only meeting. 
No physical meeting is planned. Instructions on how to attend the 
meeting, copies of meeting minutes, and a detailed agenda will be 
posted on the COMSTAC internet website at: https://www.faa.gov/space/additional_information/comstac/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Hatt, Designated Federal 
Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation, at [email protected]. 
Any committee related request should be sent to the person listed in 
this section.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee was created 
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), in accordance with 
Public Law 92-463. Since its inception, COMSTAC has provided 
information, advice, and recommendations to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation through FAA regarding technology, business, and policy 
issues relevant to oversight of the U.S. commercial space 
transportation sector.

II. Agenda

    At the June 22, 2020 meeting, the agenda will cover the following 
topics:
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao Welcome Remarks
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson Welcome Remarks
FAA Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, Gen. 
Wayne Monteith Welcome Remarks
Committee Member Introductions
FAA/AST Updates
AST's Priorities for 2020-2021
Public Comments/Other Business

III. Public Participation

    The June 22, 2020 meeting is open to the public. The meeting can be 
viewed by the public using the internet website link posted above. The 
U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to providing equal 
access to this meeting for all participants. If you need alternative 
formats or services because of a disability, such as sign language, 
interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by June 15, 2020.
    There will be approximately thirty minutes allotted for oral 
comments from members of the public joining a COMSTAC meeting. To 
accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time for each commenter 
may be limited. Individuals wishing to reserve speaking time during the 
meeting must submit a request at the time of registration, as well as 
the name, address, and organizational affiliation of the proposed 
speaker. If the number of registrants requesting to make statements is 
greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the meeting, the FAA 
Office of Commercial Space Transportation may conduct a lottery to 
determine the speakers. Speakers are requested to submit a written copy 
of their prepared remarks for inclusion in the meeting records and for 
circulation to COMSTAC members. All prepared remarks submitted on time 
will be accepted and considered as part of the record. Any member of 
the public may present a written statement to the committee at any 
time.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, this 21 day of May 2020.
James A. Hatt,
Designated Federal Officer, Commercial Space Transportation Advisory 
Committee, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2020-11323 Filed 5-26-20; 8:45 am]
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