Meetings: Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee,

[Federal Register: April 6, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 65)]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee--Open Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee open meeting.

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 meeting of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The meeting will take place on Thursday, May 6, 1999, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Room 2230, Department of Transportation Headquarters, 400 7th Street SW, in Washington, DC. This will be the twenty-ninth meeting of the COMSTAC.

The agenda for the meeting will include reports from the COMSTAC Working Groups; a legislative update on Congressional activities involving commercial space transportation; an activities report from FAA's Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (formerly the Office of Commercial Space Transportation [60 FR 62762, December 7, 1995]); a report from the Office of Science and Technology Policy regarding a newly-initiated interagency working group for commercial space issues; and a briefing on an upcoming review of commercial space transportation policy issues by COMSTAC member, Dr. John Logsdon from George Washington University. The meeting is open to the public; however, space is limited.

Meetings of the Technology and Innovation, Reusable Launch Vehicle, and Risk Management Working Groups will be held on Wednesday, May 5, 1999. For specific information concerning the times and locations of these meetings, contact the Contact Person listed below.

Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should inform the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Parker (AST-200), Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (AST), 800 Independence Avenue SW, Room 331, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-8308.

Dated: March 29, 1999. Patricia G. Smith, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation.

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