[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 16775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8415]


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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.

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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 
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.
[FR Doc. 99-8415 Filed 4-5-99; 8:45 am]
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