[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 53120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26597]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-1998-4465]
Flight Attendant Training and Qualifications
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a
meeting to obtain information about potential issues and solutions
regarding flight attendant training and qualifications. This meeting is
a precursor to possible regulatory and or policy changes regarding
flight attendant training and qualification.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on October 14, 1998, at the
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence, Ave. SW, Washington,
DC, in Bessie Coleman Conference Center, the 2nd Floor; Registration:
9:00 a.m.; Meeting: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be mailed or delivered, in duplicate, to:
U.S. Department of Transportation Dockets, Docket No. FAA-1998-4465,
400 Independence Avenue, SW, Room Plaza 401, Washington, DC 20591.
Comments may also be sent electronically to the Rules Docket by using
the following Internet address: 9-nprm-cmts@faa.dot.gov. Comments must
be marked Docket No. FAA-1998-4465. Comments may be filed and/or
examined in Room Plaza 401 on weekdays between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m., except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donell Pollard, Flight Standards
Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-7035;
[email protected]
Requests to present a statement at the public meeting on Flight
Attendant Training and Qualification and questions regarding the
logistics of the meeting should be directed to Regina L. Jones, Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of Rulemaking (ARM-104), 800
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-
9822; fax (202) 267-5075.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to participate in this public
meeting by submitting written data, views, or arguments. Comments
should identify the regulatory docket and should be submitted in
duplicate to the Rules Docket address specified above. The docket is
available for public inspection both before and after the public
meeting.
Requests from persons who wish to present oral statements at the
public meeting on Flight Attendant Training and Qualifications should
be received by the FAA no later than October 7, 1998. Such requests
should be submitted to Regina L. Jones as listed in the section titled
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Requests received after October 7,
will be scheduled if time is available during the meeting; however, the
name of those individuals may not appear on the written agenda. The FAA
will prepare an agenda of speakers that will be available at the
meeting. To accommodate as many speakers as possible, the amount of
time allocated to each speaker may be less than the amount of time
requested. Those persons desiring to have available audiovisual
equipment should notify the FAA when requesting to be placed on the
agenda.
The FAA will acknowledge receipt of a comment if the commenter
includes a self-addressed, stamped postcard with the comment. The
postcard should be marked ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-1998-4465.''
When the comment is received by the FAA, the postcard will be dated,
time stamped, and returned to the commenter.
Public Meeting Procedures
The public meeting will be held on October 14, 1998, at the Federal
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC, in
the Bessie Coleman Conference Center on the 2nd Floor; Registration:
9:00 a.m.; Meeting: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
The following procedures are established to facilitate the public
meeting:
1. There will be no admission fee or other charge to attend or to
participate in the public meeting. The meeting will be open to all
persons who have requested in advance to present statements or who
register on the day of the meeting (between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.)
subject to availability of space in the meeting room.
2. The public meeting may adjourn early if scheduled speakers
complete their statements in less time than currently is scheduled for
the meeting.
3. The FAA will try to accommodate all speakers; therefore, it may
be necessary to limit the time available for an individual or group.
4. Participants should address their comments to the panel. No
individual will be subject to cross-examination by any other
participant.
5. Sign and oral interpretation can be made available at the
meeting, as well as an assistive listening device, if requested 10
calendar days before the meeting.
6. Representatives of the FAA will conduct the public meeting. A
panel of FAA personnel involved in this issue will be present.
7. The meeting will be recorded by a court reporter. A transcript
of the meeting and any material accepted by the panel during the
meeting will be included in the public docket (Docket number FAA-1998-
4465). Any person who is interested in purchasing a copy of the
transcript should contact the court reporter directly. This information
will be available at the meeting.
8. The FAA will review and consider all material presented by
participants at the public meeting. Position papers or material
presenting views or information related to flight attendant training
and qualifications may be accepted at the discretion of the presiding
officer and subsequently placed in the public docket. The FAA requests
that persons participating in the meeting provide 10 copies of all
materials to be presented for distribution to the panel members; other
copies may be provided to the audience at the discretion of the
participant.
9. Statements made by members of the public meeting panel are
intended to facilitate discussion of the issues or to clarify issues.
Final decisions concerning issues that the public may raise cannot be
made at the meeting. The FAA may, however, ask questions to clarify
statements made by the public and to ensure a complete and accurate
record.
10. The meeting is designed to solicit public views on flight
attendant training and qualifications. Therefore, the meeting will be
conducted in an informal and nonadversarial manner.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 14, 1998.
Richard O. Gordon,
Acting Director, Flight Standards Services.
[FR Doc. 98-26597 Filed 9-30-98; 12:56 pm]
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