[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 9221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5395]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space
Transportation; Public Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: The Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space
Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of
Transportation, formerly the Office of Commercial Space Transportation
[60 FR 62762, December 7, 1995] will convene a public meeting to
address a range of critical topics affecting the commercial space
industry, focussing on impending issues which have not yet been
resolved, but for which public dialogue is deemed important. Industry
and government views on these topics will facilitate better
understanding of a variety of issues concerning the ongoing development
of the international space market. The meeting will consist of panel
discussions on the following topics:
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Commercial Spaceports: Domestic and International Use.
Orbital Debris/Satellite Constellation Conflicts.
Certification Standards for New Launch Vehicles.
Financial Responsibility for Joint Ventures.
Anyone interested in appearing as a panelist is encouraged to
contact the Office at 202-366-2936; fax number, 202-366-9945. Panelists
will have 6-7 minutes to make an oral presentation followed by 15
minutes of questions, answers and discussion between the panelists and
audience. Written inputs from each panelist are due into the Office by
Wednesday, April 17th.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a
meeting to address critical issues affecting the commercial space
industry.
DATES: The meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 24, 1996, from
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DOT Headquarters, Nassif
Building, 400 7th Street, SW., Room 8236, Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Richard W. Scott, Jr., Office of
the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation,
Federal Aviation Administration, 400 7th Street, SW., Room 5408,
Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202) 366-2936; fax (202) 366-9945, E-
Mail [email protected] mail.hq.fAA.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Nassif Building is accessible by Metro
at the L'Enfant Plaza station--proceed to 7th Street and then to the
Department of Transportation.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 4, 1996.
Frank C. Weaver,
Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation.
[FR Doc. 96-5395 Filed 3-6-96; 8:45 am]
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