2017-20953. Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY:

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Federal Aviation Administration; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Department of Transportation.

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY:

In preparation for the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) meeting to be held October 16-October 27, 2017, in Montreal, Canada, the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety announce a public meeting.

DATES:

The public meeting will be held on Thursday, October 12, 2017 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES:

The public meeting will be held at FAA Headquarters, 600/800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions regarding the meeting can be directed to Ms. Janet McLaughlin, Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone [phone], Email: [e-mail]. Questions in advance of the meeting for PHMSA can be directed to Mr. Kevin Leary, International Standards Specialist, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, PHH-10, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590, telephone [phone], Email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Participants are requested to register by using the following email address: [e-mail]. Please include your name, organization, email address, and indicate whether you will be attending in-person or participating via conference call. The in-person meeting location specifics and conference call connection information will be provided to those who register.

We are committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you need alternative formats or other reasonable accommodations, please call [phone] or email [e-mail] with your request by close of business on September 28, 2017.

Information and viewpoints provided by stakeholders are requested as the United States delegation prepares for the International Civil Aviation Organization's Dangerous Goods Panel meeting to be held October 16-October 27, 2017, in Montreal, Canada. Copies of working papers, informal papers, the meeting agenda and report for this meeting will be made available by ICAO at the following Web page: https://www.icao.int/​safety/​DangerousGoods/​Pages/​DGP26.aspx.

Representatives from the FAA and PHMSA will be participating in the public meeting. The meeting is intended to be informal, non-adversarial, and to facilitate the public comment process. No individual will be subject to questioning by any other participant. Government representatives on the panel may ask questions to clarify statements. Unless otherwise stated, any statement made during the meetings by a member of the US delegation should not be construed as an official position of the US Government.

The meeting will be open to all persons, subject to the capacity of the meeting room and phone lines available for those participating via conference call. Every effort will be made to accommodate all persons wishing to attend. The FAA and PHMSA will try to accommodate all speakers, subject to time constraints.

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 25, 2017.

Angela H. Stubblefield,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Security and Hazardous Materials Safety, FAA.

William S. Schoonover,

Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, PHMSA.