Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Meeting on Emergency Evacuation Issues

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces a public meeting of the FAA's Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) to discuss emergency evacuation (EE) issues.

DATES:

The meeting is scheduled for December 7, 2000, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Arrange for oral presentations by December 1.

ADDRESSES:

Aerospace Industries Association of America, Suite 1200, 1250 I Street, NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Effie M. Upshaw, Office of Rulemaking, ARM-209, FAA, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, Telephone (202) 267-7626, FAX (202) 267-5075, or e-mail at effie.upshaw@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463); 5 U.S.C. app. III), notice is given of an ARAC meeting to be held December 7 in Washington, DC.

The agenda will include:

• Opening Remarks
• FAA Report
• Joint Aviation Authorities Report
• Cabin Safety Harmonization Working Group Report
• Status of Performance Standards Working Group

Attendance is open to the public, but will be limited to the availability of meeting room space and telephone lines. Details for participating in the teleconference will be available after November 27 by contacting the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Callers outside the Washington metropolitan area will be responsible for paying long distance charges.

The public must make arrangements by December 1 to present oral statements at the meeting. Written statements may be presented to the committee at any time by providing 25 copies to the Assistant Executive Director for Emergency Evacuation issues or by providing copies at the meeting. Copies of the documents to be presented to ARAC for decision or as recommendations to the FAA may be made available by contacting the person listed under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

If you are in need of assistance or require a reasonable accommodation for the meeting or meeting documents, please contact the person listed under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Sign and oral interpretation, as well as a listening device, can be made available if requested 10 calendar days before the meeting.