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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10000-74-OA]

Announcement of the Board of Directors for the National
Environmental Education Foundation

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Appointment.

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SUMMARY: The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation
(doing business as The National Environmental Education Foundation or
``NEEF'') was created by Section 10 of Public Law 101-619, the National
Environmental Education Act of 1990 (NEEA) as a private 501(c)(3) non-
profit organization. It was established by Congress as a common ground
upon which leaders from business and industry, all levels of
government, public interest groups, and others can work cooperatively
to raise a greater national awareness of environmental issues beyond
traditional classrooms.
    Per NEEA, the EPA Administrator appoints and reappoints eligible
individuals to serve on NEEF's Board of Directors. The Administrator
announces the following four-year appointments to NEEF's Board of
Directors, effective 90 days after publication of this notice:
     Jeniffer Harper-Taylor--Siemens Foundation (Re-
appointment)
     Jennifer Love--Royal Caribbean International
     Lori A. McFarling--Discovery Education
     Steve Sikra--Proctor & Gamble
    Additional considerations: As an independent foundation, NEEF is
different from the Agency's several federal advisory committees and
scientific boards, which have their own appointment processes. Because
NEEA gives complete discretion to the Administrator in appointing
members to NEEF's Board of Directors, EPA is taking additional steps to
ensure all prospective members are qualified to serve on the Board and
represent diverse points of view. In early 2019, EPA's Office of the
Administrator formed an internal review panel comprised of senior EPA
career officials tasked with verifying the qualifications of all future
members of the NEEF Board of Directors selected by the Administrator.
All new Board appointees underwent review by the panel prior to
publication of this notice. These appointees will join the current
Board members. Information on the Board members is available on NEEF's
public website: https://www.neefusa.org/about-neef/board.
    In December 2018, NEEF signed a first-time Memorandum of
Understanding with the (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler to
establish increased coordination between EPA and NEEF on key EPA
initiatives including but not limited to EPA's Recycling Initiative,
Trash Free Waters Program, Winning on Reducing Food Waste initiative,
and the Healthy Schools Initiative.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this Notice
of Appointment, please contact Lee Tanner,<PHONE_NUMBER>) Acting
Supervisor for Office of Environmental Education, U.S. EPA 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. General information
concerning NEEF may be found here: https://www.neefusa.org/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 10(a) of the National Environmental
Education Act of 1990 (NEEA) establishes the National Environmental
Education Foundation and its underlying terms. The statute in its

entirety is available on EPA's website and may be accessed here:
https://www.epa.gov/education/national-environmental-education-act#s10.
    Section 10 of the NEEA provides the following, in pertinent part:
    (a) Establishment and Purposes--
    (1) ESTABLISHMENT--(A) There is hereby established the National
Environmental Education Foundation. The Foundation is established in
order to extend the contribution of environmental education and
training to meeting critical environmental protection needs, both in
this country and internationally; to facilitate the cooperation,
coordination, and contribution of public and private resources to
create an environmentally advanced educational system; and to foster an
open and effective partnership among Federal, State, and local
government, business, industry, academic institutions, community based
environmental groups, and international organizations.
    (B) The Foundation is a charitable and nonprofit corporation whose
income is exempt from tax, and donations to which are tax deductible to
the same extent as those organizations listed pursuant to section
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The Foundation is not an
agency or establishment of the United States.
    (2) PURPOSES--The purposes of the Foundation are--
    (A) subject to the limitation contained in the final sentence of
subsection (d) herein, to encourage, accept, leverage, and administer
private gifts for the benefit of, or in connection with, the
environmental education and training activities and services of the
United States Environmental Protection Agency;
    (B) to conduct such other environmental education activities as
will further the development of an environmentally conscious and
responsible public, a well-trained and environmentally literate
workforce, and an environmentally advanced educational system; and
    (C) to participate with foreign entities and individuals in the
conduct and coordination of activities that will further opportunities
for environmental education and training to address environmental
issues and problems involving the United States and Canada or Mexico.
    (3) PROGRAMS--The Foundation will develop, support, and/or operate
programs and projects to educate and train educational and
environmental professionals, and to assist them in the development of
environmental education and training programs and studies.
    (b) Board of Directors-
    (1) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP--(A) The Foundation shall have a
governing Board of Directors (hereafter referred to in this section as
`the Board'), which shall consist of 13 directors, each of whom shall
be knowledgeable or experienced in the environment, education and/or
training. The Board shall oversee the activities of the Foundation and
shall assure that the activities of the Foundation are consistent with
the environmental and education goals and policies of the EPA and with
the intents and purposes of this Act. The membership of the Board, to
the extent practicable, shall represent diverse points of view relating
to environmental education and training.
    (2) APPOINTMENT AND TERMS--(A) Members of the Board shall be
appointed by the EPA Administrator.
    (B) Within 90 days of the date of the enactment of this Act, and as
appropriate thereafter, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal
Register an announcement of appointments of Directors of the Board.
Such appointments become final and effective 90 days after publication
of the notice of appointment.
    (C) The directors shall be appointed for terms of 4 years. The
Administrator shall appoint an individual to serve as a director in the
event of a vacancy on the Board within 60 days of said vacancy in the
manner in which the original appointment was made. No individual may
serve more than 2 consecutive terms as a director.

    Dated: September 17, 2019.
Elizabeth (Tate) Bennett, Associate Administrator,
Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-58731; File No. SR-NSX-2008-17]

 Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Stock Exchange, Inc.;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To
Amend Exchange Rule 16 and NSX Fee Schedule Concerning Liquidity--
Adding Rebates and Market Data Credits for Order Delivery Transactions

October 3, 2008.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act'')\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on September 22, 2008, National Stock Exchange, Inc. (``NSX'' or
the ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change, as described in Items I, II,
and III below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comment on the proposed
rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    National Stock Exchange, Inc. (``NSX'' or ``Exchange'') is
proposing to amend Exchange Rule 16 and the NSX Fee and Rebate Schedule
(the ``Fee Schedule'') in order to (i) reduce the rebate for adding
liquidity in Order Delivery mode of order interaction for those
securities trading at one dollar or more and (ii) eliminate the trade
and quote market data revenue credit in Order Delivery mode for all
Tape A securities.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
Web site at http://www.nsx.com, at the principal office of the
Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant parts of such
statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

Purpose
    With this rule change, the Exchange is proposing to reduce the
liquidity adding rebates and market data revenue credits in Order
Delivery mode of order interaction (``Order Delivery Mode'').\3\ In
particular, this rule change proposes to reduce the rebate for adding
liquidity in securities trading at or above one dollar in Order
Delivery Mode to a flat rebate of $0.0023 per share executed for Tape
A, and to $0.0025 per share executed for Tapes B and C. In addition,
the Exchange is proposing to eliminate the trade and quote market data
revenue credit for all Tape A securities executed in Order Delivery
Mode.
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    \3\ This rule change proposes no changes to the fees and rebates
applicable to securities executed in the Automatic Execution (``Auto
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Reduction of Rebate for Adding Liquidity in Order Delivery Mode
    With respect to securities traded at one dollar or more in Order
Delivery Mode, the instant filing proposes simplifying the Fee Schedule
by reducing the per share executed rebate to a flat rate of $0.0023 for
Tape A securities and to $0.0025 for Tapes B and C securities.
Currently, the per share rebate for adding liquidity across all tapes
in Order Delivery Mode for securities executed at one dollar or more is
$0.0027 if ``Executed ADV'' is equal to or greater than 60 million, and
$0.0026 if ``Executed ADV'' is less than 60 million. As set forth in
explanatory endnote number 6 to the Fee Schedule (which endnote is
proposed to be deleted as no longer necessary), ``Executed ADV'' means,
with respect to an ETP Holder, ``the number of shares such ETP Holder
has executed on average per trading day (excluding partial trading days
and securities under one dollar) across all tapes on NSX for the
calendar month in which the executions occurred.'' The instant filing
proposes to simplify the Fee Schedule by eliminating the tiered rebate
structure in Order Delivery Mode based on ``Executed ADV'' and
replacing it with a flat fee based solely on whether the security is
Tape A, B or C. The instant filing will affect the calculation of the
``Executed ADV'' for the month of September, 2008. Accordingly, the
``Executed ADV'' will be calculated based on the average per trading
day (excluding partial trading days and securities under one dollar)
across all tapes on NSX for the period beginning September 1, 2008 and
ending September 22, 2008, the period when the old Fee Schedule (prior
to the instant modification) was in effect. Notice will be provided to
ETP Holders respecting the calculation of the Executed ADV.
    The instant rule filing proposes no changes to the liquidity adding
rebates applicable to securities trading at less than one dollar in
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    \4\ Securities which trade under one dollar in Order Delivery
Mode and which add liquidity currently receive a rebate of 0.10% of
the trade value, where ``trade value'' means a dollar amount equal
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Elimination of Market Data Revenue Credit for Tape A Securities in
Order Delivery Mode
    With respect to Tape A securities in Order Delivery Mode, the
instant filing proposes to eliminate the market data revenue credit in
both trades and quotes. Currently in Order Delivery Mode, ETP Holders
receive a credit of 50% of both trade and quote market data revenues
across all tapes. This credit is proposed to be eliminated for all Tape
A securities in Order Delivery Mode, regardless of price.
No Changes to Auto Ex
    For purposes of clarity, the proposed rule change proposes no
modifications to the fees and rebates relating to any trades in Auto
Ex.
Rationale
    The Exchange has determined that these changes are necessary to
increase the revenue of the Exchange and to adequately fund its
regulatory and general business functions. The proposed modification is
reasonable and equitably allocated to those ETP Holders that opt to
provide liquidity in Order Delivery Mode, and is not discriminatory
because ETP Holders are free to elect whether to send orders in

all tapes through the Order Delivery Mode, through Auto Ex, and as
liquidity providing trades and quotes. Based upon the information
above, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest.
Operative Date and Notice
    The Exchange intends to make the proposed credit and rebate
structure effective on filing of this proposed rule for trading on
September 23, 2008. Pursuant to Exchange Rule 16.1(c), the Exchange
will ``provide ETP Holders with notice of all relevant dues, fees,
assessments and charges of the Exchange'' through the issuance of a
Regulatory Circular of the changes to the Fee Schedule and will provide
a copy of the rule filing on the Exchange's Web site (http://
www.nsx.com).
Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the provisions of Section 6(b) of the Act,\5\ in general, and
Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\6\ in particular, in that it is designed to
provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other
charges among its members and other persons using the facilities of the
Exchange. Moreover, the proposed fee and rebate structure is not
discriminatory in that all ETP Holders are eligible to submit (or not
submit) liquidity adding trades and quotes in Order Delivery Mode in
all tapes and may do so at their discretion.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any inappropriate burden on competition.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    The Exchange has neither solicited nor received written comments on
the proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    The proposed rule change has taken effect upon filing pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \7\ and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule
19b-4 \8\ thereunder, because, as provided in (f)(2), it ``changes a
due, fee or other charge imposed by the Exchange applicable only to a
member'' (known on the Exchange as an ETP Holder). At any time within
sixty (60) days of the filing of such proposed rule change, the
Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it appears to the
Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate in the public
interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NSX-2008-17 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NSX-2008-17. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/
sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-NSX-2008-17 and should be
submitted on or before October 31, 2008.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
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Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM98-1-000]

Records Governing Off-the-Record; Public Notice

    This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of
the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications.
    Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission
decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-
the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested
proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of
the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any
oral communication.
    Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional
file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the
proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited
communication and any

responses thereto should become a part of the decisional record, the
prohibited off-the-record communication will not be considered by the
Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a proceeding may seek
the opportunity to respond to any facts or contentions made in a
prohibited off-the-record communication, and may request that the
Commission place the prohibited communication and responses thereto in
the decisional record. The Commission will grant such a request only
when it determines that fairness so requires. Any person identified
below as having made a prohibited off-the-record communication shall
serve the document on all parties listed on the official service list
for the applicable proceeding in accordance with Rule 2010, 18 CFR
385.2010.
    Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional
record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a
cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
385.2201(e)(1)(v).
    The following is a list of off-the-record communications recently
received by the Secretary of the Commission. The communications listed
are grouped by docket numbers in ascending order. These filings are
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using
the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three
digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, please contact FERC, Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.

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                   Docket No.                        File date                Presenter or  requester
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1. CP11-46-000.................................            7-6-11  Raymond Bransfield.
2. CP11-161-000................................            7-1-11  Kevin Bowman.\1\
3. CP11-485-000................................           6-28-11  Gertrude F. Johnson.
4. ER11-1791-000...............................           6-20-11  Hon. Tim Walberg, et al.
5. P-2299-000..................................            7-1-11  Hon. Chris Vierra.
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\1\ Record of telephone conversation.

    Dated: July 12, 2011.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PR10-11-002]

ECOP Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Revised Statement of Operating
Conditions

October 8, 2010.
    Take notice that on September 1, 2010, ECOP Gas Company, LLC (ECOP)
filed their revised Statement of Operating Conditions for services
provided under section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA)

in compliance to a provision in their Stipulation and Agreement
accepted on August 12, 2010.
    Any person desiring to participate in this rate filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered
by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken,
but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any
person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or
motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests
must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing
an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the
intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or
protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, October 14, 2010.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 460

Regulatory Approach for Commercial Orbital Human Spaceflight

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting to solicit comments and
information from the public on the regulatory approach to commercial
orbital human spaceflight by the FAA. This public meeting is intended
to aid the FAA in its regulatory effort by receiving early input from
the affected community.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 2011, starting at
8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Written comments submitted to the
docket must be received no later than June 9, 2011.

ADDRESSES: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cocoa Beach Oceanfront, 2080
North Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931.
    Persons who are unable to attend the meeting, or who otherwise wish
to submit written comments, may send comments identified by Docket
Number FAA-2011-0446 using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12-
140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Repcheck, Deputy Division
Manager, Regulations and Analysis Division, AST-300, Office of
Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, Telephone (202) 267-
8760, or e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Laura Montgomery, Senior
Attorney for Commercial Space Transportation, Regulations Division,
AGC-200, Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration,
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, Telephone (202)
267-3150, or e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 51 U.S.C. Subtitle V, chapter 509 (Chapter
509) authorizes the Secretary of Transportation and, through
delegations, the FAA's Associate Administrator for Commercial Space
Transportation, to oversee, license, and regulate both launches and
reentries, and the operation of launch and reentry sites when carried
out by U.S. citizens or within the United States. 51 U.S.C. 50904,
50905. Chapter 509 directs the FAA to exercise this responsibility
consistent with public health and safety, safety of property, and the
national security and foreign policy interests of the United States,
and to encourage, facilitate, and promote commercial

space launch and reentry by the private sector. 51 U.S.C. 50905, 50903.
    The Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 (CSLAA) assigned
the FAA responsibility for regulating commercial human space flight. In
December 2006, the FAA issued human space flight regulations in
accordance with its authority to protect public health and safety. The
CSLAA prohibits the FAA from proposing regulations governing the design
or operation of a launch vehicle to protect the health and safety of
crew and space flight participants until December 23, 2012, or until a
design feature or operating practice has resulted in a serious or fatal
injury, or contributed to an event that posed a high risk of causing a
death or serious injury, to crew or space flight participants during a
licensed or permitted commercial human space flight. 51 U.S.C.
50905(c)(2) and (3). Until such time, the CSLAA only requires that a
space flight participant be informed of the risks of taking a ride on a
rocket. 51 U.S.C. 50905(b)(5). The FAA may also issue regulations
setting reasonable requirements for space flight participants,
including medical and training requirements. 51 U.S.C. 50905(b)(6).
    Because of recent changes in U.S. policy and the effect they have
had on the commercial space transportation industry, the FAA is
planning to propose regulations to protect the health and safety of
crew and space flight participants for orbital human spaceflight as
soon as circumstances require after December 23, 2012. This initiative
is driven by the fact that the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) is planning to contract with the private sector
to transport NASA astronauts to the International Space Station within
a few years, and is in the process of developing requirements for its
procurement of such services. The FAA's role in these flights is still
in work, but the transport of private individuals to Earth orbit, which
would require an FAA license, is expected to use the same space
transportation systems.
    The FAA believes it is important to establish a regulatory
foundation as early as possible to provide industry assurance that
systems built to support NASA's missions will be compatible with future
FAA regulations. The CSLAA mandates that any regulations governing the
design or operation of a launch vehicle to protect the health and
safety of crew and space flight participants must take into
consideration the evolving standards of safety in the commercial space
flight industry. 51 U.S.C. 50905(c)(3). We fully concur. When
developed, the proposed regulations are planned to be a starting point
for a regulatory regime that will evolve over time as the industry
matures. Moreover, in order to facilitate the development of a
successful commercial human space transportation industry, the FAA and
NASA must develop complementary safety regimes for orbital human space
flight. As noted above, NASA has already begun to develop requirements
for its procurement of orbital transport services.
    The public meeting will allow a large cross-section of the
interested public to share views with each other and the FAA, and
assist the FAA in redefining the regulatory framework for orbital human
spaceflight. The FAA will share its current philosophy, but is most
interested in the public's view on a number of regulatory issues such
as--
     What the appropriate regulatory scope and breadth should
be,
     What the appropriate mix of performance-based, process-
based, and prescriptive requirements should be,
     What the appropriate level of safety the FAA should target
with its regulations,
     What, if any, should be the medical requirements for space
flight participants,
     How best to incorporate government and industry standards
into the licensing process,
     How much flight testing should be required, and
     How much control over a spacecraft ground personnel and
flight crew should have.
    Any member of the public may present oral statements at the
meeting. For planning purposes please inform a person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by May 20, 2011, although we will
accommodate uncoordinated statements.
    Written comments are also welcome during or after the meeting, but
must be submitted to the docket by June 9, 2011.
    Privacy: We will post all comments we receive, without change, to
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. Using the search function of the docket web site, anyone can
find and read the electronic form of all comments received into any of
our dockets, including the name of the individual sending the comment
(or signing the comment for an association, business, labor union,
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    Issued in Washington, DC on April 26, 2011.
George C. Nield,
Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2011-10638 Filed 5-2-11; 8:45 am]
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