Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel; Meeting

AGENCY:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel.

DATES:

Friday, October 11, 2013, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. local time.

ADDRESSES:

NASA Johnson Space Center, NASA Parkway, Building 1, Room 966, Houston, TX 77058.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Harmony Myers, Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Executive Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358-1857.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) will hold its Fourth Quarterly Meeting for 2013. This discussion is pursuant to carrying out its statutory duties for which the Panel reviews, identifies, evaluates, and advises on those program activities, systems, procedures, and management activities that can contribute to program risk. Priority is given to those programs that involve the safety of human flight. The agenda will include:

• Updates on the Exploration Systems Development
• Updates on the Commercial Crew Program
• Updates on the International Space Station Program

The meeting will be open to the public up to the seating capacity of the room. Seating will be on a first-come basis. Attendees will be required to sign a visitor's register and to comply with NASA security requirements, including the presentation of a valid picture ID, before receiving an access badge. Any member of the public desiring to attend the ASAP 2013 Fourth Quarterly Meeting at the Johnson Space Center must provide their full name and company affiliation (if applicable) to Ms. Marian Norris at mnorris@nasa.gov by October 8, 2013. Foreign Nationals attending the meeting will be required to provide the following information no less than 7 working days prior to the meeting: Full name; gender; date/place of birth; citizenship; visa/green card information (number, type, expiration date); passport information (number, country, expiration date); employer/affiliation information (name of institution, address, country, telephone); and title/position of attendee. Additional information may be requested. This would also include Permanent Resident information: Green card number and expiration date. Persons with disabilities who require assistance should indicate this. Photographs will only be permitted during the first 10 minutes of the meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting, members of the public may make a verbal presentation to the Panel on the subject of safety in NASA, not to exceed 5-minutes in length. To do so, members of the public must contact Ms. Marian Norris at mnorris@nasa.gov or at (202) 358-4452 at least 48 hours in advance. Any member of the public is permitted to file a written statement with the Panel at the time of the meeting. Verbal presentations and written comments should be limited to the subject of safety in NASA. It is imperative that the meeting be held on this date to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants.