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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[DOT-OST-2023-0175]
Department of Transportation Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking: Notice
of Public Meetings
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
SUMMARY: This notice announces two virtual meetings of the Department of
Transportation Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking.

DATES: The meetings will be held on August 14, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
EDT and September 6, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held virtually. Any person requiring accessibility
accommodations should contact the Official listed in the next section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maha Alkhateeb, Office of
International Transportation and Trade, U.S. Department of Transportation, at
trafficking@dot.gov or (202) 366-4398. Also visit the ACHT website at
https://www.transportation.gov/stophumantrafficking/acht.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
ACHT was re-chartered on July 29, 2022, using the Department’s authorities under the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) (Pub. L. 117-58).1

Sec. 23020 of BIL requires the

Secretary of Transportation, acting through the ACHT and in coordination with the

https://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ58/PLAW-117publ58.pdf

Attorney General, to submit a triennial counter-trafficking report with (1)
recommendations for countering human trafficking; (2) an assessment of best practices
by transportation stakeholders; and (3) human trafficking violations involving
commercial motor vehicles.
II. Agenda
At the August 14, 2024, meeting, the agenda will cover the following topics:
10:30-10:45am

Welcome & Call to Order

10:50am-12:00pm

USG Presentation(s)

12:05-1:00pm

Lunch

1:05-1:30pm

ACHT Report Overview

1:35-3:30pm

•

David Saperstein, Chair

•

Esther Goetsch, Vice Chair

Discussion and Deliberation
•

David Saperstein, Chair

•

Esther Goetsch, Vice Chair

3:35-3:50pm

Break

3:55-4:25pm

Public Comment
•

4:30-4:45pm

Maha Alkhateeb, Designated Federal Officer

Next Steps and Closing Remarks

At the September 6, 2024, meeting, the agenda will cover the following topics:
11:00-11:30am

Welcome & Call to Order
•

11:35am-12:00pm

Julie Abraham, Director

ACHT Report Overview
•

David Saperstein, Chair

•

Esther Goetsch, Vice Chair

12:05-12:35pm

Vote to Adopt the ACHT Final Report Overview
•

David Saperstein, Chair

12:40-12:50pm

Break

12:55-1:25pm

Committee Member Reflections
•

1:30-2:00pm

Public Comment
•

2:05-2:15pm

Esther Goetsch, Vice Chair

Maha Alkhateeb, Designated Federal Officer

Closing Remarks

Final agendas that include a virtual participation link will be posted on the ACHT internet
website at https://www.transportation.gov/stophumantrafficking/acht, at least one week
in advance of the meetings.
III. Public Participation
The virtual meetings will be open to the public.
Members of the public who wish to attend the August 14, 2024, meeting are asked to
register, including name and affiliation, at trafficking@dot.gov, by August 6, 2024.
Individuals requesting accessibility accommodations, such as sign language,
interpretation, or other ancillary aids, may do so via email to trafficking@dot.gov, by
August 6, 2024.
Members of the public who wish to attend the September 6, 2024 meeting are asked to
register, including name and affiliation, at trafficking@dot.gov, by August 28, 2024.
Individuals requesting accessibility accommodations, such as sign language,
interpretation, or other ancillary aids, may do so via email to trafficking@dot.gov, by
August 28, 2024.

There will be 30 minutes allotted for oral comments from members of the public joining
the meetings. To accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time for each speaker
may be limited. Individuals wishing to reserve speaking time during the meetings must
submit a request at the time of registration, as well as the name, address, and
organizational affiliation of the proposed speaker. If the number of registrants requesting
to make statements is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the meetings,
the Office of the Secretary may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers. Speakers are
requested to submit a written copy of their prepared remarks no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT
on August 6, 2024, for the August 14, 2024, meeting, and no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on
August 28, 2024, for the September 6, 2024, meeting, for inclusion in the meeting
records and for circulation to ACHT members. Written comments timely submitted from
those participants not selected to speak will be accepted and considered as part of the
meeting record.
Persons who wish to submit written comments for consideration by ACHT during the
meeting must submit them no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on August 6, 2024, for the
August 14, 2024, meeting, and on August 28, 2024, for the September 6, 2024, meeting,
to ensure transmission to ACHT prior to the meetings. Comments received after those
date and time will be distributed to the members, but may not be reviewed prior to the
meetings.
Copies of the meeting minutes will be available on the ACHT internet website at
https://www.transportation.gov/stophumantrafficking/acht.

Issued in Washington, DC on June 20, 2024.

Carol Annette Petsonk,
Assistant Secretary, Aviation and International Affairs,
U.S. Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2024-13980 Filed: 6/25/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/26/2024]