[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-24693]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; VHF Navigation and 
Communication Frequency Utilization Working Group

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Establishment of a VHF Navigation and Communication 
Frequency Utilization Working Group.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given for the establishment of a VHF Navigation and 
Communication Frequency Utilization Working Group in support of the 
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) on General Aviation 
Issues. In addition to informing the public of this activity, this 
notice provides a point of contact for further information; a brief 
description of the working group's task and application procedures for 
working group membership.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Louis C. Cusimano, Assistant Executive Director for General 
Aviation Operations Issues, Flight Standards Service (AFS-800), 800 
Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, DC 20591, Telephone: (202) 267-
8452; FAX (202) 267-5094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
has established an Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) (56 FR 
2190, January 22, 1991; and 58 FR 9230, February 19, 1993). One area 
that the ARAC deals with is general aviation operations issues. The 
issues involve the operation of general aviation aircraft and 
certification of airmen. The VHF Navigation and Communication Frequency 
Utilization Working Group is being formed to formulate and present 
recommendations to the ARAC, which will determine whether to forward 
them to the FAA.
    Specifically, the Working Group's task is as follows: The VHF 
Navigation and Communication Frequency Utilization Working Group is 
charged with formulating and presenting recommendations on the 
implementation options, which will provide greater immunity from 
modulation interference while still allowing the United States to 
comply with the International Standards, Recommended Practices and 
Procedures for Air Navigation Services, contained in Annex 10 to the 
Convention of International Civil Aviation. To maximize opportunity for 
formulation and discussion of possible options, the working group 
should have a balanced membership from the aviation and broadcast 
industries. The working group should focus on the issues at hand, 
including: the economic impact of meeting the International Civil 
Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements, alternatives for achieving 
improved frequency protection, evolutionary implementation 
considerations, ICAO work on future VHF air/ground (A/G) communication 
system, the evolving U.S. position for the proposed 1995 ICAO 
divisional meeting on precision approach and landing systems mix, early 
implementation of the Global Positioning System and the U.S. Federal 
Radionavigation Plan.
    The VHF Navigation and Communication Frequency Utilization Working 
Group will be responsible to the ARAC for the following reports:
    A. The Working Group should recommend time line(s) for completion 
of the task, including the rationale, for consideration at the meeting 
of the ARAC to consider general aviation operations issues held 
following publication of this notice.
    B. The Working Group will give a status report on the task at each 
meeting of the ARAC held to consider general aviation operations 
issues.
    The VHF Navigation and Communication Frequency Utilization Working 
Group will be comprised of experts from those organizations having an 
interest in the tasks assigned. A Working Group member need not 
necessarily be a representative of one of the member organizations of 
the ARAC. An individual who has expertise in the subject matter and 
wishes to become a member of the Working Group should write the person 
listed under the caption FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT expressing 
that desire, describing his or her interest in the task, and the 
expertise he or she would bring to the Working Group. The request will 
be reviewed with the ARAC Assistant Chair for General Aviation 
Operations Issues and the Chair of the VHF Navigation and Communication 
Frequency Utilization Working Group, and the individual will be advised 
whether or not the request can be accommodated.
    The Secretary of Transportation has determined that the formation 
and use of the ARAC are necessary in the public interest in connection 
with the performance of duties of the FAA. Meetings of the ARAC to 
consider general aviation operations issues will be open to the public 
except as authorized by section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act. Meetings of the VHF Navigation and Communication Frequency 
Utilization Working Group will not be open to the public except to the 
extent that individuals with an interest and expertise are selected to 
participate. No public announcement of Working Group meetings will be 
made.

    Issue in Washington, DC, on September 29, 1994.
Louis C. Cusimano,
Assistant Executive Director for General Aviation Operations Issues, 
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 94-24693 Filed 10-5-94; 8:45 am]
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