[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 16525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9248]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -

Situational Awareness for Safety Systems Requirements Team 
Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Situational Awareness for Safety (SAS) focuses on: increasing 
pilot situational awareness of self, others, and environment; 
establishing enabling standards, specifications, and technologies for 
Free Flight; and facilitating means and opportunities for affordable 
avionics. The SAS concept increases the pilot awareness of position, 
terrain, weather, and other information, through next-generation 
avionics. SAS promotes more efficient, safe, and free use of airspace. 
As a project, SAS teams the FAA critical players with industry to 
implement the SAS concept through certification of affordable avionics 
in all aircraft.

DATES: The meeting will be held May 7-8, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, Annapolis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark Cato, Crown Communications, 
Inc., 1133 21st Street NW Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036; telephone 
(202) 785-2600, extension 3020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. app. II), notice is 
hereby given of a meeting to solicit information from the aviation 
community concerning the standards and technical guidelines necessary 
to certify affordable avionics for Free Flight applications. The 
information is requested to assist the SAS Systems Requirement Team 
(SAS-SRT) in its deliberations with regard to a task assigned to SAS-
SRT by the Federal Aviation Administration. Specifically the task is as 
follows:
    Develop guidance, standards, and procedures that will: foster 
implementation of Situational Awareness for Safety (SAS) Systems; 
develop standards for the manufacture of equipment, hardware, software, 
and operational procedures; and coordinate validation of the SAS 
concept. This information exchange will contribute to an environment 
that will promote an efficient and safe National Airspace System.
    Attendance is open to the interested public, but may be limited to 
the space available. An agenda and background material will be provided 
to all interested parties before the meeting. In addition, sign and 
oral interpretation can be made available at the meeting, as well as an 
assistive listening device, if requested 10 calendar days before the 
meeting. Arrangements may be made by contacting the meeting coordinator 
listed under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 8, 1996.
James I. McDaniel,
Program Manager, Situational Awareness for Safety.
[FR Doc. 96-9248 Filed 4-12-96; 8:45 am]
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