[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 76 (Thursday, April 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 16968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9496]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

RTCA, Inc., Special Committee 172; Future Air-Ground 
Communications in the VHF Aeronautical Data Band (118-137 MHz)

    Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is hereby given for 
Special Committee 172 meeting to be held May 6-9, 1996, starting at 
9:30 a.m. on May 6. The meeting will be held at RTCA, 1140 Connecticut 
Avenue NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC 20036.
    The agenda will be as follows: Monday, May 6, Plenary Convenes at 
9:30 a.m.: (1) Introductory Remarks; (2) Approval of the Agenda; (3) 
Review and Approve the Summary of the Previous Meeting; (4) Discussion 
of High Level System Design Tutorial of TDMA (Technical Overview, 
Operational Applications, and Tuning Issues); (5) Reports on CSMA 
Validation and FAA Vocoder Activity. Tuesday, May 7, Working Group (WG) 
2, VHF Data Radio Signal-in-Space MASPS, Report on ICAO AMCP 4, and 
continue refinement of upper layers. Wednesday, May 8, (Morning) WG 2 
Continues; (Afternoon) WG 3 Review Activities in VHF Digital Radio MOPS 
Document Program. Thursday, May 9, Plenary Reconvenes at 9:00 a.m.; (6) 
Reports from WG 2 and WG 3; (7) Address Future Work; (8) Other 
Business; (9) Date and Place of Next Meeting.
    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space 
availability. With the approval of the chairman, members of the public 
may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present 
statements or obtain information should contact the RTCA Secretariat, 
1140 Connecticut Avenue NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 
833-9339 (phone) or (202) 833-9434 (fax). Members of the public may 
present a written statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11, 1996.
Janice L. Peters,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 96-9496 Filed 4-17-96; 8:45 am]
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