[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22261]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


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 September 9-12, 1997, starting 
at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at RTCA, 1140 Connecticut Avenue, 
NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC, 20036.
    The agenda will be as follows: Tuesday, September 9: (1) Plenary 
Convenes at 9:00 a.m. for 30 minutes: (2) Introductory Remarks; (3) 
Review and Approval of the Agenda; (4) Working Group (WG)-2, VHF Data 
Radio Signal-in-Space MASPS, Continue Work on VDL Modes 2 and 3. 
Wednesday, September 10: (a.m.) (5) WG-2 Continues; (p.m.) (6) WG-3, 
Review of Activities in VHF Digital Radio MOPS Document Program. 
Thursday, September 11: (7) WG-3 Continues. Friday, September 12: (8) 
Plenary Reconvenes at 9:00 a.m.: (9) Review and Approval of the Minutes 
of the Previous Meeting; (10) Reports from WG's 2 & 3 Activities; (11) 
Report on VDL Activities; (12) Reports on TDMA Industry Users Session; 
(13) EUROCAE WG-47 Report and Discussion of Schedule for Joint Meeting 
with WG-3; (14) Review Issues List and Address Future Work; (15) Other 
Business (Address FAA Request for Possible Revisions to DO-186A); (16) 
Dates and Places of Next Meetings.
    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); (202) 833-9434 (fax); or http://www.rtca.org (web 
site). Members of the public may present a written statement to the 
committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 14, 1997.
Janice L. Peters,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 97-22261 Filed 8-20-97; 8:45 am]
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