[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15479-15480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8377]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[RTCA 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 
(P.L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is hereby given for Special 
Committee 172 meeting to be held April 14-17, 1998, starting at 9:00 
a.m. The first two days of the meeting will be held at the Army and 
Navy Club (coat and tie required), 901 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20006, phone (202) 628-8400; the last two days will be held at RTCA, 
1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC, 20036.
    The agenda will be as follows: Tuesday, April 14: (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, Complete Work on VDL Mode 2 and Continue 
Work on VDL Mode 3. Wednesday, April 15: (a.m.) (5) WG-2 Continues; 
(p.m.) (6) WG-3, Review of Activities in VHF Digital Radio MOPS 
Document Program and Further Work. Thursday, April 16 (at RTCA): (a.m.) 
(7) Plenary Reconvenes at 9:00 a.m.; (8) Review Summary Minutes of 
Previous Plenary of SC-172; (9) Reports from WG's 2 & 3 Activities; 
(10) Report on VDL Activities and Prepartion for AMCP; (11) EUROCAE WG-
47 Report and Discussion of Schedule for Further Joint Meetings with 
WG-3; (12) Review Issues List and Address Future Work; (13) Other 
Business; (14) Dates and Places of Next Meetings; (p.m.) (15) WG's 
Continue as Necessary. Friday, April 17: (16) WG's Continue as 
Necessary.
    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.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 25, 1998.
Jane P. Caldwell,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 98-8377 Filed 3-30-98; 8:45 am]
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