[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37440-37441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18391]


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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 July 28-31, 1998, 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, July 28: (1) Plenary 
Convenes at 9:00 a.m. for 30 minutes: (2) Introductory Remarks; (3) 
Review and

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Approval of the Agenda; (4) Introduction of NEXCOM Requirements 
Document by the FAA; (5) Working Group (WG)-2, VHF Data Radio Signal-
in-Space MASPS, Continue Work on VDL Mode 3. Wednesday, July 29: (a.m.) 
(6) WG-2 Continues; (p.m.) (7) WG-3, Review of Activities in VHF 
Digital Radio MOPS Document Progress and Furtherance of Work. Thursday, 
July 30: (a.m.) (8) Plenary Reconvenes at 9:00 a.m.; (9) Review Summary 
Minutes of Previous Plenary of SC-172; (10) Reports from WG's 2 & 3 
Activities; (11) Report on AMCP 5 and VDL Activities; (12) EUROCAE WG-
47 Report and Discussion of Schedule for Further Joint Meetings with 
WG-3; (13) Review Issues List and Address Future Work; (14) Other 
Business; (15) Dates and Places of Next Meetings; (16) WG's Continue as 
Necessary. Friday, July 31: (17) 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 6, 1998.
Janice L. Peters,
Desiganted Official.
[FR Doc. 98-18391 Filed 7-10-98; 8:45 am]
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