[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 55423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27721]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


RTCA, Inc.; Certification Task Force

    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 that the 
next meeting of the RTCA Certification Task Force will be held October 
29-30, 1998, starting at 9:00 a.m., at MITRE/CAASD, 1820 Dolley Madison 
Boulevard, McLean, VA. This task force is reviewing the ``end-to-end'' 
certification of advanced avionics systems and, keeping safety as a 
first priority, developing recommendations for improving the timeliness 
and reducing the costs of certification.
    The meeting agenda will include: (1) Welcome and Introductory 
Remarks; (2) A Presentation by Task Force Co-chairs Mr. Tony Broderick 
(former FAA associate administrator and now consultant to Airbus) and 
Mr. Ed Stimpson (General Aviation Manufacturers Association); (3) 
Presentations by the leaders of the four task force working groups. The 
presentations will focus on tasking progress to date and current 
issues/challenges. Time will be allocated to questions, answers, and 
general discussion.
    Concurrent working group sessions will take place on the Afternoon 
of October 29 and the morning of October 30. A summary plenary session 
will commence at 11:30 a.m. on October 30. Attendance is open to the 
interested public but limited to space availability. With the approval 
of the co-chairmen, members of the public may present oral statements 
at the meeting. Persons wishing to present statements or obtain 
information should contact RTCA at (202) 833-9339 (phone), (202) 833-
9434 (fax), or [email protected] (e-mail). Members of the public may 
present a written statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 8, 1998.
Janice L. Peters,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 98-27721 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am]
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