[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 18472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9300]


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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 
(Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is hereby given for a 
Special Committee 172 meeting to be held May 4-7, 1999, 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, May 4: (1) Plenary Convenes 
at 9:00 a.m. for 30 minutes: (2) Introductory Remarks; (3) Review and 
Approval of the Agenda. (9:30 a.m.) (4) Working Group (WG)-2, VHF Data 
Radio Signal-in-Space Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards, 
continue work on VDL Mode 3. Wednesday, May 5: (a.m.) (5) WG-2 
continues work on VDL Mode 3; (p.m.) (6) WG-3, Review of VHF Digital 
Radio Minimum Operational Performance Standards Document progress and 
furtherance of work. Thursday, May 6: Plenary Reconvenes at 9:00 a.m.: 
(7) Review Summary Minutes of Previous Plenary of SC-172; (8) Reports 
from WG-2 and WG-3 on Activities; (9) Report on ICAO Aeronautical 
Mobile Communications Panel 6; (10) EUROCAE WG-47 Report and discuss 
schedule for further work with WG-3; (10) Review Issues List and 
Address Future Work; (11) Other Business; (12) Dates and Places of 
Future Meetings; (p.m.) (13) WG-13 continues. Friday, May 7: (14) WG's 
Continue as Required.
    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 April 8, 1999.
Janice L. Peters,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 99-9300 Filed 4-13-99; 8:45 am]
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