[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 135 (Thursday, July 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38231-38232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18027]


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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 
Special Committee 172 meeting to be held August 10-13, 1999, starting 
at 9 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, August 10:
    (1) Plenary Convenes at 9 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, August 
11: (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, August 12: Plenary 
Reconvenes at 9 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

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Panel 6; (10) EUROCAE WG-47 Report and discuss schedule for further 
work with WG-3; (11) Review Issues List and Address Future Work; (12) 
Other Business; (13) Dates and Places of Future Meetings; (p.m.) (14) 
WG-3 continues. Friday, August 13: (15) Working Group'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 July 9, 1999.
Gregory D. Burke,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 99-18027 Filed 7-14-99; 8:45 am]
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