[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 55807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26801]


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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 November 8-10, 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: Monday, November 8: (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, continues work on VDL Mode 3. Tuesday, November 9: (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. Wednesday, November 10: Plenary 
reconvenes at 9 a.m.: (7) Review summary minutes of previous plenary 
meeting; (8) Reports from WG-2 and WG-3 on Activities; (9) Report on 
ICAO Aeronautical Mobile Communications Panel Working Group activities; 
(10) EUROCARE WG-47 Report and discuss schedule for further work with 
WG-3; (11) Review issues list and address future work; (12) Other 
business; (13) Date and Location of Next Meeting; (p.m.) (14) WG-3 
continues.
    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 October 6, 1999.
Janice L. Peters,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 99-26801 Filed 10-13-99; 8:45 am]
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