[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 6437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2951]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Aviation, Marine and Land Radionavigation Users Conference

AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, 
DOT.

ACTION:  Notice of conference.

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SUMMARY:  The U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department 
of Defense are conducting an open meeting for all users of U.S. 
Government-provided radionavigation systems. The purpose of the meeting 
is to obtain user perspectives on Federal policies and plans for these 
systems. Systems to be covered include the Global Positioning System 
(GPS); differential GPS and other GPS augmentations; Loran-C; VOR/DME; 
TACAN; Radiobeacons; and ILS/MLS. Input on all applications of these 
systems is welcome, including navigation, positioning, surveying and 
mapping, timing, network synchronization, and resource management. All 
users, equipment manufacturers, service providers, Federal, State, and 
local government personnel, and any others with an interest in these 
systems are encouraged to attend. There is no registration fee to 
attend this conference.
    The meeting will be held in conjunction with the Civil GPS Service 
Interface Committee meeting on March 28, 29, and 30, 2000, at the Fair 
Oaks Holiday Inn in Fairfax, Virginia. Federal Government 
radionavigation policies and plans will be presented on March 28 
followed by reports on international and timing GPS activities on March 
29, and State and Locality GPS activities on the morning of March 30. 
The afternoon of March 30, beginning at 1 p.m. is reserved exclusively 
for questions and answers regarding current and future U.S. Government 
policies and plans in the Federal Radionavigation Plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Further Information Contact: To 
obtain an information/registration package, please contact Carol-Ann 
Courtney at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center; 
Conference Office (DTS-930); 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142. Tel: 
(617) 494-2686. Fax: (617) 494-2569.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 3, 2000.
Joseph F. Canny,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Navigation Systems Policy.
[FR Doc. 00-2951 Filed 2-8-00; 8:45 am]
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