[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 59 (Monday, March 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 16241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7498]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


RTCA, Inc.; Government/Industry Certification Steering Committee

    Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(P.L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is hereby given for RTCA 
Government/Industry Certification Steering Committee meeting to be held 
April 18, 2000, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The meeting will be held at 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 800 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC, 20591, in Conference Room 5ABC (5th Floor).
    Formation of the Certification Steering Committee is a follow-on 
initiative recommended in RTCA's Report of Task Force 4, Certification. 
The concept of the Certification Steering Committee is supported by the 
FAA and will provide a public advisory forum for developing consensus-
based recommendations for implementing the opportunities identified by 
Task Force 4. The Task Force completed its work in 1999 and published 
its findings in the ``Final Report of RTCA TASK FORCE 4, 
Certification.'' This report serves as a starting point for the 
Certification Steering Committee.
    The Certification Steering Committee is co-chaired by Mr. Tom 
McSweeney, FAA Associate Administrator for Regulation and 
Certification, and Mr. Clay Jones, president, Rockwell Collins. The 
Certification Steering Committee will function as a Federal Advisory 
Committee with all meetings open to the public.
    The agenda will include: (1) Welcome and Introductory Remarks: (a) 
RTCA Certification Activity Structure and Procedures; (b) Review 
Steering Committee Charter; (2) Background: (c) Task Force Four (TF4) 
Recommendations; (3) Certification Select Committee: (d) Membership; 
(e) Terms of Reference and Proposal for Implementing TF4 
Recommendations; (f) Working Group Organization and Work Plans; (g) 
Near Term Certification Improvement Goals; (h) Deliverables and 
Milestones; (4) Other Business; (5) Date and Location of Next Meeting; 
(6) Closing.
    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 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 March 21, 2000.
Janice L. Peters,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 00-7498 Filed 3-24-00; 8:45 am]
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