[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9622-9623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3310]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


RTCA, Inc. Special Committee 198; Next Generation Communications 
(NEXCOM)

    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 an 
RTCA NEXCOM Special Committee 198 meeting to be held February 22-23, 
2001, starting at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the RTCA Inc., 
1140 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 1020, Washington, DC, 20536.
    At the request of the Federal Aviation Administration, RTCA 
established a new Special Committee (SC-198) to develop recommendations 
for the Next Generation Communications (NEXCOM) program. The FAA will 
implement an integrated system for digital air/ground voice and data 
communications in the National Airspace System. Special Committee 198 
will undertake a multiphase work program that will initially focus on 
operational considerations and identify, then characterize, basic 
operational issues. this results of the first phase effort will be 
published in a Principles of Operation document as well as a report on 
responses to recommendation of the RTCA Chairman's Committee on NEXCOM. 
In subsequent phases, Special Committee 198 will address detailed 
demonstration and transition planning.
    The agenda will include: (1) Welcome and Introductory Remarks; (2) 
Review Terms of Reference, discuss multi-phase work program; (3) 
Organize work groups, determine leadership, establish interim 
milestones to deliver two products for Phase 1: (a) Report on Responses 
to Recommendations to the RTCA Chairman's Committee on NEXCOM 
(Delivery: August 2001); (b) RTCA DO NEXCOM Principles (Delivery: 
September 2001); (4) Working Group meetings. Plenary Session: (5) 
Review Work Group reports; (6) Review Proposed schedule for subsequent 
meetings to include Plenary meetings in February, April, June, and 
August, as well as Plenary in September 2001 to approve phase 1 
documents; (c) Plenary

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in November 2001 to review other committee work; (d) and Editorial 
meetings; (7) Other Business; (8) Date and Location of Next Meting; (9) 
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, Inc., 
at (202) 833-9339 (phone), (202) 833-9434 (facsimile).

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 1, 2001.
Janice L. Peters,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 01-3310 Filed 2-7-01; 8:45 am]
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