[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 9623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3311]


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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 February 27-March 1, 2001, 
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 include: February 27: Plenary Session Convenes; (1) 
Introductory Remarks; (2) Review Meeting Agenda; (3) Review Previous 
Meeting Minutes; (4) Working Group (WG)-2 Convenes to work on Minimum 
Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS); (5) WG-3 Convenes to 
work on VHF Data Link 2 and 3 Minimum Operational Performance Standards 
(MOPS). February 28: (6) Working Group 3 continues. March 1: Plenary 
Sessions Reconvenes: (7) Review ICAO Aeronautical Mobile Communications 
Panel (AMCP) Activities; (8) Report on Next Generation Communications 
(NEXCOM) Advisory Rulemaking Committee and other FAA digital 
activities; (9) Report on Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee, 
Systems Architecture Interfaces work on NEXCOM; (10) Review Status of 
EUROCAE WG-47; (11) Other Business; (12) Date and Location of Next 
Meeting; (13) Closing.
    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 February 1, 2001.
Janice L. Peters,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 01-3311 Filed 2-7-01; 8:45 am]
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