[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32796-32797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15200]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Request for Public Comment of Draft L5 Civil Signal Interface 
Control Document (ICD)

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DoD.

ACTION: Notice and Request for Review and Comment of Draft ICD-GPS-705.

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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public that the Global Positioning 
System (GPS) Joint Program Office (JPO) has released the current draft 
of ICD-GPS-705, NAVSTAR GPS Space Segment/User Segment L5 Interfaces, 
for public review and comment. This ICD describes the interface 
characteristics of L5, a signal to be incorporated into the GPS system 
for the benefit of the civilian community. The draft ICD can be 
reviewed at the following web site: http://gps.losangeles.af.mil. 
Select the ``GPS Library'' option, then select the ``GPS Public'' tab, 
and then select the ``Public Documents'' selection. Hyperlinks to the 
draft ICD and review instructions are provided. The reviewer should 
save the draft ICD to a local memory location prior to opening and 
performing the review. All comments and their resolutions will be 
posted to the web site.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to SMC/CZER, 2420 Vela Way, Suite 1467, El 
Segundo, CA 90245-4659, ATTN: 1st Lt Reginald C. Victoria. A comment 
matrix is provided for your convenience at the web site and is the 
preferred method of comment submittal. Comments may be submitted to the 
following Internet address: [email protected]. Comments may also 
be sent by fax to (310) 363-6387.

DATES: The suspense date for comment submittal is July 17, 2001. The 
following schedule of events is anticipated:
    ICD-705 Posted on GPS public web page: June 5, 2001.
    Comment Submittal Suspense Date: July 17, 2001.
    Government Response to Comments Suspense Date: July 25, 2001.
    Tentative Interface Control Working Group Meeting Date: July 26, 
2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Capt Eric Y. Moore, Configuration 
Management Processes Coordinator, (310) 363-5117, or 1st Lt Reginald C. 
Victoria, ICD-GPS-705 Point of Contact, (310) 363-6329, GPS JPO System 
Engineering Division, address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The civilian and military communities use 
the Global Positioning System, which employs a constellation of 24 
satellites

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to provide continuously transmitted signals to enable appropriately 
configured GPS user equipment to produce accurate position, navigation 
and time information.

Janet A. Long,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-15200 Filed 6-15-01; 8:45 am]
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