[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 1263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-486]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


RTCA Special Committee 198: Next-Generation Air/Ground 
Communications System (NEXCOM)

AGENCY:  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:  Notice of RTCA Special Committee 198 meeting.

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SUMMARY:  The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a 
meeting of RTCA Special Committee 198: Next-Generation Air/Ground 
Communications System (NEXCOM).

DATES:  The meeting will be held on January 23-25, 2002, starting at 
9:00 am.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held at RTCA, 1828 L Street, Suite 805, 
Washington, DC, 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 
Suite 805, Washington, DC, 20036; telephone (202) 833-9339; fax (202) 
833-9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  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 a Special Committee 198 meeting. The agenda will 
include:
     January 23:
     Opening Plenary Session (Welcome and Introductory Remarks, 
Review Minutes of Previous Meeting)
     Review and Act on Comments received during the Final 
Review and Comment Period for the Document Next Generation Air/Ground 
Communications (NEXCOM) Principles of Operations VHF Digital Link (VDL) 
Mode 3
     Closing Plenary Session (Date and Place of Next Meeting)
     January 24-25:
     Working Group 3 Editorial and Final Changes to the VDL-3 
Principles of Operation Document
     Working Group 4, NEXCOM Plan, US National Airspace System 
(NAS) Plan for Transition to Air/Ground ICAO VDL-3 based Integrated 
Voice and Data
     Working Group 5, NEXCOM Safety and Performance 
Requirements (SPR) Document
    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space 
availability. With the approval of the chairmen, members of the public 
may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present 
statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Members of the public may 
present a written statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 18, 2001.
Janice L. Peters,
FAA Special Assistant, RTCA Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 02-486 Filed 1-8-02; 8:45 am]
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