[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 47030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18012]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


RTCA Special Committee 159: Minimum Operational Performance 
Standards for Airborne Navigation Equipment Using Global Positioning 
System (GPS)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special Committee 159 meeting.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a 
meeting of RTCA Special Committee 159: Minimum Operational Performance 
Standards for Airborne Navigation Equipment Using Global Positioning 
System (GPS).

DATES: The meeting will be held August 12-16, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m. (unless stated otherwise).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at RTCA, Inc., 1828 L Street NW., 
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://222.rtca.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 a Special Committee 159 meeting. Note: Specific 
working group sessions will be held August 12-15. The plenary agenda 
will include:
 April 16:
     Opening Plenary Session (Welcome and Introductory Remarks, 
Approve Minutes of Previous Meeting)
     Review Working Group (WG) Progress and Identify Issues for 
Resolution
     Global Positioning System (GPS)/3rd Civil Frequency (WG-1)
     GGPS/Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) (WG-2)
     GPS/GLONASS (WG-2A)
     GPS/Inertial (WG-2C)
     GPS/Precision Landing Guidance (WG-4)
     GPS/Airport Surface Surveillance (WG-5)
     GPS/Interference (WG-6)
     SC-159 Ad Hoc
 Review of EUROCAE activities
 Review/Approve revised DO-235, Assessment of Radio Frequency 
Interface Relevant to the GNSS, RTCA Paper No. 157-02/SC 159-896
     Review/Approve Errata to DO-229C, RTCA Paper No. 082-02/
SC159-893.
     Closing Plenary Session (Assignment/Review of Future Work, 
Other Business, Date and Place of Next Meeting)
    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 August 11, 2002.
Janice L. Peters,
FAA Special Assistant, RTCA Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 02-18012 Filed 7-16-02; 8:45 am]
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