[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42078-42079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15556]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Proposed Establishment of an Aeronautical Research Center

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is seeking expressions of interest from law schools, 
universities, aerospace associations, and other interested parties in 
establishing an aeronautical research center. The center would be an 
educational and research facility that would provide the public access 
to the FAA's collection of papers and publications documenting the 
history of aerospace in the United States. The center would also 
maintain a collection of technical and legal aerospace resources and 
would serve as the FAA's main library facility.

DATES: Request to attend meeting is due by July 27, 2004.
    Meeting will be held on July 29, 2004, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, in 
Room 900 East at 2 p.m. People planning to attend should email 
[email protected]. Please include your name, institution, 
address, telephone number, and e-mail address.

ADDRESSES: Please mail requests for Information/Sources Sought Notice 
to: Patricia Abdullah, TITLE, AGC-500, Room 919, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20591; or e-
mail requests to [email protected]. Please include the 
following Solicitation Number on all requests: Reference Number: 3718.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Abdullah, Federal Aviation, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, Room 919, 
AGC-500, Washington, DC 20591, Telephone: 202-267-7090. E-mail: 
[email protected].

Conference for Interested Parties

    The FAA will host a conference for interested parties to respond to 
questions and identify other services and contributions that could 
benefit the participating parties. The FAA is seeking expressions of 
interest from law schools, universities, aerospace associations, and 
other interested parties in establishing an aeronautical research 
center. The center would be an educational and research facility that 
would provide the public access to the FAA's collection of papers and 
publications documenting the history of aerospace in the United States. 
The center would also maintain a collection of technical and legal 
aerospace resources and would serve as the FAA's main library facility.
    To establish the center, the FAA would contribute: (1) Access to 
its

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historical collection as well as its current technical and legal 
collection; (2) space for the collection; (3) office equipment; and (4) 
experienced aviation librarians. Other FAA contributions such as 
internship opportunities for students could be developed depending on 
the needs of the participating party. Contributions from the 
participating party would include: (1) The purchase of on-line and 
paper subscriptions, maintenance and binding of legislative and 
historical documents, and other miscellaneous expenses to maintain the 
collection; (2) maintenance of office equipment, supplies, and library 
software packages; and (3) space design and architectural costs for the 
center.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 2, 2004.
Patricia A. Abdullah,
Acting Deputy Assistant Chief Counsel for Procurement.
[FR Doc. 04-15556 Filed 7-12-04; 8:45 am]
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