[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5264-5265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1757]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Performance-Based Operations Aviation Rulemaking Committee

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This document announces a public meeting in which the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) and members of the Performance-Based 
Operations Aviation Rulemaking Committee (PARC) will discuss the 
activities of the PARC since the Federal Aviation Administrator 
chartered the group in February 2004.

DATES: The public meeting will be held February 23-24, 2005, in 
Phoenix, AZ, and will begin at 9 a.m. each day. Registration will begin 
at 8:30 a.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at Honeywell International 
Inc., 21111 N. 19th Ave., Phoenix, AZ.
    You can find an electronic copy of informational materials for the 
meeting,

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including a detailed agenda, on the PARC knowledge sharing network at 
http://ksn.faa.gov/km/avr/parc/parc/default.aspx beginning February 15, 
2005. For access to the network, contact Olga Legoshina, Flight 
Technologies and Procedures Division, as listed in the section titled 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You should direct questions regarding 
the logistics of the meeting to Olga Legoshina, Flight Technologies and 
Procedures Division, AFS-400, Federal Aviation Administration, 470 
L'Enfant Plaza, Suite 4102, Washington, DC 20024; telephone (202) 385-
4606; facsimile (202) 385-4653. You should direct questions regarding 
the PARC to Dave Nakamura, Boeing Air Traffic Management, CNS Technical 
Standards and Requirements, PO Box 3707 MS 07-25, Seattle, WA 98124; 
telephone (425) 829-7006; facsimile (425) 294-1076, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public meeting will be held at Honeywell 
International Inc., 21111 N. 19th Ave., Phoenix, AZ.
    The purpose of the meeting is for the FAA and PARC members to 
discuss the activities of the PARC since the FAA Administrator 
chartered the group in February 2004. The general discussion items 
include: (1) The PARC Mission and its role; and (2) where the PARC is 
and where it is going. Specific topics will include the FAA's Roadmap 
for Performance-based Navigation; Special Aircraft and Aircrew 
Authorization Required (SAAR) procedures; General Required Navigation 
Performance (RNP) procedure criteria; Area Navigation (RNAV) approach 
criteria; Performance-Based Communications; and Human Factors.

Attendance at the Public Meeting

    The FAA should receive requests from people who wish to attend the 
public meeting no later than February 17, 2005. You should submit such 
requests to Olga Legoshina, Flight Technologies and Procedures 
Division, as listed in the previous section titled FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

Background

    The FAA has committed to implementing performance-based airspace 
operations. Given this commitment, there are significant issues with 
industry dynamics; new technologies; new aircraft types/capabilities 
and configurations and current operations; airspace use; airports; 
infrastructure; economics; and the environment. These complex issues 
mandate a comprehensive review and possible revision of existing 
regulatory criteria and guidance materials. Where existing criteria and 
guidance is inadequate or nonexistent, there will be the requirement to 
develop and implement new regulatory criteria and the guidance material 
needed by all stakeholders. The PARC provides a forum for the U.S. 
aviation community to discuss, prioritize, and resolve issues, provide 
direction for U.S. flight operations criteria, and produce U.S. 
consensus positions for global harmonization. The FAA Administrator 
issued the PARC charter on February 19, 2004. The PARC charter expires 
February 19, 2006, unless sooner terminated or extended by the 
Administrator.

Public Meeting Procedures

    Persons who plan to attend the meeting should be aware of the 
following procedures set up for this meeting:
    1. There will be no admission fee or other charge to attend or to 
participate in the public meeting. The meeting will be open to all 
people who have asked in advance to attend the meeting or who register 
on the day of the meeting (between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.), subject to 
availability of space in the meeting room.
    2. Representatives from the FAA and PARC members will conduct the 
public meeting.
    3. Sign and oral interpretation can be made available at the 
meeting, as well as an assistive listening device, if requested 10 
calendar days before the meeting.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2005.
James J. Ballough,
Director, Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 05-1757 Filed 1-31-05; 8:45 am]
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