[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35764-35765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12144]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


RTCA Special Committee 202: Portable Electronic Devices

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special Committee 202 Portable Electronic 
Devices meeting.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a 
meeting of RTCA Special Committee 202: Portable Electronic Devices.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 5-8, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Transport Canada, Boardrooms 
027-030, Tower C, Place de Ville, 330 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario, 
Canada.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 
Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036-5133; 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 202 Portable Electronic Devices 
meeting. The agenda will include:
     July 5 and July 8:
     Working Groups (WG) 1 through 4 meet.
     WG-1, PED Characterization, boardroom 027
     WG-2, Aircraft Path Loss and Test, boardroom 028
     WG-3, Aircraft Susceptibility, boardroom 029
     WG-4, Risk Assessment, Mitigation, and process, boardroom 
030
     July 6:
     Opening Plenary Session (Welcome and Introductory Remarks, 
Review Agenda, Review/Approve previous Common Plenary Summary, Review 
Open Action Items)
     Update from CEA PEDs Working Group
     Update from Regulatory Agencies (FAA, UK-CAA, Canadian 
TSB, or other members present)
     Report on CRJ testing by WG-2 and Air Wisconsin
     Transport Canada PED approval process experience: DO-294 
versus testing by Yehia Elghawaby of Transport Canada
     ``Where did the values in Table 6-1 come from?'' by Chuck 
LaBerge of Honeywell
     RF Emissions Testing: FRID Tags, GSM Mobile Phones, and 
WLAN by Bruce Donham of Boeing
     Backdoor Coupling Airplane test proposal by Robert Kebel 
of Airbus
     Connexion by Boeing plan for allowance of cellphone 
operations work by Frank Whetten of Connexion
     Phase 2 work break out sessions for work groups
     July 7:
     Opening Remarks and Process Check
    Working Groups Report out on (Phase 2 work statement, Revision of 
Terms of Reference (TOR), Revisions to committee structure, work plan 
for Phase 2, and schedule for Work Plan)
    WG-1(PEDs characterization, test and evaluation)
    WG-2 (Aircraft test and analysis)
    WG-3 (Aircraft systems susceptibility)
    Proposal for assessing aircraft systems susceptibility to Phase 2 
technologies.
    WG-4 (Risk Assessment, Practical application, and final 
documentation)
    Collaboration with EUROCAE WG58

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    Proposal for completion of Phase 2 document
    Potential to complete a first draft simplified process early--end 
of 2005 or early 2006
    Human Factors sub-group
    Phase 2 work statement, committee structure, work plan, and 
schedule planning
    Closing Session (Other Business, Date and Place of Next Meeting 
(October 11-13, 2005 Twelfth Plenary at RTCA, January 24-26 Thirteenth 
Plenary at RTCA, Closing Remarks, Adjourn)
    Working Groups to complete action items and Phase 2 work planning.
    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 June 13, 2005.
Natalie Ogletree,
FAA General Engineer, RTCA Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 05-12144 Filed 6-20-05; 8:45 am]
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