[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75857-75858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-24320]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


First Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 207/Airport Security Access 
Control Systems

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special Committee 207 Meeting, Airport Security 
Access Control Systems.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a 
meeting of RTCA Special Committee 207, Airport Security Access Control 
Systems.

DATES: The meeting will be held January 18-19, 2006, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at RTCA, Inc., MacIntosh-NBAA & 
Hilton-ATA Rooms, 1828 L Street, NW., Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) 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 207 meeting. The agenda will 
include:
     January 18:
     Opening Plenary Session (Welcome, Introductions, and 
Administrative Remarks)
      Agenda Overview
      Workgroup Reports
      Workgroup 2
      Workgroup 3
      Workgroup 4
      Workgroup 5

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      Workgroup 6
      Workgroup 7
      ICAO Update
      Discussions on vendor presentations--guidelines are as 
follows: The vendor/product categories sought are under Access Control, 
Perimeter Intrusion Detection, Biometric Systems/Devices, and 
Credentialing of employees. Each vendor seeking to present a short 
(maximum of 15 minutes) presentation to the committee members, will 
provide the briefing package, slides and supporting documents to Mr. 
Paul S. Ruwaldt ([email protected] or [email protected]) by 
January 4th, 2006, outlining the following:
     If the product is an access control system, sub-system or 
component of or could be applied to an airport access control system, 
the vendor is required to submit documentation, in written form, 
attesting to their understanding of the current DO-230A Airport Access 
Control Standard requirements and a description of how their product, 
system, sub-system or component complies with this current standard 
(this document will be inclusive of how their product(s) would be 
utilized in an automated access control system suitable for use under 
the requirements included in 49 CFR subpart 1500 et al.).
     How their product(s) would provide for (or enhance) the 
security objectives of the airport, and
     How their product(s) would be integrated into an airport 
comprehensive security system.
    It is strongly suggested that the vendors requesting presentation 
time be fully cognizant of the airline and airport operational 
requirements as they apply to automated access control systems, 
perimeter intrusion detection, biometric system applications and 
credentialing application of employees, as well as the performance 
requirements of DO-230A and how their product(s) will interface, 
integrate or fuse (data) with automated access control systems. 
Further, it is suggested that the vendor by fully aware of how these 
operational and performance conditions will affect their product(s) and 
the access control procedures.
    In addition, for those products or systems incorporating 
biometrics, specific reference and discussions will address the 
Biometric Guidance Package released and approved by the TSA this year.
    The vendor presentation must strictly be pertinent to their 
product(s) and the relevant 49 CFR subpart 1500 et al. requirements for 
airport access control systems. The vendor must demonstrate their 
product's suitability to airline and airport operational access control 
conditions and illustrate how their product(s) would be deployed in 
automated access control systems and/or how their product(s) can be 
integrated into the automated access control systems.
    The SC-207 committee emphasizes that this RTCA standard pertains 
only to airport access control systems, although there may be 
opportunities for future integration with other airport and federal 
information and/or communication technologies.
    Further, the committee is interested in proven and available COTS 
technologies and/or products. The committee is not interested in yet 
untested, developmental concepts, representative products, systems or 
sub-systems or proprietary systems.
    The vendors making presentations will be required to provide a soft 
copies of the material they wish to present to the committee. No 
material save that provided by the vendor by the 5th of January 2006 
will be accepted or received by the Committee during the presentation 
on January 18th & 19th, 2006.
    The presentations provided by the vendors will be collected and 
made available to the committee members in CD format on the day of the 
presentation.
    It is expected that there will be only a limited presentation 
opportunity on these two days. Reservations will be made on a first 
come first served basis.
    The Vendor should contact Mr. Ruwaldt via email to express interest 
in presenting. Once Mr. Ruwaldt receives the material, he will schedule 
the vendor's presentation time and date. All material must be received 
before this scheduling can take place.
    If the presentation schedule is full for these two days, following 
consultation with the SC-207 Chairman, an additional presentation date 
in March could be allocated, however all vendors should not rely on 
this, and attempt to develop and provide their product(s) presentations 
as early as possible.
    SC-207, in its deliberations for the updated standard DO-230B, is 
considering requiring that the products, systems, sub-systems and 
components utilized within airport access control systems, inclusive of 
perimeter, biometric intrusion detection and surveillance functions 
should be tested and verified to the requirements defined within the 
proposed DO-230B Standard.
    Any such decision, including the identification of a responsible 
authority for conducting such verifications (or potential certification 
of products) will be taken before the final issuance of DO-230B.
     Closing Plenary Session (Other Business, Establish Agenda, 
Date and Place for Fourth, Fifth and Sixth 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 December 14, 2005.
Natalie Ogletree,
FAA General Engineer, RTCA Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 05-24320 Filed 12-20-05; 8:45am]
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