[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 8886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2413]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Availability of the 2005 Federal Radionavigation Plan

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, 
DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 2005 Federal Radionavigation 
Plan.

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SUMMARY: The 2005 edition of the Federal Radionavigation Plan (FRP) has 
been published and is available for comment. All comments, concerns, 
and suggestions regarding the current policies and plans in the 2005 
FRP will be considered in formulation of the 2007 FRP. The policies in 
the 2005 FRP focus on transition to GPS based services, recognizing the 
need to maintain backup navigation aids and provide redundant 
radionavigation service where required. The FRP is the official source 
of radionavigation policy and planning for the Federal Government, as 
directed by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
(10 U.S.C. 2281(c)). It is prepared jointly by the U.S. Departments of 
Defense (DoD), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and Homeland 
Security (DHS) with the assistance of other government agencies. This 
edition of the FRP updates and replaces the 2001 FRP and covers common-
use radionavigation systems (i.e., systems used by both civil and 
military sectors). Systems used exclusively by the military are covered 
in the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Master Positioning, 
Navigation, and Timing Plan (MPNTP). The FRP includes the introduction, 
policies, operating plans, system selection considerations, and 
research and development sections. The companion document entitled 
Federal Radionavigation Systems (FRS) contains information on 
government roles and responsibilities, user requirements, and systems 
descriptions, and is published separately from the FRP. The FRS is 
periodically updated as necessary.

DATES: Comments must be received by July 31 for consideration in 
development of the 2007 FRP.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be forwarded to Chairman, DOT POS/NAV 
Working Group, U.S. Department of Transportation, Navigation and 
Spectrum Policy (P-50), Room 6423-F, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20590. E-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Augustine, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Navigation and Spectrum Policy (P-50), 400 7th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-0353.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the 2005 FRP can be obtained at: 
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 10, 2006.
Tyler D. Duvall,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy.
[FR Doc. E6-2413 Filed 2-17-06; 8:45 am]
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