[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 48 (Monday, March 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12770-12771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2352]


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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 Meeting: Portable 
Electronic Devices.

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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 April 3-7, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Conference Rooms, 1828 L Street, 
NW., Suite 805, Washington, DC.

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:
     April 3:
     Co-chairs' Strategy Sessions with Working Group Leaders
     Working Group Progress and Status Update/Plan for Terms of 
Reference (TOR) Compliance Review
     Overall Review of Plan and Schedule for Phase 2
     Plan for Recommendation on Scoping of Picocell Assessment 
and Guidelines
     WG1, WG2, and WG3 to develop recommendations to SC-202 
plenary on Mask-Like Object, recommendations to FCC on emissions, and 
susceptibility limits required from the aircraft systems side
     Working Group Coordination
     Time for all Working Groups to meet together if required
     Working Groups (WG) 1 through 5 meet.
     WG-1, PED Characterization, Garmin Room
     WG-2, Aircraft Path Loss and Test, with WG-3, Aircraft 
Susceptibility, MacIntosh-NBAA-Hilton/ATA Room
     WG-4, Risk Assessment, Mitigation, and process, Colson 
Board Room
     WG-5, airplane Design and Certification Guidance, ARINC 
Conference Room
     Chairmen's Strategy session with Working Group Leaders
     Coordinate Recommendations to Plenary: Phase 2 work plan, 
TOR compliance verification, and schedule
     April 4:
     Opening Plenary Session (Welcome and Introductory Remarks, 
Review Agenda, Review/Approve previous Common Plenary Summary, Review 
Open Action Items)
     Results of RTCA PMC meeting on publication of interim 
update DO-294A
     Update from Regulatory Agencies (FAA, UK-CAA, Canadian 
TSB, FCC, or other)
     Update on Work of EUROCAE Working Group WG58 by Michael 
Crokaert of Airbus, WG58 Chairman
     CEA PEDs Working Group Report and plans for ANSI 
accredited standard by Doug Johnson of CEA
     Update on CTIA Task Force on cell phones on airborne 
aircraft by Paul Guckian of QUALCOMM
     ``Active RFID Transponders' RF Emission and Cargo Bay 
Interference Path Loss Measurements for Aircraft Com/Nave Bands'' by 
Truong Nguyen of NASA Langley Research Center
     ``RF Propagation Flight Testing'' (report on results from 
test) by Frank Whetten of Boeing
     Break-out sessions for Working Groups:
     Working Groups (WG) 1 through 5 meet.
     WG-1, PED Characterization
     WG-2, Aircraft Path Loss and Test, with WG-3, Aircraft 
Susceptibility
     WG-4, Risk Assessment, Mitigation, and process
     WG-5, Airplane Design and Certification Guidance
     Committee Consensus on Remaining Phase 2 Work Plan. TOR 
Compliance Plan, and Schedule for Completion
     April 5:
     Co-chairs' Strategy Session with Working Group Leaders
     WG Progress and Status Update/Plan for (TOR) Compliance 
Review
     Overall Review of Plan and Schedule for Phase 2
     Working Groups Coordination
     Time for all Working Groups to meet, if required
     Working Groups Meet if required

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     WG-1 PEDs Characterization
     WG-2 Aircraft Path Loss and Test with WG-3, Aircraft 
Susceptibility
     WG-4 Risk Assessment, Mitigation, and Process
     WG-5 Airplane Design and Certification Guidance
     Chairmen's Strategy Session with Working Group Leaders
     Phase 2 Goals, Schedule, and Work Plan
     April 6:
     Chairmen's Day 2 Opening Remarks and Process Check
     Working Groups report out
     Each Working Group will cover the following:
     Schedule and TOC Compliance Assessment
     Coordination and Requirements, Open Issues, Action Items, 
etc.
     Phase 2 Work Remaining: work plan and schedule for 
completion
     Working Group 1 (PEDs Characterization, Test and 
Evaluation)
     Working Group 2 (Aircraft Test and Analysis)
     Working Group 3 (Aircraft Systems Susceptibility)
     Working Group 4 (Risk Assessment, Practical Application, 
and Final Documentation)
     Collaboration with EUROCAE WG58
     Working Group 5 (Recommended Guidance for Airplane Design 
and Certification)
     Feasibility of single document with EUROCAE WG58, 
committee concensus on how to proceed
     Updates to Phase 2 work statement, committee structure, 
work plan, and schedule, including:
     Need for additional SC-202 meetings to complete document
     Plan for access to material and organization of data in 
appendix CD for Phase 2 document
     Working Groups' teleconference and meeting schedule, plan 
for Phase 2 work completion
     Closing Session (Other Business, Date and Place of Next 
Meeting (July 10-14, 2006, Fifteenth Plenary at RTCA; October 16-20, 
2006, Sixteenth Plenary at RTCA; January 22-26, 2007, Seventeenth 
Plenary at RTCA, Closing Remarks, Adjourn)
     Break-out sessions for Working Groups Phase 2 work if 
required and time permits
     April 7:
     Working Groups complete action items as required
     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 March 3, 2006.
Francisco Estrada C.,
RTCA Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 06-2352 Filed 3-10-06; 8:45 am]
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