[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13342-13343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1343]


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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 17-19, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. (unless stated otherwise).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Conference Rooms, 1828 L Street, 
NW., Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036.

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.
    Primary Purpose of Meeting: The plenary is to review initial draft 
materials for the Recommended Guidance for Airplane Design and 
Certification document, leading to

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committee consensus on a draft for Final Review and Comment (FRAC). The 
committee will also consider plans for coordination and implementation 
of its recommendation on T-PED spurious emissions. Working group 
sessions are on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. Plenary Sessions are 
Wednesday and Thursday.

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 17:
     Chairmen's Strategy Session--MacIntosh-NBAA & Hilton-ATA 
Rooms
     Progress and Status Update, Overall Review of Plan and 
Schedule for Document Completion, recommendations coordination and 
implementation
     Working Group 5 Kickoff and Coordination--MacIntosh-NBAA & 
Hilton-ATA Rooms
     Working Groups Sessions
     Working Group 5 Overall DO-YYY Document--MacIntosh-NBAA & 
Hilton-ATA Rooms
     Working Group 6: PED Spurious Emissions Recommendations--
ARINC Conference Room
     Sub Group on PED Statistical Analysis and 
Characterization--Small Conference Room
     Sub Group on IPL Test--Colson Board Room
     Sub Group on Certification Aspects--Garmin Room
     Chairmen's Strategy Session
     Coordinate Recommendations to Plenary: Plan and Schedule 
for Remaining Committee Work.
     April 18 and 19:
     Opening Plenary Session (Welcome and Introductory Remarks, 
Review Agenda, Review/Approve previous Summary)
     Results of RTCA PMC Meeting March 22, 2007 on revisions to 
SC-202 TOR
     Update from Regulatory Agencies (FAA, UK-CAA, Canadian 
TSB, FCC, or others present)
     Update on EUROCAE Working Group WG58 Status
     Update on CEA activities, including the CEA Bulletin-
Recommended Practice for T-PEDs
     Overview of Work on DO-YYY ``Aircraft Design and 
Certification for Portable Electronic Device (PED) Tolerance''
     Update on Aircraft IPL Test Methods by WG5 Sub Group
     Update on Target IPL Values for aircraft design by WG5 IPL 
Sub Group
     Summary of PED Emissions Statistical Characterization by 
WG5-T-PED Characterization Sub Group
     Summary of Certification Aspects WG5 Certification Sub 
Group
     Working Group 5: Airplane Design and Certification 
Guidance
     Plan to complete remaining work, schedule and process for 
completion of open issues, recommendation to publish FRAC draft, 
identify any risks to completing final document at the July Plenary and 
proposed action to mitigate that risk
     Working Group 6: PED Spurious Emissions Recommendations 
Coordination
     Implementation Assessment (joint working group with CEA)
     Schedule and plan for dialog with CE manufactures
     Committee Discussion on Final Phase 2 Work Plan and 
Schedule for DO-YYY Document
     Committee Discussion on Final Phase 2 Work Plan and 
Schedule for DO-YYY Document
     Break-out Session for WG's Required
     WG5 Overall Document and Process--MacIntosh--NBAA & 
Hilton-ATA-Rooms
     WG6 PED Spurious Emissions Recommendation--ARINC 
Conference Room
     Sub Group on PED Statistical Analysis and 
Characterization--Small Conference Room
     Sub Groups on IPL Test--Colson Board Room
     Sub Group on Certification Aspect--Garmin Room
     April 19
     Chairman's Day 2 Opening Remarks and Process Check
     Final Overall Working Group Report
     Identification and Plan for Closure of Open Issues
     Remaining work plan and Schedule for Completion of DO-YYY
     Recommendation on publication of FRAC draft
     Working Group 5 Airplane Design and Certification Guidance 
recommendation for FRAC
     Working Group 6 PED Spurious Emissions Recommendations 
(reporting on plan for completion of recommendations coordination and 
implementation)
     Plenary Consensus on Plans to:
     DO-YYY Recommended Guidance for Airplane Design and 
Certification ready for FRAC
     WG6 plan to coordinate and implement PED Spurious 
Emissions Recommendations
     Closing Session (Other Business, Date and Place of 
Upcoming Meetings (Nineteenth Plenary at RTCA, July 23-27, 2007,)
     Complete Disposition of FRAC comments on draft Airplane 
Design & Guidance Recommendation draft
     Committee consensus to recommend publication of DO-YYY
     CEA/SC-202 Consenses Recommendation for implementation of 
SC-202 recommendation
     Plenary Session Tuesday & Thursday, WG Monday, Wednesday, 
Friday
     Adjourn to Break-out sessions for Working Groups if 
required and time permits
    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 13, 2007.
Francisco Estrada C.,
RTCA Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 07-1343 Filed 3-20-07; 8:45 am]
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