[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 244 (Thursday, December 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77101-77102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30033]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


1st Meeting--Special Committee 222--Inmarsat Aeronautical Mobile 
Satellite (Route) Services

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special Committee 222 meeting.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a 
meeting of RTCA Special Committee 222: Inmarsat Aeronautical Mobile 
Satellite (Route) Services.

DATES: The meeting will be held January 15-16, 2009 from: 1 p.m. to 
5:30 p.m. January 15 and 8 a.m. to Noon on January 16.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Cocoa Beach Hilton, Cocoa Beach, 
FL. (This meeting is held in conjunction with the AEEC Air-Ground 
Communications Subcommittee meeting.) For hotel information and driving 
directions see http://www.aviation-ia.com/events/AirGroundAnnounce.pdf

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 222, Inmarsat Aeronautical 
Mobile Satellite (Route) Services. The agenda will include:

January 15

     Opening Plenary Session (Greetings and Introductions).
     RTCA specific information: Presented by Dr. LaBerge.
     Overview of activity background.
     Background on ICAO/RTCA NGSS process.
     Background on MSV Auxiliary Terrestrial Component (ATCt) 
technology.
     Background on DO-210D issues.
     Review of Authorizing Document (Terms of Reference) as 
approved by Program Management Committee on October 2, 2008.
     Discussion of and action on committee planning items in 
Terms of Reference (TOR).
     Discussion of technical items as developed in Agenda Item 
4.
     Technical approach to ATCt assessment: basic methodology, 
structure, effect on and input to RTCA documents.
     Technical approach to Swift Broadband AMS(R)S: basic 
methodology, structure, documents to be prepared, etc.
    Discussions continued on Friday, as necessary.

January 16

     SC-222 work task organization and working groups, if 
necessary
     Discussion of proprietary issues, if any. RTCA, Inc. has 
specific policies regarding the inclusion of proprietary technology in 
an RTCA Standard document. This discussion will provide a preliminary 
look at whether the

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proprietary policies of RTCA will be relevant to the SC-222 
deliberations.
     Discussion of meeting summary, if necessary
     Schedule next meeting, adjourn (No later than January 16, 
Noon)
    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 11, 2008.
Francisco Estrada C.,
RTCA Advisory Committee.
 [FR Doc. E8-30033 Filed 12-17-08; 8:45 am]
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