[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 8684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02598]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Fifteenth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 217--Aeronautical 
Databases Joint with EUROCAE WG-44--Aeronautical Databases

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special Committee 217--Aeronautical Databases 
Joint with EUROCAE WG-44--Aeronautical Databases.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a 
meeting of RTCA Special Committee 217--Aeronautical Databases being 
held jointly with EUROCAE WG-44--Aeronautical Databases.

DATES: The meeting will be held February 25 through March 1, 2013, from 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Eurocontrol Headquarters, Rue de 
la Fus[eacute]e, 96 1130, Brussels (Haren), Belgium.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street 
NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC, 20036, or by telephone at (202) 833-
9339, fax at (202) 833-9434, or Web site at 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., App.), notice is 
hereby given for a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 217--Aeronautical 
Databases held jointly with EUROCAE WG-44--Aeronautical Databases. The 
agenda will include the following:

Monday, February 25--Opening Plenary Session

 Co-Chairmen's remarks and introductions
    [cir] Introduction of new RTCA Program Director
 Housekeeping
 Approve minutes from 14th meeting
 Review and approve meeting agenda for 15th meeting
 Schedule and working arrangements for the week
 Closing Plenary Schedule

Monday thru Thursday, February 25 to 28--Working Group Sessions

Working Group One (WG1)--DO-200A/ED-76--Stephane Dubet

 Review of WG44/SC217 ToR and discussion of the scope of WG1
 Current ED76/DO200A
    [cir] Overview of the standard
    [cir] Review of the current version assets and identified 
shortcomings
 Other related standards and initiatives
    [cir] ICAO
    [cir] FAA
    [cir] EU SES (EU73/2010 a.k.a. ADQ1, ADQ2)
    [cir] Other EUROCAE/RTCA standards
 Review of ED76 change scoping
    [cir] Initial European scoping exercise
    [cir] US review and comments
    [cir] Further inputs
    [cir] Conclusions
 Organization of the updating effort, working arrangements, and 
implementation

Working Group Two (WG2)--DO-272/DO-276/DO-291--John Kasten

 Action Item Review
     Highest Priority Updates (as documented in Salt Lake City 
Meeting)
    [cir] Update ASRN for De-Icing Areas, Aprons and Parking Areas, DO-
272
    [cir] Format for Capture Rules and Geometric Constraints, DO-272 
and DO-276
    [cir] Use of ``location'' in feature and attribute names, DO-272 
and DO-276, impact on DO-291
    [cir] Investigate reformatting DO-291 for two parts, Airport 
Mapping and Terrain/Obstacle
    [cir] Requirements for Low Visibility Taxi Routes, DO-272
    [cir] Requirements for Preferred Taxi Routes, DO-272
    [cir] Resolve Painted Centerline feature. DO-272
    [cir] Resolve Bridge Point data capture, DO-272
    [cir] Address Airport Information in Textual Format (AITF), DO-272
    [cir] Update Taxiway Feature Attributes (intersections), DO-272
    [cir] Requirements for Markings, e.g. Apron Entry, DO-272
    [cir] Requirements for Runway Feature Attributes related to surface 
conditions, e.g. rubber on runway, DO-272
    [cir] Requirements, directionality of hold positions, DO-272
    [cir] ATC Requirements for use of ASRN, DO-272
    [cir] Requirements for supporting D-NOTAM, DO-272
    [cir] Requirements for Runway Intersection when more than two, DO-
272
 Update on Activities--ARINC 816, DO-272 and DO-276

Friday, March 1--Closing Plenary session

 Presentation of WG1 and WG2 conclusions
 Proposed way forward
 Working arrangements for remaining work
 Review of action items
 Next meetings, dates and locations
 Any other business
 Adjourn

    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space 
availability. With the approval of the chairman, 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 January 30, 2013.
Paige L. Williams,
Management Analyst, Business Operations Group, ANG-A12, Federal 
Aviation Administration.
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