[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 9895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03663]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Meeting Invitation to Industry and Comment Period on Draft 
Edition 3 of Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4671 Unmanned Aerial 
Vehicle Systems Airworthiness Requirements (USAR); Revision

AGENCY: United States Office of the Secretary of Defense through the 
United States Department of Defense for North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) STANAG 4671 Custodial Support Team.

ACTION: Notice of meeting location change and document availability; 
revision.

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SUMMARY: On Friday, January 10, 2014 (79 FR 1839-1840), the Department 
of Defense published a notice titled ``Meeting Invitation to Industry 
and Comment Period on Draft Edition 3 of Standardization Agreement 
(STANAG) 4671.'' Subsequent to the publication of that notice, the 
subject of the notice, the meeting location, the deadline for 
submitting comments, and parts of the text were revised.
    This notice revises the previously-published meeting notice to 
include these revisions.

DATES: Comments must be submitted no later than March 5, 2014 to Mrs. 
Sandra A. Greeley at the email address in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section. The meeting date is set for March 25-26, 2014 in 
Mannheim, Germany.

ADDRESSES: A copy of STANAG 4671 and the comment sheet may be obtained 
by emailing Mrs. Sandra A. Greeley at the email address in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The meetings will be held in 
Mannheim, Germany at the Federal Academy of Education and Training in 
the Bundeswehr, the meeting facility location is not yet finalized.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Industry Day Meeting Coordinator: Mrs. Sandra A. Greeley, Email: 
[email protected], Telephone: (301) 342-8635.
    STANAG 4671 Technical Information and Questions: Mr. Daniel Beck, 
Email: [email protected], Telephone: (256) 313-5306.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NATO STANAG 4671 Custodial Support Team 
is inviting industries from NATO countries to review Edition 3 and 
provide comments and/or concerns prior to finalization and publication 
for topics of discussion during Industry Day. NATO STANAG 4671 USAR 
contains the airworthiness requirements to certify Fixed Wing Unmanned 
Aircraft Systems between 150kg and 20000kg. Interested Industry Day 
participants may request copy of the draft update to STANAG 4671 (with 
comment sheet for feedback) by email and copies will be provided within 
3 business days of receipt by email only. Upon request from an industry 
participant to attend Industry Day a formal invitation will be sent via 
email prior to March 5, 2014 with details for date, location and access 
requirements. The objective of the March meetings will be to conduct a 
technical dialogue on the STANAG 4671. Industry Day discussion topics 
will be generated based on Industry's feedback as well as specific 
topics identified by the Custodial Support Team. Comments will be 
prioritized and addressed in an open forum.
    Key Words: RPV, UAS, UAV, Remotely Piloted Vehicle, Unmanned 
Aircraft, Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle, Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

    Dated: February 14, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-03663 Filed 2-20-14; 8:45 am]
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