81 FR 27489 - 2016 Meetings of the Equip 2020 Plenary and Working Groups

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 88 (May 6, 2016)

This notice announces the 2016 meetings of the Equip 2020 Plenary and Working Groups. Equip 2020 is a joint FAA and Industry group tasked with moving forward significantly on ADS-B Out implementation. Formed as a result of the Call to Action held October 28, 2014, Equip 2020 was given 32 tasks, reflecting barriers to implementation, which forms the basis of our agendas and discussions.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 27489]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10751]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


2016 Meetings of the Equip 2020 Plenary and Working Groups

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the 2016 meetings of the Equip 2020 
Plenary and Working Groups. Equip 2020 is a joint FAA and Industry 
group tasked with moving forward significantly on ADS-B Out 
implementation. Formed as a result of the Call to Action held October 
28, 2014, Equip 2020 was given 32 tasks, reflecting barriers to 
implementation, which forms the basis of our agendas and discussions.

DATES: Meeting 1 will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at 8:30 
a.m.; meeting 2 will be held on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at 8:30 
a.m.; and meeting 3 will be held on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at 8:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting 1 will be held at RTCA, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 
910, Washington, DC 20036. Meetings 2 and 3 will be held at Helicopter 
Association International, 1920 Ballenger Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elisabeth Auld, Program Support--FAA 
AVS Safety Technical Support Services Flight Technologies and 
Procedures Division; Email: [email protected], Phone: 202-267-
4976.
    More information on ADS-B Out can be found at https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/equipadsb/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Procedures

    (a) Meeting attendance is by invitation only, and is generally 
limited to those that have participated in previous meetings or are a 
proxy from their organization.
    (b) All meetings start at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at approximately 
3:30 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the beginning of each meeting.
    (c) Equip 2020 meetings generally start with 2 hours of Plenary 
briefings/discussion, 2-3 hours of working group meetings and 1-2 hours 
of Plenary for working group out briefs. Working groups are currently: 
Air Carrier Equipage, General Aviation Equipage and Engagement, 
Benefits and ADS-B In and Installation and Approvals.
    (d) Contact Elisabeth Auld ([email protected]) to request 
an invitation. There are no plans for telecon/webex access to these 
meetings.
    (e) The meetings will not be formally recorded. However, minutes 
are posted approximately 2-3 weeks after the meeting on the Equip 2020 
SharePoint site https://avssp.faa.gov/avs/afs400/EQUIP2020/SitePages/Equip2020.aspx.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 
10854, 24 FR 9665, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 2nd, 2016.
Mark Steinbicker,
Assistant Manager, Flight Technologies and Procedures Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-10751 Filed 5-5-16; 8:45 am]
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