RTCA Special Committee 159; Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne Navigation Equipment Using Global Positioning System (GPS)

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 181 (Monday, September 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50853-50854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24406]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


RTCA Special Committee 159; Minimum Operational Performance 
Standards for Airborne Navigation Equipment Using Global Positioning 
System (GPS)

    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 159 meeting to be held October 4-8, 1999, starting at 
9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at RTCA, 1140 Connecticut Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20036.
    The agenda will be as follows:
    Specific Working Group Sessions: October 4: Working Group 1, Third 
Civil Frequency; Working Group 2C, Global Positioning System (GPS)/
Inertial; Working Group 5, Airport Surface Surveillance. October 5: Ad 
Hoc, Recommendation Support; 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Working Group 6, 
Interference; Precision Landing Guidance (LAAS) 1:30-4:30 p.m. October 
6: Working Group 4, Precision Landing Guidance (LAAS CAT I/II/III). 
Working Group 2, WAAS; 1:30-4:30 p.m. October 7: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., 
Working Group 4, Precision Landing Guidance (LAAS CAT I/II/III); 9:00 
a.m.-12:00 p.m., Working Group 2, WAAS.
    October 7, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Plenary Session (continuing on October 
8, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.): (1) Chairman's Introductory Remarks; (2) 
Review/Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting; (3) Review WG Progress 
and Identify Issues for Resolution: (a) GPS/Third Civil Frequency (WG-
1); (b) GPS/WAAS (WG-2); (c) GPS/GLONASS (WG-2A); (d) GPS/Inertial (WG-
2C); (e) GPS/Precision Landing Guidance (WG-4); (f) GPS/Airport Surface 
Surveillance (WG-5); (g) GPS/Interference (WG-6); (h) SC-159 Ad Hoc; 
(4) Review of EUROCAE Activities; (5) Review/Approval of Minimum 
Operational Performance Standards for Global Positioning System Local 
Area Augmentation System Airborne Equipment (RTCA Paper No. 227-99/159-
826); and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Based Precision 
Approach Local Area Augmentation System (LLAS) Signal-In-Space 
Interface Control Document (RTCA Paper No. 227-99/159-826); (6) 
Assignment/Review of Future Work; (7) Other Business; (8) Date and 
Location of Next Meeting; (9) Closing.
    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 Mr. Harold Moses, RTCA 
Program Director, at (202) 833-9339 (phone), (202) 833-9434 (fax), or 
hmoses@rtca.org (electronic mail). Members of the public may present a 
written statement to the committee at any time.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 14, 1999.
Janice L. Peters,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 99-24406 Filed 9-17-99; 8:45 am]
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