[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 250 (Thursday, December 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 82456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33187]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 January 29-February 2, 2001, 
starting at 9 a.m. each day unless stated otherwise. The meeting will 
be held at RTCA, 1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20026.
    The agenda will include: Specific Working Group Sessions--January 
29: Working Group (WG)-2C, GPS/Inertial; January 30: WG-2, GPS/WAAS; 
WG-4, Precision Landing Guidance (GPS/LAAS); WG-6, GPS/Interference; 
January 31: WG-2, GPS/WAAS; WG-4, Precision Landing Guidance (GPS/
LAAS); WG-6, GPS/Interference; February 1: (1:30-4:30) WG-1, 3RD Civil 
Frequency; WG-4, Precision Landing Guidance (GPS/LAAS) (Editors Only); 
WG-5, Surface Surveillance; Ad Hoc Working Group, JHU/APL Report 
Response; February 2: Plenary Session: (1) Introductory Remarks; (2) 
Approve Summary of Previous Meeting; (3) Review Working Group (WG) 
Progress and Identify Issues for Resolution: (a) GPS/3RD Civil 
Frequency (WG-1); (b) GPS/WAAS (WG-2); (c) GPS/GLONASS (WG-2A); (d) 
GPS/Interial (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/Approve 
Final Draft, revisions to RTCA DO-229B--Minimum Operational Performance 
Standards for Global Positioning System/Wide Area Augmentation System 
Airborne Equipment, RTCA Paper No. 407-00/SC159-883. (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 the RTCA Secretariat, 
at (202) 833-9339 (phone), (202) 833-9434 (fax). Members of the public 
may present a written statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 21, 2000.
Janice L. Peters,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 00-33187 Filed 12-27-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-M