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views contribute to the FTAA process, as

stipulated in the Ministerial Declaration of

San Jose;

• Be sent directly to the Chair of the

Committee of Government Representatives

on the Participation of Civil Society, at the

following address: c/o Tripartite Committee

(REf. Civil Society), Economic Commission

for Latin American and the Caribbean

(ECLAC), 1825 K Street NW, Suite 1120,

Washington, D.C. 20006, Fax: (202) 296–

0826, e-mail: socs@eclac.org.

5. The Commission will prepare its next

report to Ministers on the basis of

submissions determined to confirm with

paragraph 4 of this invitation and that are

received up to September 30, 2000.

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Executive Summary—2 pages maximum—(see Open Invitation):

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[OST Docket No. OST–2000–7538]

Notice of Test Plan for Determining

Potential for Interference from UltraWideband Devices (UWB) to Global

Positioning System (GPS) Receivers;

Review and Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary,

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Since the potential for

interference from certain ultrawideband (UWB) parameters has been

determined through preliminary

analyses and tests, the Department of

Transportation has sponsored a more

rigorous test to evaluate the potential for

interference to Global Positioning

System (GPS) receivers from UWB

devices. The Department invites

comments on this test plan.

DATES: Comments should be submitted

in written form July 24, 2000.

ADDRESS: Send comments to:

Department of Transportation, Office of

the Secretary Radionavigation &

Positioning Staff, P–7, Room 10315, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590 Attn: GPS–UWB Comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sally L. Frodge, (202) 366–4894.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Communications Commission

(FCC) is considering placing UWB

devices under Part 15 of the FCC

Regulations under Title 47 of the Code

of Federal Regulations and modifying

these rules accordingly. The FCC

released on May 11, 2000, a Notice of

Proposed Rule-Making (NPRM), ‘‘In the

Matter of Revision of Part 15 of the

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Commission’s Rules Regarding UltraWideband Transmission Systems’’. The

FCC has proposed ‘‘* * * permitting

the operation of ultra-wideband (UWB)

technology on an unlicensed basis’’

citing ‘‘* * * enormous benefits for

public safety, consumers and

businesses’’ (http://www.fcc.gov/

Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/

News_Releases/2000/nret0006.html).

The FCC has stated that test results are

encouraged and can be submitted

through October 30, 2000.

The term ‘‘ultra-wideband’’ by

definition refers to any radiated

waveform whose fractional bandwidth

is greater than 25%. There are many

technologies that fit this broad

definition; of particular interest is a

group of technologies known as

‘‘impulsive systems’’. Such systems

utilize short radio frequency (RF) pulses

with pulse durations on the order of

nanoseconds that result in bandwidths

that can be on the order of several

Gigahertz. Some current UWB

impulsive system designs and devices

have fractional bandwidths that can

exceed 100%. Such systems could

intentionally radiate energy into

restricted bands (defined in Part 15) that

include aeronautical safety-related

systems, including GPS and other

sensitive systems.

This test plan describes an initial

phase of testing that selects the metric

of accuracy performance and GPS signal

reacquisition time. Aviation receivers

meeting published specifications will be

used in the accuracy measurement

phase; a land receiver will be used for

the reacquisition testing. A GPS

simulator provides the GPS input and

the UWB parameters are provided by a

prototype UWB waveform generator

where the various UWB waveform

parameters can be varied independently

in a controlled manner. These metrics

were considered appropriate for the first

phase of testing.

Obtaining a copy for comment. The

Department will consider written

comments for incorporation into the test

plan. To obtain a copy of this test plan,

contact Ms. Veronica Pannell at (202)

366–0353 or write to: Department of

Transportation, Office of the Secretary

Radionavigation & Positioning Staff, P–

7, Room 10315, 400 Seventh Street SW,

Washington, DC 20590.

Dated: June 15, 2000.

Joseph Canny,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Navigation

Systems Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Air Traffic Procedures Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice

to advise the public that a meeting of

the Federal Aviation Administration Air

Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee

(ATPAC) will be held to review present

air traffic control procedures and

practices for standardization,

clarification, and upgrading of

terminology and procedures.

DATES: The meeting will be held from

July 17–19, 2000, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Department of Transportation,

NASSIF Building, 400 7th Street, SW.,

Conference Rooms 6332–6336,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Eric Harrell, Executive Director,

ATPAC, Terminal and En Route

Procedures Division, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591,

telephone (202) 267–3725.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463; 5 U.S.C. app.2), notice is hereby

given of a meeting of the ATPAC to be

held July 17 through July 19, 2000, at

the Department of Transportation,

NASSIF Building, 400 7th Street, SW.,

Conference Rooms 6332–6336,

Washington, DC. The agenda for this

meeting will cover: a continuation of the

Committee’s review of present air traffic

control procedures and practices for

standardization, clarification, and

upgrading of terminology and

procedures. It will also include:

1. Approval of Minutes.

2. Submission and Discussion of

Areas of Concern.

3. Discussion of Potential Safety

Items.

4. Report from Executive Director.

5. Items of Interest.

6. Discussion and agreement of

location and dates from subsequent

meetings.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to the space

available. With the approval of the

Chairperson, members of the public may

present oral statements at the meeting.

Persons desiring to attend and persons

desiring to present oral statements

should notify the person listed above

not later than July 14, 2000. The next

quarterly meeting of the FAA ATPAC is

planned to be held from October 2–5,

2000, in Washington, DC.

Any member of the public may

present a written statement to the

Committee at any time at the address

given above.

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 8, 2000.

Eric Harrell,

Executive Director, Air Traffic Procedures

Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 00–15809 Filed 6–21–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

To Impose and Use the Revenue From

a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at

Palm Beach International Airport, West

Palm Beach, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on

application.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and

invites public comment on the

application to impose and use the

revenue from a PFC at Palm Beach

International Airport (PBIA) under the

provisions of the Aviation Safety and

Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title

IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law

101–508) and part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Orlando Airports District

Office, 5950 Hazeltine National Drive,

Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Bruce V.

Pelly, Director of Airports of the Palm

Beach County, Department of Airports

at the following address: Palm Beach

County, Department of Airports,

Building 846, Palm Beach International

Airport, West Palm Beach Florida

33406.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the Palm Beach

County, Department of Airports under

section 158.23 of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Vernon P. Rupinta, Program Manager,

Orlando Airports District Office, 5950

Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400,

Orlando, Florida 32822, (407) 812–6331,

extension 24. The application may be