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• Presentations: Pending 

• Breakout meetings of Subgroup 1 

and Subgroup 2 

• December 5: 

• Subgroup 1 and Subgroup 2 

Meetings 

• December 7: 

• Subgroup 1 and Subgroup 2 

Meetings 

• December 8: 

• Subgroup 1 and Subgroup 2 

Meetings 

• Closing Session (Other Business, 

Date and Place of Next Meeting, 

Closing Remarks, Adjourn) 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairmen, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

Dated: Issued in Washington, DC on 

November 7, 2006. 

Francisco Estrada C., 

RTCA Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 06–9365 Filed 11–22–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

RTCA Program Management 

Committee 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Program 

Management Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of the 

RTCA Program Management Committee. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

December 13, 2006 starting at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

RTCA, Inc., 1828 L Street, NW., Suite 

805, Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 

Suite 850, Washington, DC 20036; 

telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202) 

833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Program Management 

Committee meeting. The agenda will 

include: 

• December 13: 

• Opening Session (Welcome and 

Introductory Remarks, Review/ 

Approve Summary of Previous 

Meeting) 

• Publication Consideration/Approval: 

• Final Draft, Minimum Operational 

Performance Standards (MOPS) for 

Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance 

System II (TCAS II) Hybrid 

Surveillance, RTCA Paper No. 251–

06/PMC–475, prepared by SC–147. 

• Final Draft, Revised DO–229C, 

Minimum Operational Performance 

Standards for Global Positioning 

System/Wide Area Augmentation 

System Airborne Equipment, RTCA 

Paper No. 252–06/PMC–476, prepared 

by SC–159. 

• Final Draft, Minimum Operational 

Performance Standards for Global 

Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) 

Airborne Active Antenna Equipment 

for the LI Frequency Band, RTCA 

Paper No. 253–05/PMC–477, prepared 

by SC–159. 

• Final Draft, Minimum Operational 

Performance Standards (MOPS) for 

Surveillance Transmit Processing 

(STP), RTCA Paper No. 254–05/PMC–

478, prepared by SC–186. 

• Final Draft, Change 1 to DO–242A, 

Minimum Aviation System 

Performance Standards for Automatic 

Dependent Surveillance Broadcast 

(ADS–B), RTCA Paper No. 255–06/ 

PMC–479, prepared by SC–186. 

• Final Draft, Change 2 to DO–260A, 

Minimum Operational Performance 

Standards for 1090 MHz Extended 

Squitter Automatic Dependent 

Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS–B) and 

Traffic Information Services—

Broadcast (TIS–B), RTCA Paper No. 

256–06/PMC–480, prepared by SC–

186. 

• Final Draft, Change 1 to DO–282A, 

Minimum Operational Performance 

Standards for Universal Access 

Transceiver (UAT) Automatic 

Dependent Surveillance—Broadcast, 

RTCA Paper No. 257–06/PNC–481, 

prepared by SC–186. 

• Final Draft, Change 1 to DO–289, 

Minimum Aviation System 

Performance Standards (MASPS) for 

Aircraft Surveillance Applications 

(ASA), RTCA Paper No. 258–06/PMC–

482, prepared by SC–186. 

• Final Draft, Safety, Performance and 

Interoperability Requirements 

Document for the ADS–B Non-RadarAirspace (NRA) Application, RTCA 

Paper No. 259–06/PMC–483, prepared 

by SC–186. 

• Final Draft, Change 1 to DO–290, 

Safety and Performance Requirements 

Standard for Air Traffic Data Link 

Services in Continental Airspace 

(Continental SPR Standard), RTCA 

Paper No. 260–06/PMC–484, prepared 

by SC–189. 

• Final Draft, Revised DO–294A, 

Guidance on Allowing Transmitting 

Portable Electronic Devices (T–PEDs) 

on Aircraft, RTCA Paper No. 261–06/ 

PMC–485, prepared by SC–202. 

• Final Draft, Change 1 to DO–293, 

Minimum Operational Performance 

Standards for Nickel-Cadmium and 

Lead Acid Batteries, RTCA Paper No. 

262–06/PMC–486, prepared by SC–

211. 

• Discussion: 

• EUROCAE WG68—Altimetry 

• Review EUROCAE Initiative and 

Status 

• Special Committee Chairman’s 

Reports 

• Action Item Review: 

• Synthetic Vision Systems (SVS)—

Discussion—Possible New Committee 

Request—Status 

• SC–147—Traffic Alert & Collision 

Avoidance System—Discussion—

Discussion 

• FAA Update on activities that affect 

the work of SC–147 

• EUROCAE WG–75 TCAS Activity 

• PMC Ad Hoc Subgroup Report 

• SC–203—Unmanned Aircraft Systems 

(UAS)—Discussion—Status Review 

• SC–205—Software Considerations—

Discussion—Status Review 

• Cabin Management Systems—

Discussion—Status 

• Closing Session (Other Business, 

Document Production, Date and Place of 

Next Meeting, Adjourn) 

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 person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

15, 2006. 

Francisco Estrada C., 

RTCA Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 06–9367 Filed 11–22–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

RNP SAAAR Approval Consultant 

Opportunities 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announced today 


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that it is seeking to identify qualified 

industry consultants to assist 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, 121, 

125, 129, 135 applicants as they pursue 

approval to conduct ‘‘Required 

Navigation Performance Special Aircraft 

and Aircrew Authorization Required’’

(RNP SAAAR) approaches. Provisions 

for gaining those approvals are 

contained within FAA Advisory 

Circular 90–101, ‘‘Approval Guidance 

for RNP Procedures with SAAAR.’’

Applicants who meet certain 

qualifications will be permitted to enter 

into an agreement with the FAA to be 

listed as RNP SAAAR Approval 

Consultants. 

DATES: Formal letter of application must 

be received on or before December 31, 

2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Vincent Chirasello, Federal Aviation 

Administration, AFS–400 Flight 

Technologies and Procedures Division, 

470 L’Enfant Plaza, Suite 4102, 

Washington, DC 20024, (202) 385–4586. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RNP 

SAAAR procedures provide an 

opportunity to improve safety, 

efficiency and capacity. Safety is 

improved when RNP approaches 

replace visual or non-precision 

approaches, and efficiency is improved 

through more repeatable and optimum 

flight paths. Capacity can be improved 

by de-conflicting traffic during 

instrument conditions. RNP SAAAR 

procedures provide an unprecedented 

flexibility in construction of approach 

procedures. RNP SAAAR procedures 

build upon the performance based 

National Airspace System (NAS) 

concept. The performance requirements 

to conduct an approach are defined, and 

aircraft are qualified against these 

performance requirements. RNP 

approaches include unique 

characteristics that require special 

aircraft and aircrew capabilities and 

authorization similar to Category (CAT) 

II/III ILS operations. 

The AC 90–101 RNP SAAAR approval 

process is complex and the success of 

the process depends on the quality of 

the application. Although the FAA is 

committed to providing approval 

services, a reduced budget and increase 

in attrition leaves fewer resources 

available to assist new entrants in the 

approval process. In an effort to address 

this new RNP SAAAR entrant need, the 

FAA will develop and maintain a list of 

qualified AC 90–101 RNP SAAAR 

Approval Consultants to assist in the 

approval process. This process will 

benefit the general public by helping 

expedite new entrant applications. 

(a) Eligibility Requirements: To be 

identified as an FAA-qualified RNP 

SAAAR Approval Consultant, the 

following qualifications must be met: 

(1) Have understanding of AC 90–101, 

as revised, to include the individual 

appendices. This includes a thorough 

understanding of the approval process. 

(2) At least 2 years experience 

working with RNP SAAAR or 

equivalent procedures. 

(3) Upon selection for the program, 

successfully complete an RNP SAAAR 

Approval Process Seminar. 

(4) Have operations and airworthiness 

personnel qualified through training, 

experience, and expertise in 14 CFR part 

91, 121, 125, 129 and/or 135 operations, 

or equivalent experience. 

(b) Required Documentation: An 

applicant to become RNP SAAAR 

Approval Consultant must submit a 

formal letter of request in addition to 

the following documents: 

(1) Statement substantiating that the 

RNP SAAAR Approval Consultant 

applicant meets eligibility requirements 

as stated in item 1 above. 

(2) Supplemental statement including 

the names, signatures, and titles of those 

persons who will perform the 

authorized functions, and substantiating 

that they meet the eligibility 

requirements. 

(3) RNP SAAAR Approval Consultant 

Operations Manual. 

(4) References. 

(5) Certification that, to the best of its 

knowledge and belief, the persons 

serving as management of the 

organization have not been convicted of, 

or had a civil or administrative finding 

rendered against, them for: commission 

of fraud, embezzlement, theft, forgery, 

bribery, falsification or destruction of 

records, making false statements, or 

receiving stolen property. 

(c) How to Apply: An RNP SAAAR 

Consultant applicant must submit all 

required documents for consideration 

before being identified as an FAAqualified RNP SAAAR Approval 

Consultant to: Mr. Vincent Chirasello, 

Federal Aviation Administration, AFS–

400 Flight Technologies and Procedures 

Division, 470 L’Enfant Plaza, Suite 

4102, Washington, DC 20024. 

(d) Application Process: Upon receipt 

of the application, AFS–400, will: 

(1) Ensure the RNP SAAAR Approval 

Consultant application package contains 

all the required documents as listed in 

item 2 above. 

(2) Evaluate documents for accuracy. 

(3) Ensure the RNP SAAAR 

consultant application package contains 

all the eligibility requirements as listed 

in item 1 above. 

(4) Contact the applicant’s personal 

references. 

(5) Conduct a personal interview with 

the applicant; including those persons 

within organizations, if any, who will 

perform authorized functions. 

Auhority: The FAA is authorized to enter 

into this Agreement by 49 U.S.C. 106(1), (6) 

and (m). 

Issued in Washington, DC on November 9, 

2006. 

John M. Allen, 

Director, Flight Standards Service. 

[FR Doc. 06–9245 Filed 11–22–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2006–26125] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments for 

New Information Collection 

AGENCIES: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), and National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

(NHTSA), Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA and the NHTSA 

invite the public to comment on our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve a new information collection. 

This collection is summarized below 

under Supplementary Information. We 

are required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

January 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 

FHWA–2006–26125 by any of the 

following methods: 

• Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, S.W., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC, 20590–

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

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