[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 70 (Thursday, April 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18509-18510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1806]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


RTCA Special Committee 159: Global Positioning System (GPS)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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ACTION:  Notice of RTCA Special Committee 159 meeting.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a 
meeting of RTCA Special Committee 159: Global Positioning System (GPS).

DATES: The meeting will be held April 30-May 4, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. (unless stated otherwise).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at RTCA, Inc., 1828 L Street, NW., 
Suite 805, Washington, C 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 
Suite 805, 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 Special Committee 159 meeting. Note: Specific 
working group sessions will be held April 30-May 4, 2007. The plenary 
agenda will include:

April 30:
    <bullet> All Day, Working Group 2C, GPS/Inertial, MacIntosh-NBAA 
Room & Hilton-ATA Room.
    <bullet> Afternoon (1-4:30 p.m.) Working Group 6, GPS/Interference, 
Colson Board Room.
May 1:
    <bullet> All Day, Working Group 4, Precision Landing Guidance (GPS/
LAAS), MacIntosh-NBAA Room & Hilton-ATA Room.
    <bullet> All Day, Working Group 6, GPS/Interference, Colson Room.
May 2:
    <bullet> Morning (9-12 p.m.) Working Group 2, Wide Area 
Augmentation System (GPS/WAAS), Colson Board Room.
    <bullet> Morning (9-12 p.m.) Working Group 4, Precision Landing 
Guidance (GPS/LAAS), MacIntosh-NBAA Room & Hilton-ATA Room.
    <bullet> Morning (9-12 p.m.), working Group 6, GPS/Interference, 
ARINC Room.
    <bullet> Afternoon (1-4:30 p.m.), Joint, Working Groups 2, 4, 6, 7 
& 8/EUROCAE WG-62, MacIntosh-NBAA Room & Hilton-ATA Room.

    Note: Agenda for this session--Discussion on possible future 
joint FTCA/EUROCAE GPS-GALLILEO documents.

May 3:
    <bullet> All Day, Working Group 4, Precision Landing Guidance (GPS/
LAAS), Macntosh-NBAA Room & Hilton-ATA Room.
    <bullet> Morning (9-12 p.m.), Working Group 6, GPS/Interference, 
Colson Board.
    <bullet> Afternoon (1-4:30 p.m.), Working Group 7, GPS/Antennas, 
Colson Board Room.
    <bullet> Morning (9-12 p.m.), Working Group 8, GPS/GRAS, ARINC 
Room.
<bullet> May 4:
    <bullet> Opening Plenary Session (Welcome and Introductory 
Remarks).
    <bullet> Approval of Summary of the Seventy-First Meeting held 
January 12, 2007, RTCA Paper No. 081-07/SX159-948.
    <bullet> Review Working Group (WG) Progress and Identify Issues for 
Resolution.
    <bullet> Global Positioning System (GPS)/3rd Civil Frequency (WG-
1).
    <bullet> GPS/Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) (WG-2).
    <bullet> GPS/GLONASS (WG-2A).
    <bullet> GPS/Inertial (WG-2C).
    <bullet> GPS/Precision Landing Guidance (WG-4)
    <bullet> GPS/Airport Surface Surveillance (WG-5).
    <bullet> GPS/Interference (WG-6).
    <bullet> GPS/Antennas (WG-7).
    <bullet> GPS/GRAS (WG-8).
    <bullet> Review of EUROCAE activities.
    <bullet> Consider for Approval--revised DO-253A--Minimum 
Operational Performance Standards for GPS Local Area Augmentation 
System Airborne Equipment, TRCA Paper No. 030-07/SC 159-947.
    <bullet> Closing Plenary Session (Assignment/Review of Future Work, 
Other Business, Date and Place of Next Meeting).

    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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 3, 2007.
Francisco Estrada C.,
RTCA Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 07-1806 Filed 4-11-07; 8:45 am]
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