[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 41 (Monday, March 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9481-9482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5059]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Request for Industry Input Meeting on Type Approval of 
Differential Global Positioning (DGPS) Ground Stations

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The FAA requests information and assistance in exploring 
various methods and criteria for installation, evaluation, flight 
inspection, and commissioning of commercially developed Special 
Category I (SCAT-I) ground facilities designed to provide local area 
augmentation to the Global Position System (GPS) for private use 
instrument approach and landing procedures. The FAA will host a meeting 
of interested parties to provide a forum for information exchange that 
will assist the agency in evaluating the technical merits, efficiency, 
and cost effectiveness of the alternative methods under consideration. 
In addition, interested parties are invited to propose other methods or 
criteria, not identified in this notice but worthy of consideration, 
that may improve or expedite the installation, evaluation, flight 
inspection, and commissioning process. The methods identified thus far 
for consideration by the FAA are:
    <bullet> Mathematical modeling and predictive analysis

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    <bullet> Bench testing
    <bullet> Operational testing
    <bullet> Spurious and harmonic radio frequency emission and 
sensitivity testing
    <bullet> Flight testing
    In addition to information on these or other testing methods, 
comments on their relative merit and benefits are welcome.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 16-17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Mountain View 
hotel, 2020 Menaul Boulevard NE., Albuquerque, New Mexico; telephone 
(505) 884-2511, fax (505) 881-4806. Those persons staying at the hotel 
must make reservations not later than March 26, 1997. Reservations 
should be requested as the ``FAA Conference.''

ATTENDANCE REPLY INSTRUCTIONS: To insure that adequate facilities are 
available, individuals or organizations that will attend are requested 
to notify the FAA of their intention to attend. Responses should be 
telephoned (202-267-9147) or fax (202-267-5509) to: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Office of the Associate Administrator for Air Traffic 
Services, Attn: Airway Facilities Advanced Technologies Implementation 
Staff, AOS-100, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Dixon, Airway Facilities Advanced Technologies Implementation 
Staff, AOS-100, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 
telephone (202) 267-9147; fax (202) 267-5509.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The evaluation and approval of DGPS ground 
facilities is being conducted to support implementation of Special 
Category I (SCAT-I) approaches. These efforts are based upon the 
recommendations of RTCA Special Committee 159, as documented in the 
Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards DGNSS Instrument Approach 
System: Special Category I (SCAT-I), DO-217, and the guidance provided 
by FAA Order 8400.11, IFR Approval for Differential Global Positioning 
System (DGPS) Special Category I Instrument Approaches Using Private 
Ground Facilities.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 19, 1997.
Stanley Rivers,
Director, Airway Facilities Service.
[FR Doc. 97-5059 Filed 2-28-97; 8:45 am]
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