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foreign manufacturers that it has 

identified as being capable of meeting 

the technical requirements. 

The purpose of this notice is to 

request manufacturers, both domestic 

and foreign, to advise FAA of the system 

that they manufacture and whether it 

can meet the technical requirements. 

The detailed instructions for submitting 

the qualifications statement, including 

forms, may be found on the FAA Web 

site at: http://www.faa.gov/airports/aip/ 

procurement/federal_contract_

provisions/ at the tab entitled, Airport 

Avian Radar System Request for 

Qualifications. 

After review, the FAA may issue a 

nationwide waiver to Buy American 

Preferences for the foreign 

manufacturers. This ‘‘nationwide 

waiver’’ allows the equipment to be 

used on airport projects without having 

to receive separate project waivers. 

Having a nationwide waiver allows 

projects to start quickly without have to 

wait for the Buy American analysis to be 

completed for every project, while still 

assuring the funds used for airport 

projects under the Act are being 

directed to U.S. manufacturers. 

The items that have been granted a 

‘‘nationwide waiver’’ can be found on 

the FAA Web site at: http://www.faa.

gov/airports/aip/procurement/federal_

contract_provisions/ at the tab entitled, 

Equipment Meeting Buy American 

Requirements. 

Issued in Washington, DC, October 11, 

2011. 

Frank J. San Martin, 

Manager, Airports Financial Assistance 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–26787 Filed 10–27–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice to Manufacturers of Airport InPavement Stationary Runway Weather 

Information Systems 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. DOT. 

ACTION: Notice to Manufacturers of InPavement Stationary Runway Weather 

Information Systems. 

SUMMARY: Projects funded under the 

Airport Improvement Program (AIP) 

must meet the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

50101, Buy American Preferences. The 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

is considering issuing waivers to foreign 

manufacturers of Active or Passive InPavement Stationary Runway Weather 

Information Systems that meet the 

requirements of FAA Advisory Circular 

(AC) 150/5220–30, Airport Winter 

Safety and Operations. This notice 

requests information from 

manufacturers of systems meeting the 

technical requirements to determine 

whether a waiver to the Buy American 

Preferences should be issued. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ms. Nancy S. Williams, Airports 

Financial Assistance, APP 501, Room 

619, FAA, 800 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20591, Telephone 

(202) 267–3831. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

manages a Federal grant program for 

airports called the Airport Improvement 

Program (AIP). AIP grant recipients 

must follow 49 U.S.C. 50101, Buy 

American Preferences. 

Under 49 U.S.C. 50101(b)(3), the 

Secretary of Transportation may waive 

the Buy American Preference 

requirement if the goods are not 

produced in a sufficient and reasonably 

available amount or are not of a 

satisfactory quality. 

The purpose of this notice is to 

request manufacturers of both passive 

and active in-pavement runway surface 

condition sensor systems, both domestic 

and foreign, to advise FAA of the system 

that they manufacture and whether it 

can meet the FAA Advisory Circular 

technical requirements. The detailed 

instructions for submitting the 

qualifications statement, including 

forms, may be found on the FAA Web 

site at: http://www.faa.gov/airports/aip/ 

procurement/federal_contract_

provisions/ at the tab entitled, InPavement Runway Surface Condition 

Sensor Systems Request For 

Qualifications. 

The FAA wants to determine if there 

is sufficient quantity of domestic 

manufacturers capable of meeting the 

FAA technical requirements. If the FAA 

cannot find that there are USA 

manufacturers, it will issue a 

nationwide waiver to the foreign 

manufacturers identified as being 

capable of meeting the technical 

requirements. 

Technical Requirements: FAA 

Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5220–30, 

Airport Winter Safety and Operations 

recommends that in-pavement runway 

sensor systems comply with the 

performance and installation 

requirements of SAE Aerospace 

Recommended Practice 5533, Stationary 

Runway Weather Information System 

(In-pavement). The SAE specification is 

available for purchase at http:// 

www.sae.org. Because the 

recommendations in an Advisory 

Circular become mandatory for airports 

using AIP grant funds, an in-pavement 

runway surface condition sensor system 

project that includes any AIP grant 

funding must meet the requirements of 

SAE ARP5533. 

After review, the FAA may issue a 

nationwide waiver to Buy American 

Preferences for foreign manufacturers or 

United States manufacturers that do not 

meet the Buy American Preference 

requirements. Waivers will not be 

issued for manufacturers that do not 

fully meet the technical requirements. 

This ‘‘nationwide waiver’’ allows 

equipment to be used on airport projects 

without having to receive separate 

project waivers. Having a nationwide 

waiver allows projects to start quickly 

without have to wait for the Buy 

American analysis to be completed for 

every project, while still assuring the 

funds used for airport projects under the 

Act are being directed to U.S. 

manufacturers. 

Items that have been granted a 

‘‘nationwide waiver’’ can be found on 

the FAA Web site at: http:// 

www.faa.gov/airports/aip/procurement/ 

federal_contract_provisions/ at the tab 

entitled, Equipment Meeting Buy 

American Requirements. 

Issued in Washington, DC, October 11, 2011. 

Frank J. San Martin, 

Manager, Airports Financial Assistance 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–26791 Filed 10–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Commercial Space Transportation 

Advisory Committee—Public 

Teleconference 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Commercial Space 

Transportation Advisory Committee 

Teleconference. 

SUMMARY: 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 teleconference of 

the Space Transportation Operations 

Working Group (STOWG) of the 

Commercial Space Transportation 

Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The 

teleconference will take place on 

Thursday, November 17, 2011, starting 

at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. 

Individuals who plan to participate 

should contact Susan Lender, DFO, (the 

Contact Person listed below) by phone 

or email for the teleconference call in 


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number. The proposed agenda for this 

teleconference is to follow up on issues 

raised during the October 13, 2011, 

STOWG meeting. These issues include: 

• Gathering best practice guidelines 

on the long-term sustainability of space 

for consideration by the UN Office of 

Outer Space Affairs; and 

• Collecting COMSTAC’s suggestions 

for revisions to Title 14 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 420. 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written statements for 

the COMSTAC working group members 

to consider under the advisory process. 

Statements may concern the issues and 

agenda items mentioned above or 

additional issues that may be relevant 

for the U.S. commercial space 

transportation industry. Interested 

parties wishing to submit written 

statements should contact Susan 

Lender, DFO, (the Contact Person listed 

below) in writing (mail or email) by 

November 14, 2011, so that the 

information can be made available to 

COMSTAC members for their review 

and consideration before the November 

17, 2011, teleconference. Written 

statements should be supplied in the 

following formats: one hard copy with 

original signature or one electronic copy 

via email. 

An agenda will be posted on the FAA 

Web site at http://www.faa.gov/go/ast. 

Individuals who plan to participate 

and need special assistance should 

inform the Contact Person listed below 

in advance of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Lender (AST–5), Office of 

Commercial Space Transportation 

(AST), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Room 331, Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (202) 267–8029; Email 

susan.lender@faa.gov. Complete 

information regarding COMSTAC is 

available on the FAA Web site at: http:// 

www.faa.gov/about/office_org/ 

headquarters_offices/ast/ 

advisory_committee/. 

Issued in Washington, DC, October 24, 

2011. 

George C. Nield, 

Associate Administrator for Commercial 

Space Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27951 Filed 10–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Eighty-Seventh: RTCA Special 

Committee 159: Global Positioning 

System (GPS) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 159 meeting: Global 

Positioning System (GPS). 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of 

RTCA Special Committee 159: Global 

Positioning System (GPS) 87th meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

November 14–18, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

RTCA, Inc., 1150 18th Street, NW., Suite 

910, Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street, 

NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, 

or by telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax 

at (202) 833–9434, or Web site at 

http://www.rtca.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

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

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 

92–463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby 

given for a Special Committee 159, 

Global Positioning System (GPS). The 

agenda will include the following: 

November 14–17, 2011 

• Working Group Sessions 

• November 14—Working Group 2C, 

GPS/Inertial 

• November 15—Working Group 2, 

GPS/WAAS 

• November 16—Working Group 2, GPS 

WAAS and Working Group 4, 

Precision Landing Guidance (GPS/ 

LAAS) 

• November 17—Working Group 4, 

Precision Landing Guidance (GPS/ 

LAAS) 

November 18, 2011 

• Plenary Session 

• Chairman’s Introductory Remarks 

• Approval of Summary of the 86th 

Meeting held June 17th, 2011, 

RTCA Paper No. 202–11/SC159– 

997 

• Review Working Group (WG) Progress 

and Identify Issues for Resolution 

• GPS/3nd Civil Frequency (WG–1) 

• GPS/WAAS (WG–2) 

• GPS/GLONASS (WG–2A) 

• GPS/Inertial (WG–2C) 

• GPS/Precision Landing Guidance 

(WG–4) 

• GPS/Airport Surface Surveillance 

(WG–5) 

• GPS/Interference (WG–6) 

• GPS/Antennas (WG–7) 

• Review of EUROCAE Activities 

• SC–159 Ad Hoc—Discussion—Matrix 

Report 

• Assignment/Review of Future Work 

• Other Business 

• 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 October 24, 

2011. 

Robert L. Bostiga, 

Manager, RTCA Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27923 Filed 10–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Tenth Meeting: RTCA Special 

Committee 224, Airport Security 

Access Control 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 224, Airport Security Access 

Control. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of 

RTCA Special Committee 224, Airport 

Security Access Control. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

November 17, 2011, from 9:30 a.m.– 

5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

RTCA, Inc., 1150 18th Street, NW., Suite 

910, Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street, 

NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, 

or by telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax 

at (202) 833–9434, or Web site at 

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., App.), notice is hereby 

given for a Special Committee 224, 

Airport Security Access Control. The 

agenda will include the following: 


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