Document ID: FAA-2012-0276-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: RTCA Special Committee 217, EUROCAE Working Group 44, Terrain and Airport Mapping Databases
Posted Date: 2012-03-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 14584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5808]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Eleventh Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 217, Joint With EUROCAE 
Working Group--44, Terrain and Airport Mapping Databases

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of meeting RTCA Special Committee 217, Joint with 
EUROCAE Working Group--44, Terrain and Airport Mapping Databases.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the 
Eleventh meeting of RTCA Special Committee 217, Joint with EUROCAE 
Working Group--44, Terrain and Airport Mapping Databases.

DATES: The meeting will be held April 2-5, 2012, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at SESAR A6 Brussels Office, Avenue 
de Kortenberg 100, Brussells, Belgium. Contact information, John 
Kasten, email: john.kasten@jeppesen.com, or telephone: 303-328-4535 or 
mobile phone: 303-260-9652, alternate contact information: Stephane 
Dubet: stephane.dubet@aviation-civile.grouv.fr, or telephone: 33-5-57-
92-57-81 or mobile, 33-5-57-92-55-55 1150.

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 meeting of Special Committee 217. The agenda will 
include the following:

April 2-5, 2012

     Chairmen's remarks and introductions
     Housekeeping
     Approve minutes from previous meeting
     Review and approve meeting agenda
     Schedule for this week
     PMC Meeting, March 21, 2012
     March PMC Materials from March 21st Meeting Will Be 
Provided
     Working Group Reports (Activity Status)
     Working Group Leads are to report on activities that have 
occurred since the September meeting.
     For Working Groups and Leads, See Last Page
     Full Committee Working Group ASRN V&V Document (DO-xxx)
     Terms of Reference (ToR) for SC-217/WG-44 include the 
preparation of a new RTCA Document on the Verification and Validation 
of Airport Surface Routing Networks.
     Discuss progress made since the Phoenix Meeting and review 
any action items
     Terrain and Obstacle Working Group Report
     Continue working towards document publication.
     High level committee review of items from work programs 
that have been finalized and have or will be provided for document(s) 
update within the current schedule.
     Finalize the draft for release to the FRAC process.
     Other Working Group Reports
     Working Group Leads presentations on work in progress with 
Committee Participation
     Continue to prioritize in terms of ``next document release 
or later''.
     Leadership Report on the status of ToR updates.
     Guidance Material Working Group
     Determine the future of the Efforts of This Working Group.
     Terrain and Obstacle Working Group Session
     Working Group Lead will provide full committee assistance 
on outstanding issues
    [ssquf] Discussion the differences between AIXM and the Modeling 
Effort for Terrain and Obstacles within the Committee
    [ssquf] Decided on a method for addressing the use of the term 
``obstacle'' in DO-276 and ``vertical structure'' in DO-272.
    [ssquf] Determine if and how to re-write Appendix E.
    [ssquf] Review work on Temporality.
    [ssquf] ASRN V&V Full Committee Working Group
     Co-Chairs will present continuation of the drafting work 
discussed in Phoenix.
     Action Item results completed
     Working Group Road Map Review
     The existing Road Map will be addressed within the 
appropriate Working Group.
     Action Item Review
     New items from December 2011 Meeting
     Closing Plenary Session Joint RTCA SC-217/EUROCAE WG-44
     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 March 5, 2012.
John Raper,
Manager, Business Operations Branch, Federal Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-5808 Filed 3-9-12; 8:45 am]
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