Document ID: FAA-2012-1027-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: RTCA Special Committee 226, Audio Systems and Equipment
Posted Date: 2012-09-19T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58209-58210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22992]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Fourth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 226, Audio Systems and 
Equipment

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

ACTION: Meeting notice of RTCA Special Committee 226, Audio Systems and 
Equipment.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the 
fourth meeting of the RTCA Special Committee 226, Audio Systems and 
Equipment.

DATES: The meeting will be held October 16-18, 2012 from 9 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) 330-
0652/(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 226. The agenda will 
include the following:

 Welcome and Administrative Remarks
 Introductions
 Agenda Overview
 Review previous action items
 Solicit proposals for further changes to DO-214
 Initiate discussion on TSO-C99A (Oxygen Mask Communication)
 Continue discussion on the following:
     Risks of usage of adaptive technology during test
     Proposed committee letter to invite additional headsets, 
MIC's and CVR manufacturers
     Addition of noise test requirement to the vibration test 
variable nature of Oxygen Mask
     Microphone and Hand Microphone performance in the 
marketplace
     Review of proposal to remove CVR Area Microphone 
requirements from standard in lieu of ED-112

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     Discussion on ANR white paper
     Sensitivity versus output power as they correlate with its 
specified ratings
 Continue review of DO-214 and draft updates/changes
 Draft language for noise test requirement to combine with the 
vibration test
 Other Business
 Establish agenda for 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 September 11, 2012.
David Sicard,
Manager, Business Operations Group, Federal Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-22992 Filed 9-18-12; 8:45 am]
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