[Federal Register: October 30, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 210)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
RTCA Special Committee 172; Future Air-Ground Communications in 
the VHF Aeronautical Data Band (118-137 MHz)

    Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(P.L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is hereby given for Special 
Committee 172 meeting to be held November 17-20, 1998, starting at 9:00 
a.m. The meeting will be held at RTCA, 1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW., 
Suite 1020, Washington, DC 20036.
    The agenda will be as follows: Tuesday, November 17:
    (1) Plenary Convenes at 9:00 a.m. for 30 minutes:
    (2) Introductory Remarks; (3) Review and Approval of the Agenda;
    (4) Working Group (WG)-2, VHF Data Radio Signal-in-Space MASPS, 
Continue Work on VDL Mode 3. Wednesday, November 18: (a.m.)
    (5) WG-2 Continues; (p.m.) (6) WG-3, Review of VHF Digital Radio 
MOPS Document Progress and Furtherance of Work. Thursday, November 19: 
(a.m.) (7) Plenary Reconvenes at 9:00 a.m.:
    (8) Review Summary Minutes of Previous Plenary of SC-172;
    (9) Report on Operational Scenarios Sub-group Meeting;
    (10) Reports from WG's 2 & 3 Activities; (11) Report on AMCP WG's 
and VDL Activities; (12) EUROCAE WG-47 Report and Discussion of 
Schedule for Further Work with WG-3; (13) Review Issues List and 
Address Future Work; (14) Other Business; (15) Dates and Places of Next 
Meetings; (16) WG's Continue as Necessary. Friday, November 20: (17) 
WG's Continue as Necessary.
    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 RTCA Secretariat, 
1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 
833-9339 (phone); (202) 833-9434 (fax); or http://www.rtca.org (web 
site). Members of the public may present a written statement to the 
committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 26, 1998.
Janice L. Peters,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 98-29126 Filed 10-29-98; 8:45 am]
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