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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
RTCA Special Committee 159; Minimum Operational Performance 
Standards for Airborne Navigation Equipment Using Global Positioning 
System (GPS)

    Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is hereby given for a 
Special Committee 159 meeting to be held November 2-6, 1998, starting 
at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at RTCA, 1140 Connecticut Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20036.
    The agenda will be as follows:
    Specific Working Group Sessions: November 2: Working Group (WG)-4A, 
Precision Landing Guidance (LAAS CAT I/II/III), Rooms A and B; WG-6, 
Interference, Room C; November 3: WG-4A, Precision Landing Guidance 
(LAAS CAT I/II/III), Rooms A and B; WG-6, Interference, Room C, 9:00 
a.m.-12:00 noon; WG-1, Second Civil Frequency, Room C, 1:30-4:30 p.m.; 
November 4: WG-4A, Precision Landing Guidance (LAAS CAT I/II/III), 
Rooms A and B; WG-2C, GPO/Inertial, Room C; November 5: WG-4A, 
Precision Landing Guidance (LAAS CAT I/II/III), Rooms A and B; WG-2, 
WAAS, Room C; WG-4B, Airport Surface Surveillance, Room D.
    Plenary Session, November 6, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Rooms A and B: 
(1) Chairman's Introductory Remarks; (2) Review/Approval of Minutes of 
Previous Meeting; (3) Review WG Progress and Identify Issues for 
Resolution: (a) GPS/Second Civil Frequency (WG-1); (b) GPS/WAAS (WG-2); 
(c) GPS/GLONASS (WG-2A); (d) GPS/Inertial (WG-2C); (e) GPS/Precision 
Landing Guidance and Airport Surface Surveillance (WG-4A & WG-4B); (f) 
GPS/Interference (WG-6); (4) Review of EUROCAE Activities; (5) Review/
Approval of the Proposed Final Draft RTCA Report on the Role of the 
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) in Supporting Airport Surface 
Operations, RTCA Paper No. 162-98/SC159-789; (6) Assignment/Review of 
Future Work; (7) Other Business; (8) Date and Location of Next Meeting.
    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 Mr. Harold Moses, RTCA 
Program Director, at (202) 833-9339 (phone), (2) 833-9434 (fax), or 
hmoses@rtca.org (electronic mail). Members of the public may present a 
written statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 14, 1998.
Jane P. Caldwell,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 98-28042 Filed 10-19-98; 8:45 am]
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