[Federal Register: May 26, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 100)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
RTCA, Inc.; Certification Task Force

    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 that the 
first meeting of the RTCA, Inc., Certification Task Force will be held 
June 11-12, 1998, at the Army & Navy Club, 901 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC, 2006, starting at 8:30 a.m. on June 11. This task force 
will review the ``end-to-end'' certification of advanced avionics 
systems, then, keeping safety as a first priority, develop 
recommendations for improving the timeliness and reducing the costs of 
certification.
    The meeting agenda will include: (1) Welcome and Introductory 
Remarks; (2) A Presentation by Task Force Co-chairs Mr. Tony Broderick 
(former FAA associate administrator and now consultant to Airbus) and 
Mr. Ed Stimpson (General Aviation Manufacturers Association); (3) 
Presentations by the leaders of the four task force working groups 
focusing on the task force objectives, organization, and planned 
milestones in areas such as demonstrated performance of current 
systems, human factors considerations, the certification process, and 
certification services; (4) Open Discussion.
    Concurrent working group sessions will take place at RTCA, Inc., 
1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC 20036, 
commencing at 1:00 p.m. on June 11 and 8:30 a.m. on June 12. A summary 
plenary session will be held at 11:30 a.m. at RTCA, Inc., on June 12.
    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space 
availability. With the approval of the co-chairmen, members of the 
public may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to 
present statements or obtain information should contact RTCA at (202) 
833-9339 (phone), (202) 833-9434 (fax), or dclarke@rtca.org (e-mail). 
Members of the public may present a written statement to the committee 
at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 18, 1998.
Janice L. Peters,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 98-13900 Filed 5-22-98; 8:45 am]
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