[Federal Register: October 20, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 202)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Satellite Operational 
Implementation Team (SOIT): Forum on the Capabilities of the Global 
Positioning System (GPS)/Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) and Local 
Area Augmentation System (LAAS)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The FAA SOIT will be hosting a public forum to discuss the 
FAA's GPS approval and WAAS/LAAS operational implementation plans. This 
meeting will be held in conjunction with a regularly scheduled meeting 
of the FAA SOIT and in response to aviation industry requests to the 
FAA Administrator. Formal presentations by the FAA will be followed by 
a question and answer session. Those planning to attend are invited to 
submit proposed discussion topics. Requests to make presentations to 
the assembled forum should be made to the point of contact listed.

DATES: November 16-17, 1998, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Washington, D.C. The specific location will be selected 
based on number of registrants. Meeting details will be sent to all 
registrants in October. Tentative location is the FAA Building, 800 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington DC.

POINT OF CONTACT: Registration, submission of suggested discussion 
topics and requests to make presentations may be made to Mr. Steven 
Albers, phone (202) 267-7301, fax (202) 267-5086, or email at 
steven.albers@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Open to the aviation industry with 
attendance limited to space available. Participants are requested to 
register their intent to attend this meeting by October 30, 1998. 
Names, affiliations, telephone and facsimile numbers should be sent to 
the point of contact listed.

    Dated: September 22, 1998.
Hank Cabler,
SOIT Co-Chairman.
[FR Doc. 98-28052 Filed 10-19-98; 8:45 am]
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