[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2000)]
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[FR Doc No: 00-348]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
RTCA Special Committee 196; Night Vision Goggles (NVG) Appliances
& Equipment
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 (SC)-165 meeting to be held January 27-28, 2000, starting at
9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at Riviera Hotel, 2901 Las Vegas
Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV. The Host, Lorry Faber, FAA Rotocraft
Directorate, DFW/ASW-110 may be reached at (817) 222-5151 (phone),
Lorry.Faber@faa.gov (e-mail).
This new Special Committee 196(SC-196) has been established to
develop the operational concepts, Minimum Operational Performance
Standards (MOPS) and training guidelines for night vision goggles. The
increased use of the night vision goggles and the related equipment
currently in the design phase necessitates developing performance
standards for the goggles. The Federal Aviation Administration would
use the MOPS as a basis for issuing a Technical Standard Order for
night vision goggles. The propose Term of Reference for the committee,
RTCA Paper No. 276-99/PMC-065, has been developed and will be reviewed
at this meeting.
The agenda will include: (1) Welcome and Introductory Remarks; (2)
Agenda Overview; (3) RTCA Functional Overview; (4) Review of FAA Night
Vision Goggles (NVG) Mishaps; (5) JAA Harmonization Status; (6)
Lighting Evaluation Methods; (7) Overview of Related Activities: a. SAE
A-20 Status Brief, b. SAE G-10 Status Brief; (8) Overview SC-196
Working Group Activities: a. WG-1 (Operational Concept/Requirements),
b. WG-2 (NVG MOPS), c. WG-3 (NVIS Lighting), d. WG-4 (Maintenance/
Serviceability), e. WG-5 (Training Guidelines/Considerations); (9) Open
Forum; (10) Workgroup Breakout Sessions; (11) Other Business; (12)
Establish Agenda for Next Meeting; (13) Date and Place of Next Meeting;
(14) Closing.
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 December 22, 1999.
Gregory D. Burke,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 00-348 Filed 1-6-00; 8:45 am]
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