[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-24693]
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[Federal Register: October 6, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; VHF Navigation and
Communication Frequency Utilization Working Group
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Establishment of a VHF Navigation and Communication
Frequency Utilization Working Group.
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SUMMARY: Notice is given for the establishment of a VHF Navigation and
Communication Frequency Utilization Working Group in support of the
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) on General Aviation
Issues. In addition to informing the public of this activity, this
notice provides a point of contact for further information; a brief
description of the working group's task and application procedures for
working group membership.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Louis C. Cusimano, Assistant Executive Director for General
Aviation Operations Issues, Flight Standards Service (AFS-800), 800
Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, DC 20591, Telephone: (202) 267-
8452; FAX (202) 267-5094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
has established an Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) (56 FR
2190, January 22, 1991; and 58 FR 9230, February 19, 1993). One area
that the ARAC deals with is general aviation operations issues. The
issues involve the operation of general aviation aircraft and
certification of airmen. The VHF Navigation and Communication Frequency
Utilization Working Group is being formed to formulate and present
recommendations to the ARAC, which will determine whether to forward
them to the FAA.
Specifically, the Working Group's task is as follows: The VHF
Navigation and Communication Frequency Utilization Working Group is
charged with formulating and presenting recommendations on the
implementation options, which will provide greater immunity from
modulation interference while still allowing the United States to
comply with the International Standards, Recommended Practices and
Procedures for Air Navigation Services, contained in Annex 10 to the
Convention of International Civil Aviation. To maximize opportunity for
formulation and discussion of possible options, the working group
should have a balanced membership from the aviation and broadcast
industries. The working group should focus on the issues at hand,
including: the economic impact of meeting the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements, alternatives for achieving
improved frequency protection, evolutionary implementation
considerations, ICAO work on future VHF air/ground (A/G) communication
system, the evolving U.S. position for the proposed 1995 ICAO
divisional meeting on precision approach and landing systems mix, early
implementation of the Global Positioning System and the U.S. Federal
Radionavigation Plan.
The VHF Navigation and Communication Frequency Utilization Working
Group will be responsible to the ARAC for the following reports:
A. The Working Group should recommend time line(s) for completion
of the task, including the rationale, for consideration at the meeting
of the ARAC to consider general aviation operations issues held
following publication of this notice.
B. The Working Group will give a status report on the task at each
meeting of the ARAC held to consider general aviation operations
issues.
The VHF Navigation and Communication Frequency Utilization Working
Group will be comprised of experts from those organizations having an
interest in the tasks assigned. A Working Group member need not
necessarily be a representative of one of the member organizations of
the ARAC. An individual who has expertise in the subject matter and
wishes to become a member of the Working Group should write the person
listed under the caption FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT expressing
that desire, describing his or her interest in the task, and the
expertise he or she would bring to the Working Group. The request will
be reviewed with the ARAC Assistant Chair for General Aviation
Operations Issues and the Chair of the VHF Navigation and Communication
Frequency Utilization Working Group, and the individual will be advised
whether or not the request can be accommodated.
The Secretary of Transportation has determined that the formation
and use of the ARAC are necessary in the public interest in connection
with the performance of duties of the FAA. Meetings of the ARAC to
consider general aviation operations issues will be open to the public
except as authorized by section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act. Meetings of the VHF Navigation and Communication Frequency
Utilization Working Group will not be open to the public except to the
extent that individuals with an interest and expertise are selected to
participate. No public announcement of Working Group meetings will be
made.
Issue in Washington, DC, on September 29, 1994.
Louis C. Cusimano,
Assistant Executive Director for General Aviation Operations Issues,
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 94-24693 Filed 10-5-94; 8:45 am]
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