[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-2930]
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[Federal Register: February 9, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Centers of Excellence in Airport Pavement Research; Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of information meeting for FAA Centers of Excellence
(COE) in airport pavement research.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of an information meeting regarding
aviation research grant proposals for an FAA Center of Excellence in
Airport Pavement Research.
DATES: The meeting will be held March 16, 1994, from 10 am to 4 pm.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Auditorium of the Federal
Aviation Administration Technical Center, First floor Technical
Building, Atlantic City International Airport, Atlantic City, New
Jersey, 08405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Research and Technology
Applications, ACL, Building 270, Atlantic City International Airport,
Atlantic City, New Jersey, 08405, telephone 609-485-5043.
NOTICE: The FAA will hold an information meeting on March 16, 1994, to
explain further the FAA research needs, procedures, and criteria for
the selection of the Center of Excellence in Pavement Research.
Suggestions from attendees will be addressed at this meeting.
Interested parties are encouraged, but not required, to attend the
informational meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA intends to award a grant to
establish a COE in airport pavement research at a qualified college or
university. The Center will conduct basic research in four major areas:
modeling of airport pavement structures, constitutive behavior of
pavement materials, material characterization, and new technologies in
pavement evaluation.
The FAA is responsible for developing standards for airport
pavement design, evaluation, and maintenance. Together with the airport
operators and industry, the FAA spends nearly $2 billion annually for
airport construction and maintenance. Plans for the introduction of
new, larger, and heavier aircraft weighing in excess of 1.0 million
pounds has necessitated re-examination of the current pavement design
methodologies. The COE for pavement research will assist the FAA in the
pursuit of developing advanced design methodologies which are validated
through full scale testing.
The FAA grant award will provide funding over a long-term period to
establish and operate the COE in support of pavement technology. The
grant recipient is required to match FAA funds with non-Federal funding
over the term of the grant.
The COE will be selected on the basis of the following criteria:
--The extent to which the needs of the State in which the applicant
is located are representative of the needs of the region for
improved air transportation services and facilities.
--The demonstrated research and extension resources available to the
applicant for carrying out the intent of the legislation.
--The capability of the applicant to provide leadership in making
national and regional contributions to the solution of both long-
range and immediate air transportation problems.
--The extent to which the applicant has an established air
transportation program.
--The demonstrated ability of the applicant to disseminate results
of air transportation research and educational programs through a
statewide or regionwide continuing education program.
--The projects that the applicant proposes to carry out under the
grant.
Those persons wishing to attend this informational meeting must
register by no later than March 2, 1994. To register for the meeting or
to obtain more information about the meeting, contact Ms. Patricia
Watts, Office of Research and Technology Applications at the FAA
Technical Center, Building 270, Atlantic City International Airport,
Atlantic City, New Jersey, 08405, telephone 609-485-5043, or facsimile
609-485-6509.
Issued in Atlantic County, New Jersey on January 24, 1994.
Harvey B. Safeer,
Director, FAA Technical Center.
[FR Doc. 94-2930 Filed 2-8-94; 8:45 am]
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