02-24448. Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Advisory Circular 120-76; Public Meeting

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

Name: Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Advisory Circular 120-76 Meeting.

Time and Date: The meeting will be held Thursday, October 10, 2002. The meeting will convene at 9 a.m. and will conclude by 5 p.m.

Place: The meeting will be held at the offices of Advanced Management Technology, Incorporated (AMTI), 1515 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100, Arlington, VA, 22209.

Status: Attendance is open to the interested public, but may be limited to the space available. Submission of written comments and presentations are required so that issues are documented properly for the record. The public may submit written comments in lieu of attendance. Comments should be forwarded to the individual listed under “For Further Information Contact” section

Purpose: On July 9, 2002, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued FAA Advisory Circular 120-76, “Guidelines for the Certification, Airworthiness, and Operational Approval of Electronic Flight Bag Computing Devices”. In writing the original version of this AC, the Agency recognized an urgent need to provide the aviation community with timely EFB guidance, but also recognized that future revisions of this AC might be needed. To facilitate this, the FAA is planning to hold a meeting to identify issues with the AC and to establish and identify priorities and processes to achieve early operational use of additional EFB applications and/or design features. The purpose of this Public Meeting is:

1. To solicit input from the user-community,

2. To achieve a better understanding, cooperation, and consensus on EFB concepts,

3. To identify proper forums for technical standards guidance development,

4. To propose specific implementation approaches, and

5. To develop schedules to resolve outstanding technical issues.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Gary Livack, Federal Aviation Administration, AFS-400, Suite 4100, 470 L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone [phone]. E-mail: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. app. II), notice is hereby given of a meeting to identify EFB issues that would help in future development of EFB guidance. The scope of this meeting is to identify technical and content-oriented issues, then establish and identify resolution paths, priorities and processes to achieve early operational approval of additional EFB applications and/or design features.

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 17, 2002.

Hank Cabler,

Manager, AFS-430 (Acting).