Federal Register: October 13, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 197)NoticesPage 54743From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Satellite Operational Implementation Team (SOIT) Hosted 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.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The FAA SOIT will be hosting a public forum to discuss the FAA's GPS approvals 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.

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

ADDRESSES: Washington, DC. 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 and submission of suggested discussion topics may be made to Mr. Steven Albers, phone (202) 267-7301, fax (202) 267-5086, or e-mail 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. 98-27363Filed10-9-98; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 4910-13-M