
[Federal Register: August 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 162)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Governmental Industry Aeronautical Charting Forum Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the bi-annual meeting of the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) Aeronautical Charting Forum (ACF) to 
discuss informational content and design of aeronautical charts and 
related products, as well as instrument flight procedures development 
policy and design criteria.

DATES: The ACF is separated into two distinct groups. The Instrument 
Procedures Group (IPG) will meet October 21, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m. The Charting Group will meet October 22 and 23, 2008, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be hosted by the FAA National Aeronautical 
Charting Office (NACO), 1305 East West Highway, SSMC 4, Silver Spring, 
MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information relating to the 
Instrument Procedures Group, contact Thomas E. Schneider, FAA, Flight 
Procedures Standards Branch, AFS-420, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd, P.O. 
Box 25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125; telephone (405) 954-5852; fax: 
(405) 954-2528.
    For information relating to the Charting Group, contact John A. 
Moore, FAA, National Aeronautical Charting Office, Requirements and 
Technology Staff, AJW-3521, 1305 East West Highway, SSMC4, Station 
5544, Silver Spring, MD 20910; telephone: (301) 713-2631, fax: (301) 
713-1960.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Sec.  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 of the FAA Aeronautical Charting Forum to be 
held from October 21 through October 23, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
at the FAA National Aeronautical Charting Office (NACO), 1305 East West 
Highway, SSMC 4, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
    The Instrument Procedures Group agenda will include briefings and 
discussions on recommendations regarding pilot procedures for 
instrument flight, as well as criteria, design, and developmental 
policy for instrument approach and departure procedures.
    The Charting Group agenda will include briefings and discussions on 
recommendations regarding aeronautical charting specifications, flight 
information products, as well as new aeronautical charting and air 
traffic control initiatives.
    Attendance is open to the interested public, but will be limited to 
the space available.
    The public must make arrangements by October 3, 2008, to present 
oral statements at the meeting. The public may present written 
statements and/or new agenda items to the committee by providing a copy 
to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by 
October 3, 2008. Public statements will only be considered if time 
permits.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2008.
John A. Moore,
Co-Chair, Aeronautical Charting Forum.
[FR Doc. E8-19106 Filed 8-19-08; 8:45 am]

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