RTCA Advisory Committee

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2018 Current Fiscal Year Report: RTCA Advisory Committee
Report Run Date: 02/25/2023 07:08:47 PM
1. Department or Agency 2. Fiscal Year
Department of Transportation 2018
3. Committee or Subcommittee 3b. GSA Committee No.
RTCA Advisory Committee 699
4. Is this New During5. Current 6. Expected 7. Expected
Fiscal Year? Charter Renewal Date Term Date
No 03/29/2018 05/29/2018 05/29/2018
8b. Specific
8a. Was Terminated During 8c. Actual
Termination
FiscalYear? Term Date
Authority
Yes 05/29/2018
9. Agency 10b.
10a. Legislation
Recommendation for Next Legislation
Req to Terminate?
FiscalYear Pending?
Terminate No Not Applicable
11. Establishment Authority Agency Authority
12. Specific 13. 14.
14c.
Establishment Effective Commitee
Presidential?
Authority Date Type
FAA Order 1110.77X 11/24/1975 Continuing No
15. Description of Committee Scientific Technical Program
Advisory Board
16a. Total
No Reports for
Number of
this FiscalYear
Reports
17a.
52 17b. Closed0 17c. Partially Closed0 Other Activities0 17d. Total52
Open
Meetings and Dates
Purpose Start End
Twelfth RTCA
SC-230 Airborne
10/05/2017 - 10/06/2017
Weather Detection
Systems Plenary
Drone Advisory
[Drone Advisory] 03/09/2018 - 03/09/2018
Meeting
Twenty Second
Meeting of the
[NextGen Advisory] 10/04/2017 - 10/04/2017
NextGen Advisory
Committee (NAC)
NextGen Advisory
[NextGen Advisory] 03/14/2018 - 03/14/2018
Committee (NAC)
RTCA PMC Program
[Program Management] Management 12/19/2017 - 12/19/2017
Committee Meeting
Seventy First RTCA
[SC-135, EnvironmentalSC-135
10/26/2017 - 10/27/2017
Testing] Environmental
Testing Plenary
Seventy Second
RTCA SC-135
[SC-135, Environmental
Environmental 04/26/2018 - 04/26/2018
Testing]
Testing Plenary
Meeting
[SC-147, Traffic Alert & Eighty Sixth RTCA
Collision Avoidance SC-147 Plenary 12/07/2017 - 12/07/2017
System] Session
[SC-147, Traffic Alert & Eighty Seventh
Collision Avoidance RTCA SC-147 03/08/2018 - 03/08/2018
System] Plenary Session
Eighty Eighth RTCA
[SC-147, Traffic Alert &
SC-147 Plenary
Collision Avoidance 05/18/2018 - 05/18/2018
Session Joint With
System]
EUROCAE WG-75
Ninety Ninth RTCA
SC-159 Navigation
[SC-159, Global Equipment Using the
10/27/2017 - 10/27/2017
Positioning System] Global Navigation
Satellite System
(GNSS) Plenary
One Hundredth
RTCA SC-159
Navigation
[SC-159, Global
Equipment Using the 03/16/2018 - 03/16/2018
Positioning System]
Global Navigation
Satellite System
(GNSS) Plenary
[SC-186, Automatic Sixty Eighth RTCA
Dependent SC-186 Plenary 03/23/2018 - 03/23/2018
Surveillance-Broadcast]Session
[SC-206, Aeronautical
Forty Ninth RTCA
Information Services 12/04/2017 - 11/08/2017
SC-206 Plenary
Data Link]
Fiftieth RTCA
SC-206 Aeronautical
[SC-206, Aeronautical
Information and
Information Services 03/15/2018 - 03/15/2018
Meteorological Data
Data Link]
Link Services (AIS)
Plenary
Seventeenth RTCA
[SC-209, ATCRBS & SC-209 Plenary
10/26/2017 - 10/26/2017
Mode S Transponder] Session Joint With
EUROCAE WG49
[SC-213, Enhanced Thirty Fifth RTCA
Flight Vision Systems SC-213 Joint Plenary
10/18/2017 - 10/19/2017
and Synthetic Vision With EUROCAE
Systems] WG-79
Thirty Sixth RTCA
SC-213 Enhanced
Flight Vision
[SC-213, Enhanced
Systems/Synthetic
Flight Vision Systems
Vision Systems 12/04/2017 - 12/04/2017
and Synthetic Vision
(EFVS/SVS) Joint
Systems]
Plenary With
EUROCAE Working
Group 70
Thirty Seventh RTCA
SC-213 Enhanced
[SC-213, Enhanced Flight Vision
Flight Vision Systems Systems/Synthetic
01/29/2018 - 01/29/2018
and Synthetic Vision Vision Systems
Systems] (EFVS/SVS) Plenary
Joint With
EUROCAE WG-79
Thirty Eighth RTCA
SC-213 Enhanced
Flight Vision
[SC-213, Enhanced
Systems/Synthetic
Flight Vision Systems
Vision Systems 04/18/2018 - 04/19/2018
and Synthetic Vision
(EFVS/SVS) Joint
Systems]
Plenary with
EUROCAE Working
Group 79
Twenty Seventh
[SC-214, Standards for RTCA SC-214
Air Traffic Data Standards for Air
04/17/2018 - 04/17/2018
Communication Traffic Data
Services] Communications
Services Plenary
Thirty Sixth RTCA
[SC-216, Aeronautical SC-216 Aeronautical
11/13/2017 - 11/17/2017
Systems Security] Systems Security
Plenary
Thirty Seventh RTCA
[SC-216, Aeronautical SC-216 Aeronautical
12/11/2017 - 12/15/2017
Systems Security] Systems Security
Plenary
Thirty Eighth RTCA
[SC-216, Aeronautical SC-216 Aeronautical
03/19/2018 - 03/23/2018
Systems Security] Systems Security
Plenary
Thirty Ninth RTCA
[SC-216, Aeronautical SC-216 Aeronautical
04/09/2018 - 04/13/2018
Systems Security] Systems Security
Plenary
Thirty First RTCA
SC-217 Aeronautical
[SC-217, Aeronautical
Databases Plenary 11/29/2017 - 12/01/2017
Databases]
Joint With
EUROCAE WG-44
Thirty Second RTCA
SC-217 Aeronautical
[SC-217, Aeronautical Databases Joint
02/27/2018 - 03/02/2018
Databases] Plenary with
EUROCAE Working
Group #44.
Twenty Seventh
[SC-222, AMS(R)S] RTCA SC-222 11/02/2017 - 11/02/2017
Plenary
Twenty Eighth RTCA
[SC-222, AMS(R)S] SC-222 AMS(R)S 02/06/2018 - 02/07/2018
Systems Plenary
[SC-223, Aeronautical
Twenty-Fourth RTCA
Mobile Airport
SC-223 IPS and 10/22/2017 - 10/27/2017
Communication
AeroMACS Plenary
System]
[SC-223, Aeronautical
Twenty Fifth RTCA
Mobile Airport
SC-223 IPS and 12/04/2017 - 12/08/2017
Communication
AeroMACS Plenary
System]
[SC-223, Aeronautical
Twenty Sixth RTCA
Mobile Airport
SC-223 IPS and 03/05/2018 - 03/09/2018
Communication
AeroMACS Plenary
System]
[SC-224, Airport
Fifty Second RTCA
Security Access Control 10/24/2017 - 10/24/2017
SC-224 Plenary
Systems]
Fifty Third RTCA
[SC-224, Airport SC-224 Standards
Security Access Controlfor Airport Security 12/12/2017 - 12/12/2017
Systems] Access Control
Systems Plenary
Fifty Fourth RTCA
[SC-224, Airport SC-224 Standards
Security Access Controlfor Airport Security 01/25/2018 - 01/25/2018
Systems] Access Control
Systems Plenary.
Fifty Fifth RTCA
[SC-224, Airport SC-224 Standards
Security Access Controlfor Airport Security 02/22/2018 - 02/22/2018
Systems] Access Control
Systems Plenary
Fifty Sixth RTCA
[SC-224, Airport SC-224 Standards
Security Access Controlfor Airport Security 03/29/2018 - 03/29/2018
Systems] Access Control
Systems Plenary
Twenty First RTCA
[SC-227, Standards of
SC-227 Standards of
Navigation 12/04/2017 - 12/08/2017
Navigation
Performance]
Performance Plenary
Nineteenth RTCA
SC-227 Standards of
[SC-227, Standards of Navigation
Navigation Performance 12/05/2017 - 12/08/2017
Performance] Navigation
Information on
Electronic Maps
Thirteenth RTCA
[SC-229, 406 MHz SC-229 406 MHz
Emergency Locator ELT Joint Plenary 12/12/2017 - 12/15/2017
Transmitters (ELTs)] with EUROCAE
WG-98
Fourteenth RTCA
[SC-229, 406 MHz SC-229 406 MHz
Emergency Locator ELT Joint Plenary 03/13/2018 - 03/16/2018
Transmitters (ELTs)] with EUROCAE
WG-98
Twelfth RTCA
[SC-230, Airborne
SC-230 Airborne
Weather Detection 10/05/2017 - 10/06/2017
Weather Detection
Systems]
Systems Plenary
Thirteenth RTCA
[SC-230, Airborne
SC-230 Airborne
Weather Detection 01/10/2018 - 01/11/2018
Weather Detection
Systems]
Systems Plenary.
Fourteenth RTCA
[SC-230, Airborne
SC-230 Airborne
Weather Detection 04/04/2018 - 04/05/2018
Weather Detection
Systems]
Systems Plenary
Twelfth RTCA
[SC-233, Addressing
SC-233 Addressing
Human Factors/Pilot
Human Factors/Pilot 10/23/2017 - 10/23/2017
Interface Issues for
Interface Issues for
Avionics]
Avionics Plenary
[SC-236, Standards for
Wireless Avionics Third RTCA SC-236
Intra-Communication Joint Plenary With 11/28/2017 - 12/01/2017
System (WAIC) within EUROCAE WG-96
4200-4400 MHz]
Fourth RTCA
[SC-236, Standards for SC-236 Wireless
Wireless Avionics Airborne Intra
Intra-Communication Communications 02/27/2018 - 03/02/2018
System (WAIC) within (WAIC) Joint Plenary
4200-4400 MHz] with EUROCAE
WG-96
Fifth RTCA SC-236
[SC-236, Standards for Wireless Airborne
Wireless Avionics Intra
Intra-Communication Communications 05/22/2018 - 05/25/2018
System (WAIC) within (WAIC) Joint Plenary
4200-4400 MHz] With EUROCAE
Working Group 96
Fifteenth Meeting of
the RTCA Tactical
[Tactical Operations] 10/27/2017 - 10/27/2017
Operations
Committee
Eighteenth TOC
[Tactical Operations] 12/05/2017 - 12/05/2017
Meeting
Sixteenth Meeting of
the RTCA Tactical
[Tactical Operations] 12/13/2017 - 12/13/2017
Operations
Committee
Nineteenth TOC
[Tactical Operations] 03/01/2018 - 03/01/2018
Meeting
Number of Committee Meetings Listed: 52
Next
Current FY
FY
18a(1). Personnel Pmts to
$0.00$0.00
Non-Federal Members
18a(2). Personnel Pmts to
$12,060,000.00$0.00
Federal Members
18a(3). Personnel Pmts to
$213,750.00$0.00
Federal Staff
18a(4). Personnel Pmts to
$0.00$0.00
Non-Member Consultants
18b(1). Travel and Per
Diem to Non-Federal $0.00$0.00
Members
18b(2). Travel and Per
$0.00$0.00
Diem to Federal Members
18b(3). Travel and Per
$0.00$0.00
Diem to Federal Staff
18b(4). Travel and Per
Diem to Non-member $0.00$0.00
Consultants
18c. Other(rents,user
charges, graphics, $1,000,000.00$0.00
printing, mail, etc.)
18d. Total $13,273,750.00$0.00
19. Federal Staff Support
4.75 0.00
Years (FTE)
20a. How does the Committee accomplish its
purpose?
RTCA, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit corporation
utilized by the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) as a Federal advisory committee that
serves as a consensus venue for the aviation
community. The organization develops
industry-wide consensus based recommendations
on solutions to the technical and policy challenges
of modernizing the global air transportation
system, principally related to the implementation
of Communication, Navigation, Surveillance and
Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) operational
capabilities. The FAA has chartered RTCA,
Inc.and some of its components to serve as an
advisory committee in FAA Order 1110.77W.
Dedicated volunteers log thousands of hours
annually, participating in an active network
organized and managed by RTCA representing
the consensus of experts from allaspects of the
aviation industry, functioning in an open,
collaborative, consensus-driven environment. It
accomplishes this by convening federal advisory
committees of private sector participants in a
manner consistent with US anti-trust laws. This
unique public-private partnership provides an
effective venue for all interested parties to be
heard and work constructively towards solutions to
some of the toughest policy and technical
challenges to air transportation modernization.
Interested stakeholders respond requests from the
FAA for consensus advice on policy,operational
and investment decisions, and the associated
performance metrics critical to maintaining a safe,
secure and efficient air transportation system.
RTCA Committees generate products that support
the continuing evolution of the US ATC system, an
essential service to both government and
industry.The FACA outputs generate minimum
performance standards that serve as a basis for
certification for aircraft systems and equipage.
This helps expand the competitive marketplace of
aircraft equipment and avionics. RTCA also
generates industry consensus policy
recommendations to government. During FY2018,
RTCA supported following twenty-three Federal
advisory committee efforts. All Federal advisory
committee meetings are open to the public. All
Federal advisory committee meetings are open to
the public. In FY2018 RTCA conducted 52 Federal
advisory committee meetings with a total of 1712
attendees at these open meetings. Those
attendees included 1010 individuals from 296
organizations.
20b. How does the Committee balance its
membership?
Each private sector member of the NAC, DAC,
PMC, the TOC and Chairpersons of Special
Committees serve as “representative” members,
and must be qualified to represent that interest by
virtue of his or her employment, education,
experience or affiliation with a specific
aviation-related organization. Representative
members are committed to collaboration in the
development of consensus-based
recommendations—a commitment that is central
to the RTCA process and its record of
accomplishment and service to the aviation
community. The RTCA Policy Board is elected
annually from a slate of individuals nominated by
the Policy Board Nominating Committee, to
ensure that the Policy Board equitably represents,
to the extent feasible, the government and
non-government aviation community. The RTCA
President and FAA members of the RTCA Policy
Board review the NAC, PMC and TOC
membership annually to ensure similar equitable
representation of the aviation community. In the
selection of Special Committee leadership,
particular consideration is given to the ability of
potential chairpersons and subgroup leads to
preside and act objectively on behalf of the
aviation community and to ensure that Special
Committee deliberations consider the views and
perspectives of all participating individuals.
Membership of Special Committees is recruited
from RTCA member organizations by inviting
organizations to name qualified persons to serve
on the committee. Any organization materially
affected by work of Special Committees is urged
to participate to create a balanced membership. In
addition, the Chair of any Special Committee may
invite nonmembers of RTCA having expertise in
the subject matter to participate. Members serve
on a “voluntary” basis and are expected to
contribute to the output and attend a majority of
the meetings. Special Committee participation
ensures that all interested parties can participate
and that the relevant perspectives government
and industry, user and supplier, labor and
management, domestic and international are
considered in the process of collaboratively
developing consensus-based solutions to
contemporary issues. The leadership, process,
deliverables and deadlines are defined in the
Terms of Reference (TOR) as each committee is
established. Once the committee’s work is
completed, the Special Committee is disbanded
(sunset) or additional taskings are assigned.
RTCA encourages international participation in its
activities. A number of Special Committees work
very closely with the European Organisation for
Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) to achieve
harmonized U.S. and European
recommendationson aviation issues.
20c. How frequent and relevant are the
Committee Meetings?
RTCA Advisory Committees meet throughout the
year as required to achieve their goals as
specified in their TORs. The NAC, PMC, DAC,
SCs and TOC meetings are independently
scheduled based on the complexity of the issue
being addressed, the date by which a
recommendation has been requested and the
availability of committee members.In FY 2018
RTCA conducted 52 meetings. The NAC met 2
times, the DAC met once, the PMC met 2 times,
the TOC met 2 times, and RTCA Special
Committees held 45 meetings.In FY 2017 RTCA
conducted 82 meetings. The NAC met three
times, the DAC met once, the PMC met four
times, the TOC met three times, and RTCA
Special Committees held 69 meetings.In FY 2016
RTCA conducted 69meetings. The NAC met three
times, the DAC met once, the PMC met four
times, the TOC met three times, and RTCA
Special Committees held 70 meetings. In FY2015
RTCA conducted 69 Federal advisory committee
meetings. The NAC met three times, the PMC met
four times and the TOC met four times. RTCA
Special Committees held 58 public advisory
committee meetings in FY2014. Special
Committee meeting schedules are driven by the
nature of their work and the documents they are
preparing. Meeting frequencies of between one
and five times per year are not out of the ordinary.
20d. Why can't the advice or information this
committee provides be obtained elsewhere?
RTCA is able to convene groups of private sector
participants in a manner that is consistent with
U.S. Anti-Trust laws. From its infancy aviation has
been, and will remain, a government-industry
collaborative enterprise. Government and the
private sector must make complementary
investments on synchronized schedules to