scope:

Objective and Scope of Activities.

The objective of the advisory committee is to seek resolutions to issues and challenges involving air transportation concepts, requirements, operational capabilities, and the associated use of technology and related considerations to aeronautical operations that impact the future Air Traffic Management System.

a. To achieve this, specific objectives include the following:

(1) Coalesce aviation system user and provider requirements in a manner that helps Government and industry meet their common objectives and responsibilities.

(2) Analyze and recommend solutions to the challenges that the aviation community faces as it continues to increase safety, security, system capacity, and efficiency.

(3) Develop consensus on relevant solutions to meet user and provider requirements, including the development of minimum operational performance standards for electronic systems and equipment that support aviation.

(4) Aid in developing the appropriate material on which to base U.S. positions for International Civil Aviation Organization, International Telecommunication Union, and other international organizations, when requested.

(5) Provide a venue where FAA can solicit a single, consensus-based set of recommendations on issues that (1) are critical to the successful implementation of NextGen and Air Traffic Management System modernization and (2) require a commitment of resources and/or synchronized planning between Government and industry to achieve the intended outcome.

b. The RTCA, Inc., provides the following two categories of recommendations:

(1) Broad-gauged policy and investment priority recommendations used by FAA when considering policy and program decisions.

(2) Minimum performance standards, reports, and guidance documents used by FAA in regulatory decisions and rulemaking. Government regulatory and procurement practices reference or use the RTCA, Inc., standards (with or without change). The RTCA, Inc., recommendations are used in the private sector as the basis for development, investment, and other business decisions.

c. The advisory committee will not aid in the coordination or review of safety and certification issues that inherently are governmental.