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Rockwell Collins Recommended for Additional ISO 14001 Certification;Cedar Rapids Facility Passes Environmental Management System Audit

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (November 07, 2002) - Rockwell Collins has been recommended for another facility addition to its ISO 14001 multi-site certificate by auditors Det Norske Veritas (DNV) after successful audit results at its C Avenue facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, last week.

DNV cited Rockwell Collins' recycling program and communication of environmental expectations to suppliers as noteworthy accomplishments in its report, which has been submitted to American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB), the U.S. certification body for the international environmental standard. The headquarters location of Rockwell Collins and the largest facility on the company's ISO 14001 certificate, the Cedar Rapids facility includes more than 5,000 employees and covers approximately 2.5 million square feet. It will be the twelfth Rockwell Collins facility to achieve ISO 14001 certification through third-party audits of the company's environmental management system (EMS). Other Rockwell Collins facilities on the multi-site certificate include: 35th Street - Cedar Rapids, Bellevue, Coralville, Decorah, and Manchester, Iowa; Wichita, Kan.; Atlanta, Ga.; Irving and Richardson, Texas; Pomona, Calif.; and Renton, Wash.

ISO 14001 is a voluntary, international standard that specifies requirements for an EMS, structures company operations to promote employee environmental responsibility and stresses continual improvements of all company aspects related to the environment. Additional information on ISO 14001 certification is available at http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage .

Rockwell Collins has a strong commitment to the environment as reflected in its environmental policy, which is to exceed regulatory requirements at company facilities worldwide, prevent pollution and continually improve environmental management processes and systems.

In September, Rockwell Collins announced it had surpassed a significant number of established 2003 environmental goals, as reported in four 2001 National Environmental Performance Track (NEPT) Annual Reports submitted by Rockwell Collins to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 office for facilities in Bellevue, Coralville, Manchester, and Decorah, Iowa. The EPA's NEPT program is designed to recognize companies that perform above compliance requirements to attain higher levels of environmental performance and management. Additional information on the NEPT is available at http://www.epa.gov/performancetrack/ .

Rockwell Collins received an EPA 2002 Pollution Prevention Award for Environmental Excellence from Region 7 last month in Kansas City, Mo. Rockwell Collins' Coralville, Iowa, facility was recognized for implementing a new packaging process which eliminates air emissions and solid and hazardous wastes associated with the previous foam packaging process. The EPA's Pollution Prevention Program emphasizes the elimination or reduction of wastes at the source of generation. Additional information on this award is available at http://www.rockwellcollins.com/newsroom/pressreleases/viewContent.asp?ContentID=3736 .

Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) is a world leader in the design, production and support of communications and aviation electronics solutions for government and commercial customers. Additional information is available at www.rockwellcollins.com .

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