[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4222-4223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1539]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Transport Airplane and
Engine Issues--New Tasks
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of new task assignments for the Aviation Rulemaking
Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: Notice is given of new tasks assigned to the Aviation
Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC). This notice informs the public of
the activities of ARAC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stewart R. Miller, Manager, Transport Standards Staff, ANM-110,
Transport Airplane Directorate, Federal Aviation Administration, 1601
Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone (206) 227-
2190; (206) 227-1320.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
has established an Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (56 FR 2190,
January 22, 1991; and 58 FR 9230, February 19, 1993). One area the ARAC
deals with is transport airplane and engine issues. These issues
involve the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes
and engines in parts 25, 33, and 35 of the Federal Aviation Regulations
(FAR) and parallel provisions in parts 121 and 135 of the FAR.
The FAA announced at the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA)-Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) Harmonization Conference in Toronto,
Canada, June 2-5, 1992, that it would consolidate within the ARAC
structure an ongoing objective to ``harmonize'' the Joint Aviation
Requirements (JAR) and the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR).
Tasks
The following three new harmonization tasks are being assigned to
ARAC:
Task 1--Material Strength Properties and Design Values
Review Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 25.613,
corresponding Paragraph 25.613 of the European Joint Aviation
Requirements (JAR), and supporting policy and guidance material, and
recommend to the FAA appropriate revisions for harmonization, including
advisory material.
Task 2--Proof of Structure
Review Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 25.307,
corresponding Paragraph 25.307 of the JAR, and supporting policy and
guidance material, and recommend to the FAA appropriate revisions
relative to the issue concerning limit load tests, ultimate load tests,
and structural testing for harmonization, including advisory material.
Task 3--Damage Tolerance and Fatigue
Review Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 25.571,
[[Page 4223]] corresponding Paragraph 25.571 of the JAR, and supporting
policy and guidance material and recommend to the FAA appropriate
revisions for harmonization, including advisory material.
ARAC recommendations to the FAA should be accompanied by
appropriate documents. Recommendations for rulemaking should be
accompanied by a complete draft of the notice of proposed rulemaking,
including the Benefit/Cost Analysis and other required analyses.
Recommendations for the issuance of guidance material should be
accompanied by a complete draft advisory circular.
ARAC normally forms working groups to analyze and recommend to it
solutions to issues contained in assigned tasks. If ARAC accepts the
working group's recommendations, it forwards them to the FAA. At this
point, ARAC has not identified working groups for these tasks.
ARAC working groups are comprised of technical experts on the
subject matter. A working group member need not necessarily be a
representative of one of the member organizations of ARAC. An
individual who has expertise in the subject matter and wishes to become
a member of the working group should write the person listed under the
caption FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT expressing that desire,
describing his or her interest in the task, and the expertise he or she
would bring to the working group. The request will be reviewed by the
ARAC assistant chair and working group leader, and the individual will
be advised whether or not the request can be accommodated.
Working Group Reports
Each working group formed to consider ARAC tasks is expected to
comply with the procedures adopted by ARAC and given to the working
group chair. As part of the procedures, the working group is expected
to:
A. Recommend time line(s) for completion of the tasks, including
rationale, for consideration at the meeting of the ARAC to consider
transport airplane and engine issues held following publication of this
notice.
B. Give a detailed conceptual presentation on the tasks to the ARAC
before proceeding with the work stated under item C below.
C. Give a status report on the tasks at each meeting of ARAC held
to consider transport airplane and engine issues.
The Secretary of Transportation has determined that the formation
and use of the ARAC are necessary in the public interest in connection
with the performance of duties imposed on the FAA by law. Meetings of
the ARAC will be open to the public except as authorized by section
10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Meetings of the working
group will not be open to the public, except to the extent that
individuals with an interest and expertise are selected to participate.
No public announcement of working group meetings will be made.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 13, 1995.
Chris A. Christie,
Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 95-1539 Filed 1-19-95; 8:45 am]
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