[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52176-52177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26380]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Aircraft Certification
Procedures Issues--New Task
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of new task assignments for the Aviation Rulemaking
Advisory Committee (ARAC).
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SUMMARY: Notice is given of two new harmonization tasks assigned to and
accepted by the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC). This
notice informs the public of the activities of ARAC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian A. Yanez, Aircraft Certification Service (AIR-110), Federal
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence
[[Page 52177]]
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, phone (202) 267-9588.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The FAA has established an Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee
to provide advice and recommendations to the FAA Administrator, through
the Associate Administrator for Regulation and Certification, on the
full range of the FAA's rulemaking activities with respect to aviation-
related issues. This includes obtaining advice and recommendations on
the FAA's commitment to harmonize its Federal Aviation Regulations
(FAR) and practices with its trading partners in Europe and Canada.
One area ARAC deals with its Aircraft Certification Procedures
Issues. These issues involve the regulatory standards and procedures
for aircraft certification found in 14 CFR parts 21, 39, and 183 and
Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 36.
The Tasks
This notice is to inform the public that the FAA has asked ARAC to
provide advice and recommendation on the following harmonization tasks:
Task 1. Review the public comments received on Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) 97-7, which proposes to amend the procedural Federal
Aviation Regulations for the certification of changes to type
certificated products, and develop recommendations regarding the
disposition of those comments. The review and recommendations must take
into account the public comments received by the Joint Aviation
Authorities (JAA) regarding JAA Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA)
21.7. Prepare a recommended final rule for NPRM 97-7 that the JAA could
adopt as its rule and that is harmonized with the FAA's rule. Forward
the final recommendations to the FAA.
Task 2. Develop a training syllabus for a common training course
between the FAA and JAA and assist the FAA and JAA training personnel
with the training program material.
The FAA expects ARAC to complete these tasks by March 2, 1998.
The FAA has asked that ARAC prepare the necessary documents,
including economic analysis, to justify and carry out its
recommendations.
ARAC Acceptance of Tasks
ARAC has accepted the tasks and has chosen to assign them to the
existing International Certification Procedures Working Group. The
working group serves as staff to ARAC to assist ARAC in the analysis of
the assigned task. Working group recommendations must be reviewed and
approved by ARAC. If ARAC accepts the working group's recommendations,
it forwards them to the FAA as ARAC recommendations.
Working Group Activity
The International Certification Procedures Working Group is
expected to comply with the procedures adopted by ARAC. As part of the
procedures, the working group is expected to:
1. Recommend a work plan for completion of the tasks, including the
rationale supporting such a plan, for consideration at the meeting of
ARAC to consider Aircraft Certification Procedures Issues held
following publication of this notice.
2. Give a detailed conceptual presentation of the proposed
recommendations, prior to proceeding with the work stated in item 3
below.
3. For each task, draft appropriate regulatory documents with
supporting economic and other required analyses, and/or any other
related guidance material or collateral documents the working group
determines to be appropriate; or, if new or revised requirements or
compliance methods are not recommended, a draft report stating the
rationale for not making such recommendations.
4. Provide a status report at each meeting of ARAC held to consider
Aircraft Certification Procedures Issues
Participation in the Working Group
The International Certification Procedures Working Group is
composed of experts having an interest in the assigned task. A working
group member need not be a representative of a member of the full
committee.
The Secretary of Transportation has determined that the formation
and use of ARAC are necessary and in the public interest in connection
with the performance of duties imposed on the FAA by law.
Meetings of ARAC will be open to the public, except as authorized
by section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Meetings of the
International Certification Procedures Working Group will not be open
to the public, except to the extent that individuals with an interest
and expertise have been selected to participate. No public announcement
of working group meetings will be made.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 29, 1997.
Brian A. Yanez,
Assistant Executive Director for Aircraft Certification Procedures
Issues Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 97-26380 Filed 10-3-97; 8:45 am]
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