[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26246-26247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13158]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Transport Airplane and
Engine Issues--New Task
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of a new task assignment for the Aviation Rulemaking
Advisory Committee (ARAC).
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SUMMARY: Notice is given a new task 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: Stewart R. Miller, Manager, Transport
Standards Staff, ANM-110, FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service, 1601 Lind Ave. SW., Renton, WA 98055-4056,
telephone (206) 227-2190, fax (206) 226-1320.
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 is Transport Airplane and Engine issues.
These issues involve the airworthiness standards for transport category
airplanes in 14 CFR parts 25, 33, and 35 of the FAR and parallel
provisions in 14 CFR parts 121 and 135 of the FAR. The corresponding
European airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes are
contained in Joint Aviation Requirements (JAR)-25, JAR-E, and JAR-P,
respectively. The corresponding Canadian Standards are contained in
Chapters 525, 533 and 535 respectively.
The Task
This notice is to inform the public that the FAA has asked ARAC to
provide advice and recommendation on the following harmonization task:
System Design and Analysis Harmonization and Technology Update.
Review Sec. 25.1309, JAR paragraph 25.1309, the associated Advisory
Circular 25.1309-1A, and Advisory Circulars Joint Numbers 1 through
8. In light of this review, recent experience in applying Sec. /
paragraph 25.1309 of the FAR and of the JAR, and the implications of
new technology, harmonize Sec. /paragraph 25.1309 and revise the
associated guidance material in Advisory Circular 25.1309-1A,
Advisory Material Joint 25.1309, and Advisory Circulars Joint
Numbers 1 through 8 as necessary. In addition to the general task of
harmonizing the wording and application of Sec. /paragraph 25.1309,
attention should be given to airplane level safety assessment,
instructions for continued airworthiness of fault tolerant systems,
use of operational factors in the safety assessment process, and
acceptable methods for showing compliance with Sec. /paragraph
25.1309. Review wording and application of Sec. /paragraph 25.1301
and revise if necessary, such that non-safety related equipment,
such as passenger entertainment devices, etc. are not required to
meet their specifications for intended function.
The FAA has also asked that ARAC determine if rulemaking action
(e.g., NPRM, supplemental MPRM, final rule, withdrawal) should be
taken, or advisory material should be issued or revised. If so, ARAC
has been asked to prepare the necessary documents, including economic
analysis, to justify and carry out its recommendation(s).
ARAC Acceptance of Task
ARAC has accepted this task and has chosen to assign it to the
existing Systems Design and Analysis Harmonization Working Group. The
working group will serve 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 System Design and Analysis Harmonization Working Group is
expected to comply with the procedures adopted by ARAC. As part of the
procedures, the working group is expected to:
1. Recommended a work plan for completion of the tasks, including
rationale supporting such a plan, for consideration at the meeting of
ARAC to consider Transport Airplane and Engine 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 items 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
Transport Airplane and Engine Issues.
Participation in the Working Group
The Systems Design and Analysis Harmonization 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.
An individual who has expertise in the subject matter and wishes to
become a member of the working group should write to the person listed
under the caption FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT expressing that
desire, describing his or her interest in the tasks, and stating the
expertise he or she would bring to the working group. The request will
be reviewed by the assistant chair, the assistant executive director,
and the working group chair, and the individual will be advised whether
or not the request can be accommodated.
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
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Committee Act. Meetings of the Systems Design and Analysis
Harmonization 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 May 14, 1996.
Chris Christie,
Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 96-13158 Filed 5-23-96; 8:45 am]
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