[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 17, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-20151]
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[Federal Register: August 17, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC); Engine
Harmonization Working Group
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 task assignments for the Engine
Harmonization Working Group of the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory
Committee (ARAC). This notice informs the public of the activities of
the ARAC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Michael Borfitz, Assistant Executive Director for Transport
Airplane and Engine Issues, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee, FAA
Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park,
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803; telephone (617) 238-7110, fax (617)
238-7199.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 22, 1991 (56 FR 2190), the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) established the Aviation
Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC). The committee provides 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.
In order to develop such advice and recommendations, the ARAC may
choose to establish working groups to which specific tasks are
assigned. Such working groups are comprised of experts from those
organizations having an interest in the assigned tasks. A working group
member need not be a representative of a member of the full committee.
One of the working groups established by the ARAC is the Engine
Harmonization Working Group.
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 Engine Harmonization Working Group new tasks are as follows:
Task 1, Fire Pervention--Review FAR and JAR requirements and create
one set of common requirements (FAR 33.17; JAR-E-530).
Task 2, FAR 35--Conduct a comparison of FAR Park 35 and JAR-P
requirements and advisory material and identify significant
differences. This comparison should clarify and redefine existing
requirements to include new standards to reflect recent advancements in
design and construction of composite material propellers, propeller
control systems (such as dual acting control systems) and electronic
controls.
Reports
For each task listed, the Engine Harmonization Working Group should
develop and present to the ARAC:
1. A recommended work plan for completion of the tasks, including
the rationale supporting such as a plan, for consideration at the
meeting of the ARAC to consider transport airplane and engine issues
held following publication of this notice;
2. A detailed conceptual presentation on the proposed
recommendation(s), prior to proceeding with the work stated in item 3.
below;
3. A draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 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; and
4. A status report at each meeting of the ARAC held to consider
transport airplane and engine issues.
Participation in Working Group Task
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 task(s), and stating the
expertise he or she would bring to the working group. The request will
be reviewed with the assistant chair and 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 the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee are necessary in
the public interest in connection with the performance of duties
imposed on the FAA by law.
Meetings of the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee 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 August 10, 1994.
Chris A. Christie,
Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 94-20151 Filed 8-6-94; 8:45 am]
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