94-18904. Civil Supersonic Airplane Noise Type Certification Standards and Operating Rules  

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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Federal Aviation Administration
    
    14 CFR Parts 36 and 91
    
    [Docket No. 25109]
    RIN 2120-AC22
    
     
    
    Civil Supersonic Airplane Noise Type Certification Standards and 
    Operating Rules
    
    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
    
    ACTION: Statement of policy.
    
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    SUMMARY: This document provides a statement of Federal Aviation 
    Administration (FAA) policy concerning noise limits for future civil 
    supersonic airplanes (SST). The FAA is withdrawing a previously 
    published Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed to amend 
    the regulations regarding type certification noise limits of these 
    airplanes. This document supplements the withdrawal of the proposed 
    rule.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: August 4, 1994.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Ms. Laurette Fisher, Policy and Regulatory Division (AEE-300), Office 
    of Environment and Energy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
    Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-
    3561.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1990, the FAA proposed to amend the type 
    certification noise standards and noise operating rules for future-
    generation civil supersonic airplanes. After analyzing the comments 
    received on the NPRM, the FAA determined that further investigation and 
    research is necessary before a final rule can be developed. The 
    withdrawal of that NPRM its published elsewhere in this issue of the 
    Federal Register. Although the proposed rule is being withdrawn, the 
    FAA has not changed its policy on noise issues involving the 
    development of future-generation civil supersonic airplanes.
    
    Policy Statement
    
        While it is premature at this time to issue a final rule 
    establishing the specific noise standard for such supersonic airplanes, 
    it is important to reiterate the Federal Aviation Administration's 
    (FAA) commitment to aviation's longstanding efforts to achieve 
    increasingly effective noise abatement at its source. Consequently, it 
    is anticipated that any future Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued by 
    FAA would propose that any future SST airplane shall produce no greater 
    noise impact on a community than a subsonic airplane certified to Stage 
    3 noise limits. As such, the noise limits prescribed in 14 CFR part 36, 
    Stage 3 may be used as guidelines for the development of any future SST 
    airplane. This is consistent with the recommendation recently added to 
    Chapter 4 of the International Civil Aviation Organization's Annex 16, 
    Volume I, that states that Chapter 3 noise levels applicable to 
    subsonic airplanes may be used as guidelines for future SST airplanes. 
    Provisions for the noise certification of future SST airplanes will be 
    developed giving consideration, to the extent possible, to the unique 
    operational flight characteristics of future SST designs.
    
        Issued in Washington, DC on July 29, 1994.
    Paul R. Dykeman,
    Acting Director of Environment and Energy.
    [FR Doc. 94-18904 Filed 8-3-94; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4910-13-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
08/04/1994
Department:
Federal Aviation Administration
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Statement of policy.
Document Number:
94-18904
Dates:
August 4, 1994.
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: August 4, 1994, Docket No. 25109
RINs:
2120-AC22
CFR: (2)
14 CFR 36
14 CFR 91