[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-631]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Clarification of Major/
Minor Repairs or Alterations Working Group

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of establishment of Clarification of Major/Minor Repairs 
or Alterations Working Group.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given of the establishment of the Clarification of 
Major/Minor Repairs or Alterations Working Group of the Aviation 
Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC). This notice informs the public of 
the activities of the ARAC on air carrier/general aviation maintenance 
issues.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Frederick J. Leonelli, Assistant Executive Director for Air 
Carrier/General Aviation Maintenance Issues, Aviation Rulemaking 
Advisory Committee, Flight Standards Service (AFS-300), 800 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, Telephone: (202) 267-
3546; FAX: (202) 267-5230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
has established an Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) (56 FR 
2190, January 22, 1991; and 58 FR 9230, February 19, 1993). One are the 
ARAC deals with is air carrier/general aviation maintenance issues. 
These issues involve mechanic certification and approved training 
schools outlined in parts 65 and 147 and the maintenance standards for 
parts 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, and 35 aircraft, engines, propellers, and 
their component parts and parallel provisions in parts 21, 43, 91, 121, 
125, 127, 129, 133, 135, and 137 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
(FAR), which are the responsibility of the FAA Director, Flight 
Standards Service.

Task

    Specifically, ARAC tasked the working group as follows: Review Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 14--Aeronautics and Space, Chapter 
I--Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, and 
supporting policy and guidance material for the purpose of determining 
the course of action to be taken for rulemaking and/or policy relative 
to the issue of acceptable and/or approved data. If ARAC determines 
rulemaking documents or advisory circulars are appropriate to resolve 
the major/minor problem, such documents should be developed by ARAC, 
along with proper justifications and any legal and economic analyses.

Reports

    The working group will develop and present to ARAC for 
consideration any combination of the following as it deems appropriate:
    1. A draft notice of proposed rulemaking proposing new requirements 
with regard to the issue of acceptable and/or approved date with 
supporting economic and other required analysis, and any other 
collateral documents the working group determines appropriate; or
    2. If new or revised requirements standards or compliance methods 
are not recommended, a draft report stating the rationale for those 
recommendations.
    The working group chair (or his designee) should:
    A. Recommend time line(s) for completion of the task, including 
rationale, for consideration at the meeting of the ARAC to consider air 
carrier/general aviation maintenance issues held following publication 
of this notice.
    B. Give a status report on this task at each meeting of ARAC held 
to consider air carrier/general aviation maintenance issues; and
    C. Give a detailed conceptual presentation to ARAC of the working 
group's recommendations before proceeding with drafting of documents 
described in paragraphs A and B above.
    The Clarification of Major/Minor Repairs of Alterations Working 
Group will be comprised of experts from those organizations having an 
interest in the task assigned. A working group member need not 
necessarily be a representative of one of the member organizations of 
the 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 with the Assistant Chair of the ARAC for air carrier/
general aviation maintenance issues and the Chair of the Clarification 
of Major/Minor Repairs or Alterations Working Group, 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 ARAC are necessary in the public interest in connection 
with the performance of duties imposed on the FAA by law. Meetings of 
the ARAC to consider air carrier/general aviation maintenance issues 
will be open to the public except as authorized by section 10(d) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act. Meetings of the Clarification of Major/
Minor Repairs or Alterations 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 5, 1994.
Frederick J. Leonelli,
Assistant Executive Director for Air Carrier/General Aviation 
Maintenance Issues, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 94-631 Filed 1-10-94; 8:45 am]
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