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[FR Doc No: 94-10533]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of establishment of FAR/JAR Harmonization Working Group 
for Helicopters.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given of the establishment of a FAR/JAR 
Harmonization Working Group for Helicopters for the FAA Aviation 
Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC). This notice informs the public of 
the activities of the ARAC on noise certification issues.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Paul R. Dykeman, Assistant Executive Director for Noise 
Certification, Deputy Director, Office of Environment and Energy (AEE-
2), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, Telephone: 
(202)267-3577; FAX: (202)267-5594.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
establishment an Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) (56 FR 
2190, January 22, 1991; and 58 FR 9230, February 19, 1993). One area of 
the ARAC deals with noise certification issues. These issues involve 
the harmonization of part 36 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 36) with Joint Aviation Requirements (JAR) part 36, their 
associated guidance material including equivalent procedures, and the 
interpretation of the regulations. The FAR/JAR Harmonization Working 
Group for Helicopters will forward recommendations to the ARAC, which 
will determine whether to forward them to the FAA.
    Specifically, the FAR/JAR Harmonization Working Group for 
Helicopters is charged with reviewing the applicable provisions of 
subparts A and H, and appendices H and J of the 14 CFR part 36 and 
harmonizing them with the corresponding applicable provisions of JAR 
36.
    ARAC should consider the current international standards and 
recommended practices, as issued under the International Civil Aviation 
Organization (ICAO), Annex 16, Volume 1, and its associated Technical 
Manual, as the basis for development of these harmonization proposals. 
ARAC should also consider recommending a process whereby subsequent 
ICAO Annex 16 changes are properly incorporated into JAR and FAR 36.
    If the ARAC determines that a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), 
an Advisory Circular (AC), or both would be appropriated, those 
documents are to be submitted, in the format prescribed, to the FAA. 
The Working Group should make recommendations to the ARAC in the 
following manner.

Reports

    (a) Recommend a work plan for completion of the task and subtasks, 
including the rationale supporting the plan, for consideration at the 
meeting of the ARAC to consider noise certification issues held 
following publication of this notice;
    (b) Giver a detailed conceptual presentation on the proposed 
recommendation to the ARAC before proceeding with the work stated in 
item (c) below;
    (c) If considered appropriate, develop NPRM(s) proposing the 
revised rules for aircraft noise certification, a supporting economic 
and other required analysis, advisory and guidance material, and any 
other collateral documents the Working Group determines to be needed. 
Present these recommendations to the ARAC for further consideration and 
disposition; and
    (d) Give a status report on the task at each meeting of the ARAC 
held to consider noise certification issues.
    The FAR/JAR Harmonization Working Group for Helicopters will be 
comprised of experts from those organizations having an interest in the 
tasks assigned. A working Group member need not necessarily be a 
respective of one of the organizations of the ARAC. Individuals who 
have expertise in the subject matter and wish to become a member of the 
Working Group should write the person listed under the caption, FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, expressing that desire, describing their 
interest in the task, and the expertise they would bring to the working 
group. The request will be reviewed by the ARAC Assistant Chair for 
Noise Certification and the Chair of the Working Group, and the 
individual will be advised if the request can be granted.
    The Secretary of Transportation has determined that the formation 
and use of the ARAC are necessary and in the public interest, in 
connection with the performance of duties of the FAA. Meetings of the 
ARAC to consider noise certification issues will be open to the public, 
except as authorized by section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act. Meetings of the FAR/JAR Harmonization Working Group for 
Helicopters 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 April 25, 1994.
Paul R. Dykeman,
Assistant Executive Director for Noise Certification, Aviation 
Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 94-10533 Filed 5-2-94; 8:45 am]
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