[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 8, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-13916]


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[Federal Register: June 8, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee: Air Carrier/General 
Aviation Maintenance Issues

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of change in task assigned to the Aviation Rulemaking 
Advisory Committee, Parts Approval Action Team-Phase 3 Working Group.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given of a change in the task assigned to the Parts 
Approval Action Team--Phase 3 Working Group of the FAA 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, 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) 
established 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 air carrier/general aviation maintenance issues. 
These issues involve mechanic certification and approved training 
schools as 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, 135, and 137 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The Parts 
Approval Action Team--Phase 3 Working Group will forward 
recommendations to the ARAC, which will determine whether to forward 
them to the FAA.
    After reevaluating the task originally assigned to ARAC, the FAA 
has determined that it would be appropriate to redefine the task as 
follows:

    Develop an interim plan for evaluating the acceptability of 
aircraft parts existing within present civil inventories that lack 
acceptable documentation. Develop such advisory circulars, notices, 
NPRM's, or other documents, as deemed appropriate, to accomplish 
this task. Develop a plan to ensure that in the future aircraft 
parts are properly documented.

    If the ARAC determines that a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), 
an Advisory Circular (AC), or both would be appropriate, those 
documents are to be submitted to the FAA in the format prescribed. The 
working group should make recommendations to the ARAC in the following 
manner.

Reports

    (a) Recommend a work plan for completion of the task, including the 
rationale supporting the plan, 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 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 undocumented parts with supporting economic and other 
required analyses, 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 air carrier/general maintenance issues.
    The Parts Approval Action--Phase 3 Working Group will be comprised 
of experts from those organizations having an interest in the tasks 
assigned. A working group member need not necessarily be a 
representative 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. Each request will be reviewed by the ARAC Assistant Chair for 
Air Carrier/General Aviation Maintenance Issues 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 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 Parts Approval Action 
Team--Phase 3 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 June 1, 1994.
Frederick J. Leonelli,
Assistant Executive Director for Air Carrier/General, Aviation 
Maintenance Issues, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 94-13916 Filed 6-7-94; 8:45 am]
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