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[FR Doc No: 94-14146]


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[Federal Register: June 10, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Transport Airplane and 
Engine Issues

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of establishment of the Braking Systems Harmonization 
Working Group.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given of the establishment of the Braking Systems 
Harmonization Working Group by the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 
Committee (ARAC). This notice informs the public of the activities of 
the ARAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael H. Borfitz, Assistant Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking 
Advisory Committee, Transport Airplane and Engine Issues, 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 the full committee. Recently the 
ARAC established the Braking Systems 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 Braking Systems Harmonization Working Group is charged with 
recommending to the ARAC new or revised requirements for approval of 
brakes installed on transport category airplanes. The product of this 
exercise is intended to be a harmonized standard, acceptable to both 
the FAA and the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA).

Reports

    The Braking Systems Harmonization Working Group should develop and 
present to the ARAC:
    1. A recommended work plan for completion of the task, including 
the rationale supporting such 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 (NPRM), 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 and stating the 
expertise he or she would bring to the working group. The request will 
be reviewed with the assistant chairman and working group leader, and 
the individual will be advised whether or not the request can be 
accommodated.
    The Secretary of Transportation has determined that the information 
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 June 3, 1994.
Chris A. Christie,
Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 94-14146 Filed 6-9-94; 8:45 am]
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