[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4222-4223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1539]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Transport Airplane and 
Engine Issues--New Tasks

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of new task assignments for the Aviation Rulemaking 
Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given of new tasks assigned to the Aviation 
Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC). This notice informs the public of 
the activities of ARAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stewart R. Miller, Manager, Transport Standards Staff, ANM-110, 
Transport Airplane Directorate, Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 
Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone (206) 227-
2190; (206) 227-1320.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
has established an Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (56 FR 2190, 
January 22, 1991; and 58 FR 9230, February 19, 1993). One area the ARAC 
deals with is transport airplane and engine issues. These issues 
involve the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes 
and engines in parts 25, 33, and 35 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
(FAR) and parallel provisions in parts 121 and 135 of the FAR.
    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 following three new harmonization tasks are being assigned to 
ARAC:

Task 1--Material Strength Properties and Design Values

    Review Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 25.613, 
corresponding Paragraph 25.613 of the European Joint Aviation 
Requirements (JAR), and supporting policy and guidance material, and 
recommend to the FAA appropriate revisions for harmonization, including 
advisory material.

Task 2--Proof of Structure

    Review Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 25.307, 
corresponding Paragraph 25.307 of the JAR, and supporting policy and 
guidance material, and recommend to the FAA appropriate revisions 
relative to the issue concerning limit load tests, ultimate load tests, 
and structural testing for harmonization, including advisory material.

Task 3--Damage Tolerance and Fatigue

    Review Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 25.571, 
[[Page 4223]] corresponding Paragraph 25.571 of the JAR, and supporting 
policy and guidance material and recommend to the FAA appropriate 
revisions for harmonization, including advisory material.
    ARAC recommendations to the FAA should be accompanied by 
appropriate documents. Recommendations for rulemaking should be 
accompanied by a complete draft of the notice of proposed rulemaking, 
including the Benefit/Cost Analysis and other required analyses. 
Recommendations for the issuance of guidance material should be 
accompanied by a complete draft advisory circular.
    ARAC normally forms working groups to analyze and recommend to it 
solutions to issues contained in assigned tasks. If ARAC accepts the 
working group's recommendations, it forwards them to the FAA. At this 
point, ARAC has not identified working groups for these tasks.
    ARAC working groups are comprised of technical experts on the 
subject matter. A working group member need not necessarily be a 
representative of one of the member organizations of 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 by the 
ARAC assistant chair and working group leader, and the individual will 
be advised whether or not the request can be accommodated.

Working Group Reports

    Each working group formed to consider ARAC tasks is expected to 
comply with the procedures adopted by ARAC and given to the working 
group chair. As part of the procedures, the working group is expected 
to:
    A. Recommend time line(s) for completion of the tasks, including 
rationale, for consideration at the meeting of the ARAC to consider 
transport airplane and engine issues held following publication of this 
notice.
    B. Give a detailed conceptual presentation on the tasks to the ARAC 
before proceeding with the work stated under item C below.
    C. Give a status report on the tasks at each meeting of ARAC held 
to consider transport airplane and engine issues.
    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 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 January 13, 1995.
Chris A. Christie,
Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 95-1539 Filed 1-19-95; 8:45 am]
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