[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 4219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1547]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration


Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Critical Parts Working 
Group

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of establishment of the Critical Parts Working Group.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Mark Schilling, Manager, Rotorcraft Standards Staff, 2601 Meacham 
Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas, telephone number (817) 222-5110.

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 area 
the ARAC deals with is rotorcraft issues. These issues involve the 
airworthiness standards for normal and transport category rotorcraft in 
parts 27 and 29 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, which are the 
responsibility of the Director, Aircraft Certification Service, FAA.

Task

    The Critical Parts Working Group is charged with recommending to 
ARAC new or revised requirements for a critical parts plan that would 
control the design, substantiation, manufacture, maintenance, and 
modification of critical parts. The products of this exercise are 
intended to be harmonized standards, acceptable to both the FAA and the 
Joint Aviation Authorities.
    Specifically, the task is as follows:
    Reveiw Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, parts 27 and 29, 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 identification of the critical parts for consideration 
under design, production and maintenance, according to a critical part 
plan to be prepared by the manufacturer. Consider adding new Section 
27.602 and 29.602 to Title 14.
    ARAC recommendations to the FAA should be accompanied by 
appropriate documents. Recommendations for rulemaking should be 
accompanied by a complete draft of the notice(s) 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 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 
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 are 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 task, including 
rationale, for consideration at the meeting of the ARAC to consider 
rotorcraft issues held following publication of this notice.
    B. Give a detailed conceptual presentation on the task to the ARAC 
before proceeding with the work stated under item C below.
    C. Give a status report on the task at each meeting of ARAC held to 
consider rotorcraft 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 
ARAC will be open to the public except as authorized by section 10(d) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Meetings of the Critical Parts 
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. 95-1547 Filed 1-19-95; 8:45 am]
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