[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33247-33248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15726]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; General Aviation 
Operations Issues--Revised Task

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of revised task assignment for the Aviation Rulemaking 
Advisory Committee (ARAC).

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SUMMARY: Notice is given of a change in the task assigned to and 
accepted by the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC). This 
notice informs the public of the activities of ARAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Louis C. Cusimano, Assistant Executive Director for General 
Aviation Operations Issues, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee, 
Flight Standards Service (AFS-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-8452; fax (202) 267-5094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The FAA has established an Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee 
to provide 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. This includes obtaining advice and recommendations on 
the FAA's commitment to harmonize its Federal Aviation Regulations 
(FAR) and practices with its trading partners in Europe and Canada.
    One area ARAC deals with is general aviation operations issues. 
These issues involve the operation of general aviation aircraft and 
certification of airmen in 14 CFR parts 61, 91, 103, 125, 133, 137,141, 
and 143.

 The Revised Task

    This notice is to inform the public that the FAA has revised a task 
previously assigned to ARAC. The revised task has been accepted by 
ARAC. The FAA has asked ARAC to provide advice and recommendation on 
the following revised task:

    Part 103 (Ultralight Vehicles): Review part 103 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations and make a recommendation to the Federal 
Aviation Administration concerning whether [[Page 33248]] new or 
revised standards, under part 103 or other regulations that may be 
affected, are appropriate. In reviewing part 103, the ARAC should 
consider:
    a. United States Ultralight Association's petition to amend part 
103 (Docket No. 25591) and all comments submitted regarding the 
petition; and
    b. Adding definitions and operating rules to apply to 
rotorcraft.

    The FAA also has asked that ARAC determine if rulemaking action 
(e.g., NPRM) should be taken or advisory material should be issued. If 
so, ARAC has been asked to prepare the necessary documents, including 
economic analysis, to justify and carry out its recommendation(s).

ARAC Acceptance of Revised Task

    ARAC has accepted the revised task and has chosen to assign it to 
the existing Part 103 (Ultralight Vehicles) Working Group. The working 
group will serve as staff to ARAC to assist ARAC in the analysis of the 
assigned task. Working group recommendations must be reviewed and 
approved by ARAC. If ARAC accepts the working group's recommendations, 
it forwards them to the FAA as ARAC recommendations.

Working Group Activity

    The Part 103 (Ultralight Vehicles) Working Group is expected to 
comply with the procedures adopted by ARAC. As part of the procedures, 
the working group is expected to:
    1. Recommend a work plan for completion of the tasks, including the 
rationale supporting such a plan, for consideration by ARAC.
    2. Give a detailed conceptual presentation of the proposed 
recommendations, prior to proceeding with the work stated in item 3 
below.
    3. For each task, draft appropriate regulatory documents 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.
    4. Provide a status report at each meeting of ARAC held to consider 
general aviation operations issues.

Participation in the Working Group

    The Part 103 (Ultralight Vehicles) Working Group is composed of 
experts having an interest in the assigned task. A working group member 
need not be a representative of a member of the full committee.
    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 by the assistant chair, the assistant executive director, 
and the working group chair, and the individual will be advised whether 
or not the request can be accommodated.
    The Secretary of Transportation has determined that the formation 
and use of ARAC are necessary and 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 
Part 103 (Ultralight Vehicles) 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 16, 1995.
Louis C. Cusimano,
Assistant Executive Director for General Aviation Operations Issues, 
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 95-15726 Filed 6-26-95; 8:45 am]
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