[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33451-33452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15893]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Notice of Public Conference

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

SUMMARY: This notice announces an International Conference on Cabin 
Safety Research, which is being held by the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) for the purpose of presenting the agency's Cabin 
Safety Research Program (CSRP) plan, and soliciting input from the 
public on the content of the plan. The CSRP and the conference are 
being jointly sponsored by the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) of 
Europe, and Transport Canada Aviation (TCA).

DATES: The Conference is scheduled for Tuesday thru Thursday, November 
14-16, 1995. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m., November 14 and the 
Conference will begin at 8:30 a.m.

REGISTRATION: Persons planning to attend the public conference are 
encouraged to pre-register by contacting the person identified later in 
this notice as the contact for further information. Pre-registration is 
requested by October 13, 1995.

[[Page 33452]] ADDRESSES: The public conference will be held at Harrahs 
Casino-Hotel, 1725 Brigantine Boulevard, Atlantic City, New Jersey 
08401, telephone 1-800-242-7724 (outside the United States: 609-441-
5600).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: April Horner, Galaxy Scientific 
Corporation, c/o FAA Technical Center, Fire Safety Branch, AAR-422, 
Bldg. 287, Atlantic City International Airport, New Jersey 08405, 
telephone 609-485-4471, fax 609-646-5229, or on internet at: 
smtplink%april__horner__at__ct27 @admin.tc.faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is given of a public conference 
November 14-16, 1995 at the Harrahs Casino-Hotel, 1725 Brigantine 
Boulevard, Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401. The purpose of this 
conference is to present the proposed joint FAA/JAA/TCA Cabin Safety 
Research Program plan to the interested public, and provide an 
opportunity for public comment and provide input on the content of the 
plan.
    Cabin safety has long been the focus of extensive research. This 
research has historically taken two primary forms: (1) Study of means 
to increase the speed at which evacuation from an airplane is possible, 
and (2) Study of means to prolong the time available for evacuation. 
Examples of the former include exit sizes and access provisions, escape 
slide performance and effects of interior features. Examples of the 
latter include material flammability and fire protection systems. In 
addition, research into human tolerance and impact protection has more 
recently assumed a greater overall role in the research program.
    Until recently this research has at various times been focused on 
very specific areas and has been conducted mostly independently of 
other cabin safety research. Evacuation research at the FAA is 
conducted at the Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI) in Oklahoma City, 
Oklahoma; fire safety research is conducted at the Technical Center in 
Atlantic City, New Jersey. Research into crash dynamics is conducted at 
both facilities, with CAMI concentrating on human tolerance and seating 
systems and the Technical Center concentrating on airframe structural 
performance. Various facilities in Europe and Canada conduct research 
in specific areas.
    While research up to now has been very productive and has resulted 
in improved safety standards, it has been largely carried out in 
piecemeal fashion, outside of a systematic framework. There has been no 
formal vehicle to integrate all cabin safety research so that the 
benefits are maximized, and the available funds are spent most 
efficiently. The FAA has developed such a vehicle to improve both the 
efficiency and quality of future cabin safety research. Because 
research will often result in new guidance or regulation, and because 
the aviation industry is largely an internation entity, this potential 
regulatory impact must be harmonized between regulatory authorities. 
Therefore, the FAA has coordinated on the development of the CSRP with 
the joint Aviation Authorities and Transport Canada Aviation.
    The agenda for the conference will include:

Tuesday, November 14, 1995

Morning Session

     Opening Address (Addresses)
     Overview of Program and Plan
     Presentations pertaining to overall Program

Afternoon Session

     Presentations and discussion on Evacuation

Wednesday, November 15, 1995

Morning Session

     Presentations and discussion on Crash Dynamics
     Presentations and discussion on Inflight Emergencies
Afternoon Session

     Presentations and discussion on Fire Safety

Thursday, November 16, 1995

Morning Session

     Break Out Sessions

Afternoon Session

     Reconvene and present recommendations
     Closing statements

    Attendance is open to the interested public, but will be limited to 
the space available.

Conference Procedures

    Hotel room reservations should be made in advance. A block of rooms 
has been reserved at Harrahs Hotel-Casino at a Conference rate. Persons 
wishing to attend the Conference are encouraged to make reservations by 
October 13, 1995, by contracting the Hotel direct at 1-800-242-7724 
(outside the United States: 609-441-5600).
Be sure to identify yourself as an FAA Cabin Safety Conference attendee 
to receive the special rate.
    Persons in Canada that wish to pre-register, may contact the 
following, in lieu of the person listed under for further information 
contact, if that would be more convenient: Mr. Claude Lewis, Transport 
Canada Aviation, Airworthiness Branch--AARDH, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 
KIA 0N8, Telephone: 613-990-5906.
    Persons who plan to attend the Conference should be aware of the 
following procedures which are established to facilitate the workings 
of the conference.
    1. The Conference will be open on a space available basis to all 
persons registered.
    2. There is no fee for attending the conference however, no meals/
refreshments will be provided.
    3. Following each presentation, a brief question and answer period 
will be allowed and all persons will be given the opportunity to open 
discussions on the presentation, within the time available. In 
addition, there will be separate, break-out sessions on each of the 
technical areas for open discussion.
    4. Statements made by FAA participants at the conference will not 
be taken as expressing final FAA positions.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 16, 1995.
Darrell M. Pederson,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service, ANM-100.
[FR Doc. 95-15893 Filed 6-27-95; 8:45 am]
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