[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 53826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25679]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Noise Certification 
Issues--Revised Task

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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

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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 the ARAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Paul R. Dykeman, Assistant Executive Director for Noise 
Certification, Deputy Director, Office of Environment and Energy (AEE-
2), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, Telephone (20) 
267-3577; FAX: (202) 267-5594.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
established an Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) (56 FR 
2190, January 22, 1991; and 58 FR 9230, February 19, 1993) 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 of the ARAC deals with noise certification issues. These 
issues involve the harmonization of part 36 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (14 CFR part 36) with Joint Aviation Requirements (JAR) 
part 36, their associated guidance material including equivalent 
procedures, and the interpretation of the regulations. The FAR/JAR 
Harmonization Working Group for Propeller-Driven Small Airplanes will 
forward recommendations to the ARAC, which will determine whether to 
forward them to the FAA.

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:
    Specifically, the FAR/JAR Harmonization Working Group for 
Propeller-Driven Small Airplanes is charged with reviewing the 
applicable provisions of subparts A and F and appendices F and G of the 
14 CFR part 36 and harmonizing them with the corresponding applicable 
provisions of JAR 36. The review should also include a review of the 
acoustical change provisions of the 14 CFR 21 subpart D. Any 
recommendation on noise issues should consider harmonization with 
respect to corresponding JAR to the extent practicable. The FAA 
recommends that any proposed recommendations be coordinated among other 
working groups to ensure consistency in proposed regulatory language, 
advisory and guidance material, and any other collateral documents 
developed by the working groups.
    ARAC should consider the current international standards and 
recommended practices, as issued under the International Civil Aviation 
Organization (ICAO), Annex 16, Volume 1, and its associated Technical 
Manual, as the basis for development of these harmonization proposals. 
ARAC should also consider recommending a process whereby subsequent 
ICAO Annex 16 changes are properly incorporated into JAR and FAR 36.

ARAC Acceptance of Revised Task

    ARAC has accepted the revised task and has chosen to assign it to 
the FAR/JAR Harmonization Working Group for Propeller-Driven Small 
Airplanes. 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 Activities

    The FAR/JAR Harmonization Working Group for Propeller-Driven Small 
Airplanes is expected to comply with the procedures adopted by ARAC. As 
part of the procedures, the working group is expected to:
    (a) Recommend a work plans for completion of the task and subtasks, 
including the rationale supporting the plan, for consideration at the 
meeting of the ARAC to consider noise certification issues held 
following publication of this notice;
    (b) Give a detailed conceptual presentation on the proposed 
recommendation to the ARAC before proceeding with the work stated in 
item (c) below;
    (c) If considered appropriate, develop NPRM(s) proposing the 
revised rules for aircraft noise certification, a supporting economic 
and other required analyses, advisory and guidance materials, and any 
other collateral documents the Working Group determines to be needed. 
Present these recommendations to the ARAC for further consideration and 
disposition; and
    (d) Give a status report on the task at each meeting of the ARAC 
held to consider noise certification issues.
    The Secretary of Transportation has determined that the formation 
and use of the ARAC are necessary and in the public interest, in 
connection with the performance of duties of the FAA. Meetings of the 
ARAC to consider noise certification issues will be open to the public, 
except as authorized by Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act. Meetings of the FAR/JAR Harmonization Working Group for Propeller-
Driven Small Airplanes 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.

    Issed in Washington, DC, on October 10, 1995.
Paul R. Dykeman,
Assistant Executive Director for Noise Certification, Aviation 
Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 95-25679 Filed 10-16-95; 8:45 am]
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