[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 140 (Friday, July 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37790-37791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18424]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration


Proposed Advisory Circular 21-TP, Third-Party Registration/
Surveillance

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availablity of proposed Advisory 
Circular (AC) 21-TP, Third-Party Registration/Surveillance, for review 
and comments. The proposed AC 21-TP provides information and guidance 
concerning the use of third-party registered suppliers and contracted 
third-party supplier surveillance by a holder of a Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) production approval. This AC also provides an 
acceptable means, but not the only means, of demonstrating compliance 
with the requirements of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) part 
21, Certification Procedures for Products and Parts.

DATES: Comments submitted must identify the proposed AC 21-TP project 
number, 94-033, and be received by September 17, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed AC 21-TP can be obtained from and 
comments may be returned to the following: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Policy, Evaluation and Analysis Branch, AIR-230, 
Production and Airworthiness Certification Division, Aircraft 
Certification Service, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Don Lausman, Policy and Evaluation and Analysis Branch, AIR-230, 
Production and Airworthiness Certification Division, Room 815, Aircraft 
Certification Service, Federal

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Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20591, (202) 267-7990.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The proposed AC 21-TP provides information and guidance concerning 
a FAA Production Approval Holder (PAH) contracting with a third-party 
for the purpose of obtaining a certification that the PAH's supplier 
has the capability to provide specified processes, products, or 
services and/or for the purposes of evaluating , approving, and/or 
surveying a PAH's suppliers.

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed AC 21-TP 
listed in this notice by submitting such written data, views, or 
arguments as they desire to the aforementioned specified address. All 
communications received on or before the closing date for comments 
specified above will be considered by the Director, Aircraft 
Certification Service, before issuing the final AC.
    Comments received on the proposed AC 21-TP may be examined before 
and after the comment closing date in Room 815, FAA headquarters 
building (FOB-10A), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, 
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 16, 1996.
Frank P. Paskiewicz,
Acting Manager, Production and Airworthiness Certification Division.
[FR Doc. 96-18424 Filed 7-18-96; 8:45 am]
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