[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 161 (Thursday, August 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 44668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22387]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Rotorcraft Draft Advisory Material

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft rotorcraft advisory material.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of availability of draft Advisory Circular 
(AC) material, which provides guidance as to an acceptable means of 
accomplishing the requirements of proposed rules on the subject of 
normal and transport category rotorcraft load combination safety 
requirements and on the subject of normal category rotorcraft maximum 
weight and passenger seat limitation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Jones, Rotorcraft Standards 
Staff, FAA, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, 
Forth Worth, TX 76193-0110; telephone (817) 222-5359, fax (817) 222-
5961.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces the availability of 
draft AC material. The FAA tasked the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 
Committee (ARAC) to develop rulemaking and policy material for normal 
and transport category rotorcraft. The ARAC process is a means for the 
public to participate in the drafting of rules and advisory material. 
The FAA review of the ARAC Working Groups' material resulted in the FAA 
proposing Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM's) and AC material. 
Consequently, NPRM No. 98-6, ``Rotorcraft Load Combination Safety 
Requirements,'' was published in the Federal Register on July 13, 1998 
(63 FR 37745). The accompanying AC material is available and will be 
published in a future revision to AC 27-1A and AC 29-2B (Certification 
of Normal Category Rotorcraft and Certification of Transport Category 
Rotorcraft, respectively). NPRM No. 98-4, ``Normal Category Rotorcraft 
Maximum Weight and Passenger Seat Limitation,'' was published in the 
Federal Register on June 25, 1998 (63 FR 34610). The accompanying AC 
material is available and will be published in a future revision to AC 
27-1A (Certification of Normal Category Rotorcraft).

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 12, 1998.
Eric Bries,
Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 98-22387 Filed 8-19-98; 8:45 am]
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