[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 207 (Tuesday, October 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57351-57352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28757]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Transport Airplane and
Engine Issues--New Tasks
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of new task assignments for the Aviation Rulemaking
Advisory Committee (ARAC).
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SUMMARY: Notice is given of new tasks 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: Stewart R. Miller, Transport Standards
Staff (ANM-110), Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue,
SW., Renton, WA 98055-4056; phone (425) 227-1255; fax (425) 227-1320.
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 Transport Airplane and Engine Issues.
These issues involve the airworthiness standards for transport category
airplanes and engines in 14 CFR parts 25, 33, and 35 and parallel
provisions in 14 CFR parts 121 and 135.
The Tasks
This notice is to inform the public that the FAA has asked ARAC to
provide advice and recommendation on the following harmonization tasks:
Avionics Systems
Task 1: Takeoff Warning System
JAR 25.703(a) is more specific in the requirements than the FAR.
The JAR, requires parking brake input, while FAR is silent. Also, the
JAR 25.703(b) references guidance material on manual warning
deactivation and reset of the warning that needs to be examined, the
FAA advisory material generated, and both advisories harmonized.
Task 2: Cockpit Instrument Systems
The wording of 25.1333(b) is different between FAR and JAR, which
may lead to interpretation differences. In addition, the existing JAR
guidance material needs to be examined and harmonized. Currently, no
FAA guidance material exists, therefore, advisory circular will be
written. AC/AMJ 25.11 paragraph 4 to be revisited.
The FAA expects ARAC to submit its recommendation(s) by March 31,
2001.
For each of the above tasks the working group is to review
airworthiness, safety, cost, and other relevant factors related to the
specified differences, including recent certification and fleet
experience. Must reach consensus on harmonized Part 25/JAR 25 rule and
guidance material.
The FAA also has asked that ARAC prepare the necessary documents,
including notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and economic analysis,
to justify and carry out its recommendations. If the resulting
recommendation is one or more NPRM's published by the FAA, the FAA may
ask ARAC to recommend disposition of any substantive comments the FAA
receives.
ARAC Acceptance of Tasks
ARAC has accepted the tasks and has chosen to establish a new
Avionics Systems Harmonization 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 Avionics Systems Harmonization 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 task, including the
rationale supporting such a plan, for consideration at the meeting of
ARAC to consider transport airplane and engine issues held following
publication of this notice.
2. Give a detailed conceptual presentation of the proposed
recommendations, prior to proceeding with the work stated in item 3
below.
3. 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. If the resulting recommendation is one or more notices
of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published by the FAA, the FAA may ask
ARAC to recommend disposition of any substantive comments the FAA
receives.
4. Provide a status report at each meeting of ARAC held to consider
transport airplane and engine issues.
Participation in the Working Group
The Avionics Systems Harmonization Working Group will be composed
of technical 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 tasks, and stating the
expertise he or she would bring to the working group. All requests to
participate must be received no later than November 20, 1998. The
requests will be reviewed by the assistant chair and the assistant
executive director, and the individuals will be advised whether or not
the request can be accommodated.
Individuals chosen for membership on the working group will be
expected to represent their aviation community segment and participate
actively in the working group (e.g., attend all meetings, provide
written comments when requested to do so, etc.). They also will be
expected to devote the resources necessary to ensure the ability of the
working group to meet any assigned deadline(s). Members are expected to
keep their management chain advised of working group activities and
decisions to ensure that the agreed technical solutions do not conflict
with their sponsoring organization's position when the subject being
negotiated is presented to ARAC for a vote.
Once the working group has begun deliberations, members will not be
added or substituted without the approval of the assistant chair, the
assistant executive director, and the working group chair.
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. Meetings of the
Avionics Systems Harmonization Working Group
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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 October 21, 1998.
Joseph A. Hawkins,
Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 98-28757 Filed 10-26-98; 8:45 am]
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