[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 94 (Monday, May 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31049-31050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12172]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Proposed Change to Appendix 3 of Advisory Circular 150/5345-53B, 
Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), US DOT.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to expand the list of equipment types that 
may be certified under the Airport Lighting Equipment Certification 
Program to include Underground Electrical Cable for Airport Lighting 
Circuits (L-824) and Power and Control Units for Land and Hold Short 
Lighting Systems (L-884). The Secretary of Transportation is providing 
notice and opportunity for public comment on the addition of 
Underground Electrical Airport Cable for Airport Lighting Circuits (L-
824) and Power and Control Unit for Land and Hold Short Lighting 
Systems (L-884) to the Airport Lighting Equipment Certification 
Program.

DATES: Comments must be submitted at or before June 14, 2000.

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ADDRESSES: Send all comments on the proposed change to the Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Engineering and Specifications Division, 
AAS-200, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John L. Rice, Manager, Engineering 
Specifications Division, AAS-200, Room 619, FAA, 800 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-8745.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Since 1990 the FAA has issued a list of airfield lighting equipment 
that has been certified as meeting FAA specifications by independent 
third party testing laboratories. The certified equipment list provides 
a readily available means for airport sponsors, or their 
representatives to use when specifying airfield lighting equipment that 
is required to meet FAA specifications.
    Underground electrical cable for airport lighting circuits is 
considered to be an integral part of airport lighting systems and 
should be certified as meeting FAA specifications to enhance system 
reliability in the same way that other components of airfield lighting 
systems are certified. Power and control units for land and hold short 
lighting systems are new pieces of equipment, which have never been 
certified through the Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program. 
Advisory Circular 150/5345-53B, Airport Lighting Equipment 
Certification Program, the latest certified equipment list, and the 
address list of certified airport lighting equipment manufacturers are 
available on the Internet at the FAA Office of the Associate 
Administrator for Airports (ARP) home page on the Internet's World Wide 
Web (www). The direct Internet address is: www.faa.gov/arp/arphome.htm.
    A copy of the subject change may be obtained by contacting the 
person named above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT or by 
downloading the draft change from the following Internet website: 
http://www.faa.gov/arp/draftacs.htm. Interested parties are invited to 
comment on the proposed change and to submit written data, views, or 
arguments, as they desire. Commentors must identify the subject of the 
change and submit comments in duplicate to the address specified above. 
The Engineering and Specifications Division will consider all 
communications received on or before the closing date for comments 
before issuance to the final change.

Proposed Change to Appendix 3

    The complete text of Appendix 3 with the proposed changes appears 
below.

Appendix 3--Certified Airport Lighting Equipment

Notice to Users

    This appendix provides a list of the current equipment under the 
certification program. The specification for each type of equipment 
listed below in this document is contained in the AC given. The 
equipment specification defines the type, class, and style 
classifications used in the listing. Not all combinations of type, 
class, and style are permissible. The equipment specification should 
be consulted for approved equipment configurations.
    An addendum to this appendix listing all current certified 
equipment with the manufacturer is updated monthly. It is available 
on the Internet at FAA Office of the Associate Administrator for 
Airports (ARP) home page (www.faa.gov/arp/arphome.htm) under 
``Advisory Circulars'' in the file titled ``150/5345-53 Addendum.'' 
This addendum can also be obtained from the Office of Airport Safety 
and Standards, Attention: AAS-200, Federal Aviation Administration, 
800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20591, or from those FAA 
offices as listed in AC 150/5000-3, current edition.
    For the sake of brevity in the addendum, manufacturers who have 
qualified an entire equipment series or product line have the 
equipment listed under a single general catalog number. These 
general numbers are not intended for use in ordering equipment, and 
users should consult equipment manufacturers' catalogs or literature 
for complete ordering information, especially for equipment having 
optional features. For each fixture, the number in parentheses (  ) 
after the manufacturer's catalog number indicates the specific lamp 
type used in testing the equipment. A description of each lamp use 
is provided in the addendum.

L-801  Beacons, Medium Intensity (AC 150/5345-12)
L-802  Beacons, High Intensity (AC 150/5345-12)
L-804  Light, Holding Position Edge (AC 150/5345-46)
L-806  Wind Cones, Frangible (AC 150/5345-27)
L-807  Wind Cones, Rigid (AC 150/5345-27)
L-810  Lights, Obstruction (AC 150/5345-43)
L-821  Panel, Airport Lighting Control (AC 150/5345-3)
L-823  Connectors, Cable (AC 150/5345-26)
L-824  Underground Electrical Cable for Airport Lighting Circuits 
(AC 150/5345-7D)
L-827  Monitors, Regulator (AC 150/5345-10)
L-8281  Regulators, Constant Current (AC 150/5345-10)
L-829  Regulators, Monitored Constant Current (AC 150/5345-10)
L-830  Isolation Transformers, 60Hz (AC 150/5345-47)
L-831  Isolation Transformers, 50Hz (AC 150/5345-47)
L-841  Cabinet, Auxiliary Relay (AC 150/5345-13)
L-847  Switch, Circuit Selector (AC 150/5345-5)
L-849  Lights, Runway End Identification (AC 150/5345-51)
L-850  Lights, Runway, Inpavement (AC 150/5345-46)
L-852 Lights, Taxiway, Inpavement (AC 150/5345-46)
L-853  Markers, Retroreflective (AC 150/5345-39)
L-854  Radio Controls (AC 150/5345-49)
L-856  Lights, Obstruction, High Intensity, White, 40 FMP (AC 150/
5345-43)
L-857  Lights, Obstruction, High Intensity, White, 60 FPM (AC 150/
5345-43)
L-858  Signs, Runway and Taxiway (AC 150/5345-44)
L-859  Lights, Flashing, Omnidirectional (AC 150/5345-51)
L-860  Lights, Runway Edge, Low Intensity (AC 150/5345-46)
L-861  Lights, Runway & Taxiway Edge, Medium Intensity (AC 150/5345-
46)
L-862  Lights, Runway Edge, High Intensity (AC 150/5345-46)
L-863  Lights, Portable Runway (AC 150/5345-50)
L-864  Lights, Obstruction, Red, 20-40 FPM (AC 150/5345-43)
L-865  Lights, Obstruction, Medium Intensity, White, 40 FMP (AC 150/
5345-43)
L-866  Lights, Obstruction, Medium Intensity, White, 60 FPM (AC 150/
5345-43)
L-867  Light Base, Non-Load Bearing (AC 150/5345-42)
L-868  Light Base, Load Bearing (150/5345-42)
L-869  Junction Box (AC 150/5345-42)
L-880  Precision Approach Path Indicator (AC 150/5345-28)
L-881  Abbreviated Precision Approach Path Indicator (AC 150/5345-
28)
L-882  Generic Visual Approach Descent Indicator (AC 150/5345-52)
L-883  Generic Visual Approach Descent Indicator (AC 150/5345-52)
Light Structure, Lightweight (AC 150/5345-45)
L-884  Power and Control Unit for Land and Hold Short Lighting 
Systems (AC 150/5345-54)
L-885  Lights, Obstruction (AC 150/5345-43)

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 5, 2000.
David L. Bennett,
Director, Office of Airport Safety and Standards.
[FR Doc. 00-12172 Filed 5-12-00; 8:45 am]
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