[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 250 (Thursday, December 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 82455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33184]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Air Carrier Operations 
Issues--New Task

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of new task assignment for the Aviation Rulemaking 
Advisory Committee (ARAC).

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SUMMARY: Notice is given of a new task 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: Linda Williams, 800 Independence Ave., 
SW., Washington, DC 20591, 202-267-9685, [email protected].

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.

The Task

    This notice is to inform the public that the FAA has asked ARAC to 
provide advice and recommendations on the following task:
    Task: Review Advisory Circular 120-29A Criteria for Approval of 
Nonprecision, Category I, and Category II Weather Minima for Takeoff, 
Approach and Landing, dated September 13-22, 2000, all associated 
comments received in docket FAA-2000-8080, and other documents as 
necessary to resolve any issues that would cause negative impact to 
operators. The FAA, JAA, and industry would provide resources necessary 
to accomplish this task. The end product would be a proposed AC 
recommended for signature, that reflects the best consensus of the 
issues related to AC 120-29A. If consensus cannot be reached on any 
issue, the lack of consensus should be documented and all minority 
positions should be presented in a letter transmitting the 
recommendations.
    Schedule: The final ARAC recommendations will be provided to the 
FAA by March 30, 2001.

ARAC Acceptance of Tasks

    ARAC has accepted the task and has chosen to assign the task to the 
All Weather Operations Harmonization Working Group, Air Carrier 
Operations Issues. The working group will serve as staff to ARAC. 
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 All Weather Operations 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 of the ARAC Air 
Carrier Operations Issues.
    2. Give a detailed conceptual presentation of the proposed 
recommendations.
    3. Draft the appropriate documents and required analyses.
    4. Provide a status report at each meeting of the ARAC held to 
consider Air Carrier Operations Issues.

Participation in the working Group

    The All Weather Operations Harmonization Working Group is 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 task and stating the 
expertise he or she would bring to the working group. All requests to 
participate must be received no later than January 12, 2001. The 
requests will be reviewed by the assistant chair, the assistant 
executive director, and the working group chair, 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 support the ability of 
the working group in meeting any assigned deadline(s). Members are 
expected to keep their management chain and those they may represent 
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 approval.
    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 the ARAC is necessary and in the public interest in 
connection with the performance of duties imposed on the FAA by law.
    Meetings of the ARAC will be open to the public. Meetings of the 
All Weather Operations Harmonization Working Group 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 December 19, 2000.
Anthony F. Fazio,
Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 00-33184 Filed 12-27-00; 8:45 am]
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