[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30499-30500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14234]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; General Aviation 
Certification and 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: The FAA assigned the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee a 
new task to evaluate and develop requirements for improved handling of 
stall characteristics in small airplanes. This notice is to inform the 
public of this ARAC activity.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Dahl, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Central Region Headquarters, 901 Locust, Kansas City, 
Missouri 64106, (816) 329-4110. [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The FAA established the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee to 
provide advice and recommendations to the FAA Administrator on the 
FAA's rulemaking activities with respect to aviation-related issues. 
This includes obtaining advice and recommendations on the FAA's 
commitments to harmonize Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(14 CFR) with its partners in Europe and Canada.

The Task

     Review Subpart B of part 23 and develop requirements for 
improved handling of stall characteristics in small airplanes. Items to 
be addressed in the ARAC review include:
    1. Stall Characteristics and spin resistance.
    2. Stall accidents and prevention methods.
    3. Harmonization with similar requirements found in JAR-23.
     Prepare a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The 
NPRM should include the preamble and rule language along with any 
supporting legal analysis.
    Schedule: This task is to be completed no later than December 10, 
2001.

ARAC Acceptance of Task

    ARAC accepted the task and assigned the task to the newly formed 
Stall Characteristics Harmonization Working Group, General Aviation 
Certification and Operations Issues. The working group will serve as 
staff to ARAC and assist in the analysis of the assigned task. ARAC 
must review and approve the working group's recommendations. If ARAC 
accepts the working group's recommendations, it will forward them to 
the FAA. Recommendations that are received from ARAC will be submitted 
to the agency's Rulemaking Management Council to address the 
availability of resources and prioritization.

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Working Group Activity

    The Stall Characteristics 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 next meeting 
of the ARAC on general aviation certification and operations 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 the appropriate documents and required analyses and/or any 
other related materials or documents.
    4. Provide a status report at each meeting of the ARAC held to 
consider general aviation certification and operations issues.

Participation in the Working Group

    The Stall Characteristics 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 or 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 June 29, 2001. The requests 
will be reviewed by the co-assistant chairs, the co-assistant executive 
directors, and the working group co-chairs. Individuals will be advised 
whether or not their request can be accommodated.
    Individuals chosen for membership on the working group will be 
expected to represent their aviation community segment and actively 
participate 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 working group 
in meeting any assigned deadlines. Members are expected to keep their 
management chain and those they may represent advised of working group 
activities and decisions to ensure that the proposed 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 co-assistant chairs, 
the co-assistant executive directors, and the working group co-chairs.
    The Secretary of Transportation 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 
Stall Characteristics 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. The FAA will make no public 
announcement of working group meetings.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2001.
Anthony F. Fazio,
Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 01-14234 Filed 6-5-01; 8:45 am]
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