[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 56611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22501]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Policy Statement No. ANM0211521 Retention of Items of Mass 
Installed in Transport Airplane Seats

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed policy; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the 
availability of proposed policy that addresses the use of industry 
standards in the seat certification process regarding qualification of 
video systems mounted on seats.

DATES: Send your comments on or before October 4, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Address your comments to the individual identified under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Sinclair, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Transport Airplane Directorate, Transport Standards 
Staff, Airframe and Cabin Safety Branch, ANM115, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 
Renton, WA 980554056; telephone (425) 2272195; fax (425) 2271149; e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The proposed policy is available on the Internet at the following 
address: http://www.faa.gov/certification/aircraft/anminfo/devpaper.cfm. If you do not have access to the Internet, you can obtain 
a copy of the policy by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.
    The FAA invites your comments on this proposed policy. We will 
accept your comments, data, views, or arguments by letter, fax, or e-
mail. Send your comments to the person indicated in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. Mark your comments, ``Comments to Policy Statement 
ANM0211521.''
    Use the following format when preparing your comments:
    [sbull] Organize your comments issue-by-issue.
    [sbull] For each issue, state what specific change you are 
requesting to the proposed policy.
    [sbull] Include justification, reasons, or data for each change you 
are requesting.
    We also welcome comments in support of the proposed policy.
    We will consider all communications received on or before the 
closing date for comments. We may change the proposed policy because of 
the comments received.

Background

    The proposed policy will further simplify the certification process 
pertaining to the retention of video components on seats for which the 
supplier has been granted a Technical Standard Order authorization. 
This policy relieves the applicant from the formal test plan/report 
approval and test article conformity procedures identified in FAA Order 
8110.4B.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 26, 2002.
Ali Bahrami,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 02-22501 Filed 9302; 8:45 am]
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