[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62280-62281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25319]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Meeting on Transport 
Airplane and Engine Issues

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the FAA's Aviation 
Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) to discuss transport airplane and 
engine (TAE) issues.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for October 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
and October 17 from 9 a.m. to noon. Arrange for oral presentations by 
October 11.

ADDRESSES: Boeing Facility, 1200 Wilson Boulevard, Room 234, Arlington, 
VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Effie M. Upshaw, Office of Rulemaking, 
ARM-209, FAA, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, 
Telephone (202) 267-7626, FAX (202) 267-5075, or e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. app. III), notice is 
given of an ARAC meeting to be held October 16-17 in Arlington, 
Virginia.
    The agenda will include:

October 16, 2002

[sbull] Opening remarks
[sbull] FAA/Joint Aviation Authorities Conference report
[sbull] FAA report
[sbull] JAA report, including statuses of Single Worldwide 
Certification Code and the European Aviation Safety Agency
[sbull] Transport Canada report
[sbull] Executive Committee report
[sbull] Harmonization Management Team report
[sbull] ARAC tasking priorities discussion
[sbull] Design for Security Harmonization Working Group (HWG) report 
and approval
[sbull] Powerplant Installation HWG report and approval
[sbull] Ice Protection HWG report and approval
[sbull] Loads & Dynamics HWG report and approval
[sbull] Human Factors HWG report
[sbull] Mechanical Systems HWG report
[sbull] Electrical Systems HWG report and update on Aging Transport 
Systems Rulemaking Advisory Committee activity
[sbull] Written reports, as required, from the following harmonization 
working

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groups: Electromagnetic Effects, Flight Test, Avionics, Seat Test, 
Flight Control, Flight Guidance, and System Design and Analysis

October 17, 2002

[sbull] General Structures HWG report
[sbull] Airworthiness Assurance Working Group report
[sbull] Engine HWG report and approval

    Four working groups will be seeking approval of working group 
documents:

1. The Design for Security HWG will present proposed advisory material 
on passenger cabin smoke evacuation.
2. The Powerplant Installation HWG will present proposed certification 
requirements for areas in transport category airplanes that are subject 
to flammable fluid leakage.
3. The Ice Protection HWG will present a recommendation addressing the 
operation of aircraft in icing conditions.
4. The Engine HWG will present a recommendation addressing bird 
ingestion standards for aircraft turbine engines

    Attendance is open to the public, but will be limited to the 
availability of meeting room space and telephone lines. Visitor badges 
are required to gain entrance to the Boeing building where the meeting 
is being held. Please confirm your attendance with the person listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than October 11. 
Please provide the following information: full legal name, country of 
citizenship, and name of your company, if applicable.
    For those participating by telephone, the call-in number is (206) 
655-0054, Passcode: 3777. Details are also available on the 
ARAC calendar at http://www.faa.gov/avr/arm/araccal/htm. To insure that 
sufficient telephone lines are available, please notify the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of your intent by 
October 11. Anyone participating by telephone will be responsible for 
paying long-distance charges.
    The public must make arrangements by October 11 to present oral 
statements at the meeting. Written statements may be presented to the 
committee at any time by providing 25 copies to the person listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section or by providing copies at 
the meeting. Copies of the documents to be presented to ARAC for 
decision or as recommendations to the FAA may be made available by 
contacting the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section.
    If you are in need of assistance or require a reasonable 
accommodation for the meeting or meeting documents, please contact the 
person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Sign and 
oral interpretation, as well as a listening device, can be made 
available if requested 10 calendar days before the meeting.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 27, 2002.
Tony F. Fazio,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 02-25319 Filed 10-3-02; 8:45 am]
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