[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 8074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3973]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Policy Statement No. ANM-01-03]


Factors To Consider When Reviewing an Applicant's Proposed Human 
Factors Methods of Compliance for Flight Deck Certification

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of final policy.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), announces the 
availability of final policy that clarifies current FAA policy with 
respect to compliance with human factors-related regulations during 
certification projects on transport category airplanes.

DATES: This final policy was issued by the Transport Airplane 
Directorate on February 7, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Boyd, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Transport Airplane Directorate, Transport Standards 
Staff, Airplanes & Fightcrew Interface Branch, ANM-111, 1601 Lind 
Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98055-4056; telephone (425) 227-1138; fax (425) 
227-1320; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion of Comments

    A notice of proposed policy was published in the Federal Register 
on May 16, 2001 (66 FR 27196). Seven (7) commenters responded to the 
request for comments.

Background

    The final policy provides guidance with respect to the recommended 
content of a Human Factors Certification Plan. A Human Factors 
Certification Plan is not a required document, but may be included as 
part of a transport category airplane certification project if an 
applicant so chooses. These recommendations can be used as a means by 
which the applicant and the FAA can establish an early and formal 
written agreement on the methods of compliance for regulations that 
relate to human factors and that are applicable to the certification 
project.
    The final policy as well as the disposition of public comments 
received are available on the Internet at the following address: http://www.faa.gov/certification/aircraft/anminfo/finalpaper.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.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 7, 2003.
Ali Bahrami,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 03-3973 Filed 2-18-03; 8:45 am]
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