[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 41038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17364]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Seat Certification Conference

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public conference.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public conference that the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) is holding to present its views and hear 
comments from the public concerning issues relating to seat 
certification processes for transport category airplanes.

DATES: The conference will be held in Seattle, Washington, on September 
17-18, 2003, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
    Registration: Registration will begin at approximately 7:30 a.m. on 
Wednesday, September 17. If you plan to attend the conference, you are 
encouraged to pre-register by contacting the person identified later in 
this notice as the contact for further information.

ADDRESSES: The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Select Hotel, 
One South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98055 telephone (425) 226-7700. We have 
reserved a block of guest rooms for the conference at the Holiday Inn 
Select Hotel at a group rate. This block of rooms will be held until 
September 10, 2003. You should contact the hotel directly for 
reservations and identify yourself as a participant in the FAA Public 
Technical Conference to ensure proper credit.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Cashdollar, FAA, Airframe/Cabin 
Safety Branch, ANM-115, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 
Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98055-4056; 
telephone (425) 227-2785; facsimile (425) 227-1149.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 757 of Public Law (Pub. L.) 106-81, 
The Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
Century, required the FAA to establish a government-industry team to 
simplify the seat certification process for transport category 
airplanes. The FAA established this team and has been working for over 
two years to improve and simplify the process of seat certification in 
accordance with the Act. One of the actions the team recommended is the 
hosting of an annual conference to provide information to the public 
regarding accomplishments to date and to promote standard application 
of requirements and certification processes. The first annual 
conference was held March 7, 2002.

Participation at the Conference

    Although the primary purposes of the conference is to convey 
information regarding the simplification of seat certification 
processes, presentation by the public will be accommodated at the 
conference to the extent that time allows. If you are interested in 
presenting material or oral statements, you should submit your request, 
along with any presentation materials, to the FAA prior to August 15, 
2003. Submit your request to the person listed under the heading FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, along with an estimate of the time needed 
for your presentation. Requests received after August 15, 2003, will be 
considered and may be scheduled, time permitting, during the 
conference. Every effort will be made to accommodate as many presenters 
as possible in the time allotted.

Conference Agenda

    A preliminary agenda will be available for review at the following 
website by July 1, 2002: http://www.faa.gov/certification/index-tad. 
htm. We will update the agenda posted on the conference Web site 
periodically as conference participants provide further details of 
their presentations.

Conference Procedures

    The following procedures are established to facilitate the 
conference:
    [sbull] Attendance at the conference on September 17 and 18 is open 
to the public, but will be limited to the space available.
    [sbull] There will be no admission fee or other charge to attend or 
participate in the conference. The opportunity to comment on the 
presentations will be available to all persons, subject to availability 
of time.
    [sbull] The conference is primarily designed to provide information 
to the public concerning issues related to seat certification 
processes. As such, the conference will contain detailed presentations 
by FAA and industry participants regarding the accomplishments to date, 
as well as explanations of recently published documents.
    [sbull] The conference will be conducted in an informal manner. 
Participants may ask questions to clarify statements made during the 
presentations.
    [sbull] Representatives of the FAA will preside over the 
conference. A panel of FAA and industry personnel involved in this 
issue will be present.
    [sbull] Statements made by FAA members of the conference panel are 
intended to facilitate discussion of the issues or to clarify issues. 
Unless stated as such, these statements should not necessarily be 
construed as an FAA position.
    [sbull] An individual, whether speaking in person or in a 
representative capacity on behalf of an organization, may be limited to 
a 10-minute statement. If possible, additional time may be allotted.
    [sbull] The FAA will try to accommodate all questions, time 
permitting.
    [sbull] The FAA will review and consider all material presented by 
participants at the conference. Participants are requested to provide 
an electronic copy of all presentation materials for use during the 
conference to the individual listed above under the heading FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. Hard copies may be provided to the audience at the 
discretion of the participant.

    Issue in Renton, WA, on June 25, 2004.
Vi Lipski,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 03-17364 Filed 7-8-03; 8:45 am]
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