[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 93 (Monday, May 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25874-25875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9703]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Policy Statement No. ANM-03-115-30]


Side-Facing Seats on Transport Category Airplanes

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 updates existing certification policy 
on Sec.  25.785(a), Amendment 25-64, for side-facing seats.

DATES: This final policy was issued by the Transport Airplane 
Directorate on May 6, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael T. Thompson, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Transport Airplane Directorate, Transport Standards 
Staff, Airframe and Cabin Safety Branch, ANM-115, 601 Lind Avenue, SW., 
Renton, WA 98055-4056; telephone (425) 227-1157; fax (425) 227-1232; e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Disposition of Comments

    A notice of proposed policy was published in the Federal Register 
on September 19, 2003 (68 FR 54931). Four (4) commenters responded to 
the request for comments.

Background

    The final policy provides Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
certification policy on the occupant protection requirements of Sec.  
25.785(a), Amendment 25-64, for side-facing seats. Specifically, it 
provides guidance used to establish the minimum acceptable testing and 
human injury criteria for obtaining special conditions for single 
occupant side-facing seats and an exemption for multiple occupant side-
facing seats.
    The final policy as well as the disposition of comments received is 
available on the Internet at the following

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address: http://www.airweb.faa.gov/rgl. 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 May 6, 2005.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 05-9703 Filed 5-13-05; 8:45 am]
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