[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4394-4395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-962]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Policy Statement Number PS-ACE100-2005-50001]


Applying Advisory Circular 20-152, ``RTCA, Inc., Document RTCA/
DO-254, Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware,'' 
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 23 Aircraft

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
proposed policy. This memorandum sets up Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) certification policy on applying Advisory Circular 
(AC) 20-152 to complex airborne electronic hardware (CEH) installed in 
part 23 aircraft or in airships. The specific issues addressed concern 
selecting and applying hardware design assurance levels (HDAL) to CEH. 
This notice advises the public, especially manufacturers of normal, 
utility, and acrobatic category airplanes, and commuter category 
airplanes and their suppliers, that the FAA intends to adopt this 
policy. This

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notice is necessary to advise the public of this FAA policy and give 
all interested persons an opportunity to present their views on it.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 27, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments on the proposed policy statement to the 
individual identified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Comments 
may be inspected at the Small Airplane Directorate, Standards Office 
(ACE-110), Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri, between 
the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. weekdays, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Sova, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Small Airplane Directorate, Regulations & Policy, ACE-
114, 901 Locust Street, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 
telephone: (816) 329-4133; fax: 816-329-4090; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this proposed policy 
statement by submitting written data, views, or arguments. Identify the 
proposed policy statement number, PS-ACE100-2005-50001, on your 
comments. If you submit your comments in writing, send two copies of 
your comments to the above address. The Small Airplane Directorate will 
consider all communications received on or before the closing date for 
comments. We may change the proposal contained in the policy because of 
the comments received.
    Comments sent by fax or the Internet must contain ``Comments to 
proposed policy statement PS-ACE100-2005-50001'' in the subject line. 
You do not need to send two copies if you fax your comments or send 
them through the Internet. If you send comments over the Internet as an 
attached electronic file, format it in Microsoft Word for Windows. 
State what specific change you are seeking to the proposed policy 
memorandum and include justification (for example, reasons or data) for 
each request.
    Copies of the proposed policy statement, PS-ACE100-2005-50001, may 
be requested from the following: Small Airplane Directorate, Standards 
Office (ACE-110), Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 901 Locust Street, Room 301, Kansas City, MO 64106. In 
a few days, the proposed policy statement will also be available on the 
Internet at the following address:
http://www.airweb.faa.gov/policy.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 6, 2006.
John R. Colomy,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. E6-962 Filed 1-25-06; 8:45 am]
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