[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49755-49756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4230]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Policy Statement No. ANE-2007-35.23-1]


Policy for Electronic Propeller Control Systems, Sec. Sec.  35.21 
and 35.23

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION:  Notice of issuance; policy statement.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the 
availability of policy for certifying a propeller with an Electronic 
Propeller Control System (EPCS).

DATES: The FAA issued policy statement number ANE-2007-35.23-1 on 
August 22, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay Turnberg, FAA, Engine and 
Propeller Standards Staff, ANE-110, 12 New England Executive Park, 
Burlington, MA 01803; e-mail: [email protected]; telephone: (781) 
238-7116; fax: (781) 238-7199. The policy statement is available on the 
Internet at the following address: http://www.faa.gov. (click on the 
``Regulations and Policies'' tab, then ``Regulatory and Guidance 
Library''). If you do not have access to the Internet, you may request 
a copy of the policy by contacting the individual listed in this 
section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA published the policy at http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/ on September 27, 2006 to announce the 
availability of the proposed policy and invite interested parties to 
comment.
    We have filed in the docket all comments we received, as well as a 
report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel 
concerning this policy. The docket is available for public inspection. 
If you wish to review the docket in person, go to the above address 
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

Background

    This FAA policy statement presents one method to obtain approval to 
certify a propeller with an Electronic Propeller Control System. This 
guidance may also be used for the development of special conditions 
that the Administrator may find necessary to establish a level of 
safety for propellers with an EPCS equivalent to that established by 
the existing airworthiness standards for propellers with conventional 
control systems.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44704.

    Dated: Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on August 22, 2007.
Mark A. Rumizen,
Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 07-4230 Filed 8-28-07; 8:45 am]
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