[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 143 (Thursday, July 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43277-43278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16989]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notification of Policy Revisions, and Requests for Comments on 
the Percentage of Fabrication and Assembly That Must Be Completed by an 
Amateur Builder To Obtain an Experimental Airworthiness Certificate for 
an Amateur-Built Aircraft; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an extension of the comment period for 
the proposed revisions to Chapter 4, Special Airworthiness 
Certification, Section 9 of the FAA Order 8130.2F, Airworthiness 
Certification of Aircraft and Related Products, and Advisory Circular 
(AC) 20-27G, Certification and Operation of Amateur-Built Aircraft (AC 
20-27G is

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the result of combining AC 20-27F and AC 20-139, Commercial Assistance 
During Construction of Amateur-Built Aircraft), as well as for comments 
on the percentage of fabrication and assembly that must be completed by 
an amateur builder to obtain an experimental airworthiness certificate 
for an amateur-built aircraft. These and other related documents are 
located on the FAA main Web page. The Web link is: http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/display_docs/index.cfm?Doc_Type=Pubs.

DATES: Please submit your comments on or before September 30, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments via e-mail to 
[email protected], via fax to (202) 267-8850 (ATTN: Miguel 
Vasconcelos, AIR-230) or via mail or hand delivery to: Production and 
Airworthiness Division (AIR-200), Federal Aviation Administration (Room 
815), 800 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DC 20591, ATTN: Miguel 
Vasconcelos.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Paskiewicz, Manager, Production 
and Airworthiness Division, AIR-200, Federal Aviation Administration, 
800 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone number: 
(202) 267-8361.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 15, 2008 (73 FR 40652), the FAA published a notice 
requesting comments on proposed changes to FAA Order 8130.2F and 
Advisory Circular (AC) 20-27G, as well as comments on the percentage of 
fabrication and assembly that must be completed by an amateur builder 
to obtain an experimental airworthiness certificate for an amateur-
built aircraft. The comment close date of August 15, 2008 was not 
specifically posted in that notice and was only available on the FAA 
Web site. Because some interested parties may not have web access and, 
therefore, may not have been aware of the original comment deadline, 
the FAA has decided to extend the comment period by 45 days to 
September 30, 2008, and to publish this announcement in the Federal 
Register. This extension will also allow more time for the public to 
participate and provide the FAA with more in-depth comments on the 
proposed changes.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 21, 2008.
Frank Paskiewicz,
Manager, Production and Airworthiness Division.
 [FR Doc. E8-16989 Filed 7-23-08; 8:45 am]
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