[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 242 (Monday, December 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 77671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27446]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of Recommendations From the Changed 
Product Rule (CPR) International Authorities Working Group (IAWG)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FAA announces the availability of recommendations from the 
CPR IAWG. In December of 2020, Congress passed the Aircraft 
Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act (ACSAA). Section 117 of 
the ACSAA required the FAA to form an international team to address 
areas of concern related to the CPR. The CPR IAWG has recommended 
specific areas where engagement with the public would be beneficial and 
broaden the scope of the discussions to a wider audience. The FAA plans 
to solicit public input at a public meeting which will be announced in 
a future notice.

ADDRESSES: The CPR IAWG recommendations are available on the FAA's 
Information for Applicants and Design Approval Holders web page at 
https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/air_cert/design_approvals/dah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue McCormick, Strategic Policy for 
Systems Standards, Aviation Safety, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 117 of the Aircraft Certification 
Safety and Accountability Act (ACSAA) of 2020 (Pub. L. 116-260) 
directed the FAA to exercise leadership in the creation of 
international policies and standards related to the review and 
reevaluation of the issuance of amended type certificates. The FAA was 
directed to examine and address recommendations from the entities 
listed in Section 121(c) \1\ of the ACSAA related to the issuance of 
amended type certificates; to reevaluate existing assumptions and 
practices inherent in the amended type certificate process and assess 
whether such assumptions and practices are valid; and ensure, to the 
greatest extent practicable, that Federal Regulations related to the 
issuance of amended type certificates are harmonized with the 
regulations of the other international states of design. The FAA 
initiated the CPR IAWG in June of 2021 and conducted a comprehensive 
study of the CPR process, including regulatory requirements (14 CFR 
21.19 and 21.101) and guidance material, with international authorities 
\2\ in parallel with an independent study per section 136 of the ACSAA.
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    \1\ The National Transportation Safety Board, the Joint 
Authorities Technical Review, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Transportation, the Safety Oversight and Certification 
Advisory Committee, or any special committee thereof, made 
recommendations in response to the accident of Lion Air flight 610 
on October 29, 2018 and the accident of Ethiopian Airlines flight 
302 on March 10, 2019.
    \2\ European Union Aviation Safety Agency, National Civil 
Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC), Transport Canada, Japan Civil 
Aviation Board, and Civil Aviation Administration of China.
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    The IAWG, after extensive in-depth discussions and research, 
proposes both rulemaking and guidance improvements for the CPR process. 
The IAWG identified areas where additional review is needed in order to 
achieve alignment to the fullest extent possible. The IAWG also 
recommends engagement with industry in specific areas for advice and 
additional information.
    The FAA encourages industry review of the CRP IAWG recommendations. 
The FAA will be seeking public input and comments during a forthcoming 
public meeting regarding the recommendations.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2022.
Victor Wicklund,
Acting Director, Policy and Innovation Division, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-27446 Filed 12-16-22; 8:45 am]
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