[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 41 (Thursday, March 2, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 13071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04233]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 41 / Thursday, March 2, 2023 /
Proposed Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 21, 25, and 29
[Docket No. FAA-2023-0515]
Draft Policy Statement Regarding Submission of Outline of New and
Changed Systems at the Beginning of the Type Certificate Amendment
Process for Transport Category Aircraft
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notification of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and
Accountability Act, a draft policy statement would revise FAA
procedures in order to require applicants for amendments to type
certificates (TCs) for transport category aircraft to disclose, in a
single document at the beginning of the certification process, all new
systems and intended changes to existing systems known to the
applicant.
DATES: Comments on the draft policy statement must be received on or
before April 3, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send comments with the subject line, ``Outline of New and
Changed Systems for Transport Category Aircraft'' identified by docket
number FAA-2023-0515, using the following method:
Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and
follow the online instructions for sending your comments
electronically.
Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30, U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery of Courier: Take comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m., and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251.
Privacy: In addition to the final policy statement, the FAA will
post all comments it receives, without change, to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information the commenter
provides. DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement can be found in the
Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as
well as at https://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue McCormick, Strategic Policy
Systems Standards Section, AIR-619, Strategic Policy Management Branch,
Policy and Innovation Divison, Aircraft Certification Service, by email
at [email protected], or by phone at (206) 231-3242.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion
Section 105(c) of the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and
Accountability Act, Public Law 116-260 (the Act) requires the FAA to
revise its procedures in order to require applicants for amendments to
TCs for transport category aircraft to disclose, in a single document
at the beginning of the certification process, all new systems and
intended changes to existing systems known to the applicant. Transport
category aircraft are transport category airplanes and transport
category rotorcraft. The FAA would issue a policy statement to
implement section 105(c), and a draft of the policy statement may be
examined in the docket and at https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft/docs/.
Comments Invited
The FAA invites the public to submit comments on the draft policy
statement, as specified in the ADDRESSES section of this notification.
Commenters should include the subject line, ``Outline of New and
Changed Systems for Transport Category Aircraft,'' and the docket
number on all comments submitted to the FAA. The most helpful comments
will reference a specific recommendation, explain the reason for any
recommended change, and include supporting information. The FAA will
consider all comments received on or before the closing date, before
issuing the final policy statement. The FAA will also consider late-
filed comments, if it is possible to do so without incurring expense or
delay.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2023.
James D. Foltz,
Acting Manager, Strategic Policy Management Branch, Policy and
Innovation Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-04233 Filed 3-1-23; 8:45 am]
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