[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 133 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44847-44848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14852]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2023-1489]


Notice of Intent To Designate as Abandoned Aviation Composite 
Technologies, Inc., Supplemental Type Certificate SH4537SW

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to designate as abandoned Aviation Composite 
Technologies, Inc., Supplemental Type Certificate SH4537SW; request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the FAA's intent to designate Aviation 
Composite Technologies, Inc., Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) No. 
SH4537SW as abandoned and make the related engineering data available 
upon request. The FAA has received a request to provide engineering 
data concerning this STC. The FAA has been unsuccessful in contacting 
Aviation Composite Technologies, Inc., concerning the STC. This action 
is intended to enhance aviation safety.

DATES: The FAA must receive all comments by January 9, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments on this notice by any of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Trong Pham, AIR-767, FAA, Central Certification 
Branch, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas 76177.
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2023-
1489'' in the subject line of the message.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trong Pham, Program Manager, AIR-767, 
FAA, Central Certification Branch, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, 
Texas 76177; telephone (817) 222-5137, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites interested parties to provide comments, written 
data, views, or arguments relating to this notice. Send your comments 
to an address listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. 
FAA-2023-1489'' at the beginning of your comments. The FAA will 
consider all comments received on or before the closing date. All 
comments received will be available in the docket for examination by 
interested persons.

Background

    The FAA is posting this notice to inform the public of the intent 
to designate as abandoned Aviation Composite Technologies, Inc., STC 
No. SH4537SW, for the installation of a radome in Bell Model 206A, 
206B, 206L, and 206L-1 helicopters, and subsequently release the 
related engineering data.
    The FAA has received a third-party request for the release of the 
aforementioned engineering data under the provisions of the Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552. The FAA cannot release commercial 
or financial information under FOIA without the permission of the data 
owner. However, in accordance with title 49 of the United States Code 
section 44704(a)(5), the FAA can make STC ``engineering data'' in 
possession of the FAA available upon request if the FAA determines that 
the STC has been inactive for three years or more and, using due 
diligence, the FAA is unable to locate the owner of record or the owner 
of record's heir, and the availability of such data will enhance 
aviation safety. There has been no activity on this STC for more than 
three years.
    On December 15, 2022, the FAA sent a registered letter to Mr. 
Stephen B. Squires, President of Aviation Composites Technologies, 
Inc., at its last known address, 601-2 Hawwood Road, Suite 132, 
Bedford, TX 76021. The letter informed Aviation Composite Technologies, 
Inc., that the FAA had received a request for engineering data related 
to STC No. SH4537SW and was conducting a due diligence search to 
determine whether the STC was inactive and may be considered abandoned. 
The letter further requested Aviation Composite Technologies, Inc., to 
respond in writing within 60 days and state whether it is the holder of 
the STC. The FAA also attempted to make contact with Aviation 
Composites Technologies, Inc., by other means, including telephone 
communication, without success.

Information Requested

    If you are the owner or heir or a transferee of STC No. SH4537SW or 
have any knowledge regarding who may now hold STC No. SH4537SW please 
contact Trong Pham using a method described in this notice under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If you are the heir of the owner, or the 
owner by transfer, of STC No. SH4537SW, you must provide a notarized 
copy of your government-issued identification with a letter and 
background establishing your ownership of the STC and, if applicable, 
your relationship as the heir to the deceased holder of the STC.

Conclusion

    If the FAA does not receive any response by January 9, 2024, the 
FAA will consider STC No. SH4537SW abandoned, and the FAA will proceed

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with the release of the requested data. This action is for the purpose 
of maintaining the airworthiness of an aircraft and enhancing aviation 
safety.

    Issued on July 8, 2023.
Michael Linegang,
Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft 
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-14852 Filed 7-12-23; 8:45 am]
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