[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58633-58634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18472]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2023-1718]


Notice of Intent To Designate as Abandoned Supplemental Type 
Certificate No. SA1201GL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to designate Supplemental Type Certificate as 
abandoned; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This Notice announces the FAA's intent to designate 
Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) No. SA1201GL 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 the STC holder concerning the 
STC. This action is intended to enhance aviation safety.

DATES: We must receive all comments by February 26, 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: JoWanna Jenkins, Program Management Specialist, 
Central Certification Branch, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Room 107, Des 
Plaines, IL 60018.
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``Docket No. FAA-
2023-1718'' 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: JoWanna Jenkins, Program Management 
Specialist, Central Certification Branch, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Room 
107, Des Plaines, IL 60018; telephone 847-294-7145; 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

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listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2023-
1718'' 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 STC No. SA1201GL, which authorized a gross 
weight increase for Aeronca Model 65-C and S-65-C airplanes, 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 
Sec.  44704(a)(5), the FAA can provide STC ``engineering data'' it 
possesses for STC maintenance or improvement, upon request, if the 
following conditions are met:
    1. The FAA determines the STC has been inactive for three years or 
more;
    2. Using due diligence, the FAA is unable to locate the owner of 
record or the owner of record's heir; and
    3. The availability of such data will enhance aviation safety.
    There has been no activity with this STC holder for more than three 
years.
    On September 23, 2022, the FAA sent a registered letter to the STC 
holder, Lawrence F. Diedrich, at his last known address, Route 3, Box 
279, Lodi, WI 53555. The letter informed Mr. Diedrich that the FAA had 
received a request for engineering data related to STC No. SA1201GL and 
was conducting a due diligence search to determine whether the STC was 
inactive and may be considered abandoned. The letter further requested 
Mr. Diedrich to respond in writing within 60 days and state whether he 
is the holder of the STC.

Information Requested

    If you are the owner or heir or a transferee of STC No. SA1201GL or 
have any knowledge regarding who may now hold STC No. SA1201GL, please 
contact JoWanna Jenkins 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. SA1201GL, 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 February 26, 2024, the 
FAA will consider STC No. SA1201GL abandoned, and the FAA will proceed 
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 August 21, 2023.
Victor Wicklund,
Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft 
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-18472 Filed 8-25-23; 8:45 am]
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