[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18578-18579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05400]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 21
[Docket No.: FAA-2024-0159; Notice No. 24-10]
RIN 2120-AL87
Disclosure of Safety Critical Information; Extension of Comment
Period
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); Extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: This action extends the comment period for the NPRM titled
``Disclosure of Safety Critical Information'' that was published on
January 25, 2024. In that document, the FAA proposed the implementation
of certain mandates in the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and
Accountability Act of 2020 by requiring applicants for, and holders of,
new and amended transport category airplane type certificates to
submit, and subsequently continue to disclose, certain safety critical
information to the FAA. The FAA also proposed a requirement for all
applicants for type certificates, including new, amended, and
supplemental type certificates, to submit a proposed certification plan
to the FAA. The FAA is extending the comment period closing date, on
request, to allow commenters additional time to analyze the proposed
rule and prepare a response.
DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published on January 25, 2024,
at 89 FR 4841, is extended. Comments should be received on or before
May 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2024-0159
using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 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 or 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 accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions for
accessing the docket or go to the 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan McCormick, Systems Standards,
Product Policy Management, Policy and Standards Division, Aircraft
Certification Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 26805 East 68th
Ave., Denver, CO 80249-6339; telephone (206) 231-3242; email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Comments Invited
The FAA invites interested persons to participate in this
rulemaking by submitting written comments, data, or views. The agency
also invites comments relating to the economic, environmental, energy,
or federalism impacts that might result from adopting the proposals in
this document. The most helpful comments reference a specific portion
of the proposal, explain the reason for any recommended change, and
include supporting data. To ensure the docket does not contain
duplicate comments, commenters should send only one copy of written
comments, or if comments are filed electronically, commenters should
submit only one time.
The FAA will file in the docket all comments it receives, as well
as a report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA
personnel concerning this proposed rulemaking. Before acting on this
proposal, the FAA will consider all comments it receives on or before
the closing date for comments. The FAA will consider comments filed
after the comment period has closed if it is possible to do so without
incurring expense or delay. The agency may change this proposal in
light of the comments it receives.
B. Confidential Business Information
Confidential Business Information (CBI) is commercial or financial
information that is both customarily and actually treated as private by
its owner. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552,
CBI is exempt from public disclosure. If your comments responsive to
this NPRM contain commercial or financial information that is
customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and
that is relevant or responsive to this NPRM, it is important that you
clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page
of your submission containing CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat
such marked submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will
not be placed in the public docket of this NPRM. Submissions containing
CBI should be sent to the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Any commentary that the
FAA receives which is not specifically designated as CBI will be placed
in the public docket for this rulemaking.
C. Availability of Rulemaking Documents
An electronic copy of rulemaking documents may be obtained from the
internet by--
1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov;
2. Visiting the FAA's Regulations and Policies web page at
www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/; or
3. Accessing the Government Printing Office's web page at
www.GovInfo.com.
Copies may also be obtained by sending a request to the Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of Rulemaking, ARM-1, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-9680.
Commenters must identify the docket or notice number of this
rulemaking.
All documents the FAA considered in developing this proposed rule,
including economic analyses and technical reports, may be accessed from
the internet through the Federal eRulemaking Portal referenced in item
(1) above.
Background
On January 25, 2024, the FAA published a NPRM titled ``Disclosure
of
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Safety Critical Information'' in the Federal Register (89 FR 4841;
Notice No. 24-10). In that document, the FAA proposed the
implementation of certain mandates in the Aircraft Certification,
Safety, and Accountability Act of 2020 by requiring applicants for, and
holders of, new and amended transport category airplane type
certificates to submit, and subsequently continue to disclose, certain
safety critical information to the FAA. The FAA also proposed a
requirement for all applicants for type certificates, including new,
amended, and supplemental type certificates, to submit a proposed
certification plan to the FAA. Commenters were instructed in the NPRM
to provide comments on or before March 25, 2024 (i.e., 60 days from the
date of publication of the NPRM).
Since publication of the NPRM, the FAA has received a joint request
from the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and the General
Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) to extend the comment period
by an additional ninety (90) days. These organizations requested more
time to review the proposed rule, develop comments and recommendations,
and coordinate those comments among their stakeholders which include a
broad range of manufacturers.\1\
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Extension of Comment Period
The FAA has reviewed, and partially grants, the request for an
extension of the comment period. The FAA recognizes the importance of
the proposed rule, and that an extension would help commenters craft
complete and thoughtful responses. However, the FAA finds that an
additional forty-five (45) days will provide sufficient opportunity to
review the NPRM and provide comments.
Accordingly, the comment period for Notice No. 24-10 is extended by
forty-five (45) days and will now close on May 9, 2024.
This will provide the public with a total of one hundred and five
(105) days to conduct its review and submit comments to the docket. The
FAA does not intend to approve additional requests to further extend
the comment period for this rulemaking.
Issued under authority provided by 5 U.S.C. 553(c), and 49 U.S.C.
106(f) and 44701, in Washington, DC.
Brandon Roberts,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2024-05400 Filed 3-13-24; 8:45 am]
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