[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 68700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19143]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2024-2130]


Notice of Intent To Designate as Abandoned Marina Spear 
Supplemental Type Certificate No. SA4345WE

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 Marina 
Spear Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) No. SA4345WE 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 Marina Spear concerning the 
STCs. This action is intended to enhance aviation safety.

DATES: The FAA must receive all comments by February 24, 2025.

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: Ed Mills, AIR-771, Federal Aviation Administration, 
West Certification Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198.
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2024-
2130 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: Ed Mills, Program Manager, AIR-771, 
Federal Aviation Administration, West Certification Branch, 2200 South 
216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone: 206-231-3515; 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 
using a method listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. 
FAA-2024-2130 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 that the FAA 
intends to designate Marina Spear STC No. SA4345WE as abandoned for the 
installation of cooling louvers in the top cowling on Piper Aircraft, 
Inc. Model PA-32RT-300T aircraft, 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 
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 3 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 on this STC for more than 3 years.
    On May 29, 2021, the FAA sent a registered letter to Marina Spear 
at its last known address: 875 Rio Virgin Drive #235, St. George, UT 
84770. The letter informed Marina Spear that the FAA had received a 
request for engineering data related to STC No. SA4345WE and was 
conducting a due diligence search to determine whether the STC was 
inactive and may be considered abandoned. The letter further requested 
that the company respond in writing within 60 days and state whether it 
is the holder of the STC. The FAA also attempted to make contact with 
Marina Spear by other means, including telephone communication and 
internet searches, without success.

Information Requested

    If you are the owner or heir or a transferee of STC No. SA4345WE or 
have any knowledge regarding who may now hold STC No. SA4345WE, please 
contact Ed Mills 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. SA4345WE, 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 24, 2025, the 
FAA will consider STC No. SA4345WE 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, 2024.
Steven W. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft 
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-19143 Filed 8-26-24; 8:45 am]
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