[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35749-35750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14254]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2025-1720]
Notice of Intent To Designate as Abandoned Harlan Associates of
Spruce Creek, Inc. Supplemental Type Certificate No. SA1806SO
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 Harlan
Associates of Spruce Creek, Inc. Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)
No. SA1806SO 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 Harlan Associates of Spruce Creek, Inc. concerning the STC.
This action is intended to enhance aviation safety.
DATES: The FAA must receive all comments by January 26, 2026.
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: Cherice Clarke, AIR-751, Federal Aviation
Administration, East Certification Branch, Atlanta ACO, 1701 Columbia
Avenue, College Park, GA 30337.
Email: [email protected]. Include ``Docket No. FAA-
2025-1720'' 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: Cherice Clarke, Correspondence
Specialist, FAA, East Certification Branch, 1701 Columbia Avenue,
College Park, GA 30337; telephone: 404-474-5537; 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-2025-1720'' 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 Harlan Associates of Spruce Creek, Inc. STC No.
SA1806SO, for the installation of nose landing gear tires, sized 15 x
6.0-6 6 PR in lieu of the 6.0-6 6 PR, on Piper Aircraft, Inc. Model
(type certificate previously held by The New Piper Aircraft, Inc.) PA-
24, PA-30 and PA-39 aircraft, as abandoned 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 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 April 18, 2025, the FAA sent a certified letter to Harlan
Associates of Spruce Creek, Inc. at its last known address: 1326 South
Ridgewood Avenue #5, Daytona Beach, FL 32114-6193. The letter informed
Harlan Associates of Spruce Creek, Inc. that the FAA had received a
request for engineering data related to STC No. SA1806SO 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
Harlan Associates of Spruce Creek, Inc. by other means, including
registered mail, without success.
Information Requested
If you are the owner or heir or a transferee of STC No. SA1806SO or
have any knowledge regarding who may now hold STC No. SA1806SO, please
contact Cherice Clarke using a method described in this notice under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If you
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are the heir of the owner, or the owner by transfer, of STC No.
SA1806SO, 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 26, 2026, the
FAA will consider STC No. SA1806SO 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 July 24, 2025.
Steven W. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-14254 Filed 7-28-25; 8:45 am]
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