[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40462-40463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15723]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2025-1734
Notice of Intent To Designate as Abandoned John Benham
Supplemental Type Certificate No. SA3866SW
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent to designate as abandoned; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the FAA's intent to designate John
Benham Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) No. SA3866SW 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 John Benham concerning the
STC. This action is intended to enhance aviation safety.
DATES: The FAA must receive all comments by February 17, 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: JoAnn Murphy, AIR-761, FAA, Central Certification
Branch, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Room 107, Des Plaines, IL 60018.
Email: [email protected]. Include ``Docket
No. FAA-2025-1734'' 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: JoAnn Murphy, Program Support
Specialist, Central Certification Branch, FAA; telephone: (847) 294-
7358; 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-2025-1734'' 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 as abandoned John Benham STC No. SA3866SW and
subsequently release the related engineering data. John Benham STC No.
SA3866SW is for a modified door latch, in Cessna Aircraft Model 170,
170A, and 170B airplanes.
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 49 U.S.C. 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 10, 2025, the FAA sent a registered letter to John Benham
at his last known address: 659 Madrona Road, Pipe Creek, TX 78063. The
letter was returned, unable to be forwarded. The letter informed John
Benham that the FAA had received a request for engineering data related
to STC No. SA3866SW and was conducting a due diligence search to
determine whether the STC was inactive and may be considered abandoned.
The letter further requested John Benham 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. SA3866SW or
have any knowledge regarding who may now hold STC No. SA3866SW, please
contact JoAnn Murphy as described in this notice under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT or using a method described under ADDRESSES. If you
are the heir of the owner, or the owner by transfer, of STC No.
SA3866SW, 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 17, 2026, the
FAA will consider STC No. SA3866SW 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.
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Issued on August 12, 2025.
Steven W. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-15723 Filed 8-18-25; 8:45 am]
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