[Federal Register: April 29, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 82)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 22636]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 25
System Design Analysis; Proposed Changes to Airworthiness
Standards and Advisory Circular
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability of Aviation Rulemaking Advisory
Committee (ARAC) recommendations.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the
availability of the ARAC-recommended proposed changes to the
airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes regarding
equipment, systems, and installations, and Advisory Circular (AC)
25.1309-1A, ``System Design Analysis,'' for potential use, upon
request, in the certification of applicable airplane systems. The FAA
has not yet adopted these ARAC recommendations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Linh Le, Federal Aviation
Administration, Transport Airplane Directorate, Transport Standards
Staff, Safety Management Branch, ANM-117, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,
WA 98055-4056; telephone (425) 227-1105; fax (425) 227-1320; e-mail:
Linh.Le@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reference: FAA policy memorandum 00-113-1034
``Use of ARAC (Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee) Recommended
Rulemaking not yet formally adopted by the FAA, as a basis for
equivalent level of safety or exemption to Part 25.''
This policy memorandum describes a standardized, streamlined
approach for the use of draft FAA/JAA harmonized regulations as a basis
for an equivalent level of safety finding or an exemption to part 25.
It may be found on the Internet at the following address: http://www.faa.gov/certification/aircraft/anminfo/document/final/aracesf/index.htm
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Background
After a multi-year review of the current Sec. 25.1309 and AC
25.1309-1A, the ARAC submitted to the FAA their recommendations for a
rule change and a revised advisory circular in August 2002. The ARAC-
recommended proposed changes to 14 CFR 25.1309 and AC 25.1309-1A are
available on the Internet at the following address: http://www1.faa.gov/avr/arm/aractransairengine.cfm?nav=6.
If you do not have
access to the Internet, you can obtain a copy of the policy by
contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
The procedure for using ARAC recommendations for rule changes that
are not yet adopted by the FAA is described in the FAA policy
memorandum 00-113-1034 referenced above. The memorandum describes the
process for requesting an equivalent safety finding, as well as
petitioning for an exemption.
A specific portion of the proposed changes to AC 25.1309-1A that
should not be used as an acceptable means of compliance is paragraph
8.d, which describes an alternative method of compliance by exemption.
The FAA does not concur with paragraph 8.d and intends to exclude
paragraph 8.d from the final AC. The remainder of the proposed changes
to the AC may be used as an acceptable means of compliance to the
proposed revision to Sec. 25.1309, or to the existing Sec. 25.1309.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 14, 2003.
Mike Kaszycki,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 03-10452 Filed 4-28-03; 8:45 am]
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