[Federal Register: January 12, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 8)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Consensus Standards, Light-Sport Aircraft
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of one new consensus
standard and revisions to certain previously accepted consensus
standards relating to the provisions of the Sport Pilot and Light-Sport
Aircraft rule issued July 16, 2004, and effective September 1, 2004.
ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft developed the
new and revised standards with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
participation. By this Notice, the FAA finds the new and revised
standards acceptable for certification of the specified aircraft under
the provisions of the Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft rule.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 13, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to: Federal Aviation Administration,
Small Airplane Directorate, Programs and Procedures Branch, ACE-114,
Attention: Larry Werth, Room 301, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri
64106. Comments may also be e-mailed to:
Comments-on-LSA-Standard@faa.gov. All comments must be marked: Consensus Standards
Comments, and must specify the standard being addressed by ASTM
designation and title.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Werth, Light-Sport Aircraft
Program Manager, Programs and Procedures Branch (ACE-114), Small
Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;
telephone (816) 329-4147; e-mail: larry.werth@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces the availability of
one new consensus standard and revisions to certain previously accepted
consensus standards relating to the provisions of the Sport Pilot and
Light-Sport Aircraft rule. ASTM International Committee F37 on Light
Sport Aircraft developed the new and revised standards.
Comments Invited: Interested persons are invited to submit such
written data, views, or arguments, as they may desire. Communications
should identify the consensus standard number and be submitted to the
address specified above. All communications received on or before the
closing date for comments will be forwarded to ASTM International
Committee F37 for consideration. The standard may be changed in light
of the comments received. The FAA will address all comments received
during the recurring review of the consensus standard and will
participate in the consensus standard revision process.
Background: Under the provisions of the Sport Pilot and Light-Sport
Aircraft rule, and revised Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Circular A-119, ``Federal Participation in the Development and Use of
Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment
Activities'', dated February 10, 1998, industry and the FAA have been
working with ASTM International to develop consensus standards for
light-sport aircraft. These consensus standards satisfy the FAA's goal
for airworthiness certification and a verifiable minimum safety level
for light-sport aircraft. Instead of developing airworthiness standards
through the rulemaking process, the FAA participates as a member of
Committee F37 in developing these standards. The use of the consensus
standard process assures government and industry discussion and
agreement
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on appropriate standards for the required level of safety.
Comments on Previous Notices of Availability
In the Notice of Availability (NOA) issued on July 19, 2005, and
published in the Federal Register on July 27, 2005, the FAA asked for
public comments on the new and revised consensus standards accepted by
that NOA. The comment period closed on September 26, 2005.
The preamble to the Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft Rule
states,
``If comments from the public are received as a result of the
Notice of Availability, the FAA will address them during its
recurring review of the consensus standards and participation in the
consensus standards revision process.''
And--
``The FAA will respond to comments on the consensus standards in
this revision process.''
ASTM International Committee F37 examined the public comments
received on these new and revised standards during the October 2005
committee meeting held in Sebring, Florida. The committee determined
the comments did not warrant or justify any changes or revisions to the
standards.
Consensus Standards in This Notice of Availability
The FAA has reviewed the standards presented in this NOA for
compliance with the regulatory requirements of the rule. Any light-
sport aircraft issued a special light-sport airworthiness certificate,
which has been designed, manufactured, operated and maintained, in
accordance with this and previously accepted ASTM consensus standards
provides the public with the appropriate level of safety established
under the regulations. Manufacturers who choose to produce these
aircraft and certificate these aircraft under 14 CFR part 21, 21.190 or
21.191 are subject to the applicable consensus standard requirements.
The FAA maintains a listing of all accepted standards at: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/afs/afs600/afs610
.
The Revised Consensus Standards and Effective Period of Use
The following previously accepted consensus standards have been
revised, and this NOA is accepting the later revisions. Either the
previous revisions or the later revisions may be used for the initial
certification of special light-sport aircraft until May 1, 2006. This
overlapping period of time will allow aircraft that have started the
initial certification process using the previous revision levels to
complete that process. After May 1, 2006, manufacturers must use the
later revisions and must identify these later revisions in the
Statement of Compliance for initial certification of special light-
sport aircraft unless the FAA publishes a specific notification
otherwise. The following Consensus Standards may not be used after May
1, 2006:
a. ASTM Designation F 2241-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Continued Airworthiness System for Powered Parachute Aircraft.
b. ASTM Designation F 2339-04, titled: Standard Practice for Design
and Manufacture of Reciprocating Spark Ignition Engines for Light Sport
Aircraft.
c. ASTM Designation F 2353-04, titled: Standard Specification for
Manufacturer Quality Assurance Program for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport
Aircraft.
d. ASTM Designation F 2354-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Continued Airworthiness System for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport
Aircraft.
e. ASTM Designation F 2355-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Design and Performance Requirements for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport
Aircraft.
f. ASTM Designation F 2356-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Production Acceptance Testing System for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport
Aircraft.
g. ASTM Designation F 2425-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Continued Airworthiness System for Weight-Shift-Control Aircraft.
h. ASTM Designation F 2426-05, titled: Standard Guide on Wing
Interface Documentation for Powered Parachute Aircraft.
i. ASTM Designation F 2427-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Required Product Information to be Provided with Lighter-Than-Air Light
Sport Aircraft.
The Consensus Standards
The FAA finds the following new and revised consensus standards
acceptable for certification of the specified aircraft under the
provisions of the Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft rule. The
consensus standards listed below may be used unless the FAA publishes a
specific notification otherwise.
a. ASTM Designation F 2241-05a, titled: Standard Specification for
Continued Airworthiness System for Powered Parachute Aircraft.
b. ASTM Designation F 2317/F 2317M-05, titled: Standard
Specification for Design of Weight-Shift-Control Aircraft.
c. ASTM Designation F 2339-05, titled: Standard Practice for Design
and Manufacture of Reciprocating Spark Ignition Engines for Light Sport
Aircraft.
d. ASTM Designation F 2353-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Manufacturer Quality Assurance Program for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport
Aircraft.
e. ASTM Designation F 2354-05b, titled: Standard Specification for
Continued Airworthiness System for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport
Aircraft.
f. ASTM Designation F 2355-05a, titled: Standard Specification for
Design and Performance Requirements for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport
Aircraft.
g. ASTM Designation F 2356-05a, titled: Standard Specification for
Production Acceptance Testing System for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport
Aircraft.
h. ASTM Designation F 2425-05a, titled: Standard Specification for
Continued Airworthiness System for Weight-Shift-Control Aircraft.
i. ASTM Designation F 2426-05a, titled: Standard Guide on Wing
Interface Documentation for Powered Parachute Aircraft.
j. ASTM Designation F 2427-05a, titled: Standard Specification for
Required Product Information to be Provided with Lighter-Than-Air Light
Sport Aircraft.
Availability
These consensus standards are copyrighted by ASTM International,
100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.
Individual reprints of this standard (single or multiple copies, or
special compilations and other related technical information) may be
obtained by contacting ASTM at this address, or at (610) 832-9585
(phone), (610) 832-9555 (fax), through service@astm.org (e-mail), or
through the ASTM Web site at http://www.astm.org.
To inquire about standard content and/or membership, or about ASTM
International Offices abroad, contact Daniel Schultz, Staff Manager for
Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft: (610) 832-9716,
dschultz@astm.org.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on December 29, 2005.
John Colomy,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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