[Federal Register: January 26, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 17)]
[Notices]
[Page 4394-4395]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Policy Statement Number PS-ACE100-2005-50001]
Applying Advisory Circular 20-152, ``RTCA, Inc., Document RTCA/
DO-254, Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware,''
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 23 Aircraft
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
proposed policy. This memorandum sets up Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) certification policy on applying Advisory Circular
(AC) 20-152 to complex airborne electronic hardware (CEH) installed in
part 23 aircraft or in airships. The specific issues addressed concern
selecting and applying hardware design assurance levels (HDAL) to CEH.
This notice advises the public, especially manufacturers of normal,
utility, and acrobatic category airplanes, and commuter category
airplanes and their suppliers, that the FAA intends to adopt this
policy. This
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notice is necessary to advise the public of this FAA policy and give
all interested persons an opportunity to present their views on it.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments on the proposed policy statement to the
individual identified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Comments
may be inspected at the Small Airplane Directorate, Standards Office
(ACE-110), Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri, between
the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. weekdays, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Sova, Federal Aviation
Administration, Small Airplane Directorate, Regulations & Policy, ACE-
114, 901 Locust Street, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;
telephone: (816) 329-4133; fax: 816-329-4090; e-mail:
robin.sova@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to comment on this proposed policy
statement by submitting written data, views, or arguments. Identify the
proposed policy statement number, PS-ACE100-2005-50001, on your
comments. If you submit your comments in writing, send two copies of
your comments to the above address. The Small Airplane Directorate will
consider all communications received on or before the closing date for
comments. We may change the proposal contained in the policy because of
the comments received.
Comments sent by fax or the Internet must contain ``Comments to
proposed policy statement PS-ACE100-2005-50001'' in the subject line.
You do not need to send two copies if you fax your comments or send
them through the Internet. If you send comments over the Internet as an
attached electronic file, format it in Microsoft Word for Windows.
State what specific change you are seeking to the proposed policy
memorandum and include justification (for example, reasons or data) for
each request.
Copies of the proposed policy statement, PS-ACE100-2005-50001, may
be requested from the following: Small Airplane Directorate, Standards
Office (ACE-110), Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, 901 Locust Street, Room 301, Kansas City, MO 64106. In
a few days, the proposed policy statement will also be available on the
Internet at the following address:
http://www.airweb.faa.gov/policy.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 6, 2006.
John R. Colomy,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. E6-962 Filed 1-25-06; 8:45 am]
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