[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 1]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR36.2]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 36_NOISE STANDARDS: AIRCRAFT TYPE AND AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION

--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 36.2  Requirements as of date of application.



    (a) Section 21.17 of this chapter notwithstanding, each person who 

applies for a type certificate for an aircraft covered by this part, 

must show that the aircraft meets the applicable requirements of this 

part that are effective on the date of application for that type 

certificate. When the time interval between the date of application for 

the type certificate and the issuance of the type certificate exceeds 5 

years, the applicant must show that the aircraft meets the applicable 

requirements of this part that were effective on a date, to be selected 

by the applicant, not



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earlier than 5 years before the issue of the type certificate.

    (b) Section 21.101(a) of this chapter notwithstanding, each person 

who applies for an acoustical change to a type design specified in Sec. 

21.93(b) of this chapter must show compliance with the applicable 

requirements of this part that are effective on the date of application 

for the change in type design. When the time interval between the date 

of application for the change in type design and the issuance of the 

amended or supplemental type certificate exceeds 5 years, the applicant 

must show that the aircraft meets the applicable requirements of this 

part that were effective on a date, to be selected by the applicant, not 

earlier than 5 years before the issue of the amended or supplemental 

type certificate.

    (c) If an applicant elects to comply with a standard in this part 

that was effective after the filing of the application for a type 

certificate or change to a type design, the election:

    (1) Must be approved by the FAA;

    (2) Must include standards adopted between the date of application 

and the date of the election;

    (3) May include other standards adopted after the standard elected 

by the applicant as determined by the FAA.



[Amdt. 36-54, 67 FR 45211, July 8, 2002; Amdt. 36-24, 67 FR 63195, Oct. 

10, 2002]