[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 21581-21582] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-10769] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Standards; Fiscal Year 1998, Small Airplane Directorate's Research, Engineering and Development Initiatives, Program Identification AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Request for small airplane directorate's research, engineering and development program proposals. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces a request for proposals that will define the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Aircraft Certification Service, Small Airplane Directorate, Research, Engineering and Development (R,E&D) initiatives for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 by defining and documenting specific, potential R,E&D program proposals. The request for proposals will focus on Aircraft Certification R,E&D programs related to the Small Airplane Directorate's activities. The Small Airplane Directorate is responsible for airworthiness areas related to the normal, utility, acrobatic, and commuter category airplanes, gliders, balloons, and airships. Other FAA requirements such as flight standards, air traffic, or airway facilities will not be addressed. The FAA is soliciting the public sector to ensure that the proposed Small Airplane Directorate's R,E&D requirements will have relevant, practical applications and will be cost effective. DATES: The request for proposals will be open until close of business May 31, 1995. ADDRESSES: Submit comments in triplicate to: Ervin E. Dvorak, Standards Staff (ACE-110), Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ervin E. Dovorak, Aerospace Engineer, Standards Staff (ACE-110), Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation Administration; telephone number (816) 426-6941. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each FY the FAA prepares an R,E&D program plan that include new (and amended) R,E&D proposals. The Aircraft Certification Service's Small Airplane Directorate is responsible for preparing its part of the overall FAA submittal. The philosophy of the R,E&D process is to create an atmosphere that will promote the identification of requirements by any person or organization in the government or private sector. This makes the R,E&D process more responsive to public sector needs. Within the Aircraft Certification Service's Small Airplane Directorate, the R,E&D process places increased emphasis on outside participation in identifying new requirements and in sponsoring and monitoring the resulting R,E&D projects. Therefore, as part of the overall FAA and Aircraft Certification initiatives, the FAA's Small Airplane Directorate is undertaking a directly-related initiative specifically for airworthiness areas related to the normal, utility, acrobatic, and commuter category airplanes, gliders, balloons, and airships. Requirements should support issues critical to our regulatory and policy development. Also, the requirements could support certification issues for new and innovative designs and technology, and/or support correcting deficiencies in continued airworthiness. It has the same basic mission, goals, and procedures as the agency-wide initiative. The Small Airplane Directorate will implement its segment of the FY-98 submittal by identifying, describing, evaluating, and cataloguing potential R,E&D requirements (i.e., proposals) for potential sponsorship and incorporation into the overall FAA FY-98 R,E&D submittal. This will result in a coordinated FY-98 requirements package that will be assigned to the appropriate FAA R,E&D provider organizations when approved and when funds are allocated by the budget process. It should be stressed that the proposals that are evaluated as a result of this notice, if accepted, will not be funded until the overall FAA FY-98 R,E&D submittal is funded, (i.e., at least two years after their original submittal on October 15, 1995) and that reprogramming of limited R,E&D resources before than is highly unlikely. Also, the accepted proposals will have to complete for resources with other requirements identified for R,E&D by other FAA activities. Nonetheless, the need clearly exists to identify Small Airplane Directorate's Certification R,E&D needs to complete for the agency's R,E&D resources. As a matter of information, there are four primary FAA R,E&D supplier organizations: (1) the FAA Technical Center (FAATC) in Atlantic City, New Jersey; (2) the Research and Development Service (ARD) in Washington, D.C.; (3) the Office of Environment and Energy (AEE) in Washington, D.C.; and (4) the Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, of the Office of Aviation Medicine (AAM). These organizations perform the R,E&D on programs that are approved and funded through the process. Although not mandatory, the format of Figure 1 for R,E&D proposals is preferred: Figure 1--FY-98 Small Airplane Director's R,E&D Program Description Form I.D. No. (FAA will fill in) Originator (Insert Name, Address, Phone Number, and Fax Number) Proposed R,E&D Program Description & Objectives (Insert Brief Description of the proposal program and its major goals and objectives) Note: A more detailed description may be attached in addition to this summary but is not mandatory at this time. [[Page 21582]] How Would You Accomplish This Program? (Insert Brief Description of your recommended method of accomplishing the proposed R,E&D program) Justification/History (If appropriate, furnish data such as a concise accident/incident history and any other relevant statistics or information that would show that the proposed research is needed, cost-effective, and applicable to developing a solution to the proposed R,E&D project. This history/justification input data will be used to aid in assessing the relative value of the proposed R,E&D project.) Anticipated Benefits/Products and Beneficiaries (Insert Brief Description of anticipated benefits/products, who would benefit, and how) If an R,E&D proposal has been submitted previously, then (unless a major change or update has been made) it is on file and need not be resubmitted. Copies of this notice are being mailed to all known interested parties. Any interested party who desires but has not received a copy of this notice by May 19, 1995, should request a copy from Terre Flynn, Standards Staff (ACE-110), Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone number (816) 426-6941. Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 25, 1995. Henry A. Armstrong, Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 95-10769 Filed 5-1-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M