[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57921-57922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28011]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Transport Airplane and
Engine Issues--New Task
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of new task assignment for the Aviation Rulemaking
Advisory Committee (ARAC).
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SUMMARY: Notice is given of a new task assigned to and accepted by the
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC). This notice informs the
public of the activities of ARAC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorenda Baker, Transport Airplane
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service (ANM-110), 1601 Lind
Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98055; phone (425) 227-2109; fax (425) 227-
1320.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The FAA has established an Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee
to provide advice and recommendations to the FAA Administrator, through
the Associate Administrator for Regulation and Certification, on the
full range of the FAA's rulemaking activities with respect to aviation-
related issues. this includes obtaining advice and recommendations on
the FAA's commitment to harmonize its Federal Aviation Regulations
(FAR) and practices with its trading partners in Europe and Canada.
One area ARAC deals with is transport airplane and engine issues.
These issues involve the airworthiness standards for transport category
airplanes and engines in 14 CFR parts 25, 33, and 35 and parallel
provisions in 14 CFR parts 121 and 135.
The Task
This notice is to inform the public that the FAA has asked ARAC to
provide advice and recommendation on the following harmonization task:
Task: Implementation of International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) Rules From Amendment 97 to Annex 8 Concerning Design for
Security
ICAO provisions for annex 8 ``Airworthiness of Aircraft''
concerning design for security were submitted to states for comment in
1994. The following were adopted by the ICAO Air Navigation Council by
Amendment 97 on March 12, 1997 and will be effective on March 12, 2000.
Survivability of systems
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Fire suppression
Cabin smoke extraction
Direction of smoke from the cockpit
Least risk bomb location (identification)
Least risk bomb location (design)
Pilot compartment (penetration resistance)
Interior design to facilitate searches
Review the adopted rules and recommend changes to the JAR and FAR
and develop associated advisory material. Phase I of the task should
define the scope and extent to which the ICAO Amendment 97 rules should
be implemented and a strategy for implementation. Phase II should
develop recommendations for practical airworthiness requirements for
specific FAR paragraphs and prepare any associated advisory material.
The recommended design criteria should be consistent with the security
threat taking into account the operation and function of the airplane
and the current and future aviation security systems.
For Phase I, the FAA requests that ARAC provide a report detailing
the implementation strategy. The FAA expects ARAC to submit this report
by February 1, 2000.
For Phase II, the FAA requests that ARAC draft appropriate
regulatory documents with supporting economic and other required
analyses, and any other related guidance material or collateral
documents to support its recommendations. If the resulting
recommendation is one or more notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
published by the FAA, the FAA may ask ARAC to recommend disposition of
any substantive comments the FAA receives. The FAA expects ARAC to
submit its recommendation(s) under Phase II to the FAA within 26 months
of tasking.
ARAC Acceptance of Task
ARAC has accepted the task and has chosen to establish a new Design
for Security Harmonization Working Group. The working group will serve
as staff to ARAC to assist ARAC in the analysis of the assigned task.
Working group recommendations must be reviewed and approved by ARAC. If
ARAC accepts the working group's recommendations, it forwards them to
the FAA as ARAC recommendations.
Working Group Activity
The Design for Security Harmonization Work Group is expected to
comply with the procedures adopted by ARAC. As part of the procedures,
the working group is expected to:
1. Recommend a work plan for completion of the tasks, including the
rationale supporting such a plan, for consideration at the meeting of
ARAC to consider transport airplane and engine issues held following
publication of this notice.
2. Give a detailed conceptual presentation of the proposed
recommendations, prior to proceeding with the work stated in item 3
below.
3. Draft appropriate regulatory documents with supporting economic
and other required analyses, and/or any other related guidance material
or collateral documents the working group determines to be appropriate;
or, if new or revised requirements or compliance methods are not
recommended, a draft report stating the rationale for not making such
recommendations.
4. Provide a status report at each meeting of ARAC held to consider
transport airplane and engine issues.
Participation in the Working Group
The Design for Security Harmonization Working Group will be
composed of technical experts having an interest in the assigned task.
A working group member need not be a representative of a member of the
full committee.
An individual who has expertise in the subject matter and wishes to
become a member of the working group should write to the person listed
under the caption FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT expressing that
desire, describing his or her interest in the tasks, and stating the
expertise he or she would bring to the working group. All requests to
participate must be reviewed by the assistant chair, the assistant
executive director, and the working group co-chairs, and the
individuals will be advised whether or not the request can be
accommodated.
Individuals chosen for membership on the working group will be
expected to represent their aviation community segment and participate
actively in the working group (e.g., attend all meetings, provide
written comments when requested to do so, etc.). They also will be
expected to devote the resources necessary to ensure the ability of the
working group to meet any assigned deadline(s). Members are expected to
keep their management chain advised of working group activities and
decisions to ensure that the agreed technical solutions do not conflict
with their sponsoring organization's position when the subject being
negotiated is presented to ARAC for a vote.
Once the working group has begun deliberations, members will not be
added or substituted without the approval of the assistant chair, the
assistant executive director, and the working group chair.
The Secretary of Transportation has determined that the formation
and use of ARAC are necessary and in the public interest in connection
with the performance of duties imposed on the FAA by law.
Meetings of ARAC will be open to the public. Meetings of the Design
for Security Harmonization Working Group will not be open to the
public, except to the extent that individuals with an interest and
expertise are selected to participate. No public announcement of
working group meetings will be made.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 20, 1999.
Anthony F. Fazio,
Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 99-28011 Filed 10-26-99; 8:45 am]
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