Notice2022-04351
Notice of Availability, Notice of Industry Day Meeting, and Request for Comment on the Draft Engineering Brief 105 for Vertiport Design
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Published
March 2, 2022
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
The FAA's Office of Airports is announcing the availability of and requesting comments on the draft Engineering Brief (EB) 105 for Vertiport Design. This draft EB provides interim safety standards for aviation facilities that electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) type aircraft utilize for take-off and landing. These types of aviation facilities are commonly referred to as `vertiports'. Draft EB 105 is posted on the FAA website at: https://www.faa.gov/airports/engineering/ engineering_briefs/drafts/. A comment matrix is also posted at this website for members of the public to utilize to submit written comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 11804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04351]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability, Notice of Industry Day Meeting, and
Request for Comment on the Draft Engineering Brief 105 for Vertiport
Design
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability, notice of industry day meeting, and
request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The FAA's Office of Airports is announcing the availability of
and requesting comments on the draft Engineering Brief (EB) 105 for
Vertiport Design. This draft EB provides interim safety standards for
aviation facilities that electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL)
type aircraft utilize for take-off and landing. These types of aviation
facilities are commonly referred to as `vertiports'. Draft EB 105 is
posted on the FAA website at: <a href="https://www.faa.gov/airports/engineering/engineering_briefs/drafts/">https://www.faa.gov/airports/engineering/engineering_briefs/drafts/</a>. A comment matrix is also posted at this
website for members of the public to utilize to submit written
comments.
DATES: Comments on the draft EB 105 for Vertiport Design must be
received on or before April 18, 2022.
The FAA will hold a virtual industry day meeting on the draft EB
105 on March 29, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments or questions regarding the draft EB
105 by email to the Federal Aviation Administration at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c0b6a5b2b4a9b0afb2b4b380a6a1a1eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c2a392e28352c332e282f1c3a3d3d723b332a">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Bassey, Office of Airports,
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC 20591, phone: (202) 267-7605, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#481a272a2d3a3c660a293b3b2d31082e2929662f273e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2f0cdc0c7d0d68ce0c3d1d1c7dbe2c4c3c38cc5cdd4">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA developed draft EB 105 to provide
interim safety standards for the design and operation of aviation
facilities that electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) type
aircraft utilize for take-off and landing. These take-off and landing
facilities for eVTOL aircraft are commonly referred to as 'vertiports'.
The agency is aware of a variety of eVTOL aircraft designs currently
under development within the aviation industry. These new types of
eVTOL aircraft, as well as vertiports utilized by these aircraft, are
often referred to as components of a new and emerging sector of the
aviation system known as Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). For additional
general information on AAM, see: <a href="https://www.faa.gov/uas/advanced_operations/urban_air_mobility/">https://www.faa.gov/uas/advanced_operations/urban_air_mobility/</a> and <a href="https://www.faa.gov/uas/programs_partnerships/advanced_aviation_advisory_committee/">https://www.faa.gov/uas/programs_partnerships/advanced_aviation_advisory_committee/</a>.
The draft EB is based on research conducted by the FAA on the
performance characteristics of various aircraft designs, currently
under development, that will utilize vertiport facilities. The draft
guidance contains a discussion of a composite aircraft (or reference
aircraft), and the recommended safety standards contained in the draft
guidance are only applicable to vertiports used by this composite
aircraft or by any aircraft within the range of performance
characteristics as this composite aircraft. The draft safety standards
are not applicable for vertiport facilities that will be utilized by
other types of aircraft outside the performance characteristics of this
composite aircraft.
The FAA will hold a virtual industry day meeting on the draft EB
105 on March 29, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. ET. During this meeting, the FAA
will provide an overview of the draft EB 105, discuss some critical
aspects of the draft currently under consideration and provide an
opportunity for attendees to ask questions about it. Interested parties
who wish to participate in the industry day meeting will need to
register and can access information on how to register on the web page
where the draft EB is posted. Requests for accommodations to a
disability must be received by March 18, 2022.
The FAA is seeking public comments on the draft EB for Vertiport
Design to help inform the development of the final EB. The draft EB is
posted on the FAA website at: <a href="https://www.faa.gov/airports/engineering/engineering_briefs/drafts/">https://www.faa.gov/airports/engineering/engineering_briefs/drafts/</a>.
Members of the public should utilize the comments matrix provided
at the above website to submit comments on the draft EB. Completed
comment matrices should be submitted to the email address listed in the
ADDRESSES section. The FAA will not accept comments during the industry
day meeting.
The FAA would like to publish a final EB 105 for Vertiport Design
later this year, following the adjudication of comments received during
the public comment period. The FAA may update this EB as necessary to
reflect the continuing development of eVTOL aircraft and as the agency
learns more about these new types of aircraft. Additionally, the FAA
intends to publish a new Advisory Circular (AC) on Vertiport Design in
the future to provide additional guidance in this area. The FAA
cancelled the previous Vertiport Design AC (AC 150/5390-3) in 2010 due
to a lack of compatible aircraft use. See: <a href="https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/23096">https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/23096</a>.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2022.
John Dermody,
Director, Office of Airport Safety & Standards.
[FR Doc. 2022-04351 Filed 3-1-22; 8:45 am]
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