Proposed Rule2023-15821
Draft Notice Regarding Submittal and Disclosure of Safety Critical Information by Applicants for Transport Category Airplane Type Certificates
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Published
July 26, 2023
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
This draft Notice, as part of the FAA's implementation of the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act, would provide additional guidance regarding the process for applying for a new or amended type certificate (TC) for a transport category airplane. This guidance would facilitate the provision of safety critical information about the applicant's proposed design to the FAA.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 48142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15821]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 21 and 25
[Docket No. FAA-2023-1463]
Draft Notice Regarding Submittal and Disclosure of Safety
Critical Information by Applicants for Transport Category Airplane Type
Certificates
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This draft Notice, as part of the FAA's implementation of the
Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act, would provide
additional guidance regarding the process for applying for a new or
amended type certificate (TC) for a transport category airplane. This
guidance would facilitate the provision of safety critical information
about the applicant's proposed design to the FAA.
DATES: Comments on the draft Notice must be received on or before
August 25, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send comments with the subject line, ``Submittal and
Disclosure of Safety Critical Information by Applicants for Transport
Category Airplane Type Certificates'' identified by docket number FAA-
2023-1463, using the following method:
<bullet> Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and follow the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
<bullet> Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30, U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
<bullet> Hand Delivery of Courier: Take comments to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m., and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
<bullet> Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251.
Privacy: In addition to the final Notice, the FAA will post all
comments it receives, without change, to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/">https://www.regulations.gov/</a>,
including any personal information the commenter provides. DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement can be found in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at <a href="https://DocketsInfo.dot.gov">https://DocketsInfo.dot.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue McCormick, Product Policy
Management: Systems Standards Section, AIR-63A, Organization and
Systems Policy Branch, Policy and Standards Division, Aircraft
Certification Service, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0a3a5a3b1befebdb3b3bfa2bdb9b3bb90b6b1b1feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="43303630222d6d2e20202c312e2a2028032522226d242c35">[email protected]</span></a>, or by phone
at (206) 231-3242.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion
Section 105(a) of the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and
Accountability Act, Public Law 116-260 (the Act), mandates that the
Administrator require the submittal and disclosure of safety critical
information by applicants for, or holders of, TCs for transport
category airplanes covered under title 14, Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) part 25. As detailed in the draft Notice, the Act defines
safety critical information.
Applicants for transport airplane type certificates currently
submit safety critical information with their initial certification
plan, and throughout their project. However, it may not be clearly
demarcated as safety critical. Therefore, as part of its interim
implementation of Section 105(a), the FAA plans to issue a Notice to
supplement its application processes to provide guidance for applicants
to delineate safety critical information. A draft of the Notice may be
examined in the docket and at <a href="https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs">https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs</a>.
Comments Invited
The FAA invites the public to submit comments on the draft Notice,
as specified in the ADDRESSES section of this notification. Commenters
should include the subject line, ``Submittal and Disclosure of Safety
Critical Information by Applicants for Transport Category Airplane Type
Certificates'' and the docket number on all comments submitted to the
FAA. The most helpful comments will reference a specific
recommendation, explain the reason for any recommended change, and
include supporting information. The FAA will consider all comments
received on or before the closing date, before issuing the final
Notice. The FAA will also consider late-filed comments if it is
possible to do so without incurring expense or delay.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2023.
Brian Cable,
Manager, Organization and Systems Policy Branch, Policy and Standards
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-15821 Filed 7-25-23; 8:45 am]
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