Proposed Rule2024-12860
Draft Policy Statement Regarding Safety Continuum for Powered-Lift
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Published
June 13, 2024
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
The FAA invites public comment on the agency's draft policy statement that establishes a safety continuum for the certification of powered-lift.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 115 (Thursday, June 13, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12860]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 21
[Docket No. FAA-2024-1656]
Draft Policy Statement Regarding Safety Continuum for Powered-
Lift
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notification of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The FAA invites public comment on the agency's draft policy
statement that establishes a safety continuum for the certification of
powered-lift.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified with ``Safety Continuum for
Powered-lift'' and docket number FAA-2024-1656, using any of the
following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> and
follow the instructions for submitting 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 or 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: The FAA will post all comments it receives without change
to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">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="http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov">DocketsInfo.dot.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Blyn, Product Policy Management:
Airplanes, GA, Emerging Aircraft, and Rotorcraft AIR-62B, Policy and
Standards Division, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas 76177;
telephone (817) 222-5762; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#583239353d2b763a342136183e3939763f372e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="761c171b130558141a0f183610171758111900">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Powered-lift are heavier-than-air aircraft capable of vertical
takeoff, vertical landing, and low speed flight that depends
principally on engine-driven lift devices or engine thrust for lift
during these flight regimes and on nonrotating airfoil(s) for lift
during horizontal flight. Powered-lift designs vary in size,
capability, and performance. These aircraft are intended to perform a
wide variety of operations such as urban air mobility, flight training,
air ambulance, search and rescue, external-load/utility, firefighting,
electronic newsgathering, air tours, and private use.
Recognizing that advancements in technology have the potential to
enhance safety and recognizing the broad variations in the population
of normal category aircraft, the FAA reviewed the safety continuum
policies for both normal category airplanes and normal category
rotorcraft and developed this proposed policy statement, which applies
the FAA's safety continuum concept to the certification of powered-
lift. This proposed policy would provide a balanced approach between
the risk and safety benefits for certificating such aircraft. This
policy establishes certification levels for powered-lift and
establishes a graduated scale of compliance standards for the
certification of these aircraft. These certification levels are based
on aircraft maximum gross weight, maximum passenger seating
configuration, and type of operation (general aviation vs. passenger
transportation for compensation or hire) and are used to establish the
safety objectives for system safety and aircraft performance.
Comments Invited
The FAA invites the public to submit comments on the draft policy
statement as specified in the ADDRESSES section. Commenters should
include the subject line ``Safety Continuum for Powered-lift'' and
docket number FAA-2024-1656 on all comments submitted to the FAA. The
most helpful comments will reference a specific portion of the draft
document, explain the reason for any recommended change, and include
supporting data. The FAA will also consider all comments received on or
before the closing date before issuing the final policy statement. The
FAA will also consider late filed comments if it is possible to do so
without incurring expense or delay.
You may examine the draft policy statement on the agency's public
website and in the docket as follows:
<bullet> At <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> in Docket FAA-2024-1656.
<bullet> At <a href="http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/">www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/</a>.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2024.
Daniel J. Elgas,
Director, Policy and Standards Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-12860 Filed 6-12-24; 8:45 am]
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