Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Notice of Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) meeting.

SUMMARY:

The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of the ARAC.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on December 15, 2016, starting at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Arrange oral presentations by December 08, 2016.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will take place at the Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, 10th floor, MacCracken Conference Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nikeita Johnson, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267- 4977; fax (202) 267-5075; email Nikeita.Johnson@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), we are giving notice of a meeting of the ARAC taking place on December 15, 2016, at the Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.

The Agenda includes:

1. Recommendation Report

a. Rotorcraft Occupant Protection Working Group

2. Status Reports From Active Working Groups

a. ARAC

i. Air Traffic Controller Training Working Group

ii. Aircraft Systems Information Security/Protection Working Group

iii. Rotorcraft Bird Strike Working Group

iv. Load Master Certification Working Group

v. Airman Certification Systems Working Group

b. Transport Airplane and Engine (TAE) Subcommittee

i. Transport Airplane Metallic and Composite Structures Working Group—Transport Airplane Damage-Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation

ii. Flight Test Harmonization Working Group—Phase 2 Tasking

iii. Transport Airplane Crashworthiness and Ditching Evaluation Working Group

iv. Engine Harmonization Working Group—Engine Endurance Testing Requirements—Revision of Section 33.87

v. Airworthiness Assurance Working Group

3. Status Report from the FAA

Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to the space available. Please confirm your attendance with the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than December 08, 2016. Please provide the following information: full legal name, country of citizenship, and name of your industry association, or applicable affiliation. If you are attending as a public citizen, please indicate so.

For persons participating by telephone, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by email or phone for the teleconference call-in number and passcode. Callers are responsible for paying long-distance charges.

The public must arrange by December 08, 2016 to present oral statements at the meeting. The public may present written statements to the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee by providing 25 copies to the Designated Federal Officer, or by bringing the copies to the meeting.

If you are in need of assistance or require a reasonable accommodation for this meeting, please contact the person listed under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Sign and oral interpretation, as well as a listening device, can be made available if requested 10 calendar days before the meeting.