Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Meeting on Transport Airplane and Engine Issues

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces a public meeting of the FAA's Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) to discuss transport airplane and engine (TAE) issues.

DATES:

The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 14, 2004, starting at 8:30 a.m. Arrange for oral presentations by October 12, 2004.

ADDRESSES:

Aerospace Industries Association, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1700, Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John Linsenmeyer, Office of Rulemaking, ARM-207, FAA, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, Telephone (202) 267-5174, FAX (202) 267-5075, or e-mail at john.linsenmeyer@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. app. III), notice is given of an ARAC meeting to be held October 14, 2004 at the Aerospace Industries Association in Arlington, Virginia.

The agenda will include:

• Opening remarks.
• FAA report.
• European Aviation Safety Agency/Joint Aviation Authorities report.
• Transport Canada report.
• Executive Committee report.
• Harmonization Management Team report.
• Ice Protection Harmonization Working Group (HWG) report.
• Airworthiness Assurance Working Group presentation of work plan and approval.
• Avionics HWG report.
• § 25.1309 Summary of recent activity on specific risk.
• Written or verbal reports, as required, from the following HWGs: General Structures, Engine, Electromagnetic Effects, Flight Test, Seat Test, Flight Control, Flight Guidance, System Design and Analysis, Electrical Systems, Design for Security, Powerplant Installation, Mechanical Systems, and Human Factors.
• Review of action items and 2005 meeting schedule.

Attendance is open to the public, but will be limited to the availability of meeting room space. Please confirm your attendance with the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than October 12. 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 domestically by telephone, the call-in number is (202) 366-3920; the Passcode is “4087.” Details are also available on the ARAC calendar at http://www.faa.gov/avr/arm/arac/calendarxml.cfm. To insure that sufficient telephone lines are available, please notify the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of your intent by October 12. Anyone participating by telephone will be responsible for paying long-distance charges.

The public must make arrangements by October 12 to present oral statements at the meeting. Written statements may be presented to the committee at any time by providing 25 copies to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section or by providing copies at the meeting. Copies of the document to be presented to ARAC for decision by the FAA may be made available by contacting the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

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