Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee-New Task, 49595-49596 [2013-19739]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 14, 2013 / Notices Totals ........................................................................................................ Dated: August 9, 2013. Faye Lipsky, Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration. BILLING CODE 4191–02–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee—New Task Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. AGENCY: Notice of new task assignment for the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC). ACTION: The FAA assigned the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) a new task to provide recommendations regarding the outdated Advisory Circular (AC) 120– 17A, Maintenance Control by Reliability Methods guidance material. The FAA needs to provide its employees and the aviation industry with current information for developing, implementing, maintaining and overseeing air carrier’s maintenance reliability programs. This notice informs the public of the new ARAC activity and solicits membership for the Maintenance Reliability Program Working Group. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul K. Pitts, Federal Aviation Administration, AFS–330 Air Carrier Maintenance Branch, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; email: Paul.K.Pitts@faa.gov, telephone: (202) 385–6818, facsimile: (202) 385– 6474. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ARAC Acceptance of Task As a result of the June 2013 ARAC meeting, the FAA has assigned and ARAC has accepted this task and will establish the Maintenance Reliability Program Working Group. The working group will serve as staff to ARAC and provide it advice and recommendations on the assigned task. ARAC will review and approve the recommendation report that will be sent to the FAA. 16:16 Aug 13, 2013 Jkt 229001 Average burden per response (minutes) 6,530,493 ........................ ........................ Background [FR Doc. 2013–19701 Filed 8–13–13; 8:45 am] VerDate Mar<15>2010 Frequency of response Number of respondents Modality of completion The FAA established ARAC to provide advice and recommendations to the FAA Administrator, through the Associate Administrator of Aviation Safety, on the FAA’s rulemaking activities. ARAC’s objective is to improve the development of the FAA’s regulations and guidance material by providing information, advice, and recommendations related to aviation issues. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued safety recommendation, A–09–110, which identified contradictory philosophy regarding on-condition maintenance in reliability program control mechanisms recognized by the FAA. Specifically, it requested the FAA to: Resolve the differences between Advisory Circular (AC) 120–17A and AC 120–16E (now revised to AC 120–16F) in regard to Federal Aviation Administration philosophy and use of on-condition maintenance programs. Currently, AC 120–17A refers to the Maintenance Steering Group 2 (MSG–2) logic for developing maintenance programs, which dates from the 1970’s. AC 120–16F, dated November 15, 2012, provides guidance for the implementation of an air carriers maintenance program. Air carriers consider the maintenance requirements for identifying tasks and intervals when establishing maintenance programs. These considerations address corrective and preventive maintenance on airframes, engines, rotors, propellers, appliances, and emergency equipment. Recognizing the experience gained from MSG–2, we now use MSG 3 logic, which replaced MSC–2 logic in 1980, for developing a more effective set of procedures through analysis of aircraft functions, rather than components. In response to the NTSB safety recommendation, the FAA is requesting ARAC assistance to evaluate the guidance contained in the AC’s that are associated with methods for establishing, monitoring, maintaining and overseeing air carrier reliability programs. The Maintenance Reliability Program Working Group will provide advice and recommendations on the concepts and standards for maintenance reliability methods for ARAC review and approval. PO 00000 Frm 00152 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 49595 Estimated total annual burden (hours) 117,150 The Task The Maintenance Reliability Program Working Group is to complete the following: 1. Review the NTSB Recommendation A–09–110. https://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/ recletters/2009/A09_108_111.pdf 2. Review AC 120–17A, ‘‘Maintenance Control by Reliability Methods’’ https:// www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/ advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/ document.information/documentID/ 22744, and AC 120–16F ‘‘Air Carrier Maintenance Programs’’. https:// www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/ Advisory_Circular/AC%20120-16F.pdf 3. Gather and review all internal and external guidance documents that reference or provide information on establishing, monitoring, maintaining and overseeing air carrier reliability programs. 4. Determine whether updated guidance material is appropriate and if so, develop draft internal and external guidance based on modern concepts, which ensure a standardized methodology for establishing, monitoring, maintaining and overseeing air carrier’s aircraft maintenance reliability programs. 5. Develop and submit a report that contains recommendations for ensuring consistent establishment, monitoring, maintaining and overseeing an air carrier reliability program that explains the decisions made in developing the recommendation and any corresponding documents. 6. The working group may be reinstated to assist the ARAC by responding to FAA’s questions or concerns after the recommendation has been submitted. The report should document both majority and minority positions on the findings and the rationale for each position. Any disagreements should be documented, including the rationale for each position and the reasons for the disagreement. Schedule The recommendation report must be submitted to the FAA for review and acceptance no later than September 30, 2014. Working Group Activity The Maintenance Reliability Program Working Group must comply with the E:\FR\FM\14AUN1.SGM 14AUN1 49596 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 14, 2013 / Notices tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES procedures adopted by ARAC. As part of the procedures, the working group must: 1. Conduct a review and analysis of the assigned tasks and the related materials or documents. 2. Draft and submit a work plan for completion of the task, including the rationale supporting such a plan, for consideration by ARAC. 3. Provide a status report on the work plan at each ARAC meeting. 4. Draft and submit the recommendation report based on the review and analysis of the assigned tasks. 5. Present the recommendation report to the ARAC at a regularly scheduled meeting. Participation in the Working Group The Maintenance Reliability Program Working Group will be comprised of technical experts having an interest in the assigned task. A working group member need not be a member representative of ARAC. The FAA would like a wide range of members to ensure all aspects of the tasks are considered in development of the recommendations. The June 18, 2010 Presidential memorandum ‘‘Lobbyists on Agency Boards and Commissions,’’ states that a member must not be a federally registered lobbyist, who is subject to the registration and reporting requirements of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) as amended, 2 U.S.C 1603, 1604, and 1605, at the time of appointment or reappointment to the ARAC, and has not served in such a role for a two-year period prior to appointment. For further information see OMB final guidance on appointment of lobbyists to federal boards and commissions (76 FR 61756, October 5, 2011.) Therefore, the FAA will not select any person that is a registered lobbyist. If you wish to become a member of the Maintenance Reliability Program Working Group, write the person listed under the caption FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT expressing that desire. Describe your interest in the task and state the expertise you would bring to the working group. We must receive all requests by September 3, 2013. ARAC and the FAA will review the requests and advise you whether or not your request is approved. If you are chosen for membership on the working group, you must actively participate in the working group by attending all meetings, and providing written comments when requested to do so. You must devote the resources necessary to support the working group in meeting any assigned deadlines. You VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:16 Aug 13, 2013 Jkt 229001 must keep your management chain and those you may represent advised of working group activities and decisions to ensure the proposed technical solutions do not conflict with the position of those you represent. Once the working group has begun deliberations, members will not be added or substituted without the approval of the ARAC Chair, the FAA, including the Designated Federal Officer, and the Working Group Chair. The Secretary of Transportation determined the formation and use of ARAC is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the FAA by law. ARAC meetings are open to the public. However, meetings of the Maintenance Reliability Program Working Group are not open to the public, except to the extent individuals with an interest and expertise are selected to participate. The FAA will make no public announcement of working group meetings. Issued in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2013. Lirio Liu, Designated Federal Officer, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee. [FR Doc. 2013–19739 Filed 8–13–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Order 1050.1F Environmental Impact: Policies and Procedures Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. AGENCY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to update, reorganize, and revise its order that contains policies and procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), in accordance with regulations issued by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 1500–1508). The order additionally provides direction on using the NEPA review process to ensure compliance with other environmental laws, regulations, and executive orders that may be applicable to proposed FAA actions. Order 1050.1E Environmental Impact: Policies and Procedures will be replaced with Order 1050.1F Environmental Impact: Policies and Procedures. FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impact: Policies and Procedures is available at https:// SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00153 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 www.faa.gov/about/office_org/ headquarters_ offices/apl/ environ_policy_guidance/policy/. This notice provides the public opportunity to comment on the revised Order. All comments on the proposed changes will be considered in preparing the final version of Order 1050.1F. DATES: Comments should be received by September 30, 2013. ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for sending your comments electronically. Fax: 202–493–2251. Mail: Send comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M–30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may examine the docket, including comments received, on the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov or in person at the U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Scata, Office of Environment and Energy (AEE–400), Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267–9890; email donald.scata@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) establishes a broad national policy to protect the quality of the human environment and ensures that environmental considerations are given careful attention and appropriate weight in decisions of the Federal Government. Regulations promulgated by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) (40 CFR parts 1500–1508) implement Section 102(2) of NEPA, which contains the ‘‘action-forcing’’ provisions to ensure that Federal agencies act according to the letter and spirit of NEPA. 40 CFR 1505.1 requires Federal agencies to develop and, as needed, revise implementing procedures consistent with the CEQ regulations. The FAA’s current Order 1050.1E, Environmental Impact: Policies and Procedures, provides FAA’s policy and procedures for complying with the requirements of: (a) The CEQ E:\FR\FM\14AUN1.SGM 14AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee--New Task

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of new task assignment for the Aviation Rulemaking 
Advisory Committee (ARAC).

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SUMMARY: The FAA assigned the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee 
(ARAC) a new task to provide recommendations regarding the outdated 
Advisory Circular (AC) 120-17A, Maintenance Control by Reliability 
Methods guidance material. The FAA needs to provide its employees and 
the aviation industry with current information for developing, 
implementing, maintaining and overseeing air carrier's maintenance 
reliability programs. This notice informs the public of the new ARAC 
activity and solicits membership for the Maintenance Reliability 
Program Working Group.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul K. Pitts, Federal Aviation 
Administration, AFS-330 Air Carrier Maintenance Branch, 800 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; email: 
Paul.K.Pitts@faa.gov, telephone: (202) 385-6818, facsimile: (202) 385-
6474.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

ARAC Acceptance of Task

    As a result of the June 2013 ARAC meeting, the FAA has assigned and 
ARAC has accepted this task and will establish the Maintenance 
Reliability Program Working Group. The working group will serve as 
staff to ARAC and provide it advice and recommendations on the assigned 
task. ARAC will review and approve the recommendation report that will 
be sent to the FAA.

Background

    The FAA established ARAC to provide advice and recommendations to 
the FAA Administrator, through the Associate Administrator of Aviation 
Safety, on the FAA's rulemaking activities. ARAC's objective is to 
improve the development of the FAA's regulations and guidance material 
by providing information, advice, and recommendations related to 
aviation issues.
    The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued safety 
recommendation, A-09-110, which identified contradictory philosophy 
regarding on-condition maintenance in reliability program control 
mechanisms recognized by the FAA. Specifically, it requested the FAA 
to:

    Resolve the differences between Advisory Circular (AC) 120-17A 
and AC 120-16E (now revised to AC 120-16F) in regard to Federal 
Aviation Administration philosophy and use of on-condition 
maintenance programs.

    Currently, AC 120-17A refers to the Maintenance Steering Group 2 
(MSG-2) logic for developing maintenance programs, which dates from the 
1970's. AC 120-16F, dated November 15, 2012, provides guidance for the 
implementation of an air carriers maintenance program. Air carriers 
consider the maintenance requirements for identifying tasks and 
intervals when establishing maintenance programs. These considerations 
address corrective and preventive maintenance on airframes, engines, 
rotors, propellers, appliances, and emergency equipment. Recognizing 
the experience gained from MSG-2, we now use MSG 3 logic, which 
replaced MSC-2 logic in 1980, for developing a more effective set of 
procedures through analysis of aircraft functions, rather than 
components. In response to the NTSB safety recommendation, the FAA is 
requesting ARAC assistance to evaluate the guidance contained in the 
AC's that are associated with methods for establishing, monitoring, 
maintaining and overseeing air carrier reliability programs.
    The Maintenance Reliability Program Working Group will provide 
advice and recommendations on the concepts and standards for 
maintenance reliability methods for ARAC review and approval.

The Task

    The Maintenance Reliability Program Working Group is to complete 
the following:
    1. Review the NTSB Recommendation A-09-110. https://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/recletters/2009/A09_108_111.pdf
    2. Review AC 120-17A, ``Maintenance Control by Reliability 
Methods'' https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/22744, and AC 120-16F 
``Air Carrier Maintenance Programs''. https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC%20120-16F.pdf
    3. Gather and review all internal and external guidance documents 
that reference or provide information on establishing, monitoring, 
maintaining and overseeing air carrier reliability programs.
    4. Determine whether updated guidance material is appropriate and 
if so, develop draft internal and external guidance based on modern 
concepts, which ensure a standardized methodology for establishing, 
monitoring, maintaining and overseeing air carrier's aircraft 
maintenance reliability programs.
    5. Develop and submit a report that contains recommendations for 
ensuring consistent establishment, monitoring, maintaining and 
overseeing an air carrier reliability program that explains the 
decisions made in developing the recommendation and any corresponding 
documents.
    6. The working group may be reinstated to assist the ARAC by 
responding to FAA's questions or concerns after the recommendation has 
been submitted.
    The report should document both majority and minority positions on 
the findings and the rationale for each position. Any disagreements 
should be documented, including the rationale for each position and the 
reasons for the disagreement.

Schedule

    The recommendation report must be submitted to the FAA for review 
and acceptance no later than September 30, 2014.

Working Group Activity

    The Maintenance Reliability Program Working Group must comply with 
the

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procedures adopted by ARAC. As part of the procedures, the working 
group must:
    1. Conduct a review and analysis of the assigned tasks and the 
related materials or documents.
    2. Draft and submit a work plan for completion of the task, 
including the rationale supporting such a plan, for consideration by 
ARAC.
    3. Provide a status report on the work plan at each ARAC meeting.
    4. Draft and submit the recommendation report based on the review 
and analysis of the assigned tasks.
    5. Present the recommendation report to the ARAC at a regularly 
scheduled meeting.

Participation in the Working Group

    The Maintenance Reliability Program Working Group will be comprised 
of technical experts having an interest in the assigned task. A working 
group member need not be a member representative of ARAC. The FAA would 
like a wide range of members to ensure all aspects of the tasks are 
considered in development of the recommendations.
    The June 18, 2010 Presidential memorandum ``Lobbyists on Agency 
Boards and Commissions,'' states that a member must not be a federally 
registered lobbyist, who is subject to the registration and reporting 
requirements of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) as amended, 2 
U.S.C 1603, 1604, and 1605, at the time of appointment or reappointment 
to the ARAC, and has not served in such a role for a two-year period 
prior to appointment. For further information see OMB final guidance on 
appointment of lobbyists to federal boards and commissions (76 FR 
61756, October 5, 2011.) Therefore, the FAA will not select any person 
that is a registered lobbyist.
    If you wish to become a member of the Maintenance Reliability 
Program Working Group, write the person listed under the caption FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT expressing that desire. Describe your 
interest in the task and state the expertise you would bring to the 
working group. We must receive all requests by September 3, 2013. ARAC 
and the FAA will review the requests and advise you whether or not your 
request is approved.
    If you are chosen for membership on the working group, you must 
actively participate in the working group by attending all meetings, 
and providing written comments when requested to do so. You must devote 
the resources necessary to support the working group in meeting any 
assigned deadlines. You must keep your management chain and those you 
may represent advised of working group activities and decisions to 
ensure the proposed technical solutions do not conflict with the 
position of those you represent. Once the working group has begun 
deliberations, members will not be added or substituted without the 
approval of the ARAC Chair, the FAA, including the Designated Federal 
Officer, and the Working Group Chair.
    The Secretary of Transportation determined the formation and use of 
ARAC is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the 
performance of duties imposed on the FAA by law.
    ARAC meetings are open to the public. However, meetings of the 
Maintenance Reliability Program Working Group are not open to the 
public, except to the extent individuals with an interest and expertise 
are selected to participate. The FAA will make no public announcement 
of working group meetings.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2013.
Lirio Liu,
Designated Federal Officer, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 2013-19739 Filed 8-13-13; 8:45 am]
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