Proposed Advisory Circular 140-xx; Guide For Developing And Evaluating a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 36 Engineering Procedures Manual

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Proposed Advisory Circular 140-xx; Guide For Developing And

Evaluating a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 36 Engineering

Procedures Manual

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability for public comment

proposed Advisory Circular (AC) 140-xx, Guide For Developing And

Evaluation An SFAR 36 Engineering Procedures Manual. The proposed AC

140-xx provides information and guidance to the aviation community for

developing and evaluating an SFAR 36 engineering procedures manual.

DATES: Comments submitted must identify the proposed AC 140-xx and be

received by May 2, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed AC 140-xx can be obtained from and

comments may be returned to the following: Federal Aviation

Administration, Continued Airworthiness Staff, AIR-100, Aircraft

Engineering Division, Aircraft Certification Service, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Todd Thompson, Federal Aviation Administration, Continued Airworthiness

Staff, Aircraft Engineering Division, Aircraft Certification Service,

800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20591, (202) 267-7218.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The development of an SFAR 36 engineering procedures manual that

adequately covers all pertinent regulations and engineering procedures

has proven to be a time-consuming task for the applicant and the

Federal Aviation Administration. As a result, the proposed AC was

drafted to provide information and guidance on the creation and

evaluation of an SFAR 36 procedures manual.

Comments Invited

Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed AC 140-xx

listed in this notice by submitting such written data, views or

arguments as they desire to the address specified above. All

communications received on or before the closing date for comments,

specified above, will be considered by the Director, Aircraft

Certification Service, before issuing the final AC.

Comments received on the proposed AC 140-xx may be examined before

and after the comment closing date at the Federal Aviation

Administration Headquarters Building (FOB-10A), 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30

p.m.

Issued in Washington, on March 10, 1994.

Mark R. Schilling,

Acting Manager, Aircraft Engineering Division, Aircraft Certification

Service.

[FR Doc. 94-6104 Filed 3-15-94; 8:45 am]

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