Consensus Standards, Light-Sport Aircraft, Notice No. NOA-21-01
| Citation | 87 FR 10275 |
| Record Number | 2022-03775 |
| Published date | 23 February 2022 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Aviation Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2022)
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10275-10276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03775]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Consensus Standards, Light-Sport Aircraft, Notice No. NOA-21-01
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of one new and two
revised consensus standards relating to the provisions of the
Certification of Aircraft and Airmen for the Operation of Light-Sport
Aircraft rule. ASTM International (ASTM) Committee F37 on Light-Sport
Aircraft developed the new and revised standards with FAA
participation. The FAA finds the new and revised standards acceptable
for certification under the provisions of the Certification of Aircraft
and Airmen for the Operation of Light-Sport Aircraft rule.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2022-0225
using any of the following methods:
[square] Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
[square] Email: Send comments to: [email protected].
Specify the standard being addressed by ASTM designation and title.
Mark all comments: Consensus Standards Comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Stoll, Light-Sport Aircraft
Program Manager, Production and Airworthiness Systems, AIR-632, Systems
Policy Branch, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;
telephone (816) 329-4178; email:[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
The FAA invites you to submit any written data, views, or arguments
about this notice. Comments should identify the consensus standard
number and be sent to an address listed under ADDRESSES. The FAA will
forward all comments received on or before the closing date to ASTM
Committee F37 for consideration, who may change the standard in light
of the comments received. The FAA will address all comments received
during its recurring review of the consensus standards and
participation in the consensus standards revision process.
Background
This notice announces the availability of one new and two revised
consensus standards, developed by ASTM Committee F37 on Light-Sport
Aircraft, which supersede previously accepted consensus standards.
Under the provisions of the Certification of Aircraft and Airmen for
the Operation of Light-Sport Aircraft rule (69 FR 44772; July 27, 2004)
and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-119, ``Federal
Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus
Standards and in Conformity Assessment
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Activities,'' issued February 10, 1998, and revised January 27, 2016,
the FAA accepted consensus standards for the certification of light-
sport aircraft.
Instead of developing airworthiness standards through the
rulemaking process, the FAA participates as a member of Committee F37
in developing and revising these standards. In the final rule, the FAA
stated the agency would continue to participate in revising the
consensus standards at an interval no longer than every two years (69
FR 44787). Each review cycle results in a revision to or reapproval of
the consensus standard. A revision changes the technical content of the
consensus standard, while a reapproval indicates a review cycle has
been completed with no technical changes.
Each consensus standard is issued under a fixed designation (e.g.,
F2245). A number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last
revision. A number in parentheses following the year of original
adoption or revision indicates the year of last reapproval. For
example, F2242-05(2013) designates a standard that was originally
adopted (or revised) in 2005 and reapproved in 2013. A superscript
epsilon ([egr]) after the reapproval year indicates an editorial change
since the last revision or reapproval. The FAA only issues a notice of
availability for new or revised standards. Reapproved standards issued
with no technical changes or standards issued with editorial changes
only (i.e., superscript epsilon [[egr]]) are accepted by the FAA
without notice.
Comments on Previous Notice of Availability
The FAA last published a notice of availability of new and revised
consensus standards in the Federal Register on October 3, 2018 (83 FR
49971; corrected October 22, 2018, 83 FR 53358). In the notice, the FAA
requested public comments on two new and two revised consensus
standards. The comment period closed on December 3, 2018. The FAA
received no comments.
Consensus Standards in This Notice of Availability
The FAA has participated in the development process for the
consensus standards presented in this notice of availability and
reviewed these standards for compliance with the regulatory
requirements of the Certification of Aircraft and Airmen for the
Operation of Light-Sport Aircraft rule. Any light-sport aircraft that
has been designed, manufactured, and operated in accordance with these
and previously accepted consensus standards provides the public with an
appropriate level of safety.
Manufacturers who chose to produce and certificate these aircraft
under 14 CFR 21.190 or 21.191 must state that the aircraft meets the
provisions of the latest FAA-accepted consensus standards for light
sport aircraft.
The FAA maintains a listing of the FAA-accepted consensus standards
for light-sport aircraft on the following website: http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/light_sport/.
Effective Period of Use for Previous Consensus Standards
The following previously-accepted consensus standards have been
revised. This notice announces the FAA's acceptance of the revisions.
Either the previous revision or the current revision may be used for
initial airworthiness certification of light-sport aircraft until
February 23, 2023. This period will allow aircraft that have started
the initial airworthiness certification process using the previous
revision to complete that process. After February 23, 2023,
manufacturers must use the current revision and must identify the
current revision in the manufacturer's statement of compliance for
initial airworthiness certification of light-sport aircraft unless the
FAA publishes a notification otherwise.
The following consensus standards may not be used after February
23, 2023:
ASTM Designation F2245-16c, Standard Specification for Design and
Performance of a Light Sport Airplane
ASTM Designation F2339-17, Standard Practice for Design and Manufacture
of Reciprocating Spark Ignition Engines for Light Sport Aircraft
The Consensus Standards
The FAA finds the following new and revised consensus standards
acceptable for certification under the provisions of the Certification
of Aircraft and Airmen for the Operation of Light-Sport Aircraft rule.
These consensus standards become effective February 23, 2022 and may be
used unless the FAA publishes a notification otherwise:
ASTM Designation F2245-20, Standard Specification for Design and
Performance of a Light Sport Airplane
ASTM Designation F2339-19a, Standard Practice for Design and
Manufacture of Reciprocating Spark Ignition Engines for Light Sport
Aircraft
ASTM Designation F3409-19, Standard Practice for Simplified Aircraft
Loads Determination
Availability
ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, Post Office Box C700,
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, copyrights these consensus standards.
Individual reprints of a standard (single or multiple copies, or
special compilations and other related technical information) may be
obtained by contacting ASTM at this address, or at (610) 832-9585
(phone), (610) 832-9555 (fax), through [email protected] (email), or via
the ASTM website at www.astm.org. To inquire about standard content
and/or membership or about ASTM International Offices abroad, contact
Joe Koury, Staff Manager for Committee F37 on Light-Sport Aircraft:
(610) 832-9804, [email protected].
Issued in Washington, DC on February 16, 2022.
Brian E. Cable,
Manager, Systems Policy Branch, Policy and Innovation Division,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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