[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 250 (Thursday, December 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 82455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33184]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Air Carrier Operations
Issues--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: Notice is given of a new task assigned to and accepted by the
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC). This notice informs the
public of the activities of ARAC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Williams, 800 Independence Ave.,
SW., Washington, DC 20591, 202-267-9685, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The FAA has established an Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee
to provide advice and recommendations to the FAA Administrator, through
the Associate Administrator for Regulation and Certification, on the
full range of the FAA's rulemaking activities with respect to aviation-
related issues.
The Task
This notice is to inform the public that the FAA has asked ARAC to
provide advice and recommendations on the following task:
Task: Review Advisory Circular 120-29A Criteria for Approval of
Nonprecision, Category I, and Category II Weather Minima for Takeoff,
Approach and Landing, dated September 13-22, 2000, all associated
comments received in docket FAA-2000-8080, and other documents as
necessary to resolve any issues that would cause negative impact to
operators. The FAA, JAA, and industry would provide resources necessary
to accomplish this task. The end product would be a proposed AC
recommended for signature, that reflects the best consensus of the
issues related to AC 120-29A. If consensus cannot be reached on any
issue, the lack of consensus should be documented and all minority
positions should be presented in a letter transmitting the
recommendations.
Schedule: The final ARAC recommendations will be provided to the
FAA by March 30, 2001.
ARAC Acceptance of Tasks
ARAC has accepted the task and has chosen to assign the task to the
All Weather Operations Harmonization Working Group, Air Carrier
Operations Issues. The working group will serve as staff to ARAC.
Working group recommendations must be reviewed and approved by ARAC. If
ARAC accepts the working group's recommendations, it forwards them to
the FAA as ARAC recommendations.
Working Group Activity
The All Weather Operations Harmonization Working Group is expected
to comply with the procedures adopted by ARAC. As part of the
procedures, the working group is expected to:
1. Recommend a work plan for completion of the task, including the
rationale supporting such a plan, for consideration of the ARAC Air
Carrier Operations Issues.
2. Give a detailed conceptual presentation of the proposed
recommendations.
3. Draft the appropriate documents and required analyses.
4. Provide a status report at each meeting of the ARAC held to
consider Air Carrier Operations Issues.
Participation in the working Group
The All Weather Operations Harmonization Working Group is composed
of technical experts having an interest in the assigned task. A working
group member need not be a representative of a member of the full
committee.
An individual who has expertise in the subject matter and wishes to
become a member of the working group should write to the person listed
under the caption FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT expressing that
desire, describing his or her interest in the task and stating the
expertise he or she would bring to the working group. All requests to
participate must be received no later than January 12, 2001. The
requests will be reviewed by the assistant chair, the assistant
executive director, and the working group chair, and the individuals
will be advised whether or not the request can be accommodated.
Individuals chosen for membership on the working group will be
expected to represent their aviation community segment and participate
actively in the working group (e.g., attend all meetings, provide
written comments when requested to do so, etc.). They also will be
expected to devote the resources necessary to support the ability of
the working group in meeting any assigned deadline(s). Members are
expected to keep their management chain and those they may represent
advised of working group activities and decisions to ensure that the
agreed technical solutions do not conflict with their sponsoring
organization's position when the subject being negotiated is presented
to ARAC for approval.
Once the working group has begun deliberations, members will not be
added or substituted without the approval of the assistant chair, the
assistant executive director, and the working group chair.
The Secretary of Transportation has determined that the formation
and use of the ARAC is necessary and in the public interest in
connection with the performance of duties imposed on the FAA by law.
Meetings of the ARAC will be open to the public. Meetings of the
All Weather Operations Harmonization Working Group will not be open to
the public, except to the extent that individuals with an interest and
expertise are selected to participate. No public announcement of
working group meetings will be made.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2000.
Anthony F. Fazio,
Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 00-33184 Filed 12-27-00; 8:45 am]
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