# Presentation: 289242

## Rulemaking work program and priorities

***EU-US feedback forum****** ***

## Content of the presentation

**Agreed principles**
**Implementation of the principles**
**Subjects of common interest**
**Perspective**
**Conclusion**

## Agreed principles

**Background:**
- EASA and FAA agreed that they should continue to cooperate on rulemaking issues as a follow-up of the FAA/JAA Harmonisation work programme
- However due to the new context there was a need to define new principles
- These principles were agreed in Philadelphia at the 2004 Annual Conference.

## Agreed principles

**Exchange of rulemaking ‘inventories’ in October Year N-2**
**Agreement of the list of items of common interest; of associated working method and nomination of focal points for these items by March of Year N-1 **
**Incorporation of such items in July on Year N-1 by FAA and EASA in their work programmes**
- EASA: in the Rulemaking work programme and Advance rulemaking programme of Year N
- FAA: to be completed by FAA
**Consultation on each item of common interest before public consultation of NPA/NPRM and adoption of final rule.**

## Agreed principles

**These principles have been put in place in an informal manner since 2004 using a flow chart agreed at an EASA/FAA/JAA management meeting in December 2004**
- Examples of active cooperation: Fuel tank safety, Aging Aircraft, UAV, several CS-25 cabin safety tasks
**Experience has shown the need to put in place a more formal procedure and also to improve the process.**

## Implementation of the principles

**An FAA-EASA rulemaking cooperation procedure has been drafted in March 2006 addressing:**
- Objectives
- Scope
- Programming
- Working methods
**Still under discussion:**
- a teleconference on 28 April 2006 has identified among other things the need to clarify the working methods in particular when one side takes the lead.

## Implementation of the principles

**A list of items of common interest has been established (May 2006) but its further development has been delayed by the discussion on working methods.**

## List of subject of common interest

**An inventory of subjects of common interest list 77 items!**
**We need to remain realistic:**
- Effective cooperation on a limited number of subjects:
- Issues are included in the two organisations work programmes and timescales are compatible
- Exchange of information on all the others.

## List of subject of common interest

**Effective cooperation is considered on:**
- General issues:
- Aging aircraft (systems and structure)
- Fuel tank safety
- Ice protection, super-cooled large droplets (engine and large aeroplanes)
- High intensity radiated fields
- Human factors following the outcome of EASA NPA proposing a Human factor plan to address design and production.
- Critical systems
- Airworthiness release certificates
- UAV

## List of subject of common interest

**Effective cooperation is considered on:**
- CS-25/FAR-25 large aeroplanes:
- Design for security
- Flight crew error/Flight crew performance considerations in the flight deck certification process
- Warning; cautions and advisory lights
- Main deck cargo class B compartment
- Type III exits
- Airplane level safety assessments
- Fuel tank protection from debris impact and fire
- Fuel low level/Fuel leak detection enhancement

## List of subject of common interest

**Effective cooperation is considered on:**
- CS-27&29/ FAR 27 & 29 Rotorcraft
- Performance and handling qualities
- Damage tolerance (metal and composites)
- AC revision

## List of subject of common interest

**Effective cooperation is considered on:**
- CS E & P/ FAR 33 and 35: Engine and propellers:
- Electronic control systems
- Airworthiness standards for propellers.

## List of subject of common interest

**Effective cooperation is considered on:**
- CS-23/ FAR-23: small aeroplanes
- Introduction of jet airplanes

## Perspective

**Short term:**
- Finalise procedure
- Finalise list of subject of common interest:
- urgent because EASA is due to adopt its rulemaking and advance rulemaking programmes for 2007 in June 2006
**Long term:**
- Formalise the rulemaking cooperation under the bilateral agreement.

## Conclusion

**The commitment to cooperate on rulemaking is very strong**
**Progress has been slower than expected reducing the visibility of the efforts.**
**Your support, comments and advice are welcome.**