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• Sub Group on PED Statistical 

Analysis and Characterization—Garmin 

Room. 

• Sub Group on IPL Test—Small 

Conference Room—Small Conference 

Room. 

• Overall Group on Certification 

Process and Documentation—Colson 

Board Room. 

• FCC Recommendations Focus 

Group—ARINC Conference Room. 

• Chairmen’s Strategy Session. 

• Coordinate Recommendations to 

Plenary: Plan and Schedule for 

Remaining Committee Work. 

• January 24 and 25: 

• Opening Plenary Session (Welcome 

and Introductory Remarks, Review 

Agenda, Review/Approve previous 

Common Plenary Summary). 

• Sub Group on IPl Test—Small 

Conference Room—Small Conference 

Room. 

• Overall Group on Certification 

Process and Documentation—Colson 

Board Room. 

• FCC Recommendations Focus 

Group—ARINC Conference Room. 

• January 25: 

• Chairmen’s Day 2 Opening Remarks 

and Process Check. 

• Final Overall Working Group 

Report. 

• Identification and Plan for Closure 

of Open Issues. 

• Phase 2 Work Remaining: Work 

Plan and Schedule for Completion of 

DO–YYY. 

• Recommendation on need for 

Additional Working Group or Plenary 

Meeting(s). 

• Working Group 5 (Overall 

Certification Process, Documentation). 

• FCC Recommendations Focus 

Group (Reporting on Plan for 

Completion of Recommendations, 

Coordination and Implementation). 

• Plenary Consensus on Plans to: 

• Complete DO–YYY Recommended 

Guidance for Airplane Design and 

Certification. 

• Coordinate and Implement 

Recommendations to FCC. 

• Plenary Consensus on Need and 

Schedule for Additional SC–202 

Meeting(s), Plenary and/or Working 

Group(s) to complete work on DO–YYY 

Document and Recommendations to 

FCC. 

• Closing Session (Other Business, 

Date and Place of Upcoming Meetings 

(April 17–19, 2007 Eighteenth Plenary 

at RTCA, July 23–27, 2007 Nineteenth 

Plenary at RTCA). 

• Adjourn to Break-out sessions for 

Working Groups if required and time 

permits. 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairmen, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC on December 21, 

2006. 

Francisco Estrada C., 

RTCA Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 06–9935 Filed 12–29–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Consensus Standards, Light-Sport 

Aircraft 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of two new consensus 

standards and revisions to certain 

previously accepted consensus 

standards relating to the provisions of 

the Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft 

rule issued July 16, 2004, and effective 

September 1, 2004. ASTM International 

Committe F37 on Light Sport Aircraft 

developed the new and revised 

standards with Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) participation. By 

this Notice, the FAA finds the new and 

revised standards acceptable for 

certification of the specified aircraft 

under the provisions of the Sport Pilot 

and Light-Sport Aircraft rule. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 5, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed 

to: Federal Aviation Administration, 

Small Airplane Directorate, Programs 

and Procedures Branch, ACE–114, 

Attention: Larry Werth, Room 301, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. 

Comments may also be e-mailed to: 

Comments-on-LSA-Standard@faa.gov. 

All comments must be marked: 

Consensus Standards Comments, and 

must specify the standard being 

addressed by ASTM designation and 

title. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Werth, Light-Sport Aircraft 

Program Manager, Programs and 

Procedures Branch (ACE–114), Small 

Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 901 Locust, Room 301, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone 

(816) 329–4147; e-mail: 

larry.werth@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces the availability of two 

new consensus standards and revisions 

to certain previously accepted 

consensus standards relating to the 

provisions of the Sport Pilot and LightSport Aircraft rule. ASTM International 

Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft 

developed the new and revised 

standards. 

Comments Invited: Interested persons 

are invited to submit such written data, 

views, or arguments, as they may desire. 

Communications should identify the 

consensus standard number and be 

submitted to the address specified 

above. All communications received on 

or before the closing date for comments 

will be forwarded to ASTM 

International Committee F37 for 

consideration. The standard may be 

changed in light of the comments 

received. The FAA will address all 

comments received during the recurring 

review of the consensus standard and 

will participate in the consensus 

standard revision process. 

Background: Under the provisions of 

the Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft 

rule, and revised Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Circular A–119, 

‘‘Federal Participation in the 

Development and Use of Voluntary 

Consensus Standards and in Conformity 

Assessment Activities’’, dated February 

10, 1998, industry and the FAA have 

been working with ASTM International 

to develop consensus standards for 

light-sport aircraft. These consensus 

standards satisfy the FAA’s goal for 

airworthiness certification and a 

verifiable minimum safety level for 

light-sport aircraft. Instead of 

developing airworthiness standards 

through the rulemaking process, the 

FAA participates as a member of 

Committee F37 in developing these 

standards. The use of the consensus 

standard process assures government 

and industry discussion and agreement 

on appropriate standards for the 

required level of safety. 

Comments on Previous Notices of 

Availability 

In the Notice of Availability (NOA) 

issued on December 29, 2005, and 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 12, 2006, the FAA asked for 

public comments on the new and 

revised consensus standards accepted 

by that NOA. The comment period 

closed on March 13, 2006. The preamble 

to the Sport Pilot and Light-Sport 

Aircraft Rule states, 


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‘‘If comments from the public are 

received as a result of the Notice of 

Availability, the FAA will address them 

during its recurring review of the 

consensus standards and participation 

in the consensus standards revision 

process.’’

And—

‘‘The FAA will respond to comments 

on the consensus standard in this 

revision process.’’

ASTM International Committee F37 

examined the public comments received 

on these new and revised standards and 

determined the comments did not 

warrant or justify any changes or 

revisions to the standards. 

Consensus Standards in This Notice of 

Availability 

The FAA has reviewed the standards 

presented in this NOA for compliance 

with the regulatory requirements of the 

rule. Any light-sport aircraft issued a 

special light-sport airworthiness 

certificate, which has been designed, 

manufactured, operated and 

maintained, in accordance with this and 

previously accepted ASTM consensus 

standards provides the public with the 

appropriate level of safety established 

under the regulations. Manufacturers 

who choose to produce these aircraft 

and certificate these aircraft under 14 

CFR part 21, §§ 21.190 or 21.191 are 

subject to the applicable consensus 

standard requirements. The FAA 

maintains a listing of all accepted 

standards on the FAA Web site. 

The Revised Consensus Standards and 

Effective Period of Use 

The following previously accepted 

consensus standards have been revised, 

and this NOA is accepting the later 

revisions. Either the previous revisions 

or the later revisions may be used for 

the initial certification of special lightsport aircraft until July 1, 2007. This 

overlapping period of time will allow 

aircraft that have started the initial 

certification process using the previous 

revision levels to complete that process. 

After July 1, 2007, manufacturers must 

use the later revisions and must identify 

these later revisions in the Statement of 

Compliance for initial certification of 

special light-sport aircraft unless the 

FAA publishes a specific notification 

otherwise. The following Consensus 

Standards may not be used after July 1, 

2007: 

a. ASTM Designation F 2245–04, 

titled: Standard Specification for Design 

and Performance of a Light Sport 

Airplane. 

b. ASTM Designation F 2279–03, 

titled: Standard Practice for Quality 

Assurance in the Manufacture of Light 

Sport Airplanes. 

c. ASTM Designation F 2295–03, 

titled: Standard Practice for Continued 

Operational Safety Monitoring of a Light 

Sport Airplane. 

d. ASTM Designation F 2316–03, 

titled: Standard Specification for 

Airframe Emergency Parachutes for 

Light Sport Aircraft. 

e. ASTM Designation F 2339–05, 

titled: Standard Practice for Design and 

Manufacture of Reciprocating Spark 

Ignition Engines for Light Sport Aircraft. 

f. ASTM Designation F 2415–05, 

titled: Standard Practice for Continued 

Airworthiness System for Light Sport 

Gryoplane Aircraft. 

The Consensus Standards 

The FAA finds the following new and 

revised consensus standards acceptable 

for certification of the specified aircraft 

under the provisions of the Sport Pilot 

and Light-Sport Aircraft rule. The 

consensus standards listed below may 

be used unless the FAA publishes a 

specific notification otherwise. 

a. ASTM Designation F 2245–06, 

titled: Standard Specification for Design 

and Performance of a Light Sport 

Airplane. 

b. ASTM Designation F 2279–06, 

titled: Standard Practice for Quality 

Assurance in the Manufacture of Fixed 

Wing Light Sport Aircraft. 

c. ASTM Designation F 2295–06, 

titled: Standard Practice for Continued 

Operational Safety Monitoring of a Light 

Sport Aircraft. 

d. ASTM Designation F 2316–06, 

titled: Standard Specification for 

Airframe Emergency Parachutes for 

Light Sport Aircraft. 

e. ASTM Designation F 2339–06, 

titled: Standard Practice for Design and 

Manufacture of Reciprocating Spark 

Ignition for Light Sport Aircraft. 

f. ASTM Designation F 2415–06, 

titled: Standard Practice for Continued 

Airworthiness System for Light Sport 

Gryoplane Aircraft. 

g. ASTM Designation F 2563–06, 

titled: Standard Practice for Kit 

Assembly Instructions of Aircraft 

Intended Primarily for Recreation. 

h. ASTM Designation F 2564–06, 

titled: Standard Specification for Design 

and Performance of a Light Sport Glider. 

Availability 

These consensus standards are 

copyrighted by ASTM International, 100 

Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West 

Conshohocken, PA 19428–2959. 

Individual reprints of this 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 service@astm.org (e-mail), 

or through the ASTM Web site at 

http://www.astm.org. To inquire about 

standard content and/or membership or 

about ASTM International Offices 

abroad, contact Daniel Schultz, Staff 

Manager for Committee F37 on Light 

Sport Aircraft: (610) 832–9716. 

dschultz@astm.org. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on 

December 19, 2006. 

Kim Smith, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 06–9934 Filed 12–29–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highway in Indiana 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims 

for judicial review of actions by FHWA 

and other Federal agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces action 

taken by the FHWA and Other Federal 

Agencies that are final within the 

meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The 

actions relate to a proposed highway 

project, U.S. 31 Plymouth to South 

Bend, Indiana, in the Counties of 

Marshall and St. Joseph, State of 

Indiana. This action is the Record of 

Decision issued by FHWA for the U.S. 

31 Plymouth to South Bend Project. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is 

advising the public of final agency 

actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A 

claim seeking judicial review of the 

Federal agency actions on the highway 

project will be barred unless the claim 

is filed on or before July 2, 2007. If the 

Federal law that authorizes judicial 

review of a claim provides a time period 

of less than 180 days for filing such 

claim, then that shorter time period still 

applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Lawrence Heil, P.E., Air Quality/ 

Environmental Specialist, Federal 

Highway Administration, Indiana 

Division, 575 North Pennsylvania 

Street, Room 254, 46204; telephone: 

(317) 226–7480; e-mail: 

Larry.Heil@fhwa.dot.gov. You may also 

contact Mr. Jonathan Wallace, Project 

Manager, Indiana Department of 

Transportation, 100 North Senate 

Avenue, Room N801, Indianapolis, 


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