[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21581-21582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10769]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration


Airworthiness Standards; Fiscal Year 1998, Small Airplane 
Directorate's Research, Engineering and Development Initiatives, 
Program Identification

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Request for small airplane directorate's research, engineering 
and development program proposals.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a request for proposals that will define 
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Aircraft Certification 
Service, Small Airplane Directorate, Research, Engineering and 
Development (R,E&D) initiatives for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 by defining 
and documenting specific, potential R,E&D program proposals. The 
request for proposals will focus on Aircraft Certification R,E&D 
programs related to the Small Airplane Directorate's activities. The 
Small Airplane Directorate is responsible for airworthiness areas 
related to the normal, utility, acrobatic, and commuter category 
airplanes, gliders, balloons, and airships. Other FAA requirements such 
as flight standards, air traffic, or airway facilities will not be 
addressed. The FAA is soliciting the public sector to ensure that the 
proposed Small Airplane Directorate's R,E&D requirements will have 
relevant, practical applications and will be cost effective.

DATES: The request for proposals will be open until close of business 
May 31, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in triplicate to: Ervin E. Dvorak, Standards 
Staff (ACE-110), Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas 
City, Missouri 64106.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ervin E. Dovorak, Aerospace Engineer, Standards Staff (ACE-110), Small 
Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
Administration; telephone number (816) 426-6941.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each FY the FAA prepares an R,E&D program 
plan that include new (and amended) R,E&D proposals. The Aircraft 
Certification Service's Small Airplane Directorate is responsible for 
preparing its part of the overall FAA submittal.
    The philosophy of the R,E&D process is to create an atmosphere that 
will promote the identification of requirements by any person or 
organization in the government or private sector. This makes the R,E&D 
process more responsive to public sector needs. Within the Aircraft 
Certification Service's Small Airplane Directorate, the R,E&D process 
places increased emphasis on outside participation in identifying new 
requirements and in sponsoring and monitoring the resulting R,E&D 
projects. Therefore, as part of the overall FAA and Aircraft 
Certification initiatives, the FAA's Small Airplane Directorate is 
undertaking a directly-related initiative specifically for 
airworthiness areas related to the normal, utility, acrobatic, and 
commuter category airplanes, gliders, balloons, and airships. 
Requirements should support issues critical to our regulatory and 
policy development. Also, the requirements could support certification 
issues for new and innovative designs and technology, and/or support 
correcting deficiencies in continued airworthiness. It has the same 
basic mission, goals, and procedures as the agency-wide initiative.
    The Small Airplane Directorate will implement its segment of the 
FY-98 submittal by identifying, describing, evaluating, and cataloguing 
potential R,E&D requirements (i.e., proposals) for potential 
sponsorship and incorporation into the overall FAA FY-98 R,E&D 
submittal. This will result in a coordinated FY-98 requirements package 
that will be assigned to the appropriate FAA R,E&D provider 
organizations when approved and when funds are allocated by the budget 
process.
    It should be stressed that the proposals that are evaluated as a 
result of this notice, if accepted, will not be funded until the 
overall FAA FY-98 R,E&D submittal is funded, (i.e., at least two years 
after their original submittal on October 15, 1995) and that 
reprogramming of limited R,E&D resources before than is highly 
unlikely. Also, the accepted proposals will have to complete for 
resources with other requirements identified for R,E&D by other FAA 
activities. Nonetheless, the need clearly exists to identify Small 
Airplane Directorate's Certification R,E&D needs to complete for the 
agency's R,E&D resources.
    As a matter of information, there are four primary FAA R,E&D 
supplier organizations: (1) the FAA Technical Center (FAATC) in 
Atlantic City, New Jersey; (2) the Research and Development Service 
(ARD) in Washington, D.C.; (3) the Office of Environment and Energy 
(AEE) in Washington, D.C.; and (4) the Civil Aeromedical Institute 
(CAMI) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, of the Office of Aviation Medicine 
(AAM). These organizations perform the R,E&D on programs that are 
approved and funded through the process.
    Although not mandatory, the format of Figure 1 for R,E&D proposals 
is preferred:

Figure 1--FY-98 Small Airplane Director's R,E&D Program Description 
Form I.D. No. (FAA will fill in)

Originator

(Insert Name, Address, Phone Number, and Fax Number)

Proposed R,E&D Program Description & Objectives

(Insert Brief Description of the proposal program and its major goals 
and objectives)

    Note: A more detailed description may be attached in addition to 
this summary but is not mandatory at this time.

[[Page 21582]] How Would You Accomplish This Program?

(Insert Brief Description of your recommended method of accomplishing 
the proposed R,E&D program)

Justification/History

(If appropriate, furnish data such as a concise accident/incident 
history and any other relevant statistics or information that would 
show that the proposed research is needed, cost-effective, and 
applicable to developing a solution to the proposed R,E&D project. This 
history/justification input data will be used to aid in assessing the 
relative value of the proposed R,E&D project.)

Anticipated Benefits/Products and Beneficiaries

(Insert Brief Description of anticipated benefits/products, who would 
benefit, and how)

    If an R,E&D proposal has been submitted previously, then (unless a 
major change or update has been made) it is on file and need not be 
resubmitted.
    Copies of this notice are being mailed to all known interested 
parties. Any interested party who desires but has not received a copy 
of this notice by May 19, 1995, should request a copy from Terre Flynn, 
Standards Staff (ACE-110), Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 
Certification Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th 
Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone number (816) 426-6941.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 25, 1995.
Henry A. Armstrong,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 95-10769 Filed 5-1-95; 8:45 am]
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