[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 75131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29558]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Invitation to Unmanned Rotorcraft Industry for Review and Comment 
Period on Edition 1 of Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4702 Rotary 
Wing Unmanned Aerial Systems Airworthiness Requirements (USAR-RW)

AGENCY: United States Office of the Secretary of Defense through the 
United States Department of Defense for North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) STANAG 4702 Custodial Support Team (CST).

ACTION: Collection of technical comments from Industry on STANAG 4702.

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SUMMARY: The NATO STANAG 4702 CST is seeking a point of contact (POC) 
from all US Rotorcraft Industries who are interested in participating 
in a formal review of STANAG 4702 Edition 1 and who will provide, in 
writing, comments and/or concerns for review by the STANAG 4702 CST. 
NATO STANAG 4702 USAR-RW contains a set of technical airworthiness 
requirements intended for the airworthiness certification of rotary-
wing military UAV Systems with a maximum take-off weight between 150 
and 3175 kg that intend to regularly operate in non-segregated 
airspace. These requirements represent the minimum acceptable 
airworthiness requirements for design and construction of military 
rotorcraft UAVs intended to operate in non-segregated airspace. The 
USAR-RW is intended for application by Certifying Authorities within 
each country's relevant national regulatory framework. Interested 
participants POC information will be forwarded to the Chairman of 
STANAG 4702 by the US Delegation. A copy of the document will be 
provided to interested participants once the POC information is 
received by the US Delegation. The intent of this effort is to collect 
comments from all NATO member nation's Rotorcraft Industries, 
disposition the comments and at a future date hold an Industry Day to 
discuss comments provided in an open forum. Keywords: Helicopter, RPV, 
RPAS, Rotorcraft, Rotor Wing, Rotorwing, UAS, UAV, Remotely Piloted 
Vehicle, Vertical Take Off and Landing, VTOL, Unmanned Aircraft, 
Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle, Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

DATES: POC information should be provided if possible by January 7, 
2015 to Mr. George L Flynn at the email address in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Collection of Technical comments from 
US Industry on STANAG 4702 Coordinator: Mr. George L Flynn, Email: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcfbd9d3cedbd992d092dad0c5d2d292dfd5cafcd1ddd5d092d1d5d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a5d7f75687d7f3476347c766374743479736c5a777b737634777376">[email protected]</span></a>, Telephone: (256) 313-6456.

    Dated: December 12, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-29558 Filed 12-16-14; 8:45 am]
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