Document ID: FAA-2022-0363-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Intent to Designate Type Certificate as Abandoned: Emerald Enterprises, Ltd., No. A9WE
Posted Date: 2022-07-07T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 129 (Thursday, July 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40578-40579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14413]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0363, Notice No. 63-22-01]

Notice of Intent To Designate as Abandoned Emerald Enterprises 
LTD. Type Certificate No. A9WE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to designate Emerald Enterprises LTD. type 
certificate as abandoned; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the FAA's intent to designate Emerald 
Enterprises LTD. Type Certificate (TC) No. A9WE as abandoned and make 
the related engineering data available upon request. The FAA has 
received a request to provide engineering data concerning this TC. The 
FAA has been unsuccessful in contacting Emerald Enterprises LTD. 
concerning the TC. This action is intended to enhance aviation safety.

DATES: The FAA must receive all comments by January 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments on this notice by any of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Manuel Hernandez, AIR-792, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Los Angeles ACO Branch, 3960 Paramount Boulevard, Suite 
100 Lakewood, CA 90712-4137.
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``Docket No. 
FAA-

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2022-0363, Notice No. 63-22-01'' in the subject line of the message.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Manuel Hernandez, Aerospace Engineer, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles ACO Branch, 3960 Paramount 
Boulevard, Suite 100 Lakewood, CA 90712-4137; telephone (562) 627-5256; 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites interested parties to provide comments, written 
data, views, or arguments relating to this notice. Send your comments 
to an address listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. 
FAA-2022-0363, Notice No. 63-22-01'' at the beginning of your comments. 
The FAA will consider all comments received on or before the closing 
date. All comments received will be available in the docket for 
examination by interested persons.

Background

    The FAA is posting this notice to inform the public that the FAA 
intends to designate Emerald Enterprises LTD. TC No. A9WE for the Wing 
Aircraft Model D-1 airplane as abandoned and subsequently release the 
related engineering data.
    The FAA has received a third-party request for the release of data 
for the Wing Aircraft Model D-1 airplane under the provisions of the 
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552. The FAA cannot release 
commercial or financial information, such as the requested data, under 
FOIA without the permission of the data owner. However, in accordance 
with title 49 of the United States Code Sec.  44704(a)(5), the FAA can 
make TC ``engineering data'' in possession of the FAA available upon 
request if the FAA determines that the TC has been inactive for 3 or 
more years and, using due diligence, the FAA is unable to locate the 
owner of record or the owner of record's heir. There has been no 
activity on this TC for more than 3 years.
    On November 3, 2021, the FAA sent a registered letter to Emerald 
Enterprises LTD. c/o Hillyer & Irwin, at its last known address, 550 
West C St. 16th Floor, San Diego, CA 92101. The letter informed Emerald 
Enterprises LTD. that the FAA had received a request for engineering 
data related to TC No. A9WE and was conducting a due diligence search 
to determine whether the TC was inactive and may be considered 
abandoned. The letter further requested that Emerald Enterprises LTD. 
respond in writing within 60 days and state whether it is the holder of 
the TC. The FAA has also attempted to make contact with Emerald 
Enterprises LTD. by other means, including telephone communication and 
emails, but without success.

Information Requested

    If you are the owner or heir or a transferee of TC No. A9WE or have 
any knowledge regarding who may now hold TC No. A9WE, please contact 
Manuel Hernandez using a method described in this notice under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If you are the heir of the owner or the 
owner by transfer of TC No. A9WE, you must provide a notarized copy of 
your government-issued identification with a letter and background 
establishing your ownership of the TC and, if applicable, your 
relationship as the heir to the deceased holder of the TC.

Conclusion

    If the FAA does not receive any response by January 3, 2023, the 
FAA will consider TC No. A9WE abandoned and the FAA will proceed with 
the release of the requested data. This action is for the purpose of 
maintaining the airworthiness of an aircraft and enhancing aviation 
safety.

    Issued on June 30, 2022.
Christina Underwood,
Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft 
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-14413 Filed 7-6-22; 8:45 am]
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