Document ID: FAA-2022-0225-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Consensus Standards: Light-Sport Aircraft
Posted Date: 2022-02-23T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10275-10276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03775]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Consensus Standards, Light-Sport Aircraft, Notice No. NOA-21-01

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of one new and two 
revised consensus standards relating to the provisions of the 
Certification of Aircraft and Airmen for the Operation of Light-Sport 
Aircraft rule. ASTM International (ASTM) Committee F37 on Light-Sport 
Aircraft developed the new and revised standards with FAA 
participation. The FAA finds the new and revised standards acceptable 
for certification under the provisions of the Certification of Aircraft 
and Airmen for the Operation of Light-Sport Aircraft rule.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 25, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2022-0225 
using any of the following methods:
    [square] Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
    [square] Email: Send comments to: [email protected]. 
Specify the standard being addressed by ASTM designation and title. 
Mark all comments: Consensus Standards Comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Stoll, Light-Sport Aircraft 
Program Manager, Production and Airworthiness Systems, AIR-632, Systems 
Policy Branch, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 
telephone (816) 329-4178; email:[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites you to submit any written data, views, or arguments 
about this notice. Comments should identify the consensus standard 
number and be sent to an address listed under ADDRESSES. The FAA will 
forward all comments received on or before the closing date to ASTM 
Committee F37 for consideration, who may change the standard in light 
of the comments received. The FAA will address all comments received 
during its recurring review of the consensus standards and 
participation in the consensus standards revision process.

Background

    This notice announces the availability of one new and two revised 
consensus standards, developed by ASTM Committee F37 on Light-Sport 
Aircraft, which supersede previously accepted consensus standards. 
Under the provisions of the Certification of Aircraft and Airmen for 
the Operation of Light-Sport Aircraft rule (69 FR 44772; July 27, 2004) 
and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-119, ``Federal 
Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus 
Standards and in Conformity Assessment

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Activities,'' issued February 10, 1998, and revised January 27, 2016, 
the FAA accepted consensus standards for the certification of light-
sport aircraft.
    Instead of developing airworthiness standards through the 
rulemaking process, the FAA participates as a member of Committee F37 
in developing and revising these standards. In the final rule, the FAA 
stated the agency would continue to participate in revising the 
consensus standards at an interval no longer than every two years (69 
FR 44787). Each review cycle results in a revision to or reapproval of 
the consensus standard. A revision changes the technical content of the 
consensus standard, while a reapproval indicates a review cycle has 
been completed with no technical changes.
    Each consensus standard is issued under a fixed designation (e.g., 
F2245). A number immediately following the designation indicates the 
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last 
revision. A number in parentheses following the year of original 
adoption or revision indicates the year of last reapproval. For 
example, F2242-05(2013) designates a standard that was originally 
adopted (or revised) in 2005 and reapproved in 2013. A superscript 
epsilon ([egr]) after the reapproval year indicates an editorial change 
since the last revision or reapproval. The FAA only issues a notice of 
availability for new or revised standards. Reapproved standards issued 
with no technical changes or standards issued with editorial changes 
only (i.e., superscript epsilon [[egr]]) are accepted by the FAA 
without notice.

Comments on Previous Notice of Availability

    The FAA last published a notice of availability of new and revised 
consensus standards in the Federal Register on October 3, 2018 (83 FR 
49971; corrected October 22, 2018, 83 FR 53358). In the notice, the FAA 
requested public comments on two new and two revised consensus 
standards. The comment period closed on December 3, 2018. The FAA 
received no comments.

Consensus Standards in This Notice of Availability

    The FAA has participated in the development process for the 
consensus standards presented in this notice of availability and 
reviewed these standards for compliance with the regulatory 
requirements of the Certification of Aircraft and Airmen for the 
Operation of Light-Sport Aircraft rule. Any light-sport aircraft that 
has been designed, manufactured, and operated in accordance with these 
and previously accepted consensus standards provides the public with an 
appropriate level of safety.
    Manufacturers who chose to produce and certificate these aircraft 
under 14 CFR 21.190 or 21.191 must state that the aircraft meets the 
provisions of the latest FAA-accepted consensus standards for light 
sport aircraft.
    The FAA maintains a listing of the FAA-accepted consensus standards 
for light-sport aircraft on the following website: http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/light_sport/.

Effective Period of Use for Previous Consensus Standards

    The following previously-accepted consensus standards have been 
revised. This notice announces the FAA's acceptance of the revisions. 
Either the previous revision or the current revision may be used for 
initial airworthiness certification of light-sport aircraft until 
February 23, 2023. This period will allow aircraft that have started 
the initial airworthiness certification process using the previous 
revision to complete that process. After February 23, 2023, 
manufacturers must use the current revision and must identify the 
current revision in the manufacturer's statement of compliance for 
initial airworthiness certification of light-sport aircraft unless the 
FAA publishes a notification otherwise.
    The following consensus standards may not be used after February 
23, 2023:

ASTM Designation F2245-16c, Standard Specification for Design and 
Performance of a Light Sport Airplane
ASTM Designation F2339-17, Standard Practice for Design and Manufacture 
of Reciprocating Spark Ignition Engines for Light Sport Aircraft

The Consensus Standards

    The FAA finds the following new and revised consensus standards 
acceptable for certification under the provisions of the Certification 
of Aircraft and Airmen for the Operation of Light-Sport Aircraft rule. 
These consensus standards become effective February 23, 2022 and may be 
used unless the FAA publishes a notification otherwise:

ASTM Designation F2245-20, Standard Specification for Design and 
Performance of a Light Sport Airplane
ASTM Designation F2339-19a, Standard Practice for Design and 
Manufacture of Reciprocating Spark Ignition Engines for Light Sport 
Aircraft
ASTM Designation F3409-19, Standard Practice for Simplified Aircraft 
Loads Determination

Availability

    ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, Post Office Box C700, 
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, copyrights these consensus standards. 
Individual reprints of a 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 [email protected] (email), or via 
the ASTM website at www.astm.org. To inquire about standard content 
and/or membership or about ASTM International Offices abroad, contact 
Joe Koury, Staff Manager for Committee F37 on Light-Sport Aircraft: 
(610) 832-9804, [email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 16, 2022.
Brian E. Cable,
Manager, Systems Policy Branch, Policy and Innovation Division, 
Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-03775 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am]
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