Document ID: FAA-2021-0638-0013
Agency: faa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Airworthiness Criteria: Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the Joby Aero, Inc. Model JAS4-1 Powered-lift
Posted Date: 2022-12-07T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 7, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 74994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26545]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 21

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0638]

Airworthiness Criteria: Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for 
the Joby Aero, Inc. Model JAS4-1 Powered-Lift

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed airworthiness criteria; extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: On November 8, 2022, the FAA published in the Federal Register 
a notice of proposed airworthiness criteria (87 FR 67399) that 
announced the availability of, and requested comments on, the proposed 
airworthiness criteria for the Joby Aero, Inc. (Joby) Model JAS4-1 
powered-lift. The comment period for this document expires on December 
8, 2022. By email dated November 14, 2022, the European Union Aviation 
Safety Agency (EASA) requested that the FAA extend the public-comment 
deadline December 22, 2022 to facilitate harmonizing FAA and EASA 
criteria for powered-lift. The FAA agrees to the request and announces 
an extension of the comment period to December 22, 2022.

DATES: The comment period is extended from December 8, 2022 to December 
22, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2021-0638 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30, U.S. 
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room 
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC, 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery of Courier: Take comments to Docket 
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 8 a.m., and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251.
    Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without 
change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information the commenter provides. Using the search function of the 
docket website, anyone can find and read the electronic form of all 
comments received into any FAA docket, including the name of the 
individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an 
association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act 
Statement can be found in the Federal Register published on April 11, 
2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at 
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions 
for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140 
of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m., and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Penzes, Jr., Center for 
Emerging Concepts and Innovation (CECI) Branch, AIR-650, Policy and 
Innovation Division, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone 
and fax 202-267-1588; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites interested people to take part in the development 
of proposed airworthiness criteria for the Joby Model JAS4-1 powered-
lift by sending written comments, data, or views. Please identify the 
Joby Model JAS4-1 and Docket No. FAA-2021-0638 on all submitted 
correspondence. The most helpful comments reference a specific portion 
of the airworthiness criteria, explain the reason for a recommended 
change, and include supporting data. Except for Confidential Business 
Information as described in the following paragraph, and other 
information as described in 14 CFR 11.35, the FAA will file in the 
docket all comments received, as well as a report summarizing each 
substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerning these proposed 
airworthiness criteria. Before acting on this proposal, the FAA will 
consider all comments received on or before the closing date for 
comments. The FAA will consider comments filed late if it is possible 
to do so without incurring delay. The FAA may change these 
airworthiness criteria based on received comments.

Confidential Business Information

    Confidential Business Information (CBI) is commercial or financial 
information that is both customarily and actually treated as private by 
its owner. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), 
CBI is exempt from public disclosure. If your comments responsive to 
this notice contain commercial or financial information that is 
customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and 
that is relevant or responsive to this notice, it is important that you 
clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page 
of your submission containing CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat 
such marked submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will 
not be placed in the public docket of this notice. Submissions 
containing CBI should be sent to the individual listed under ``For 
Further Information Contact.'' Any commentary that the FAA receives 
that is not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public 
docket for this notice.

Extension of the Comment Period

    The FAA recognizes that the public will benefit from adequate time 
to review the notice of proposed airworthiness criteria. Therefore, in 
accordance with Sec.  11.47(c) of Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, the FAA is extending the comment period for an additional 
two weeks to December 22, 2022.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2022.
Daniel J. Elgas,
Acting Deputy Director, Policy and Innovation Division, Aircraft 
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-26545 Filed 12-6-22; 8:45 am]
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