Draft Policy Statement Regarding Safety Continuum for Powered-Lift

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <SUBAGY>Federal Aviation Administration</SUBAGY> <CFR>14 CFR Part 21</CFR> <DEPDOC>[Docket No. FAA-2024-1656]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Draft Policy Statement Regarding Safety Continuum for Powered-Lift</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Notification of availability; request for comments; extension of comment period. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> On June 13, 2024, the FAA published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> a notification of availability for draft Policy Statement PS-AIR-21.17-01, “Safety Continuum for Powered-lift”. The comment period for this document expires on August 12, 2024. By letter dated August 1, 2024, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) requested that the FAA extend the public-comment deadline to September 12, 2024, for GAMA member organizations to conduct a more thorough review and contribute constructively to the proposed criteria facilitating the development of robust, harmonized standards that maximize safety for powered-lift operations. </SUM> <EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> The comment period for the document published June 13, 2024, at 89 FR 50241, is extended. Comments should be received on or before September 12, 2024. </EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> Send comments identified with “Safety Continuum for Powered-lift” and docket number FAA-2024-1656, using any of the following methods: • <E T="03">Federal eRulemaking Portal:</E> Go to <E T="03">www.regulations.gov</E> and follow the instructions for submitting comments electronically. • <E T="03">Mail:</E> 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. • <E T="03">Hand Delivery or Courier:</E> Take comments to 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. • <E T="03">Fax:</E> Fax comments to Docket Operations at (202) 493-2251. <E T="03">Privacy:</E> The FAA will post all comments it receives without change to <E T="03">www.regulations.gov/,</E> including any personal information the commenter provides. DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement can be found in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at <E T="03">DocketsInfo.dot.gov</E> . <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> James Blyn, Product Policy Management: Airplanes, GA, Emerging Aircraft, and Rotorcraft AIR-62B, Policy and Standards Division, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas 76177; telephone (817) 222-5762; email <E T="03">james.blyn@faa.gov.</E> </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Comments Invited</HD> The FAA invites the public to submit comments on the draft policy statement as specified in the <E T="02">ADDRESSES</E> section. Commenters should include the subject line “Safety Continuum for Powered-lift” and docket number FAA-2024-1656 on all comments submitted to the FAA. The most helpful comments will reference a specific portion of the draft document, explain the reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. The FAA will also consider all comments received on or before the closing date before issuing the final policy statement. The FAA will also consider late filed comments if it is possible to do so without incurring expense or delay. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Extension of the Comment Period</HD> The FAA recognizes that the public will benefit from adequate time to review the draft policy statement. Therefore, the FAA is extending the comment period for an additional 31 days to September 12, 2024. You may examine the draft policy statement on the agency's public website and in the docket as follows: • At <E T="03">www.regulations.gov</E> in Docket FAA-2024-1656. • At <E T="03">www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/.</E> <SIG> <DATED>Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 6, 2024.</DATED> <NAME>Patrick R. Mullen,</NAME> Manager, Technical Policy Branch, Policy and Standards Division, Aircraft Certification Service. </SIG> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2024-17719 Filed 8-8-24; 8:45 am]</FRDOC>