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Proposed Rules
Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 49
Tuesday, March 16, 2021

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 25
Docket No. FAA20210228; Notice No. 25
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Special Conditions: Haeco Cabin Solutions, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Model 737800 Airplane;
Structure-Mounted Airbags Federal Aviation Administration FAA, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed special conditions.
AGENCY:

This action proposes special conditions for the Boeing Commercial Airplanes Boeing Model 737800
airplane. This airplane, as modified by Haeco Cabin Solutions Haeco, will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. This design feature is structure-mounted airbags designed to protect each occupant from serious head injury in the event of an emergency landing. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These proposed special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.
DATES: Send comments on or before April 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by Docket No. FAA20210228 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, M30, U.S. Department of Transportation DOT, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12140, West
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Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket Operations in Room W12140 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.
Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 2024932251.
Privacy: Except for Confidential Business Information CBI as described in the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received without change, to http
www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information you provide. The FAA will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact received about this proposal.
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 the indicated comments will not be placed in the public docket of this Notice. Send submissions containing CBI to John Shelden, Human Machine Interface, AIR626, Technical Innovation Policy Branch, Policy and Innovation Division, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 2200 South 216th Street, Des Moines, Washington 98198; telephone and fax 206231
3214; email John.Shelden@faa.gov.
Comments the FAA receives, which are not specifically designated as CBI, will be placed in the public docket for this rulemaking.
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 Docket
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New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Shelden, Human Machine Interface, AIR626, Technical Innovation Policy Branch, Policy and Innovation Division, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 2200 South 216th Street, Des Moines, Washington 98198; telephone and fax 206231
3214; email John.Shelden@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The substance of these special conditions has been subject to the notice and public comment procedure in several prior instances. Additionally, a delay in design approval would significantly affect the applicants installation of the system on the airplane. Therefore, the FAA is shortening the public comment period to 30 days.
Comments Invited The FAA invites interested people to take part in this rulemaking by sending written comments, data, or views. The most helpful comments reference a specific portion of the special conditions, explain the reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data.
The FAA will consider all comments received by the closing date for comments. The FAA may change these special conditions based on the comments received.
Background On September 1, 2020, Haeco applied for a supplemental type certificate for structure-mounted airbags in the Boeing Model 737800 airplane. The Boeing Model 737800 airplane, which is a derivative of the Boeing Model 737
airplane currently approved under Type Certificate No. A16WE, is a twin-engine, transport-category airplane with seating for 189 passengers and a maximum takeoff weight of 174,200 pounds.
Type Certification Basis Under the provisions of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 14 CFR 21.101, Haeco must show that the Boeing Model 737800 airplane, as changed, continues to meet the applicable provisions of the regulations listed in Type Certificate No.
A16WE or the applicable regulations in effect on the date of application for the
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