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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Docket No.: FAA20210710; Notice No.
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Noise Certification Standards:
Matternet Model M2 Aircraft Federal Aviation Administration FAA, Transportation DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking NPRM, rule of particular applicability.
AGENCY:

The Federal Aviation Administration FAA proposes noise certification standards that would apply only to the Matternet model M2
quadcopter unmanned aircraft because there are currently no generally applicable noise certification standards for this aircraft.
DATES: Send comments on or before September 27, 2021.

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Send comments identified by docket number FAA20210710
using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking 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 Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
205900001.
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: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
553c, DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice DOT/ALL
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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 W12140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions concerning this action, contact Hua Bill He, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Environment and Energy, 800
Independence Ave. SW, Room 900
West, Washington, DC 20591; telephone 202 2673565; email hua.he@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:

I. Authority for This Rulemaking The FAAs authority to issue rules on aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, section 106 describes the authority of the FAA
Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agencys authority.
This rulemaking is issued under the authority described in subtitle VII, chapter 447, section 44715. Section 44715a3 states that an original type certificate for an aircraft may be issued only after the Administrator of the FAA
prescribes noise standards and regulations under that section that apply
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to the aircraft. This regulation is within the scope of that authority.
II. Need for This Rulemaking Section 44704 of Title 49 of the United States Code requires that the FAA issue a type certificate to an applicant that presents a qualified design. Section 44715a3 requires the FAA to prescribe noise standards for an aircraft before a type certificate may be issued.
The current noise standards are contained in 14 CFR part 36. Within part 36, aircraft are distinguished by type, including jet airplanes, large turboprop airplanes, small airplanes, helicopters, and tiltrotors. When the FAA began issuing type certificates for unmanned aircraft UA several years ago, it used the noise standards for the type of manned aircraft that was most like the UA seeking type certification and that were compatible with the type classification. In the first two certifications, the FAA applied the small airplane standards under subpart F and appendix G. The small helicopter standards of subpart H and appendix J
might also be found as applicable based on the design of an aircraft presented for certification.
The increase of low-altitude UA
operations, and the increased demand for commercial operation using them, has caused the FAA to re-evaluate whether the requirements for certain categories of aircraft e.g., helicopters, tilt-rotors, small propeller-driven fixed wing described in part 36 remain appropriate for the noise certification of particular UA designs like the Matternet M2. The FAA has recently begun to consider not only the means of propulsion and flight, but the amount and type of noise generated by UA, which in many cases are small in size, electrically battery powered, and may include distributed propulsion features or vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. As a result, it is possible that these aircraft generate less noise than was contemplated when part 36
was promulgated.
A significant consideration is the expected operating environment for UA.
Manned airplanes and helicopters normally operate from airports or helipads that include property that serves as a primary buffer from the general population. The methods of testing and determining proper noise limits used these proximities to the population as their bases, with testing done at large airport test locations and at altitudes representative of takeoff and landing. The UA addressed in this proposal, however, is an aircraft that is intended to operate in closer proximity
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