2120-AK34 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Interior Parts and Components Fire Protection for Transport Category Airplanes

This rulemaking would convert those flammability regulations from detailed, prescriptive requirements into simpler, performance-based standards. The final rule would divide these standards into two categories: those designed to protect the airplane and its occupants from the hazards of in-flight fires, and those designed to protect the airplane and its occupants from the hazards caused by post-crash fires. In addition, the final rule would remove test methods from the regulations and allows applicants, in certain cases, to demonstrate compliance either without conducting tests or by providing independent substantiation of the flammability characteristics of a proposed material. Based on substantive comments received on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), the FAA would clarify its position regarding smoke emissions testing, including some changes to the cost-benefit analysis. This rulemaking would offer interested persons an opportunity to comment on changes to that NPRM.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 14 CFR 25 14 CFR 27 14 CFR 29 49 U.S.C. 106(g) 49 U.S.C. 40113 49 U.S.C. 44701 49 U.S.C. 44702 49 U.S.C. 44704 No NPRM 07/03/2019 84 FR 31747 NPRM Comment Period End 10/01/2019 NPRM Comment Period Extended 10/02/2019 84 FR 52392 Final Action 06/00/2023 None. No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Jeff Gardlin Aircraft Certification Service 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 206 231-3146 jeff.gardlin@faa.gov 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20591