[Federal Register: February 3, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 22)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Policy Statement No. ANM-03-117-09]

 
Guidance for Demonstration of System, Hardware, and Software 
Development Assurance Levels on Transport Category Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of final policy.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the 
availability of policy on guidance for demonstration of software, 
hardware, and software development assurance levels on transport 
category airplanes.

DATES: The policy was issued by the Transport Airplane Directorate on 
January 15, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linh Le, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Transport Airplane Directorate, Transport Standards 
Staff, Safety Management Branch, ANM-117, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 
WA 98055-4056; telephone (425) 227-1105; fax (425) 227-1100; e-mail: 
linh.le@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion of Comments

    A notice of proposed policy was published in the Federal Register 
on February 25, 2003 (68 FR 8794). Six commenters responded to the 
request for comments.

Background

    The policy clarifies FAA certification policy on determination of 
system development assurance levels, hardware design assurance levels, 
and software levels for transport category airplanes.
    The policy, as well as the disposition of public comments received, 
is available on the Internet at the following address: http://www.airweb.faa.gov/rgl.
 If you do not have access to the Internet, you 

can obtain a copy of the policy by contacting the person listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 15, 2004.
Ali Bahrami,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 04-2201 Filed 2-2-04; 8:45 am]

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