[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59485-59486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21189]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Cargo Fire Safety website Updates; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is announcing a 
notice to form a task group to make input to any future edits to the 
Cargo Fire Safety website at the upcoming meetings of the International 
Aircraft Systems Fire Protection (IASFP) Forum (83 FR39149). Topics are 
related to cargo fire safety and include website architecture, hazards, 
operational risks, and mitigations. This notification provides details 
of where to find the date and location for the upcoming meeting.

DATES: The kickoff meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. 
Cargo Safety website Task Group: 12 p.m.--1:30 p.m.; Point of Contact: 
Dhaval Dadia.

ADDRESSES: The kickoff task group meeting will be held at the Tenth 
Triennial International Fire & Cabin Safety Research Conference this 
year followed with meetings twice a year at the IASFP Forum meetings.
    The meeting dates and locations are determined based upon the 
availability of host organizations to provide meeting space. The cargo 
safety task group website (www.fire.tc.faa.gov/cargosafety/taskgroup) 
contains all information for upcoming meetings and meeting 
registration. The meetings are open to the public but due to limited 
capacity, registration is mandatory.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: April Horner, Meeting Coordinator, 
William J. Hughes Technical Center, Building 287, Atlantic City 
International Airport, NJ 08405, telephone: (609) 485-4471, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Advisory Circular (AC) 120-121: ``Safety Risk Management Involving 
Items in Aircraft Cargo Compartments'' provides guidance in performing 
a safety risk assessment, as part of Safety Risk Management (SRM), 
associated with the transport of various types of items in the aircraft 
cargo compartment and the value of considering the inherent hazardous 
properties of these items. This document is intended only to provide 
clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or 
agency policies. Further details of the AC are available at https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/1040260.
    A cargo fire safety website provides research driven information to 
the public regarding the hazards, operational risks, and mitigation 
strategies of the various types of hazardous materials shipped on 
aircraft. The website is referenced in Advisory Circular (AC) 120-121. 
The website is available at https://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/cargosafety.
    The website was created to provide research driven information to 
the public, mainly shipping operations and aircraft operators, in order 
to make informed decisions while transporting hazardous materials. 
Aircraft operators that transport hazardous materials may have to 
develop safety risk assessments as part of Safety Risk Management (SRM) 
and can use the information on the website to make informed decisions.
    It is the desire of the FAA to organize the task group in a way 
that is most productive and efficient to the various stakeholders 
interested in participating and giving feedback on the various elements 
of the website. The main areas that FAA is looking to receive comment 
and feedback on are: Architecture, Mitigations, Hazards, and 
Operational Risks.
    Before any edits are made to the website, the task group will 
provide data supporting the modifications, and the FAA will review and 
accept the data. The task group will be looking for comments to add to 
the information available on the website.
    Detailed agenda information will be posted on the cargo safety task 
group website address listed in the SUMMARY section at least one week 
in advance of the meeting.

Attendance at the Upcoming Meetings

    Interested persons may attend the meeting. Because seating is 
limited, if you plan to attend please register in advance on the FAA 
Fire Safety Branch website (https://www.fire.tc.faa.gov) so that 
adequate meeting space may be made to accommodate attendees.

Record of the Meeting

    A meeting summary for the task group meetings will be posted on the 
FAA Fire Safety Branch website (www.fire.tc.faa.gov/cargosafety/taskgroup) after the conclusion of the meeting.

Dhaval Dadia,
Research Engineer, Fire Safety Branch, ANG-E211.
[FR Doc. 2022-21189 Filed 9-29-22; 8:45 am]
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