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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 34.1 

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This incorporation by reference was ap-

proved by the Director of the Federal Reg-
ister in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 
CFR part 51. This document can be obtained 
from the ICAO, Document Sales Unit, 999 
University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3C 
5H7, Canada, phone + 1 514–954–8022, or 

www.icao.int 

or 

sales14icao.int. 

Copies can be 

reviewed at the FAA New England Regional 
Office, 12 New England Executive Park, Bur-
lington, Massachusetts, 781–238–7101, or at 
the National Archives and Records Adminis-
tration (NARA). For information on the 
availability of this material at NARA, call 
202–741–6030, or go to: 

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Subpart A—General Provisions 

§ 34.1

Definitions. 

As used in this part, all terms not de-

fined herein shall have the meaning 
given them in the Clean Air Act, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 7401 et. seq.): 

Act 

means the Clean Air Act, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 7401 et. seq.). 

Administrator 

means the Adminis-

trator of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration or any person to whom he has 
delegated his authority in the matter 
concerned. 

Administrator of the EPA 

means the 

Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency and any other offi-
cer or employee of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to whom the au-
thority involved may be delegated. 

Aircraft 

as used in this part means 

any airplane as defined in 14 CFR part 
1 for which a U.S. standard airworthi-
ness certificate or equivalent foreign 
airworthiness certificate is issued. 

Aircraft engine 

means a propulsion en-

gine which is installed in, or which is 
manufactured for installation in, an 
aircraft. 

Aircraft gas turbine engine 

means a 

turboprop, turbofan, or turbojet air-
craft engine. 

Characteristic level 

has the meaning 

given in Appendix 6 of ICAO Annex 16 
as of July 2008. The characteristic level 
is a calculated emission level for each 
pollutant based on a statistical assess-
ment of measured emissions from mul-
tiple tests.

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Class TP 

means all aircraft turboprop 

engines. 

Class TF 

means all turbofan or tur-

bojet aircraft engines or aircraft en-

gines designed for applications that 
otherwise would have been fulfilled by 
turbojet and turbofan engines except 
engines of class T3, T8, and TSS. 

Class T3 

means all aircraft gas tur-

bine engines of the JT3D model family. 

Class T8 

means all aircraft gas tur-

bine engines of the JT8D model family. 

Class TSS 

means all aircraft gas tur-

bine engines employed for propulsion 
of aircraft designed to operate at su-
personic flight speeds. 

Commercial aircraft engine 

means any 

aircraft engine used or intended for use 
by an ‘‘air carrier’’ (including those en-
gaged in ‘‘intrastate air transpor-
tation’’) or a ‘‘commercial operator’’ 
(including those engaged in ‘‘intrastate 
air transportation’’) as these terms are 
defined in Title 49 of the United States 
Code and Title 14 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations. 

Commercial aircraft gas turbine engine 

means a turboprop, turbofan, or tur-
bojet commercial aircraft engine. 

Date of manufacture 

of an engine is 

the date the inspection acceptance 
records reflect that the engine is com-
plete and meets the FAA approved type 
design. 

Derivative engine for emissions certifi-

cation purposes 

means an engine that 

has the same or similar emissions char-
acteristics as an engine covered by a 
U.S. type certificate issued under 14 
CFR part 33. These characteristics are 
specified in § 34.48. 

Emission measurement system 

means 

all of the equipment necessary to 
transport the emission sample and 
measure the level of emissions. This in-
cludes the sample system and the in-
strumentation system. 

Engine model 

means all commercial 

aircraft turbine engines which are of 
the same general series, displacement, 
and design characteristics and are ap-
proved under the same type certificate. 

Excepted, 

as used in § 34.9, means an 

engine that may be produced and sold 
that does not meet otherwise applica-
ble standards. Excepted engines must 
conform to regulatory conditions speci-
fied for an exception in § 34.9. Excepted 
engines are subject to the standards of 
this part even though they are not re-
quired to comply with the otherwise 

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