Sec. 546. Incremental safety improvement
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Section 44704 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Administrator may consider and approve a proposed incremental design change request from a type certificate holder, if such holder is required by the Administrator to make a safety-related design change to bring a product into compliance, even if the proposed incremental design change does not eliminate all noncompliant conditions. A proposed incremental design change under paragraph
(1)shall— be related to the required safety-related design change described in this subsection; improve the overall safety of the aircraft; not decrease the level of safety of other components or systems on the aircraft; be in the public interest; not include any substantial changes; be recorded on a type certificate data sheet or other public instrument that notifies the public of such design changes; and be considered through a process that applies appropriate requirements as determined by the Administrator. An approval issued under this subsection shall not be construed to relieve a type certificate holder from addressing all noncompliant conditions under paragraph (1). In issuing an approval under this subsection, the Administrator shall impose a deadline by which all non-compliant conditions related to the design change shall be addressed. In this subsection, the term safety-related design change means a design change that has any effect on the safety of the aircraft. .