§ 414.23. Technical criteria for reviewing a safety element approval application.
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The FAA will determine whether a safety element is eligible for and may be issued a safety element approval. The FAA will base its determination on performance-based criteria, against which it may assess the effect on public health and safety and on safety of property, in the following hierarchy:
(a)FAA or other appropriate Federal regulations.
(b)Government-developed or adopted standards.
(c)Industry consensus performance-based criteria or standard.
(d)Applicant-developed criteria. Applicant-developed criteria are performance standards customized by the manufacturer that intends to produce the system, system component, or part. The applicant-developed criteria must define—
(1)Design and minimum performance;
(2)Quality assurance system requirements;
(3)Production acceptance test specifications; and
(4)Continued operational safety monitoring system characteristics.