# Lightning Direct Effects Compliance
**AGENCY:**
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
**ACTION:**
Notice of final policy.
**SUMMARY:**
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the availability of final policy on Lightning Direct Effects Compliance.
**DATES:**
The final policy was issued by the Transport Airplane Directorate on April 4, 2006.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Gregg Dunn, FAA, Airplane and Flight Crew Interface Branch, ANM-111, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone (425) 227-2799; facsimile (425) 227-1320.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Discussion of Comments**
A notice of proposed policy was published in the *Federal Register* on January 10, 2006 (71 FR 1582). One (1) commenter responded to the request for comments, and that commenter agreed with the proposed policy.
**Background**
The final policy recognizes SAE International Aerospace Recommended Practice 5577, *Aircraft Lightning Direct Effects Certification* , as an acceptable method of compliance to the lightning direct effects requirements of § 25.581. That document is a recognized reference for the certification of part 25 transport category airplane Lightning Direct Effects requirements.
The final policy 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 April 4, 2006.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.