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14 CFR §414.23

Verified against eCFR.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on eCFR.gov ↗
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:
  1. (a)FAA or other appropriate Federal regulations.
  2. (b)Government-developed or adopted standards.
  3. (c)Industry consensus performance-based criteria or standard.
  4. (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. (1)Design and minimum performance;
    2. (2)Quality assurance system requirements;
    3. (3)Production acceptance test specifications; and
    4. (4)Continued operational safety monitoring system characteristics.