FAA IR M 8040.1 : 2010

Chapter 1 - General Information
1. Purpose of this Manual
2. Audience
3. Where Can I Find This Manual?
4. Cancellation
5. Explanation of Changes
6. Effective Date
Chapter 2 - Laws that Apply to ADs
1. Purpose of this Chapter
2. Use of Legal Terminology
3. Definitions
4. Administrative Procedure Act (APA)
5. FAA Regulations
6. Regulatory Findings Addressed in ADs
7. Department of Transportation (DOT) Rulemaking Policies
    and Procedures
Chapter 3 - Ex Parte Contacts
1. General
2. DOT Policy
3. Improper Ex Parte Contacts
4. Procedures for Ex Parte Contacts
5. Precautions and Practices
Chapter 4 - Determining Type of AD Action
1. Purpose of this Chapter
2. When to issue ADs
3. Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)
4. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
5. Final Rule after NPRM (FRAN)
6. Emergency ADs
7. Final Rule; Request for Comments (FRC)
8. Considerations for IAR and Emergency ADs
9. Sensitive Security Information (SSI) AD Action
10. Other Types of Documents Published in the Federal Register
Chapter 5 - Changing Existing AD Actions
1. Purpose of this Chapter
2. "Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM);
    reopening of comment period"
3. "Proposed rule; withdrawal"
4. "Proposed rule; extension of the comment period"
5. Superseding AD Actions
6. Revising AD Actions
7. "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM); correction" or
    "Final rule; correction"
8. Rescinding (Removing) an Existing AD
9. Petition for Exemption
Chapter 6 - Drafting, Coordinating, Issuing, Publishing,
            and Distributing ADs
1. Purpose of this Chapter
2. AD Worksheet
3. Drafting References and Tools
4. AD Templates
5. Review and Coordination of AD Action
6. Administrator's AD Alert
7. Signature of AD Action
8. Continued Airworthiness Notification to the
    International Community (CANIC)
9. Publication of AD Action
10. Distribution
11. Exchange of Continuing Airworthiness Information
12. Biweekly Supplements
Chapter 7 - Preamble of an AD
1. Purpose of this Chapter
2. Information Headings
3. AD Numbering
4. Subject Heading
5. Summary
6. Discussion
7. Relevant Service Information
8. Differences Between this [Proposed] AD and Service
    Information
9. Costs of Compliance
10. Interim Actions
Chapter 8 - Rule Portion of an AD
1. Purpose of this Chapter
2. Headings in the Rule Portion of an AD
3. Product Identification
4. Effective Date
5. Affected ADs
6. Applicability
7. ATA/JASC Code
8. Compliance
9. Corrective Action
10. Using Notes
11. Describing Special Flight Permits
12. Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs) in Revision
    or Supersedure AD Actions
13. Authorization to Perform Work
14. Reporting Requirements
15. Material Incorporated by Reference
16. Signature Block
17. Specialized AD Subjects
Chapter 9 - Public Comments
1. Purpose of this Chapter
2. APA Requirement
3. Where to Find Comments in the Docket
4. No Comments Received
5. Comment Disposition
6. Comments to FRCs
7. Late Comments
8. How to Disposition Comments
Chapter 10 - Incorporation by Reference and Appendices
1. Purpose of this Chapter
2. Incorporation by Reference (IBR)
3. Incorporating Material as Appendices
Chapter 11 - AD Docket
1. Purpose of this Chapter
2. Maintaining the AD Docket
3. AD Docket Contents
4. Proprietary Data in AD Dockets
Appendix A - Acronyms

Specifies policy and guidance for the drafting, issuance, and distribution of ADs.