2023-11246

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: • the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document • the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to • the agency docket number / agency internal file number • the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration • 14 CFR Parts 91, 121, 125, and 135 • [Docket No. FAA-2022-0912; Amdt. Nos. 91-368, 121-388, 125-73, and 135-144] • RIN 2120-AL36 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule updates the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) manual requirements to reflect industry use of electronic and paper manuals. The amendments apply to fractional ownership operations; domestic, flag, and supplemental operations; rules governing the operations of U.S.-registered civil airplanes which have a seating configuration of 20 or more passengers or a maximum payload capacity of 6,000 pounds or more when common carriage is not involved; and commuter and on-demand operations. This action requires manuals accessed in paper format to display the date of last revision on each page, and it requires manuals accessed in electronic format to display the date of last revision in a manner in which a person can immediately ascertain it. This action also revises the requirement for program managers or certificate holders to carry appropriate parts of the manual aboard airplanes during operations. The FAA instead requires program managers or certificate holders to ensure the appropriate parts of the manual are accessible to flight, ground, and maintenance personnel when such personnel are performing their assigned duties. Lastly, this rule updates outdated language that refers to accessing information in manuals kept in microfiche. The FAA removes this outdated language and simply requires that all manual information and instructions be displayed clearly and be retrievable in the English language. DATES: This final rule is effective June 29, 2023. ADDRESSES: For information on where to obtain copies of rulemaking documents and other information related to this final rule, see “Additional Information” in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Ray, Voluntary Programs and Rulemaking Section, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone (412) 329-3088; email Sandra.ray@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Executive Summary The FAA is adopting without change, a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM),[1] which proposed several amendments in title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), part 91, subpart K, and parts 121, 125, and 135 to remove certain prescriptive manual requirements for certificate holders. This rulemaking amends §§ 91.1025, 121.135, 125.73, and 135.23 to remove the requirement to have the date of last revision on each page concerned as it applies to operators using electronic manuals. Further, this rule adds a separate requirement to allow certificate holders using electronic manuals flexibility in displaying the date of last revision, while maintaining the existing requirement for certificate holders with paper manuals. In addition, this rulemaking clarifies in §§ 91.1023, 121.139, and 135.21 that program managers or certificate holders must ensure appropriate parts of the manual are accessible on each aircraft when the aircraft are away from their principal base of operations, in …

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