2024-20216

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 Part 61 • [Docket No. FAA-2022-1463; Amdt. Nos. 61-153A] • RIN 2120-AL74 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Correcting amendment. SUMMARY: On April 1, 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a final rule in the Federal Register to incorporate certain Airman Certification Standards and Practical Test Standards by reference into the certification requirements for pilots, flight instructors, flight engineers, aircraft dispatchers, and parachute riggers. That final rule incorrectly set forth certain regulatory text that includes duplicative requirements. This correction remedies the error. This correction does not make any substantive revisions to the regulations. DATES: Effective September 10, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Ciccone, Training and Certification Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-1100; email ACSPTSinquiries@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 1, 2024, the “Airman Certification Standards and Practical Test Standards for Airmen; Incorporation by Reference” final rule published in the Federal Register , effective on May 31, 2024.[1] That final rule adopted several amendments to parts 61, 63, and 65 of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) by incorporating by reference (IBR) certain Airman Certification Standards (ACS) and Practical Test Standards (PTS), which serve as the testing standards for airman certificates and rating practical tests and proficiency checks. The final rule ( printed page 73272) inadvertently and incorrectly set forth certain regulatory text in 14 CFR part 61 that the FAA did not intend to include. Specifically, the FAA adopted the requirement for instrument proficiency checks (IPC) under § 61.57(d) to consist of the areas of operation (AOO) contained in the applicable ACS, as appropriate to the rating held, intending to remove the list of AOOs set forth in § 61.57(d)(1)(i) through (vi).[2] As discussed in the final rule, the applicable ACS sets forth the AOOs to be included in the IPC with an accompanying task table in the appendix. The preamble to both the NPRM and the final rule clearly communicated that the final rule intended to remove § 61.57(d)(1)(i) through (vi) ( i.e., the AOOs) because the ACS incorporated by reference would set forth the AOOs in the appendix task table.[3] However, the amendatory instructions to the final rule inadvertently maintained § 61.57(d)(1)(i) through (vi), which duplicates the AOO tasking table in the applicable ACS, as incorporated by reference. This correction remedies that error by removing those paragraphs. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 61 • Aircraft • Airmen • Aviation safety • Recreation and recreation areas • Reporting and recordkeeping requirements • Security measures • Teachers According…

Fonte: Federal Register (federalregister.gov). Texto original em inglês. Conteúdo sanitizado por segurança.