2024-23136

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 25, 91, 121, and 125 • [Docket No. FAA-2024-2052; Amdt. Nos. 25-153A, 91-377A, 121-393A, 125-76A] • RIN 2120-AM00 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department Of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Direct final rule; correction; confirmation of effective date. SUMMARY: This action confirms the October 22, 2024, effective date of the Modernization of Passenger Information Requirements Relating to “No Smoking” Sign Illumination direct final rule published on August 23, 2024, and responds to the comments received on that direct final rule. This document also corrects the authority citation for a Code of Federal Regulations part revised in the direct final rule. DATES: The effective date of October 22, 2024, for the direct final rule published August 23, 2024 (89 FR 68094) is confirmed. The correction to the direct final rule published August 23, 2024 (89 FR 68094), is effective October 22, 2024. ADDRESSES: For information on where to obtain copies of rulemaking documents and other information related to this action, see “How To Obtain Additional Information” in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Burnett, Flight Standards Implementation and Integration Group, Air Transportation Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-8166; email Catherine.Burnett@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background This action confirms the effective date of the Modernization of Passenger Information Requirements Relating to “No Smoking” Sign Illumination direct final rule.[1] Currently, crewmembers must be able to manually turn aircraft “No Smoking” signs on and off. This requirement was implemented prior to the prohibition on smoking in passenger cabins during all phases of flight. As a general matter, there is no longer a need for the signs to indicate two different states of smoking permissibility because smoking is not typically permitted at any time on most transport category aircraft operated commercially in the United States. However, when smoking is permitted on aircraft, such as when they are operated privately, crewmembers still must be able to manually turn “No Smoking” signs on and off to inform passengers when it is acceptable to smoke. This direct final rule provides more flexibility by allowing “No Smoking” signs to be illuminated continuously. This direct final rule revises five sections of regulations that affect aircraft manufacturers and aircraft operators. Aircraft manufacturers will benefit from relieving changes in title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), part 25. In addition, pilots and aircraft operators will benefit from relieving changes to regulations in parts 91, 121, and 125. The revisions to these five sections of 14 CFR will allow for “No Smoking” signs to be illuminated continuously without the requirement for a physical or software switch to be built into the aircraft at the factory or used by a crewmember during an aircraft operation…

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