Rule2023-00794
Increase the Duration of Aircraft Registration; Confirmation of Effective Date and Correction
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Published
January 18, 2023
Effective
January 23, 2023
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
This action confirms the January 23, 2023, effective date of the Increase the Duration of Aircraft Registration direct final rule published on November 22, 2022, and responds to public comments received regarding the published rule. The direct final rule extends the duration of aircraft registration certificates from three years to seven years. Initial Certificates of Aircraft Registration will expire seven years from the month issued. The FAA is applying this amendment to all aircraft currently registered under existing FAA regulations governing aircraft registration, which will extend valid Certificates of Aircraft Registration to a seven-year duration. This rulemaking also makes other minor revisions to rules related to internal FAA registration processes.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2813-2814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00794]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 47
[Docket No. FAA-2022-1514; Amdt. No. 47-33A]
RIN 2120-AL45
Increase the Duration of Aircraft Registration; Confirmation of
Effective Date and Correction
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date and
correction.
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SUMMARY: This action confirms the January 23, 2023, effective date of
the Increase the Duration of Aircraft Registration direct final rule
published on November 22, 2022, and responds to
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public comments received regarding the published rule. The direct final
rule extends the duration of aircraft registration certificates from
three years to seven years. Initial Certificates of Aircraft
Registration will expire seven years from the month issued. The FAA is
applying this amendment to all aircraft currently registered under
existing FAA regulations governing aircraft registration, which will
extend valid Certificates of Aircraft Registration to a seven-year
duration. This rulemaking also makes other minor revisions to rules
related to internal FAA registration processes.
DATES: The effective date of January 23, 2023, for the direct final
rule published November 22, 2022 (87 FR 71210) is confirmed. The
correction to 14 CFR 47.31 is effective January 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: For information on where to obtain copies of rulemaking
documents and other information related to this action, see Section III
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Lefko, Program Analyst, Civil
Aviation Registry, FAA Aircraft Registration Branch, Federal Aviation
Administration, P.O. Box 25504, Oklahoma City, OK 73125; telephone 405-
954-3131; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#317770701f70584352435057451f6354565842454348715750501f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9fd9dedeb1def6edfcedfef9ebb1cdfaf8f6ecebede6dff9fefeb1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
This action confirms the effective date of the Increase the
Duration of Aircraft Registration direct final rule \1\ and provides
FAA's response to the public comments. The direct final rule amends the
duration of all Certificates of Aircraft Registration (certificates)
issued under part 47 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14
CFR) from three years to seven years. Aircraft owners will be required
to confirm their registration information and renew their certificate
every seven years, unless an event or circumstance necessitates a new
registration being submitted prior to the expiration of the
certificate. Accordingly, the direct final rule adds a paragraph to
Sec. 47.40 to require aircraft owners to submit new registration forms
to update their certificates prior to the seven-year expiration date if
the Administrator determines that their registration information is
inaccurate. These amendments apply to initial and renewed certificates,
in accordance with Sec. 47.40(b) and (c).
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\1\ Increase the Duration of Aircraft Registration direct final
rule, 87 FR 71210 (Nov. 22, 2022).
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The FAA also corrects its amendment to 14 CFR 47.31(c)(1) to remove
the requirement that the FAA issue a letter extending the temporary
authority for an aircraft to operate when a certificate of aircraft
registration has not been issued or denied within 90 days after the
date the application was signed.
The FAA is also removing expired regulations pertaining to the re-
registration requirement detailed in Sec. 47.40(a) and references to
re-registration in Sec. Sec. 47.15(i)(1) and 47.17(a)(7). The re-
registration regulations became obsolete January 1, 2014.
II. Discussion of Comments
The FAA received a total of twelve comments in response to the
published direct final rule. Commenters included Airlines for America
(A4A), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), National Business
Aviation Association (NBAA), and nine individuals. Six individual
commenters supported the direct final rule without change. Three
individuals expressed alternative approaches to the duration of
aircraft registration. However, the FAA has determined that those three
comments are outside of the scope of the rulemaking because this
rulemaking was solely in response to the statutory requirement
contained in Sec. 556, which requires a seven-year duration of aircraft
registration. For reasons described in the direct final rule, the FAA
does not distinguish between non-commercial general aviation aircraft
and commercial aircraft because that distinction could change from one
operation to the next. Accordingly, this rule merely effectuates a
statutory requirement. Because those three comments are outside of the
scope of the rulemaking, the FAA does not consider them to be adverse
comments. Regarding comments about implementation, the FAA will provide
follow-on information explaining how the FAA will effectuate this rule
for existing aircraft registrations.
The NBAA recommended a technical correction regarding a misplaced
comma in the regulatory text of 14 CFR 47.31. The FAA agrees with NBAA
that a correction is necessary, and has revised the sentence to remove
the misplaced comma, as indicated in the correction included in this
document. After consideration of the comments submitted in response to
the Increase the Duration of Aircraft Registration direct final rule,
the FAA has determined that no further rulemaking action is necessary.
Therefore, the direct final rule published November 22, 2022 at 87 FR
71210, Amendment No. 47-33, will become effective January 23, 2023. The
FAA is making one typographical correction as noted previously.
III. How To Obtain Additional Information
A copy of this confirmation document, the direct final rule, all
comments received, and all background material may be viewed online at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> using the docket number listed above. A
copy of this confirmation document will be placed in the docket.
Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are available on the website.
It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. An electronic
copy of this document may also be downloaded from the Office of the
Federal Register's website at <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov">https://www.federalregister.gov</a> and the
Government Publishing Office's website at <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov">https://www.govinfo.gov</a>. A
copy may also be found at the FAA's Regulations and Policies website at
<a href="https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies">https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies</a>.
Copies may also be obtained by sending a request to the Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of Rulemaking, ARM-1, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-9677.
Interested persons must identify the docket or amendment number of this
rulemaking.
All documents the FAA considered in developing this rule, including
economic analyses and technical reports, may be accessed in the
electronic docket for this rulemaking.
Federal Register Correction
In FR Doc. 2022-25289, appearing at 87 FR 71210 in the issue of
Tuesday, November 22, 2022, on page 71217, in the third column, in
amendatory instruction 4, Sec. 47.31(c)(1) is corrected to read as
follows:
Sec. 47.31 [Corrected]
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(c) * * *
(1) This temporary authority is valid for operation within the
United States until the date the applicant receives the Certificate of
Aircraft Registration or until the date the FAA denies the application,
or as provided by paragraph (c)(2) of this section.
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Issued under authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a),
and 44703 in Washington, DC, on January 11, 2023.
Brandon Roberts,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2023-00794 Filed 1-17-23; 8:45 am]
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