Proposed Rule2023-24082
Removal of Expiration Date on a Flight Instructor Certificate; Additional Qualification Requirements To Train Initial Flight Instructor Applicants; and Other Provisions; Reopening of Comment Period
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Published
November 1, 2023
Effective
May 23, 2023
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
This action reopens the comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on May 23, 2023, titled "Removal of Expiration Date on a Flight Instructor Certificate; Additional Qualification Requirements To Train Initial Flight Instructor Applicants; and Other Provisions." The proposed amendments would function to remove the expiration date from a flight instructor certificate, establish recent experience requirements, expand certain certificate reinstatement options for flight instructors, amend qualification requirements for flight instructors seeking to provide training to initial flight instructor applicants, and codify the requirements of a Special Federal Aviation Regulation. The FAA is reopening the comment period to allow commenters an additional opportunity to provide feedback on this proposed rule.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 74908-74909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24082]
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Proposed Rules
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 210 / Wednesday, November 1, 2023 /
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 61, 63, 65 and 141
[Docket No.: FAA-2023-0825; Notice No. 23-06A]
RIN 2120-AL25
Removal of Expiration Date on a Flight Instructor Certificate;
Additional Qualification Requirements To Train Initial Flight
Instructor Applicants; and Other Provisions; Reopening of Comment
Period
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); reopening of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: This action reopens the comment period for the notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on May 23, 2023, titled ``Removal
of Expiration Date on a Flight Instructor Certificate; Additional
Qualification Requirements To Train Initial Flight Instructor
Applicants; and Other Provisions.'' The proposed amendments would
function to remove the expiration date from a flight instructor
certificate, establish recent experience requirements, expand certain
certificate reinstatement options for flight instructors, amend
qualification requirements for flight instructors seeking to provide
training to initial flight instructor applicants, and codify the
requirements of a Special Federal Aviation Regulation. The FAA is
reopening the comment period to allow commenters an additional
opportunity to provide feedback on this proposed rule.
DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published on May 23, 2023, at 88
FR 32983, and closed on June 22, 2023, is reopened until December 1,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2023-0825
using any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> and
follow the online instructions for sending your comments
electronically.
<bullet> Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
<bullet> Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
<bullet> Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at (202) 493-2251.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, as described in the system
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
<a href="http://www.dot.gov/privacy">www.dot.gov/privacy</a>.
Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> at any time. Follow the online instructions for
accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of
the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allan G. Kash, Training and
Certification Group, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
telephone (202) 267-1100; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8d9d4d4d9d696df96d3d9cbd0f8ded9d996dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aacbc6c6cbc484cd84c1cbd9c2eacccbcb84cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Comments Invited
The FAA invites interested persons to participate in this
rulemaking by submitting written comments, data, or views relating to
the rulemaking. The most helpful comments reference a specific portion
of the proposal, explain the reason for any recommended change, and
include supporting data. To ensure the docket does not contain
duplicate comments, commenters should submit only one time if comments
are filed electronically, or commenters should send only one copy of
written comments if comments are filed in writing.
The FAA will file in the docket all comments it receives, as well
as a report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA
personnel concerning this proposed rulemaking. Before acting on this
proposal, the FAA will consider all comments it receives on or before
the closing date for comments. The FAA will consider comments filed
after the comment period has closed if it is possible to do so without
incurring expense or delay. The FAA may change this proposal in light
of the comments it receives.
B. Confidential Business Information
Confidential Business Information (CBI) is commercial or financial
information that is both customarily and actually treated as private by
its owner. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552),
CBI is exempt from public disclosure. If your comments responsive to
this NPRM contain commercial or financial information that is
customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and
that is relevant or responsive to this NPRM, it is important that you
clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page
of your submission containing CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat
such marked submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will
not be placed in the public docket of this NPRM. Submissions containing
CBI should be sent to the person listed under the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT heading at the beginning of the preamble. Any
commentary that the FAA receives which is not specifically designated
as CBI will be placed in the public docket for this rulemaking.
C. Availability of Rulemaking Documents
An electronic copy of rulemaking documents may be obtained from the
internet by--
1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>;
2. Visiting the FAA's Regulations and Policies web page at
<a href="http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/">www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/</a>; or
3. Accessing the Government Printing Office's web page at
<a href="http://www.GovInfo.com">www.GovInfo.com</a>.
Copies may also be obtained by sending a request to the Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of
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Rulemaking, ARM-1, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, or
by calling (202) 267-9680. Commenters must identify the docket or
notice number of this rulemaking.
All documents the FAA considered in developing this proposed rule,
including economic analyses and technical reports, may be accessed from
the internet through the Federal eRulemaking Portal referenced in item
(1) above.
I. Background
On May 23, 2023, the FAA published an NPRM titled ``Removal of
Expiration Date on a Flight Instructor Certificate; Additional
Qualification Requirements To Train Initial Flight Instructor
Applicants; and Other Provisions,'' in the Federal Register (88 FR
32983; Notice No. 23-06). The NPRM primarily proposed amendments to
flight instructor certificate requirements in part 61. First, the FAA
proposed to amend flight instructor certificate renewal requirements by
changing the existing renewal requirements to recent experience
requirements and adding a new method for persons to establish recent
flight instructor experience. Additionally, the FAA proposed to allow a
flight instructor whose recent experience lapsed by no more than three
calendar months to reinstate flight instructor privileges by taking an
approved flight instructor refresher course rather than completing a
flight instructor certification practical test. Further, the FAA
proposed to amend the qualification requirements for flight instructors
seeking to provide training to initial flight instructor applicants by
adding two new methods under which a flight instructor may become
qualified to provide this training. Finally, the FAA proposed to
relocate and codify Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 100-2,
Relief for U.S. Military and Civilian Personnel who are Assigned
Outside the United States in Support of U.S. Armed Forces Operations
into parts 61, 63, and 65.
Commenters were instructed to provide comments on or before June
22, 2023 (i.e., 30 days from the date of publication of the NPRM).
However, during the original comment period, the FAA received a request
to extend the comment period to provide additional time to the public
to comment on the proposed rule.\1\ Specifically, the comment proposed
several recommendations in lieu of the proposed rulemaking. One such
comment urged the FAA to convene a working group and consult with the
flight training industry and, at a minimum, an extension of the comment
period until after AirVenture 2023.\2\
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\1\ See comment from William Edwards, Docket No. FAA-2023-0825-
0132.
\2\ The Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture Oshkosh
Air Show was held from July 24 through July 30, 2023.
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II. Reopening of Comment Period
The FAA grants the commenter's request for an extension of the
comment period to comment on the proposed rule. Under the guidance of
Executive Order 13563, which provides that the public must be afforded
a meaningful opportunity to comment with a comment period that should
generally be at least 60 days, the FAA finds that an additional thirty
(30) days will provide sufficient opportunity for the public to comment
(i.e., a total period of 60 days). Therefore, the comment period for
Notice No. 23-06 is reopened until December 1, 2023.
The FAA will not grant any additional requests to further extend
the comment period for this rulemaking. Issued under authority provided
by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a)(5), and 44703(a) in Washington, DC, on or
about October 26, 2023.
Brandon Roberts,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2023-24082 Filed 10-31-23; 8:45 am]
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