Rule2024-20216
Airman Certification Standards and Practical Test Standards for Airmen; Incorporation by Reference; Correction
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Published
September 10, 2024
Effective
September 10, 2024
Issuing agencies
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Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 10, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 73271-73272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20216]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 61
[Docket No. FAA-2022-1463; Amdt. Nos. 61-153A]
RIN 2120-AL74
Airman Certification Standards and Practical Test Standards for
Airmen; Incorporation by Reference; Correction
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
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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
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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
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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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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.
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\1\ 89 FR 22482, corrected at 89 FR 29252.
\2\ The AOOs include: air traffic control clearances and
procedures; flight by reference to instruments; navigation systems;
instrument approach procedures; emergency operations; and postflight
procedures.
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The preamble to both the NPRM and the final rule clearly
communicated that the final rule intended to remove Sec.
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 Sec. 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.
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\3\ See 89 FR 22496, stating that the FAA simply proposed to
remove the specific AOOs from the regulation itself and, instead,
provide a table within the applicable ACS in the appendix with the
specific AOOs and tasks to be tested. See also 87 FR 75963.
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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 61
Aircraft, Airmen, Aviation safety, Recreation and recreation areas,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Teachers.
Accordingly, 14 CFR part 61 is corrected by making the following
correcting amendment:
PART 61--CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND
INSTRUCTORS
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1. The authority citation for part 61 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701-44703, 44707,
44709-44711, 44729, 44903, 45102-45103, 45301-45302; Sec. 2307 Pub.
L. 114-190, 130 Stat. 615 (49 U.S.C. 44703 note); and sec. 318, Pub.
L. 115-254, 132 Stat. 3186 (49 U.S.C. 44703 note).
Sec. 61.57 [Amended]
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2. Amend Sec. 61.57 by removing paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (vi).
Issued under authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), and
44703 in Washington, DC.
Brandon Roberts,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2024-20216 Filed 9-9-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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