Rule2025-23414
Falsification, Reproduction, Alteration, Omission, or Incorrect Statements
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Published
December 19, 2025
Effective
December 19, 2025
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
On September 3, 2025, FAA published a final rule titled "Falsification, Reproduction, Alteration, Omission, or Incorrect Statements". That final rule incorrectly deleted three sections of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations rather than the intended one paragraph in each of those sections. This document corrects the final regulations.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 242 (Friday, December 19, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59376-59377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23414]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 120, 142, and 413
[Docket No. FAA-2024-0021; Amendment Nos. 120-4, 142-12, and 413-14]
RIN 2120-AL84
Falsification, Reproduction, Alteration, Omission, or Incorrect
Statements
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
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SUMMARY: On September 3, 2025, FAA published a final rule titled
``Falsification, Reproduction, Alteration, Omission, or Incorrect
Statements''. That final rule incorrectly deleted three sections of
Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations rather than the intended
one paragraph in each of those sections. This document corrects the
final regulations.
DATES: Effective December 19, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica E. Kabaz-Gomez, Senior
Attorney, Aviation Litigation Division, AGC-300, Federal Aviation
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, 800 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20591; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c36392f2f353f3d72373d3e3d26713b333139261c3a3d3d723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="72181701011b11135c19131013085f151d1f1708321413135c151d04">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 3, 2025, the ``Falsification,
Reproduction, Alteration, Omission, or Incorrect Statements'' final
rule (RIN 2120-AL84) was published in the Federal Register at 90 FR
42517. That final rule amended, restructured, and consolidated the
falsification regulations presently located throughout Title 14 of the
Code of Federal Regulations. In addition, that rule also created a
falsification prohibition applicable to the regulations governing
commercial space transportation. After publication, FAA discovered that
three sections, 120.103, 142.11, and 413.17, were inadvertently
removed. This was not FAA's intent. Rather, FAA sought to remove and
reserve paragraphs 120.103(e), 142.11(e)(3), and 413.17(c).
This document places Sec. Sec. 120.103, 142.11, and 413.17 back in
Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These sections read the
same as they did prior to the publication of the final rule, with the
exception of removing and reserving paragraphs 120.103(e),
142.11(e)(3), and 413.17(c).
List of Subjects
14 CFR Part 120
Air carriers, Air traffic controllers, Airmen, Alcohol abuse,
Alcoholism, Aviation safety, Drug abuse, Drug testing, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Safety, Transportation.
14 CFR Part 142
Aircraft, Airmen, Aviation safety, Educational facilities,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Schools, Students, Teachers.
14 CFR Part 413
Confidential business information, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Rockets, Safety, Space transportation and exploration.
PART 120--DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAM
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1. The authority citation for part 120 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101-40103, 40113, 40120, 41706,
41721, 44106, 44701, 44702, 44703, 44709, 44710, 44711, 45101-45105,
46105, 46306.
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2. Add Sec. 120.103 to read as follows:
Sec. 120.103 General.
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this subpart is to establish a program
designed to help prevent accidents and injuries resulting from the use
of prohibited drugs by employees who perform safety-sensitive
functions.
(b) DOT procedures. (1) Each employer shall ensure that drug
testing programs conducted pursuant to 14 CFR parts 65, 91, 121, and
135 comply with the requirements of this subpart and the ``Procedures
for Transportation Workplace Drug Testing Programs'' published by the
Department of Transportation (DOT) (49 CFR part 40).
(2) An employer may not use or contract with any drug testing
laboratory that is not certified by the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) under the National Laboratory Certification Program.
(c) Employer responsibility. As an employer, you are responsible
for all actions of your officials, representatives, and service agents
in carrying out the requirements of this subpart and 49 CFR part 40.
(d) Applicable Federal regulations. The following applicable
regulations appear in 49 CFR or 14 CFR:
(1) 49 CFR part 40--Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug
Testing Programs.
(2) 14 CFR:
(i) Sec. 67.107--First-Class Airman Medical Certificate, Mental.
(ii) Sec. 67.207--Second-Class Airman Medical Certificate, Mental.
(iii) Sec. 67.307--Third-Class Airman Medical Certificate, Mental.
(iv) Sec. 91.147--Passenger carrying flight for compensation or
hire.
(v) Sec. 135.1--Applicability.
(e) [RESERVED].
PART 142--TRAINING CENTERS
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3. The authority citation for part 142 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 40119, 44101, 44701-44703,
44705, 44707, 44709-44711, 45102-45103, 45301-45302.
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4. Add Sec. 142.11 to read as follows:
Sec. 142.11 Application for issuance or amendment.
(a) An application for a training center certificate and training
specifications shall--
(1) Be made on a form and in a manner prescribed by the
Administrator;
(2) Be filed with the responsible Flight Standards office for the
area in which the applicant's principal business office is located; and
(3) Be made at least 120 calendar days before the beginning of any
proposed training or 60 calendar days before effecting an amendment to
any approved training, unless a shorter filing period is approved by
the Administrator.
(b) Each application for a training center certificate and training
specification shall provide--
(1) A statement showing that the minimum qualification requirements
for each management position are met or exceeded;
(2) A statement acknowledging that the applicant shall notify the
Administrator within 10 working days of any change made in the
assignment
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of persons in the required management positions;
(3) The proposed training authorizations and training
specifications requested by the applicant;
(4) The proposed evaluation authorization;
(5) A description of the flight training equipment that the
applicant proposes to use;
(6) A description of the applicant's training facilities,
equipment, qualifications of personnel to be used, and proposed
evaluation plans;
(7) A training program curriculum, including syllabi, outlines,
courseware, procedures, and documentation to support the items required
in subpart B of this part, upon request by the Administrator;
(8) A description of a recordkeeping system that will identify and
document the details of training, qualification, and certification of
students, instructors, and evaluators;
(9) A description of quality control measures proposed; and
(10) A method of demonstrating the applicant's qualification and
ability to provide training for a certificate or rating in fewer than
the minimum hours prescribed in part 61 of this chapter if the
applicant proposes to do so.
(c) The facilities and equipment described in paragraph (b)(6) of
this section shall--
(1) Be available for inspection and evaluation prior to approval;
and
(2) Be in place and operational at the location of the proposed
training center prior to issuance of a certificate under this part.
(d) An applicant who meets the requirements of this part and is
approved by the Administrator is entitled to--
(1) A training center certificate containing all business names
included on the application under which the certificate holder may
conduct operations and the address of each business office used by the
certificate holder; and
(2) Training specifications, issued by the Administrator to the
certificate holder, containing--
(i) The type of training authorized, including approved courses;
(ii) The category, class, and type of aircraft that may be used for
training, testing, and checking;
(iii) For each flight simulator or flight training device, the make
model, and series of aircraft or the set of aircraft being simulated
and the qualification level assigned;
(iv) For each flight simulator and flight training device subject
to qualification evaluation by the Administrator, the identification
number assigned by the FAA;
(v) The name and address of all satellite training centers, and the
approved courses offered at each satellite training center;
(vi) Authorized deviations or waivers from this part; and
(vii) Any other items the Administrator may require or allow.
(e) The Administrator may deny, suspend, revoke, or terminate a
certificate under this part if the Administrator finds that the
applicant or the certificate holder--
(1) Held a training center certificate that was revoked, suspended,
or terminated within the previous 5 years; or
(2) Employs or proposes to employ a person who--
(i) Was previously employed in a management or supervisory position
by the holder of a training center certificate that was revoked,
suspended, or terminated within the previous 5 years;
(ii) Exercised control over any certificate holder whose
certificate has been revoked, suspended, or terminated within the last
5 years; and
(iii) Contributed materially to the revocation, suspension, or
termination of that certificate and who will be employed in a
management or supervisory position, or who will be in control of or
have a substantial ownership interest in the training center.
(3) [RESERVED];
(4) Should not be granted a certificate if the grant would not
foster aviation safety.
(f) At any time, the Administrator may amend a training center
certificate--
(1) On the Administrator's own initiative, under section 609 of the
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1429), as amended, and part 13
of this chapter; or
(2) Upon timely application by the certificate holder.
(g) The certificate holder must file an application to amend a
training center certificate at least 60 calendar days prior to the
applicant's proposed effective amendment date unless a different filing
period is approved by the Administrator.
PART 413--LICENSE APPLICATION PROCEDURES
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5. The authority citation for part 413 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 51 U.S.C. 50901-50923.
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6. Add Sec. 413.17 to read as follows:
Sec. 413.17 Continuing accuracy of application; supplemental
information; amendment.
(a) An applicant must ensure the continuing accuracy and
completeness of information furnished to the FAA as part of a pending
license or permit application. If at any time the information an
applicant provides is no longer accurate and complete in all material
respects, the applicant must submit new or corrected information. As
part of this submission, the applicant must recertify the accuracy and
completeness of the application under Sec. 413.7. If an applicant does
not comply with any of the requirements set forth in this paragraph,
the FAA can deny the license or permit application.
(b) An applicant may amend or supplement a license or permit
application at any time before the FAA issues or transfers the license
or permit.
(c) [RESERVED].
Issued under authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113,
44701-44709, 46111, 46103, and 46301 in Washington, DC.
Brandon Roberts,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2025-23414 Filed 12-18-25; 8:45 am]
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