Notice2026-00296
Draft FAA Transition Plan to Unleaded Aviation Gasoline
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Published
January 12, 2026
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
2024 FAA Reauthorization Act, Section 827, directed FAA to develop a formal Transition Plan to unleaded Avgas. The FAA is seeking public comments on the draft FAA Transition Plan to Unleaded Aviation Gasoline to facilitate a structured, safe, timely, coordinated, and orderly transition to unleaded aviation gasoline alternatives while maintaining the operational efficiency of the general aviation fleet. The comprehensive framework outlined in this transition plan encompasses fuel authorizations and comparison testing, market experience, and the national transition to unleaded fuel(s).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 1230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00296]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Draft FAA Transition Plan to Unleaded Aviation Gasoline
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: 2024 FAA Reauthorization Act, Section 827, directed FAA to
develop a formal Transition Plan to unleaded Avgas. The FAA is seeking
public comments on the draft FAA Transition Plan to Unleaded Aviation
Gasoline to facilitate a structured, safe, timely, coordinated, and
orderly transition to unleaded aviation gasoline alternatives while
maintaining the operational efficiency of the general aviation fleet.
The comprehensive framework outlined in this transition plan
encompasses fuel authorizations and comparison testing, market
experience, and the national transition to unleaded fuel(s).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be submitted on or before March 13,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Draft FAA Transition Plan to Unleaded Aviation Gasoline
document can be viewed and receive comment submissions through the
FAA's Aviation Safety Draft Documents website, <a href="https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs">https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Wrzesinski, Ph.D., FAA Office of
Senior Technical Experts, Aircraft Certification Service, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, Telephone (405) 945-6626,
Email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#116170647d3f7b3f66636b7462787f627a78517770703f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d7d6c78612367237a7f77687e64637e66644d6b6c6c236a627b">[email protected]</span></a>. Alternate contact: Maria
DiPasquantonio, FAA Office of Senior Technical Experts, Aircraft
Certification Service, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20591, Telephone (202) 267-9336, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f527e6d767e315b764f7e6c6e6a7e716b707176705f797e7e31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3875594a5159167c5168594b494d59564c57565157785e5959165f574e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft FAA Transition Plan to Unleaded
Aviation Gasoline outlines strategies to safely eliminate lead aviation
fuels, approve unleaded alternatives for all piston-engine aircraft,
ensure continued availability of aviation gasoline, and promote
widespread access to unleaded aviation gasoline at airports. Building
on years of collaborative efforts through the government-industry
initiative, Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions (EAGLE), this
plan aims to transition to lead-free aviation fuels for piston-engine
aircraft in a safe and efficient manner. The 2024 FAA Reauthorization
Act Section 827 reinforces the critical need for this transition,
mandating that FAA continue collaborations with industry and federal
stakeholders to eliminate lead emissions from aviation gasoline by 2030
(2032 in Alaska).
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2026.
Caitlin E. Locke,
Executive Director, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-00296 Filed 1-9-26; 8:45 am]
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