Hawaii Helicopter Operators Association v. Federal Aviation Administration

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• concluding the FAA had good cause when a series of accidents occurred after 29 Congress passed the relevant legislation showed a need for urgent action
• explaining that the agency showed there were twenty accidents from 1991 to 1994, seven of which occurred in the nine months before the rule was issued in late 1994
• explaining that the agency showed there were twenty accidents from 1991 to 1994, seven of which occurred in the nine months before the rule was issued in late 1994
• explaining that the FAA had good cause for “taking emergency action without waiting for public participation,” as it was motivated by “its concern about the threat to public safety reflected in an increasing number of helicopter accidents”
• concerning an FAA regulation establishing special operating rules for airplane and helicopter operators in Hawaii
• finding good cause for waiver of notice and comment where the agency specifically noted, in its justification for waiver, that recent air travel accidents indicated an urgent safety problem that needed immediate attention

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