Federal Aviation Administration

Recently Published Rulemaking Documents

Proposed Rules (NPRMs)
Federal Register Publication Date Title
December 1, 2011 Critical Parts for Airplane Propellers (PDF)
October 19, 2011 Pilot Loading of Navigation and Terrain Awareness Database Updates (PDF)
July 11, 2011 Safety Enhancements, Part 139 Certification of Airports (Reopening of Comment Period) (PDF)
June 23, 2011 Qualification, Service, and Use of Crewmembers and Aircraft Dispatchers; Extension of Comment Period (PDF)
June 21, 2011 Noise Certification Standards for Tiltrotors (PDF)
Final Rules
Federal Register Publication Date Title
February 16, 2012 Removal of Category IIIa, IIIb, and IIIc Definitions (PDF)
January 27, 2012 FAA-Approved Portable Oxygen Concentrators; Technical Amendment (PDF)
January 11, 2012 Authorization To Use Lower Than Standard Takeoff, Approach and Landing Minimums at Military and Foreign Airports (PDF)
January 11, 2012 Harmonization of Airworthiness Standards for Transport Category Airplanes--Landing Gear Retracting Mechanisms and Pilot Compartment View (PDF)
January 4, 2012 Flightcrew Member Duty and Rest Requirements (PDF)
Federal Register Notices
Federal Register Publication Date Title
February 10, 2012 Clarification of Policy Regarding Approved Training Programs; Correction (PDF)
February 1, 2012 Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation for Composite Rotorcraft Structures, and Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation for Metallic Structures; Correction (PDF)
December 27, 2011 Clarification of Policy Regarding Approved Training Programs; Notice of availability; request for comment (PDF)
December 27, 2011 Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee – New Task (PDF)
December 16, 2011 Pilot, Flight Instructor, and Pilot School Certification; Technical Amendment (PDF)

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