Accordingly, this final rule has been reviewed by the Office of the Secretary of Transportation and the Office of Management and Budget; (4) will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities; (5) will not create unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of the United States; and (6) will not impose an unfunded mandate on state, local, or tribal governments, or on the private sector. In this Issue, Documents Pursuant to this rulemaking, those pilots who serve as seconds-in-command must obtain an FAA first-class medical certificate every 6 months instead of the previously required annual second-class medical certificate. Register documents. documents in the last year, 19 To maintain that consistency, the FAA is amending Sec. We Start Printed Page 34234determined that this action would not have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government, and, therefore, would not have federalism implications. As of that date, § 121.383(c) of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR 121.383(c)) ceased to be effective. It is important to note that negative figures in the above table are benefits of the Act. The FAA further notes that beginning on the date of the ICAO amendment implementation, as an ICAO member state, no foreign air carrier conducting operations under part 129 may conduct operations to or from the United States with any pilot who has reached 65 years of age. from 40 agencies. In conducting these analyses, FAA has determined that the Act: (1) Has benefits that justify its costs; (2) is not an economically “significant regulatory action” as defined in section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866; (3) is “significant” as defined in DOT's Regulatory Policies and Procedures because of Congressional and public interest. on The FAA does not have an age limit for pilots flying under Part 135 regulations, however ICAO specifies an age limit of 65 (with other restrictions after the age of 60). Until the ACFR grants it official status, the XML Federal Register issue. daily Federal Register on FederalRegister.gov will remain an unofficial But the recent economic difficulties that many carriers have experienced and the resulting industrywide pilot furloughs have brought the discussions to a new level of intensity. has no substantive legal effect. Register documents. 03/12/2021, 318 (1) Serve as a pilot in operations under this part if that person has reached his or her 65th birthday. 11/12/2014 at 8:45 am. The Act has now been codified at 49 U.S.C. Third, the Trade Agreements Act (Pub. We suggest readers seeking greater detail read the full regulatory evaluation, a copy of which we have placed in the docket for this rulemaking. are not part of the published document itself. The ICAO standard pertaining to pilot age limitations and pilot pairing applies to pilots serving in operations between his or her home state and another country as well as between two territories outside of his or her home state. This final rule, which promulgates conforming amendments to the FAA's regulations as well as other amendments deemed necessary as a result of Start Printed Page 34231Congressional legislation, is effective upon publication in the Federal Register. regulatory information on FederalRegister.gov with the objective of (3) If serving as pilot in command in part 121 operations, has 1,000 hours as second in command in operations under this part, pilot in command in operations under § 91.1053(a)(2)(i) of this chapter, pilot in command in operations under § 135.243(a)(1) of this chapter, or any combination thereof. from 11 agencies, updated on 8:45 AM on Friday, March 12, 2021, 89 documents Be sure to leave feedback using the 'Feedback' button on the bottom right of each page! Document page views are updated periodically throughout the day and are cumulative counts for this document. We’ve made big changes to make the eCFR easier to use. The statute uses the term “covered operations” to describe part 121 operations. This final rule implements congressional legislation by conforming FAA regulations to statutory requirements. A single-pilot operator is a certificate holder that is limited to using only one pilot for all part 135 operations. 5) Be less than 65 years of age, if serving as a pilot crewmember in operations under part 121. A summary of requirements for the FAA Airline Transport Pilot Certificate. This rule allows a person over the age of 60 to serve as a pilot in command in covered operations between the United States and another country, and in operations between other countries, if there is another pilot in the flight deck crew under the age of 60. As discussed previously, 49 U.S.C. Learn more here. The Public Inspection page A legislative mandate of this nature makes it unnecessary to provide an opportunity for notice and comment. In addition to the above quantified benefits, the FAA estimates that the Act will result in an increase in the supply of pilots of approximately 12 percent over 5 years. For complete information about, and access to, our official publications informational resource until the Administrative Committee of the Federal Total paperwork costs are composed of record keeping costs and reporting costs. More information and documentation can be found in our The President of the United States issues other types of documents, including but not limited to; memoranda, notices, determinations, letters, messages, and orders. Section 44729 of Title 49 allows a pilot to “serve in multicrew covered operations until attaining 65 years of age,” subject to certain limitations. Federal Register. (i) When exercising the privileges of an airline transport pilot certificate; or (ii) If that person has reached his or her 60th birthday and serves as a pilot in 14 CFR part 121 operations. To maintain that consistency, the FAA is amending §§ 121.411 and 121.412 to raise the age limit from age 60 to age 65, thus allowing check airmen and flight instructors to serve as pilot flight crewmembers until they reach the age of 65. The FAA age limit for pilots operating under scheduled commercial operations (FAR Part 121) was raised a few years ago to age 65. developer tools pages. This rulemaking fulfills the mandate of H.R. While every effort has been made to ensure that electronic version on GPO’s govinfo.gov. These can be useful documents in the last year, by the Education Department We invite you to try out our new beta eCFR site at https://ecfr.federalregister.gov. This repetition of headings to form internal navigation links 4. For legal questions concerning this document, contact Sara Mikolop, email: Sara.Mikolop@faa.gov; Office of Chief Counsel (AGC-200), Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-3073. The unintended consequence under the statute would lead to a contradiction with ICAO standards for international flights, which include those flights between two countries outside of the United States. The FAA believes that one of the primary purposes of the Fair Treatment Act is to harmonize FAA regulations with ICAO standards, and we have amended our regulations to reflect those standards. documents in the last year, 312 Can an employer impose a maximum age requirement for pilots operating private aircraft under Part 91 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) to retire at age 65 similar to that imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on commercial pilots operating pursuant to Part 121 of the FAR? Likewise, part 61 contains similar age restrictions for pilots operating civil airplanes of U.S. registry. The legislation, known as the ``Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act,'' raised the upper age limit from age 60 to age 65.