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DOT/FAA RIN: 2120-AJ17 Publication ID: Spring 2013 
Title: Prohibition on Personal Use of Electronic Devices on the Flight Deck (Personal Use of PEDs)  
Abstract: This rulemaking will prohibit flight crewmembers in part 121 operations from using a wireless communications device or laptop computer for personal use while at their duty station while the aircraft is being operated. This rulemaking will also clarify that this prohibition does not apply to the use of wireless communications devices for a purpose directly related to operation of the aircraft. The action is necessary to mitigate distractions in the cockpit, increase situational awareness, and reinforce sterile cockpit procedures, as recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Additionally, this action is necessary to conform with the requirements of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-95, sec. 307). 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 21   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 106(g)    49 USC 40113    49 USC 40119    49 USC 41706    49 USC 44101    49 USC 44701    49 USC 44702    49 USC 44705    49 USC 44709 to 44711    49 USC 44713    49 USC 44716    49 USC 44717    49 USC 44722    49 USC 46105   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/15/2013  78 FR 2912   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/18/2013 
Final Rule  01/00/2014 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Nancy L. Claussen
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20591
Phone:202 267-8166
Email: nancy.claussen@faa.gov