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DOT/FAA RIN: 2120-AK32 Publication ID: Fall 2015 
Title: Acceptance Criteria for Portable Oxygen Concentrators Used Onboard Aircraft (RRR) 
Abstract:

This rulemaking would establish FAA acceptance criteria for portable oxygen concentrators (POC) used by passengers in air carrier operations, commercial operations, and certain other operations using large aircraft. To identify POCs that satisfy the FAA acceptance criteria, POC manufacturers will affix a label on the exterior of the device. With the establishment of POC acceptance criteria, the FAA will discontinue the use of Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 106 ("the SFAR"), removing it from title 14, of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) parts 121, 125, and 135. POCs currently identified in the SFAR will continue to be identified in the regulatory text of the final rule as approved for use on aircraft and will not require a label prior to use.

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 1    14 CFR 11    14 CFR 121    14 CFR 125    14 CFR 135    14 CFR 91   
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f)    49 U.S.C. 106(g)    49 U.S.C. 1155    49 U.S.C. 40103    49 U.S.C. 40105    49 U.S.C. 40109    49 U.S.C. 40113    49 U.S.C. 40119    49 U.S.C. 40120    49 U.S.C. 41706    49 U.S.C. 44101    49 U.S.C. 44110    49 U.S.C. 44111    49 U.S.C. 44502    49 U.S.C. 44701    49 U.S.C. 44702    49 U.S.C. 44704    49 U.S.C. 44705    49 U.S.C. 44709 to 44713    49 U.S.C. 44715 to 44717    49 U.S.C. 44722    49 U.S.C. 45101 to 45105    49 U.S.C. 46102    49 U.S.C. 46105    49 U.S.C. 46306    49 U.S.C. 46315    49 U.S.C. 46316    49 U.S.C. 46504    49 U.S.C. 46506    49 U.S.C. 46507    49 U.S.C. 47122    49 U.S.C. 47508    49 U.S.C. 47528 to 47531    61 Stat. 1180 - articles 12 and 29   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Final  03/17/2016 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/19/2014  79 FR 56288   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/18/2014 
Final Rule  01/00/2016 
Additional Information: SB: N; IC: Y; SLT: N Costs/benefits: This rule relieves regulatory burdens for manufacturers of POCs and passengers who use these devices while traveling. It also reduces burdens for part 119 certificate holders conducting operations under parts 121, 125, and 135.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  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: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Denise K Deaderick
Air Transportation Division
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20591
Phone:202-267-8166
Email: dk.deaderick@faa.gov