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        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201710</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>2120</CODE>
            <NAME>Federal Aviation Administration</NAME>
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            <CODE>2100</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Transportation</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Pilot Records Database (HR 5900)</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>This rulemaking would implement a Pilot Records Database as required by Public Law 111-216 (Aug. 1, 2010). Section 203 amends the Pilot Records Improvement Act by requiring the FAA to create a pilot records database that contains various types of pilot records. These records would be provided by the FAA, air carriers, and other persons who employ pilots. The FAA must maintain these records until it receives notice that a pilot is deceased. Air carriers would use this database to perform a record check on a pilot prior to making a hiring decision.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Regulatory</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>14 CFR 118</CFR>
            <CFR>14 CFR 121</CFR>
            <CFR>14 CFR 125</CFR>
            <CFR>14 CFR 135</CFR>
            <CFR>14 CFR 91</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 106(g)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 1155</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 40103</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 40113</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 40119</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 40120</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 41706</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 44101</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 44111</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 44701 to 44705</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 44709 to 44713</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 44715 to 44717</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 44722</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 45101 to 45105</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 46105</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 46306</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 46315</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 46316</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 46504</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 46507</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 47122</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 47508</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 47528 to 47531</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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            <STMT_OF_NEED><![CDATA[This rule implements a Pilot Records Database as required by Pub. L. 111-216. Section 203 of Pub. L. 111-216 amends the Pilot Records Improvement Act (PRIA) by requiring the FAA to create a pilot records database that contains various types of pilot records. These records would be provided by the FAA, air carriers, and other persons who employ pilots. The FAA must maintain these records until it receives notice that a pilot is deceased. Air carriers would use this database to perform a record check on a pilot prior to making a hiring decision.]]></STMT_OF_NEED>
            <LEGAL_BASIS><![CDATA[The legal basis for this rule is section 203 of the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111-216, 124 Stat. 2348 (2010).]]></LEGAL_BASIS>
            <ALTERNATIVES><![CDATA[The ARC proposed a phased implementation as an alternative to PRD's statutory requirement to enter all historical records dating from August 1, 2005.  Instead, within sixty days after the PRD launch date, air carriers and other persons would provide only the names, certificate numbers, and dates of birth of employees dating from the PRD launch date back to August 1, 2005. This information would be used to identify a pilot applicant's previous employer(s).  The hiring air carrier would then make a paper PRIA request to those previous employers to obtain any records from before the launch date of PRD.]]></ALTERNATIVES>
            <COSTS_AND_BENEFITS><![CDATA[The costs and benefits are to be determined.]]></COSTS_AND_BENEFITS>
            <RISKS><![CDATA[The risks are to be determined.]]></RISKS>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/00/2018</TTBL_DATE>
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        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Costs and benefits are not yet determined.</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Yes</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>www.regulations.gov</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>Yes</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Bradley</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Palmer</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2120</CODE>
                    <NAME>Federal Aviation Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FAA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 267-7739</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>bradley.palmer@faa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>800 Independence Avenue, SW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20591</ZIP>
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