2120-AK32 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Acceptance Criteria for Portable Oxygen Concentrators Used Onboard Aircraft (RRR)

This rulemaking would establish acceptance criteria for portable oxygen concentrators to be used by passengers onboard aircraft. This rulemaking would apply only to any portable oxygen concentrators not already listed for use onboard aircraft whose manufacturers wish them to be able to be used onboard aircraft. The use of previously-listed portable oxygen concentrators would not be affected by this rule. Previously, the FAA would examine each portable oxygen concentrator to determine its suitability for use onboard aircraft. This rulemaking would relieve burdens for passengers who would no longer be required to obtain a statement from their physician regarding the use of the portable oxygen concentrator. It would also relieve burdens for domestic, flag, supplemental, commuter, on-demand, and fractional owner operators that would no longer be required to specifically have their flight crewmembers notified of the use of such portable oxygen concentrators onboard aircraft. Finally, it would relieve burdens for portable oxygen concentrator manufacturers who would no longer be required to have their portable oxygen concentrators specifically considered by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the FAA before those portable oxygen concentrators could be permitted to be used onboard aircraft.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 14 CFR 1 14 CFR 11 14 CFR 121 14 CFR 125 14 CFR 135 14 CFR 91 49 USC 106(f) 49 USC 106(g) 49 USC 1155 49 USC 40103 49 USC 40105 49 USC 40109 49 USC 40113 49 USC 40119 49 USC 40120 49 USC 41706 49 USC 44101 49 USC 44110 49 USC 44111 49 USC 44502 49 USC 44701 49 USC 44702 49 USC 44704 49 USC 44705 49 USC 44709 to 44713 49 USC 44715 to 44717 49 USC 44722 49 USC 45101 to 45105 49 USC 46102 49 USC 46105 49 USC 46306 49 USC 46315 49 USC 46316 49 USC 46504 49 USC 46506 49 USC 46507 49 USC 47122 49 USC 47508 49 USC 47528 to 47531 61 Stat 1180 - Articles 12 and 29 No NPRM 09/19/2014 79 FR 56288 NPRM Comment Period End 11/18/2014 NPRM; Analyzing Comments 02/00/2015 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. Progress: This rule is being developed by FAA. No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Denise Deaderick K Air Transportation Division 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 202-267-8166 dk.deaderick@faa.gov 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington DC 20591