2120-AL50 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification

This rule will amend numerous provisions concerning aircraft that hold special airworthiness certificates and airman that operate and maintain those aircraft. Specifically, this rule will expand the scope of aircraft that may be certificated as light-sport aircraft (LSA), increasing margins for incorporation of safety-enhancing designs, increasing the overall robustness of LSA, enabling a more useful load for fuel and passengers, enabling electric propulsion, and other performance enhancements. This rule will meet a Congressional mandate to enable space support vehicles to obtain an experimental certificate for commercial operations without an air carrier certificate or exemption.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 14 CFR 1 14 CFR 137 14 CFR 145 14 CFR 147 14 CFR 21 14 CFR 43 14 CFR 45 14 CFR 61 14 CFR 65 14 CFR 91 49 U.S.C. 106(f) 49 U.S.C. 106(g) 49 U.S.C. 40103 49 U.S.C. 44701 to 44704 49 U.S.C. 44707 49 U.S.C. 44709 49 U.S.C. 44711 49 U.S.C. 44713 ... No NPRM 12/00/2023 No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No James Newberger 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 202 267-1636 james.e.newberger@faa.gov 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20785