2120-AL92 202410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT 25 Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production

This rulemaking will increase the recording time of cockpit voice recorders from the mandated 2 hours to a proposed 25-hour recording time for all future manufactured aircraft. This rulemaking will provide accident investigators, aircraft operators, and civil aviation authorities with substantially more cockpit voice recorder data to help find the probable causes of incidents and accidents, prevent future incidents and accidents, and make the FAA's regulations more consistent with existing international requirements.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 14 CFR 121 14 CFR 125 14 CFR 135 14 CFR 91 49 U.S.C. 106(f) 49 U.S.C. 40101(d) 49 U.S.C. 44701 No NPRM 12/04/2023 88 FR 84090 NPRM Comment Period End 02/02/2024 Analyzing Comments 03/06/2024 Final Rule 12/00/2024 No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Charisse Green 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 202 267-8551 charisse.green@faa.gov 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20024