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DOT/FAA RIN: 2120-AM10 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: Prohibition of Remote Dispatch 
Abstract:

FAA is proposing to amend its regulations for domestic, flag, and supplemental operators to prohibit dispatch and flight following activities outside of locations designated as dispatch or flight following centers except in emergencies which render a dispatch or flight following center inoperable. The rule, issued at the direction of section 420 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, would also reorganize regulations regarding flight following centers.

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt 
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 121   
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106    49 U.S.C. 40103(b)(1)    49 U.S.C. 40103(b)(2)    49 U.S.C. 44711(a)(10)    49 U.S.C 44748    49 U.S.C. 44701(a)(5)    49 U.S.C. 44711(a)    49 U.S.C. 44747    Pub. L. 118-63   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Sec. 420 of Pub. L. 118-63  05/16/2025 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: https://www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: https://www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Scott Stacy
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
107 Charles West Grant Pkwy,
Hapeville, GA 30354
Phone:470 812-1902
Email: scott.stacy@faa.gov