2120-AM13 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Use of Certain Restricted Category Aircraft for the Transport of Firefighters for Wildfire Suppression

This advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) seeks comment on a proposal to amend 14 CFR parts 91 and 119 to allow restricted category aircraft to transport firefighters under certain circumstances, thereby aligning FAA regulations with section 360 of the FAA reauthorization Act of 2024. FAA regulations do not currently permit firefighters to be transported aboard restricted category aircraft to perform ground wildfire suppression. This revision, if proposed, would allow certain restricted category aircraft to transport firefighters during wildfire suppression operations. Section 360 also prohibits the rule from allowing surplus military aircraft to be used in the manner described.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Prerule Stage No No Other 14 CFR 21 14 CFR 91 14 CFR 119 49 U.S.C. 106(f) Pub. L. 118-63 Statutory Final 11/14/2025 Final Rule, Statutory, November 14, 2025 (sec. 360 of Pub. L. 118-63) No ANPRM 10/00/2025 No No None No No No No Glen McElroy Aviation Safety Analyst 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 848 232-6332 glen.a.mcelroy@faa.gov 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20591-0001