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RIN: 2120-AK31

Publication ID: Fall 2017

Title: Pilot Records Database (HR 5900)
Abstract: This rulemaking would implement a Pilot Records Database as required by Public Law 111-216 (Aug. 1, 2010). Section 203 amends the Pilot Records Improvement Act by requiring the FAA to create a pilot records database that contains various types of pilot records. These records would be provided by the FAA, air carriers, and other persons who employ pilots. The FAA must maintain these records until it receives notice that a pilot is deceased. Air carriers would use this database to perform a record check on a pilot prior to making a hiring decision.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 13771 Designation: Regulatory
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 118 14 CFR 121 14 CFR 125 14 CFR 135 14 CFR 91
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g) 49 U.S.C. 1155 49 U.S.C. 40103 49 U.S.C. 40113 49 U.S.C. 40119 49 U.S.C. 40120 49 U.S.C. 41706 49 U.S.C. 44101 49 U.S.C. 44111 49 U.S.C. 44701 to 44705 49 U.S.C. 44709 to 44713 49 U.S.C. 44715 to 44717 49 U.S.C. 44722 49 U.S.C. 45101 to 45105 49 U.S.C. 46105 49 U.S.C. 46306 49 U.S.C. 46315 49 U.S.C. 46316 49 U.S.C. 46504 49 U.S.C. 46507 49 U.S.C. 47122 49 U.S.C. 47508 49 U.S.C. 47528 to 47531

Legal Deadline: None

Statement of Need: This rule implements a Pilot Records Database as required by Pub. L. 111-216. Section 203 of Pub. L. 111-216 amends the Pilot Records Improvement Act (PRIA) by requiring the FAA to create a pilot records database that contains various types of pilot records. These records would be provided by the FAA, air carriers, and other persons who employ pilots. The FAA must maintain these records until it receives notice that a pilot is deceased. Air carriers would use this database to perform a record check on a pilot prior to making a hiring decision.

Summary of the Legal Basis: The legal basis for this rule is section 203 of the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111-216, 124 Stat. 2348 (2010).

Alternatives: The ARC proposed a phased implementation as an alternative to PRD's statutory requirement to enter all historical records dating from August 1, 2005. Instead, within sixty days after the PRD launch date, air carriers and other persons would provide only the names, certificate numbers, and dates of birth of employees dating from the PRD launch date back to August 1, 2005. This information would be used to identify a pilot applicant's previous employer(s). The hiring air carrier would then make a paper PRIA request to those previous employers to obtain any records from before the launch date of PRD.

Anticipated Costs and Benefits: The costs and benefits are to be determined.

Risks: The risks are to be determined.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	02/00/2018

Additional Information: Costs and benefits are not yet determined.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov	Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: Bradley Palmer Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591 Phone:202 267-7739 Email: bradley.palmer@faa.gov