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DOT/FAA RIN: 2120-AL36 Publication ID: Spring 2023 
Title: Updating Manual Requirements to Accommodate Technology 
Abstract:

This rulemaking would update the Federal Aviation Administration manual requirements to reflect industry use of electronic and paper manuals. The amendments would apply to fractional ownership operations; domestic, flag, and supplemental operations; rules governing the operations of U.S.-registered civil airplanes which have a seating configuration of 20 or more passengers or a maximum payload capacity of 6,000 pounds or more when common carriage is not involved; and commuter and on-demand operations. The rulemaking would require manuals accessed in paper format to display the date of last revision on each page, and require manuals accessed in electronic format to display the date of last revision in a manner in which a person can immediately ascertain it. This rulemaking would also revise the requirement for program managers or certificate holders to carry appropriate parts of the manual aboard airplanes during operations. This rulemaking would instead require program managers or certificate holders ensure the appropriate parts of the manual are accessible to flight, ground, and maintenance personnel when such personnel are performing their assigned duties. Lastly, the rulemaking would update outdated language that refers to accessing information in manuals kept in microfiche. The FAA would remove this outdated language and simply require that all manual information and instructions be displayed clearly and be retrievable in the English language.

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 121    14 CFR 125    14 CFR 135    14 CFR 91   
Legal Authority: 124 Stat. 2348    126 Stat. 11    126 Stat. 58    130 Stat. 615    49 U.S.C. 1155    49 U.S.C. 40101    49 U.S.C. 40105    49 U.S.C. 40119    49 U.S.C. 40120    49 U.S.C. 41706    49 U.S.C. 42301    49 U.S.C. 44101    49 U.S.C. 44111    49 U.S.C. 44111    49 U.S.C. 44702    49 U.S.C. 44704    49 U.S.C. 44705    49 U.S.C. 44709 to 44713    49 U.S.C. 44715 to 44717    49 U.S.C. 44722    49 U.S.C. 44729    49 U.S.C. 44730    49 U.S.C. 44732    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. 46506    49 U.S.C. 46507    49 U.S.C. 47122    49 U.S.C. 47508    49 U.S.C. 47528 to 47531    49 U.S.C. 47534    Articles 12 and 29 of 61 Stat. 1180    Pub. L. 111-216    Pub. L. 112-95    Pub. L. 114-190    49 U.S.C. 106(f)    49 U.S.C. 44701    49 U.S.C. 106(g)    49 U.S.C. 40103    49 U.S.C. 40106    49 U.S.C. 40109    49 U.S.C. 40113    49 U.S.C. 44502    49 U.S.C. 44514   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/14/2022  87 FR 42109   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/12/2022 
Final Rule  08/00/2023 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Sandra Ray
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20591
Phone:412 329-3088
Email: sandra.ray@faa.gov