[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 73323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23852]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Aircraft Authentication Status

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in concert with the 
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will revitalize and 
refocus our airspace monitoring capabilities to ensure that each 
aircraft operating within the National Airspace System (NAS) has met 
all statutory, regulatory and certification requirements.

DATES: Effective Date: February 1, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Gould, Manager, Strategic 
Operations Security (AJR-22) Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591. Telephone (202) 267-7683.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 14 CFR part 47 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations defines the requirements and outlines the circumstances 
necessary for aircraft registration. The FAA and TSA believe that it is 
in the interests of national security and aviation safety to ensure 
that only properly registered aircraft operate within the National 
Airspace System (NAS).
    On June 23, 2003, the Federal Aviation (FAA) published a notice in 
the Federal Register (FR Doc. 03-15673) stating that the FAA's Aircraft 
Registration System would be augmented to reflect the observed status 
of an aircraft's certificate of registration. As of June 20, 2003 those 
aircraft records containing information that would render a certificate 
of registration ineffective, if true, were changed to reflect a status 
of ``In Question.''
    On May 17, 2004 the Federal Aviation Administration issued a press 
release emphasizing the need for aircraft owners to update their 
aircraft registration in order that both the FAA and aircraft 
manufacturers may be able to notify owners of safety and maintenance-
related information.
    The FAA has provided numerous other notices requesting aircraft 
owners register their aircraft and to provide updated address 
information, mainly in an effort to update the aircraft owner database 
and to assist local law enforcement agencies and FAA Flight Services 
Stations in the event of a downed or overdue aircraft. This current 
notice represents the latest action the FAA is taking to ensure that 
only properly registered aircraft operate within the NAS.
    On the effective date stated herein, operators of identified 
aircraft with questionable registrations and or no TSA required 
security measures/waivers will be: (1) Notified of the deficiency, (2) 
a pilot deviation will be filed on the operator, (3) operator may be 
denied access to the NAS. In the event the operator is not the owner, 
the operator and owner will be notified of the deficiency and both will 
be subject to any action deemed warranted by the agency in accordance 
with local, state and federal regulations.
    The U.S. Civil Aviation Registry provides means to search and 
update aircraft owner information.


    Issued in Washington, DC on December 1, 2005.
Douglas Gould,
Manager, Strategic Operations Security.
[FR Doc. 05-23852 Filed 12-8-05; 8:45 am]
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