[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 20, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 75396-75397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-24225]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Parts 121 and 145

[Docket No.: FAA-2003-15085; Amendment Nos. 121-318 and 145-25]
RIN 2120-AG75


Hazardous Materials Training Requirements; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects the final rule, ``Hazardous Materials 
Training Requirements'' published in the Federal Register of October 7, 
2005.

DATES: Effective December 20, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet McLaughlin, Office of Hazardous 
Materials, ADG-1, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence 
Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-8434.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 7, 2005, the FAA published a 
final rule, ``Hazardous Materials Training Requirements'' (70 FR 58796; 
Oct. 7, 2005). The rule added appendix O to part 121 to prescribe the 
requirements for hazardous materials training under part 121, subpart 
Z, and part 135, subpart K. The appendix contains two tables (one for 
will-carry certificate holders, and the other for will-not-carry 
certificate holders) showing various categories of persons, defined by 
job function or responsibility, and the specified category they must 
receive. In both tables, in the entry for ``Provisions for passengers 
and crew,'' there should not have been an ``X'' in the column for 
``Shippers.''
    In addition, the rule added Sec.  145.206 Notification of hazardous 
materials authorizations. As explained in the preamble of that rule, 
sections proposed as Sec. Sec.  121.801 through 121.804 (subpart Z) 
were renumbered as Sec. Sec.  121.1001 through 121.1007 in the final 
rule because other rules had been added to part 121 since the NPRM was 
published. Section 145.206 (a) contained a cross reference that was not 
correctly updated. This document corrects that error.

List of Subjects

CFR 14 CFR Part 121

    Air carriers, Aircraft, Airmen, Aviation safety, Charter flights, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Safety, Transportation.

CFR 14 CFR Part 145

    Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

The Amendment

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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration 
corrects chapter I of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, as 
follows:

PART 121--OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: DOMESTIC, FLAG, AND SUPPLEMENTAL 
OPERATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 121 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 40119, 41706, 44101, 44701-
44702, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722, 44901, 44903-
44904, 44912, 45101-45105, 46105, 46301.

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2. Amend appendix O by revising Table 1 and Table 2 to read as follows:

Appendix O--Hazardous Materials Training Requirements For Certificate 
Holders

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                                  Table 1.--Operators That Transport Hazardous Material--Will-Carry Certificate Holders
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                                                                                       Operators and
                                                                      Operators and   ground-handling
                                                                     ground-handling    agents staff
                                                                      agent's staff   responsible for                     Flight crew      Crew members
Aspects of transport of hazardous materials by air   Shippers  (See     accepting      the handling,      Passenger-      members and      (other than
  with which they must be familiar, as a minimum     Note 2)  Will-     hazardous       storage, and    handling staff   load planners     flight crew
                   (See note 1)                          carry       materials  (See     loading of       Will-carry       Will-carry    members)  Will-
                                                                      Note 3)  Will-     cargo and                                            carry
                                                                          carry        baggage  Will-
                                                                                           carry
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General philosophy................................               X                X                X                X                X                X
Limitations.......................................               X                X                X                X                X                X
General requirements for shippers.................               X                X   ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
Classification....................................               X                X   ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
List of hazardous materials.......................               X                X   ...............  ...............               X   ...............
General packing requirements......................               X                X   ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
Labeling and marking..............................               X                X                X                X                X                X

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Hazardous materials transport document and other                 X                X   ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
 relevant documentation...........................
Acceptance procedures.............................  ...............               X   ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
Recognition of undeclared hazardous materials.....               X                X                X                X                X                X
Storage and loading procedures....................  ...............               X                X   ...............               X   ...............
Pilots' notification..............................  ...............               X                X   ...............               X   ...............
Provisions for passengers and crew................  ...............               X                X                X                X                X
Emergency procedures..............................               X                X                X                X                X               X
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Note 1.--Depending on the responsibilities of the person, the aspects of training to be covered may vary from those shown in the table.
Note 2.--When a person offers a consignment of hazmat, including COMAT, for or on behalf of the certificate holder, then the person must be trained in
  the certificate holder's training program and comply with shipper responsibilities and training. If offering goods on another certificate holder's
  equipment, the person must be trained in compliance with the training requirements in 49 CFR. All shippers of hazmat must be trained under 49 CFR. The
  shipper functions in 49 CFR mirror the training aspects that must be covered for any shipper offering hazmat for transport.
Note 3.--When an operator, its subsidiary, or an agent of the operator is undertaking the responsibilities of acceptance staff, such as the passenger
  handling staff accepting small parcel cargo, the certificate holder, its subsidy, or the agent must be trained in the certificate holder's training
  program and comply with the acceptance staff training requirements.


                            Table 2.--Operators That Do Not Transport Hazardous Materials--Will-Not-Carry Certificate Holders
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                                                                                       Operators and
                                                                      Operators and   ground-handling
                                                                     ground-handling    agents staff
                                                                      agent's staff   responsible for                     Flight crew      Crew members
Aspects of transport of hazardous materials by air   Shippers (See   accepting cargo   the handling,      Passenger-      members and      (other than
  with which they must be familiar, as a minimum     Note 2) Will-      other than      storage, and    handling staff   load planners     flight crew
                   (See Note 1)                        not-carry        hazardous        loading of     Will-not-carry   Will-not-carry   members) Will-
                                                                      materials (See     cargo and                                          not-carry
                                                                      Note 3) Will-    baggage Will-
                                                                        not-carry        not-carry
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General philosophy................................               X                X                X                X                X                X
Limitations.......................................               X                X                X                X                X                X
General requirements for shippers.................               X   ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
Classification....................................               X   ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
List of hazardous materials.......................               X   ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
General packing requirements......................               X   ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
Labeling and marking..............................               X                X                X                X                X                X
Hazardous materials transport document and other                 X                X   ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
 relevant documentation...........................
Acceptance procedures.............................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
Recognition of undeclared hazardous materials.....               X                X                X                X                X                X
Storage and loading procedures....................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
Pilots' notification..............................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
Provisions for passengers and Crew................  ...............               X                X                X                X                X
Emergency procedures..............................               X                X                X                X                X               X
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Note 1--Depending on the responsibilities of the person, the aspects of training to be covered may vary from those shown in the table.
Note 2--When a person offers a consignment of hazmat, including COMAT, for air transport for or on behalf of the certificate holder, then that person
  must be properly trained. All shippers of hazmat must be trained under 49 CFR. The shipper functions in 49 CFR mirror the training aspects that must
  be covered for any shipper, including a will-not-carry certificate holder offering dangerous goods for transport, with the exception of recognition
  training. Recognition training is a separate FAA requirement in the certificate holder's training program.
Note 3--When an operator, its subsidiary, or an agent of the operator is undertaking the responsibilities of acceptance staff, such as the passenger
  handling staff accepting small parcel cargo, the certificate holder, its subsidiary, or the agent must be trained in the certificate holder's training
  program and comply with the acceptance staff training requirements.

PART 145--REPAIR STATIONS

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3. The authority citation for part 145 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44707, 44717.


Sec.  145.206  [Amended]

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4. Amend Sec.  145.206 (a) by removing the reference to ``Sec.  121.905 
(e)'' and replacing it with ``Sec.  121.1005 (e).''

    Issued in Washington, DC on December 14, 2005.
Anthony F. Fazio,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 05-24225 Filed 12-19-05; 8:45 am]
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