[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 77413-77414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30221]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 65

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0820]


Establishment of Policy Regarding Aircraft Dispatcher 
Certification Courses

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed FAA Order 8900.1 Volume 3, 
Chapter 63, Aircraft Dispatcher Certification Courses and Proposed 
Advisory Circular (AC) 65-XX (Number to be Determined), FAA-Approved 
Aircraft Dispatcher Certification Courses--Availability of Additional 
Supporting Documents and Extension of Comment Period.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of additional 
supporting documents and an extension of the comment period for the 
proposed policy applicable to Aircraft Dispatcher Certification 
Courses, which was published in this docket on October 22, 2014.

DATES: Extension of Comment Period. The comment period for the draft 
Aircraft Dispatcher Certification Course Policy published on October 
22, 2014, which was scheduled to close on December 22, 2014, is hereby 
extended to February 22, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2014-0820 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S. 
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room 
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket 
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251.
    Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without 
change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information the commenter provides. Using the search function of the 
docket Web site, anyone

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can find and read the electronic form of all comments received into any 
FAA dockets, including the name of the individual sending the comment 
(or signing the comment for an association, business, labor union, 
etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement can be found in the Federal 
Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at 
http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at 
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions 
for accessing the docket or Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the 
West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theodora Kessaris, New Program 
Implementation and Technical Support Branch, Flight Standards Service, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 202-267-8166; facsimile: 202-267-5229; 
email: [email protected].

Background

    On October 22, 2014, the FAA published a proposed a new chapter of 
FAA Order 8900.1 and a proposed new AC related to Aircraft Dispatcher 
Certification Courses. The new chapter in FAA Order 8900.1 chapter 
establishes Policy not previously addressed in FAA Orders or ACs. The 
associated AC, 65-XX, provides guidelines to operators and potential 
operators of Aircraft Dispatcher Certification Courses. On November 06, 
2014, Sheffield School of Aeronautics placed a comment in this docket 
requesting the publication of additional supporting documents which 
contain policy related to Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiners 
(DADE). Additionally, Sheffield requested the FAA consider extending 
the comment period, which is scheduled to close on December 22, 2014. 
In response to these requests, we have extended the comment period for 
the Aircraft Dispatcher Certification Course Policy contained in this 
docket for another 60 days to allow additional review by industry 
stakeholders. We have also made the DADE policy supporting documents 
available for review only, in their own respective docket, which is 
FAA-2011-1149. That particular docket, which is not open for comment, 
can be accessed at the following URL: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2011-1149.
    The FAA does not anticipate any further extension of the comment 
period for the draft policy related to Aircraft Dispatcher 
Certification Courses, contained in this docket.
    The agency will consider all comments received by February 22, 
2015. Comments received after that date may be considered if 
consideration will not delay agency action on the review. A copy of the 
proposed order and AC is available for review in the assigned docket 
for the Order at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 15, 2014.
John Barbagallo,
Deputy Director, FAA Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-30221 Filed 12-23-14; 8:45 am]
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