[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 10, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 73271-73272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20216]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 61

[Docket No. FAA-2022-1463; Amdt. Nos. 61-153A]
RIN 2120-AL74


Airman Certification Standards and Practical Test Standards for 
Airmen; Incorporation by Reference; Correction

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

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: On April 1, 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
published a final rule in the Federal Register to incorporate certain 
Airman Certification Standards and Practical Test Standards by 
reference into the certification requirements for pilots, flight 
instructors, flight engineers, aircraft dispatchers, and parachute 
riggers. That final rule incorrectly set forth certain regulatory text 
that includes duplicative requirements. This correction remedies the 
error. This correction does not make any substantive revisions to the 
regulations.

DATES: Effective September 10, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Ciccone, Training and 
Certification Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-1100; email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 1, 2024, the ``Airman Certification 
Standards and Practical Test Standards for Airmen; Incorporation by 
Reference'' final rule published in the Federal Register, effective on 
May 31, 2024.\1\ That final rule adopted several amendments to parts 
61, 63, and 65 of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
by incorporating by reference (IBR) certain Airman Certification 
Standards (ACS) and Practical Test Standards (PTS), which serve as the 
testing standards for airman certificates and rating practical tests 
and proficiency checks. The final rule

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inadvertently and incorrectly set forth certain regulatory text in 14 
CFR part 61 that the FAA did not intend to include. Specifically, the 
FAA adopted the requirement for instrument proficiency checks (IPC) 
under Sec.  61.57(d) to consist of the areas of operation (AOO) 
contained in the applicable ACS, as appropriate to the rating held, 
intending to remove the list of AOOs set forth in Sec.  61.57(d)(1)(i) 
through (vi).\2\ As discussed in the final rule, the applicable ACS 
sets forth the AOOs to be included in the IPC with an accompanying task 
table in the appendix.
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    \1\ 89 FR 22482, corrected at 89 FR 29252.
    \2\ The AOOs include: air traffic control clearances and 
procedures; flight by reference to instruments; navigation systems; 
instrument approach procedures; emergency operations; and postflight 
procedures.
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    The preamble to both the NPRM and the final rule clearly 
communicated that the final rule intended to remove Sec.  
61.57(d)(1)(i) through (vi) (i.e., the AOOs) because the ACS 
incorporated by reference would set forth the AOOs in the appendix task 
table.\3\ However, the amendatory instructions to the final rule 
inadvertently maintained Sec.  61.57(d)(1)(i) through (vi), which 
duplicates the AOO tasking table in the applicable ACS, as incorporated 
by reference. This correction remedies that error by removing those 
paragraphs.
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    \3\ See 89 FR 22496, stating that the FAA simply proposed to 
remove the specific AOOs from the regulation itself and, instead, 
provide a table within the applicable ACS in the appendix with the 
specific AOOs and tasks to be tested. See also 87 FR 75963.
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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 61

    Aircraft, Airmen, Aviation safety, Recreation and recreation areas, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Teachers.
    Accordingly, 14 CFR part 61 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendment:

PART 61--CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND 
INSTRUCTORS

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1. The authority citation for part 61 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701-44703, 44707, 
44709-44711, 44729, 44903, 45102-45103, 45301-45302; Sec. 2307 Pub. 
L. 114-190, 130 Stat. 615 (49 U.S.C. 44703 note); and sec. 318, Pub. 
L. 115-254, 132 Stat. 3186 (49 U.S.C. 44703 note).


Sec.  61.57  [Amended]

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2. Amend Sec.  61.57 by removing paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (vi).
    Issued under authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), and 
44703 in Washington, DC.

Brandon Roberts,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2024-20216 Filed 9-9-24; 8:45 am]
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