[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 224 (Monday, November 24, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53045-53046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20741]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2025-1218]
Notice of Availability of Draft FAA Order 8000.95D, Change 1,
Regarding Individual Designee Management Policy
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Draft FAA Order 8000.95D, Change 1, Designee Management Policy
(Draft Change 1) would transition from the Designee Registration System
to the Designee Management System (DMS) and would align the Order
8000.95 with the DMS tool workflows. The draft would revise several
procedural descriptions to better match DMS workflows, including
updates to digital signatures and automation for registering,
enrolling, tracking, and recording designee training completions. The
draft would also change the algorithm for the frequency of direct
observation oversight intervals required of Flight Standards managing
specialists and would update email addresses and website links.
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DATES: Send comments on or before January 23, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2025-1218,
using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://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: In addition to the final Order 8000.95D, Change 1, the FAA
will post all comments it receives, without change, to https://regulations.gov, including any personal information the commenter
provides. DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement can be found in the
Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19476).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Scott Geddie, Policy and Oversight
Integration Section, AVS-64, AVS ODA Office, Federal Aviation
Administration, by telephone at 405-954-6897 or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Draft FAA Order 8000.95D, Change 1, Designee Management Policy
(Draft Change 1) would transition from the Designee Registration System
to the Designee Management System (DMS) and would align the Order
8000.95 with the DMS tool workflows. The revisions would align designee
training procedures with the new features of the DMS tool. Draft Change
1 would revise Volume 3, Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE), Specialty
Aircraft Examiner (SAE), and Administrative Pilot Examiner (Admin PE)
Designee Policy to update the documentation of training, require
designees to submit training certificates through DMS, and establish
suspension protocols for incomplete training, while clarifying training
terminology and categories. Draft Change 1 would update the web link
for the training matrix in Volume 4, Designated Aircraft Dispatcher
Examiner (DADE) Designee Policy. In Volume 5, Designated Mechanic
Examiner (DME), Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner (DPRE), and
Designated Airworthiness Representative--Maintenance (DAR-T) Designee
Policy, Draft Change 1 would move training processes to the DMS system,
automating updates to training records and streamlining scheduling and
completion with automatic suspension and reinstatement for training
compliance. Draft Change 1 would revise Volumes 3 (DPE, SAE and Admin
PE Designee Policy), 5 (DME, DPRE, DAR-T Designee Policy), 6 (Aircrew
Program Designee (APD)) Designee Policy, and 7 (Training Center
Evaluator (TCE) Designee Policy) to change how direct observation
oversight intervals are determined. In Volume 8, Designated
Manufacturing Inspection Representative (DMIR) and Designated
Airworthiness Representative--Manufacturing (DAR-F) Designee Policy,
Draft Change 1 would revise training procedures to align with DMS
workflows and standards for course information, registration, and
automatic suspension and reinstatement for training compliance. In
Volume 9, Designated Engineering Representative (DER) Designee Policy,
Draft Change 1 would revise web links and sections related to
engineering designee training for clarity and accuracy. In Volume 10,
Designated Control Tower Operator Examiner (DCTO-E) Designee Policy,
Draft Change 1 would update the requirements for demonstrated history
of professional performance and established compliance with applicable
standards, and would add an overall performance results table.
In addition to Draft Change 1's proposed changes to designee
training and direct observation oversight intervals, other changes
would include updating email addresses and website links, establishing
digital signature provisions, providing early preapprovals to improve
process efficiency, and removing outdated references to streamline the
documentation.
Draft Order 8000.95D, Change 1 would affect all individual designee
types. You may examine draft Order 8000.95D, Change 1 and the preferred
comment log template for providing comments in the docket or at:
https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/.
Comments Invited
The FAA invites the public to submit comments on draft Order
8000.95D, Change 1, as specified in the ADDRESSES section of this
Notice. Commenters should include docket number FAA-2025-1218 and the
subject line, ``Comments to Draft FAA Order 8000.95D, Change 1'' on all
comments submitted to the FAA. The most helpful comments provide a
specific recommendation, explain the reason for any recommended change,
identify the paragraph(s) and/or subparagraph(s) associated with the
recommendation, and include supporting information. The preferred
comment log template can be used to provide this information. The FAA
will consider all comments received on or before the closing date
before issuing the final Order. The FAA will also consider late-filed
comments if it is possible to do so without incurring expense or delay.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 44702.
Scott A. Geddie,
Manager, AVS-64, Policy and Oversight Integration Section, AVS ODA
Office.
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