Foreign Air Operator Certificates Issued by a Regional Safety Oversight Organization

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 17, 2024)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 101870-101880] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2024-29688]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 129

[Docket No.: FAA-2024-0176; Amdt. No. 129-55] RIN 2120-AL93

Foreign Air Operator Certificates Issued by a Regional Safety Oversight Organization

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

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment will allow the FAA to review and, if acceptable to the Administrator, recognize as valid air operator certificates issued by a Regional Safety Oversight Organization to foreign air carriers when the State of the Operator is a member of that Regional Safety Oversight Organization, for purposes of evaluating foreign applicants for operating specifications.

DATES: Effective January 16, 2025.

ADDRESSES: For information on where to obtain copies of rulemaking documents and other information related to this final rule, see ``Additional Information'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Shaver, International Program Division/International Operations Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20591; telephone (202) 267-1704; email [email protected].