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The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States (Federal Aviation Administration)
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- 49 U.S.C. § 44701(f): the Administrator may grant an exemption from a safety requirement if in the public interest
- Issued
- 2020-06-01 June 1, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-06-01 (extension of relief first granted in April 2020) (read as 2020-06-01)
- End
- 2020-07-31 (grace periods to Dec. 31, 2020 for some requirements) (read as 2020-07-31)
- In force
- June 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Workplace rulesOther
- Addressees
- part 135 on-demand and commuter operators that are NATA members and their crewmembers
- Functions reached
- HR crew recurrent training and checking (training centers and simulators closed under State orders)
- OP charter operations
- WF
- Collection
- Aviation and surface-transport regulators AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE
Operative words
"This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 18509.... By letter dated May 7, 2020, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and its members for [an extension of the exemption]...." (relief from training and checking deadlines "through July 31, 2020" and, for certain items, "through December 31, 2020").
Enforcement
conditions and limitations of the exemption (operators must document eligibility; relief conditioned on COVID-19 inability to access training centers)
Notes
FAA finding that the COVID-19 orders prevented part 135 operators from completing recurrent training in the ordinary course; the relief itself is permissive; the compelled modification lies in the underlying closures it recites.
Retrieval noteIssue date approximate (capture date used); filed as the FAA's own posting.