necessary because of the impracticality of reducing the regulatory controlling structural lightning ignition burden on both industry sources, which has resulted in a series of and the FAA. The total exemptions. This action would be combined savings would as it would remove the need to be about $610 million or comply with a specific requirement that has $450 million present value provided little or no safety benefits. at a 7% discount rate. The lower and the higher estimates of the total combined regulatory savings range from $384 million to $836 million. 5 Federal Aviation Training This rulemaking would consider relieving NPRM 12/28/2015 N/A Public Comment, Anticipated Aviation Devices; Pilot burdens on pilots seeking to obtain Analysis Costs/Benefits: The costs Administration Certification, aeronautical experience for certification and and benefits related to this Training, and Pilot currency by promoting increased use of action have not been Schools; Other aviation training devices. The rulemaking determined at this time. Provisions (RRR) would also address changing technologies by permitting an alternative that would permit pilots to train in technically advanced airplanes in place of older complex single engine airplanes. Additionally, the rulemaking would broaden the opportunities for military instructors to obtain civilian ratings based on military experience, expand opportunities for logging pilot time, and remove a burden on sport pilot instructors by permitting them to serve as safety pilots. Finally, this rulemaking corrects several unintended burdens resulting from a 2009 final rule and codifies several exemptions. 6 Federal Acceptance This rulemaking would replace Special NPRM 01/20/2016 Streamlined Public Comment, SB: N; IC: Y; SLT: N Aviation Criteria for Federal Aviation Regulation No. 106 with requirements Analysis Costs/benefits: This rule Administration Portable Oxygen acceptance criteria for portable oxygen relieves regulatory Concentrators concentrators to be used by passengers in air burdens for manufacturers Used Onboard carrier operations, commercial operations and of POCs and passengers Aircraft (RRR) certain other operations using large aircraft. who use these devices
necessary because of the impracticality of controlling structural lightning ignition sources, which has resulted in a series of exemptions. This action would be as it would remove the need to comply with a specific requirement that has provided little or no safety benefits. reducing the regulatory burden on both industry and the FAA. The total combined savings would be about $610 million or $450 million present value at a 7% discount rate. The lower and the higher estimates of the total combined regulatory savings range from $384 million to $836 million. 5 Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Training Devices; Pilot Certification, Training, and Pilot Schools; Other Provisions (RRR) This rulemaking would consider relieving burdens on pilots seeking to obtain aeronautical experience for certification and currency by promoting increased use of aviation training devices. The rulemaking would also address changing technologies by permitting an alternative that would permit pilots to train in technically advanced airplanes in place of older complex single engine airplanes. Additionally, the rulemaking would broaden the opportunities for military instructors to obtain civilian ratings based on military experience, expand opportunities for logging pilot time, and remove a burden on sport pilot instructors by permitting them to serve as safety pilots. Finally, this rulemaking corrects several unintended burdens resulting from a 2009 final rule and codifies several exemptions. NPRM 12/28/2015 N/A Public Comment, Analysis Anticipated Costs/Benefits: The costs and benefits related to this action have not been determined at this time. 6 Federal Aviation Administration Acceptance Criteria for Portable Oxygen Concentrators Used Onboard Aircraft (RRR) This rulemaking would replace Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 106 with acceptance criteria for portable oxygen concentrators to be used by passengers in air carrier operations, commercial operations and certain other operations using large aircraft. NPRM 01/20/2016 Streamlined requirements Public Comment, Analysis SB: N; IC: Y; SLT: N Costs/benefits: This rule relieves regulatory burdens for manufacturers of POCs and passengers who use these devices
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