G/TBT/N/USA/1895/Add.1  
 
1 June 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  1 June 2023, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Updating Manual Requirements To Accommodate Technology  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 30 May 2023  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 29 June 2023  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-05-30/html/2023 -11246.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-05-30/pdf/2023 -11246.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/final_measure/23_09967_00
_e.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Updating Manual Requirements To Accommodate Technology  
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT)  
ACTION: Final rule  
SUMMARY: This final rule updates the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) manual requirements 
to reflect industry use of electronic and paper manuals. The amendments apply to fractional 
ownership opera tions; domestic, flag, and supplemental operations; rules governing the operations 
of U.S. -registered civil airplanes which have a seating configuration of 20 or more passengers or a 
maximum payload capacity of 6,000 pounds or more when common carriage is not involved; and 
commuter and on -demand operations. This action requires manuals accessed in paper format to 
 
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  display the date of last revision on each page, and it requires manuals accessed in electronic format 
to display the date of last revision in a ma nner in which a person can immediately ascertain it. This 
action also revises the requirement for program managers or certificate holders to carry appropriate 
parts of the manual aboard airplanes during operations. The FAA instead requires program managers  
or certificate holders to ensure the appropriate parts of the manual are accessible to flight, ground, 
and maintenance personnel when such personnel are performing their assigned duties. Lastly, this 
rule updates outdated language that refers to accessing  information in manuals kept in microfiche. 
The FAA removes this outdated language and simply requires that all manual information and 
instructions be displayed clearly and be retrievable in the English language.  
DATES: This final rule is effective 29 June  2023.  
This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1895  are identified 
by Docket Number FAA -2022-0912. The Docket Folder is available on  Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FAA -2022-0912/document  and provides access to primary 
documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible fro m Regulations.gov  by 
searching the Docket Number.  
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