[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 7656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3254]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA FAA-2012-0156]


Advisory Circular: Public Aircraft Operations

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

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of a proposed revision 
to Advisory Circular 00-1.1 regarding public aircraft operations. This 
advisory circular provides information for any person who engages in 
public aircraft operations as defined by statute.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 13, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2012-0156 
using any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
    <bullet> 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.
    <bullet> 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.
    <bullet> Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251.
    Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without 
change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information the commenter provides. Using the search function of the 
docket Web site, anyone can find and read the electronic form of all 
comments received into any FAA dockets, including the name of the 
individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an 
association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act 
Statement can be found in the Federal Register published on April 11, 
2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at 
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions 
for accessing the docket or go to the 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl N. Johnson, General Aviation and 
Commercial Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 
telephone: (202) 385-9600; facsimile: (202) 385-9597.
    Background: This advisory circular (AC) provides updated 
information on the application of the statutory requirements for public 
aircraft operations (PAO) and FAA policy regarding the use of contract 
operators. This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a 
regulation. Nothing in this AC changes the requirement to comply with 
the statute.
    On March 23, 2011, the FAA published a Notice of Policy Regarding 
Civil Aircraft Operators Providing Contract Support to Government 
Entities (Public Aircraft Operations) (76 FR 16349). This advisory 
circular provides additional information on the application of that 
policy.
    The agency will consider all comments received by April 13, 2012. 
Comments received after that date may be considered if consideration 
will not delay publication of the advisory circular. A copy of the 
advisory circular is available for review in the assigned docket at 
http://www.regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2012.
John M. Allen,
Director, Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-3254 Filed 2-10-12; 8:45 am]
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