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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Parts 61 and 121 

[Docket No.: FAA–2015–2129; Amdt. Nos. 

61–134 and 121–372] 

RIN 2120–AK68 

Removal of Pilot Pairing Requirement 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule conforms 

Federal Aviation Administration 

regulations to International Civil 

Aviation Organization standards and the 

Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots 

Act, both of which no longer contain a 

pilot pairing requirement. Accordingly, 

this final rule removes the requirement 

for a pilot in command who has reached 

age 60 to be paired with a pilot under 

age 60 in international commercial air 

transport operations by air carriers 

conducting flag and supplemental 

operations, as well as for other pilots 

serving in certain international 

operations using civil airplanes on the 

U.S. registry. The removal of this 

restriction will allow all pilots serving 

on airplanes in international 

commercial air transport with more than 

one pilot to serve until age 65 without 

a requirement to be paired with a pilot 

under age 60. 

DATES: This action becomes effective 

June 12, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning this 

document, contact Nancy Lauck 

Claussen, Air Transportation Division 

(AFS–200), Flight Standards Service, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–8166; email Nancy.L.Claussen@

faa.gov. 

For legal questions concerning this 

document, contact Sara Mikolop, Office 

of the Chief Counsel (AGC–200), Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–3073; email Sara.Mikolop@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Good Cause for Immediate Adoption 

The FAA is adopting this final rule 

without prior notice and public 

comment effective June 12, 2015. 

Section 553(b)(B) of the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C.) 

authorizes agencies to dispense with 

notice and comment procedures for 

rules when the agency for ‘‘good cause’’ 

finds that those procedures are 

‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest.’’ Under this 

section, an agency, upon finding good 

cause, may issue a final rule without 

seeking comment prior to the 

rulemaking. Additionally, section 

553(d) of the APA provides a ‘‘good 

cause’’ exception from the requirement 

to publish a substantive rule at least 30 

days before its effective date. 

Recent action by the International 

Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to 

remove the requirement in ICAO Annex 

1 (Personnel Licensing), Chapter 2 

(Licenses and Ratings for Pilots), 

Standard 2.1.10.1 to pair a pilot in 

command (PIC) who has reached age 60 

with a pilot under age 60, triggered the 

sunset of the pilot pairing limitation in 

49 U.S.C. 44729(c)(1). Based on this 

action, as of November 13, 2014, the 

statutory basis for the pilot pairing 

requirements in §§ 61.3(j)(2), 61.77(g), 

and 121.383(d)(2) and (e)(2) of Title 14 

of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 

CFR) no longer exists and these 

regulations are contrary to 49 U.S.C. 

44729. 

The FAA finds that notice and public 

comment to this immediately adopted 

final rule are unnecessary and contrary 

to the public interest because this final 

rule is limited to conforming 14 CFR 

parts 61 and 121 with recent changes to 

statutory requirements pertaining to 

pilot age limitations. On November 13, 

2014, the statutory requirement in 49 

U.S.C. 44729(c)(1) for a pilot in 

command who had reached age 60 to be 

paired with a pilot under age 60 ceased 

to be effective, although the regulatory 

requirements in 14 CFR pertaining to 

pilot pairing remained in place. 

It is contrary to the public interest to 

allow regulatory requirements 

pertaining to pilot age limitations to 

remain in the Code of Federal 

Regulations when those requirements 

present a direct conflict with the 

statutory requirements in the United 

States Code pertaining to pilot age 

limitations. Further, under section 

553(d)(3) of the APA, the FAA finds that 

good cause exists for making this rule 

effective upon publication to minimize 

any possible confusion between the 

statutory requirements pertaining to 

pilot age limitations in 49 U.S.C. 44729 

and the regulatory requirements 

pertaining to pilot age limitations in 

§§ 61.3(j)(2), 61.77(g), and 121.383(d)(2) 

and (e)(2) of 14 CFR. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules on 

aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the 

United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 

106 describes the authority of the FAA 

Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation 

Programs, describes in more detail the 

scope of the Agency’s authority. 

Additionally, the Fair Treatment for 

Experienced Pilots Act (Pub. L. 110– 

135), codified at 49 U.S.C. 44729, 

establishes requirements pertaining to 

pilot age limitations. 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

under the authority described in 49 

U.S.C. 106(f), which establishes the 

authority of the Administrator to 

promulgate regulations and rules and 

conform FAA requirements pertaining 

to pilot age limitations with the Fair 

Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act. 

I. Overview of Immediately Adopted 

Final Rule 

This final rule removes the 

requirements in §§ 61.3(j)(2), 61.77(g), 

and 121.383(d)(2) and (e)(2) for a PIC 

who has reached age 60 to be paired 

with a pilot under age 60 in 

international commercial air transport 

operations conducted under part 121, as 

well as for pilots relying on a certificate 

issued under part 61 and serving in 

certain international operations using 

civil airplanes on the U.S. registry. The 

removal of this restriction will allow all 

pilots serving on airplanes in 

international commercial air transport 

with more than one pilot, to serve 

beyond 60 years of age (until 65 years 

of age) without a requirement to be 

paired with a pilot under 60 years of 

age. This final rule conforms FAA 


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1The statute uses the term ‘‘covered operations’’ 

to describe part 121 operations. See 49 U.S.C. 

44729(b). 

2The Agency notes that in accordance with 14 

CFR 129.5(b), each foreign air carrier conducting 

operations within the United States must conduct 

its operations in accordance with the Standards 

contained in Annex 1 (Personnel Licensing), Annex 

6 (Operation of Aircraft), Part I (International 

Commercial Air Transport–Aeroplanes) or Part III 

(International Operations–Helicopters), as 

appropriate, and in Annex 8 (Airworthiness of 

Aircraft) to the Convention on International Civil 

Aviation. Additionally, in accordance with 

§ 129.1(b), operations of U.S.-registered aircraft 

solely outside of the United States in common 

carriage by a foreign person or a foreign air carrier 

must also be in compliance with the ICAO 

Standards identified in § 129.5(b). Therefore, for 

these operations, the ICAO amendment to the pilot 

pairing limitation applies without further change to 

14 CFR. The FAA further notes that beginning on 

the date the ICAO amendment became applicable 

(November 13, 2014), as an ICAO member state, no 

foreign air carrier conducting operations under part 

129 may conduct operations to or from the United 

States with any pilot who has reached age 65. This 

same limitation applies to operations covered by 

§ 129.1(b). 

3Amendment 172 to Annex 1, Personnel 

Licensing, does not change the existing maximum 

age permitted for pilots engaged in single-pilot 

operations. Pilots serving in single-pilot operations 

must be under age 60. 

regulations with ICAO standards and 

the Fair Treatment for Experienced 

Pilots Act, which no longer contain a 

pilot pairing requirement. 

II. Background 

A. Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots 

Act 

On December 13, 2007, the Fair 

Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act 

(Pub. L. 110–135) amended Title 49 of 

the United States Code by adding 

section 44729. Section 44729(a) raised 

the age limit for pilots serving in 

operations under part 121 1 from age 60 

to age 65, subject to the limitations in 

section 44729(c) applicable to PICs on 

international flights. 

Section 44729(c) provided a pilot 

pairing limitation for PICs serving on 

international flights. Specifically, 

section 44729(c)(1) states, ‘‘A pilot who 

has attained 60 years of age may serve 

as pilot-in-command in covered 

operations between the United States 

and another country only if there is 

another pilot in the flight deck crew 

who has not yet attained 60 years of 

age.’’ The pilot pairing requirement in 

section 44729(c)(1) was consistent with 

the pilot pairing standard in ICAO 

Annex 1 (Personnel Licensing), Chapter 

2 (Licenses and Ratings for Pilots), 

Standard 2.1.10.1, applicable to multipilot crews in effect at the time that 

section 44729 was added to the United 

States Code. Until November 13, 2014, 

Standard 2.1.10.1 stated: 

A Contracting State, having issued pilot 

licences, shall not permit the holders thereof 

to act as pilot-in-command of an aircraft 

engaged in international commercial air 

transport operations if the licence holders 

have attained their 60th birthday or, in the 

case of operations with more than one pilot 

where the other pilot is younger than 60 

years of age, their 65th birthday. 

The Agency notes that for operations 

with a single pilot, Standard 2.1.10.1 

requires the pilot to be under age 60. 

The Fair Treatment for Experienced 

Pilots Act also provided for a selfexecuting sunset of the pilot pairing 

requirement. Specifically, section 

44729(c)(2) provides that the pilot 

pairing requirement in section 

44729(c)(1) would cease to be effective 

on the date that ICAO removed the pilot 

pairing limitation in Standard 2.1.10.1. 

Section 44729(c)(2) states that 

‘‘[p]aragraph [c](1), shall cease to be 

effective on such date as the Convention 

on International Civil Aviation provides 

that a pilot who has attained 60 years 

of age may serve as pilot-in-command in 

international commercial operations 

without regard to whether there is 

another pilot in the flight deck crew 

who has not attained age 60.’’ 

B. ‘‘Part 121 Pilot Age Limit’’ Final Rule 

On July 15, 2009, the FAA published 

the ‘‘Part 121 Pilot Age Limit’’ final rule 

(74 FR 34229) to conform FAA 

regulations to the statutory requirements 

in the Fair Treatment for Experienced 

Pilots Act (codified at 49 U.S.C. 44729). 

Based on the statutory authority in 49 

U.S.C. 44729, the 2009 final rule raised 

the pilot age limitation from 60 to 65 

and added the pilot pairing requirement 

for pilots conducting part 121 

operations and other multi-pilot 

operations, between or over the territory 

of more than one country using U.S.- 

registered airplanes. 

In the 2009 final rule preamble, the 

Agency stated that it believed that the 

Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots 

Act intended to harmonize FAA 

regulations with the ICAO standard 

pertaining to pilot age limitations and 

pilot pairing requirements, which 

would encompass international 

operations in addition to the part 121 

operations identified by the Act. See 74 

FR 34229, 34230 (July 15, 2009). The 

ICAO standard pertaining to pilot age 

limitations and pilot pairing applies to 

pilots serving in operations between his 

or her home state and another country, 

as well as between two territories 

outside of his or her home state. 

Accordingly, to harmonize the 

Agency’s regulations with the ICAO 

standard and further the intent of the 

Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots 

Act, the 2009 final rule added the pilot 

age limitations and pilot pairing 

requirement for pilots conducting 

operations between two international 

territories using U.S.-registered 

airplanes and relying on certificates 

issued under part 61.2 As a result, for 

multi-pilot operations, the 2009 final 

rule increased the maximum age for a 

pilot to serve and added the pilot 

pairing requirement for part 121 

operations and certain other 

international air service and air 

transportation operations using 

airplanes on the U.S. registry (See 

§§ 61.3(j), 61.77(e) and (g), and 

121.383(d) and (e)). 

The 2009 final rule did not change the 

maximum age for pilots serving in 

international operations covered by 

§ 61.3(j)(1) using a single pilot (i.e., the 

pilot must be under age 60). See 

§ 61.3(j)(2) and 61.77(g). A pilot is only 

permitted to continue to serve upon 

reaching age 60 if that pilot serves as a 

member of a multi-pilot crew that 

includes a pilot under age 60. Thus, as 

was the case prior to the 2009 final rule, 

operations covered by § 61.3(j)(1) that 

use a single pilot can only be operated 

by a pilot who has not yet reached 60 

years of age. 

C. ICAO Amendment 172 to Annex 1, 

Personnel Licensing, Standard 2.1.10.1 

During a meeting of the ICAO Council 

on March 3, 2014, Council members 

adopted Amendment 172 to Annex 1, 

Personnel Licensing. The amendment 

removed the requirement in Standard 

2.1.10.1 to pair a PIC who has reached 

age 60 with a pilot under age 60, and 

renumbered the standard as 2.1.10. 

Without the pairing requirement, all 

pilots on multi-pilot crews serving in 

international air transport commercial 

operations may continue to serve as 

long as they have not reached 65 years 

of age.3 Amendment 172 to Annex 1, 

Personnel Licensing, became applicable 

on November 13, 2014. 

D. Effect of ICAO Amendment and 

Sunset of 49 U.S.C. 44729(c)(1) on FAA 

Regulations 

As previously discussed, 49 U.S.C. 

44729(c)(2) states that the pilot pairing 

requirement in 49 U.S.C. 44729(c)(1) 

ceases to be effective when ICAO 

removes the pilot pairing requirement 

from Annex 1 (Personnel Licensing), 

Chapter 2 (Licenses and Ratings for 

Pilots), Standard 2.1.10.1. On November 

13, 2014, the revised Standard 2.1.10, 

that no longer contains the pilot pairing 

requirement, became applicable. 

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pilot pairing limitation of 49 U.S.C. 

44729(c)(1) ceased to be effective. 

The FAA subsequently published a 

Notice of Policy (79 FR 67346, 

November 13, 2014) explaining that 

once the pilot pairing limitation of 49 

U.S.C. 44729(c)(1) ceased to be effective, 

the statutory basis for the pilot pairing 

requirements in 14 CFR 61.3(j)(2), 

61.77(g) and 121.383(d)(2) and (e)(2) 

would no longer exist, and those 

regulations would be contrary to 49 

U.S.C. 44729. Based on the foregoing, in 

the Notice of Policy, the FAA further 

stated that it would no longer enforce 

the pilot pairing requirements contained 

in 14 CFR 61.3(j)(2), 61.77(g), and 

121.383(d)(2) and (e)(2) as of the date 

the ICAO amendment became 

applicable and corresponding sunset of 

49 U.S.C. 44729(c)(1). The ICAO 

amendment became applicable and the 

sunset of 49 U.S.C. 44729(c)(1) took 

place on November 13, 2014. 

III. Discussion of Immediately Adopted 

Final Rule 

This final rule conforms FAA 

regulations in Title 14 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) with the 

Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots 

Act by removing the current pilot 

pairing requirements from parts 121 and 

61. Specifically, the Agency has 

amended § 121.383(d) and (e) to allow 

all pilots serving in part 121 operations 

of any kind (i.e., domestic, flag, or 

supplemental) to serve as long as that 

pilot has not reached his or her 65th 

birthday. Additionally, the Agency has 

amended §§ 61.3 and 61.77 to allow all 

pilots relying on a certificate issued 

under part 61 and serving in certain 

international operations using civil 

airplanes on the U.S. registry to 

continue to serve in multi-pilot crews as 

long as they have not reached their 65th 

birthday. The maximum age for pilots 

serving in single pilot crews in 

operations covered by § 61.3(j)(1) has 

not changed. 

This rulemaking provides relieving 

changes that create the opportunity for 

scheduling efficiencies because only the 

maximum pilot age of 65 needs to be 

considered in bidding for, or flying 

international flights. All pilots serving 

in any kind of part 121 operation (i.e., 

domestic, flag, or supplemental) may 

continue to serve until they reach their 

65th birthday, regardless of the age of 

the other pilot(s) on their flightcrew. 

This rulemaking also provides relieving 

changes for certain other pilots with 

certificates issued in accordance with 

part 61, who serve with multi-pilot 

crews in international operations using 

civil airplanes on the U.S. registry. 

IV. Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

A. Regulatory Evaluation 

Changes to Federal regulations must 

undergo several economic analyses. 

First, Executive Order 12866 and 

Executive Order 13563 direct that each 

Federal agency shall propose or adopt a 

regulation only upon a reasoned 

determination that the benefits of the 

intended regulation justify its costs. 

Second, the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–354) requires 

agencies to analyze the economic 

impact of regulatory changes on small 

entities. Third, the Trade Agreements 

Act (Pub. L. 96–39) prohibits agencies 

from setting standards that create 

unnecessary obstacles to the foreign 

commerce of the United States. In 

developing U.S. standards, the Trade 

Act requires agencies to consider 

international standards and, where 

appropriate, that they be the basis of 

U.S. standards. Fourth, the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 

104–4) requires agencies to prepare a 

written assessment of the costs, benefits, 

and other effects of proposed or final 

rules that include a Federal mandate 

likely to result in the expenditure by 

State, local, or tribal governments, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector, of 

$100 million or more annually (adjusted 

for inflation with base year of 1995). 

This portion of the preamble 

summarizes the FAA’s analysis of the 

economic impacts of this final rule. 

Department of Transportation Order 

DOT 2100.5 prescribes policies and 

procedures for simplification, analysis, 

and review of regulations. If the 

expected cost impact is so minimal that 

a proposed or final rule does not 

warrant a full evaluation, this order 

permits that a statement to that effect 

and the basis for it to be included in the 

preamble if a full regulatory evaluation 

of the cost and benefits is not prepared. 

Such a determination has been made for 

this final rule. The reasoning for this 

determination follows: 

This final rule is relieving in that it 

removes the requirement to pair a pilot 

who has reached age 60 with a pilot 

who is under age 60 in international 

operations covered by part 121 and 

certain other international operations 

identified in §§ 61.3 and 61.77. The 

removal of this pilot pairing 

requirement eases flight scheduling and 

crew rest requirement costs because, for 

multi-pilot operations, only the 

maximum pilot age of 65 needs to be 

considered in bidding for, or flying 

international flights covered by part 121 

and certain other international 

operations. The expected outcome will 

be lower costs. Therefore, a regulatory 

evaluation was not prepared. 

FAA has therefore determined that 

this final rule is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ as defined in section 

3(f) of Executive Order 12866, and it is 

not ‘‘significant’’ as defined in DOT’s 

regulatory policies and procedures 

provided in DOT 2100.5. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Determination 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 

(Pub. L. 96–354) (RFA) establishes ‘‘as a 

principle of regulatory issuance that 

agencies shall endeavor, consistent with 

the objectives of the rule and of 

applicable statutes, to fit regulatory and 

informational requirements to the scale 

of the businesses, organizations, and 

governmental jurisdictions subject to 

regulation. To achieve this principle, 

agencies are required to solicit and 

consider flexible regulatory proposals 

and to explain the rationale for their 

actions to assure that such proposals are 

given serious consideration.’’ The RFA 

covers a wide range of small entities, 

including small businesses, not-forprofit organizations, and small 

governmental jurisdictions. 

Agencies must perform a review to 

determine whether a rule will have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. If 

the agency determines that it will, the 

agency must prepare a regulatory 

flexibility analysis as described in the 

RFA. 

However, if an agency determines that 

a rule is not expected to have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities, 

section 605(b) of the RFA provides that 

the head of the agency may so certify 

and a regulatory flexibility analysis is 

not required. The certification must 

include a statement providing the 

factual basis for this determination, and 

the reasoning should be clear. 

The FAA believes that this final rule 

does not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities for the following reasons. This 

final rule removes the age-based pilot 

pairing requirements from parts 121 and 

61. The expected result will be reduced 

costs or minimal cost for any small 

entity affected by this rulemaking 

action. Therefore, as provided in section 

605(b), the head of the FAA certifies 

that this rulemaking will not result in a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

C. International Trade Impact 

Assessment 

The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 

(Pub. L. 96–39), as amended by the 

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Pub. 


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L. 103–465), prohibits Federal agencies 

from establishing standards or engaging 

in related activities that create 

unnecessary obstacles to the foreign 

commerce of the United States. 

Pursuant to these Acts, the 

establishment of standards is not 

considered an unnecessary obstacle to 

the foreign commerce of the United 

States, so long as the standard has a 

legitimate domestic objective, such as 

the protection of safety, and does not 

operate in a manner that excludes 

imports that meet this objective. The 

statute also requires consideration of 

international standards and, where 

appropriate, that they be the basis for 

U.S. standards. The FAA has assessed 

the potential effect of this final rule and 

determined that it conforms to 

international standards regarding pilot 

age limits and, therefore, does not create 

unnecessary obstacles to the foreign 

commerce of the United States. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Assessment 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4) 

requires each Federal agency to prepare 

a written statement assessing the effects 

of any Federal mandate in a proposed or 

final agency rule that may result in an 

expenditure of $100 million or more (in 

1995 dollars) in any one year by State, 

local, and tribal governments, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector; such 

a mandate is deemed to be a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action.’’ The FAA currently 

uses an inflation-adjusted value of $151 

million in lieu of $100 million. This 

final rule does not contain such a 

mandate; therefore, the requirements of 

Title II of the Act do not apply. 

E. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) requires that the 

FAA consider the impact of paperwork 

and other information collection 

burdens imposed on the public. The 

FAA has determined that there is no 

new requirement for information 

collection associated with this 

immediately adopted final rule. 

F. International Compatibility and 

Executive Order 13609, Promoting 

International Regulatory Cooperation 

In keeping with U.S. obligations 

under the Convention on International 

Civil Aviation, it is FAA policy to 

conform to ICAO Standards and 

Recommended Practices to the 

maximum extent practicable. The FAA 

has reviewed the corresponding ICAO 

Standards and Recommended Practices 

and has identified no differences with 

these proposed regulations. 

Executive Order 13609, Promoting 

International Regulatory Cooperation, 

(77 FR 26413, May 4, 2012) promotes 

international regulatory cooperation to 

meet shared challenges involving 

health, safety, labor, security, 

environmental, and other issues and 

reduce, eliminate, or prevent 

unnecessary differences in regulatory 

requirements. The FAA has analyzed 

this action under the policy and agency 

responsibilities of Executive Order 

13609, Promoting International 

Regulatory Cooperation. The FAA has 

determined that this action would 

eliminate differences between U.S. 

aviation standards and those of other 

civil aviation authorities by conforming 

FAA regulations to the corresponding 

ICAO Standards and Recommended 

Practices. 

G. Environmental Analysis 

FAA Order 1050.1E identifies FAA 

actions that are categorically excluded 

from preparation of an environmental 

assessment or environmental impact 

statement under the National 

Environmental Policy Act in the 

absence of extraordinary circumstances. 

The FAA has determined this 

rulemaking action qualifies for the 

categorical exclusion identified in 

paragraph 312f and involves no 

extraordinary circumstances. 

V. Executive Order Determinations 

A. Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

The FAA has analyzed this final rule 

under the principles and criteria of 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism. The 

Agency determined that this action will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, or the relationship between 

the Federal Government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government; therefore, this 

final rule does not have Federalism 

implications. 

B. Executive Order 13211, Regulations 

that Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

The FAA analyzed this final rule 

under Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations that 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use (May 18, 2001). The 

Agency has determined that it is not a 

‘‘significant energy action’’ under the 

Executive Order, and it is not likely to 

have a significant adverse effect on the 

supply, distribution, or use of energy. 

VI. How To Obtain Additional 

Information 

A. Rulemaking Documents 

An electronic copy of a rulemaking 

document may be obtained by using the 

Internet— 

1. Search the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal (http://www.regulations.gov); 

2. Visit the FAA’s Regulations and 

Policies Web page at http://

www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/ or 

3. Access the Government Publishing 

Office’s Web page at: http://

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. 

Copies may also be obtained by 

sending a request (identified by 

amendment or docket number of this 

rulemaking) to the Federal Aviation 

Administration, Office of Rulemaking, 

ARM–1, 800 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by 

calling (202) 267–9677. 

B. Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act 

The Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) of 

1996 requires FAA to comply with 

small entity requests for information or 

advice about compliance with statutes 

and regulations within its jurisdiction. 

A small entity with questions regarding 

this document, may contact its local 

FAA official, or the person listed under 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

heading at the beginning of the 

preamble. To find out more about 

SBREFA on the Internet, visit http://

www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/

rulemaking/sbre_act/. 

List of Subjects 

14 CFR Part 61 

Airmen, Aviation safety. 

14 CFR Part 121 

Air carriers, Aircraft, Airmen, 

Aviation safety. 

The Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends chapter I of Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations as follows: 

PART 61—CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, 

FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND 

INSTRUCTORS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 61 is 

revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 

44701–44703, 44707, 44709–44711, 44729, 

45102–45103, 45301–45302. 

■ 2. Amend § 61.3 as follows: 

■ a. Revise paragraph (j)(1) introductory 

text; 


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■ b. Remove paragraph (j)(2); and 

■ c. Redesignate paragraph (j)(3) as 

paragraph (j)(2). 

The revision reads as follows: 

§ 61.3 Requirement for certificates, ratings 

and authorizations. 

* * * * * 

(j) * * * 

(1) Age limitation. No person who 

holds a pilot certificate issued under 

this part may serve as a pilot on a civil 

airplane of U.S. registry in the following 

operations if the person has reached his 

or her 60th birthday or, in the case of 

operations with more than one pilot, his 

or her 65th birthday: 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Amend § 61.77 as follows: 

■ A. Revise paragraph (e) introductory 

text; 

■ B. Remove paragraph (g); and 

■ C. Redesignate paragraphs (h) through 

(j) as paragraphs (g) through (i), 

respectively. 

The revision reads as follows: 

§ 61.77 Special purpose pilot 

authorization: Operation of a civil aircraft of 

the United States and leased by a non-U.S. 

citizen. 

* * * * * 

(e) Age limitation. No person who 

holds a special purpose pilot 

authorization issued under this part 

may serve as a pilot on a civil airplane 

of U.S. registry in the following 

operations if the person has reached his 

or her 60th birthday or, in the case of 

operations with more than one pilot, his 

or her 65th birthday: 

* * * * * 

PART 121—OPERATING 

REQUIREMENTS: DOMESTIC, FLAG, 

AND SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATIONS 

■ 4. The authority citation for part 121 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 

40119, 41706, 44101, 44701–44702, 44705, 

44709–44711, 44713, 44716–44717, 44722, 

44729, 44732, 46105; Pub. L. 111–216, 124 

Stat. 2348 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note); Pub. L. 

112–95, 126 Stat. 62 (49 U.S.C. 44732 note). 

■ 5. Amend § 121.383 by revising 

paragraphs (d) and (e) to read as follows: 

§ 121.383 Airman: Limitations on use of 

services. 

* * * * * 

(d) No certificate holder may use the 

services of any person as a pilot on an 

airplane engaged in operations under 

this part if that person has reached his 

or her 65th birthday. 

(e) No pilot may serve as a pilot in 

operations under this part if that person 

has reached his or her 65th birthday. 

Issued under authority provided by 49 

U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), and 44703 in 

Washington, DC, on June 3, 2015. 

Michael P. Huerta, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–14248 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0744; Airspace 

Docket No. 14–ACE–5] 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Tribune, KS 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class 

E airspace at Tribune, KS. Controlled 

airspace is necessary to accommodate 

new Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures (SIAPs) at Tribune 

Municipal Airport. The FAA is taking 

this action to enhance the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations for SIAPs at the airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, August 20, 

2015. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.9 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Y, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed on line at http://

www.faa.gov/airtraffic/publications/. 

The Order is also available for 

inspection at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, 

or go to http://www.archives.gov/

federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. For further information, 

you can contact the Airspace Policy and 

ATC Regulations Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 29591; telephone: 202– 

267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Shelby, Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, TX 76137; telephone: 817–321– 

7740. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the 

authority of the FAA Administrator. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes in more detail the scope of the 

agency’s authority. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it amends 

Class E airspace at Tribune Municipal 

Airport, Tribune, KS. 

History 

On November 20, 2014, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

to establish Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Tribune Municipal Airport, Tribune, 

KS, (79 FR 69072). Interested parties 

were invited to participate in this 

rulemaking effort by submitting written 

comments on the proposal to the FAA. 

No comments were received. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraphs 6005, of FAA 

Order 7400.9Y, dated August 6, 2014, 

and effective September 15, 2014, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.9Y, airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014, 

and effective September 15, 2014. FAA 

Order 7400.9Y is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

final rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR), Part 71 by 

establishing Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

within a 6.5-mile radius of Tribune 

Municipal Airport, Tribune, KS, to 

accommodate new Standard Instrument 


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