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Vol. 77, No. 197 

Thursday, October 11, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 61 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26661; Amdt. No. 

61–129A] 

RIN 2120–AI86 

Pilot, Flight Instructor, and Pilot 

School Certification; Technical 

Amendment 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting a final 

rule; technical amendment published on 

December 16, 2011 (76 FR 78141). This 

final rule; technical amendment was 

originally published to correct a final 

rule published on August 21, 2009 (74 

FR 42500). In that original final rule, the 

FAA amended its regulations to revise 

the training, qualification, certification, 

and operating requirements for pilots, 

flight instructors, ground instructors, 

and pilot schools. A portion of the 

codified text was inadvertently deleted 

and this document corrects that error. 

DATES: Effective: October 11, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning this 

action, contact Jeffrey Smith, Airmen 

Certification and Training Branch, AFS– 

810, General Aviation and Commercial 

Division, Flight Standards Service, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

493–4789; email to 

jeffrey.smith@faa.gov. 

For legal questions concerning this 

action, contact Paul G. Greer, Office of 

the Chief Counsel, Regulations Division, 

AGC–210, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–3073; email 

Paul.G.Greer@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Technical Amendment 

On December 16, 2011 (76 FR 78141), 

the FAA published a final rule; 

technical amendment. This final rule; 

technical amendment was originally 

published to correct a final rule 

published on August 21, 2009 (74 FR 

42500). That original final rule revised 

the training, qualification, certification, 

and operating requirements for pilots, 

flight instructors, ground instructors, 

and pilot schools. The FAA is now 

issuing an additional final rule; 

technical amendment that corrects the 

codified text that was inadvertently 

deleted in § 61.23. 

Because the changes in this technical 

amendment result in no substantive 

change, we find good cause exists under 

5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make the 

amendment effective in less than 30 

days. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 61 

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 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701– 

44703, 44707, 44709–44711, 45102–45103, 

45301–45302. 

■ 2. Amend § 61.23 by revising 

paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 61.23 Medical certificates: requirement 

and duration. 

* * * * * 

(c) Operations requiring either a 

medical certificate or U.S. driver’s 

license. (1) A person must hold and 

possess either a medical certificate 

issued under part 67 of this chapter or 

a U.S. driver’s license when— 

(i) Exercising the privileges of a 

student pilot certificate while seeking 

sport pilot privileges in a light-sport 

aircraft other than a glider or balloon; 

(ii) Exercising the privileges of a sport 

pilot certificate in a light-sport aircraft 

other than a glider or balloon; 

(iii) Exercising the privileges of a 

flight instructor certificate with a sport 

pilot rating while acting as pilot in 

command or serving as a required flight 

crewmember of a light-sport aircraft 

other than a glider or balloon; or 

(iv) Serving as an Examiner and 

administering a practical test for the 

issuance of a sport pilot certificate in a 

light-sport aircraft other than a glider or 

balloon. 

(2) A person using a U.S. driver’s 

license to meet the requirements of this 

paragraph must— 

(i) Comply with each restriction and 

limitation imposed by that person’s U.S. 

driver’s license and any judicial or 

administrative order applying to the 

operation of a motor vehicle; 

(ii) Have been found eligible for the 

issuance of at least a third-class airman 

medical certificate at the time of his or 

her most recent application (if the 

person has applied for a medical 

certificate); 

(iii) Not have had his or her most 

recently issued medical certificate (if 

the person has held a medical 

certificate) suspended or revoked or 

most recent Authorization for a Special 

Issuance of a Medical Certificate 

withdrawn; and 

(iv) Not know or have reason to know 

of any medical condition that would 

make that person unable to operate a 

light-sport aircraft in a safe manner. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 1, 

2012. 

Lirio Liu, 

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2012–25034 Filed 10–10–12; 8:45 am] 

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33 CFR Part 334 

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AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

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