5572 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 11 / Friday, January 17, 2025 / Rules and Regulations 

■ 13. Amend § 47.41 by revising 

paragraph (a) introductory text, 

paragraph (b) introductory text, and 

paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows: 

§ 47.41 Duration and return of certificate. 

(a) Each Certificate of Aircraft 

Registration issued by the FAA under 

this subpart is effective, unless 

registration has ended by reason of 

having been revoked, canceled, expired, 

or the ownership is transferred, until the 

date upon which one of the following 

events occurs: 

* * * * * 

(b) The FAA must be given notice of, 

and the reason(s) for, any change in 

status of the registered aircraft or 

registered owner specified under 

paragraph (a) of this section. In the case 

of an electronically issued Certificate of 

Aircraft Registration, notice must be 

provided by email or other means 

acceptable to the Administrator, and, in 

the case of a certificate issued in paper 

form, the certificate, with the reverse 

side completed, must be returned to the 

Registry— 

* * * * * 

(3) Within 21 days of the termination 

of the registration, by the holder of the 

Certificate of Aircraft Registration in all 

other cases mentioned in paragraph (a) 

of this section, except in the case of 

expired certificates, the holder must 

destroy the expired certificate, if in 

paper or printed form. 

* * * * * 

■ 14. Amend § 47.43 by revising 

paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 47.43 Invalid registration. 

* * * * * 

(b) If the registration of an aircraft is 

invalid under paragraph (a) of this 

section, the holder of the invalid 

Certificate of Aircraft Registration, if 

issued in paper form, must return it as 

soon as possible to the Registry. 

■ 15. Revise § 47.45 to read as follows: 

§ 47.45 Change of address. 

Within 30 days after any change in a 

registered owner’s mailing address, the 

registered owner must notify the 

Registry in writing of the change of 

address. If a post office box or mailing 

drop is used for mailing purposes, the 

registered owner also must provide that 

owner’s physical address or location. 

Upon acceptance, the Registry will 

issue, without charge, a revised 

Certificate of Aircraft Registration 

reflecting the new mailing address. 

When a post office box or mailing drop 

is used for mailing purposes, and the 

registered owner’s physical address or 

location changes, the registered owner 

must notify the Registry in writing of 

the new address or location within 30 

days. 

■ 16. Amend § 47.47 by revising 

paragraph (a) introductory text to read 

as follows: 

§ 47.47 Cancellation of Certificate for 

export purpose. 

(a) The holder of a Certificate of 

Aircraft Registration or the holder of an 

irrevocable deregistration and export 

request authorization recognized under 

the Cape Town Treaty and filed with the 

FAA who wishes to cancel the 

Certificate of Aircraft Registration for 

the purpose of export must submit to 

the Registry— 

* * * * * 

■ 17. Revise § 47.49 to read as follows: 

§ 47.49 Replacement of Certificate. 

(a) If the original Certificate of Aircraft 

Registration is lost, stolen, or mutilated, 

the registered owner may submit to the 

Registry a written request that states the 

reason a replacement certificate is 

needed and the fee required by § 47.17. 

The Registry will send a replacement 

certificate to the registered owner by 

email or other electronic or digital 

means, or, if such means are 

unavailable, to the registered owner’s 

mailing address or to another mailing 

address if requested in writing by the 

registered owner. 

(b) The registered owner may request 

a temporary Certificate of Aircraft 

Registration pending receipt of a 

replacement certificate. The Registry 

issues a temporary Certificate of Aircraft 

Registration that must be carried in the 

aircraft until receipt of the replacement 

certificate. 

■ 18. Amend § 47.61 by revising 

paragraph (a) introductory text to read 

as follows: 

§ 47.61 Dealer’s Aircraft Registration 

Certificates. 

(a) The FAA issues a Dealer’s Aircraft 

Registration Certificate to U.S. 

manufacturers and dealers to— 

* * * * * 

■ 19. Amend § 47.63 by revising 

paragraph (a) introductory text to read 

as follows: 

§ 47.63 Application. 

(a) A manufacturer or dealer that 

wishes to obtain a Dealer’s Aircraft 

Registration Certificate must submit— 

* * * * * 

■ 20. Revise § 47.65 to read as follows: 

§ 47.65 Eligibility. 

To be eligible for a Dealer’s Aircraft 

Registration Certificate, the applicant 

must have an established place of 

business in the United States, must be 

substantially engaged in manufacturing 

or selling aircraft, and must be a citizen 

of the United States, as defined by 49 

U.S.C. 40102 (a)(15). 

■ 21. Revise § 47.67 to read as follows: 

§ 47.67 Evidence of ownership. 

Before using a Dealer’s Aircraft 

Registration Certificate for operating the 

aircraft, the holder of the certificate 

(other than a manufacturer) must send 

to the Registry evidence of ownership 

under § 47.11. An Aircraft Bill of Sale, 

AC Form 8050–2, or its equivalent, may 

be used as evidence of ownership. There 

is no recording fee. 

■ 22. Amend § 47.69 by revising the 

introductory text to read as follows: 

§ 47.69 Limitations. 

A Dealer’s Aircraft Registration 

Certificate is valid only in connection 

with use of aircraft— 

* * * * * 

■ 23. Amend § 47.71 by revising 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 47.71 Duration of Certificate; change of 

status. 

(a) A Dealer’s Aircraft Registration 

Certificate expires 1 year after the date 

it is issued. Each additional certificate 

expires on the date the original 

certificate expires. 

* * * * * 

Issued under authority provided by 49 

U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), and 44101–44106 in 

Washington, DC 

Michael Gordon Whitaker, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00764 Filed 1–16–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Parts 47 and 49 

[Docket No.: FAA–2024–2764; Amdt. Nos. 

47–35 AND 49–12] 

RIN 2120–AM07 

Aircraft Registration and Recordation 

Procedural Updates: Original 

Documents and Stamping 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is updating certain 

procedural regulations relating to civil 

aircraft registration and recordation to 

provide administrative relief from the 

requirements for submitting original 


KHAMMOND on DSK9W7S144PROD with RULES
Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 11 / Friday, January 17, 2025 / Rules and Regulations 5573 

1 132 Stat. 3376 (Oct. 5, 2018). 

documents and to sunset the FAA’s 

practice of stamping documents. 

Amending these regulations will reduce 

administrative burdens and enable the 

FAA to better utilize the capabilities of 

the Civil Aviation Registry Electronic 

Services (CARES) system for civil 

aircraft registration and recordation. 

DATES: Effective January 17, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Craig Whitbeck, Registry Services and 

Information Management Branch, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 6500 

S MacArthur Blvd., Bldg 29, Oklahoma 

City, OK 73169; telephone (405) 954– 

3131; email Craig.Whitbeck@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules on 

aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the 

United States Code (49 U.S.C.). Subtitle 

I, section 106 describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 

Aviation Programs, describes in more 

detail the scope of the FAA’s authority. 

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 49 U.S.C. 

44701(a)(5), which requires the 

Administrator to promote safe flight of 

civil aircraft in air commerce by 

prescribing regulations and setting 

minimum standards for other practices, 

methods, and procedures necessary for 

safety in air commerce and national 

security. 

This rulemaking is also promulgated 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44101–44108 and 

44110–44113, which require aircraft to 

be registered as a condition of operation 

and establish the requirements for 

registration, registration processes, and 

the recordation of conveyances, leases, 

and security instruments. The FAA 

Civil Aviation Registry is responsible for 

the registration and recordation of civil 

aircraft and conveyances. 

The regulations in this rule are within 

the scope of the above authorities 

because they prescribe the form and 

means by which aircraft registration 

applications, conveyances, and related 

documents and materials are to be 

submitted to the Registry, and the 

procedures for the Registry to process 

such documents. 

II. Immediate Adoption of Final Rule 

The notice and comment procedures 

required under section 553(b) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 553) do not apply to rules of 

‘‘agency organization, procedure, or 

practice.’’ Under this section, an agency 

may issue a final rule without seeking 

comment prior to the rulemaking. This 

rulemaking updates certain procedural 

regulations for aircraft registration and 

recordation in parts 47 and 49 of Title 

14 of the Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) to provide the FAA with 

flexibility in accepting non-original 

documents and to sunset the FAA’s 

practice of date stamping incoming 

documents. This rule does not alter the 

substantive rights or obligations of 

persons applying for aircraft registration 

or submitting conveyances for 

recordation. Rather, the rule allows such 

persons the option of submitting nonoriginal documents electronically while 

retaining the existing option of 

submitting original documents if a 

person prefers. The rule also amends the 

internal FAA processing of submissions, 

which does not affect the rights or 

interests of regulated parties. With these 

inefficiencies removed, the use of 

modern technology will enable greater 

flexibility for the public and the 

Registry, will reduce document rejection 

rates, and improve the aircraft 

registration process. Therefore, the FAA 

has determined that this rulemaking is 

a rule of agency procedure or practice 

for which notice and public comment 

are not required. 

Accordingly, because this is a rule of 

agency practice or procedure for which 

notice and public comment is not 

required, the FAA also finds good cause 

to waive the delay of effective date as 

set forth in 5 U.S.C. 553(d). This rule 

will be immediately effective upon 

publication. 

III. Background 

The Civil Aviation Registry, FAA 

Aircraft Registration Branch (Registry) is 

responsible for developing, maintaining, 

and operating the Federal registration 

and recordation system for United 

States aircraft. The Registry’s legacy 

information technology infrastructure, 

Registry Modernization Services (RMS), 

last updated in 2008, has been used to 

ensure aircraft and security conveyances 

are properly registered and recorded. 

RMS was implemented on a mainframe 

environment that is costly to operate 

and difficult to support. 

In addition, section 546 of the FAA 

Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 

115–254) 1 requires that the FAA 

complete covered upgrades of the Civil 

Aviation Registry. The term ‘‘covered 

upgrades’’ includes the digitization of 

nondigital Registry information, the 

digitization of manual and paper-based 

processes, the implementation of 

electronic or remote methods for the 

public to submit their information, and 

the provision of more efficient, broader, 

and remote access to the Registry. 

Following this Congressional 

direction, the Registry began exploring 

alternatives to the legacy system and 

developed a modernization plan. As of 

2022, the Aircraft Registration Branch 

started implementing a new system of 

registration and recordation called the 

Civil Aviation Registry Electronic 

Services, or ‘‘CARES.’’ The project 

implements a web-based electronic 

system that allows the aviation 

community to securely submit 

applications, upload documentation, 

and provide the data necessary for the 

Registry to perform aircraft registration 

and airman certification services. For 

registrants using the system, CARES 

allows more comprehensive 

functionality, including a personal 

portal for users to view their 

submissions, pay fees online, and 

digitally sign their applications. Full 

implementation of the CARES system is 

expected by late 2025. Ultimately, 

CARES will become the central and 

legal repository of all aircraft 

registration and airman certification 

records and will fully replace the 

existing service. 

While CARES is equipped with 

features for online document 

submission, including the automated 

recordation of the date and time of 

submission, a number of regulations in 

14 CFR parts 47 and 49 continue to 

require the submission of original 

documents, which occurs by mail, and 

also include references in various 

sections to the Registry’s procedures for 

the date stamping of documents. 

IV. Discussion of the Final Rule 

A. Document Stamping 

Historically and to this day, the 

Registry stamps the date and time of 

receipt and processing on many of the 

forms and documents submitted in 

accordance with parts 47 and 49, such 

as aircraft registration applications, 

conveyances for recordation, and 

supporting documentation. This agency 

practice is referenced in two of the 

regulations at issue in this final rule. 

The FAA has determined that its 

procedures for the stamping of 

documents submitted to the Registry are 

no longer necessary. As discussed, the 

Registry is in the process of replacing 

the legacy RMS system with the cloudbased CARES system. Document stamps 

helped RMS users track the date and 

time documents were received and 

processed by the Registry. The CARES 

system will maintain digital document 

records that replace the need for 

document stamps. 


KHAMMOND on DSK9W7S144PROD with RULES
5574 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 11 / Friday, January 17, 2025 / Rules and Regulations 

2The FAA provides additional instructions and 

information regarding submitting documents and 

information electronically at: https://www.faa.gov/ 

licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_

registry. 

Accordingly, in this rule the FAA is 

amending §§ 47.39 and 49.21, both of 

which refer to the stamping of 

documents. With respect to § 47.39, 

which concerns the effective date of 

aircraft registration, the FAA is 

removing language that refers to the 

effective date of registration being 

shown by a date stamp on the 

application for aircraft registration. 

Similarly, § 49.21 is being revised to 

delete the reference to stamping. Section 

49.21 is also being revised because of 

the procedures for returning original 

documents and is discussed further in 

the section that follows. 

B. Submission of Original Documents 

A few procedural regulations in parts 

47 and 49 require the submission of 

original documents, which results in 

inefficiencies with the CARES online 

submission capability. The CARES 

system provides a free online, selfguided aircraft registration application 

(Form 8050–1) with an FAA approved 

digital signature feature, online 

payment, and electronic submission to 

the Registry. Other required forms and 

supporting documents, as well as 

conveyances for recording, may be 

uploaded to CARES for submission to 

the Registry. 

However, uploaded copies of ink 

signed documents are currently rejected 

because they are not original 

documents. Digitally signed original 

documents are also not permitted to be 

uploaded; they must be printed and 

mailed to meet the regulatory 

requirements for submission of original 

documents. The procedural 

requirements to submit the originals of 

certain documents, such as an original 

Aircraft Bill of Sale in support of an 

application for aircraft registration 

(§ 47.31(a)(2)), are unnecessary barriers 

to the FAA’s ability to fully utilize the 

functionalities of CARES or other 

modern technologies. 

Moreover, in accordance with the 

procedures in current § 49.21, the FAA 

is obligated to return a submitted 

original document when the person 

making the submission sends a true 

copy with the original. This procedural 

requirement is another administrative 

burden on the FAA that can be 

ameliorated if the regulations no longer 

mandate the submission of original 

documents. 

To address these inefficiencies, in this 

rule the FAA is amending the 

procedural regulations at issue to relieve 

registrants, and others who submit 

conveyances and supporting materials 

for recordation, from the requirements 

to submit original documents. While the 

Registry will still accept original 

documents and materials, the preferred 

approach is now to submit non-original 

documents in a form and by a means 

acceptable to the FAA. For some 

documents and materials, a photocopy 

or digital image may be acceptable; for 

others, a true or certified copy may be 

required (see, e.g., §§ 47.8(a)(1), 

47.11(b)(2), 49.31(a), and 49.33(c), as 

amended). The regulatory relief 

provided will enable persons to upload 

copies of ink signed documents and 

digitally signed original documents for 

submission via CARES and a successor 

system. 

Accordingly, to provide this relief, the 

FAA is removing the term ‘‘original’’ in 

§§ 47.31(a)(2) and 49.21. In 

§ 49.17(d)(3), the FAA is replacing the 

term ‘‘original agreement’’ with 

‘‘originating agreement’’ to avoid 

confusion. And in § 49.33(c)—which 

requires, for the types of conveyances 

specified in § 49.31(a), an original 

document, or a duplicate original 

document, or if neither is available, a 

true copy—the FAA is re-ordering the 

regulatory text such that the true copy 

is listed first, as the preferred form for 

submission. 

The FAA is also revising §§ 47.19 and 

49.11 to provide for needed 

administrative flexibility in determining 

the acceptability of non-original 

documents now that original documents 

are no longer mandated (e.g., if a true or 

certified copy will be required for 

authentication). Sections 47.19 and 

49.11 already require applications, 

conveyances, requests, notifications, 

and other communications to be 

delivered to the FAA by a means 

acceptable to the Administrator. To 

clarify that any document or other 

material submitted in support of an 

application under part 47 is also 

covered, the FAA is adding the term 

‘‘submission’’ to the regulatory text in 

§ 47.19. In addition, this rule revises 

§§ 47.19 and 49.11 to clarify that any 

submission or communication must also 

be delivered in a form acceptable to the 

Administrator, and it adds descriptive 

language specifying that acceptable 

forms and means include electronic or 

digital forms and means compatible 

with systems used by the Registry.2

These clarifications to §§ 47.19 and 

49.11 will enable the FAA to accept 

non-original documents in an 

acceptable form and manner, to include 

electronic or digital means compatible 

with CARES, or a successor system. 

Finally, the FAA is revising § 49.21 

which currently prescribes the 

procedural requirement for the FAA to 

return an original conveyance if the 

person submitting the conveyance 

wants it returned and submits a true 

copy with the original. Now that 

original documents are no longer 

mandatory, the requirement for the FAA 

to return original documents is no 

longer necessary when non-original 

documents are submitted. However, the 

current procedure for processing 

original paper documents remains in 

place; original documents filed with a 

certified true copy will still be returned 

upon request. Therefore, the FAA is 

replacing the regulatory requirement 

with language expressly permitting a 

person to submit a true copy of a 

conveyance in lieu of submitting the 

original (except when specifically 

required to submit an original document 

by law, regulation, or other authority). 

The FAA is also making conforming and 

clarifying changes to the last sentence of 

§ 49.21, which establishes the 

requirements for a copy to qualify as a 

‘‘true’’ copy. Instead of the current 

requirement that the copy be imprinted 

on paper permanent in nature, 

including dates and signatures, the FAA 

is now requiring only that the true copy 

be in a form and manner acceptable to 

the Administrator. This change will 

allow acceptance of true copies that are 

in electronic or digital form. With regard 

to the requirement that a certificate 

stating that the copy has been compared 

with the original and that it is a true 

copy be attached with the submission, 

the FAA is adding language to clarify 

that the required certificate could take 

the form of some other type of 

acceptable attestation. This addition 

serves only to clarify that, for purposes 

of § 49.21, a statement attesting to the 

trueness of a copy is functionally and 

legally equivalent to a statement 

certifying the trueness of a copy. 

V. Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

A. Regulatory Evaluation 

Executive Orders 12866 (‘‘Regulatory 

Planning and Review’’) and 13563 

(‘‘Improving Regulation and Regulatory 

Review’’) require agencies to regulate in 

the ‘‘most cost-effective manner,’’ to 

make a ‘‘reasoned determination that 

the benefits of the intended regulation 

justify its costs,’’ and to develop 

regulations that ‘‘impose the least 

burden on society.’’ The Office of 

Management and Budget has 

determined that this rule is not a 

significant regulatory action as defined 

in section 3(f)(1) of Executive Order 

12866, as amended by Executive Order. 


KHAMMOND on DSK9W7S144PROD with RULES
Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 11 / Friday, January 17, 2025 / Rules and Regulations 5575 

3https://www.usps.com/ship/first-class-mail.htm, 

last accessed November 6, 2024. 

4Assumes rate for bulk marketing mail flats 

(bulk). See USPS Price List, effective October 4, 

2024: https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/ 

Notice123.htm?_gl=1*1e8cdrr*_gcl_

au*NDY1OTc0MzQwLjE3MzA4MTUxMjQ.*_

ga*MTc5MTgzMzg5Ni4xNzMwODE1MTI0*_ga_

3NXP3C8S9V*MTczMTA3N

TA3NC4yLjAuMTczMTA3NTA3NC4wLjAuMA..#_

c119, accessed on November 6, 2024. 

14094, ‘‘Modernizing Regulatory 

Review.’’ 

The rule enables the FAA to accept 

non-original documents and removes 

the requirement to stamp documents. 

Historically, stamping was used to track 

the date and time documents were 

received and processed by the Registry. 

This functionality is already built into 

the existing RMS and upcoming CARES 

system. The FAA has also determined 

that requiring original documents is 

unnecessary in many cases and restricts 

the efficiency gains from electronic 

systems such as CARES. Prior to this 

rulemaking, the Registry required 

original copies of certain documents, 

and ink signed copies uploaded to 

CARES would be rejected. Similarly, 

prior to this rulemaking, the FAA would 

mail back any received original 

documents. 

The FAA receives original documents 

in registration applications, as well as 

other documents for recordation. The 

FAA receives 76,440 applications per 

year. This includes 60,324 approved 

applications and 16,116 rejected 

applications. The FAA also receives 

roughly 25,000 conveyances for 

recordation each year. This rule may 

generate cost savings including saved 

postage costs for registrants and other 

users from not having to mail in original 

copies. The FAA assumes all such 

documents are mailed together and that 

such applications and conveyances 

could be completed entirely 

electronically and would not require 

documents to be mailed under this rule. 

The USPS charges $1.50 to mail a flat 

envelope,3 which the FAA assumes is 

sufficient to contain all application and 

recordation materials. If all Registry 

users submitted electronically, the rule 

could result in $152,160 of cost savings 

per year (76,440 applications plus 

25,000 conveyances multiplied by 

$1.50). 

The rule will reduce the wait time for 

an application by reducing the delay 

between an applicant submitting 

materials and the FAA receiving the 

materials. It also may reduce printing 

costs by allowing documents to be 

submitted electronically rather than 

requiring them to be printed or copied. 

The rule will have minimal to no 

costs, as the infrastructure is scheduled 

to be deployed with or without the 

rulemaking. Furthermore, the rule is 

expected to result in cost savings for the 

FAA by reducing the postage costs 

associated with mailing back original 

documents. It may also result in 

reduced costs for the FAA by reducing 

the time employees spend handling and 

stamping paper documents and 

preparing them to mail. 

The FAA assumes that only the 

60,324 annual successful applications 

include original documents, and that all 

conveyance submissions include 

original documents. These are sent out 

via bulk mail. The FAA estimates the 

unit cost of mailing the original 

documents from each application is 

$0.971.4 If all future customers use 

electronic document submission, the 

cost savings to FAA may be up to 

$82,849 per year (60,324 applications 

plus 25,000 conveyances multiplied by 

$0.971). 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 

in 5 U.S.C. 603, requires an agency to 

prepare an initial regulatory flexibility 

analysis describing impacts on small 

entities whenever 5 U.S.C. 553 or any 

other law requires an agency to publish 

a general notice of proposed rulemaking 

for any proposed rule. Similarly, 5 

U.S.C. 604 requires an agency to prepare 

a final regulatory flexibility analysis 

when an agency issues a final rule 

under 5 U.S.C. 553 after that section or 

any other law requires publication of a 

general notice of proposed rulemaking. 

The FAA concludes that this is a rule of 

agency procedure or practice for which 

notice and comment are not required. 

As 5 U.S.C. 553 does not require notice 

and comment in this situation, 5 U.S.C. 

603 and 604 similarly do not require 

regulatory flexibility analyses. 

C. International Trade Impact 

Assessment 

The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 

(Pub. L. 96–39), as amended by the 

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Pub. 

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 rule and determined that 

it ensures the safety of the American 

public and does not exclude imports 

that meet this objective. As a result, the 

FAA does not consider this rule as 

creating an unnecessary obstacle to 

foreign commerce. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Assessment 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) governs 

the issuance of Federal regulations that 

require unfunded mandates. An 

unfunded mandate is a regulation that 

requires a State, local, or Tribal 

government or the private sector to 

incur direct costs without the Federal 

government having first provided the 

funds to pay those costs. The FAA 

determined that the immediately 

adopted final rule will not result in the 

expenditure of $183,000,000 or more by 

State, local, or Tribal governments, in 

the aggregate, or the private sector, in 

any one year. 

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 

information collection for aircraft 

registration and recordation is approved 

under OMB control number 2120–0042. 

The FAA has determined that there will 

be no new requirement for information 

collection associated with this final 

rule. 

F. International Compatibility 

In keeping with U.S. obligations 

under the Convention on International 

Civil Aviation, it is FAA policy to 

conform to International Civil Aviation 

Organization (ICAO) Standards and 

Recommended Practices to the 

maximum extent practicable. The FAA 

has determined that there are no ICAO 

Standards and Recommended Practices 

that correspond to these regulations. 

G. Environmental Analysis 

FAA Order 1050.1F identifies FAA 

actions that are categorically excluded 

from preparation of an environmental 

assessment or environmental impact 

statement under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in the 

absence of extraordinary circumstances. 

The FAA has determined this 

rulemaking action qualifies for the 

categorical exclusion identified in 

paragraph 5–6.6f for regulations and 


KHAMMOND on DSK9W7S144PROD with RULES
5576 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 11 / Friday, January 17, 2025 / Rules and Regulations 

5 65 FR 67249 (Nov. 6, 2000). 

6FAA Order No. 1210.20 (Jan. 28, 2004), available 

at https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/ 

1210.pdf. 

involves no extraordinary 

circumstances. 

VI. 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 

FAA has 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, and, 

therefore, will not have federalism 

implications. 

B. Executive Order 13175, Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

Consistent with Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments,5 and 

FAA Order 1210.20, American Indian 

and Alaska Native Tribal Consultation 

Policy and Procedures,6 the FAA 

ensures that Federally Recognized 

Tribes (Tribes) are given the opportunity 

to provide meaningful and timely input 

regarding proposed Federal actions that 

have the potential to have substantial 

direct effects on one or more Indian 

Tribes, on the relationship between the 

Federal government and Indian Tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

government and Indian Tribes; or to 

affect uniquely or significantly their 

respective Tribes. At this point, the FAA 

has not identified any unique or 

significant effects, environmental or 

otherwise, on Tribes resulting from this 

final rule. 

C. 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. The FAA has 

determined that it will not be a 

‘‘significant energy action’’ under the 

executive order and is not likely to have 

a significant adverse effect on the 

supply, distribution, or use of energy. 

D. Executive Order 13609, Promoting 

International Regulatory Cooperation 

Executive Order 13609, Promoting 

International Regulatory Cooperation, 

promotes international regulatory 

cooperation to meet shared challenges 

involving health, safety, labor, security, 

environmental, and other issues and to 

reduce, eliminate, or prevent 

unnecessary differences in regulatory 

requirements. The FAA has analyzed 

this action under the policies and 

agency responsibilities of Executive 

Order 13609 and has determined that 

this action will have no effect on 

international regulatory cooperation. 

VII. Additional Information 

A. Electronic Access and Filing 

A copy of this final rule and all 

background material may be viewed 

online at www.regulations.gov using the 

docket number listed above. Electronic 

retrieval help and guidelines are 

available on the website. It is available 

24 hours each day, 365 days each year. 

An electronic copy of this document 

may also be downloaded from the Office 

of the Federal Register’s website at 

www.federalregister.gov and the 

Government Publishing Office’s website 

at www.govinfo.gov. A copy may also be 

found at the FAA’s Regulations and 

Policies website at www.faa.gov/ 

regulations_policies. 

Copies may also be obtained by 

sending a request to the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Office of 

Rulemaking, ARM–1, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, or 

by calling (202) 267–9677. Requesters 

must identify the docket or notice 

number of this rulemaking. 

All documents the FAA considered in 

developing this final rule, including 

economic analyses and technical 

reports, may be accessed in the 

electronic docket for this rulemaking. 

B. Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act 

The Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) of 

1996 requires the 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 

www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/ 

rulemaking/sbre_act/. 

List of Subjects 

14 CFR Part 47 

Aircraft, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

14 CFR Part 49 

Aircraft, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

The Amendment 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Aviation 

Administration amends chapter I of title 

14, Code of Federal Regulations as 

follows: 

PART 47—AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 47 is 

revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 4 U.S.T. 1830; Pub. L. 115–254, 

Pub. L. 108–297, 118 Stat. 1095 (49 U.S.C. 

40101 note, 49 U.S.C. 44101 note); 49 U.S.C. 

106(f), 40113–40114, 44101–44108, 44110– 

44113, 44701, 44703–44704, 44713, 45302, 

46104, 46301. 

■ 2. Revise § 47.19 to read as follows: 

§ 47.19 Registry. 

Each application, submission, request, 

notification, or other communication 

sent to the Administrator under this part 

must be delivered to the Registry by a 

means and in a form acceptable to the 

Administrator, to include electronic or 

digital forms and means compatible 

with systems of the Registry. 

■ 3. Amend § 47.31 by revising 

paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows: 

§ 47.31 Application. 

* * * * * 

(a) * * * 

(2) The Aircraft Bill of Sale, AC Form 

8050–2, or other evidence of ownership 

authorized by § 47.33, § 47.35, or § 47.37 

(unless already recorded at the 

Registry); and 

* * * * * 

■ 4. Revise § 47.39 to read as follows: 

§ 47.39 Effective date of registration. 

An aircraft is registered on the date 

the Registry determines that the 

submissions meet the requirements of 

this part. The effective date of 

registration is shown as the date of issue 

on the Certificate of Aircraft 

Registration. 

PART 49—RECORDING OF AIRCRAFT 

TITLES AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS 

■ 5. The authority citation for part 49 is 

revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 4 U.S.T. 1830; Pub. L. 108–297, 

118 Stat. 1095 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note, 49 

U.S.C. 44101 note); 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113– 

40114, 44101–44108, 44110–44113, 44701, 

44704, 44713, 45302, 46104, 46301. 

■ 6. Revise § 49.11 to read as follows: 

§ 49.11 FAA Aircraft Registry. 

To be eligible for recording, a 

conveyance must be delivered to the 


KHAMMOND on DSK9W7S144PROD with RULES
Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 11 / Friday, January 17, 2025 / Rules and Regulations 5577 

Registry by a means and in a form 

acceptable to the Administrator, to 

include electronic or digital forms and 

means compatible with systems of the 

Registry. 

■ 7. Amend § 49.17 by revising 

paragraph (d)(3) to read as follows: 

§ 49.17 Conveyances recorded. 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

(3) An assignment of an interest in a 

security agreement must be signed by 

the assignor and, unless it is attached to 

and is a part of the originating 

agreement, must describe the agreement 

in sufficient detail to identify it, 

including its date, the names of the 

parties, the date of FAA recording, and 

the recorded conveyance number. 

* * * * * 

■ 8. Revise § 49.21 to read as follows: 

§ 49.21 True copy of original conveyance. 

A person submitting a conveyance for 

recording may submit a true copy in 

lieu of the original, except where an 

original is specifically required. The 

true copy must be in a form and manner 

acceptable to the Administrator, to 

which is attached a certificate, or other 

acceptable attestation, of the person 

submitting the conveyance stating that 

the copy has been compared with the 

original and that it is a true copy. 

■ 9. Amend § 49.33 by revising 

paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 49.33 Eligibility for recording: general 

requirements. 

* * * * * 

(c) It is a true copy of an original 

document, certified under § 49.21, or an 

original document or a duplicate 

original document; 

* * * * * 

Issued under authority provided by 49 

U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), and 44101–44108 in 

Washington, DC. 

Michael Gordon Whitaker, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00763 Filed 1–16–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 97 

[Docket No. 31585; Amdt. No. 4148] 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 

and Obstacle Departure Procedures; 

Miscellaneous Amendments 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule amends, suspends, 

or removes Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and 

associated Takeoff Minimums and 

Obstacle Departure Procedures for 

operations at certain airports. These 

regulatory actions are needed because of 

the adoption of new or revised criteria, 

or because of changes occurring in the 

National Airspace System, such as the 

commissioning of new navigational 

facilities, adding new obstacles, or 

changing air traffic requirements. These 

changes are designed to provide for the 

safe and efficient use of the navigable 

airspace and to promote safe flight 

operations under instrument flight rules 

at the affected airports. 

DATES: This rule is effective January 17, 

2025. The compliance date for each 

SIAP, associated Takeoff Minimums, 

and ODP is specified in the amendatory 

provisions. 

The incorporation by reference of 

certain publications listed in the 

regulations is approved by the Director 

of the Federal Register as of January 17, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: Availability of matter 

incorporated by reference in the 

amendment is as follows: 

For Examination 

1. U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Ops-M30, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Bldg., Ground Floor, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; 

2. The FAA Air Traffic Organization 

Service Area in which the affected 

airport is located; 

3. The office of Aeronautical 

Information Services, 6500 South 

MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 

73169 or, 

4. The National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

For information on the availability of 

this material at NARA, visit 

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@

nara.gov. 

Availability 

All SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and 

ODPs are available online free of charge. 

Visit the National Flight Data Center 

online at nfdc.faa.gov to register. 

Additionally, individual SIAP and 

Takeoff Minimums and ODP copies may 

be obtained from the FAA Air Traffic 

Organization Service Area in which the 

affected airport is located. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas J. Nichols, Standards Section 

Manager, Flight Procedures and 

Airspace Group, Flight Technologies 

and Procedures Division, Office of 

Safety Standards, Flight Standards 

Service, Aviation Safety, Federal 

Aviation Administration. Mailing 

Address: FAA Mike Monroney 

Aeronautical Center, Flight Procedures 

and Airspace Group, 6500 South 

MacArthur Blvd., STB Annex, Bldg 26, 

Room 217, Oklahoma City, OK 73099. 

Telephone: (405) 954–1139. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule 

amends 14 CFR part 97 by amending the 

referenced SIAPs. The complete 

regulatory description of each SIAP is 

listed on the appropriate FAA Form 

8260, as modified by the National Flight 

Data Center (NFDC)/Permanent Notice 

to Air Missions (P–NOTAM), and is 

incorporated by reference under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14 

CFR 97.20. The large number of SIAPs, 

their complex nature, and the need for 

a special format make their verbatim 

publication in the Federal Register 

expensive and impractical. Further, 

pilots do not use the regulatory text of 

the SIAPs, but refer to their graphic 

depiction on charts printed by 

publishers of aeronautical materials. 

Thus, the advantages of incorporation 

by reference are realized and 

publication of the complete description 

of each SIAP contained on FAA form 

documents is unnecessary. This 

amendment provides the affected CFR 

sections, and specifies the SIAPs and 

Takeoff Minimums and ODPs with their 

applicable effective dates. This 

amendment also identifies the airport 

and its location, the procedure and the 

amendment number. 

Availability and Summary of Material 

Incorporated by Reference 

The material incorporated by 

reference is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section. 

The material incorporated by 

reference describes SIAPs, Takeoff 

Minimums and ODPs as identified in 

the amendatory language for part 97 of 

this final rule. 

The Rule 

This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is 

effective upon publication of each 

separate SIAP and Takeoff Minimums 

and ODP as amended in the transmittal. 

For safety and timeliness of change 

considerations, this amendment 

incorporates only specific changes 

contained for each SIAP and Takeoff 

Minimums and ODP as modified by 

FDC permanent NOTAMs. 

The SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums 

and ODPs, as modified by FDC 

permanent NOTAM, and contained in 

this amendment are based on criteria 

contained in the U.S. Standard for 

Terminal Instrument Procedures 


KHAMMOND on DSK9W7S144PROD with RULES