Document ID: FAA-2007-27812-0040
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Modification of Certain Medical Standards and Procedures and Duration of Certain Medical Certificates; Correcting Amendment
Posted Date: 2008-08-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register: August 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 160)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 48125-48127]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 61

[Docket No. FAA-2007-27812; Amendment No. 61-121]
RIN 2120-AI91

 
Modification of Certain Medical Standards and Procedures and 
Duration of Certain Medical Certificates; Correcting Amendment

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting amendatory language and regulatory text 
regarding one paragraph of the final rule entitled ``Modification of 
Certain Medical Standards and Procedures and Duration of Certain 
Medical Certificates''. The rule extends the duration of first- and 
third-class medical certificates for certain individuals. The FAA 
intended to revise an entire paragraph of the section entitled 
``Duration of a medical certificate''; however, the amendatory language 
incorrectly indicates that only one paragraph is being revised.

DATES: Effective August 18, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zara V. Willis, Office of Rulemaking, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 493-4405; e-mail 
Zara.Willis@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 24, 2008, the FAA published a final rule that extends the 
duration of the FAA airman medical certificates for certain pilots 
under the age of 40 at the time of their last medical examination (73 
FR 43059). First-class medical certificates, required for airline 
transport pilot operations, are now valid for 1 year instead of 6 
months; third-class medical certificates, required for private pilot 
operations, are now valid for 5 years instead of 3 years.
    In the final rule, the FAA intended to revise Sec.  61.23(d) in its 
entirety, but inadvertently categorized it only as a revision to 
paragraph (d)(1).

Correction

    This correction makes no changes to the substance of the original 
final rule. It corrects the amendatory language by revising the entire 
paragraph (d) of Sec.  61.23, as intended, instead of only paragraph 
(d)(1). It also corrects the regulatory text by removing (1) of the 
introductory text to paragraph (d). Moreover, the correction brings 
paragraph designations under (d) in conformance with the proper format 
requirements. Consequently, the paragraphs in the first column that 
were previously designated as (i), (ii), and (iii) are now designated 
as (1), (2), and (3). The paragraphs in the second column that were 
previously designated with capital letters ((A), (B), (C), etc.) are 
now designated with roman numerals ((i), (ii), (iii), etc.). The text 
of the entire table remains the same.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 61

    Aircraft, Airmen, Aviation safety, and Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

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Accordingly, 14 CFR part 61 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendment:

PART 61--CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND 
INSTRUCTORS

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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.

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2. Amend Sec.  61.23 by revising paragraph (d) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.23  Medical certificates: Requirement and duration.

* * * * *
    (d) Duration of a medical certificate. Use the following table to 
determine duration for each class of medical certificate:

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                                                                                           Then your medical
                                      And on the date of                                certificate expires, for
            If you hold              examination for your   And you are conducting an    that operation, at the
                                     most recent medical       operation requiring       end of the last day of
                                     certificate you were                                         the
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(1) A first-class medical           (i) Under age 40.....  an airline transport pilot  12th month after the
 certificate.                                               certificate.                month of the date of
                                                                                        examination shown on the
                                                                                        medical certificate.
                                    (ii) Age 40 or older.  an airline transport pilot  6th month after the month
                                                            certificate.                of the date of
                                                                                        examination shown on the
                                                                                        medical certificate.
                                    (iii) Any age........  a commercial pilot          12th month after the
                                                            certificate or an air       month of the date of
                                                            traffic control tower       examination shown on the
                                                            operator certificate.       medical certificate.

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                                    (iv) Under age 40....  a recreational pilot        60th month after the
                                                            certificate, a private      month of the date of
                                                            pilot certificate, a        examination shown on the
                                                            flight instructor           medical certificate.
                                                            certificate (when acting
                                                            as pilot in command or a
                                                            required pilot flight
                                                            crewmember in operations
                                                            other than glider or
                                                            balloon), a student pilot
                                                            certificate, or a sport
                                                            pilot certificate (when
                                                            not using a U.S. driver's
                                                            license as medical
                                                            qualification).
                                    (v) Age 40 or older..  a recreational pilot        24th month after the
                                                            certificate, a private      month of the date of
                                                            pilot certificate, a        examination shown on the
                                                            flight instructor           medical certificate.
                                                            certificate (when acting
                                                            as pilot in command or a
                                                            required pilot flight
                                                            crewmember in operations
                                                            other than glider or
                                                            balloon), a student pilot
                                                            certificate, or a sport
                                                            pilot certificate (when
                                                            not using a U.S. driver's
                                                            license as medical
                                                            qualification).
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(2) A second-class medical          (i) Any age..........  a commercial pilot          12th month after the
 certificate.                                               certificate or an air       month of the date of
                                                            traffic control tower       examination shown on the
                                                            operator certificate.       medical certificate.
                                    (ii) Under age 40....  a recreational pilot        60th month after the
                                                            certificate, a private      month of the date of
                                                            pilot certificate, a        examination shown on the
                                                            flight instructor           medical certificate.
                                                            certificate (when acting
                                                            as pilot in command or a
                                                            required pilot flight
                                                            crewmember in operations
                                                            other than glider or
                                                            balloon), a student pilot
                                                            certificate, or a sport
                                                            pilot certificate (when
                                                            not using a U.S. driver's
                                                            license as medical
                                                            qualification).
                                    (iii) Age 40 or older  a recreational pilot        24th month after the
                                                            certificate, a private      month of the date of
                                                            pilot certificate, a        examination shown on the
                                                            flight instructor           medical certificate.
                                                            certificate (when acting
                                                            as pilot in command or a
                                                            required pilot flight
                                                            crewmember in operations
                                                            other than glider or
                                                            balloon), a student pilot
                                                            certificate, or a sport
                                                            pilot certificate (when
                                                            not using a U.S. driver's
                                                            license as medical
                                                            qualification).
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(3) A third-class medical           (i) Under age 40.....  a recreational pilot        60th month after the
 certificate.                                               certificate, a private      month of the date of
                                                            pilot certificate, a        examination shown on the
                                                            flight instructor           medical certificate.
                                                            certificate (when acting
                                                            as pilot in command or a
                                                            required pilot flight
                                                            crewmember in operations
                                                            other than glider or
                                                            balloon), a student pilot
                                                            certificate, or a sport
                                                            pilot certificate (when
                                                            not using a U.S. driver's
                                                            license as medical
                                                            qualification).
                                    (ii) Age 40 or older.  a recreational pilot        24th month after the
                                                            certificate, a private      month of the date of
                                                            pilot certificate, a        examination shown on the
                                                            flight instructor           medical certificate.
                                                            certificate (when acting
                                                            as pilot in command or a
                                                            required pilot flight
                                                            crewmember in operations
                                                            other than glider or
                                                            balloon), a student pilot
                                                            certificate, or a sport
                                                            pilot certificate (when
                                                            not using a U.S. driver's
                                                            license as medical
                                                            qualification).
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2008.
Pamela Hamilton,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. E8-19039 Filed 8-15-08; 8:45 am]

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