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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1', '§ 403', '§ 227', '§ 811', '§ 4405', '§ 302', '§ 503', '§ 303', '§ 302', '§ 303', '§ 4405', '§ 4405', '§ 227', '§ 811', '§ 227', 'art 23', 'art 23', 'art 23', 'art 23', 'art 23', 'art 23', 'art 23', 'art 23', 'art 23', 'art 23', 'art 23', 'art 23', '§ 303', '§ 312', 'art 23', '§ 816', '§ 227', '§ 44704', '§ 44704', '§ 44704', '§ 44704', '§ 447042012112', '§ 447042012112', 'art 3', 'art 14', 'art 21', 'ARTS14', 'art 23', 'art 25', 'art 26', 'art 27', 'art 29', 'art 31', 'art 33', 'art 34', 'art 35', 'art 36', 'art 47', 'art 49', 'art 91', 'art 110', 'art 119', 'art 139']

Supplemental Type Certificates.— (1)
Issuance.— The Administrator may issue a type certificate designated as a supplemental type certificate for a change to an aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance.
Contents.— A supplemental type certificate issued under paragraph (1) shall consist of the change to the aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance with respect to the previously issued type certificate for the aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance.
Requirement.— If the holder of a supplemental type certificate agrees to permit another person to use the certificate to modify an aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance, the holder shall provide the other person with written evidence, in a form acceptable to the Administrator, of that agreement. A person may change an aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance based on a supplemental type certificate only if the person requesting the change is the holder of the supplemental type certificate or has permission from the holder to make the change.
Production Certificates.— The Administrator shall issue a production certificate authorizing the production of a duplicate of an aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance for which a type certificate has been issued when the Administrator finds the duplicate will conform to the certificate. On receiving an application, the Administrator shall inspect, and may require testing of, a duplicate to ensure that it conforms to the requirements of the certificate. The Administrator may include in a production certificate terms required in the interest of safety.
Airworthiness Certificates.— (1)
Design and Production Organization Certificates.— (1)
Issuance.— Beginning January 1, 2013, the Administrator may issue a certificate to a design organization, production organization, or design and production organization to authorize the organization to certify compliance of aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, and appliances with the requirements and minimum standards prescribed under section 44701
(a). An organization holding a certificate issued under this subsection shall be known as a certified design and production organization (in this subsection referred to as a “CDPO”).
Applications.— On receiving an application for a CDPO certificate, the Administrator shall examine and rate the organization submitting the application, in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the Administrator, to determine whether the organization has adequate engineering, design, and production capabilities, standards, and safeguards to make certifications of compliance as described in paragraph (1).
Issuance of certificates based on cdpo findings.— The Administrator may rely on certifications of compliance by a CDPO when making determinations under this section.
Public safety.— The Administrator shall include in a CDPO certificate terms required in the interest of safety.
No effect on power of revocation.— Nothing in this subsection affects the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to revoke a certificate.
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e),July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1188; Pub. L. 104–264, title IV, § 403,Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3256; Pub. L. 108–176, title II, § 227(b)(2), (e)(1), title VIII, § 811,Dec. 12, 2003, 117 Stat. 2531, 2532, 2590; Pub. L. 109–59, title IV, § 4405,Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1776; Pub. L. 112–95, title III, §§ 302, 303
(a), (c)(1),Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 56, 57.)
Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 44704(a)(1)
Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, §§ 503(h), 603(a)(1) (related to regulations for appliances), (2), (b) (related to basis for issuing, and contents of, certificates), (c) (related to basis for issuing, and contents of, certificates), 72 Stat. 774, 776.
In subsection (a)(1), the text of 49 App.:1423(a)(2) (1st sentence 1st–16th words) and the words “in regulations” are omitted as surplus. The words “properly designed and manufactured, performs properly” are substituted for “of proper design, material, specification, construction, and performance for safe operation” to eliminate unnecessary words. The word “rules” is omitted as being synonymous with “regulations”. The words “under section 44701
(a) of this title” and “for a type certificate” are added for clarity. The words “including flight tests and tests of raw materials or any part or appurtenance of such aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance” are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (b), the word “satisfactorily” is omitted as surplus. The words “shall inspect, and may require testing of, a duplicate to ensure that it conforms to the requirements of the certificate” are substituted for “shall make such inspection and may require such tests of any aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance manufactured under a production certificate as may be necessary to assure manufacture of each unit in conformity with the type certificate or any amendment or modification thereof” to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “the duration thereof and such other . . . conditions, and limitations” are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (c)(1), the words “may apply to” are substituted for “may file with . . . an application” to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation” are omitted because of 49:322(a). The words “the duration of such certificate, the type of service for which the aircraft may be used, and such other . . . conditions, and limitations” are omitted as surplus.
2012—Pub. L. 112–95, § 303(c)(1), substituted “, and design and production organization certificates” for “and design organization certificates” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 112–95, § 302, added par. (5).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 112–95, § 303(a), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) related to design organization certificates.
2005—Subsec. (a)(1) to (3). Pub. L. 109–59, § 4405(1)–(3), (5), (6), inserted par. headings, realigned margins, and substituted “Except as provided in paragraph (4), if” for “If” in par. (3).
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 109–59, § 4405(4), added par. (4).
2003—Pub. L. 108–176, § 227(e)(1), added section catchline and struck out former section catchline which read as follows: “Type certificates, production certificates, and airworthiness certificates”.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 108–176, § 811, added par. (3).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108–176, § 227(b)(2), added subsec. (e).
1996—Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 104–264added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively.
“(1) A healthy small aircraft industry is integral to economic growth and to maintaining an effective transportation infrastructure for communities and countries around the world.
“(2) Small airplanes comprise nearly 90 percent of general aviation aircraft certified by the Federal Aviation Administration.
“(3) General aviation provides for the cultivation of a workforce of engineers, manufacturing and maintenance professionals, and pilots who secure the economic success and defense of the United States.
“(4) General aviation contributes to well-paying jobs in the manufacturing and technology sectors in the United States and products produced by those sectors are exported in great numbers.
“(5) Technology developed and proven in general aviation aids in the success and safety of all sectors of aviation and scientific competence.
“(6) The average small airplane in the United States is now 40 years old and the regulatory barriers to bringing new designs to the market are resulting in a lack of innovation and investment in small airplane design.
“(7) Since 2003, the United States lost 10,000 active private pilots per year on average, partially due to a lack of cost-effective, new small airplanes.
“(8) General aviation safety can be improved by modernizing and revamping the regulations relating to small airplanes to clear the path for technology adoption and cost-effective means to retrofit the existing fleet with new safety technologies.
“SEC. 3. SAFETY AND REGULATORY IMPROVEMENTS FOR GENERAL AVIATION.
“(a) In General.—Not later than December 15, 2015, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue a final rule—
“(1) to advance the safety and continued development of small airplanes by reorganizing the certification requirements for such airplanes under part 23 to streamline the approval of safety advancements; and
“(2) that meets the objectives described in subsection (b).
“(b) Objectives Described.—The objectives described in this subsection are based on the recommendations of the Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee:
“(1) The establishment of a regulatory regime for small airplanes that will improve safety and reduce the regulatory cost burden for the Federal Aviation Administration and the aviation industry.
“(2) The establishment of broad, outcome-driven safety objectives that will spur innovation and technology adoption.
“(3) The replacement of current, prescriptive requirements under part 23 with performance-based regulations.
“(4) The use of consensus standards accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration to clarify how the safety objectives of part 23 may be met using specific designs and technologies.
“(c) Consensus-Based Standards.—In prescribing regulations under this section, the Administrator shall use consensus standards, as described in section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1996 [1995] (15 U.S.C. 272 note), to the extent practicable while continuing traditional methods for meeting part 23.
“(d) Safety Cooperation.—The Administrator shall lead the effort to improve general aviation safety by working with leading aviation regulators to assist them in adopting a complementary regulatory approach for small airplanes.
“(A) In general.—The term ‘consensus standards’ means standards developed by an organization described in subparagraph (B) that may include provisions requiring that owners of relevant intellectual property have agreed to make that intellectual property available on a nondiscriminatory, royalty-free, or reasonable royalty basis to all interested persons.
“(B) Organizations described.—An organization described in this subparagraph is a domestic or international organization that—
“(i) plans, develops, establishes, or coordinates, through a process based on consensus and using agreed-upon procedures, voluntary standards; and
“(ii) operates in a transparent manner, considers a balanced set of interests with respect to such standards, and provides for due process and an appeals process with respect to such standards.
“(2) Part 23.—The term ‘part 23’ means part 23 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
“(3) Part 23 reorganization aviation rulemaking committee.—The term ‘Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee’ means the aviation rulemaking committee established by the Federal Aviation Administration in August 2011 to consider the reorganization of the regulations under part 23.
“(4) Small airplane.—The term ‘small airplane’ means an airplane which is certified to part 23 standards.”
Pub. L. 112–95, title III, § 303(b),Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 57, provided that: “Before January 1, 2013, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may continue to issue certificates under section 44704
(e) of title 49, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act [Feb. 14, 2012].”
Pub. L. 112–95, title III, § 312,Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 66, provided that:
“(a) In General.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in consultation with representatives of the aviation industry, shall conduct an assessment of the certification and approval process under section 44704 of title 49, United States Code.
“(b) Contents.—In conducting the assessment, the Administrator shall consider—
“(1) the expected number of applications for product certifications and approvals the Administrator will receive under section 44704 of such title in the 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods following the date of enactment of this Act [Feb. 14, 2012];
“(2) process reforms and improvements necessary to allow the Administrator to review and approve the applications in a fair and timely fashion;
“(3) the status of recommendations made in previous reports on the Administration’s certification process;
“(4) methods for enhancing the effective use of delegation systems, including organizational designation authorization;
“(5) methods for training the Administration’s field office employees in the safety management system and auditing; and
“(6) the status of updating airworthiness requirements, including implementing recommendations in the Administration’s report entitled ‘Part 23—Small Airplane Certification Process Study’ (OK–09–3468, dated July 2009).
“(c) Recommendations.—In conducting the assessment, the Administrator shall make recommendations to improve efficiency and reduce costs through streamlining and reengineering the certification process under section 44704 of such title to ensure that the Administrator can conduct certifications and approvals under such section in a manner that supports and enables the development of new products and technologies and the global competitiveness of the United States aviation industry.
“(d) Report to Congress.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Feb. 14, 2012], the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the assessment, together with an explanation of how the Administrator will implement recommendations made under subsection (c) and measure the effectiveness of the recommendations.
“(e) Implementation of Recommendations.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [Feb. 14, 2012], the Administrator shall begin to implement the recommendations made under subsection (c).”
Pub. L. 112–95, title VIII, § 816,Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 126, provided that:
“(1) In general.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall take such actions as the Administrator determines necessary to preserve original aircraft type certificate engineering and technical data in the possession of the Federal Aviation Administration related to—
“(A) approved aircraft type certificate numbers ATC 1 through ATC 713; and
“(B) Group-2 approved aircraft type certificate numbers 2–1 through 2–544.
“(2) Revision of order.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act [Feb. 14, 2012], the Administrator shall revise FAA Order 1350.15C, Item Number 8110. Such revision shall prohibit the destruction of the historical aircraft documents identified in paragraph (1).
“(3) Consultation.—The Administrator may carry out paragraph (1) in consultation with the Archivist of the United States and the Administrator of General Services.
“(1) Freedom of information act requests.—The Administrator shall make the documents to be preserved under subsection (a)(1) available to a person—
“(A) upon receipt of a request made by the person pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code; and
“(B) subject to a prohibition on use of the documents for commercial purposes.
“(2) Trade secrets, commercial, and financial information.—Section 552(b)(4) of such title shall not apply to requests for documents to be made available pursuant to paragraph (1).
“(1) Rights of holder.—Nothing in this section shall affect the rights of a holder or owner of a type certificate identified in subsection (a)(1), nor require the holder or owner to provide, surrender, or preserve any original or duplicate engineering or technical data to or for the Federal Aviation Administration, a person, or the public.
“(2) Liability.—There shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against, a holder of a type certificate, its authorized representative, its agents, or its employees, or any firm, person, corporation, or insurer related to the type certificate data and documents identified in subsection (a)(1).
“(3) Airworthiness.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the holder of a type certificate identified in subsection (a)(1) shall only be responsible for Federal Aviation Administration regulation requirements related to type certificate data and documents identified in subsection (a)(1) for aircraft having a standard airworthiness certificate issued prior to the date the documents are released to a person by the Federal Aviation Administration under subsection (b)(1).”
Pub. L. 108–176, title II, § 227(b)(1),Dec. 12, 2003, 117 Stat. 2531, provided that: “Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 12, 2003], the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan for the development and oversight of a system for certification of design organizations to certify compliance with the requirements and minimum standards prescribed under section 44701
(a) of title 49, United States Code, for the type certification of aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, or appliances.”
49 USCDescription of ChangeSession YearPublic LawStatutes at Large § 44704nt new2013113-53 [Sec.] 127 Stat. 584 § 44704nt new2012112-95 [Sec.] 816126 Stat. 126 § 44704nt new2012112-95 [Sec.] 312126 Stat. 66 § 44704nt new2012112-95 [Sec.] 303(b)126 Stat. 57 § 447042012112-95 [Sec.] 303(c)(1)126 Stat. 57 § 447042012112-95 [Sec.] 302, 303(a)126 Stat. 56 This is a list of parts within the Code of Federal Regulations for which this US Code section provides rulemaking authority.This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.14 CFR - Aeronautics and Space14 CFR Part 3 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS14 CFR Part 14 - RULES IMPLEMENTING THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT OF 198014 CFR Part 21 - CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR PRODUCTS AND PARTS14 CFR Part 23 - AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL, UTILITY, ACROBATIC, AND COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES14 CFR Part 25 - AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANES14 CFR Part 26 - CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FOR TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANES14 CFR Part 27 - AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT14 CFR Part 29 - AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: TRANSPORT CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT14 CFR Part 31 - AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: MANNED FREE BALLOONS14 CFR Part 33 - AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: AIRCRAFT ENGINES14 CFR Part 34 - FUEL VENTING AND EXHAUST EMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR TURBINE ENGINE POWERED AIRPLANES14 CFR Part 35 - AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: PROPELLERS14 CFR Part 36 - NOISE STANDARDS: AIRCRAFT TYPE AND AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION14 CFR Part 47 - AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION14 CFR Part 49 - RECORDING OF AIRCRAFT TITLES AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS14 CFR Part 91 - GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES14 CFR Part 110 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS14 CFR Part 119 - CERTIFICATION: AIR CARRIERS AND COMMERCIAL OPERATORS14 CFR Part 139 - CERTIFICATION OF AIRPORTS