Originally, on January 11, 2010, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to address the air transportation risks posed by lithium cells and batteries. Some of the proposals in the NPRM were intended to harmonize provision…
Read More »The Federal Aviation Administration “FAA” published a final rule on January 4, 2012 amending and creating a new part 117, replacing the existing flight, duty and rest regulation’s that are applicable to certificate holders and their flight crew members. FAA believes that clarity regarding the rule …
Read More »On January 26, 2012, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a notice in the Federal Register regarding an approved Information Collection Request (ICR). On March 29, 2012, the TSA announced that it had forwarded the ICR to the OMB for review and approval while extending the comm…
Read More »Department of State Adjusts Schedule of Fees for Consular Services The Interim Final Rule issued on March 29, 2012 makes changes to the Schedule of Fees for consular services of the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs. The Department sets and collects its fees based …
Read More »On March 14, 2012, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it will be holding a public meeting on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, on theNotice of Proposed Policy Clarification Regarding the Registration of Aircraft to U.S. Citizen Trustees in Situations Involving Non-U.S. Citizen Trustors…
Read More »On March 9, 2012 the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) gave notice of its intention to identify six test ranges/sites as part of a pilot program to integrate unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”) into the National Airspace System (“NAS”) in response to the mandate of the FAA Modernization and Ref…
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