National Air Tour Safety Standards

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Parts 61, 91, 119, 121, 135, and 136 [Docket No.: FAA-1998-4521; Amendment Nos. 61-115, 91-295, 121-328, 135-107, 136-1] RIN 2120—AF07 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule sets safety and oversight rules for a broad variety of sightseeing and commercial air tour flights. The rule responds to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendations, Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports, and Department of Transportation Inspector General Reports that recommend better oversight of the sightseeing and commercial air tour industry. The intended effect of this final rule is to standardize requirements for air tour operators and consolidate air tour safety standards within part 136. DATES: This final rule is effective March 15, 2007, except for amendments to §§ 119.1(e)(2), 121.1, and 135.1(a)(5) and (a)(8), which are effective September 11, 2007. Also, affected parties do not have to comply with the information collection requirements in §§ 91.146, 91.147, 136.7, and 136.13 until the FAA publishes in the Federal Register the control number assigned by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for this information collection requirement. Publication of the control number notifies the public that OMB has approved this information collection requirement under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FOR FURTHER…