Medical Certification Standards for Commercial Balloon Operations

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 and 68 [Docket No. FAA-2021-1040; Amdt. Nos. 61-152 and 68-2] RIN 2120-AL51 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The FAA is amending its regulations to require airmen hold a valid second-class medical certificate when exercising the privileges of a commercial pilot certificate in a balloon for compensation or hire except when conducting flight training in a balloon. In addition, the FAA makes miscellaneous amendments related to medical certification requirements for special medical flight tests and a minor change to the BasicMed regulations. DATES: This rule is effective December 22, 2022, except for the amendments to §§ 61.3(c)(2)(vi), 61.23(a)(2)(i), 61.23(a)(2)(ii), 61.23(a)(2)(iii), 61.23(b)(3), 61.23(b)(4), 61.23(b)(5), 61.23(d)(1)(iii), and 61.23(d)(2)(i)), which are effective May 22, 2023. ADDRESSES: For information on where to obtain copies of rulemaking documents and other information related to this final rule, see “How to Obtain Additional Information” in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bradley Zeigler, Training & Certification Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-9601; email Bradley.C.Zeigler@faa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: List of Abbreviations and …