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§ 15.107 

responsibility of the United States for 
the injury to or loss of property or the 
damages claimed. 

§ 15.9

Investigation and examination. 

The FAA may investigate a claim or 

conduct a physical examination of a 
claimant. The FAA may request any 
other Federal agency to investigate a 
claim or conduct a physical examina-
tion of a claimant and provide a report 
of the investigation or examination to 
the FAA. 

Subpart B—Indemnification Under 

Section 1118 of the Federal 
Aviation Act of 1958 

S

OURCE

: Amdt. 15–2, 55 FR 18710, May 3, 

1990, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 15.101

Applicability. 

This subpart prescribes procedural 

requirements for the indemnification 
of a publisher of aeronautical charts or 
maps under section 1118 of the Federal 
Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, when 
the publisher incurs liability as a re-
sult of publishing— 

(a) A chart or map accurately depict-

ing a defective or deficient flight pro-
cedure or airway that was promulgated 
by the FAA; or 

(b) Aeronautical data that— 
(1) Is visually displayed in the cock-

pit of an aircraft; and 

(2) When visually displayed, accu-

rately depicts a defective or deficient 
flight procedure or airway promulgated 
by the FAA. 

§ 15.103

Exclusions. 

A publisher that requests indem-

nification under this part will not be 
indemnified if— 

(a) The complaint filed against the 

publisher, or demand for payment 
against the publisher, first occurred be-
fore December 19, 1985; 

(b) The publisher does not negotiate 

a good faith settlement; 

(c) The publisher does not conduct a 

good faith defense; 

(d) The defective or deficient flight 

procedure or airway— 

(1) Was not promulgated by the FAA; 
(2) Was not accurately depicted on 

the publisher’s chart or map; 

(3) Was not accurately displayed on a 

visual display in the cockpit, or 

(4) Was obviously defective or defi-

cient; 

(e) The publisher does not give notice 

as required by § 15.107 of this part and 
that failure is prejudicial to the Gov-
ernment; or 

(f) The publisher does not appeal a 

lower court’s decision pursuant to a re-
quest by the Administrator under 
§ 15.111(d)(2) of this part. 

§ 15.105

Filing of requests for indem-

nification. 

A request for indemnification under 

this part— 

(a) May be filed by— 
(1) A publisher described in § 15.101 of 

this part; or 

(2) The publisher’s duly authorized 

agent or legal representative; 

(b) Shall be filed with the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Aviation Administra-
tion, 800 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; and 

(c) Shall state the basis for the pub-

lisher’s assertion that indemnification 
under this part is required. 

§ 15.107

Notification requirements. 

A request for indemnification will 

not be considered by the FAA unless 
the following conditions are met: 

(a) The publisher must notify the 

Chief Counsel of the FAA, within the 
time limits prescribed in paragraph (b) 
or (c) of this section, of the publisher’s 
first receipt of a demand for payment, 
or service of a complaint in any pro-
ceeding, federal or state, in which it 
appears that indemnification under 
this part may be required. 

(b) For each complaint filed, or de-

mand for payment made, on or after 
December 19, 1985, and before June 4, 
1990, the notice required by paragraph 
(a) of this section must be received by 
the FAA on or before July 2, 1990. 

(c) For each complaint filed, or de-

mand for payment made, on or after 
June 4, 1990, the notice required by 
paragraph (a) of this section must be 
received by the FAA within 60 days 
after the day the publisher first re-
ceives the demand for payment or serv-
ice of the complaint. 

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