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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 91.1017 

certificate on flights within the United 
States for up to 72 hours. 

[Docket No. FAA–2001–10047, 68 FR 54561, 
Sept. 17, 2003, as amended by Docket FAA– 
2018–0119, Amdt. 91–350, 83 FR 9171, Mar. 5, 
2018; Amdt. 60–6, 83 FR 30282, June 27, 2018] 

§ 91.1017

Amending program man-

ager’s management specifications. 

(a) The Administrator may amend 

any management specifications issued 
under this subpart if— 

(1) The Administrator determines 

that safety and the public interest re-
quire the amendment of any manage-
ment specifications; or 

(2) The program manager applies for 

the amendment of any management 
specifications, and the Administrator 
determines that safety and the public 
interest allows the amendment. 

(b) Except as provided in paragraph 

(e) of this section, when the Adminis-
trator initiates an amendment of a pro-
gram manager’s management specifica-
tions, the following procedure applies: 

(1) The Flight Standards office that 

issued the program manager’s manage-
ment specifications will notify the pro-
gram manager in writing of the pro-
posed amendment. 

(2) The Flight Standards office that 

issued the program manager’s manage-
ment specifications will set a reason-
able period (but not less than 7 days) 
within which the program manager 
may submit written information, 
views, and arguments on the amend-
ment. 

(3) After considering all material pre-

sented, the Flight Standards office 
that issued the program manager’s 
management specifications will notify 
the program manager of— 

(i) The adoption of the proposed 

amendment, 

(ii) The partial adoption of the pro-

posed amendment, or 

(iii) The withdrawal of the proposed 

amendment. 

(4) If the Flight Standards office that 

issued the program manager’s manage-
ment specifications issues an amend-
ment of the management specifica-
tions, it becomes effective not less 
than 30 days after the program man-
ager receives notice of it unless— 

(i) The Flight Standards office that 

issued the program manager’s manage-

ment specifications finds under para-
graph (e) of this section that there is 
an emergency requiring immediate ac-
tion with respect to safety; or 

(ii) The program manager petitions 

for reconsideration of the amendment 
under paragraph (d) of this section. 

(c) When the program manager ap-

plies for an amendment to its manage-
ment specifications, the following pro-
cedure applies: 

(1) The program manager must file 

an application to amend its manage-
ment specifications— 

(i) At least 90 days before the date 

proposed by the applicant for the 
amendment to become effective, unless 
a shorter time is approved, in cases 
such as mergers, acquisitions of oper-
ational assets that require an addi-
tional showing of safety (for example, 
proving tests or validation tests), and 
resumption of operations following a 
suspension of operations as a result of 
bankruptcy actions. 

(ii) At least 15 days before the date 

proposed by the applicant for the 
amendment to become effective in all 
other cases. 

(2) The application must be sub-

mitted to the Flight Standards office 
that issued the program manager’s 
management specifications in a form 
and manner prescribed by the Adminis-
trator. 

(3) After considering all material pre-

sented, the Flight Standards office 
that issued the program manager’s 
management specifications will notify 
the program manager of— 

(i) The adoption of the applied for 

amendment; 

(ii) The partial adoption of the ap-

plied for amendment; or 

(iii) The denial of the applied for 

amendment. The program manager 
may petition for reconsideration of a 
denial under paragraph (d) of this sec-
tion. 

(4) If the Flight Standards office that 

issued the program manager’s manage-
ment specifications approves the 
amendment, following coordination 
with the program manager regarding 
its implementation, the amendment is 
effective on the date the Administrator 
approves it. 

(d) When a program manager seeks 

reconsideration of a decision of the 

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