Section 91.1017

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

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

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[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]

Section 91.1017 Amending
program
manager-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 require the amendment of any management 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 Administrator initiates an amendment of a program manager-s management specifications, the following procedure applies:
(1) The Flight Standards office that
issued the program manager-s management specifications will notify the program manager in writing of the proposed amendment.
(2) The Flight Standards office that
issued the program manager-s management specifications will set a reasonable period (but not less than 7 days)
within which the program manager
may submit written information,
views, and arguments on the amendment.
(3) After considering all material presented, 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 proposed amendment, or
(iii) The withdrawal of the proposed
amendment.
(4) If the Flight Standards office that
issued the program manager-s management specifications issues an amendment of the management specifications, it becomes effective not less
than 30 days after the program manager receives notice of it unless - 
(i) The Flight Standards office that
issued the program manager-s manage-

ment specifications finds under paragraph (e) of this section that there is
an emergency requiring immediate action 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 applies for an amendment to its management specifications, the following procedure applies:
(1) The program manager must file
an application to amend its management 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 operational assets that require an additional 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 submitted to the Flight Standards office
that issued the program manager-s
management specifications in a form
and manner prescribed by the Administrator.
(3) After considering all material presented, 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 applied 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 section.
(4) If the Flight Standards office that
issued the program manager-s management
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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