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§ 125.29

(2) List in the manual the names and

addresses of each of its management
personnel;

(3) Designate a person as responsible

for the scheduling of inspections re-
quired by the manual and for the up-
dating of the approved weight and bal-
ance system on all airplanes.

tify the responsible Flight Standards
office charged with the overall inspec-
tion of the certificate holder of any
change made in the assignment of per-
sons to the listed positions within 10
days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays,
and Federal holidays, of such change.

[Docket No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as
amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt.
125–68, 83 FR 9173, Mar. 5, 2018]

§ 125.26

Employment of former FAA

employees.

(a) Except as specified in paragraph

(c) of this section, no certificate holder
may knowingly employ or make a con-
tractual arrangement which permits an
individual to act as an agent or rep-
resentative of the certificate holder in
any matter before the Federal Aviation
Administration if the individual, in the
preceding 2 years—

(1) Served as, or was directly respon-

sible for the oversight of, a Flight
Standards Service aviation safety in-
spector; and

(2) Had direct responsibility to in-

spect, or oversee the inspection of, the
operations of the certificate holder.

(b) For the purpose of this section, an

individual shall be considered to be
acting as an agent or representative of
a certificate holder in a matter before
the agency if the individual makes any
written or oral communication on be-
half of the certificate holder to the
agency (or any of its officers or em-
ployees) in connection with a par-
ticular matter, whether or not involv-
ing a specific party and without regard
to whether the individual has partici-
pated in, or had responsibility for, the
particular matter while serving as a
Flight Standards Service aviation safe-
ty inspector.

not prohibit a certificate holder from
knowingly employing or making a con-
tractual arrangement which permits an
individual to act as an agent or rep-

resentative of the certificate holder in
any matter before the Federal Aviation
Administration if the individual was
employed by the certificate holder be-
fore October 21, 2011.

[Doc. No. FAA–2008–1154, 76 FR 52235, Aug. 22,
2011]

§ 125.27

Issue of certificate.

(a) An applicant for a certificate

under this subpart is entitled to a cer-
tificate if the Administrator finds that
the applicant is properly and ade-
quately equipped and able to conduct a
safe operation in accordance with the
requirements of this part and the oper-
ations specifications provided for in
this part.

(b) The Administrator may deny an

application for a certificate under this
subpart if the Administrator finds—

(1) That an operating certificate re-

quired under this part or part 121, 123,
or 135 of this chapter previously issued
to the applicant was revoked; or

(2) That a person who was employed

in a management position under § 125.25
of this part with (or has exercised con-
trol with respect to) any certificate
holder under part 121, 123, 125, or 135 of
this chapter whose operating certifi-
cate has been revoked, will be em-
ployed in any of those positions or a
similar position with the applicant and
that the person’s employment or con-
trol contributed materially to the rea-
sons for revoking that certificate.

§ 125.29

Duration of certificate.

(a) A certificate issued under this

part is effective until surrendered, sus-
pended, or revoked.

(b) The Administrator may suspend

or revoke a certificate under section
609 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958
and the applicable procedures of part 13
of this chapter for any cause that, at
the time of suspension or revocation,
would have been grounds for denying
an application for a certificate.

revokes a certificate or it is otherwise
terminated, the holder of that certifi-
cate shall return it to the Adminis-
trator.

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