Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 129.11

air carrier or foreign person-s operations specifications, the following
procedure applies:
(1) The responsible Flight Standards
office notifies the foreign air carrier or
foreign person in writing of the proposed amendment, suspension or termination.
(2) The responsible Flight Standards
office sets a reasonable period (but not
less than 7 days) within which the foreign air carrier or foreign person may
submit written information, views, and
arguments on the amendment, suspension or termination.
(3) After considering all material presented, the responsible Flight Standards office notifies the foreign air carrier or foreign person of - 
(i) The adoption of the proposed
amendment, suspension or termination;
(ii) The partial adoption of the proposed amendment, suspension or termination; or
(iii) The withdrawal of the proposed
amendment, suspension or termination.
(4) If the responsible Flight Standards Office issues an action to amend,
suspend or terminate the operations
specifications, it becomes effective not
less than 30 days after the foreign air
carrier or foreign person receives notice of it unless - 
(i) The responsible Flight Standards
office finds under paragraph (g) of this
section that there is an emergency requiring immediate action with respect
to safety in air commerce; or
(ii) The foreign air carrier or foreign
person petitions for reconsideration of
the amendment, suspension or termination under paragraph (e) of this section.
(d) When the foreign air carrier or
foreign person applies for an amendment to its operations specifications,
the following procedure applies:
(1) The foreign air carrier or foreign
person must file an application to
amend its operations specifications - 
(i) At least 90 days before the date
proposed by the applicant for the
amendment to become effective in
cases of mergers; acquisitions of airline
operational assets that require an additional showing to Department of
Transportation for economic author-

ity; major changes in the type of operation; and resumption of operations
following a suspension of operations as
a result of bankruptcy actions, unless a
shorter time is approved by the Administrator.
(ii) At least 30 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 responsible Flight Standards office in a form and manner prescribed by the Administrator.
(3) After considering all material presented, the responsible Flight Standards office notifies the foreign air carrier or foreign person 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.
(4) If the responsible Flight Standards office approves the amendment,
following coordination with the foreign
air carrier or foreign person regarding
its implementation, the amendment is
effective on the date the responsible
Flight Standards office approves it.
(e) The foreign air carrier or foreign
person may petition for reconsideration of a full or partial adoption of an
amendment, a denial of an amendment
or a suspension or termination of operations specifications.
(f) When a foreign air carrier or foreign person seeks reconsideration of a
decision from the responsible Flight
Standards
office
concerning
the
amendment, suspension or termination
of operations specifications, the following procedure applies:
(1) The foreign air carrier or foreign
person must petition for reconsideration of that decision within 30 days
after the date that the foreign air carrier or foreign person receives a notice
of the decision.
(2) The foreign air carrier or foreign
person must address its petition to the
Executive Director, Flight Standards
Service.
(3) A petition for reconsideration, if
filed within the 30-day period, suspends
the effectiveness of any amendment,
suspension or termination issued by
the responsible Flight Standards office

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