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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 91.1019 

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 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 District 
Office that issued the program man-
ager’s management specifications in a 
form and manner prescribed by the Ad-
ministrator. 

(3) After considering all material pre-

sented, the Flight Standards District 
Office that issued the program man-
ager’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 District 

Office that issued the program man-
ager’s management specifications ap-
proves the amendment, following co-
ordination 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 
Flight Standards District Office that 
issued the program manager’s manage-

ment specifications concerning the 
amendment of management specifica-
tions, the following procedure applies: 

(1) The program manager must peti-

tion for reconsideration of that deci-
sion within 30 days of the date that the 
program manager receives a notice of 
denial of the amendment of its man-
agement specifications, or of the date 
it receives notice of an FAA-initiated 
amendment of its management speci-
fications, whichever circumstance ap-
plies. 

(2) The program manager must ad-

dress its petition to the Director, 
Flight Standards Service. 

(3) A petition for reconsideration, if 

filed within the 30-day period, suspends 
the effectiveness of any amendment 
issued by the Flight Standards District 
Office that issued the program man-
ager’s management specifications un-
less that District Office has found, 
under paragraph (e) of this section, 
that an emergency exists requiring im-
mediate action with respect to safety. 

(4) If a petition for reconsideration is 

not filed within 30 days, the procedures 
of paragraph (c) of this section apply. 

(e) If the Flight Standards District 

Office that issued the program man-
ager’s management specifications finds 
that an emergency exists requiring im-
mediate action with respect to safety 
that makes the procedures set out in 
this section impracticable or contrary 
to the public interest— 

(1) The Flight Standards District Of-

fice amends the management specifica-
tions and makes the amendment effec-
tive on the day the program manager 
receives notice of it; and 

(2) In the notice to the program man-

ager, the Flight Standards District Of-
fice will articulate the reasons for its 
finding that an emergency exists re-
quiring immediate action with respect 
to safety or that makes it impracti-
cable or contrary to the public interest 
to stay the effectiveness of the amend-
ment. 

§ 91.1019

Conducting tests and inspec-

tions. 

(a) At any time or place, the Admin-

istrator may conduct an inspection or 
test, other than an en route inspection, 
to determine whether a program man-
ager under this subpart is complying 

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