The FAA has updated its final rule to extend the duration of aircraft registration certificates from three to seven years. This was signed on Nov. 16 and will become effective 60 days after, on Jan. 15, 2023.
According to the NBAA, the change was required by the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act. This will relieve the administrative burden the agency faces by lowering the number of ownership renewal applications waiting for approval. It will also allow the agency to expedite the approval of renewals.
“We applaud the FAA for hearing our concerns over the current requirements and making this change,” said NBAA Director of Flight Operations and Regulations Brian Koester. “The new rule comes with tangible benefits that will help drive convenience and efficiency for business aircraft owners.”
The rule will also expand authority for aircraft owners, allowing them to operate beyond the registration renewal date, anywhere from 90 days following expiration to 12 months. This new timeframe will cover any renewal days that stem from agency backlogs.
The new certification policy that takes effect in 60 days will apply to all aircraft registered under any existing FAA regulation. Comments may be sent until Dec. 16, 30 days after the approval was signed. Comments will be taken to better inform the rulemaking process and the DOT will post these comments without edits and including any personal information attached.
This rule will amend the duration of all certificates issued under part 47 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations from three to seven years unless an unforeseen event or circumstance requires a new registration to be submitted before expiration. The rule will add a paragraph to require all aircraft owners to submit their new registration forms to update certificates before the seven-year mark if the administration feels the information that was given is inaccurate.
The FAA will remove the requirement that the agency must issue a letter to extend a temporary authority for an aircraft to operate when the aircraft registration certificate has not been given or denied in a 90-day window of the application signing.
Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen speaking in Washington, D.C.
According to the drafted ruling, the FAA feels there will be no adverse comments given in the 30-day window.
“This rule alleviates burdens from owners of all aircraft registered in the United States by extending the period of registration from three years to seven years,” the FAA said. “It also alleviates burdens for owners of aircraft registered in the United States by removing the requirement that the FAA issue a letter extending the validity of aircraft registration.”
The FAA will take all public comments, critiques and recommendations into account before the rule comes into effect. The amendment will apply to any new certificates after the effective date of Jan. 15 as well as any that are valid at the time of the effective date. The FAA also notes that this new ruling will not have an economic impact or impose new costs to aircraft owners in the certification process.
This ruling comes after the FAA spoke in D.C., discussing the milestones in the aviation industry and how the future will be driven by safety, equity and innovation.
“The legislation should not be used to entrench the past. It should accelerate the next era of aviation and take big leaps,” acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen said about the FAA Reauthorization Bill that Congress is set to take up next year.
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