The Federal Aviation Administration published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register on June 26, 2026. The document, identified as 2026-13003, outlines a proposal to clean up regulatory text by removing references to pilot certificates and ratings that were issued more than fifty years ago.
This update targets 14 CFR Part 61, which governs pilot certification. The agency aims to streamline the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) by eliminating citations to older credential types that may no longer be relevant or actively used in current regulatory contexts.
The comment deadline was July 27, 2026. The official docket for this action is Docket No. FAA-2026-7163, under Notice No. 26-10.
The FAA did not give an effective date in the proposal.
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