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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Federal Aviation Administration</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Transportation</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Medical Certification Standards for Commercial Balloon Operations</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rulemaking would enhance safety oversight of commercial balloon operators and implement section 318 (Applicability of Medical Certification Standards to Operators of Air Balloons) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
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        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>14 CFR 61</CFR>
            <CFR>14 CFR 68</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>130 Stat. 615</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 106(f)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 106(g)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 40113</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 44701 to 44703</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 44707</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 44709 to 44711</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 44729</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 44903</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 45102</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 45103</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 45301</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 45302</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Sec. 2307 Pub. L. 114-190</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>NPRM</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>11/30/2021</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>Revise [14 CFR] section 61.3(c) to apply to an operator of an air balloon to the same extent such regulations apply to a pilot flight crewmember of other aircraft.</DLINE_DESC>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/18/2021</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>86 FR 64419</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/18/2022</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/2022</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>www.regulations.gov</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Brad</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Zeigler</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2120</CODE>
                    <NAME>Federal Aviation Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FAA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 267-1100</PHONE>
                <EMAIL> bradley.c.zeigler@faa.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>800 Independence Avenue SW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20591</ZIP>
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