[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 223 (Monday, November 21, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-28280]


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[Federal Register: November 21, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 121

 

International Crewmember Certificates

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Compliance with certificate application process.

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SUMMARY: In keeping with the President's initiative to streamline 
government, the Department of State (DOS) has determined that it will 
cease processing applications for the international crewmember 
certificate after December 31, 1994. By this document, the FAA is 
informing the public that applications for international crewmember 
certificates, currently processed under 14 CFR 121.721, 121.723 and 
135.43, will no longer be processed by the FAA. These certificates, 
which facilitate the entry and clearance of those crewmembers into 
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) contracting states, 
will no longer be issued, and crewmembers will have to obtain standard 
international passports. This document is intended to allow air 
carriers, pilots, and other affected individuals sufficient time to 
make alternative arrangements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 31, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Daniel V. Meier Jr., Project Development Branch, AFS-240, Air 
Transportation Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-
3749.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Department of State (DOS) informed the FAA that it will cease 
processing applications for the international crewmember certificate 
after August 1, 1994, and recommended that the FAA require all 
applicants to possess valid passports in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 
2705. Since the FAA cannot verify an applicant's citizenship, and 
because DOS will cease processing for the international certificate, 
the FAA also planned to cease processing applications by August 1, 
1994.
    FAA requested an extension of the procedure, including DOS 
processing, beyond the August 1, 1994, deadline until rulemaking could 
be completed to withdraw regulations (14 CFR 121.721, 121.723 and 
135.43) that will be obsolete due to DOS's actions. DOS agreed to 
extend its deadline until December 31, 1994. Since the FAA's notice and 
final rule will not be complete before DOS ceases processing 
applications, the FAA is publishing this document to inform the public 
that it will be futile to submit applications for the international 
crewmember certificate to the Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) 
after December 31, 1994.
    The FAA is initiating rulemaking action to eliminate the regulatory 
procedures that will be obsolete after December 31, 1994.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on November 2, 1994.
Thomas C. Accardi,
Director of Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 94-28280 Filed 11-18-94; 8:45 am]
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