Regulations and Government
Lawmakers Prod White House To Move on Part 23 Rewrite
The FAA is missing a congressionally-mandated December 15 deadline for release of a final rule.

Nine U.S. lawmakers are urging the Office of Management and Budget to quickly review a notice of proposed rulemaking that would overhaul small aircraft certification regulations. The lawmakers told OMB director Shaun Donovan in recent letters that the release of a proposal to rewrite Part 23 is “a critical step necessary for the FAA to lead technical discussions at a milestone meeting of global aviation authorities on January 5 to 7, 2016….The FAA must move forward now or it risks losing its international leadership.”