14 C.F.R. § 11.61
May I ask FAA to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation, or grant relief from the requirements of a current regulation?
(a) Using a petition for rulemaking, you may ask FAA to add a new regulation to title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) or ask FAA to amend or repeal a current regulation in 14 CFR.
(b) Using a petition for exemption, you may ask FAA to grant you relief from current regulations in 14 CFR.
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 1989–2017 · leading case: Flyers Rights Educ. Fund, Inc. v. Fed. Aviation Admin., 864 F.3d 738 (D.C. Cir. 2017).
Flyers Rights Educ. Fund, Inc. v. Fed. Aviation Admin., 864 F.3d 738 (D.C. Cir. 2017). “§ 106 (f)(3)(A); 14 C.F.R. § 11.61 (a). Such a petition must include, among other things, the purpose of the proposed action, an “explanation of why [the] proposed action would be in the public interest,” and “[a]ny specific facts or circumstances that support” the proposed…”
S. California Aerial Advertisers' Ass'n v. Fed. Aviation Admin., 881 F.2d 672 (9th Cir. 1989). “” 14 C.F.R. § 11.61 (b). The APA requires, however, that if noncompliance with its procedures is to be justified on the grounds that those procedures are “impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest,” the rule must contain “a brief statement of reasons therefor…”
Ass'n of Flight Attendants-CWA v. Chao, 493 F.3d 155 (D.C. Cir. 2007). “Save for a petition for FAA rulemaking denied ten years ago and informal efforts to persuade the FAA to their point of view, the unions did not pursue — much less exhaust — any administrative remedies before bringing this case in federal court. Because the unions may petition…”
Butler v. Fed. Aviation Admin., 109 F. App'x 438 (D.C. Cir. 2004). “See 14 C.F.R. § 11.61 (‘You must include the following information in your petition for an exemption .”
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