Originally Posted by
Flyby1206
There is a panel of industry executives, labor representatives and FAA officials all getting together to work on the new rules.
That panel is the ARC.
Originally Posted by
Twin Wasp
The FAA (and all government agencies) have a proceedure they follow. (1) A problem is pointed out.
(2) The FAA works out a solution.
(3) A "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" is issued in the Federal Register. That opens a (normally) 60 day comment window.
(4) At the end of the 60 days, for big issues, there may be a meeting of concerned parties.
(5) After the comment are looked over and the meetings are done, there may be a "Revised Notice of Rulemaking" with another comment window.
(6) Then after a group hug the Final Rule is published in the Federal Register. This will have the effective date, say 30 days after the publication date.
We're at step 1 right now. One of the last NPRMs I saw was whether to change Part 25 to allow yellow alerting lights in the cockpit along with amber. Don't hold your breath for any quick change.
There is sometimes an ARC that will make recommendations to the FAA.
Seven ALPA Pilots Chosen for FAA ARC
The FAA is undertaking a comprehensive review of flight-time and duty-time (FT/DT) regulations to better reflect current research on sleep, rest periods, and alertness. The next phase of the process in updating FT/DT rules is to convene an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), a group made up of representatives from labor, industry, and the FAA, who will draft the proposed changes. Seven ALPA pilots have been selected to participate in this endeavor. ALPA’s executive administrator, Capt. Don Wykoff, will co-chair the ARC. Other pilots who will serve include Capt. Bill Soer (FDX), Capt. Darrel Cox (MSA), Capt. Greg Whiting (UAL), and Capt. Michael Hynes (CAL). Capt. Matt Rettig (EGL) and Capt. Peter Davis (ASA) will act as alternates.
These gentlemen will be crucial in helping other ARC participants understand the practical applications of the rules and the pilot perspective.
ALPA has long been a proponent of updating FT/DT regulations to better reflect the existing science. In a recent statement, ALPA president Capt. John Prater said, “Considering that the pilot flight-time and rest rules in use today were created more than 60 years ago, it becomes immediately clear that we need a swift and innovative approach to modernizing these standards.”
http://public.alpa.org/portals/alpa/...0090717.htm#03