49 U.S. Code § 44720 - Meteorological services
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Revised Section |
Source (U.S. Code) |
Source (Statutes at Large) |
44720(a) |
49 App.:1351. |
Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, §§ 310, 803, 72 Stat. 751, 783. |
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49 App.:1655(c)(1). |
Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(c)(1), 80 Stat. 938; Jan. 12, 1983, Pub. L. 97–449, § 7(b), 96 Stat. 2444. |
44720(b) |
49 App.:1463. |
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49 App.:1655(c)(1). |
In subsection (b), the title “Secretary” [of Commerce] is substituted for “Chief of the Weather Bureau” in section 803 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (Public Law 85–726, 72 Stat. 783) because of sections 1 and 2 of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1965 (eff. July 13, 1965, 79 Stat. 1318). Before clause (1), the words “In order” and “in addition to any other functions or duties pertaining to weather information for other purposes” are omitted as surplus. In clause (2), the words “forecasts, warnings, and advices” are omitted as being included in “reports”. In clause (3), the words “or employees thereof” and “establish and” are omitted as surplus. The words “with those persons” are added for clarity. In clause (5), the words “departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government” are substituted for “governmental agencies of the United States” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
2024—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 118–63 substituted “the Administrator, to persons” for “the Administrator to persons” and “the Administrator, and to” for “the Administrator and to”.
Pub. L. 118–63, title III, § 332, May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1089, provided that:
Pub. L. 118–63, title IV, § 419, May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1163, provided that:
Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title III, § 322, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3270, as amended by Pub. L. 118–63, title III, § 339(a), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1093, provided that:
[Pub. L. 118–63, title III, § 339, May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1093, provided that, effective 12 months after May 16, 2024, section 322 of Pub. L. 115–254, set out above, is amended to read as follows:
[“(a) In General.—The Administrator [of the Federal Aviation Administration] shall permit an air carrier operating pursuant to part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations—
[“(1) to operate under instrument flight rules (in this section referred to as ‘IFR’) to a destination in a noncontiguous State that has a published instrument approach but does not have a Meteorological Aerodrome Report (in this section referred to as ‘METAR’); and
[“(2) to conduct an instrument approach at such destination if—
[“(A) a current Area Forecast, supplemented by noncertified destination weather observations (such as weather cameras and other noncertified observations), is available, and, at the time of departure, the combination of the Area Forecast and noncertified observation indicates that weather is expected to be at or above approach minimums upon arrival;
[“(B) prior to commencing an approach, the air carrier has a means to communicate to the pilot of the aircraft whether the destination weather observation is either at or above minimums for the approach to be flown; and
[“(C) in the event the destination weather observation is below such minimums, a suitable alternate airport that has a METAR is specified in the IFR flight plan.
[“(b) Application Template.—
[“(1) In general.—The Administrator shall develop an application template with standardized, specific approval criteria to enable FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] inspectors to objectively evaluate the application of an air carrier to operate in the manner described in subsection (a).
[“(2) Requirements.—The template required under paragraph (1) shall include a place in such template for an air carrier to describe—
[“(A) how any non-certified human observations will be conducted; and
[“(B) how such observations will be communicated—
[“(i) to air carriers prior to dispatch; and
[“(ii) to pilots prior to approach.
[“(3) Response to application.—
[“(A) Timeline.—The Administrator shall ensure—
[“(i) that the Administrator has the ability to respond to an application of an air carrier not later than 30 days after receipt of such application; and
[“(ii) in the event the Administrator cannot respond within 30 days, that the Administrator informs the air carrier of the expected response time with respect to the application of the air carrier.
[“(B) Rejection.—In the event that the Administrator rejects an application of an air carrier, the Administrator shall inform the air carrier of the specific criteria that were the cause for rejection.”]
[Pub. L. 118–63, title III, § 339(b), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1094, provided that:
Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title V, § 516, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3358, provided that:
Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title V, § 553, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3379, provided that:
Pub. L. 106–181, title VII, § 728, Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 168, provided that: