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U.S. Agents for Service on Individuals With Foreign Addresses Who Hold or Apply for Certain Certificates, Ratings, or Authorizations
The Federal Aviation Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on October 8, 2024. It took effect on October 8, 2024.
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What the agency says
The FAA will require individuals with foreign addresses, and no U.S. physical address of record on file with the FAA, who hold or apply for certain certificates, ratings, or authorizations to designate a U.S. agent for service of FAA documents. The U.S. agent will receive service of FAA documents on the certificate holder or applicant's behalf. This rule facilitates the FAA's ability to accomplish prompt and cost-effective service of process and service of other safety- critical or time-sensitive documents to individuals abroad through service on their U.S. agents.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-22000
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Published
- October 8, 2024
- Takes effect
- October 8, 2024
- Dates
- Effective dates: Amendatory instructions 1 (part 3) and 2 (subpart C of part 3) are effective October 8, 2024, amendatory instruction 3 (Sec. 3.303(d) and (e)) is effective January 6, 2025, and amendatory instruction 4 (Sec. 3.303(d)) is effective July 7, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket No.: FAA-2023-1194; Amendment No. 3-3
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2120-AL85
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 14 CFR 3
- Topics
- Aircraft; Aviation safety
- Pages
- 9
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