Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg reappointed NBAA’s Doug Carr to the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC). Carr, who is senior v-p of safety, security, sustainability, and international operations for NBAA, will represent aircraft owners and operators under Parts 91 and 135 on the ARAC.
While the FAA and Department of Transportation (DOT) over the years have had numerous rulemaking and advisory committees, this ARAC’s charter spans back to 1991. It has an overarching responsibility to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the FAA administrator, as well as the DOT, on a range of issues.
These issues can run the gamut from aircraft operations, airman and air carrier certification, airworthiness standards, airports, maintenance, noise, and training, NBAA noted. Some of the recent activities have surrounded Part 135 training standardization, airman certification standards, and Part 65 repairman certificate portability, it added.
“NBAA’s continued participation on the ARAC gives the business aviation community valuable representation during FAA and DOT rulemaking efforts,” Carr said. “This group is often the starting point for many proposals that result in rulemaking activities. By design, it provides industry voices, like NBAA, the ability to provide input and guidance to the FAA and DOT as they consider new regulations.”
ARAC members represent a cross-section of industry and stakeholders. It meets about four times a year, with the next gathering scheduled for September 12.