Stage: Final Publications

Regulatory Agency Final Publications

FAA 2024-05384 Policy on Requiring Disclosure of Payload Contents

The FAA announces a clarification of the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) policy regarding the review of payloads to be launched or reentered under an FAA license. Given the increasing complexity of payloads on the growing volume of FAA-licensed launches or reentries, the FAA is updating its payload review policy to require applicants for a payload review to disclose the contents and composition of all payloads, including those of all hosted payloads.

FAA Order_1700.6D FAA Branding Policy, Use of the FAA Logo, FAA Signature and DOT Seal

This order establishes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Brand Identity Program and sets policies for a program to maintain a consistent and uniform look and style in all publications (print and digital) and other materials to visually convey to all audiences we are all part of one unified organization. It also describes the uses of the FAA logo (formerly FAA insignia), FAA signature (Department of Transportation seal and words “Federal Aviation Administration”), and Department of Transportation seal, and provides overall responsibility for managing the program and issuing program guidelines to the Office of Communications.

FAA AC_91-78A Use of Electronic Flight Bags

This AC provides operational guidance to aircraft owners, operators, and pilots operating aircraft under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 91 who want to replace required paper information and/or utilize hosted database and software applications as part of Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) functionality. This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. This AC describes an acceptable means, but not the only means, to replace required paper information and/or utilize hosted database and software applications as part of EFB functionality. However, if you use the means described in the AC, you must follow it in all important respects. The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, and the document is intended only to provide information to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

FAA Order 8110.105B Airborne Electronic Hardware Approval Guidelines

This order explains how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aircraft Certification
Service (AIR) personnel can use and apply RTCA, Inc., document RTCA/DO-254, Design
Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware, and the additional guidance and
clarifications in FAA advisory circular (AC) 20-152A, Development Assurance for Airborne
Electronic Hardware, when working on certification projects. Because it is impractical to cover
all situations or conditions, supplement these instructions with good judgment when handling
problems. 

FAA Airplane Fuel Efficiency Certification

This action adopts fuel efficiency requirements for certification of certain airplanes. These certification requirements implement the emissions standards adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow manufacturers to certificate their airplanes for fuel efficiency in the United States. This action also fulfills the FAA’s Clean Air Act obligations to enforce implementation of EPA’s aircraft emissions standards for greenhouse gas emissions.