Stage: Final Publications

Regulatory Agency Final Publications

Department of State Policy for F-1 and M-1 Visas Considered for National Interest Exemption (NIE) Waiver

Students with valid F-1 and M-1 visas intending to begin or continue an academic program, including optional practical training (OPT), starting August 1, 2021 or later do not need to contact an embassy or consulate to travel.  They may enter the United States no earlier than 30 days before the start of their academic program.  Students seeking to apply for new F-1 or M-1 visas should check the status of visa services at the nearest embassy or consulate; those applicants who are found to be otherwise qualified for an F-1 or M-1 visa will automatically be considered for an NIE to travel.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/national-interest-exceptions-for-certain-travelers-from-china-Iran-brazil-south-africa-schengen-area-united-kingdom-and-ireland.html

FAA Order 8000.373B

This order sets forth the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Compliance Program as the overarching guidance for implementing the FAA’s strategic safety
oversight approach to meet the challenges of today’s rapidly changing aerospace system. This
order also establishes the means by which the FAA will monitor the operation and effectiveness
of the Compliance Program.

ED Decision 2021/006/R AMC-20 Amendment 21 – Extended range operation with two-engine aeroplanes ETOPS certification and operation

AMC-20 Amendment 21

Extended range operation with two-engine aeroplanes ETOPS certification and operation

Following the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/1387, the objective of this Decision is to support the implementation of the requirements on commercial operation of certain categories of aeroplanes without an ETOPS approval. To this end, AMC20-6 has been amended as necessary.

ED Decision 2016/007/R Changes to operational suitability data (OSD)

This ED Decision includes acceptable means of compliance (AMC) and guidance material (GM) to Part-21 (Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012) to facilitate the implementation of the rules related to the approval of changes to operational suitability data (OSD).

The purpose of the draft AMC/GM annexed to this Decision is to reduce the administrative burden on applicants for the approval of a change. The guidance should allow these applicants to come easily to a decision with regard to:

  • whether a design change impacts on OSD or not;
  • the classification of changes to OSD as ‘minor’ or ‘major’ ones;
  • the certification basis for the OSD change; and
  • the use of their design organisation approval (DOA) for OSD changes.