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Regulatory Agency Final Publications

FAA N8900.574

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FAA N8900.572 Personnel Authorized to Issue the Logbook Endorsement Required by 14 CFR Part 61, § 61.195(k)(7) and Their Qualifications and Limitations

This is a special-emphasis notice. This notice provides policy and
guidance to aviation safety inspectors (ASI) concerning the Title 14 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 61 limitations for night vision goggle (NVG) instructors. It is the
intent of this notice to clarify the limitations regarding the ability to issue the endorsement
required by part 61, § 61.195(k)(7). This notice will ensure uniform application of policy. This
notice updates policy originally published in expired Notice N 8900.320, Personnel Authorized
to Issue the Logbook Endorsement Required by 14 CFR Part 61, § 61.195(k)(7) and Their
Qualifications and Limitations, dated August 21, 2015.

FAA N8900.572

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FAA Order 3900.69A Flight Standards Service Aircraft Accident Investigation Safety Program

The Flight Standards Service (FS) Aircraft Accident Investigation Safety (AAIS) Program is
an element of the FS Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Program, and it establishes the
minimum requirements for AAIS and respiratory protection for FS employees. This program
outlines the requirements that must be met to achieve an effective AAIS Program and includes
the requirements for an effective Respiratory Protection Program (RPP).

ED Decision 2020/019/R Certification Specifications for Maintenance Certifying Staff Data ‘CS-MCSD — Issue 1’

The objective of Decision 2020/019/R is to improve the level of safety by requiring the applicant for a type certificate (TC) or a restricted type certificate (RTC) of an aircraft to identify the minimum syllabus of the maintenance certifying staff type-rating training, including the determination of the type rating.

The minimum syllabus, together with the requirements contained in Appendix III ‘Aircraft type training and examination standard’ to Annex III (Part-66) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, shall form the basis for the development and approval of Part-66 type-rating training courses.

FAA AIR600-6D0-DM136 Deviation to FAA Order 8120.23A for FY21 Audits Requirements in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

This memorandum provides a deviation to FAA Order 8120.23A, Certificate Management of
Production Approval Holders, for FAA personnel responsible for certificate management and
oversight of production approval holders (PAH), manufacturing facilities, and their suppliers. It
addresses requirements that cannot be met due to federal, state, and local government and Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) precautions taken to limit the spread of COVID-19.
This deviation allows the use of virtual evaluations and remote technology for FY21 Certificate
Management audits to be completed by September 30, 2021. FY20 PI and SCAs remain due by
December 31, 2020, as addressed in deviation memorandum AIR600-20-6D0-DM135.