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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 189.3 W H = hourly PC&B rate for employee 1, 1 1 tion. In addition, Flight Service Sta- times estimated hours tions may relay any message described W H = hourly PC&B rate for employee 2, 2 2 in this section that was originally ac- etc., times estimated hours cepted for transmission at an FAA T = estimated travel and transportation ex- Flight Service Station outside the 48 penses contiguous States, or was received O = other agency costs related to each activ- ity including overhead. from a foreign station of the Aero- nautical Fixed Telecommunications (3) In no event will the applicant be Network that, in normal routing, charged more than the actual FAA costs of would require transit of the United providing production certification-related services. States to reach an overseas address: (4) If the actual FAA costs vary from the (1) Distress messages and distress estimated fees by more than 10 percent, writ- traffic.
ten notice by the FAA will be given to the (2) Messages concerning the safety of applicant as soon as possible.
human life.
(5) If FAA costs exceed the estimated fees, (3) Flight safety messages con- the applicant will be required to pay the dif- cerning— ference prior to receiving further services. If the estimated fees exceed the FAA costs, the (i) Air traffic control, including— applicant may elect to apply the balance to (A) Messages concerning aircraft in future agreements or to receive a refund.
flight or about to depart; (f) Fees will be reviewed by the FAA peri- (B) Departure messages; odically and adjusted either upward or down- (C) Flight plan departure messages; ward in order to reflect the current costs of (D) Arrival messages; performing production certification-related (E) Flight plan messages; services outside the United States.
(1) Notice of any change to the elements of (F) Flight notification messages; the fee formula in this Appendix will be pub- (G) Messages concerning flight can- lished in the F EDERAL R EGISTER .
cellation; and (2) Notice of any change to the method- (H) Messages concerning delayed de- ology in this Appendix and other changes for parture; the fees will be published in the F EDERAL (ii) Position reports from aircraft; R EGISTER .
(iii) Messages originated by an air- [Docket 28967, 62 FR 55703, Oct. 27, 1997] craft operating agency of immediate concern to an aircraft in flight or PART 189—USE OF FEDERAL AVIA- about to depart; and TION ADMINISTRATION COMMU- (iv) Meteorological advice of imme- NICATIONS SYSTEM diate concern to an aircraft in flight or about to depart.
Sec. (4) Meteorological messages con- 189.1 Scope.
cerning— 189.3 Kinds of messages accepted or relayed.
(i) Meteorological forecasts; 189.5 Limitation of liability.
(ii) Meteorological observations ex- A UTHORITY : 31 U.S.C. 9701; 49 U.S.C. 106(g), clusively; or 40104, 40113, 44502, 45303.
(iii) Other meteorological informa- tion exchanged between meteorological S OURCE : Docket 27778, 60 FR 39615, Aug. 2, 1995, unless otherwise noted. offices.
(5) Aeronautical administrative mes- § 189.1 Scope.
sages— This part describes the kinds of mes- (i) Concerning the operation or main- sages that may be transmitted or re- tenance of facilities essential to the layed by FAA Flight Service Stations. safety or regulatory of aircraft oper- ation; § 189.3 Kinds of messages accepted or (ii) Essential to efficient functioning relayed.
of aeronautical telecommunications; or (a) Flight Service Stations may ac- (iii) Between civil aviation authori- cept for transmission over FAA com- ties concerning aircraft operation.
munication systems any messages con- (6) Notices to airmen.
cerning international or overseas air- (b) The following messages may only craft operations described in para- be relayed through the FAA commu- graphs (a) (1) through (6) of this sec- nications systems: VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00921 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–26 Edition) § 189.5 (1) Flight regularity messages— (viii) Crew assignments and similar operations personnel matters taking (i) Addressed to the point of intended effect within 7 days; landing and to not more than two other (ix) Post flight reports for record pur- addressees in the general area of the poses; route segment of the flight to which (x) Publicity and special handling re- the message refers, containing infor- garding dignitaries; or mation required for weight and balance (xi) Reservations, when originated by computation and remarks essential to aircraft operating agencies to secure the rapid unloading of the aircraft; space required in transport aircraft.
(ii) Concerning changes, taking effect within 72 hours, in aircraft operating § 189.5 Limitation of liability.
schedules; The United States is not liable for (iii) Concerning the servicing of air- any omission, error, or delay in trans- craft en route or scheduled to depart mitting or relaying, or for any failure within 48 hours; to transmit or relay, any message ac- (iv) Concerning changes in the collec- cepted for transmission or relayed tive requirements for passengers, crew, under this part, even if the omission, or cargo of aircraft en route or about error, delay, or failure to transmit or to depart, if the changes are caused by relay is caused by the negligence of an unavoidable deviations from normal employee of the United States.
operating schedules and are necessary for flight regularity; PART 193—PROTECTION OF VOL- (v) Concerning non-routine landings to be made by aircraft en route or UNTARILY SUBMITTED INFORMA- about to depart; TION (vi) Concerning parts or materials ur- gently needed to operate aircraft en Sec.
193.1 What does this part cover?
route or scheduled to depart within 48 193.3 Definitions.
hours; or 193.5 How may I submit safety or security (vii) Concerning pre-flight arrange- information and have it protected from ment of air navigation services and, in disclosure?
the case of non-scheduled or irregular 193.7 What does it mean for the FAA to des- operations, operational servicing of ignate information as protected?
aircraft scheduled to depart within 48 193.9 Will the FAA ever disclose informa- tion that is designated as protected hours.
under this part?
(2) Messages originated by and ad- 193.11 What is the notice procedure?
dressed to aircraft operating agencies 193.13 What is the no-notice procedure?
or their representatives that directly 193.15 What FAA officials exercise the au- bear on the efficient and economic con- thority of the Administrator under this duct or day to day operations, if ade- part?
quate non-United States communica- 193.17 How must design and production ap- proval holders handle information they tions facilities are not available and receive from the FAA under this part?
the messages concern— (i) Matter described in paragraph UTHORITY : 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 40123.
A (b)(1) of this section, but not meeting S OURCE : 66 FR 33805, June 25, 2001, unless the time limitations described in para- otherwise noted.
graph (b)(1) of this section; § 193.1 What does this part cover?
(ii) Aircraft parts, equipment, or sup- plies, air navigation or communica- This part describes when and how the tions, or essential ground facilities; FAA protects from disclosure safety (iii) Train or hotel reservations for and security information that you sub- passengers or employees; mit voluntarily to the FAA. This part (iv) Lost baggage or personal effects; carries out 49 U.S.C. 40123, protection (v) Tickets or cargo shipments and of voluntarily submitted information.
payment therefore; § 193.3 Definitions.
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