FAA Finalizes Recurrent Aircraft Registration Rule Print E-mail
Written by Glen Moyer   
Wednesday, 21 July 2010 11:40


N-Numbers For Airplanes That Are Not Re-Registered Will Be Cancelled

 

Get ready to pony up more paperwork ... and fees ... to register your aircraft, and do it on a regular basis. The FAA has finalized a plan to require re-registration of all civil aircraft over the next three years, with renewal every three years after that. The FAA says the move will create a more accurate aircraft registration database.

The rule establishes specific expiration dates over a three-year period for all aircraft registered before Oct. 1, 2010, and requires re-registration of those aircraft according to a specific schedule. All aircraft registration certificates issued on or after Oct. 1, 2010 will be good for three years with the expiration date clearly shown.

“These improvements will give us more up-to-date registration data and better information about the state of the aviation industry,” said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt.

Current regulations require owners to report the sale of an aircraft, the scrapping or destruction of an aircraft, or a change in mailing address, but many owners have not complied with those requirements.

Re-registration of all U.S. civil aircraft by Dec. 31, 2013 will enhance the database with current data derived from recent contact with aircraft owners. The new regulations also will ensure that aircraft owners give the FAA fresh information at least once every three years when they renew their registration. The FAA will cancel the N-numbers of aircraft that are not re-registered or renewed.

The NPRM had proposed a $5.00 re-registration and renewal fee. This is a new and recurring fee which matches the current registration fee, even though it is less than the estimated direct cost of processing re-registration and renewal actions. The FAA Reauthorization bill (H.R. 915), if enacted as passed by the House of Representatives on May 21, 2009, will provide the authority to increase registration-related fees. The projected fees are higher than current fees but reflect only the direct and applicable indirect unit costs of the FAA Registry's Aircraft Registration Branch. The $130 registration fee projected in the legislation would not apply as the fee for re-registration or renewal. If estimated by the same method used for the reauthorization bill, the fee for re-registration and renewal would be about $45. The FAA says that neither the reauthorization bill, nor the NPRM, proposed a registration fee that includes a tax, user fee, or charge to generate revenue for purposes other than maintaining an accurate aircraft registration database.

The schedule for re-registration and registration expiration is below. For example, if your aircraft was registered in March of any year, your current registration will expire on March 31, 2011 unless it is renewed between Nov 1, 2010 and Jan 31, 2011,

March - March 31, 2011 Nov. 1, 2010–Jan. 31, 2011
April - June 30, 2011 Feb. 1–April 30, 2011
May - Sept. 30, 2011 May 1– July 31, 2011
June - Dec. 31, 2011 Aug. 1– Oct. 31, 2011
July - March 31, 2012 Nov. 1, 2011–Jan. 31, 2012
August - June 30, 2012 Feb. 1– April 30, 2012
September - Sept. 30, 2012 May 1– July 31, 2012
October - Dec. 31, 2012 Aug. 1– Oct. 31, 2012
November - March 31, 2013 Nov. 1, 2012–Jan. 31, 2013
December - June 30, 2013 Feb. 1– April 30, 2013
January - Sept. 30, 2013 May 1– July 31, 2013
February - Dec. 31, 2013 Aug. 1– Oct. 31, 2013

courtesy aero-news.net


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