[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 14, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 14CFR11.1] [Page 21-22] TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 11_GENERAL RULEMAKING PROCEDURES--Table of Contents Subpart A_Rulemaking Procedures Sec. 11.1 To what does this part apply? Subpart A_Rulemaking Procedures Sec. 11.1 To what does this part apply? Definition of Terms 11.3 What is an advance notice of proposed rulemaking? 11.5 What is a notice of proposed rulemaking? 11.7 What is a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking? 11.9 What is a final rule? 11.11 What is a final rule with request for comments? 11.13 What is a direct final rule? 11.15 What is a petition for exemption? 11.17 What is a petition for rulemaking? 11.19 What is a special condition? General 11.21 What are the most common kinds of rulemaking actions for which FAA follows the Administrative Procedure Act? 11.23 Does FAA follow the same procedures in issuing all types of rules? 11.25 How does FAA issue rules? 11.27 Are there other ways FAA collects specific rulemaking recommendations before we issue an NPRM? 11.29 May FAA change its regulations without first issuing an ANPRM or NPRM? 11.31 How does FAA process direct final rules? 11.33 How can I track FAA's rulemaking activities? 11.35 Does FAA include sensitive security information and proprietary information in the Docket Management System (DMS)? 11.37 Where can I find information about an Airworthiness Directive, an airspace designation, or a petition handled in a region? 11.38 What public comment procedures does FAA follow for Special Conditions? 11.39 How may I participate in FAA's rulemaking process? 11.40 Can I get more information about a rulemaking? Written Comments 11.41 Who may file comments? 11.43 What information must I put in my written comments? 11.45 Where and when do I file my comments? 11.47 May I ask for more time to file my comments? Public Meetings and Other Proceedings 11.51 May I request that FAA hold a public meeting on a rulemaking action? 11.53 What takes place at a public meeting? Petitions for Rulemaking and for Exemptions 11.61 May I ask FAA to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation, or grant relief from the requirements of a current regulation? 11.63 How and to whom do I submit my petition for rulemaking or petition for exemption? 11.71 What information must I include in my petition for rulemaking? 11.73 How does FAA process petitions for rulemaking? 11.75 Does FAA invite public comment on petitions for rulemaking? 11.77 Is there any additional information I must include in my petition for designating airspace? 11.81 What information must I include in my petition for an exemption? 11.83 How can I operate under an exemption outside the United States? 11.85 Does FAA invite public comment on petitions for exemption? 11.87 Are there circumstances in which FAA may decide not to publish a summary of my petition for exemption? 11.89 How much time do I have to submit comments to FAA on a petition for exemption? 11.91 How does FAA inform me of its decision on my petition for exemption? 11.101 May I ask FAA to reconsider my petition for rulemaking or petition for exemption if it is denied? 11.103 What exemption relief may be available to federal, state, and local governments when operating aircraft that are not public aircraft? Subpart B_Paperwork Reduction Act Control Numbers 11.201 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers assigned under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Appendix 1 to Part 11--Oral Communications With the Public During Rulemaking Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40101, 40103, 40105, 40109, 40113, 44110, 44502, 44701-44702, 44711, and 46102. Source: Docket No. 1999-6622, 65 FR 50863, Aug. 21, 2000, unless otherwise noted. Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 11 appear at 61 FR 18052, April 24, 1996. [[Page 22]] This part applies to the issuance, amendment, and repeal of any regulation for which FAA (``we'') follows public rulemaking procedures under the Administrative Procedure Act (``APA'') (5 U.S.C. 553). Definition of Terms