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§ 145.51
violation of, a repair station certifi-
cate, ratings, or operations specifica-
tions issued under this part.
(b) The certificate and operations
specifications issued to a certificated
repair station must be available on the
premises for inspection by the public
and the FAA.
§ 145.12 Repair station records: Fal-
sification, reproduction, alteration,
or omission.
(a) No person may make or cause to
be made:
(1) Any fraudulent or intentionally
false entry in:
(i) Any application for a repair sta-
tion certificate or rating (including in
any document used in support of that
application); or
(ii) Any record or report that is
made, kept, or used to show compli-
ance with any requirement under this
part;
(2) Any reproduction, for fraudulent
purpose, of any application (including
any document used in support of that
application), record, or report under
this part; or
(3) Any alteration, for fraudulent
purpose, of any application (including
any document used in support of that
application), record, or report under
this part.
(b) No person may, by omission,
knowingly conceal or cause to be con-
cealed, a material fact in:
(1) Any application for a repair sta-
tion certificate or rating (including in
any document used in support of that
application); or
(2) Any record or report that is made,
kept, or used to show compliance with
any requirement under this part.
(c) The commission by any person of
an act prohibited under paragraphs (a)
or (b) of this section is a basis for any
one or any combination of the fol-
lowing:
(1) Suspending or revoking the repair
station certificate and any certificate,
approval, or authorization issued by
the FAA and held by that person.
(2) A civil penalty.
(3) The denial of an application under
this part.
[Doc. No. FAA–2006–26408, 79 FR 46984, Aug.
12, 2014]
Subpart B—Certification
S
OURCE
: Docket No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR
41117, Aug. 6, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
§ 145.51 Application for certificate.
(a) An application for a repair station
certificate and rating must be made in
a format acceptable to the FAA and
must include the following:
(1) A repair station manual accept-
able to the FAA as required by § 145.207;
(2) A quality control manual accept-
able to the FAA as required by
§ 145.211(c);
(3) A list by type, make, or model, as
appropriate, of each article for which
the application is made;
(4) An organizational chart of the re-
pair station and the names and titles of
managing and supervisory personnel;
(5) A description of the housing and
facilities, including the physical ad-
dress, in accordance with § 145.103;
(6) A list of the maintenance func-
tions, for approval by the FAA, to be
performed for the repair station under
contract by another person in accord-
ance with § 145.217; and
(7) A training program for approval
by the FAA in accordance with
§ 145.163.
(b) The equipment, personnel, tech-
nical data, and housing and facilities
required for the certificate and rating,
or for an additional rating, must be in
place for inspection at the time of cer-
tification or rating approval by the
FAA. However, the requirement to
have the equipment in place at the
time of initial certification or rating
approval may be met if the applicant
has a contract acceptable to the FAA
with another person to make the equip-
ment available to the repair station at
any time it is necessary when the rel-
evant work is being performed.
(c) In addition to meeting the other
applicable requirements for a repair
station certificate and rating, an appli-
cant for a repair station certificate and
rating located outside the United
States must meet the following re-
quirements:
(1) The applicant must show that the
repair station certificate and/or rating
is necessary for maintaining or alter-
ing the following:
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§ 145.53
(i) U.S.-registered aircraft and arti-
cles for use on U.S.-registered aircraft,
or
(ii) Foreign-registered aircraft oper-
ated under the provisions of part 121 or
part 135, and articles for use on these
aircraft.
(2) The applicant must show that the
fee prescribed by the FAA has been
paid.
(d) An application for an additional
rating, amended repair station certifi-
cate, or renewal of a repair station cer-
tificate must be made in a format ac-
ceptable to the FAA. The application
must include only that information
necessary to substantiate the change
or renewal of the certificate.
(e) The FAA may deny an application
for a repair station certificate if the
FAA finds that:
(1) The applicant holds a repair sta-
tion certificate in the process of being
revoked, or previously held a repair
station certificate that was revoked;
(2) The applicant intends to fill or
fills a management position with an in-
dividual who exercised control over or
who held the same or a similar position
with a certificate holder whose repair
station certificate was revoked, or is in
the process of being revoked, and that
individual materially contributed to
the circumstances causing the revoca-
tion or causing the revocation process;
or
(3) An individual who will have con-
trol over or substantial ownership in-
terest in the applicant had the same or
similar control or interest in a certifi-
cate holder whose repair station cer-
tificate was revoked, or is in the proc-
ess of being revoked, and that indi-
vidual materially contributed to the
circumstances causing the revocation
or causing the revocation process.
(f) If the FAA revokes a repair sta-
tion certificate, an individual described
in paragraphs (e)(2) and (3) of this sec-
tion is subject to an order under the
procedures set forth in 14 CFR 13.20,
finding that the individual materially
contributed to the circumstances caus-
ing the revocation or causing the rev-
ocation process.
[Doc. No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6,
2001, as amended by Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR
46984, Aug. 12, 2014]
§ 145.53 Issue of certificate.
(a) Except as provided in § 145.51(e) or
paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of this section,
a person who meets the requirements
of subparts A through E of this part is
entitled to a repair station certificate
with appropriate ratings prescribing
such operations specifications and lim-
itations as are necessary in the inter-
est of safety.
(b) If the person is located in a coun-
try with which the United States has a
bilateral aviation safety agreement,
the FAA may find that the person
meets the requirements of this part
based on a certification from the civil
aviation authority of that country.
This certification must be made in ac-
cordance with implementation proce-
dures signed by the Administrator or
the Administrator’s designee.
(c) Before a repair station certificate
can be issued for a repair station that
is located within the United States, the
applicant shall certify in writing that
all ‘‘hazmat employees’’ (see 49 CFR
171.8) for the repair station, its con-
tractors, or subcontractors are trained
as required in 49 CFR part 172 subpart
H.
(d) Before a repair station certificate
can be issued for a repair station that
is located outside the United States,
the applicant shall certify in writing
that all employees for the repair sta-
tion, its contractors, or subcontractors
performing a job function concerning
the transport of dangerous goods (haz-
ardous material) are trained as out-
lined in the most current edition of the
International Civil Aviation Organiza-
tion Technical Instructions for the
Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by
Air.
[Doc. No. FAA–2003–15085, 70 FR 58831, Oct. 7,
2005, as amended by Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR
46984, Aug. 12, 2014]
§ 145.55 Duration and renewal of cer-
tificate.
(a) A certificate or rating issued to a
repair station located in the United
States is effective from the date of
issue until the repair station surren-
ders the certificate and the FAA ac-
cepts it for cancellation, or the FAA
suspends or revokes it.
(b) A certificate or rating issued to a
repair station located outside the